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WiMAX in India Chaper- xyzw: "We don't see a huge mobile WiMAX market"
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"So while mobile WiMAX for broadband services will certainly happen, its end consumer audience will be limited due to the costs involved and limited roaming capabilities."
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2009/07/13/stories/200907135...
India is yet to witness a comprehensive launch of WiMAX services, but service providers across the globe are already reaping the benefits. A new research from Maravedis reveals that WiMAX subscribers grew by 400,000 in the Q1 09 quarter, a 75% increase on a y-o-y basis. 3G subscribers reached 50 million during the quarter.
http://www.telecomtiger.com/WiMAX_fullstory.aspx?passfrom=WiMAX&...
BSNL halts renewed WiMAX tender
India owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has again deferred its plans to issue a tender for potential WiMAX franchisees, according to the Hindu Business Line. Having been forced to abandon its initial tender after it was revealed that five of the six bidders shortlisted existed only on paper, BSNL delayed its target date for relaunching the tender to 24 June 2009. It is now understood that the date has been postponed indefinitely. BSNL has said it will reveal a new target date ‘soon’, but it first intends to settle the terms and conditions under which potential partners will operate in a bid to streamline the tender process and avoid confusion. One area that BSNL has clarified is that franchisees will not have to pay a one-time upfront fee; it is expected instead that operators rolling out WiMAX services using BSNL’s spectrum will over a period of time pay towards BSNL’s costs incurred in acquiring the frequencies.
When it does finally launch the tender, BSNL will invite bids in 16 circles, and if it retains previous conditions for bidding, only those companies with a turnover of over INR1 billion (USD20.5 million) for two consecutive financial years will be able to apply.
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=29286&em...
Comment: This is a subject we feel very passionate about. What's your opinion of WiMAX in India? Will it ever happen and if so, for only fixed access or mobile as well?
"So while mobile WiMAX for broadband services will certainly happen, its end consumer audience will be limited due to the costs involved and limited roaming capabilities."
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2009/07/13/stories/200907135...
India is yet to witness a comprehensive launch of WiMAX services, but service providers across the globe are already reaping the benefits. A new research from Maravedis reveals that WiMAX subscribers grew by 400,000 in the Q1 09 quarter, a 75% increase on a y-o-y basis. 3G subscribers reached 50 million during the quarter.
http://www.telecomtiger.com/WiMAX_fullstory.aspx?passfrom=WiMAX&...
BSNL halts renewed WiMAX tender
India owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has again deferred its plans to issue a tender for potential WiMAX franchisees, according to the Hindu Business Line. Having been forced to abandon its initial tender after it was revealed that five of the six bidders shortlisted existed only on paper, BSNL delayed its target date for relaunching the tender to 24 June 2009. It is now understood that the date has been postponed indefinitely. BSNL has said it will reveal a new target date ‘soon’, but it first intends to settle the terms and conditions under which potential partners will operate in a bid to streamline the tender process and avoid confusion. One area that BSNL has clarified is that franchisees will not have to pay a one-time upfront fee; it is expected instead that operators rolling out WiMAX services using BSNL’s spectrum will over a period of time pay towards BSNL’s costs incurred in acquiring the frequencies.
When it does finally launch the tender, BSNL will invite bids in 16 circles, and if it retains previous conditions for bidding, only those companies with a turnover of over INR1 billion (USD20.5 million) for two consecutive financial years will be able to apply.
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=29286&em...
Comment: This is a subject we feel very passionate about. What's your opinion of WiMAX in India? Will it ever happen and if so, for only fixed access or mobile as well?
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India's state-owned telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., or BSNL, said Wednesday it has started offering wireless broadband services in the western Indian state of Goa and is targeting 10,000 users in the state by April 2010.
"The service will be available across Goa and will soon be extended to Maharashtra," BSNL said in a statement.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124764540693344245.html?mod=googlen...
Comment: Bombay/Mumbai is in Maharashtra state. When will WiMAX be available there? Also Arungabad?
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