In September, when Apple announced their lineup of the 2022 phones, there was a curious modification in the US models. They came with no physical SIM tray. So the customers in the US who are purchasing a new Iphone 14 would have to put in a request for an esim with their carrier if theyRead More
Author: Vinu Mani Jose
Vinu Mani Jose, currently working as Product Manager in one of India's Largest Integrated Telecommunications company, is a technophile and likes to track the developments of the telecommunications space closely.
E Sim and the death of Roaming
Over the years and especially prior to the onset of Covid International roaming was a major cash cow for telecom operators. Whereas world over telcos struggled with dropping revenues and margin pressure, International roaming was a small niche which was relatively protected from such pressures. Yes, undoubtedly the value derived from roaming packs increased butRead More
Fast forward 2016
Fast forward – Feb 2016 Its months since Rio Telecom has announced the launch of their 4G LTE service in Mumbai and the buzz is yet to die down. The city has been painted turquoise – the brand color. Analysts see a considerable take up for Rio’s data offerings among the young and the restlessRead More
The inch war goes for a Seven
With Apple launching the new 7” version of the iPad – the iPad mini, the battle for establishing the de facto size for tablets has gone the way of the Google and the Amazon folks. Look at it this way – Till yesterday there were two sets of people – one who believed that aRead More
Google Trends guide to mobile telecom industry in India
On a rather less busy Saturday afternoon in office I thought of taking a different approach to understanding the industry that I am in by looking at the bookworms source of market data – Google. Google Trends to be specific. As product managers in an industry that is as close to the grass roots as noRead More
In defense of FlipKart – Thoughts on the Forbes-India report
These are just an outpouring of my thoughts after having read an article which appeared in forbes magazine’s india edition a few weeks back. (link: http://www.forbesindia.com/article/boardroom/can-flipkart-deliver/33240/0) While I have no connection to Flipkart other than having sent a resume for their perusal years ago which I guess must have landed in their dustbins. SoRead More
Telecom Abbreviations – Quiz 2
Telecom Abbreviations – Wireless Telephony
The new language in Telecom Marketing
The new language in telecom marketing The time is gone where Indian telcos tried through their telecom marketing messages to convince you as a consumer that their network reaches you wherever you are. It is to be taken for granted by the consumer that the network is present (although not always the case) as muchRead More
Postpaid Plan Comparator – Release Notes
Click Here to Use The Comparator The idea of a postpaid plan comparator evolved in my mind when I realised how unaware consumers in general are about the savings that they could achieve on their mobile phone bills if they are willing to make the most cost effective decision. The comparator takes into consideration aboutRead More
Postpaid Plan Comparator
Enter your mobile usage and the rate that you pay on your current postpaid plan in the blue cells below. Edit only the blue cells Click here for the Comparator Release Notes and Usage Guidance Last Updated : May 2012