A quick word on 3G licensing

[misbaha...@googlemail.com]

Assalamoalekum All,

Just want to share a few words about auction of 3G license in
Afghanistan.

Just like in Pakistan, operators were also reluctant to purchase a 3G
license in Afghanistan. Simple reason being- the expected ARPU & the
stuff.

ATRA, the regulatory authority there, did a simple trick. Instead of
selling three or four licenses of 3G, they sold only one!
Now, with competition created, every operator was willing to buy the
license. Etisalat got it, although layman would expect Roshan to get
it. Afterall, Roshan is the market leader in Afghanistan... Okay,
rite?

The rules of business are simple. Why would Roshan want to buy 3G if
its already making alot of money from 2G. So basically Roshan would be
most reluctant to have an auction of 3G.
The competitors would like to have 3G before Roshan gets it, so that
they can nullify the early entrant advantage Roshan had in 2G in
Afghanistan.

Once Etisalat got the license, they launched it within few weeks &
immediately marketed it.

Turmoil was up in Roshan.

ATRA still continued the game. Again held auction for one more
license.
This time MTN got it.....

You can easily understand the rest of the story.

Now translate this for Pakistan.

Mobilink is the market leader in Pakistan. Why would it like 3G
license to be auctioned in PK, if they are making hell lot of money
from 2G. If 3G is to be launched, Mobilink will need to bring more
investment & still face fresh competition from competitors.
So Mobilink will use all its influence to get 3G license auction
delayed in PK.
& since we have alot of school going kids in PTA, they will always
want to auction hell lot of 3G licenses :)

I dont get it..... 'Why cant PTA do it?' Why cant PTA sell one license
of 3G.
Even the Afghans get it!

I can bet over this. If auction of just one license of 3G is held in
Pakistan, PTA would get hell lot of money per license, than if it
sells 4 licenses.

4 licenses means no competition- Warid has no money!

I have repeatedly suggested this idea of selling license of 3G one-by-
one. Instead of PTA listening to it, its the ATRA who overheard!
Wonder when will PTA wake up!

A few words on 3G feasibility in Pakistan.

If 3G is not feasible for Pakistan, how come it be feasible for
Afghanistan?

Some one said , "NATO forces will use 3G in Afg, while there are no
NATO forces in PK"
!!!


NATO will quit in 2014 ( if not before)....
Then who will use it?

"Then the operators in Afg will dismantle the equipment... rite :) "

:(


Andher nagri..............

One last thing. There is substantial increase in Etisalat/Afg
revenue,although they have launched 3G in only Kabul.