Will 3G continue to suck in India?

Since the first commercial launch of 3G by NTT DoCoMo in Japan in 2001, 3G technology has been widely adopted by many countries across globe. As I have mentioned in another post, in India, 3G services were brought by the two state-run telecom services providers – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) during the first quarter of this year (2009). The 3G service was made available in selected cities of India but the dreams of both telcos to build a large 3G customer base have been smashed already and MTNL has invited expressions of interest from Indian and foreign companies to run its 3G services in India in a franchise arrangement. Read more.