9.2 million new GSM customers in February in India

9.2 million new GSM customers in February in India
India gained around 9.2 million new GSM customers last month.
The number was around 9.7 million in the month of January.
The slight dip could be related to three less months in February compared to January.
Indian mobile market continues to grow at an impressive pace. Reliance [...]

India puts a ban on certain Blackberry services

India puts a ban on certain Blackberry services
The Indian government has now directed the telecom companies in the market to block certain services provided to the users of Blackberry devices.
This ban would remain in place till the service providers put up the requisite monitoring systems in place.
The government had earlier raised its objection [...]

BSNL, MTNL might get preference while allocation of 3G spectrum

BSNL, MTNL might get preference while allocation of 3G spectrum
The Indian Department of Telecommunications has said that they are considering a proposal which would see state owned BSNL and MTNL to get preference while allocating 3G spectrum.
This would disappoint the private players in the Indian market as MTNL and BSNL would get the essential time [...]

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