It looks like telecom operators in India have a single goal going forward: to match Reliance Jio in every way possible. For the first time in a long time, Bharti Airtel has lost its subscribers in August 2017, and that too not a small number. Airtel lost more two lakh subscribers in August 2017, according to Trai. And the scenario of other two incumbent operators, Vodafone and Idea Cellular is... Read More
OpenSignal, the global network reliability testing service, today released its second State of Mobile Networks report for India. In this report, OpenSignal drew on more than 7 billion tests collected this summer from 708,504 mobile devices throughout India. OpenSignal conducted this report from June 1, 2017, to August 31, 2017. In the report, OpenSignal stated that Bharti Airtel still leads the internet speed chart in India. "As it did six... Read More
In recent times, Indian consumers have become data-centric, especially after the entrance of Reliance Jio. Data consumption in 2016 and 2017 (till now) made India the top country in the mobile data usage category. Data usage on the network of telecom operators doubled in six months to 359PB at the end of June 2017, as per the Nokia Mbit report. That said, this data consumption did not include those of... Read More
Karbonn K9 Smart Grand is the latest smartphone from the Indian smartphone brand Karbonn. Like other Karbonn smartphones, the Karbonn K9 Smart Grand also caters to the entry-level segment with a price tag of Rs. 5,290. This smartphone is the successor to last year's Karbonn K9 Smart. Also, the K9 Smart Grand is one among the few entry-level smartphones which offer a fingerprint scanner. The Karbonn K9 Smart Grand offers... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today slashed termination charge for all mobile to mobile calls to 6 paise per minute down from 14 paise per minute. The revised IUC charge will be effective from October 1, 2017, and will be ultimately reduced to zero from January 1, 2020. IUC or interconnect usage charge is a fee that the caller’s operator needs to pay to the other operator if... Read More
It’s evident from the mergers and acquisitions happening in the telecom industry that every incumbent operator is feeling the heat of predatory plans offered by Jio. Every telecom operator is trying to lure customers by offering juicy recharge plans. Going forward the quality of service along with cost-effective pricing will play an important role in deciding the champion of the race. Jio has recently launched five new addon Voice Combos.... Read More
Addiction is the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity. As per a survey by Ipsos, India ranked No. 1 among 23 major internet using countries whose citizens confessed they can't live without the internet. The survey had a sample size of more than 18,000 respondents. As much as 82 percent of the total internet users in India verified the above dictum. The United Kingdom... Read More
Airtel finally rolled out VoLTE services to its Mumbai subscribers earlier today. The company was rumoured to launch VoLTE for a long time now, and finally, today is the day. So, Airtel says that its VoLTE service will differ from that of Reliance Jio's because Jio is a LTE-only network. Airtel, in a press statement, said that even in the case of non-availability of 4G, Airtel VoLTE calls will automatically... Read More
Two weeks ago, we reported that Bharti Airtel is testing VoLTE service in some parts of Mumbai. And today, a new report claims that the leading telecom operator will roll out VoLTE to the public as early as next week. A few months ago, Airtel officially confirmed that they will shift to VoLTE calling technology by the end of this fiscal. “Some customers in Mumbai and Kolkata, and then other... Read More
India's top three telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, and Idea Cellular are under tremendous pressure due to the competitive tariff plans offered by Reliance Jio. However, Reliance Jio is all set to begin its next journey of disruption with the smartest feature phone, the JioPhone. With the JioPhone, the newcomer is looking to add more subscribers to its fastest growing subscriber base. At the same time, it's making the... Read More
Indian telecom sector has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, and a new study now reveals that the sector will generate 30 lakh jobs by 2018. Roll-out of 4G technology with an increase in data, entry of new players in the market, the introduction of digital wallets and the popularity of smartphones leading to a consistent increase in demand for technology are likely to increase job opportunities... Read More
Reliance Jio is disrupting the Indian telecom market with cheaper tariff plans every single time. When everyone thought that Jio had run out of cut throat tariffs, Jio launched the most affordable 4G phone targeting the feature phone makers and the incumbent operators at the same time. The launch of Jio Phone aims to take away around 50 crore feature phone users who are deprived of data services that are... Read More
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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…
Vi just showing their greedy face more than ARPUtel these days. With minimum spectrum and network, they want to take…
