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Delhi ban on China telecom may delay Wi-Max, TD-LTE, HSPA in India
Posted on May 17, 2010 by The Editors
Bharat has an emasculated 2G network that caters to the urban centers. As Delhi plans to move towards a 3G network, many analysts are asking if it is true “3G” network that they are getting and will be be a transition to 4G and the newer LTE and HSPA technologies.
* The question then is, will India’s experience with 3G turn out to be as emasculated an experience as we have had with the current 2G services
* Bharat currently has poor reception, frequent call drops and poor data speeds, being the norm than an exception.
* Bharat is currently only looking at the possibility of bringing the entire country to the 2G as a national platform upgrading beyond 2G
* Can Bharat’s 2G (and 2.5G) telecom operators leapfrog to TD-LTE rather than bid for WiMAX spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band? the current auction seems to limit the rapid transtion, and slows down the pace.
* The number of WiMAX deployments — currently more than 500 across 145 countries — is greater than that of any conventional 3G technology and more than 50% greater than the number of HSPA network commitments.
* However LTE and HSPA are clearly the favored paths towards 4G. The Chinese are the leaders in some of these newer technolgies.
A chagrined Beijing spokesman has given a very measured response to the Bharati (Indian) recalcitrance to allow Chinese companies to do business in Bharat. ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies are some to the companies that are on the leading edge of the telecom revolution. They are ushering in new waves of technologies that are leeching off each other and developing new solutions as they are being implemented.
The battle for the mindshare of close to 600 million Indian mobile subscribers is getting intense, and it’s the choice of technology that will determine the outcomeA few years back, telecom operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices and Idea battled over cellphone techologies with a David — code division multiple access (CDMA) — being pitted against GSM — a Goliath. GSM has emerged a clear winner.
A similar battle has now ensued with two rival technologies — 3G Vs WiMAX — battling for mindshare. The government is expected to net nearly Rs 50,000 from the 3G and broadband wireless access (BWA) auctions. However, even as the 3G auction is underway, the successful foray of WiMAX (a BWA technology) is not only being threatened by the broader acceptance of 3G (a Goliath in many respects) but also by another BWA technology called Long Term Evolution Time Division Duplex or TD-LTE.
It may be argued that 3G technology is more suited to voice while Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access or WiMAX is better known for its data speeds. The non-voice revenue mix of Indian wireless operators is about 10 per cent as against 25 per cent for mature markets due to scarcity of spectrum. So ideally, 3G and WiMAX should be complementary — one technology for voice, and the other for broadband data services. Business Standard.
* .. most WiMAX deployments to date have been small, serving targeted communities, businesses and private institutions.
* As a result, WiMAX covers only 6% of the world’s population, which is far behind the 85-90% that conventional mobile networks cover.
* We do expect WiMAX coverage to increase, although rather slowly on a global basis, with 10-12% population coverage by year-end 2010.
* Many of the larger WiMAX deployments are still underway, and many large countries such as India, Indonesia and Vietnam are just beginning to issue WiMAX licenses.
* Some of the largest WiMAX operators in the world in terms of coverage will be Clearwire (US), UQ Communications (Japan), Globe Telecom (Philippines), Yota (Russia) and Safaricom (Kenya).
US companies are hampered by their colossal investments in older technologies. They are having a harder time bringing their cutomers to the cutting edge technologies because of infrastructure investment constraints. Chinese companies are not hampered with the baggage of huge investments in wire, wireless and cellular infrastructure. They are thus a bit more nimble in the telecom area. They have ushered in the bleeding edge solutions from the Middle East to the Indus.
The development of TD-LTE was initially pushed by China Mobile and regarded as a mainly Chinese standard, similarly to TD-SCDMA.
The appeal of TD-LTE has widened well beyond China. The recent announcement of Qualcomm (a Non-Chinese company) to bid for TDD spectrum in India to support a TD-LTE deployment confirms–although it was not required to validate–the emergence of TD-LTE as global technology, likely to command a substantial market share.
… 2G (and 2.5G) telecom operators in India, according to some analysts, are likely to leapfrog to TD-LTE rather than bid for WiMAX spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band.TD-LTE is all all internet protocol (IP) network. The world’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, China Mobile plans to use TD-LTE for its next generation network. Russian operator Svyazinvest, too, will adopt TD-LTE, and Qualcomm is bidding for TD-LTE spectrum in India. Business Standard
Whle Qualcomm has the research, it may not have have the depth to deliver what the market has to offer to Bharati consumers. It is obvious that Qualcomm has used the “security” issue against its most potent competition. Qualcomm would be the hands on favorite in winning the bid. It is obvious the Bharatis feel that their “family jewels” are in a lot safer “hand” if handled by the Americans.
* Rural India, according to analysts at Cygnus, could be a key market for 3G rollout.
* Once 3G services are launched and the challenges linked to prices and right-priced devices are addressed, the opportunities are huge.
* But even as the debate over technologies continues, analysts also believe that the spectrum being dished out may not be sufficient.
* “Spectrum is lifeblood and for consumers who prospectively wish to avail better quality internet and voice services.
* However, the spectrum that is being offered, in blocks of 5MHz for 3G and in blocks of 20MHz for BWA falls significantly short according to international benchmarks for other markets,
BEIJING – China’s commerce ministry said on Monday New Delhi should not discriminate against Chinese firms, but did not directly condemn a bar on Indian operators buying telecoms equipment from two Chinese companies.
India has banned mobile phone operators from placing orders with ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies because of security concerns, industry sources say.
But Beijing, which has not shied away from criticising other countries, including the United States, over investment and trade restrictions, appears to be downplaying the ban.
Commerce Ministry Spokesman Yao Jian, when asked about the ban, said New Delhi should aim for a fair and transparent investment climate and emphasised the large stake Indian firms have in the Chinese market.
“We hope that (Indian) policies to be launched should be fair to all enterprises…and should not discriminate against Chinese enterprises,” Yao told a regular news conference, in Beijing’s most extensive comments on the issue so far.
“The investment by Indian firms in China is larger than Chinese firms’ investment in India, and China has created a very good service and investment environment for foreign investment.”
He also urged China’s neighbour and rival to carry out any investigation according to international rules, rather than in a rushed fashion, but gave no further details.
The Middle East and Pakistan are their fastest growing customer bases which are being used to launch their latest services to Bharat and beyond. The Chinese companies have penetrated deep into the Pakistani market and increased the density of phone per person to astronomical levels. It is turly remarkable with what they have done, totally transforming Pakistani society, the way it functions and how it operates. Texting has not only change the behavior of the youth, it has effected the political arena. SMS is the new vehicle to send news, and direct political forces. The restoration of the judiciary was run on SMS messages.
The Chinese companies now face an uphill battle in Bharat. Bharati-Chinese symbiosis in the telecom arena would have altered the gloabl landscape. With Dlehi’s IT prowess and Beijing’s telcom acumen, a new world could have been conquered. However it was not to be.
Given the huge amount of business at stake, officials on both sides are likely to be keen to ensure the issue does not snowball, probably aiming to resolve it through dialogue, in the same manner other twitchy issues have been dealt with.
Indigenous Bharati companies are not cutting edge and have not taken Bharat to the latest telecom technologies. European and US companies do not have the experience in LTE–the US lags behind in these matters. It is not that the US is “behind”. It is behind in the implementation because of the fact that wired, fibre, DSL, ISDN and even dial up are still revenue sources for the telecom companies and the consumers have not moved to Wi-Max and LTE at the pace offered to them.
By halting the march of progress, Delhi will be a bigger loser. Bharati users may not get the latest technologies already offered to the Middle East and Pakistan.
A Strategy Analytics report, meanwhile, predicts that India’s WiMax subscriber base will reach 14 million by 2013 and grow annually at nearly 130 per cent. Furthermore, the study projects initial investment in WiMax ventures will top $500 million in India. All Indian operators have tested and trialed WiMax and they understand the potential of WiMax for broadband services growth in India. But WiMAX pilots by most players like Bharti, Reliance Communications and BSNL have taken place in the 3.3 GHz band (which is known as fixed WiMAX), notes Thomas, while the spectrum being dished out is in the 2.3 GHz band. Business Standard.
The size of the order and the reasons given for not allowing China into the telecom area is not just a business deal gone bad. This has a serious and long impact on Sino-Indo business relations. If China is still being considered an enemy combatant and Chinese companies have to face hurdles in Bharat then Bharati companies trying to do business in China may also have to face the same type of discrimination.
Posted on May 17, 2010 by The Editors
Bharat has an emasculated 2G network that caters to the urban centers. As Delhi plans to move towards a 3G network, many analysts are asking if it is true “3G” network that they are getting and will be be a transition to 4G and the newer LTE and HSPA technologies.
* The question then is, will India’s experience with 3G turn out to be as emasculated an experience as we have had with the current 2G services
* Bharat currently has poor reception, frequent call drops and poor data speeds, being the norm than an exception.
* Bharat is currently only looking at the possibility of bringing the entire country to the 2G as a national platform upgrading beyond 2G
* Can Bharat’s 2G (and 2.5G) telecom operators leapfrog to TD-LTE rather than bid for WiMAX spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band? the current auction seems to limit the rapid transtion, and slows down the pace.
* The number of WiMAX deployments — currently more than 500 across 145 countries — is greater than that of any conventional 3G technology and more than 50% greater than the number of HSPA network commitments.
* However LTE and HSPA are clearly the favored paths towards 4G. The Chinese are the leaders in some of these newer technolgies.
A chagrined Beijing spokesman has given a very measured response to the Bharati (Indian) recalcitrance to allow Chinese companies to do business in Bharat. ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies are some to the companies that are on the leading edge of the telecom revolution. They are ushering in new waves of technologies that are leeching off each other and developing new solutions as they are being implemented.
The battle for the mindshare of close to 600 million Indian mobile subscribers is getting intense, and it’s the choice of technology that will determine the outcomeA few years back, telecom operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices and Idea battled over cellphone techologies with a David — code division multiple access (CDMA) — being pitted against GSM — a Goliath. GSM has emerged a clear winner.
A similar battle has now ensued with two rival technologies — 3G Vs WiMAX — battling for mindshare. The government is expected to net nearly Rs 50,000 from the 3G and broadband wireless access (BWA) auctions. However, even as the 3G auction is underway, the successful foray of WiMAX (a BWA technology) is not only being threatened by the broader acceptance of 3G (a Goliath in many respects) but also by another BWA technology called Long Term Evolution Time Division Duplex or TD-LTE.
It may be argued that 3G technology is more suited to voice while Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access or WiMAX is better known for its data speeds. The non-voice revenue mix of Indian wireless operators is about 10 per cent as against 25 per cent for mature markets due to scarcity of spectrum. So ideally, 3G and WiMAX should be complementary — one technology for voice, and the other for broadband data services. Business Standard.
* .. most WiMAX deployments to date have been small, serving targeted communities, businesses and private institutions.
* As a result, WiMAX covers only 6% of the world’s population, which is far behind the 85-90% that conventional mobile networks cover.
* We do expect WiMAX coverage to increase, although rather slowly on a global basis, with 10-12% population coverage by year-end 2010.
* Many of the larger WiMAX deployments are still underway, and many large countries such as India, Indonesia and Vietnam are just beginning to issue WiMAX licenses.
* Some of the largest WiMAX operators in the world in terms of coverage will be Clearwire (US), UQ Communications (Japan), Globe Telecom (Philippines), Yota (Russia) and Safaricom (Kenya).
US companies are hampered by their colossal investments in older technologies. They are having a harder time bringing their cutomers to the cutting edge technologies because of infrastructure investment constraints. Chinese companies are not hampered with the baggage of huge investments in wire, wireless and cellular infrastructure. They are thus a bit more nimble in the telecom area. They have ushered in the bleeding edge solutions from the Middle East to the Indus.
The development of TD-LTE was initially pushed by China Mobile and regarded as a mainly Chinese standard, similarly to TD-SCDMA.
The appeal of TD-LTE has widened well beyond China. The recent announcement of Qualcomm (a Non-Chinese company) to bid for TDD spectrum in India to support a TD-LTE deployment confirms–although it was not required to validate–the emergence of TD-LTE as global technology, likely to command a substantial market share.
… 2G (and 2.5G) telecom operators in India, according to some analysts, are likely to leapfrog to TD-LTE rather than bid for WiMAX spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band.TD-LTE is all all internet protocol (IP) network. The world’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, China Mobile plans to use TD-LTE for its next generation network. Russian operator Svyazinvest, too, will adopt TD-LTE, and Qualcomm is bidding for TD-LTE spectrum in India. Business Standard
Whle Qualcomm has the research, it may not have have the depth to deliver what the market has to offer to Bharati consumers. It is obvious that Qualcomm has used the “security” issue against its most potent competition. Qualcomm would be the hands on favorite in winning the bid. It is obvious the Bharatis feel that their “family jewels” are in a lot safer “hand” if handled by the Americans.
* Rural India, according to analysts at Cygnus, could be a key market for 3G rollout.
* Once 3G services are launched and the challenges linked to prices and right-priced devices are addressed, the opportunities are huge.
* But even as the debate over technologies continues, analysts also believe that the spectrum being dished out may not be sufficient.
* “Spectrum is lifeblood and for consumers who prospectively wish to avail better quality internet and voice services.
* However, the spectrum that is being offered, in blocks of 5MHz for 3G and in blocks of 20MHz for BWA falls significantly short according to international benchmarks for other markets,
BEIJING – China’s commerce ministry said on Monday New Delhi should not discriminate against Chinese firms, but did not directly condemn a bar on Indian operators buying telecoms equipment from two Chinese companies.
India has banned mobile phone operators from placing orders with ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies because of security concerns, industry sources say.
But Beijing, which has not shied away from criticising other countries, including the United States, over investment and trade restrictions, appears to be downplaying the ban.
Commerce Ministry Spokesman Yao Jian, when asked about the ban, said New Delhi should aim for a fair and transparent investment climate and emphasised the large stake Indian firms have in the Chinese market.
“We hope that (Indian) policies to be launched should be fair to all enterprises…and should not discriminate against Chinese enterprises,” Yao told a regular news conference, in Beijing’s most extensive comments on the issue so far.
“The investment by Indian firms in China is larger than Chinese firms’ investment in India, and China has created a very good service and investment environment for foreign investment.”
He also urged China’s neighbour and rival to carry out any investigation according to international rules, rather than in a rushed fashion, but gave no further details.
The Middle East and Pakistan are their fastest growing customer bases which are being used to launch their latest services to Bharat and beyond. The Chinese companies have penetrated deep into the Pakistani market and increased the density of phone per person to astronomical levels. It is turly remarkable with what they have done, totally transforming Pakistani society, the way it functions and how it operates. Texting has not only change the behavior of the youth, it has effected the political arena. SMS is the new vehicle to send news, and direct political forces. The restoration of the judiciary was run on SMS messages.
The Chinese companies now face an uphill battle in Bharat. Bharati-Chinese symbiosis in the telecom arena would have altered the gloabl landscape. With Dlehi’s IT prowess and Beijing’s telcom acumen, a new world could have been conquered. However it was not to be.
Given the huge amount of business at stake, officials on both sides are likely to be keen to ensure the issue does not snowball, probably aiming to resolve it through dialogue, in the same manner other twitchy issues have been dealt with.
Indigenous Bharati companies are not cutting edge and have not taken Bharat to the latest telecom technologies. European and US companies do not have the experience in LTE–the US lags behind in these matters. It is not that the US is “behind”. It is behind in the implementation because of the fact that wired, fibre, DSL, ISDN and even dial up are still revenue sources for the telecom companies and the consumers have not moved to Wi-Max and LTE at the pace offered to them.
By halting the march of progress, Delhi will be a bigger loser. Bharati users may not get the latest technologies already offered to the Middle East and Pakistan.
A Strategy Analytics report, meanwhile, predicts that India’s WiMax subscriber base will reach 14 million by 2013 and grow annually at nearly 130 per cent. Furthermore, the study projects initial investment in WiMax ventures will top $500 million in India. All Indian operators have tested and trialed WiMax and they understand the potential of WiMax for broadband services growth in India. But WiMAX pilots by most players like Bharti, Reliance Communications and BSNL have taken place in the 3.3 GHz band (which is known as fixed WiMAX), notes Thomas, while the spectrum being dished out is in the 2.3 GHz band. Business Standard.
The size of the order and the reasons given for not allowing China into the telecom area is not just a business deal gone bad. This has a serious and long impact on Sino-Indo business relations. If China is still being considered an enemy combatant and Chinese companies have to face hurdles in Bharat then Bharati companies trying to do business in China may also have to face the same type of discrimination.
