Gyan research weekly newsletter on #telecom sector

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Industry News
 Reliance Jio to launch Jio World app
Reliance Jio is building a customer interface and app store clubbed into a single online service - Jio World
app. The service will bundle the Jio family of apps, account-related updates and upcoming deals. Most of
Jio World’s services can be accessed through two main icons - Jio Drawer and mZone. Jio intends to
launch downloadable applications for the iOS and Android operating systems, which will be available on
their respective app stores.
 Telecom operators oppose Microsoft’s entry into white spaces
Telecom operators are vehemently opposing Microsoft’s plan to take internet to the country's villages by
leveraging tiny gaps left unused between television broadcast frequencies. The companies fear the
possibility of Microsoft getting free access to this spectrum, known as white spaces, which might lead to a
monopoly. According to the operators, the white spaces are a valuable national asset and they are also
interested in it. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) will write to the Telecom ministry with
a demand to auction the spectrum, instead of its allocation to one company. The first phase of
Microsoft’s white space technology testing was carried out in Andhra Pradesh. White space airwaves lie
in the 470-698 MHz range and can take radio signals to much greater distances than conventional mobile
bands.
 Gionee starts production in Sri City with Foxconn
Chinese handset maker Gionee has started production of its INR 10,000 models at Foxconn's Sri City plant
in Andhra Pradesh. The F103 model is currently being assembled at the plant, where assembly lines for
Xioami – Gionee’s Chinese rival – are also carried out. However, the company will shift the production
from the Foxconn plant to a standalone one in the same Sri City area. The standalone plant will be
operational with five assembly lines in mid-November and will have a production capacity of half a million
devices a month.
 Telecom companies ordered to compensate dropped calls
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced a regulation according to which telecom
operators will need to compensate users INR 1 per call drop. However, the compensation will not be for
more than 3 calls in a single day. The regulation which will come into effect shortly, was issued to ensure
strict compliance by telecom companies. According to a TRAI report, the problem of call drop has almost
doubled during peak hours in the last one year.
Telecommunications News
October 10, 2015 – October 16, 2015

2. Investment News
 Dell to buy EMC - biggest technology acquisition ever
Dell plans to buy EMC Corporation - the data storage company - in a USD 67 billion deal. This will be the
largest acquisition on record in the technology sector. With waning demand for personal computers,
globally, the deal will help Dell to tap the lucrative and faster-growing market for storing and managing
data for businesses. The acquisition will be financed through a combination of new equity from Dell,
Silver Lake, MSD Partners and Temasek Holdings as well as the issuance of the tracking stock, cash on
hand and new debt.
 Huawei bags 4G deal from Vodafone India
Chinese equipment vendor Huawei has bagged a contract for the supply of base stations and other
equipment from Vodafone India for 4G networks in Karnataka and Kerala circles. The company is
expected to get about 60 percent of 4G network’s deals from Vodafone in India. By December-end,
Vodafone India plans to start its 4G services in Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata circles.
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Telecommunications News
October 10, 2015 – October 16, 2015
Weekly Snapshot
Subscribers Distribution For Metros - 2014
Cities Aircel Bharti Airtel IDEA MTNL Vodafone
Delhi 4,636,511 10,906,638 5,828,160 2,296,128 9,422,482
Mumbai 2,306,275 4,948,556 3,813,474 1,023,936 8,217,081
Chennai 4,539,286 3,962,732 - - 2,313,672
Kolkata 3,587,634 4,050,547 1,547,395 - 4,705,244
Source: Cellular Operators Association of India

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Telecommunications News, October 10, 2015 – October 16, 2015
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