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Chethan S March 9th, 2016 7:13 PM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL orders all circle and district heads to secure Wi-Fi hotspots

State-run telecom operator BSNL has ordered all circles and districts to ensure that their Wi-Fi hotspots in the de-licensed band are secured. BSNL is currently working on setting up 40,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots in the country to counter its inadequacy in providing 4G data services. However, it recently launched 4G services using 2600 MHz spectrum in Punjab under a pilot. The telco, under the scheme, has so far set-up over 500 Wi-Fi Hotspots... Read More

Chethan S March 6th, 2016 5:41 PM 4 COMMENTS

How GIS has made Operations simpler for Telecom Service Providers?

Over the years, we have come a long way in terms of using maps. Many of us just can't imagine how we would travel to a new locale without Google Maps. The live traffic feature with estimated travel duration is a fantastic feature for anyone who wants to estimate how long would it take to reach a place. All this has been possible with the democratisation of GIS (Geographic Information... Read More

Chethan S March 6th, 2016 12:10 PM 21 COMMENTS

Airtel Corporate customers can now use prepaid data packs on postpaid connections

Airtel has introduced Prepaid on Postpaid’ plan a flexible solution to customers by offering prepaid data packs on top of their respective postpaid corporate plans. This is yet another industry first from Airtel. However, some customers on corporate plans are unable to access mobile internet on their connections, as their (respective) company policy does not allow it or limits the use of mobile data under their plans. This, in several cases,... Read More

Chethan S February 17th, 2016 10:52 AM 9 COMMENTS

Transparent broadband services: Last date to file counter comments to TRAI

On January 20th,2016 Trai came up with a consultation paper named "Draft Direction under section 13, read with clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 11, of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997) to service providers for delivering broadband services in a transparent manner by providing adequate information to broadband consumers". This paper suggested defining broadband as a 512kbps connection. SAVETHEINTERNET coalition took part in this... Read More

Chethan S February 15th, 2016 4:34 PM 4 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio forms alliance with eight global telcos to expand reach

Reliance Jio Infocomm, MTS, BT, Deutsche Telekom, Millicom, Orange, Rogers, TeliaSonera and TIM—have joined hands to build a new Partnering Operator Alliance that will allow partner businesses to more efficiently and quickly bring innovative products and services to customers around the world. These telcos are aiming to reach a potential customer base of around one billion customers in more than 80 countries around the world with this collaboration. The Alliance... Read More

Chethan S February 13th, 2016 10:07 PM 51 COMMENTS

Airtel wants to take you to the dial-up Internet Era

Recently TRAI had sought comments for a draft direction on delivering broadband services in a transparent way. In addition, to seeking comments on transparency measures like clear information of tariff plans and timely usage alerts, there was a key element on broadband speeds - ensure that download speed of broadband service provided to the fixed broadband subscriber is not reduced below 512 kbps in any broadband tariff plan What caught... Read More

Chethan S February 13th, 2016 1:05 PM 2 COMMENTS

Usha Shriram partners Champion Computers to source locally manufactured mobile phones

Usha Shriram said that it has partnered with Champion Computers to start manufacturing of mobile handsets to foray into the country’s sugeing handset market. Champion Computers has initially plans to manufacture six feature phones and four smartphones with a frequency of adding 3-4 new models every month. “Associating with Champion Computers for manufacturing of mobile handsets under USHA SHRIRAM brand is a win-win situation, and we’re delighted by the benefits hence... Read More

Chethan S February 11th, 2016 5:50 PM 6 COMMENTS

Net Neutrality: Facebook kills Free Basics in India

Social networking major Facebook has finally discontinued its controversial Free Basics from India following the Trai’s recent regulation that barred discriminatory pricing of data services. The regulation also put a ban on zero-rated products in the country. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the development, and said that Free Basics is no longer available to people in India. Facebook positioned zero-rated Free Basics, earlier known as internet.org, as the platform to connect the... Read More

Chethan S February 5th, 2016 2:00 PM 13 COMMENTS

Ericsson launches Gigabit LTE to tap growth opportunities globally

Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson has launched its new Radio System software and hardware supporting 1 Gbps user peak rates and a hyper-scalable radio access network (RAN) architecture. With LTE subscriptions forecast to reach 4.1 billion by the end of 2021, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25 percent, and increased data consumption per subscription, operators are challenged to efficiently scale their networks while ensuring great app coverage for their... Read More

Chethan S February 1st, 2016 1:50 PM 45 COMMENTS

BSNL employees may not get salary hike this time: Reports

BSNL, the state-run telecom operator, is leaving no stone unturned to become a profitable entity in the highly competitive telecom market, which is ruled by private carriers. In a bid to further solidify its efforts, the PSU may decide not to give its employees salary hike as announced in the seventh pay commission if the company runs in loss in the coming year. BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Anupam Shrivastava,... Read More

Chethan S January 26th, 2016 2:12 PM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel, Reliance Jio plan faster LTE services via carrier aggregation tech: Report

The 4G LTE war is yet to start in India, but telecom operators like Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Idea Cellular have already started considering deployment of LTE-A (Advanced) and LTE-U (unlicensed) using the carrier aggregation technology to offer faster and stable fourth generation services in India, ET reported on Tuesday. The country’s leading telco, Airtel has started carrier aggregation trials for LTE-A, the report said, adding that Reliance Jio... Read More

Chethan S January 26th, 2016 12:16 PM 1 COMMENTS

Nokia conducts world’s first eMTC field trial on KT’s LTE network

Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia said it recently conducted the industry's first eMTC field trial Korean telco KT. The trial marks an important milestone for the Internet of Things, allowing for coexistence with the existing LTE network as well as providing extended coverage. The trial was conducted on KT's LTE network using Nokia's Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station wherein eMTC utilized only 1.4MHz of the full 20 MHz LTE system, leaving... Read More