Bharti Airtel, the country’s largest telecom operator by subscribers, has bought the remainder 26% stake in Augere Wireless, the company said in a filing to BSE. "Bharti Airtel Ltd has now informed BSE that Airtel has acquired remaining balance paid-up share capital i.e. 26 per cent of Augere and with the said acquisition, Augere has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airtel," the telco filing read. The telco, a few days... Read More
Vodafone, the country’s second largest telco by subscribers, is reportedly in talks with Tikona Digital Networks for buying its 4G LTE spectrum to enhance its overall 4G spectrum holding, which would allow it to better compete with the likes of Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Reliance Jio. Vodafone currently is deploying its high-speed broadband services over the 1800 MHz band across five circles of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Karnataka and Kerala.... Read More
Jharkhand state has formed a new tower policy, called Jharkhand Communication Towers and Related Structures Policy, 2015, to achieve greater and inclusive connectivity in the state, especially in rural and remote areas. Aimed at strengthening the communications and information infrastructure in the state, the policy has paved the way for seamless mobile telephony and an efficient communications network in Jharkhand. GSM lobby body COAI has lauded the move by the... Read More
Bharti Airtel has launched a special website www.airtel.in/leap that allows customers check the daily progress of the recently launched 60,000 crore network transformation program, Project Leap. The microsite will also allow customer to check how the program is progressing in their respective localities. “We are happy that the project is making quick strides in enhancing our network quality and are focused on implementing a Project Leap strategy down to each... Read More
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio is working at war footing to prepare for the upcoming employee launch event, the company’s spokesperson was quoted by media as saying. The event, which will take place on December 27, will also mark on the eve of Reliance Industries’ Founder Chairman Dhirubhai Ambani’s 83rd birthday anniversary. 35,000 RIL employees are expected to attend the event at the venue. In totality, over 1 lakh employees would... Read More
Vodafone India, the country’s second largest telco, is rolling out the 5BARz Network Extender solution onto the Vodafone India network to improve indoor coverage. The telco has issued a follow on purchase order of 5BARz Network Extender to their initial purchase orders previously announced this past summer. “We began working with Vodafone at the beginning of this year and have steadily worked through the steps necessary to begin commercial rollout... Read More
Home-bred handset maker Intex Technologies tied up with Truecaller to replace the native phone dialer with the Truecaller dialer application. Under the tie-up, the new Intex Aqua Young devices will incorporate the Truecaller and Truedialer applications. The sub-Rs 6,000 handsets are already available across the country. “With this association, we are confident of further strengthening our focus of providing a differentiated experience to our consumers and help them experience smart... Read More
The premium user base of incumbent telcos--Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India—could be early adopters of the high-speed broadband services by Reliance Jio Infocomm, according to brokerage firm CLSA. The brokerage firm said that the launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G services could pose the biggest threat to the market shares of these telcos. "As high-ARPU subscribers are likely to be early adopters of 4G, the two highest-ARPU operators are at a higher... Read More
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio Infocomm is likely to launch 4G services by the end of December in some select areas, including Mumbai, according to a note by Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoFA-ML). The firm however added that a pan-India commercial start could be delayed till April-June 2016, which would be a relief to incumbent telcos such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea Cellular. “In a scenario Jio launches by... Read More
Chinese handset maker ZTE is currently making VoLTE-ready 4G smartphones for Reliance Jio’s Lyf handset brand, a report by Credit Suisse revealed. The report also said that all the ZTE devices made for Jio’s Lyf brand are powered by Qualcomm chipsets. Currently, only Qualcomm chipsets support VoLTE functionality. Reliance Jio Infocomm is the only pan-Indian 4G operator, and it has recently started beta-testing 4G network by issuing connections to employees... Read More
Telenor India said that the network transformation drive in the country will help it contribute to the Group’s target of reducing the carbon intensity of its global operations with 40% by 2017, compared to the 2008 level. The telco has kick-started real time projects which directly impact climate & environment, social responsibility and women empowerment. Through the network modernisation project across all its 24000 sites, the company is installing equipment that... Read More
NTT Communications has bagged National Long Distance license in India through NTT Communications India Network Services, a newly established Indian subsidiary. NTT Com now will be able to launch India domestic network services by the end of December 2015. The launch will include IP-VPN and other high-quality connectivity services to meet the growing demands of companies such as automobile dealers and retailers with distributed sites across India. The company said... Read More
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where are the plans?no details , whats new whats changed?
Vi should decrease the tariff somewhere near to Jio's. So it can grab users from Airtel and Jio.
If out of 481, 108 is 5G customers. That means customer on Jio 4G network reduced from 452 million in…
In my nearest enodeB, Jio switches off b40 daily at around 1 am, restores around 6 am. b3 and b5…
If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…
