telecom Archives

Aadhaar Battle: The Backbenchers Win This Round

The government announced today that linking your Aadhaar card to your mobile phones or bank accounts would no longer be mandatory. Three cheers for the procrastinator, who deleted all Aadhaar-related messages on sight and ignored pretty severe warnings that their bank accounts would be frozen!

#VALUE! May 16, 2016

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A World Without Streaming? What Happened to India’s Mobile Revolution?

Just like IT, the telecom story was built on a house of cards. Telecom companies are bleeding, having sunk in massive investments and struggling to make profits. As always, it will be the poor that will be hit badly. For many, the mobile is a source of livelihood and the only entertainment or even quality education they have.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan May 6, 2016

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India Trumps the Net Neutrality Debate! TRAI Harder USA

As the US waits patiently for their internet to get ruined, the Indian government has accepted the telecom authority's recommendations in a big win for Indian net neutrality. Learn from us America, you don't need any more inequality.

#VALUE! March 16, 2016

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Not Yet Buffer-Free! While the World’s Switching to 5G, India Might Still be Stuck With 4G

Our telecom industry is still reeling under fees from the 4G spectrum allocation. When Vodafone-Idea – a merger between a global telecom giant and one of India’s most successful legacy companies – says it might need to shut shop, you know there won’t be too many Indian executives googling “How to buy 5G spectrum.”

Deepak Gopalakrishnan March 12, 2016

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“Sir, Jio Nahi Chal Raha”: How Worried Should We Be About India’s Telecom Sector?

We no longer change the topic when someone asks us for our Wi-Fi password. We are even closer to acquiring that elusive 5th G. But the truth is that behind all the rosy consumerism, there is a dark financial tale playing out with the promise of a sinister ending.

Adhirath Sethi March 4, 2016