4G India: Reliance Jio, Tikona, Google, Airtel

Airtel may roll out 4G services in Delhi in next 1-2 months.

Google may buy stakes in Tikona Digital Networks via its subsidiary. Tikona won 4G/BWA spectrum in 5 circles. Market rumor is Google is competing with Yahoo and Microsoft in the deal

After Govt come up with Unified licensing - Reliance Jio and another 2 companies have been applied for the unified license.

Reliance Jio Infocomm - Updates #4 [Jio to use Rcom's OFC network]

Continuing from 3rd post on Reliance Industries owned Jio Infocomm's 4G launch....

Outlook discusses all aspects of RJIL. 

GroundData discusses Jio's giant plans to launch 4G in India

Sandip Das to join RJIL - Telecomlead

Sandip Das - the start up man
How Reliance Jio will leverage Maxis’ mobile data success through Sandip Das - TelecomLead

3G4G.in details issues to be faced by RJIL to roll out 4G voice.

Ambani Brothers Reunited - RJIL to use RCom's OFC network in India.

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Following the passive infra sharing deal between Jio and Rcom, ET suggests DoT should open to spectrum sharing too. 

The deal between Reliance Jio and Rcom is very big and with wide importance for both of the companies. The deal was announced by Rcom as it informed Bombay Stock Exchange. Rcom owns huge OFC network across India which gives Jio headstart to kick off 4G services in India.

Sanjay Mashruwala Is Reliance Jio Infocomm MD by EconomicsTimes

Reliance Jio may hire as many as 32,000 towers from Reliance Infratel, the tower conpany under Reliance Communications, as reported by IndiaToday.

VoLTE - the next leap, Voice&Data

Reliance Infotel - My Thoughts + All Updates #2

Continuing from my earlier post about Reliance Industries' Infotel Broadband...

Airtel 4G Launch - Sneak Peak

airtel 4G Launch


1st LTE based wireless broadband in India

Technology: LTE-TDD
Spectrum band: 2300MHz
Spectrum Airtel has: 20MHz
Equipment Partner: ZTE
First Roll out in: Kolkata
Launch date: April 10, 2012
End User Devices: Huawei made USB Modem and WiFi Router
Pricing: Rs 155/GB at the lowest, Rs 166/GB highest. Tariff is strict Ok-Ok, targeted to high end users.
Compete with: Any data card based services, will compete against EVDO players.

More details: Telecomtalk

Website: Airtel.in/4G

Pre-Launch Discussion of 4G/LTE in India

In India 4G is to be rolled out in less than 30 days. Here 4G pricing should be affordable and must come with proper customer-friendly FUPs.

Why 4G pricing will be cheaper ? [Read my article on Telecomtalk]

1. 4G spectrum is way cheaper than 3G. 4G players got more spectrum at lesser price.

2. 4G aka LTE can be an alternative of fixed broadband. 3G and 4G both are backed by fiber backbone. 3G spectrum in just 5MHz (compared to 20MHz on 4G per opertor) and no network sharing is allowed - operators are not keen to offer good tariff on 3G as it can draw huge traffic causing choked network.

BWA in India: 4G, LTE, WiMAX, HSPA+