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November 2nd, 2016 4:46 PM 110 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel prepares for VoLTE battle against Reliance Jio, large scale launch likely in coming weeks

Bharti Airtel is all set for a battle against 4G newcomer Reliance Jio Infocomm on the voice over LTE (VoLTE) front with a possible nationwide launch within this calendar year. The leading carrier has awarded a nationwide VoLTE contract worth $60 million to Finnish gear maker Nokia to counter Reliance Jio’s VoLTE services in India, according to a report by Economic Times. “Airtel was piloting the technology in a few... Read More

November 2nd, 2016 10:56 AM 25 COMMENTS

VoLTE smartphone demand goes up in India, courtesy free services from Reliance Jio

The launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G data and VoLTE voice services has led to a significant surge in demand for smartphones compatible with the voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) technology. Reliance Jio, which launched commercial services on September 5, is offering free voice and capped data services to its customers in the country. Almost seven out of every 10 smartphones shipped were LTE capable, while eight out of every 10 LTE capable smartphones... Read More

October 28th, 2016 1:57 PM 29 COMMENTS

BSNL to reduce workforce in India to cut costs: Report

State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is set to reduce its total workforce by 7% to 1,96,162 by April 30, 2017, from the current employee-base of 2,09,996 in 2016-17, the telco, in a response to an application filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005 by the Economic Time. The workforce phase out is part of employees attaining retirement age. Nearly 10% BSNL staff goes off the rolls... Read More

October 28th, 2016 7:21 AM 7 COMMENTS

India to have 280 million 4G connections by 2020, overall base to touch 1 billion: GSMA

India’s telecom industry will have nearly 1 billion unique mobile subscribers by 2020 up from 616 million such users in June 2016, even as the number of 4G connections will touch 280 million by 2020 from just three million at the end of 2015, global industry body GSMA said in its latest report, 'The Mobile Economy: India 2016'.   The report said that improving affordability, falling device prices, operator investments... Read More

October 25th, 2016 7:16 AM 133 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio is likely to extend benefits under “Welcome Offer” till march 2017

Reliance Jio Infocomm is most likely to extend the validity of free 'Welcome Offer' to March end 2017, as it wants to aggressively meet 100 million subscriber target. Motilal Oswal analysts, in a note, said, “Mass scale free welcome offer could continue until March 2017 to attract subscriber growth towards the celebrated 100 million mark with RJio’s indicative data pricing at Rs 130-140 per gigabyte (GB).” The prediction comes a... Read More

October 24th, 2016 4:29 AM 56 COMMENTS

Chinese companies should look at partnering closely in the “Make in India” program: Govt

The Indian government has urged Chinese companies to take advantage of the new investment and manufacturing opportunities in India, policy certainties and increased ease of business, and said that these companies should not only look at India as a market destination for their products, rather look at partnering closely in the “Make in India” program. “Indian talent and Chinese innovation can be a very potent fusion. Chinese companies need to... Read More

October 23rd, 2016 2:25 PM 3 COMMENTS

Ericsson India revenue plunge heavily in Q3 due to delayed spectrum auctions, employee count down

Ericsson, the Swedish telecom gear maker, posted 28% decline in its India revenues for the third quarter of 2016 at SEK 2.59 billion or $292 million or Rs 1,890 crore, due to delayed spectrum auctions which have delayed telecom operators’ investments for several quarters, the company said. The company had posted SEK 3.6 billion in sales during the same quarter last year. The third quarter revenue however has increased 7%... Read More

October 21st, 2016 1:36 PM 65 COMMENTS

Vodafone India to offer Free Incoming in National Roaming from this Diwali onwards

Vodafone India, has announced Free Incoming calls while roaming nationally for ALL its customers. Starting this Diwali, all Vodafone India customers, travelling anywhere in the country, can continue to talk worry free without having to cut short their conversations. Speaking on this new initiative, Sandeep Kataria, Director – Commercial, Vodafone India, said “At Vodafone, the customer is at the heart of all that we do and it is an ongoing... Read More

October 20th, 2016 12:39 AM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel starts offering 4G services in Bhopal, Raisen and Vidisha

Airtel has started offering its 4G services in Bhopal, Raisen and Vidisha. Airtel has deployed state-of-the-art FD LTE technology in the 1800 Mhz band to roll out 4G services across Madhya Pradesh. Also, in an industry first, 4G services in Madhya Pradesh have been rolled out using 10 Mhz of 1800 Mhz spectrum and this will help deliver a superior mobile broadband experience to Airtel customers in the state. Commenting... Read More

October 19th, 2016 2:15 PM 32 COMMENTS

Airtel to offer 10 GB 4G/3G data for Rs. 259 for customers purchasing any new 4G mobile

Airtel today announced an exciting data offer for all customers purchasing a new 4G mobile handset. Airtel is offering 10 GB 4G/3G data on a recharge of Rs. 259 along with any new 4G handset. 1 GB data will be instantly credited to the customer’s account and the additional 9 GB data can be claimed by the customer through MyAirtel App. The data will be valid for 28 days. Users can... Read More

October 18th, 2016 10:20 PM 49 COMMENTS

Average call failure rate on Vodafone’s network over 63% and 44% with Idea Cellular, claims Reliance Jio

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has said that Vodafone and Idea Cellular are still not releasing sufficient interconnection points (PoIs), which it said is resulting in massive call failures. Jio has written letters to both these telcos earlier this week, warning them of consequences if they continue to ignore the 4G entrant’s requirement for more PoIs . As per media reports Jio, in separate letters that were marked to the regulator... Read More

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