CVNO

CVNO is a Converged virtual netowork operator.
Interesting right..Atleast I found it so.

CVNO is one step up the value chain for MVNO.These operator buy bandwidth from carrier and resell to other operators or say consumer.
The reason for operator going virtual is outsourcing ..with vendors taking charge of operating the network.

Vendors are now driving the technology now with decising what to be implemented and what not to.

this game is always going to be confusing!!ummm

Strategy: The art of War

Came across a very good article on Art of strategy!!

http://www.iimcal.ac.in/imz/article.asp?code=Oct-05-03a

Test Ride: Aveo

GM back in biz!!

After Optra they are here with Aveo in Chevorlot kitty.

The outer look and feel is good, with mid-segment touch.

The leg space is good both in front and rear and the dashboard is jazzy.

The inner holds a sporty look and interiors along with MP3 player and AC flaps looks attractive.

Now the ride:
I tested 1.4L LS variant and the pick up was good .I could not try 0-100 kmph due to rush hour time around 5 in delhi..Even though I was oon ring road,I cud do 0-80 and that took me around 10 secs. So 12 should be for 0-100.The cut is smooth and the needles are in straight line of drivers eye,so less of diversion while driving.

AC seemed effective and engine noise was almost absent.

The gear head is traditional one,they say GM provides like one though I didnt liked it,I did not found shifting of gears that smooth and here i remembered Maruti Swift which has far better gear than this US car.
The car overall can be rated as a good car though I would be finding myself little reluctant moving it to great category.
I would definately reccomend it to young people who are looking for combo of power and comfort in mid-segment. A good car to drive in city and they claim an average mileage of 14kmpl in city.Sounds good.

Now the price:
1.4L LS will cost you around 6.4L on road in delhi.
If you want to avail loan,I can even give you rough costing.
With a down payment of around 1.6L, it wil cost Rs.11500 as EMI for 5 years.

With the current costing and features ,it is a worth buy and it definately leaves its competitor like Ford Fiesta,Accent behind.

With GM stopping sales of Corsa in India ,Aveo sales looks optimistic. The near competitor is going be Verna ,which Hyundai is launching soon,depnds on the car.

Stock Market.. Anybody there??

Well..that comment is not about Indian stock market but for myself.
I am an amateur looking for guidance to invest money in it.

Anybody listening????

now,talking biz...I can definately help people to invest inMutual funds since I have recently gain experience in fundamentals of MF and ave been investing for 2 years now and got good returns too..;)

MF are the safest and smartest way to invest and ge gains for our young generation who dont have time

Uttranchal....The foot of Himalayas

Uttranchal, UP hills as we all know them is beautiful valley in lap of river Ganges.

If one want to run away from scorching heat in capital,Rishikesh and nearby areas are the place to be.
My recent trip to rishikesh was definately an interesting one,with my mood being adventurous.
Reason, I had just booked myself a 3 day camp at rishkesh at bank of ganges.
The topsy curvy roadway takes about 40mins drive from haridwar to take you Shivpuri,where most of base camps are there.
Rafting is a great experience and jumping into flowing cold river is one thrilling experience..I was not feeling to come out...I m still feel the excitement thinking about it..
Then camping,bornfire and being little lucky like us to have landed on moonlite nite,the experience itself is great.
Morning beach volleyball was great though we lost the game by 3-2..

Kayaking again is fun though i found myself swiming in water seconds after i started,since i cudnt figuered out the funda of controlling it...and its funny but I was again swimming minutes after I tried seond time...LoL!!

The whole night dancing and leg pulling to some sleep riverside was gud.
Boozer Club people got more fun by getting their drinks and bottles chillied by making them immersed in cold flowing ganges water fr an hour..Now You got why Indian are so innovative or say JUDAG!!

Way back,we stopped at haridwar and a trip to Mansa devi by ropeway....
Ganga Aarti in evening in yet another show to watch.

Then ,next morning I found myself heading to hot plain of our saddi dilli....and believe me my ppleasant trip also ended like my current blog...

Indian Telecom MNCs

Heard about Indian IT MNCs....well anybody can tell atleast two, TCS and Infosys.

Heard about Indian MNCs in telecom..Don't be surprised,it will exist soon.

Bharti Global is going to start operations in Jersey ,Europe soon with plans to roll out network by October this year( source: CNBC-TV18)

This seems to be new page in history of Indian telecom.So far, Indian telecom market has been making news as fastest growing market and foreign operators lining up to get that cream here.
And now,with Indian operators expanding there network abroad ,Indian telecom is adding a new chapter again.
Recently, Sunil Mittal was in news with his remarks on FDI policy,where he expressed that management should be allowed to have foreign people on board like it is allowed in other countries like our Arun Sarin ,nw CEO of vodaphone.
Well, My point here is that telecom is a senstitive area in terms of security and with our motherland surrouned by enviuos and jealous enemy contry,govt is doing a good role by playing at its own terms in FDI.
Also,the primary interest of foreign operators is not governing the policies here of the market but to make money and that is why they are here. As for putting their stand and viewpoint for their benefit in market,they always have Indian representative to proposal ahead.
India, as a market is different from other countires, therefore this policy should also add on to the difference....For a change maybe!!!!!
With globalisation showing it signs in telecom too, I am sure Indian operators starting their operations across the world will definately change the rule of the game once more.

Mclaren: Where is the enthu this season

Disappointed...YES!!
McLaren Fan like me are feeling low this season,with kimi missing the action this season.

Ferrari new engine this season has worked for the team.

Schumi seems to be catching up this time..Lets see if our dude Alonso takes away the lead thi season too

Formula1: New Season Starts

Bahrain saw 2006 first formula1 race. Qualifying was disappointing for McLaren but still they could gain place at podium finishing third from 22nd position.
But Malaysia was unfortunate for McLarens.A little hit of Raikkonnen got him out of race.
I think Kimi surely need to work more to stand a chance this year. They have come with new V8 engines car and I am sure Australia will be fun packed.

Renault,you people are a tough competition this year surely with Alonso is form like last year and so his car and team. Their 2 pit strategy worked well.

Ferrari new car is surely doing good along with their luck.Schumi looks to have made a comeback!!!

Telecom Infrastructure sharing for QoS

Finally TRAI has been successful to catch operators by their ears. Declining Quality of service has got operators together to share infrastructure. As compared to previously 30% sharing, operators will now share 70% of their infrasturcture. With existing infra, they will go for revenue sharing and new deployment will see operators chipping in investment.

This will enhance quality of coverage for the consumer and effects can be seen starting from next month in April. There are few areas which out of coverage and they also can't help with it. This step will be starting first in Delhi and Mumbai to further implement in other cities.

Infrastructure sharing is an agreement among operators wherein they share network of each other thus increasing coverage and signal strength. This reduces cost and enhances the reach of coverage. This is a positive step for making consumer as the king. India is world's fastest growing market at 39% in Q4 2005 and has seen lowest tariff with an average ARPU of $10.China is also growing market but has better quality coverage.

With last mile being a challenge and focus shifting to B and C circles,infra sharing is only left option if operators want to avoid extra cost and thus increase their EBITDA.This comes with reduced OpEx.With population in village in low, infra sharing has been proposed there too for increasing the reach.

My experience at Andamans

Catching early morning flight from Chennai was rush for me. Though I was lucky to catch it on time. I was very excited for this journey but my half sleep forced me to take a small nap.

At 7.30 I woke up hearing people talking about some beautiful views....moment I saw from window. my eyes got glued to the scene. One can see beaches and sea from top with thick covered forests.

I wish I could have clicked snaps but my cell was switched off. My first impression was very positive when I came out from plane and the runaway running straight towards sea.

We were attended by personnel from megapode nest which is best of places to stay at andamans. The drive took us 10 mins through curved roads. The morning has just begun at Andamans. Finally I landed up at Megapode and finally to 3 star Room. Sound of siren took me to the garden at back and I saw a Ship moving towards the land. I was told that the port is nearby and that one can see ships passing by very close.

My father's friend were courteous to attend us and took us in his santro, I came to know that people there have to pay 25K extra for the new car freight. But they are exempted from sales tax on all the items...education is free till 12th and they have a quota for admission to professional courses across mainland (thats what they call India)

Kala Pani...I was wondering for long time when we stopped in front of a national memorial. This is famous old Kala Pani...or the cellular jail. It is one more of Britshers excellent construction, on an island when and where finding resource was a difficult task. The light and sound show takes you around the history of the islands back t British times. Very well made and preserved memorial, it gives the idea the pain, which our great heroes and freedom fighter took.

Next day was for Coral islands...scuba diving was something which was defn very exciting. Going undersea was an amazing experience and seeing sea life live along with corals. Spend time eating lovely seafood and was damn tasty. Nearby Lighthouse caught our attention and I made it to top to get whole view of the island.

Havelock Island was our next day trip. Went on a 500 seater Ship and being first time, very exciting. I was there either on the top or the nose of the ship to feel sea breeze and water around for 4 hours. Resorts there are an experience and Man!! I saw crystal clear water and green beach for first time...The water was eye-catching with shaded of blue and green. We cud walk down 500 meters down the sea which was shallow till our knee height. With cool water pushing you around.

Spend evening at another beach, which had good waves to float around. Spent night there and pushed back for port Blair the next morning. Evening was enjoyed at our uncle’s house with tasty homely dinner.
The local market is small and there is nothing which 1 can buy or carry back (Mind you, taking corals from the island is illegal) 4th day morning, boarded flight for Chennai and afternoon when I landed at Chennai the lovely memories of that beautiful and quite islands still cherished my memories.

The place is highly recommended for all. a MUST visit and good for honeymoon couples where they can defn spent quality time with each other.

Budget 06

Time clicking and Budget'06 on its way for 28th feb.
My expectation for telecom is making flat 6% tax on revenues as compared to variable tax structure in different domains
Second, excise duty on handsets to be further reduced to boost teledensity. It will also enhance related economies too.

As for vendor, definatety they will be happy to see differential tax rates abolished.There is no custom duty on import but constitute additional tax burden like excise.

Service Tax is definately a welcome but finance minister wil give a boost to growth if 10% + 2% edu cess can be ceased in telecom.

Railway Budget has come as happy news and same is expected for Finance Bill

Incredible India

Yes!! thats the tag line of Ministry of Tourism,India.And my take on that is its true to very extent.India has been blessed with diverse lovelygeography.From Deserts in west to marshy land in eastto Snow clad Himalayas to Awesome clear beaches inAndaman and nicobar islands.

more coming up ..keep watching

Rang De Basanti...a generation awakens!!

Rang De Basanti...a generation awakens!!Yes the movie speaks too the same,with story revolving around 5 young DU students who realises that the freedom for which our freedom fighters laid their life is again becoming like slavery..this time to corruption.
The first half got my memories fresh of jaipur-delhi highway where I have been for long drive and zoomed and had fu with my gang..I also remember farm house parties during my school days in kanpur.The whole night partying with equal hard studies for our career.I felt like getting my car from back home and catch pune-mumbai xpressway with lovely music on on this movie.A R Rehman has once again shown his magic of music.All the numbers are awesome and Pathshaala surely rocks.
Soha Ali Khan has vry well portrayed Delhi girl.I like girls who are simple yet smart, with no make-up .As they say beauty lies in eyes of beholder,so why do girls try to put up that goddy make-up.
My second experience watching was equally good and I njyed watching the movie secong too,feeling the freshness which youth characters have filled movie with.
I personal stand for the issue is tht I would not hve taken step to kill someone,instead wwe youth should try to participate more in political affair. And very first step is
"We all should take oath that we will cast our vote each time...to start first"
I knw the answer is that "we didnt have name enrolled in the list"..and this is where we want our youth to be proactiv....try to be part f solution and not problem :-)

IPO: Myths n Reality

Liked this article in Outlook Money
One good magazine for new investors...good work!!

http://www.outlookmoney.com/scripts/IIH021C1.asp?SectionId=1&CategoryId=102&ArticleId=5791

India Vs China: Who has winning showcase

Monday's newspaper had usual India shining news( Courtesy our media ) with PC's statement to show China what India is and has!!!

Is it real necassary to develop as a nation or to achieve good GDP to show China.

China is not achieving growth rate of 9.5% in previous years to show to any country in particular.It is keeping its zeal to progress and become most developed nation.

See their remarkable growth in infrastructure.They are working to built the best of things.

Tallest building of the world

Longest Flyover of the world.We all have seen pics of Shanghai which has around 200 flyovrers..highest number in single city in world.

COming up longest Sea bridge in the world.

Beijing airport is soon going to world's biggest airport.

Their Mesglov train is best for transportation and now its soon connecting beijing and shanghai to become fastest track.

Talk about companies..400 of Fortune 500 are in China.

Almost all MNCs have manfacturing base in China.
Talk about Telecom, we are roughly same in terms of population( Thank god we could catch them somehwhere)... and still they have 300 million against our 65 million.
Even US vendors are feeling the threat from chinese vendor.

FII for China was around $30Billion against our $7 Billion.

They have best of manufacturing facilities and now even attracted IT biggies to set-up base their.

The are of view of not letting west exploit them but they exploit the west.Thats why they see to it that they benefit more than the MNCs.


Mr.PC ,we all talk of India as IT superpower,but the fact is that IT industry grew in India because it was not promoted by India but private sector was lucky to be left away from govt Regulations.

Fate of Bangalore,world famous for IT is best exampple of poor governance by govt as compared to Shanghai which is being promoted as IT city in CHina.

You take example of one metro where the infra is in place pleave besides other cities.
Are industies realy geting proper support to grow!!

I think India should not force MNCs to setup telecom plants in India just because of $5Billion tendor ,but let them come here of what India has.

It is said Charity begins at Home..so Mr.PC do something to show Indians what India is before you show it to the world...oops!! China

Time to catch Google by their Ear!

Have you been to defence headquarter's or air base recently without
permission??
No regrets!! Google has all that the arial view properly mapped for us and now
anyone(I mean anyone!!) across globe can view arial view of all Indian defence base and estd. Courtesy...Google Earth...!!!

Wake up India.!! its time to catch google by their ears..!!
Can we easily letgo a web based company to put up anythng which can be dangerous from security point of view. With arial map easily accesible from anywhere ,it can be exploited by our enemies.As for their defence estd,they have smartly blackend the pentagon and other areas.
Indian Govt should defn raise a voice against it and so should we Indians.China has already issued a notice to google for calling Taiwan as Island of Province in google earth!!.

Further,Google has also mapped the geography wrong by cutting off PoK area from India and moving it to Pakistan. Has Google forgetten 9/11 caused by terrorists that they never thought twice before making this blunder.
It is really sad to see company who has so many indians working for them in US and with its R&D centre in Bangalore to behave in such an iresponsible manner.

Google should defn work to remove the error from their site and also respect other countries security concerns.

Belgium : Raikkonen swaps the victory agn

MClaren prooved it agn ...perfect cars..perfect drivers n perfect timingss!
though it was unfortunate abt montoyo...!!

Apna Narian also did gud..this time with a better car!! and schumi..hard luk dear!! it was nt ur fault..!!

some gud speeding !!..watch out nexttime!

Left Party: U will leave India Left Behind

It was a pleasant news when govt decided to privatise Indian airports starting with delhi n mumbai.The infrastructre of India's airports are worse than Inter state bus stand in delhi. On one side With growing economy and globalisation ,India is making a mark in western countries
to attarct there investments in India and on other hand,our basic infrastructure is so poor that it cnt support this growth.
Govt took a wise step making a beginning to atleast change the look so as to potray a better first impression to people from abroad along with convinience.But we still have some old -mind and conservative people who are just concerned over some minor issues.It is left party which has role of just playing diplomatic portraying themselves as people's party which they have never been.
Today,Left has again raised issues again the proposal of privatisation of airports saying it will decrease govt revenue.

If govt approves left proposal,it will repeat same mistake which it did in telecom.Telecom was also considered as revenue earning source before NTP.Result,poor penetration. Post NTp, govt realised not to gain from telecom but boost it to promote more revenue from areas being benefited from telecom revolution.The effect can be seen with farmers being able to connect and get best prices.This is just one example.

Same with infra,with knowledge economy it is very important for workforce to move fast and efficiently.With LCC already in and growing bigtime,there is defn better airports required which can handle the rush.
My opinion is that BOT contracts it have been seen that privatising gives govt more profits by taking the headache of operations and also providing world-class facility which is defn required to support the growth.
I hope sensible congress in centre with learned people like our honourable PM Mnamohan Singh and PC, India will see better airports in near future.

Online Retail revolution: is it possible in India

Just a tght...

India is witnessing a retail revolution spl in metros and A city.. bcoz of convenience and experience..

If these retail chains like pantaloons,big bazzar..etc goes online and enable user to order by net and get thngs delivered ,I think this idea will click.
ppl in metros are short f time and shoping after office is hectic fr many..

Most of monthly items are fix..ex person using LUX will get same lux at home also..bcoz its packed..

so i think retail chains should think from customer point and see the fruits of success.

views are invited

Kimi..keep going

Sunday race at turkey ...wish I could have seen it..

From update on net i would sense that it wud have a watch..

Mclaren i think u need to work little hard to get on top for the season!!

cheers