4G in India

November 10th, 2016 2:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

After Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Bhavnagar in Gujarat get Airtel 4G services

After the recent launch of 4G services in Ahmedabad, Airtel continues to expand its 4G footprints in Gujarat by launching the services in the cities of Rajkot and Bhavnagar. Besides the aforementioned three cities, Airtel 4G services are also available in Vadodara, Surat and Anand in Gujarat. Airtel 4G in Gujarat has been rolled out using spectrum band of 1800 MHz (FD-LTE). The services can be accessed via a wide... Read More

November 9th, 2016 10:31 AM 52 COMMENTS

Jio Magic: Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and BSNL line up attractive offers to retain subscribers

Reliance Jio has set the telecom market on fire with its unlimited VoLTE calls, SMS and 4G data offer. While the offer first started with only Lyf phones, it gradually took over almost every 4G supporting smartphones in the country by weekly releasing the list of  phones that would get its 4G VoLTE support. Jio is fighting a long drawn war for more interconnect points, meanwhile its competitors are busy... Read More

November 8th, 2016 2:34 PM 16 COMMENTS

Airtel Rolls out 4G services in Dehradun, Haridwar, Roorkee , Rishikesh, Rudrapur and Haldwani

Airtel today launched its 4G services in Uttarakhand starting with Dehradun, Haridwar, Roorkee, Rishikesh, Rudrapur and Haldwani and will soon be extended to 20 plus more towns as well. With the launch, customers across these towns can now enjoy high speed mobile broadband on Airtel 4G to enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images. Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range... Read More

November 7th, 2016 5:21 PM 5 COMMENTS

Vodafone SuperNet 4G services are now available at Bahadurgarh, Jind and Bhiwani in Haryana

Vodafone India has announced the launch of its Vodafone SuperNet 4G service at Bahadurgarh, Jind, and Bhiwani in Haryana. The deployment will happen in few months throughout the state, says Vodafone. Vodafone 4G services are built on 1800 MHz band and can be accessed via a wide range of devices, including smartphones, Mi-Fi, and dongles. Commenting on the launch of Vodafone SuperNetTM 4G services in Rewari, Mohit Narru Business Head–Haryana,... Read More

November 5th, 2016 9:00 AM 163 COMMENTS

Why Is VoLTE Crucial For Airtel ?

India’s largest service provider, Bharti Airtel has recently awarded a $60 million pan-India deal to Nokia to deploy Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) technology across the country, according to a recent report by ETTelecom. While Airtel is already believed to be piloting VoLTE, other incumbents, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, are also planning to deploy VoLTE. Greenfield operator Reliance Jio, which has recently launched commercial services in the country has been marketing VoLTE... Read More

November 3rd, 2016 6:52 PM 54 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel says interconnect capacity for 75 million customers provided to Reliance Jio

Following the recent penalty recommended by the telecom regulator, Bharti Airtel on Thursday provided over 7,000 additional Points of Interconnect (PoIs) to Reliance Jio, taking the total number of PoIs provided till date to over 17,000, a capacity sufficient to serve over 75 million customers. TRAI recently suggested imposition of Rs. 1,050 crores penalty on Bharti Airtel over interconnect issue with Reliance Jio. The telco subsequently said that there was... Read More

November 3rd, 2016 3:53 PM 17 COMMENTS

Uttar Pradesh gets Airtel 4G services

Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G services in Uttar Pradesh starting with Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Allahabad, Agra, Aligarh, Bulandshahar, Hapur, Mathura, Modinagar, Muzzafarnagar and Meerut. The company will expand 4G services to more than 200 towns in coming month, announces Airtel. Commenting on the launch, Shailendra Singh, CEO – Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Bharti Airtel said, “We are delighted to launch our 4G services in Uttar Pradesh. Our valued... Read More

November 3rd, 2016 12:32 PM 105 COMMENTS

Update: Jio 4G network registers a drop-in-speed and reaches half the speed of Airtel: CLSA Analysis

In contrast to the almost stable network speeds maintained by Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular, Reliance Jio showed a fall in speeds from 7.2Mbps in September to 6 Mbps, brokerage group CLSA said in their second edition of Quality of Service Tracker analysis of TRAI’s speed test data. “With 17 of the 22 markets reporting the fall in speed, a quick subscriber ramp-up led by “free offers” (high usage) impacted... Read More

November 3rd, 2016 3:31 AM 34 COMMENTS

Here is why you should consider an upgrade to 4G even if you are already on 3G

The first thing that comes to our mind when we hear about 4G is its download speed. It’s true, thanks to its high-speed data carrying capability. But this article is not about that. I thought of writing this article when I came across many users complaining ‘what will I do with these high-speeds if it costs me ‘this much’ for peanuts of data?’. I would like to share some of... 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

November 2nd, 2016 4:07 AM 177 COMMENTS

Jio 4G in Kerala: Speeds are good, Indoor Coverage has to Improve

It has been almost a month now since Jio launched its Jio-LYF Preview offer through invite system. When it comes to 4G it is all about data speed. Incumbent operators like Airtel, Idea and Vodafone boast of their 4G speed and coverage they provide. I have been using Jio Preview offer for last two weeks in Kerala and let's see how Jio match up to its competition in terms of network... Read More

October 31st, 2016 3:16 AM 76 COMMENTS

Entry of Reliance Jio reduced the price of smartphones, but its speed still disappoints the customers

“Buy 1, Get 1,” free has always been a widely used, successful marketing tactic. Reliance Jio elusively modified it and sold this old wine in a new bottle. By offering everything for free, it successfully grabbed subscribers into its tentacles. The result, it bagged a world record by adding over 16 million subscribers to its network in a month’s time. No matter of its freebie tactic, or the subsequent complaints... Read More

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