GSM-based

Enter RCOM, which, in most likelihood, will allow Reliance to exclusively re-brand and re-sell its GSM-based voice services.

India's Telco Battle Pits Ambani Against Mittal 2011

Nearly 90% of India's 880 million cell-phone users subscribe to GSM-based mobile services.

India May Charge Telecom Firms for Excess Bandwidth R. Jai Krishna 2012

GSM-based services account for more than 80% of the 750 million mobile phone users in India, the world's second-largest wireless telecom market.

India Number Portability Trend Favors GSM R. Jai Krishna 2011

A large majority of India's 865.71 million mobile-phone subscribers use GSM-based services.

India Lobby: 3G Roaming Pacts Don't Violate Rules R. Jai Krishna 2011

Customers will have one year to give up their CDMA-based phones, and AT&T will spend about $400 million over the next two years to transition the networks in the 79 service areas from CDMA to its GSM-based network.

AT&T Keeps New Wireless Entrants at Bay for $2.35B 2009

This time around, Apple considered a dual-mode phone that would let users roam on GSM-based networks, one of the people briefed said.

Apple Readies Verizon iPhone Yukari Iwatani Kane 2010

Meanwhile, Tata Teleservices Ltd.--which got licenses in 2008 to add GSM-based technology to the CDMA-based platform it was then offering--has provided certain clarifications sought by the probe agency, a senior executive with direct knowledge of the development said.

India's Telecom Scam Probe Deepens R. Jai Krishna 2011

A large majority of India's mobile-phone subscribers use GSM-based services.

India Mobile-Phone Firms Face Cash Crunch R. Jai Krishna 2011

Instead of announcing LTE rollouts, carriers are talking up their upgrades to HSPA+, a small, software-based step up from existing GSM-based 3G networks.

MWC: HSPA Is Stealing LTE’s Thunder 2009

In the decade since it first set foot in India, Nokia has captured nearly 60% of the country's US$5. 6 billion handset market and has a 62% share of GSM-based phones, according to research firm IDC.

Rural Calling: Can Nokia Sustain Its First-mover Advantage? 2010