4G networks launched in Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden.

The much awited 4G networks is launched in Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden.The speed of a 4G connection can be as much as 100 megabits a second, and 4G LTE has broad acceptance from the industry.

Earlier this year, Hermann Hauser, an industry expert on broadband, told TG Daily that: "There's no doubt that the next generation standard will be LTE."

He suggested that WiMAX, a standard for metropolitan broadband strongly backed by chip giant Intel, will cede victory to LTE. At the same conference, a senior executive from Texas Instruments said that chipsets for LTE are already shipping and in the next three years the technology, broadly accepted by the telcos, will be deployed in volume.

Some regions of the world, such as India, are still waiting for decent deployment of 3g network.

BSNL WiMAX 4G KERALA: Widened to Trichur , Malappuram, Palaghat, Alleppey, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam,Kollam

BSNL WIMAX COVERAGE
BSNL has widened its WiMax wireless internet services in Kerala. The WiMax service will be now available at 348 base stations in the urban areas of Kerala Circle which includes Trichur , Malappuram, Palaghat, Alleppey, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Kollam districts.

Earlier this service was available at Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram , Calicut , Kannur , Kasargod, and Wayanad Districts .

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, known as the WiMax for short, is an approved Broadband Wireless Access [BWA] technology in India. BSNL is the only operator who has the licensed spectrum to operate the same currently in the country.

This technology is a4G technology which offers speed upto 32 Mbps and is different from the current wireless technologies like EDGE, EVDO etc. The data transfer occurs via wireless modem which can be placed interior/exterior or via usb dongle.

BSNL WiMAX Kerala updated Coverage:Kottayam

The people of Kottayam(Kerala) got the 4th generation Mobile broadband technology with BSNL WiMAX today onwards. Most of the main administrative and hospital logs are covered by this WiMAX technology. The updated area of coverage by the BSNL Bse Transmitting Stations for Mobile WiMAX service in Kottayam District is Provided below:


1.Kottayam Central
2.Nagambadam
3.Colleges and Main Offices

• CMS College Higher Secondary School KottayamM.T Seminary Higher Secondary School, Kottayam
• Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kottayam Kendriya Vidyalaya,Rubber Board, Kottayam
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kottayam
• Mahatma Gandhi University and its Departments
• S.V.R.N.S.S. College, (Kodungoor) Vazhoor, Kottayam
• Medical College, Kottayam
• Govt. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Pampady, Kottayam
• College of applied science (under IHRD), Puthupally
College of Engineering, Kidangoor
• Baselius College, Kottayam
• B.C.M College for Women, Kottayam
Government College, Nattakom
• Theophilus College of Nursing, Devagiri, Kangazha, Kottayam.
• P G M College, Devagiri, Kangazha, Kottayam.
• P Geevarghese School of Nursing, Devagiri, Kangazha, Kottayam.
• School of Laboratory Technology MGDM Hospital, Devagiri, Kangazha, Kottayam.
S.F.S Public School & Junior College ,Ettumanoor
• N.S.S. College Perunna, ChanganacherryCollege of applied science (under IHRD), PuthupallyS.B College, ChanganasseryK.G College, Pampady
• Government College, NattakomMangalam College of Engineering, EttumanoorDevamatha College, KuravilangadDepaul English medium & public H.S.S. school Kuravilangadu
• P Geevarghese School of Nursing, Devagiri, Kangazha, Kottayam.
• School of Laboratory Technology MGDM Hospital, Devagiri, Kangazha, Kottayam
Saintgits College of Engineering, PathamuttomGovt. Polytechnic College, NattakomS.F.S Public School & Junior College ,Ettumanoor

4.Ettumanoor
5.Kodimatha Market
6.Mooledam
7.Kaduthuruthi
8.Thazhathangadi
9.Thirunakkara
10.Athirampuzha
11.Manarkadu
12.Ayarkunnam
13.changanasseri
14.Vazhappalli
15.Karukachal
16.Pampady
17.Kuravlangadu
18.Kidangoor and many more.....

So new users of Wimax can write your reviews hereas comments...

Mobile Number Portability(MNP) will launch on 20th January 2011 in India

Competition set to intensify as interim telecom minister declares operators ready to roll out number portability.

India Thursday started mobile number portability services in a northern state to allow users to change their operators without changing their cellphone numbers, and said the service will be introduced nationwide on Jan. 20.

The launch of the new service will likely intensify competition in the world's fastest-growing telecommunications market by subscriber additions, and may prompt operators to further reduce call tariffs, which are already among the lowest in the world, to retain users.

Kapil Sibal, the interim telecom minister, said after launching the service in Haryana state that all operators are now ready to provide this service and their networks in the remaining 21 telecom service areas have started migration to the number portability system.

The launch of the service was deferred thrice as some telecom operators weren't ready with their networks to provide the service.

Telecom Secretary R. Chandrashekhar said number portability will increase competition among operators in terms of tariffs and service quality.

India adds more than 15 million wireless subscribers a month and is the second-largest market after China for wireless services with more than 670 million users. The fast pace of growth has led to an intense price war, with new companies launching aggressive offers to attract subscribers and existing players lowering tariffs to retain users. That has pushed tariffs as low as INR0.10 a minute for some plans.

Sanjay Kasturia, chief executive of Syniverse Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., the company which has the license to provide number portability services in 11 of India's 22 telecom service areas, said he expects 2%-3% of users to change operators in the next 12 months.

Separately, Secretary Chandrashekhar said that the telecom department hasn't yet issued notices to any operator seeking a fee toward availing excess bandwidth.

Late Wednesday, the Financial Times newspaper, citing two senior government officials, said India's Bharti Airtel Ltd.(532454.BY), state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. and Vodafone Group PLC (VOD) unit Vodafone Essar Ltd. could be forced to pay more than $1 billion each to the government as fines for receiving excess bandwidth.

This came after an audit determined that the telecom ministry in 2008 allotted bandwidth for second-generation mobile licenses to the three operators beyond the contracted limit without charging any fees upfront.

The scandal over the license and bandwidth allotment led to the resignation of Andimuthu Raja as telecom minister earlier this month. The government later appointed Sibal as the interim telecom minister.

In May, the telecom regulator had suggested charging a one-time fee from companies which hold excess bandwidth for 2G services and that this fee should be linked to 3G spectrum. The move was opposed by most operators, including Bharti and Vodafone Essar.

Thursday, the regulator also said it will bring out rules on spam calls and text messages in the next few days.