tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834236085756782640.post8073894598994167359..comments2024-03-21T14:19:53.378+00:00Comments on The 3G4G Blog: Femtocells in India: No thank you.Zahid Ghadialyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11618208626682295272noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834236085756782640.post-28654764372967128972009-04-03T05:13:00.000+01:002009-04-03T05:13:00.000+01:00Deploying femto-cells in India doesn't make much s...Deploying femto-cells in India doesn't make much sense given the poor state of broadband connectivity. This is why in-band relays provide a better way to extend coverage and capacity. Both LTE-Advanced and 802.16m standards are going for such relays in a big way.Nadeem Akhtarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06143286036883820128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834236085756782640.post-2989478833196324252009-04-02T18:52:00.000+01:002009-04-02T18:52:00.000+01:00Hi Vikas,Thanks for the updated figures. As Daid p...Hi Vikas,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the updated figures. As Daid pointed out, the article I took was over a year old. Nevertheless I am glad that you and your friends are using the mobile data packages. You still have to remember that for a very high percentage of people spending Rs 700 on something like this is a luxury.Zahid Ghadialyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618208626682295272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834236085756782640.post-62294244847518286262009-04-02T18:11:00.000+01:002009-04-02T18:11:00.000+01:00Hi Zahid,Your article seems impressive, but many o...Hi Zahid,<BR/><BR/>Your article seems impressive, but many of the facts/figures are either pretty obsolete or ..<BR/>Anyway, being a telecom professional in India, I would like to point and correct at least some of them here:<BR/>1. Reliance has already launched nation-wide GSM service in Jan 2009.<BR/>2. India has around or more than 350 million mobile subscribers today. with addition of 15 million subscribers in the month of Jan 2009 only.<BR/>3. And myself and many many of my friends use data/internet services/surfing over EDGE on a $15 USD (INR 700/-) per month package that gives us unlimited GPRS/EDGE access over mobile.Vikasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834236085756782640.post-87967789214360708262009-04-02T10:11:00.000+01:002009-04-02T10:11:00.000+01:00Thanks David, I keep on forgetting that its alread...Thanks David, I keep on forgetting that its already 2009 ;)Zahid Ghadialyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618208626682295272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834236085756782640.post-77969686853404116722009-04-02T09:42:00.000+01:002009-04-02T09:42:00.000+01:00Hi ZahidThanks for validating my thoughts.The arti...Hi Zahid<BR/><BR/>Thanks for validating my thoughts.<BR/><BR/>The article you reference on thinkfemtocell was actually written a year ago (March 2008). I still believe that domestic femtocells would not be relevant in these markets because of low wireline broadband penetration.<BR/><BR/>Since then I've written an updated view (March 2009), suggesting that enterprise femtocells do have a market in India and elsewhere. Many medium to large businesses are connected via internet today, and femtocells may be a cost effective and efficient way of providing good capacity and coverage for businesses. See<BR/>http://www.thinkfemtocell.com/Business-Case/Femtocells-are-applicable-in-developing-countries-too-for-businesses.htmlDavid Chambershttp://www.thinkfemtocell.comnoreply@blogger.com