Expect new data services with 3G: IDC

BANGALORE,INDIA: Allocation of 3G/Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum in India is expected to help India cellular operators to launch new generation of services and also improve on call quality.

Says Naveen Mishra, lead analyst, Telecoms Research, IDC India, "Allocation of 3G/BWA spectrum would help Indian Telcos launch new data services and open up revenue streams. Indian consumers would be able to access new age services such as video-on-demand, live TV etc. India being a 'young nation' with an estimated fifty percent of the population under the age of 35 years, is expected to see greater demand for content centered around sports and entertainment."

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"The successful launch of 3G / BWA networks and services would help to decongest mobile services networks especially in metros and urban areas as well as improve quality of service (QoS) for the Indian mobile services user. BWA spectrum is expected to help launch WiMax services in rural areas. This would help reach broadband connectivity to the rural masses. Government initiatives such as connecting Citizen Service Centres (CSCs) and e-Governance programs to provide telemedicine / e-health and other services is further expected to help in the development of the ecosystem," Naveen further added.