4G is very much in India now. Please check out the below link to listen/watch to the video. Allow first few seconds to buffer video, depends on your internet connection.
http://www.tubaah.com/details.php?video_id=130238 Cheers -KG On 26/02/2010, KARAN GUPTA <[email protected]> wrote: > Hiya > > Nokia Siemens Networks and LG Electronics have achieved an LTE > downlink data transfer rate of 100 Mbps, the maximum speed for a Class > 3 LTE terminal. In LTE, user equipment is categorized into classes > based on its potential uplink and downlink data rates. Class 3 > terminals are expected to be the first widely used commercial LTE > terminals when they are launched later in 2010. This data call, > operating a Class 3 terminal at its 100Mbps limit, therefore > demonstrates significant progress towards commercial LTE. > > Wi-max is working already on 150 migs in Tokyo, London, Stanford and > Hongkong, Which is already a loads of bandwidth. Although, there are > plenty of claims of switching over to 4G in some first world countries > - theoritacally, if not practically. Its all about marketing, > generating revenues and Operators will take advantage of this market > opportunity by breaking down their walls and building open ecosystems. > According to ABI Research practice director Philip Solis, “Operators > of 4G networks will refuse to be marginalized as ‘dumb data pipe’ > service providers. Instead, they will offer suites of ‘smart services’ > – some internally developed, others via partnerships with third party > suppliers – that will be provided over ‘smart networks’ enabled with > all-IP technologies, IMS infrastructure and cloud-based storage. As I > said earlier 150 migs for corporate world in first world countries is > really a lot, which is entirely based on 3G. > > Assuming India skips 3G for 4G. I wonder, how much time and cost, > operators need to shell out to change the whole infrastructure from > the scratch. Whilst they're working hard even to make MNP compatible > with their current infrastructure. > > Cheers > - KG > > > > > On 25/02/2010, Subramani L <[email protected]> wrote: >> No one could define clearly what is 4G. LTE may be 4G, but if you speak >> with WiMAX folks they say that they are 4G too. These are lobbies and >> they keep influencing government to sell their own tech. >> >> Subramani >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rahul >> Gambhir >> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:25 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [AI] Leapfrog to 4G? >> >> >> Should the Indian telecom sector skip 3G, being years behind anyway, and >> go >> directly for 4G technologies? It's a tempting call but there are hurdles >> too.. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Bijoy Ghosh >> >> To take it one at a time ....or not. >> >> Thomas K Thomas >> >> Back in the mid-1990s, when mobile services were launched in India - >> more >> than 10 years after the first generation (1G) cellular network was >> rolled >> out by NTT in Japan - cellular operators here had leapfrogged >> technology. >> Indian mobile service providers had straightaway launched a network that >> was >> based on second generation (2G) technology i.e. GSM standard; altogether >> skipping first generation technologies such as Total Access >> Communication >> Systems, Advanced Mobile Phone System and C-Nets deployed then by >> various >> operators in Japan, the US and Europe. >> >> Fifteen years hence, in 2010, Indian cellular operators are facing the >> same >> question yet again. Should they leapfrog from the existing 2G network to >> fourth generation (4G) technology and give third generation (3G) a skip? >> >> There are various 4G technologies that are being developed and adopted >> globally. But the most widely talked about is called the Long-Term >> Evolution >> (LTE) as some operators in Europe and the US have already started >> commercial >> deployment on this platform. >> >> LTE allows more data to be transferred over the same bandwidth used by >> 3G >> technology and at higher speeds. Compared with the 3 Mbps speed offered >> by >> third-generation services, LTE can offer speeds of up to 10 Mbps. As a >> result, service providers should be able to get more data transfer out >> of >> their network and possibly lower the cost to run their networks. LTE >> allows >> operators to introduce exciting services such as HD (high-definition) >> video >> blogging, HD video on demand, media mobility, online gaming. It brings a >> significantly improved business proposition with 2.5 times higher >> capacity, >> lower cost per bit and media mobility. >> >> Add to this the fact that India is already nine years behind other >> countries >> when it comes to introducing 3G technology. While operators such as >> Vodafone, NTT DoCoMo and AT&T have been offering 3G services in Europe, >> Japan and the US, in India the operators are still on plain old GSM >> network. >> The delay has been primarily due to the fact that the Indian Government >> has >> already taken four years to discuss and debate various aspects of >> auctioning >> 3G spectrum and still there is no finality. >> >> 3G bus missed? >> >> All this makes analysts believe that India may have missed the 3G bus >> and >> therefore should move to 4G in order to catch up with the rest of the >> telecom world. "Indian operators could look at moving straight to >> fourth-generation technologies, considering the timing and the current >> revenue potential. Why should Indian operators invest in a technology >> when >> they are unsure of the timing and the revenue potential? The current >> data >> needs can be taken care through existing 2G and EDGE technologies and >> therefore depending on the timing and the business model, Indian >> operators >> could move to 4G directly," says Marc Chaya, Global Telecommunications >> Markets Leader, Ernst & Young. >> >> The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has also shown interest in >> putting >> together the policy framework for introducing 4G services. "A number of >> countries including Sweden, Norway, the US, Korea and Japan are moving >> towards 4G services and therefore India should also be prepared for >> introducing the technology at the earliest," says the regulator, which >> has >> floated a pre-consultation paper seeking the views of the industry. >> >> The TRAI move is being backed by mobile operators including Tata >> Teleservices and Reliance Communications. "About 23 operators will be >> launching 4G globally this year. 3G was launched in 2001 and we are >> already >> nine years behind. It should not happen that we are left behind in >> adopting >> 4G technology," says Anil Sardana, Managing Director, Tata Teleservices. >> Japan's NTT DoCoMo, which has a stake in Tata Teleservices, is >> conducting >> trials on LTE in Tokyo and therefore ideally positioned to back the >> Indian >> company if it decides to deploy 4G technology. >> >> Even new mobile players such as Telenor, which are rolling out their 2G >> network, see value in skipping 3G, albeit for a different reason. These >> players are investing heavily in setting up their new network and may >> not be >> in a position to immediately spend more money to buy 3G spectrum in an >> auction. "Only two-three operators will get 3G spectrum so the others >> can >> move to 4G. Even if the Government allocates 3G spectrum by September >> 2010, >> operators will not be in a position to launch the services before mid- >> 2011. >> By that time LTE will be commercially available for operators to deploy. >> Since even 3G players will ultimately move to LTE, we are looking at >> moving >> straight to 4G technology in a year's time," says a Delhi-based operator >> that recently launched its GSM services. >> >> Hurdles in the way >> >> However, leapfrogging to 4G may not be all that easy as there are a >> number >> of stumbling blocks. For one, there is the eternal problem of finding >> adequate spectrum. Existing versions of 4G technologies such as LTE need >> more bandwidth to support the high-speed data services. "LTE will >> require at >> least 2x 20 MHz per operator to meet the need for high bandwidth >> services. >> In India it will be very difficult to find spectrum, that too such big >> chunks. Hence, the issue is more of spectrum consultation than of a >> technology debate," says a technology consultant backing 3G technology. >> >> There is still no clarity on the spectrum band that is best suited for >> 4G as >> the US and Europe are using different frequency bands. There is no >> synergy >> between the frequency bands being used elsewhere and India because these >> bands have already been given to other local users. Synergy in frequency >> band is important to keep the cost of the devices and the network low. >> If 4G >> services are offered in different bands across the globe then >> multiple-band >> handsets will come at a premium. In comparison, 3G air waves have been >> synergised globally in the 2.1 Ghz band which enables vendors to supply >> handsets at less than $100. >> >> Even if the policy makers push for opening up of new bands such as 700 >> MHz, >> this might turn out to be a lengthy process, similar to what happened in >> the >> case of 3G. "It has taken the Government more than three years to figure >> out >> spectrum for 3G services in 2.1 Ghz. So what is the guarantee that 4G >> will >> not meet the same fate? It's okay to talk about leapfrogging to 4G but >> it >> may not be practical," says an existing mobile player. >> >> The other major issue is that 4G standards are still being evolved >> globally. >> The International telecommunication Union, the global body which >> stipulates >> standards for communication technologies, is yet to release the >> specifications for true 4G technology called LTE Advanced. Operators >> such as >> AT&T are still investing in upgrading their 3G networks and have >> scheduled >> commercial launch of LTE only in 2011. >> >> "Operators in India will have to make a choice on whether to leapfrog or >> not, taking into consideration their business model and costs involved >> for >> consumers. 3G technology has been around for nine years and has a mature >> ecosystem to enable cheaper devices and network. 4G, on the other hand, >> is >> something that will definitely happen in the future, but not today," >> says a >> market analyst. >> >> Just like in the case of 1G mobile services, the first 3G network was >> also >> deployed by Japan's NTT. >> >> Will the Indian operators repeat history and leapfrog a technology first >> rolled out by the Japanese? This time the stakes are higher. >> >> http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2010/02/22/stories/20100222500401 >> 00.h >> tm >> >> Thanks >> Rahul Gambhir >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i >> n >> >> Email secured by TPML Electronics >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] >> with >> the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > > -- > Kindest Regards, > -Karan > -- Kindest Regards, -Karan To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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