India is expected to stall TD-LTE deployment until at least 2014 due to a variety of political factors.
The prediction justifies the fact that Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries and Aircel are going slow on TD-LTE roll outs. The Mukesh Ambani-run Infotel Broadband is yet to finalize their equipment partners though they won broadband wireless spectrum in 2010. Since the TD-LTE adoption is very slow (around 5,000), Airtel will be very cautious in roll outs in other circles.
Recently, ABI Research said fuelled by investments by Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries, TD-LTE subscriber adoption in India will reach 5 million by 2013. The telecom research firm said WCDMA and TD-LTE subscriber adoption will eclipse 90 million and 5 million by 2013, respectively.
There are a number of challenges to kick-starting the Indian mobile broadband market. The large landmass and population are two substantial reasons, but India’s low average monthly revenue per user ($3-5) also constrains cash flow to fund infrastructure investments.
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The prediction justifies the fact that Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries and Aircel are going slow on TD-LTE roll outs. The Mukesh Ambani-run Infotel Broadband is yet to finalize their equipment partners though they won broadband wireless spectrum in 2010. Since the TD-LTE adoption is very slow (around 5,000), Airtel will be very cautious in roll outs in other circles.
Recently, ABI Research said fuelled by investments by Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries, TD-LTE subscriber adoption in India will reach 5 million by 2013. The telecom research firm said WCDMA and TD-LTE subscriber adoption will eclipse 90 million and 5 million by 2013, respectively.
There are a number of challenges to kick-starting the Indian mobile broadband market. The large landmass and population are two substantial reasons, but India’s low average monthly revenue per user ($3-5) also constrains cash flow to fund infrastructure investments.
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