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Let me repeat that again – Qualcomm WILL participate in India’s BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) spectrum auction, as speculated before.
The company said it wants a piece of the 2.3 GHz band to facilitate the deployment of TD-LTE. TD-LTE is compatible with 3G WCDMA/HSPA and EV-DO, and will enable a seamless broadband experience for consumers within India and while roaming globally. Qualcomm says this technology is best suited to complement current and upcoming 3G deployments and address India’s growing demand for high bandwidth broadband services.
If it wins the auction, Qualcomm’s idea is to secure Indian partners to create a TD-LTE infrastructure and device ecosystem. The venture strategy is still in making, but Qualcomm’s end goal is only to attract some operator (or more of them), build a network and eventually exit the venture. They are not in the operator business, and all they want from this are license fees and eventually some (actually that’s tons of) chips and equipment sold to the ecosystem.
It sounds like a great plan and I’m looking forward to see whether it can work like it was planned. We’ll certainly get back to you as soon as we hear something on this front…
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
