GSM Technology and Services

Rajendra Dulal
MSD.
GSM
• Global system for mobile communications.
• Launched in 1991 by Finland.
• 80 percentage of world mobile market.
• Second generation Mobile phone system(digital).
• Main Features:
▫ International Roaming.
▫ Slow data service including text message.
▫ Emergency telephone(112).
▫ Use of GPRS and EDGE for high speed Internet.
• Based on cellular concepts, i.e. MS connects to
nearby cells by searching the best one.
• Cells can be macro, micro, pico, femto according
to coverage and capacity.
• Operating frequency: 900/ 1800/1900 MHz.
• NTC uses 900 and 1800 only.
• 124 carriers in 900 and 375 in 1800 MHz.
• NTA issues 48 channels in 900 and 60 channels
in 1800 MHz( but we are using more than that).
GSM Architecture with GPRS:
• GSM architecture consists of 4 sub system:
▫ MS: Mobile equipment with SIM.
▫ BSS: BTS, BSC
▫ MSS: MSC, HLR, VLR, SMSC, AuC, EIR.
▫ OMC: OMC-R, OMC-S.
GSM in NT
• Launched in 1999.
• Projects for GSM:
▫ 10k Nortel.
▫ 50k huawei
▫ 200k huawei
▫ 1M Zte.
▫ 1800MHuawei.
▫ 600k Huawei.
▫ 3.5M ZTE.(Running)
▫ 4ook Huawei(contract signed, to roll out next)
• 5M being planned.
Customer Base:
• Total telephone subscribers till
date~5.5Millions.
• Total GSM subscribers till date~5M.
• Post paid:200 K.
• 3G: 10K subscribers.
No of BTS.
• Total no. of BTS locations: 1206
• Total no of BTS in whole Nepal:1568
• Total no of BTS locations in ktm alone:300
• Total no of BTS in Ktm:487
States of Namaste SIM.
• IDLE: From purchase till the subscriber makes call. The subscriber is not registered to the system and hence
can not make or receive any call.

• ACTIVE
After call is made, the state is active state. In the beginning, Rs. 500 is automatically added to its account and
the validity period of 6 months is given. This is the working state of subscriber. The subscriber will remain
Active as long as its account is recharged regularly.

• SUSPEND
When the Active period of Pre-paid subscriber is finished, it goes into Suspend state. In this state, no voice
call can be made or received even if there is remaining balance amount in the account. The subscriber can
dial only the management number (1414 ) for recharge and balance query but can receive Short Messages.
This period is 15 days and if subscriber recharges its account, the state is changed to Active and the remaining
balance is also transferred.

• DISABLE
When subscriber fails to recharge its account within Suspend period, its state is changed to Disable. Then
pre-paid subscriber’s account balance will be reset to ZERO and can not make or receive any call except 1414
for recharge. This period is 30 days. The pre-paid account has to be recharged within this period if subscriber
wants to retain the account (MSISDN). After this period, the number is permanently deleted from the system.
Balance query in prepaid.
• Dial 1414 and listen.
• Press 2 and listen. Then press 1 again for
account balance query.
OR

• Each time you recharge your account, the system

will inform you of your new account balance and
expiry date.
• OR Dial *400#.
• Recharge: *411*thirteen digit pins#
Recharge card. Validity Period.

50 1 week

100 20 days

200 2 months

500 6 months

1000 1 year
Services:
• Voice call /SMS.
• GPRS for Internet.
• CRBT.
• Web-SMS.
• Supplementary services.
• International Roaming.
• Value-Added services.
• 3G:
▫ Video call.
▫ Tv service.
• SMS:
▫ Short Message Center->+9779851028801.
▫ Rs 1/ 1 SMS (160 characters) to NT mobile.
▫ Rs 10 /1 SMS for International.
▫ Rs 1.25 / 1 SMS to other Service providers.
• GPRS for pre-paid:
▫ Registration charge: Rs 113 through mobile customer care center.
▫ Usage Charge: 25 paisa per 100 Kbytes.
• GPRS for post paid:
▫ Registration through SMS: send vgprs to 1400, registration is done within 15
minutes.(dgprs for deactivation)
▫ Unlimited Data: Rs 600 per month.
▫ Usage charge: 25 paisa per 100KB.
▫ GPRS configuration is different for different company and versions. All info can
be found at http://ntc.net.np/mobile/mob_gprsConfig.php
▫ GPRS configuration is also done at our customer care centers.
Basic setting for GPRS and MMS.
• Proxy Server :- 192.80.7.133, Port :- 8000

For accessing internet/WAP through your mobile handset :-

GPRS APN :- ntwap
GPRS Home Page :- http://wap.ntc.net.np (You can use your favorite site link also)
Customer can use opera mini, a web browser by downloading it through
m.opera.com. To chat and stay online, m.mig33.com and m.ebuddy.com can be used.

For accessing internet through computer by using GPRS service in your

mobile phone :-
APN :- ntnet
Leave Username, Password and any other fields blank.
• For sending and receiving MMS :-
MMS APN :- ntmms
MMS Home Page/Server Address :- 192.80.11.180
• For more info, go to http://ntc.net.np/mobile/mob_mms.php.
GPRS through computer.
• Download PC suite.
• Run PC suite.
• Click Connect- to- Internet icon
• Click setting icon
• Type of connection is detected(Data cable or Bluetooth)
• Next, Configure the connection manually
• Next, Access point: ntnet (must be in small letters) , Rest as it is and click ok.
• Now go to Start on desktop.
• click on Connect to
• click on Show all connection
• Then go to Pc suite Dial up
• Right click , properties
• set Dial no: *90#
• click Apply.
• Then go back to PC suite connect- to- internet and click connect.
• CRBT(Caller Ring back tone).
▫ Activation: send REG to 1455, CPW new
password.(Rs 1 per sms).
▫ Activation through dialing IVR no. 1609.(Rs 3 per
minute).
▫ Creating an account at crbt.ntc.net.np.
▫ Order a crbt by sending DEF+crbt no. and make it
default by sending MR+crbt no to 1455.
▫ Rs 10 per music clip valid for 15 days.
• Web-SMS.
▫ Send SMS to NTC mobile users through web-
portal http://websms.ntc.net.np/
▫ New users can sign up using PUK no for post paid
GSM and 19 digit SIM serial no at the back of
prepaid SIM.
▫ CDMA users can also register using mobile no and
RUIM number/ FWP number in your RUIM card/
C-phone.
• Supplimentary services:
▫ Call forwarding: Already activated for both. Only air
time charge. Rs 2 for pre paid/ Rs 1.6 for post paid.
▫ Call waiting: Only for post paid. One time activation
charge is Rs 1000.
▫ Call hold: Similar to call waiting.
▫ Voice mail: Forward to 011614, to listen dial 011616.
▫ Friends and family: Select two mobile and one PSTN
no. Send FNF+mob1+mob2+pstn to 1400. Now can
make call to these no’s at 90 paisa per minute.
International Roaming
• Country covered: 50.
• Inbound Roaming: 160.
• Outbound Roaming:132.
• For incoming roamers, tarrif will be.
▫ Local call: Nrs 30 / minute.
▫ STD call: Nrs 30+6/ minute.
▫ ISD call: NRS 30+45 /min( SAARC country).
▫ NRS 30+75-90/min ( outside SARRC).
• Deposit: NRS 30,000 /-
Value Added services.
• SMS based Polling/Gaming/ Entertainment.
• Like 2722, 2626…etc.
• Sharing between Service provider and NTC.
3G.
• Video call.
▫ Rs 4/min for Post paid.
▫ Rs 5/ min for Pre-paid.
• Live TV capture and streaming.
▫ ntwap access point to be selected.
▫ Also need to set ntwap connection in real or media
player.
▫ Browse tv from tv.ntc.net.np.
▫ Rs 3 per min.
More services are coming in near future.

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