Vodafone India customers will now be able to use Opera Web Pass which will allow Vodafone to package internet access in an easy-to-understand and affordable way. It enables Vodafone to replace complex, KB/MB-based data plans with time-based or content-based web-pass packages. For example, users can pay to browse social-networking sites for a day or an hour, rather than having to keep track of the MBs they have consumed. This... Read More
“Know more = No Ullu banana”, is the new Idea! This is the essence of the latest brand campaign by Idea Cellular, featuring its Brand Ambassador Abhishek Bachchan. The ad highlights the power of mobile internet on the Idea network, and how it can empower users to evade unscrupulous situations and people in India. Idea’s new ad rides on a catchy jingle and a very popular colloquial phrase – ‘Ullu... Read More
Facebook will be buying the popular multiplatform mobile messaging application Whatsapp for $19 billion. As part of the deal WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum will join Facebook's board, all though Facebook has their own popular chat app Facebook Messenger, just like they had their own photos platform before they bought Instagram. Like Instagram, WhatsApp will remain its own app but we have to see how long its gonna be the same.As... Read More
Loop Mobile today announced a strategic agreement for their operations in Mumbai service area with Airtel. The proposed association will undergo seamless integration once definitive agreements are signed, and is subject to regulatory and statutory approvals. The agreement will ensure continuity of quality services with wider network coverage with strong retail presence. The proposed transaction will bring together Loop Mobile’s 2G/EDGE enabled network supported by 2,500 plus cell sites, and Airtel’s... Read More
Now Airtel customers in Bangalore on Apple iPhone 5s or 5c will be able to experience 4G on their mobile at the current 3G prices. Customers have to just change their existing SIM to a 4G SIM to start enjoying 4G on mobile without any need to migrate from their existing data plan. We also did a hands on airtel 4G on mobile during its initial days. Airtel mobile customers... Read More
Idea Cellular will now has the ability to launch 4G services in Kerala with 10 MHz, and in Maharashtra & Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, and North East, using 5 MHz of contiguous 1800 MHz spectrum won in each of these service areas, besides the right to deploy the 3G services with 5 MHz on the 900 MHz band in the strategically significant metro market... Read More
Airtel will be rolling out 4G networks in various circles using FD-LTE technology in the 1800 MHz band besides its existing TD-LTE roll-out in the 2300 MHz band, giving it a pan-India 4G footprint. Airtel has acquired 115.0 MHz spectrum for a total consideration of Rs. 18,530 crores in the just concluded spectrum auction conducted by the Government of India. Bharti Airtel will make an upfront payment of Rs. 5,425... Read More
Finally a big relief for state run operators BSNL and MTNL, the cabinet has decided to refund over Rs 11,000 crore to BSNL and MTNL in return for the BWA spectrum which was returned back in 2010. BSNL will now get Rs 6,724.51 crore as refund while MTNL will receive Rs 4,533.97 crore which will be done in staged manner over a period of time. BSNL and MTNL did not take... Read More
BlackBerry today announced a price cut on its popular Q5 series phone as a festive offer. Under this offering, customers can now purchase BlackBerry Q5 smartphone for Rs. 19,990 prior it was priced at Rs 24,990 . The BlackBerry Q5 is available in three colors, red, white and black. The Q5 is packed with 5 MP rear facing camera with LED flash and 5x digital zoom, while a 2MP front facing camera... Read More
Department of Telecom has asked all telecom operators to submit compliance report with respect to accuracies achieved so far by operators, which can be used as input for deciding the methodology of measurement and for preparing roadmap for implementation of the accuracies . The note also says that the except Tata Tele services the Compliance report has not be submitted by any of the operators. In 2011 Govt asked all operators... Read More
When it comes to bringing some exclusive stories we always try to hard to go behind the scene and bring it first before its made public. In 2013 many such stories was done and we made sure you read it first before it was launched ...Some of them are listed below. December, 2012 – Vodafone India Launches Online Customer Care Live Chat Support. January 2013 - More than 400% Tariff Hike on... Read More
Another year passes by Indian telecom was filled with many ups and downs many good friends lost their jobs in Telecom in 2013 but still there is always a ray of hope that telecom in India will be better in coming days.... as far as i see 2013 was relative a bad year for Indian Telecom I don't know how many of them will agree with it .. Though in... Read More
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