gsm technology

Reliance Communications, a top player in the CDMA technology-based telecom service space, has now approached govt to start gsm technology-based services.

To accurately measure the quantity of water being supplied to each consumer and improve its revenue, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has decided to fix global system for mobile communication (GSM) technology-enabled water meters.

Trai is set to float a consultation paper any day specifically to address the question of whether a CDMA operator is eligible to apply for GSM spectrum.

Bharti Enterprises CMD Sunil Mittal has stepped into the 'war of letters' on allocation of spectrum - radio frequency waves that carry voice and data to and from cellphones.

BANGALORE: It looks like it's going to be a mother of all communications battles in the country - the chief protagonists being the cellular operators using the GSM (global system for mobile communication) technology and the fixed-line service providers (FSPs) blasting off with CDMA (code division multiple access) used in wireless in local loop - (WiLL) missiles.

The Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday upheld government's policy of spectrum allocation for dual technology.

Telecom operators using gsm technology have accused the government of queering the pitch by changing the rules midway, allowing BWA players to offer voice services and alleged that the government was giving “undue benefit” to RIL.

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company Reliance Communications has applied for spectrum in 21 circles under the Unified Access Service Licence.

According to James S Person, COO, CDMA Development Group, mobile number portability could strongly influence mobile consumers to abandon GSM operators.

COAI has used the Right to Information Act to make the DoT disclose information relating to spectrum.

Tatas too have something to add to the spectrum battle as they allege that incumbent large GSM operators are trying to scuttle competition.

Despite controversy, telecom continues forward march.

NEW DELHI: Sunil Mittal owned Bharti Group on Thursday said the company has no plans to offer Wireless in Local Loop based limited mobile services in any of the circles for which they have acquired licence to offer fixed line telecom services.

Since these moves are likely to make the rush for spectrum even more hectic, the government has tightened the norms for existing players to get additional spectrum.

NEW DELHI: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam will start its countrywide cellular services by July this year except in Mumbai and Delhi.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is now looking at CDMA devices to boost its sales in the country and is re-launching its Curve 8530 model at about 12 per cent lower price of Rs 11,990.

Tata Teleservices Ltd has drawn up plans to introduce and manage next generation technologies including GSM by January 2009 and handset development, a top company official said.

GSM mobile operators have asked the government to seek afresh the views of regulator Trai on spectrum allocation norms.

The telecom industry's attention is focused on TDSAT as it restarts on Tuesday - after a gap of almost 10 months - the hearing on DoT's November 2007 decision, permitting allocation of dual spectrum under the same licence.