Beyond the Next Billion

BEYOND THE NEXT BILLION

The Case for 5G in India

A conversation with Rao Yallapragada, Director, Advanced Technologies, Intel by Shiv Putcha, Mandala Insights 5G is here. 2019 has seen...

Do emerging markets like India need 5G? Absolutely…

2018 has seen several murmurings from communication service providers (CoSPs) and the vendor community about the rapidly accelerating...

Mobile World Congress 2019 Roundup: #5G is Here

Another year, another roundup from the crazy whirlwind that is Mobile World Congress. The show continues to impress, with nearly 110,000...

Huawei doubles down on 5G ahead of Mobile World Congress

One of the perks of being an industry analyst covering the tech and telecommunications industries is that we get to visit multiple...

Mobile World Congress 2018 roundup

It’s been two weeks after the annual mayhem of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The hectic pace of the event, coupled with the...

Mobile World Congress 2018 — themes and what to expect

It’s that time of year again. A veritable who’s who of the industry will again converge on (some would say invade) the sylvan shores of...

Hike launches Total and builds a new on-ramp for the Next Billion

On January 16th, Hike, an Indian messaging and payments platform, announced a new product called “Total, built by Hike” (Total). Total is...

A “centralized Internet” will be damaging for India and other emerging markets

I came across an important article today, a long read by Roger McNamee, an early Facebook investor and mentor to Mark Zuckerberg. The...

Beyond the Next Billion — origins

With new beginnings, it's important to lay out the origin story first. As this blog takes shape, I felt it was important not only to...