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Chethan S February 2nd, 2015 5:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

ABNL partners with Idea Cellular to venture into Payments Bank

Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited ("ABNL") said that it has submitted an application to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for obtaining the license for setting-up "Payments Bank". As per the proposed structure, ABNL will be the promoter of Payments Bank holding 51% equity capital. Idea Cellular Limited ("Idea"), an Aditya Birla Group company where ABNL is largest promoter shareholder, will be holding balance 49% equity capital. The Board of Directors... Read More

Chethan S February 1st, 2015 1:38 PM 1 COMMENTS

Wi-Fi’s Own ‘Magic Hour’ : Airports Reflect A Deeper Consumer Behavioural Shift

Public Wi-Fi is becoming as ubiquitous as lighting, heating and air conditioning in public spaces; today, it’s only the absence of such amenities that would be worth remarking upon. Globally, more than half of the world’s Internet users access the Web through mobile devices – that’s more than 1.5 billion people – a figure reflected in the rising sales of mobile devices. In India, this represents 86 million of the... Read More

Chethan S January 31st, 2015 6:13 PM 18 COMMENTS

Maximum billing complaints against Vodafone, Idea, Tata, Airtel & BSNL: TRAI report

As per the telecom regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), telecom subscribers of Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices Airtel and BSNL in some circles have reported maximum discrepancies in their phone bills. TRAI's guideline suggests that, not more than 0.1% of the total bills raised by a company in a service area should be disputed. However, 0.18% postpaid customers of Vodafone customers in Andhra Pradesh, 0.33% in Assam and... Read More

Chethan S January 26th, 2015 4:40 PM 2 COMMENTS

International: Vodafone signs a new Partner Market agreement with DOCOMO PACIFIC

Vodafone signed a new Partner Market agreement with DOCOMO PACIFIC for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) building on Vodafone’s strategic partnership with NTT DOCOMO. Under the non-equity partnership agreement, DOCOMO PACIFIC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT DOCOMO, becomes Vodafone’s preferred partner in Guam and the CNMI and the two companies will jointly offer business and consumer customers a range of products and services. “We are... Read More

Chethan S January 18th, 2015 10:48 AM 29 COMMENTS

Net Neutrality – The Concept and its Importance in the Indian Context

SYAM (an imaginary Indian Character) read the news about the recent NET NEUTRALITY Debate in India and seeing his anger his friend Ram became curious about what this is all about. Ram: What is net neutrality? Syam: The term implies that all traffic on the Internet has to be treated equally by ISPs (Internet Service Providers). This is why today we pay for only the data that we consume and not... Read More

Chethan S January 1st, 2015 4:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Discover Graduate Program – Unique way to seek Talent

Vodafone India Limited, will hire over 130 management trainees by 2015, through their ‘DISCOVER CAMPUS PROGRAM’- a signature cadre program designed for grooming business leaders of tomorrow. DISCOVER is an aspirational ‘management trainee’ program that provides fast-track career growth, exciting and challenging opportunities and a potential to connect with fellow alumni open in nations where Vodafone operates. Since the launch in 2010, Vodafone has hired 292 fresh talents through the DISCOVER... Read More

Chethan S December 25th, 2014 5:23 PM 3 COMMENTS

TRAI to notify new norms on call drops by next year, will it make any difference ?

"Hello, are you there?" We frequently fave call drops and with no standard definition of a dropped call the telecom regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is likely to issue new regulations and penalties on the same by early 2015. It is reported that there would be higher penalty for telecom operators which are found offering inefficient services leading to call drops. The calls are dropped due to the... Read More

Chethan S December 21st, 2014 11:58 PM 12 COMMENTS

Vodafone loses appeal over its spectrum licence extension in six circles

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) has rejected Vodafone India’s plea to extend the validity of the operator’s licences in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh (East) circles. The operator’s licences in the seven circles will expire in December 2015. Earlier, Vodafone had approached the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for an extension of these licences for a period of 10 years but DoT’s refusal made the telecom operator... Read More

Chethan S December 19th, 2014 4:18 PM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone to offer free Wi-Fi services in Delhi’s Khan Market area

Vodafone Delhi, has announced the launch of free Wifi services in Delhi’s Khan Market area. Visitors can simply SMS ACT TRYWIFI to 111 to access the Wi-Fi. Covering the entire Khan Market, the deployment of Wi-Fi hotspot would ensure seamless connectivity across the market. Vodafone customers need to SMS ACT TRYWIFI to 111 and avail – 50 MB data every day for 30 days. NON Vodafone customers can collect their... Read More

Chethan S December 17th, 2014 4:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Idea Introduces Smartwifi Hub, 3G Wi-Fi dongle with 1500 mAh in-built battery for Rs. 2999

Idea Cellular has announced the launch of a new 3G wifi dongle - ‘Smartwifi Hub’. The dongle connects up to 10 devices with a download speed of 21.6 Mbps and an upload speed of 11 Mbps. Key Features of Idea Smartwifi Hub HSPA+ speeds of upto 21.6Mbps DL & 11 Mbps UL Supports Wi-Fi b/g/n, 10 Wi-Fi connections Battery 1500mAh WiFi Storage Hub – Share your SD card data with... Read More

Chethan S December 17th, 2014 12:02 PM 1 COMMENTS

Amdocs to help BSNL and SBI to offer mobile financial services to India’s unbanked population

Amdocs’ Mobile Financial Services solution, in association with Triotech’s solution will enable SBI to offer mobile financial services to India’s unbanked and under-banked population, using the mobile network of BSNL. The solution will be delivered under a five-year services contract. “Our partnership with SBI is an additional step in bridging the rural-urban digital divide, using BSNL’s ubiquitous mobile network and wide reach of agents,” said Anupam Shrivastava, director, consumer mobility,... Read More