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Shiv Putcha in Beyond the Next Billion

Oct 15, 2019

Fixed Wireless Access gets a massive boost from Qualcomm

Fixed wireless access (FWA) is definitely hot again!!! FWA has already had a couple of adoption cycles in the past but it is now being touted as one of the primary use cases for 5G and the one that will be one of the earliest to…

Shiv Putcha in Beyond the Next Billion

Mar 15, 2018

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 Siberian blast of cold weather that descended on the city, didn’t detract from what was ultimately an extremely rewarding week. For a show…

Shiv Putcha in Beyond the Next Billion

Feb 9, 2018

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 targeted at the Next Billion segment of users in India and aims to provide an…

Shiv Putcha in Beyond the Next Billion

Jan 8, 2018

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 article shed crucial light on the inherent problems with…

Shiv Putcha in Beyond the Next Billion

Jan 2, 2018

Beyond the Next Billion — origins

As this blog takes shape, I felt it was important not only to acknowledge new beginnings but also to explain the central theme and philosophy behind the blog. In nearly 20 years in the mobile communications industry, I have been privileged to witness several disruptive…