Standards Target

Senior officials from the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and the GSM India, Department of Telecommunications, others from the regulation, vendor and content communities attended GSM > 3G India 2006 conference.

The day came to a close looking not at the low cost segment, but instead at India’s wireless 3G future as licenses are expected some time in the first half of 2006. Bharti Telesoft, Siemens and Ericsson delivered their vision of 3G in India covering network expansion, evolution and architecture as well as the potential for VAS using higher data rates. Naresh Gupta, Hutchison Essar and Chair, GSM India suggested that the 3GSM open standards provide a sustainable roadmap for Indian operator, allowing for backward compatibility and economies of scale.

From above it is clear that, standards for deploying 3G services are targetted towards Indian service providers and 3GSM open standards is key solution.