Telenor To Sweat It Out In India

Cut. Pain. Endure. Heal. This is the story of the Indian telecom sector. Last time around, Telenor was bleeding and we dripped that here. Now, it is not that it has stopped bleeding but the commitment...
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Bailout Alert – Govt. May Reduce Failing Telcos’ Pain

Normally, you would associate ‘bailout’ with the painful recession of 2008. This one is not so much about that. Over the past 12 – 18 months, news has consistently flooded us with launches of mobile...
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Tata DoCoMo’s Middle East Offer: Another 1st in Indian Telecom Industry

Tata DoCoMo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Ltd has just completed 1 year of its operations in India. It started its operations from the Tamil Nadu and Chennai circle and to commemorate its first anniversary...
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Spokn Competing With Skype’s Internet Telephony Services

WATBlog recently went for a press conference in India’s Telecom industry and vigilantly watched a major launch in the internet telephony business. Geodesic announced their Internet Telephony –...
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Indian Telecoms Expanding Fibre Optic Cable Network – Is The Competition Getting Brighter?

Some of the major Indian Telecom companies are finally seeing some action on the expansion of their fibre optic cable network. Idea Cellular, Aircel and Powertel (The telecom focused BU of PoweGrid) have...
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Telecom Sector Analysis for June Quarter – Severe Decline In ARPU, MOU But Growth Continues

The boom phase for Indian telecom sector continues to ride on availability of cheaper telecom services at the same time aggressive marketing by new and established players. The growth phase is panning...
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Mobile VAS To Skyrocket.. Do You See It Happening?

The telecom growth story in India is not news anymore. Inspite of that, the Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) in India has remained abysmally low compared to the ARPU in other developing and developed markets...
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2ergo Acquires ActiveMedia – Plans Operations In India

Here, at WATBlog, we’ve kept you updated on all the news in the Mobile World, especially news that is pertinent to the mobile scene in India. A recent news release caught our attention. 2ergo, a...
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Telecom Growth Seen Slowing Down Adds 8.9Mn GSM Subscribers

GSM operators cumulatively added a total of 8.9 million new subscribers in April slightly down QoQ from 11.2 million new subscribers added in March. This takes the total tally of GSM subscribers to 297...
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