This says it all.

This release promises a radical departure from the previous releases. In brief, more importance to design and integration with social networking would be emphasized with faster boot up times.

Get it in another 2 days.

I believe that Free Open Source Software can definitely drive up the hardware sales specifically when Ubuntu or it’s ilk can be worked and installed on bare bones hardware aka Netbooks. They can be used for basic internet access specially when cloud computing is getting a big deal. There are issues related to “cloud computing” for sure because the privacy of data can never be ensured despite what everyone says about the “trust factor”.

More importantly is the thrust of Unix (or reworked Linux) on the mobile phones. If 3G is being bandied about, Ubuntu needs to get a piece of action on that front.

It remains my two cents worth of opinion though.

Worth it.

Bharati has bought over Zain telecom in Africa. The exact details are “obscured” and frankly, I didn’t really bother much over the period of time because it was a “meh” news. I believe that Bharati has done the right thing because even if this is “over valued” deal, it would add to it’s stature. All the more, it would help Bharati to negotiate (on very favorable terms) for the 3G equipment only for the scale. Because size DOES matter.

All the more Bharati Telecom now needs to step up it’s customer acquisition for 3G and retain it’s existing customers before the mobile number portability is cleared for final implementation. This MNP would benefit the newer players in a big manner because the existing customer are fed up of the tardy implementation of the customer care by existing operators.

This is a familiar rant here for the regular readers on the blog and frankly, I am at pains to point out anything new or even “exciting” development. There is NONE. All the more, few operators are crying hoarse about EVDO or fancy WiMax (and some operators claiming that the existing technologies would not be able to support the data requests), some of them talk about “blazing speeds”, some like Tata Photon Plus are reducing their prices for the modem and very gladly claim that they would shift the existing customers to “higher speed slots”. Some like Reliance are still persisting with hollowed out infrastructure. Puke.

Assholes. Thats the word that comes on top of mind recall.

Now this is purely a personal opinion. We are a desperate nation. A hungry nation. An impatient generation. My “forefathers” would have been happy to accept the present state of affairs. When standing in a long queue was the norm for landline connections. One needed the “right approach” and ability to swing the deal in your favour. When the bloody lineman was the God because it was “His” mercy that your telephone worked.

We are a far cry from the “bastards”. But that mentality lingers on. It still does.

Maybe, in the backdrop of Bharati buying out the majority stake in Zain assumes more significance. For the first time, a company has thought big. They are planning big. They are now overturning the rules of the game on to favor themselves. I hate them for keeping the pace out; be it broadband or be it mobile service.

Although, “not exciting” but nevertheless, a significant development.

Hi All,

I have been stuck up with my studies as I am about to finish off my tenure and hurtling towards my examinations. So the posts would be very sparing for some time to come.

I wouldn’t know of any website specifically catering to the “movers and shakers” of Indian Telecom; if any please let me know. For all practical purposes, I’d request you all to visit the Broadband Forum for all the latest updates as I am really hard pressed for time.

At present, the entire focus is getting my write ups published. I have one publication lined up in an International Journal due to be published soon. There is another one submitted for peer review and two more are lined up for full scale write up after the preliminary analysis has been carried out.

Life’s tough indeed!