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P K Tarun November 21st, 2013 4:03 PM 60 COMMENTS

BSNL To Capitalise on Chennai Facility to improve GPRS experience for Maharashtra and Goa Subscribers

Due to to GPRS traffic surge in Maharashtra and Goa circle BSNL will be soon depending and routing its traffic to its Chennai Facility for its subscribers in Goa and Maharashtra. BSNL has also planned to increase the fibre optical connectivity between the 74 BTS to improve the connectivity for the GPRS and 3G connections across Maharashtra. The planned implementation will help end users to have faster download experience along... Read More

P K Tarun November 20th, 2013 6:03 PM 20 COMMENTS

Government Plans huge investment to increase rural Wi-Fi connectivity

DOT and the Ministry of Rural Development are jointly considering extending Wi-Fi services in rural areas using the National Optical Fibre Network. The proposal would require a capital expenditure of Rs. 3,000 to 4,000 crore according to an estimate by DoT. Besides, the operational expenditure every year will be Rs.2,060 crore. While the OFC network will be rolled out up to the Gram Panchayats, the last-mile connectivity will be given... Read More

P K Tarun November 20th, 2013 2:08 PM 15 COMMENTS

Aircel Partners with D-Link, offers free 3G data for customers who activate Aircel 3G SIM on D-Link data Card

Aircel has partnered with D-Link to offer 3G data benefits to its customers across the country. The reverse bundling offer will enable customers to get 1 GB of free 3G data per month for a period of 3 months. The offer will be available for customers who activate an Aircel 3G SIM on D-Link data card namely ‘D-Link DWM-156’ and routers namely ‘D-Link DWR-512 and DWR-730’. The partnership is aimed... Read More

P K Tarun November 19th, 2013 4:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm’s Smartwatch Toq to hit the shelves wef Dec 2 priced at $349.99

Qualcomm’s Toq Smartwatch will be available for end users starting Dec 2nd and will be priced at $349.99. The device has been positioned as a complement to your Android device. While Apple and Google are still expected to join the league sometime later this year or by mid 2014, Sony, Samsung and Qualcomm are the most important names in this race. Features of Qualcomm Smartwatch Toq 1) Its Mirasol technology based... Read More

P K Tarun November 19th, 2013 3:51 PM 12 COMMENTS

TRAI – Crowdsourcing views/ Opinions on calling cards, intends to make STD and ISD cheaper

The STD and ISD calls will come down as TRAI started the process to make calling cards more friendly and attractive for end users. The objective of the consultation paper is to discuss the various issues related to revenue sharing arrangements for Intelligent Network Based Calling Card Services. This Consultation Paper provides the relevant background information and discusses the need and methodology to determine the charges to be paid by... Read More

P K Tarun November 18th, 2013 7:04 PM 33 COMMENTS

Exclusive: BSNL To Launch “Re 1 BSNL Store” Soon, to compete with pvt operators

As per our sources BSNL will be soon implementing "Re 1 BSNL Store" for its customers like how private operators like airtel has implemented to encash its subscribers by offering various value added services at one place. BSNL store will be both available on WAP and Desktop version which is a win win thing for end users. This clearly shows BSNL is not in a mood to compromise the competition be... Read More

P K Tarun November 12th, 2013 11:27 AM 50 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Reduces 2G data tariff by 90% across all circles, 3G data tariffs now at par with 2G

Idea Cellular has announced revision of its 2G and 3G data tariffs across the country. Idea has reduced 2G data tariff by up to 90% across all 22 circles, enabling users to avail 2G data at 2 paise/10 KB. Idea’s 3G users will now be able to save upto 30% on their monthly data charges as the same tariff will also be available across all 10 Idea 3G circles, namely -... Read More

P K Tarun November 7th, 2013 5:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

Videocon Telecom introduces M-health; mobile based Ayurvedic health service

Videocon Telecom has introduced specialized Ayurvedic mobile health service for its subscribers. This wellness service is developed in collaboration with world renowned JIVA Ayurveda Group and offers specialized Ayurvedic treatment to the masses. This Ayurvedic health service will provide access to top Ayurvedic doctors round-the-clock and is exclusively available by dialling 535133, which is chargeable at Rs. 6/min. The service is managed through Asia’s largest Ayurveda Telemedicine Center with a... Read More

P K Tarun November 7th, 2013 1:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

The GoI’s note to ISPs reveals rising defacement of Indian Websites issues various security guidelines

As per our internal sources Govt of India has sent a note stating observation done on the recent hack attack on Indian websites from June 2013 - August 2013. According to the note a total number of 2858 sites were hacked in the month of june , 2380 in July and 4191 in August 2013 respectively, couple of months back even sites like BSNL and MTNL were targeted by hackers which... Read More

P K Tarun November 5th, 2013 8:57 PM 26 COMMENTS

BSNL To stop its full value 3G Combo Plans, Tablets Plans & Combo Data Vouchers Starting November 11

Back in 2011 BSNL launched four consumer friendly combo plans for its prepaid, postpaid and Prepaid 3G mobile users across all telecom circles now BSNL has decided to stop the combo plans. These plans such as Rs 300 Rs 500 , Rs 100 & Rs 2000 will be stopped by BSNL starting November 11. The 3G combo Plans of Rs.300 provides 300 MB 3G Data, 300 Voice call(Local/STD), 300 SMS... Read More

P K Tarun November 5th, 2013 4:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

mPassport Seva Mobile App now available on Windows and Apple iOS platforms

mPassport Seva mobile app which was launched on Android platform is now available for both windows and iOS platforms. mPassport Seva Mobile App enables Indian Citizens to access Passport related information on their Smartphones. This application provides a wide variety of services such as status tracking, locating a Passport Office and other general information. The application provides information on various steps involved to obtain a passport related service and related phone... Read More

P K Tarun November 1st, 2013 1:26 PM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel’s Offers 50% Discount on Monthly Rentals for iPhone 5S and 5C Customers

Airtel will be offering its customers 50% discount on Monthly rentals for iPhone 5S and 5C customers, airtel customers can avail Rs 600 plan for Rs 300 along with 200 MB 3G data and 300 national and local SMS along with 500 local minutes for 1 year. The premium plan comes for Rs.1000 which will be offering 1500 local minutes along with 3072 MB free 3G data . As of... Read More