CDMA seems to be the buzzword now. Intex Technologies has made its debut in the CDMA market with its dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) handset - IN 5050, a candy-bar model.
It allows users to multi-task by installing two separate SIM cards of two different service providers allowing them to make a shift between the two without switching off the mobile. Read the rest of this entry »
“As various service providers have been given licences in different areas at different periods of time, the Authority feels that keeping the subscriber base as the criteria for deciding the priority of allotment shall be against the level playing field and the principle of equity,” TRAI Chairman Nripendra Misra said in a letter to Telecom Secretary Siddartha Behura.
He said that Department of Telecom (DoT) may consider the auction route for allotment of spectrum in the 800 MHz band (spectrum for CDMA players) with the highest bid received from GSM operators as the reserve price.
This would ensure equity, level playing field and optimal pricing in allotment of CDMA spectrum for 3G services, he added.
The subscriber base of CDMA network of the service provider in any service area is a result of different environment and cannot muster the “test of fairness if it was to become the basis of priority”, TRAI said.