The coming of 3G in India would also be significant because of the fact that the broadband penetration in India stands at a meagre 3-4 per cent in comparison to 28 per cent for mobile phones. According to TV Ramachandran, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India, “The majority of the Indian population would experience broadband through mobile phones rather than fixed lines.” One of the reasons for this trend is that
it is virtually impossible to lay fibre cables in India to the remotest of points. So it would be more viable for both companies and users to access internet, or rather broadband internet, through their mobile phones.
However, most people have the perrception that as 3G is more efficient and can handle much greater traffic, it would mean an era where there would be no calls dropping. This is not the case because the drops in the calls are caused by the congestion in the network. Although the introduction of 3G would lead to some improvement on this count and a better voice clarity, subscribers would continue to be bugged by call drops!
Another question that plagues the junta about 3G is whether they will be able to use their existing phones when 3G comes into play. If the customers want to use just voice based services, then there would be no need for them to look in to their existing handset or even think about getting a new one. However, if the subscribers are looking forward to try out this much hyped (you bet!) 3G, and want their pocket gadgets to be as competent as their computers, then in that case one would have to pick up a handset that is 3G enabled. But this does not necessarily mean that one would have to buy a new handset as there are plenty of 3G-enabled handsets already available in the market and for all you know you might be using one already.....Continue
it is virtually impossible to lay fibre cables in India to the remotest of points. So it would be more viable for both companies and users to access internet, or rather broadband internet, through their mobile phones.However, most people have the perrception that as 3G is more efficient and can handle much greater traffic, it would mean an era where there would be no calls dropping. This is not the case because the drops in the calls are caused by the congestion in the network. Although the introduction of 3G would lead to some improvement on this count and a better voice clarity, subscribers would continue to be bugged by call drops!
Another question that plagues the junta about 3G is whether they will be able to use their existing phones when 3G comes into play. If the customers want to use just voice based services, then there would be no need for them to look in to their existing handset or even think about getting a new one. However, if the subscribers are looking forward to try out this much hyped (you bet!) 3G, and want their pocket gadgets to be as competent as their computers, then in that case one would have to pick up a handset that is 3G enabled. But this does not necessarily mean that one would have to buy a new handset as there are plenty of 3G-enabled handsets already available in the market and for all you know you might be using one already.....Continue
