BSNL Broadband

BSNL Broadband is a broadband internet service from state owned BSNL in India since 14 January, 2005. Until September 30, 2007 it was known as Data One


BSNL is commissioning of a multi-gigabit, multi-protocol, convergent IP infrastructure through Internet backbone-II (NIB-II), that will provide convergent services through the same backbone and broadband access network. The Broadband service will be available on DSL technology (on the same copper wire that is used for connecting telephone), on a countrywide basis spanning 198 cities.

In terms of infrastructure for broadband services NIB-II would put India at par with more advanced nations. The services that would be supported includes always-on broadband access to the Internet for residential and business customers, Content based services, Video multicasting, Video-on-demand and Interactive gaming, Audio and Video conferencing, IP Telephony, Distance learning, Messaging: plain and
feature-rich, Multi-site MPLS VPNs with Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees. The subscribe will be able to access the above services through Subscriber Service Selection System (SSSS) portal.

The Service will be given through the state of the art Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) based IP Infrastructure, which is designed to provide reliable routes to cover all possible destinations within and outside the country. Layer 1 of the network will consist of a high speed Backbone comprising of 24 powerful Core Routers connected with high speed 2.5 Gbit/s(STM-16) links.

There are different plans available for rural,urban and village consumers.

Loop Mobile India

Loop Mobile India
Loop Mobile (Formerly BPL Mobile) is a mobile phone service provider in India.

It offers both prepaid and postpaid GSM cellular phone coverage in Mumbai circle

BPL Mobile Communications, the country’s oldest mobile telecom service provider, has changed its name to Loop Mobile, following the expiry of its brand-use agreement with the TPG Nambiar-owned BPL Group.


Loop Mobile will also have the latest NGIP (Next Generation Internet Protocol) and EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) technology. The operator is hoping to leverage these technologies to introduce innovative VAS, as well as micro-segmented tariffs for subscribers.



Type - Private
Founded -1994 as BPL Mobile
-2009 as Loop Mobile
Headquarters -Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Key people -CEO -Sandip Basu
Industry -Telecom
Products -Mobile
Telecommunication operator
Owner(s) -Essar Group (8%)

For more info pls visit Loop Mobile Website

MTS India

MTS India



Shyam Telelink is an Indian telecom service provider. Shyam holds the Unified Service Access License for the Rajasthan circle and operates Basic Telephony, mobile telephony (CDMA) and broadband services in the province. Shyam Telelink is the end-to-end service provider in Rajasthan with more than 269,000 subscribers as on August 2008 and a strong brand - Rainbow.

Acquisition by Sistema

The largest public diversified corporation in Russia and the CIS - Sistema acquired a 10% stake in Shyam Telelink for a total cash consideration of US$ 11.4 million at the end of September 2007. In October 2007, Sistema signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of an additional 41% stake in Shyam Telelink and a call option agreement, which gives Sistema the right to increase its stake in Shyam Telelink from 51% up to a maximum of 74%.

Later in December 2007, Sistema received an approval for the acquisition of the blocking stake in Shyam Telelink from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of India. As a result of the acquisition of the additional 41% stake, the overall purchase price totaled US$ 58.1 million.

Pan-India rollout

Shyam Telecom along with their partner Sistema had applied for UASL license in 21 telecom circles of India. In August 2008, they became the first new mobile operator to get a pan-India start-up spectrum to start their mobile service operations in the country.

They would be providing mobile services based on CDMA technology under the brand name MTS.Shyam Telecom given Project to ZTE and Huawei for network expansion.


As of sep 30,2009 the total subscriber base of MTS India is 1,960,532 present in 7 circles,just launched in Delhi.
MTS India Offices

At present MTS India present in 8 circles out of 22 telecom circles of India. AUSPI reports shows MTS gets a huge response in India due to its excellent competitive & cheaper tariff:


* Bihar-Jharkand
* Delhi
* Karnataka
* Kerala
* Kolkata
* Mumbai
* Rajasthan
* Tamil Nadu
* West Bengal

visit MTS INDIA official site


MTS India wireless internet USB

MTS India has 2 types of Internet services, one MBlaze which works on EVDO and other MBrowse which works on CDMA network.




The plans start from as low as Rs.198 per month, which gives 150MB.

MBlaze half gives 0.5GB of data at Rs.498/month

MBlaze 1 – 1GB – Rs.598/month

MBlaze 3 – 3GB – Rs.798/month

MBlaze 5 – 5GB – Rs.898/month

MBlaze 10 – 10GB – Rs.1200/month

MBlaze 15 – 15GB – Rs.1500/month

MBlaze 30 – 30GB – Rs.3000/month

MBlaze 50 – 50GB – Rs.5000/month

Any extra usage will be charged at 50ps/MB and extra usage outside the validity period will be charged at Rs.2/MB.

Reliance Communications

Reliance Communications, formerly known as Reliance Infocomm, along with Reliance Telecom and Flag Telecom, is part of Reliance Communications Ventures (RCoVL). It is the second largest mobile operator in India, based on number of subscribers. According to National Stock Exchange data, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani controls 66.77 per cent of the company, which accounts for more than 1.36 billion shares.[3] It is the flagship company of the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, comprising of power (Reliance Energy), financial services (Reliance Capital) and telecom initiatives of the Reliance ADAG. It uses CDMA2000 1x technology for its existing CDMA mobile services, and GSM-900/GSM-1800 technology for its existing/newly launched GSM services.


RelCom is also into Wireline Business throughout India and has the largest optical fiber communication (OFC) backbone architecture [roughly 110,000 km] in the country.

Reliance Communications has launched its Direct To Home (DTH) TV also, known as "Big TV". RelCom have presence across all B2C communications channel in one of the fastest growing markets in the world.

Bid For Hutch

In 2007, Reliance Communications had bid for 67% of Hutch but lost to Vodafone.
Acquisitions

In July 2007, the company announced it is buying US-based managed ethernet and application delivery services company Yipes Enterprise Services for a cash amount of Rs. 1200 crore rupees (equivalent of USD 300 million). The deal was announced of the overseas acquisition, the Reliance group has amalgamated the United States-based Flag Telecom for $ 211 million [roughly Rs 950 crore (Rs 9.50 billion)].
Recent news

On the 19th December 2008,one of the flag telecom cables in the mediterranean sea was damaged.Flag Telecom is now part of Reliance Globalcom.

On the 30th December 2008, Reliance became the first telecom company in India to operate in both CDMA as well as GSM technologies.
Reliance GSM

On the 30th December 2008, Reliance Communications became the first telecom operator in the history of Indian telecommunications to simultaneously launch its GSM services in 17 circles, namely Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh(East & West) thereby establishing itself as a pan-India operator.


It already operates GSM services in 8 circles namely Assam, Bihar & Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, North Eastern states, Orissa, West Bengal. but operates under the brand Reliance Smart GSM. Reliance Smart is owned by their sister concern Reliance Telecom.They got these license when they took over USHA PHONE