October 27th, 2016 7:42 PM 128 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal says Jio’s free tariffs issue needs to settle as nothing can be free for a lifetime

Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday said the Indian telecom industry needs to settle the issue of Reliance Jio's free tariffs, adding that “nothing can be free for a lifetime.” The telecom czar also urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to look into Jio’s free services. His comments however follow the regulator’s clean chit to Jio’s tariff plans.   Incumbent telcos claim that free voice services for... Read More

October 27th, 2016 5:13 PM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone SuperNet 4G services launched in Ahmedabad and Vadodara

Backing the 4G roar, Vodafone India has launched its SuperNet 4G service in Ahmedabad and Vadodara. The service provider has already launched the 4G services in Surat, Gandhidham, Bhuj, Rajkot, Morbi, Vapi and Daman. Other locations will receive the service soon. Announcing the launch, Naveen Chopra, Chief Operating Officer, Vodafone India said, “As a steadfast partner to Digital India, we are delighted to launch Vodafone SuperNet 4G in Ahmedabad and... Read More

October 27th, 2016 7:30 AM 10 COMMENTS

Airtel deploys 4G services in Surat, Gujarat

Airtel continues to lay its 4G footprint across the country, with another launch announced in Surat, Gujarat. Airtel 4G services are already available in Ahmedabad and Vadodara. “We are delighted to launch our 4G services in the progressive city of Surat. Our valued customers can now upgrade to... Read More

October 26th, 2016 3:36 PM 32 COMMENTS

Airtel expands 4G footprint in Rajasthan by launching 4G services in Jaipur and other places

Bharti Airtel has expanded its 4G footprints in Rajasthan by launching the services in Jaipur, Didwana, Fatehpur, Ladnu, Makrana, Tonk, Rajsamand, Nathdwara, Bundi and Dungarpur. Now, Airtel 4G is available across 27 towns in Rajasthan. Airtel has launched a host of prepaid and postpaid plans for 4G services in the places. One is the pack for prepaid customers that offers 10 GB 4G data for Rs. 265 with any new... Read More

October 22nd, 2016 12:55 PM 85 COMMENTS

Customers opting for our services after Dec 3 to get new offers and tariff plans: Reliance Jio

Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telco Reliance Jio has come up with a clarification over Trai's order which limits its promotional offer till December 3, 2016, and said that its subscribers will continue to get the benefits of free unlimited voice and data under the "Welcome Offer" till December 31 2016. It however said that the promotional offer, namely, Welcome Offer, will be available to all the new customers for subscription till... Read More

October 22nd, 2016 6:31 AM 30 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G services now available at Gwalior and Ashoknagar in Madhya Pradesh, attractive prepaid and postpaid 4G plans announced

Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of 4G services at Gwalior and Ashoknagar in Madhya Pradesh. The company has deployed 4G services in the places via its state-of-the-art FD-LTE technology in the 1800 Mhz band. Also, the services in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have been rolled out using 10 Mhz of 1800 Mhz spectrum, which it claims to be an industry-first initiative. Commenting on the launch, Dharmender Khajuria, Chief Executive... Read More

October 20th, 2016 5:43 PM 68 COMMENTS

Jio welcome offer for new subscribers available upto 3rd December, once activated valid upto 31st December

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm can’t offer promotional offer beyond December 3, 2016, sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Thursday said in a letter to all other GSM telecom operators. The new 4G entrant Reliance Jio kicked off its commercial services on September 5 with the launch of free promotional offer, namely “Welcome Offer”, which the company has said will provide free access to voice service and data... 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 19th, 2016 1:23 PM 75 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio is a well engineered ecosystem with Rs 2,50,000 crore investment, developing content in 12 regional languages: Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said that Reliance Jio is a well thought-out, well executed and well engineered ecosystem with Rs 2,50,000 crore investment. In an interview to The Print, a digital media outfit owned by senior journalists Shekhar Gupta and Barkha Dutt, Ambani also termed the ongoing fight for inter-connectivity as ragging by the top telcos like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. Ambani compared Jio to a... Read More

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

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