News & Analysis
Comment
kinnar
Yes, true it will be surely beneficial for Indian consumers. Also Qualcomm was ...
Kiran_NSN
Definitely Qualcomm is not just looking for the income generated by the spectrum ...
Qualcomm forms Indian joint venture
7/30/2010 9:32 AM EDT
BANGALORE, India -- Qualcomm Inc. has joined with Global Holding Corp. and Tulip Telecom Ltd. as initial shareholders for an Indian LTE wireless joint venture.
San Diego-based Qualcomm won licenses for broadband wireless spectrum in four Indian regions during recent spectrum auctions.
The partners said the new venture will help speed LTE deployment in India, complementing 3G HSPA and EV-DO networks. If approved by government regulators here, Qualcomm will hold a 74 percent stake in the venture; Global Holding and Tulip Telecom will each control 13 percent. Indian foreign direct investment regulations prohibit foreign companies from independently offering telecom services.
“Qualcomm will facilitate accelerated deployment of LTE in concert with 3G HSPA and EV-DO networks, which protects and enhances the significant investment made by Indian operators in securing 3G and [broad wireless access] spectrum,” Kanwalinder Singh, president of Qualcomm India, said in a statement.
--K.C. Krishnadas is site editor TechOnline India
|
|
|
|
|
junko.yoshida
7/30/2010 11:23 AM EDT
This is very interesting. I wonder if any other technology companies like Qualcomm actually own any part of licenses for broadband spectrum anywhere in the world.
Does anyone know?
I am curious because I am not exactly sure what Qualcomm's intent is here.
Does this mean that Qualcomm plans to add any of its own proprietary elements of technologies to this LTE implementation in India?
Sign in to Reply
eewiz
7/31/2010 5:27 AM EDT
It will be disastrous for the Indian consumers, if Qualcomm plans to use any of their patented technologies for LTE implementation in India. I guess the government and mobile service providers will oppose this as it will increase the cost of the service and phones. Previously India's Reliance was using only Qualcomm's CDMA technology, and recently they started adding GSM based infrastructure and phones to reduce the license cost given to Qualcomm.
Sign in to Reply
Kiran_NSN
8/2/2010 4:39 AM EDT
Definitely Qualcomm is not just looking for the income generated by the spectrum but in addition to that it'll try to bring in their proprietary technologies used in the LTE implementation. In anyway this will turn out into a fruitful investment in the near future itself. Also as per the new guidelines by Indian government they are allowing 100% Foreign Direct Investment in some areas.
Sign in to Reply
kinnar
8/3/2010 4:52 AM EDT
Yes, true it will be surely beneficial for Indian consumers. Also Qualcomm was also having presence via Reliance and TTSL
and they had done good for indian consumers interms of providing internet access in the remote areas.
Lets hope for the best.
Sign in to Reply