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Tag: 3G
Airtel 3G services in Kolkata
Bharti Airtel, operating in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, announced the launching of 3G services in Kolkata.
Airtel launches 3G services in Gujarat
Bharti Airtel announced the launch of 3G services for its 66 lakh customers in Gujarat.
Airtel launches 3G services in Gujarat
Bharti Airtel announced the launch of 3G services for its 66 lakh customers in Gujarat.
Analysis: The future of scalability lies in sharing
The telecom towers business in India is lucrative with long-term growth prospects. Due to increasing penetration of advanced technologies in the market, and as telecom operators are seeking to tap into further opportunities that 3G and BwA rollouts have initiated
Expertspeak: Share resources, cut costs
By sharing telecom towers, mobile phone companies are able to cut costs and pass the benefit to consumers, a practice that could be adopted by other sectors with similar results,
Govt can proceed with follow-on auction
Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has indicated that the government could proceed further with a follow-on auction of spectrum.
COLLABORATIVE COMPETITION
It is ironic that while technological advancement can shrink space and cost, innovation need not always depend on nanotechnologies.
Rs 5 lakh crore in 2012-2017
The telecom sector will witness investments to the tune of Rs 5 lakh crore in the next Plan (2012-2017).
BSNL 3G services in Kerala
Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has rolled out its 3G services in Kerala in about 21 cities.

