The new telecom policy approved by the Cabinet will be quite a boon for the people if and when it is implemented. The Department of Telecommunication has still to work out the guidelines to put into effect this policy, which envisages one nation full number portability and one nation free roaming. There is a lot of scepticism about the actual implementation of free roaming and free number portability and it is likely that the operators will raise the base price as they are unlikely to provide anything free.
One of the objectives of the new policy is to improve tele-density so it is perplexing as to why DoT is not in favour of district-level licensing. The telecom regulatory authority had in its recommendations devoted 30 pages to why this was necessary and how it would lead to a manifold increase in tele-density. The population at the rural level has its own specific requirements. Young rural village entrepreneurs can provide telecom services as per the needs of groups of villages at the district level, and this way telecom density can be multiplied in a short time, even before 2017 when DoT expects 70 per cent tele-density. It is, therefore, inexplicable why DoT says it will think about this later without giving reasons. What is wrong with now, when such a move could change the quality of life in rural areas and democratise the telecom industry further? The big players are against district licensing as it would eat into their space when they are ready to roll out services in these areas. Perhaps DoT needs to rethink fast as the larger good should prevail over sectoral interests, and this would be in sync with the government’s inclusive mantra.
Apart from this, the new telecom policy is very welcome as, among other things, it brings in transparency and takes away powers of vital decision-making from the telecom minister of the day and vests it with a ministerial panel. Perhaps there should be a time frame set for the panel so that decisions are not in limbo waiting for the panel to meet.
The other laudable provision is to make India a manufacturing hub for telecom equipment. This is a challenge as manufacturers will have to compete with China in terms of price and volume. The commerce minister is said to have expressed some apprehensions as the government would have to give local manufacturers priority over imports, and sops. The commerce minister reportedly feels this would violate the WTO and GATT agreements. This should not be difficult to handle. The US put heavy duties on Chinese solar and wind farm equipment, which were flooding the American markets. There is need to shake off diffidence and push the envelope so that the new telecom policy becomes a success.
HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE vs. Motorola Droid Razr Maxx: Battle of Biggies - ibtimes.co.uk
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Processor
The HTC smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon chipset with a dual-core 1.2GHz Krait processor. In contrast, the Motorola smartphone is powered by a TI OMAP 4430 chipset with a dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 processor. Both smartphones ship 1GB of RAM.
Camera
Both the Incredible 4G LTE and the Droid Razr Maxx boast an eight megapixel rear-facing camera with auto-focus and LED flash. The sporting features are geo-tagging and face detection. Both smartphones offer video recording of 1080p at 30 frames per second (fps) with the front camera, as well as a front-facing camera of 1.3 megapixels.
Operating System
The Droid Incredible 4G LTE runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)) whereas the Droid Razr Maxx runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread); the latter can be upgraded to Android 4.0.
Connectivity
The Droid Incredible 4G LTE features Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot and Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP wireless technology. In comparison, the Droid Razr Maxx comes with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot and Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, LE + EDR.
Storage
The Droid Incredible 4G LTE includes 8GB of internal storage, while the Droid Razr Maxx comes with 16GB. Both smartphones sport a microSD card slot with additional memory space of 32GB.
Battery
The Droid Incredible 4G LTE packs a Li-Ion 1700mAh standard battery, while the Droid Razr Maxx contains a Li-Ion 3300mAh battery.
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