TRAI for ‘redefining’ floor broadband speed at 2Mbps

24.07.2009
First GoM meet on 3G on July 31(HBL)
The government on Thursday said the group of ministers formed to decide on the base price for 3G spectrum will have its first meeting on July 31. The GoM on 3G will meet on July 31,” Telecom Secretary Mr Siddhartha Behura said on the sidelines of a conference here.

New telecom players cannot sell stake for three years (ET)
The government on Thursday said new entrants in the telecom sector cannot sell the promoters' equity within three years of getting the licence. "There shall be a lock-in period for sale of equity of a person whose share capital is 10 percent or more in the UAS licensee company.

TRAI for ‘redefining’ floor broadband speed at 2Mbps (HBL)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today indicated that the Government should redefine broadband services making it mandatory for operators to offer at least 2Mbps speed. According to existing norms, broadband is defined with speed of only 256 kbps.

Talks on with MTN on deal: Bharti (BS)
Bharti Airtel today said it is still in talks with South Africa's MTN over a deal which could see a merger of the two telecom giants that have a combined revenue of $20 billion. The two companies would be in exclusive talks till July 31.

Alcatel-Lucent hives off unit to Infosys (Indiatimes)
World's largest maker of fixed-line networks Alcatel-Lucent is planning to hive off one of its R&D units to Indian IT major Infosys by the end of August this year, according to a report published in a business daily.

Vodafone package for students (HBL)
Vodafone Essar has launched Campus Pack for its young customers across the State. Priced at Rs 76, the Campus Pack has a validity of one year. It offers specially discounted rates-student customers will be able to call all numbers of the Campus Pack User Group at 20p/min.

Indian Telecom Market 2008-09 ( *20% discount for first 15 bookings) (TID)
The world was hit by recession and we saw lots of big names coming down. Indian market was down also but Indian telecom market stand tall and performed well even in the recession times. The report focuses on performance of telecom sector in financial year 2008-09.