Webwire: Vodafone India slashes 3G rates again

Staff writer
21 Jun 2012
00:00

Vodafone India fires again in 3G price war

India's 3G price war has escalated again, with Vodafone India slashing its data tariffs for the second time in less than a month. The operator has cut pre-paid rates for 3G data use by 80% to just 2 paise ($0.0004) per 10 kb of data. Vodafone India also introduced new postpaid 3G data plans, starting at 25 rupees for 25MB of data, up to 1,599 rupees for 12GB. Excess usage will be charged at the pre-paid rate.

Refarming to free 300MHz per region

Spectrum refarming will free up an average of 300MHz per region by 2016. Maravedis-Rethink expects the digital dividend to add 164MHz of spectrum in the Asia region, while refarming the 1800-MHz band is likely to contribute up to 150MHz more. But the researchers warn that if digital dividend spectrum is not released in a timely manner, it could slow growth in wireless broadband users.

Facebook buys facial recognition company

Facebook has arranged to acquire mobile facial recognition technology director Face.com. The companies did not disclose the size of the transaction, but various news reports claim a purchase price of around $55 million to $60 million.

Samsung to stay on top in smartphones: Fitch

Samsung is likely to maintain its lead of the smartphone market for the next two years, according to Fitch Ratings. The credit ratings agency believes that while Apple may overtake Samsung by sales volumes in the quarters in which updated iPhone models are launched, the South Korean vendor will remain on top by annual sales. Samsung's market share in 2011 was 31%, compared to 24% for Apple. Fitch has an A+/Stable rating on Samsung, and expects the vendor to report record revenue and EBIT again in 2012.

SK Telecom, Boingo reach Wi-Fi roaming deal

SK Telecom has agreed to a deal to let customers of Wi-Fi software and services provider Boingo Wireless access more than 75,000 of the operator's Wi-Fi hotspots. The deal covers connectivity in public buildings including airports and convention centers, as well as hotels and office locations.

FTTH Council APAC names new board president

FTTH Council Asia-Pacific has appointed Cisco's APAC service provider CTO, Monique Marrow, as the new president of its board. At the Council's annual meeting, Marrow was selected to replace Fouad Jaffer, who is stepping down as president after fulfilling his maximum term. Marrow has been a director of the Council board since 2007.

CSL to deploy CEM suite from Now Factory

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