R-com Plans Gsm Splash ( Edge Platform)

[coolrajiv 1]

Source - Business Telegraph epaper

R-Com has chosen the EDGE(enhance data rates for GSM evolution) platform for its GSM services.

The company which is India's No.1 CDMA operator has received GSM spectrum last week. It had received a pan india GSM license earlier. EDGE will enable the company to offer high speed data services in conjunction with voice services.

Anil Ambani the chairman of R-com is looking at negotiating a 100 million-line GSM tender at highly competitive rates. He is exploring the possibility of average costs per digital exchange line(or per connection) that will be 50 percent lower than what his rivals paid. If successful , R-com will get an advantage in pricing vis-a-vis mobile tariffs.

Rcom is believed to have called the shortlisted foreign GSM equipment vendors for final negotiations which are expected to start by Wednesday.

R-com would target 6 million new GSM subscribers every month. It aims to have 20 percent of new subscribers in its network.

The company said it would also aggressively target the existing GSM subscriber base of 172 million.

[Honest 836]

^^^

Now thats the very good news from R-com. I'm eagerly waiting for the EDGE serivce from Reliance GSM. Hope it will be the best among Airtel and Vodafone.

Regards.

[srk006 21]

I didn't understand one thing. If RCOM has already received 3G spectrum, why go for EDGE? Why not directly launch 3G?

[shashank 8]

Who said you that they have recieved 3G spectrum?

Dear 3G services are atleast 10 years from reality in India!