Its all happening in India!

"Indian Telecom market is booming." These are not my words. But I do not remember whoall have said this. Be it a new engineer, a veteran in the field or an investor - everyone wants to benefit from the Indian Telecom boom. The boom that is happening now. Today. Newspapers have a lot to say. People have a lot to say. Internet has a lot to say. New regulations. New laws. New subscribers. India today is one of the few markets where the subscriber growth is tremendous. Most of Europe, North America and even Asian markets like Japan and South Korea are saturated. India is growing. Mobile - the general term used for a mobile terminal or a cell phone - is still a status symbol for some who can afford to buy the latest smart phones. Mobile is a means of communications for many low income people like drivers, sweepers, and even sabjiwalas (vegetable vendors who walk around in residential areas with a small cart with veges - basically a mobile vegetable store). When you hire a new driver, you do not ask if he has a phone (he doesn't!) but you ask, "Do you have a mobile?" and 90% chances are that he does. Government is thinking of giving connectivity to the rural India with some form of wireless technology. Various telcos (telecommunications companys) from all over the world are increasing their presence in India. They want to be noticed. They want to get a piece of the Indian telecom pie. Startups are emerging. Inverstors are investing. Its all happening in India!

I am an engineer with a phd in wireless communications from Japan. I worked in the Silicon Valley [San Jose, USA] for some time for a telco! And these days I am in India. I have a fair understanding of the telecommunications technologies. I know the who and what behind words like GSM, CDMA, 3G, .11, IEEE802, WiMax .... So, I decided to blog about Telecommunications in India.

I know a few things. But I do not know many things. Please give your comments to help me improve. If there is anything specific that you want to read about or know about, do let me know and I will do my best to find answers. You can reach me at telecommindia at gmail dot com.

Happy reading!