Bank of America Merrill Lynch, in its latest report, said that Reliance Jio Infocomm is likely to commercially start offering services on August 15, and it would offer free voice along with its data services. The brokerage firm expects Jio to come up with a differentiated offering, which will be unlimited VoLTE voice bundled with its data offering above Rs. 300 per month. However, it added that the unlimited VoLTE... Read More
Vodafone India, the country’s second largest telco, will shortly announce free voice service through certain packs, following the footsteps of Bharti Airtel, which on Friday launch ‘infinity’ plans that offer unlimited voice offering with bundled data. An Economic Times report, citing sources, said that Vodafone India will shortly match Bharti Airtel's move. The report also added that incumbent telcos are expected to announce more such offers in coming weeks in a bid... Read More
India's telecom department (DoT) is preparing to come up with the main auction document, also known as NIA (Notice Inviting Application), early next week, following the Cabinet nod for the annual spectrum usage charge. The NIA will will pave the way for the mega auction by September-end, which includes a debut for 4G airwaves in the 700 Mhz band. Telecom Secretary J S Deepak said the auction of mobile airwaves... Read More
Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha launched "Twitter Seva" for addressing complaints and concerns of all stake-holders in the telecom and postal sectors. Users can lodge their complaints through Twitter using #TwitterSeva hashtag and address it to @manojsinhabjp. The Minister said that the telecom ministry and Department of Post will compile a list of complaints from this Twitter Sewa and categorize them into immediate, mid-term and long-term complaints. The move comes amid... Read More
State-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is planning to upgrade its network for 4G GSM services through tender, and it may launch its 4G services during the next financial year (2017-18). The launch of 4G service will depend upon the outcome of a tender to upgrade its network for such services, Minister of State for Communications Manoj Sinha informed Lok Sabha in a written reply. The Minister also clarified... Read More
Bharti Airtel consolidated its market leadership position with 23 bps improvement in market share to 24.6% as of May 2016, followed by Vodafone at 19.1% and Idea at 17.0%. The top three telcos continued to strengthen their position with combined market share of 60.8% as against 58.9% from a year ago, according to ICRA, which said that the majority of this gain in market share has come at the expense of... Read More
Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia said that it has bagged a managed services contract from Telefonica Germany. Under the contract, Nokia will become supplier of managed services for Telefonica Germany for its fixed and mobile network operations, driving increased quality and efficiency in the process. Nokia currently provides its managed services expertise to the E-Plus network, acquired by Telefonica Germany in 2014. From September 2016 on, Nokia will extend provision... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India’s leading telecom carrier has partnered with Verizon Digital Media Services to launch new points of presence (PoPs) in Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and New Delhi, allowing the latter to further expand into the market. The partnership will provide users in India with faster and reliable access of content on the Verizon Digital Media Services platform, an official statement said. Leveraging Airtel's digital infrastructure as a gateway to India, along... Read More
As Vodafone India gets set to bring one of the World’s largest 4G network to Haryana, aspiring Vodafone 4G customers in the circle are being welcomed with free data and roaming benefits. While a formal announcement on the commercial launch of 4G services will be made shortly, customers pre booking their Vodafone 4G SIM between 01 August to 23 August 2016 will get free 1GB 4G data valid for 10... Read More
The Indian government has begun hunt for the new head of loss-making telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) after a gap of two years. The telecom PSU has been operating without a full-time CMD since May 30, 2014, when A K Garg retired from the post. According to a PTI report, the government has constituted a search-cum- selection committee under the chairmanship of Chairman, PESB for appointment to the post... Read More
Idea Cellular, has now expanded its high-speed 4G LTE services to cover 9 Districts of North East Service Area. Idea’s 4G LTE services are now available in Agartala, Aizawl, Imphal, Kohima, Mokokchung, Senapati and Tura, in addition to Dimapur launched earlier this year. Customers in Tura, Senapati and Mokokchung will have their first 4G experience on the Idea network as it is has become the first operator to make 4G... Read More
Bharti Infratel reported 71% on-year increase in net profit in the quarter ended June 30, 2016, at Rs 756 crore, against Rs 442 crore in the year-ago period, as Indian telecom operators expanded their 3G and 4G coverage, which resulted in more rented cell sites. India's only listed telecom tower firm said its consolidated revenue in the quarter grew 7% on-year at Rs 3,211 crore, while consolidated Ebitda improved to... Read More
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