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October 18th, 2016 6:29 PM 42 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio has threatened top telcos’ major revenue contributor with free voice offering

Reliance Jio has threatened India telecom operators’ major revenue contributor, voice, with the launch of life-time free voice calls, and its launch strategy will squeeze operational cash flows of the Indian telecom sector in Fiscal year 17-18, according to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra). Top telcos such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular’s debt burden will also go up with the increase in spectrum and non-spectrum debt capital expenditure... Read More

October 18th, 2016 8:15 AM 6 COMMENTS

Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao seeks level playing field, stable policy

Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao has sought a predictable policy regime, level playing field and fair application of goods and services tax (GST), during his first meeting with telecom minister Manoj Sinha. Indian telcos, including Vodafone, have asked the government to cap the rate at 15% under GST as higher rates would drive up cost of provisioning services. Higher cost will also result in higher phone bills for both prepaid and... Read More

October 17th, 2016 2:44 PM 35 COMMENTS

Trai may be planning a crackdown on online video ads as they eat into consumer data packs without knowledge: Report

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai), the country’s telecom regulator, seems to be preparing for a crackdown on unsolicited online video ads that download automatically without consumers' knowledge, ultimately eating into their data packs, leading to higher costs for them. The regulator will now hold a seminar in Hyderabad on October 24 with industry experts to examine concerns over unsolicited online video ads, a PTI report said, adding that... Read More

October 17th, 2016 1:16 AM 44 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio now uses 10 MHz spectrum in Band 3 to offer 4G services in Kolkata

Reliance Jio has completed the upgradation of its network in the Kolkata circle with the deployment of unused 5 MHz spectrum block in the band 3, now running the network with a total of 10 MHz spectrum in the band 3, according to information shared by a tipster. The move will help the company offer better speeds to customers in the circle. The Mukesh Ambani-led telco is running 4G services using the... Read More

October 16th, 2016 4:29 PM 11 COMMENTS

Netflix’s ISP Speed Index: Spectranet fastest internet service provider with 2.17 Mbps speed, pips Bharti Airtel

Spectranet has emerged as the faster internet service provider (ISP) with 2.17 Mbps speed in the Netflix’s ISP Speed Index, piping India’s leading telco Bharti Airtel, which had 2.10 Mbps broadband speed. The index ranking shows that Bharti Airtel has lost its first position to Spectanet due to decline in its broadband speeds. The telco had earlier topped the chart with 2.21 Mbps speeds, while Spectranet improved its speeds from 2.13... Read More

October 14th, 2016 8:08 PM 15 COMMENTS

India lost $968 million due to max 22 internet shutdowns

As many as 22 internet shutdowns occurred in India between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016, costing the country a total of US$968 million, contributing to a total global cost of US$2.4 billion due to internet blackouts, findings by Brookings reveal. India and Iraq jointly captured the top spot for observing maximum internet shutdowns. The non-ISIS controlled parts of Syria stood at third spot with 8 shutdowns, followed by 6... Read More

October 14th, 2016 11:18 AM 93 COMMENTS

Local mobile resellers sell Jio SIMs in black, charging up to Rs 500 across metros: Report

Local mobile resellers have been selling Reliance Jio SIM cards in black for a price ranging from Rs 200 to Rs 500 per SIM across metro cities, even as the telco’s authorized stores--Reliance Digital and Express Mini stores—fail to meet consumer demand. There has been a huge demand for Jio connection which comes loaded with unlimited data and 4,500 voice minutes for the first-three months, till December 31, 2016. These local... Read More

October 14th, 2016 9:15 AM 44 COMMENTS

Vodafone and Idea bet big on 2500 MHz TDD-LTE in India, device ecosystem still relatively underdeveloped

Vodafone and Idea will create a new LTE ecosystem in the country on 2500MHz band (TDD-LTE on Band 41). Both companies did not have any spectrum in the 2300MHz band and they are currently offering LTE-FD on the liberalized 1800 MHz band only. Vodafone has acquired 2500MHz spectrum in 14 circles while Idea won the same in 15 circles. While Vodafone targets metro circles and mostly cat-B circles for its... Read More

October 13th, 2016 12:34 PM 43 COMMENTS

Aircel to offer 1GB 3G data at Rs. 24

Aircel, in its aggressive bid to redefine data consumption, is encouraging its existing and potential customers to enjoy 1GB of 3G data for just Rs.24 with a validity of 28 days. To avail ‘1GB 3G data at Rs.24’, all existing and new customers first need to recharge with Rs.329 that would give them 2GB of 3G data with a validity of 28 days. These customers, henceforth, can enjoy 1GB of 3G... Read More

October 12th, 2016 10:54 PM 17 COMMENTS

BSNL to invest Rs 2500-cr to install new sites, WiFi hotspots & fiber by March

In a bid to keep up with the competition, Government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will invest Rs 2,500 crore between October and March to expand mobile network, install Wi-Fi hotspots besides bolstering core network. The ailing telecom operator has already invested Rs 1,500 crore during the first half of the fiscal in these projects in the country. Besides this Rs 4,000 crore investment for the full fiscal-year, the... Read More

October 12th, 2016 6:27 PM 5 COMMENTS

Vodafone India may sell its Rs 1200-cr worth data center to reduce debts

Vodafone India may sell its data center, built at a cost of Rs 1,200 crore, in Navi Mumbai, to further reduce its debt, even as the British parent of the company converted already converted debt worth Rs 47,700 crore to lighten the balance sheet, Economic Times reported. Vodafone Group has decided that its Indian subsidiary would divest all non-core assets, including the data centre, the report said, adding that “two... Read More

October 10th, 2016 9:30 AM 19 COMMENTS

BSNL goes bullish on data play, plans to ramp up mobile broadband capacity by 600 terabyte

State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will increase its mobile broadband capacity by up to two-fold to 600 terabytes in a month in a bid to stay relevant in the country and to better compete with private players that are already offering 4G services. The telecom operator said that it sees enormous increase in usage of mobile data on its network. The surge in demand for mobile data... Read More

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