Re: your opinion of 4G? The Cook visit?

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If I am standing very still without wind I am using POTS and WiFi on ADSL.

the 2.3GHz band is bad. I was of the opinion that the telcos gamed the
government for the BWA auctions but slowing I am of the opinion that the
BWA sale favored the  government then and not the Jios. The juice went to
the gormint.

On 23 May 2016 at 11:24, Sajan Venniyoor <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 23 May 2016 at 10:55, Arun Mehta <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Those who already have migrated to 4g, do you really see a "profound"
>> difference?
>>
>
> I use 4G on Airtel, and it is profoundly unsettling to see the signal
> cycle from 4G to H (for HSDPA, I assume) to E (Edge) to nothing down one
> stretch of a five km road in central Delhi. It's much worse in the
> boondocks.
>
> If you stand very still below a mobile tower and if the prevailing wind i=
s
> just right, 4G works quite well in parts of Delhi.
>
> Sajan
>
> On 23 May 2016 at 10:55, Arun Mehta <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> from
>> http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/apple-c=
eo-tim-cook-india-interview-iphone-hack-certified-pre-owned-manufacturing-2=
811146/#sthash.OsPMqkAh.dpuf
>> which is an interview with Tim Cook.
>>
>>
>>> *You have said how 4G <http://indianexpress.com/tag/4g/> is going to be
>>> a big trigger for a market like India. But most of the country is still=
 is
>>> 2G and other half pay for 3G but get 2G? How important is good network =
to
>>> get the best out of services like that of Apple=E2=80=99s?*
>>>
>>> Yah, I think that is where we are today. The level of things you can do
>>> are not brought to life fully because of the level of infrastructure he=
re.
>>> This week I have seen some very bold plans on 4G and a lot of commitmen=
t to
>>> it. I think there is going to be a fairly rapid change. It is not going=
 to
>>> happen tomorrow and there is a journey there, but I see the seeds alrea=
dy
>>> planted and we are going to grow very fast over the next several months=
. My
>>> own observation is that video is more important to the Indian consumer,=
 and
>>> yet they are held back from enjoying it because of the network. I do th=
ink
>>> that 4G will have a profound effect, I am not talking about evolutionar=
y,
>>> but it will be profound. It will be great to see that happen.
>>>
>>>
>> It must be hard for the telcos to manage data and voice in 2g, 3g and 4g=
.
>> They do seem to be trying to get people to move to 4g. Those who already
>> have migrated to 4g, do you really see a "profound" difference?
>>
>> Arun Mehta
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">If I am standing very still without wind I am using POTS a=
nd WiFi on ADSL.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>the 2.3GHz band is bad. I was of =
the opinion that the telcos gamed the government for the BWA auctions but s=
lowing I am of the opinion that the BWA sale favored the =C2=A0government t=
hen and not the Jios. The juice went to the gormint.</div></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 23 May 2016 at 11:24, Sa=
jan Venniyoor <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid=
;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span class=3D"">On 23 May 2016 at 10:5=
5, Arun Mehta=C2=A0<span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:arun.mehta@gmail=
.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span>=C2=A0wrote:<blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left=
-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);paddi=
ng-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><font color=3D"#0000ff">Those who alread=
y have migrated to 4g, do you really see a &quot;profound&quot; difference?=
</font></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>I use 4G on Airt=
el, and it is profoundly unsettling to see the signal cycle from 4G to H (f=
or HSDPA, I assume) to E (Edge) to nothing down one stretch of a five km ro=
ad in central Delhi. It&#39;s much worse in the boondocks.=C2=A0</div><div>=
<br></div><div>If you stand very still below a mobile tower and if the prev=
ailing wind is just right, 4G works quite well in parts of Delhi.=C2=A0</di=
v><div><br></div><div>Sajan</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div class=3D"h5">On 23 May 2016 at 10:55, Arun Mehta=
 <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_b=
lank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:=
1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left=
:1ex"><div><div class=3D"h5"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>from=C2=A0<span style=3D=
"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:medium;line-heigh=
t:16px">=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-n=
ews-technology/apple-ceo-tim-cook-india-interview-iphone-hack-certified-pre=
-owned-manufacturing-2811146/#sthash.OsPMqkAh.dpuf" target=3D"_blank">http:=
//indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/apple-ceo-tim-c=
ook-india-interview-iphone-hack-certified-pre-owned-manufacturing-2811146/#=
sthash.OsPMqkAh.dpuf</a> which is an interview with Tim Cook.</span></div><=
div>=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px=
 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-co=
lor:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><p style=3D"outline:none;border:0px;=
margin:0px;padding:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:medium;line-height:16=
px;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong style=3D"outline=
:none;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inh=
erit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family=
:inherit">You have said how=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://indianexpress.com/tag/4g=
/" style=3D"outline:none;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:inher=
it;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:=
inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;text-decoration:none" targe=
t=3D"_blank">4G</a>=C2=A0is going to be a big trigger for a market like Ind=
ia. But most of the country is still is 2G and other half pay for 3G but ge=
t 2G? How important is good network to get the best out of services like th=
at of Apple=E2=80=99s?</strong></p><p style=3D"outline:none;border:0px;marg=
in:0px;padding:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:medium;line-height:16px;f=
ont-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Yah, I think that is where w=
e are today. The level of things you can do are not brought to life fully b=
ecause of the level of infrastructure here. This week I have seen some very=
 bold plans on 4G and a lot of commitment to it. I think there is going to =
be a fairly rapid change. It is not going to happen tomorrow and there is a=
 journey there, but I see the seeds already planted and we are going to gro=
w very fast over the next several months. My own observation is that video =
is more important to the Indian consumer, and yet they are held back from e=
njoying it because of the network. I do think that 4G will have a profound =
effect, I am not talking about evolutionary, but it will be profound. It wi=
ll be great to see that happen.</p><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It =
must be hard for the telcos to manage data and voice in 2g, 3g and 4g. They=
 do seem to be trying to get people to move to 4g. Those who already have m=
igrated to 4g, do you really see a &quot;profound&quot; difference?</div><s=
pan><font color=3D"#888888"><div><br></div><div>Arun Mehta=C2=A0</div></fon=
t></span></div>
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