Telecom Circle

Apple iPad: End of Road for Kindle? (1)

1/28/10 •

Due to its design a lot of parallels are being drawn between iPad and Amazon’s Kindle. It would be an interesting battle between Amazon Kindle and iPad but I do not think that the market for e-readers is going to disappear.

Recent Posts

Socio-Economic Benefits of Mobile Money Transfer (3)

1/27/10 •

This part of the M-PESA case study evaluates the socio-economic benefits of M-PESA and how it has been instrumental in changing lives of people.

M-Pesa: Transforming Millions of Lives – I (9)

1/19/10 •

The most successful example of mobile money is M-Pesa. This two part case study would attempt to explain the reasons behind M-Pesa’s success (part I) and how it is transforming the lives of Kenyans (part II).

Why did Google launch Nexus One? (13)

1/11/10 •

Google recently launched its own phone with an aim to extend its dominance in the mobile space. If successful, Google can change the way phones are sold and the way the value is created in this industry.

Customer Service as Differentiator (3)

1/05/10 •

Customer service and not just tariffs can be a big differentiator for a carrier. It is possible to run a profitable business by focusing on fewer High ARPU customers by providing high class service.

UID Project: Huge Opportunity for Mobile Industry (3)

12/07/09 •

India would soon issue biometric based identity numbers to a billion citizens of India. Since the mobile phones out number the computers, it is expected that most of the authentication would happen on mobile networks