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Rudradeep Biswas November 30th, 2012 11:56 AM 15 COMMENTS

Reliance Infotel to Use Russia’s SPIRIT DSP’s VVoIP Engine on LTE-TDD Network

Pan India 4G spectrum winner Infotel Broadband Services Ltd, owned by Reliance Industries is reported to use a software platform made by Russian software maker SPIRIT DSP to offer voice and data on its upcoming LTE-TDD networks. Russian software maker SPIRIT (Software Products Integrated Research International Transfer) is going to provide a voice and video over IP (VVoIP) solutions to Infotel. As VoLTE ready handsets are yet to be launched, Reliance Infotel is... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 30th, 2012 11:49 AM 5 COMMENTS

Tata Docomo Intros Double Data FRC 350 & Balance Carry Forward Facility on Photon Plus

Tata Docomo has introduced another value for money offering for its prepaid data customers under Photon sub-brand. With 'Double Data Advantage' all new Tata Docomo Photon Plus prepaid customers in Karnataka will get 6GB data when FRC 350 is recharged. Not only that customers will extra 1GB data on next 4 subsequent recharges within due date of 30 days of validity period. (more…) Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 30th, 2012 2:10 AM 15 COMMENTS

Fastest Break-even: Uninor Registers Positive in first circle, UP East

Telenor got a good news as Uninor has announced that the company has achieved break-even in Uttar Pradesh East, first in India and fastest break-even by any mobile operator in any circle in India. Uninor has estimated to break-even in calendar year 2013, and this milestone is achieved ahead of the estimated time period. Now Uninor's operations in UP East are on positive note - revenues are higher than operating costs (EBITDA break-even). In UP... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 29th, 2012 1:09 PM 13 COMMENTS

Idea Wins WCA 2012 for Best Brand Campaigning, Two Year in a Row

Idea has now bagged the prestigious World Communication Awards 2012 (WCA) under the ‘Best Brand Campaign’ category at the recently held awards ceremony in London. Recognised for its popular ‘3G Population Campaign’ this year, Idea continued its winning spree at the WCA awards, second year in a row, making it the only Indian telecom brand to achieve this feat. Idea won at the Annual Awards ceremony of WCA which witnesses participation... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 28th, 2012 9:37 PM 4 COMMENTS

Cellular Operators Association of India Disappointed With Rajasthan High Court order

The GSM operators body COAI, is disappointed by the Rajasthan High Court's order, issued on Tuesday. "We are disappointed by the order and will determine the industry's future course of action on the matter once we have the formal order and have studied all the details closely. The industry has always been compliant with norms related to exposure limits and will continue to work actively along with the Government of... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 28th, 2012 1:28 PM 49 COMMENTS

Telenor to merge with Tata Tele : Another Media Speculation ?

In an interesting development Telenor is reported to be in talks with Tata Teleservices to merge their operations in India. Though the media reports suggest that it may happend only after country's telecom regulator comes out with an abstract M&A rule. Both Telenor and Tata Telesevices are silent on this market speculation. Considering earlier market report of CDMA operator Sistema Shyam Teleservices (operates under MTS India ) buying GSM/3G/BWA service... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 28th, 2012 12:17 PM 24 COMMENTS

Dial *99# : NPCI Brings USSD Based Mobile Payments from 23 Banks on MTNL & BSNL

Mobile Banking services in India get more universal as National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has rolled out National Unified USSD platform (NUUP) on BSNL and MTNL's GSM network. Now just dial *99# from your handset of any make and avail banking services from 23 banks as USSD works with GSM only, this new mobile banking service will be available on GSM networks, not on CDMA networks. You don't have... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 28th, 2012 10:33 AM 2 COMMENTS

Reliance Globalcom to Deploy Ciena’s 100G Solution to Upgrade FLAG Europe-Asia Submarine Network

Leading global provider of managed network and communication services for multinational enterprises and carriers, Reliance Globalcom, part of Reliance Communications has been known to use Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform equipped WaveLogic coherent optical 100G networking solutions to upgrade its FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA) submarine network. With Ciena's OPn architecture 100G solution will add massive capacity, nearly 10 times more capacity to the route that connects Egypt and Jordan to support high... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 27th, 2012 3:24 PM 10 COMMENTS

Tribunal asks Tata Teleservices To pay 5 paise SMS termination fee

The telecom tribunal has asked Tata Teleservices to pay 5 paise termination fee for every SMS delivered onto Vodafone India’s network, half of the 10 paise per SMS demanded by the latter, till the dispute is resolved. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) also directed Vodafone not to block TTSL’s SMSes terminating on its network. The tribunal also directed Vodafone to restore SMSes connectivity, in case it has... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 27th, 2012 12:54 PM 55 COMMENTS

Tata Docomo Notifies about Intra Circle MNP after 2 Years of Launch: We Fell in the Trap

Mobile number portability (MNP) was launched in India in November 2010, that's two-year back. Now after 2 years of MNP launched, Tata Docomo sends SMS to its subscribers: 'Hi! Intra circle Mobile number Portability facility is available with all telecom service providers. You carry your old number & move into new service provider.' Almost everyone know that MNP is available within a circles (i,e, intra circle) but it is not... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 26th, 2012 4:36 PM 8 COMMENTS

MTS India Offers Unlimited Local Calling for Rs 666 in Kolkata & WB

MTS India, CDMA voice and data services provider has launched a new range of special tariff vouchers in Kolkata and West Bengal - these new STVs are offering unlimited local calls to any network in home circle. Unlimited local calling packs from MTS are priced quite attractive - for Rs 666 recharge you will get total 30 days of free local calling without any limit, while Rs 311 recharge will... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 25th, 2012 6:29 PM 60 COMMENTS

TT Special: 2G Map of India

Following auction of 1800MHz airwave to new and existing players the landscape of mobile operators has been changed, literally. Also players like Aircel are scaling down operations in less profit making circles.Earlier I had made 3G and 4G/BWA maps, and readers asked for similar approach for 2G also. There is the service area details of all operators (more…) Read More