Planning to wish your near and dear ones on the eve of Onam? Well, we have a bit of a bad news to share with our readers in Kerala if you are still don’t have free messaging apps installed in your mobile phones. Most of the operators are observing SMS ‘blackout’ this Onam when you will be charged for your SMS which are otherwise free under any plan /package. The... Read More
In order to attract more bidders who otherwise stayed away from bidding in the last two auctions, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today recommended 50-60 per cent reduction in the reserve price of spectrum for the forthcoming auction. TRAI has recommended that pan-India reserve price for per MHz of 1800 MHz spectrum should be reduced to Rs.1, 496 crore. In 900 MHz band, TRAI has brought down the... Read More
According to data released by industry body the Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI), Aircel adds maximum subscribers in July 2013, leaving Bharti Airtel and Uninor behind at 2nd and 3rd spot respectively. The company adds 755,523 users during the month, taking its total to 61.73 million. The total GSM subscriber base of India stands at 672.63 million recording a 0.22 per cent rise from the previous month with the... Read More
Our love for smartphones has strongly contributed to the overall growth of Indian Handset Market that posted revenue of Rs 35,946 crore in financial year 2013, compared with Rs 31,330 crore a year ago. According to the 18th annual 'V&D 100' survey that covered more than 30 mobile handset companies, Korean electronics-maker Samsung has finally dethroned the Finnish handset maker Nokia from the top position in FY13. The growth of... Read More
According to the latest subscription data by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Reliance Communications has added maximum number of wireless subscribers in May 2013 followed by Vodafone and Idea at the second and third spot respectively. Total wireless subscriber base in India has increased from 867.02 million in April 2013 to 870.20 million at the end of May 2013 thereby witnessing an addition of 3.18 million wireless subscribers in... Read More
The website of state run telecom operator has been hacked again by a hacking group that claims to be from Pakistan . The homepage shows ‘Hacked by Mr.Creepy’ along with the lines such as ‘Happy Independence Day Pakistan’. Earlier in June this year too, MTNL website got hacked by an anonymous hacking group that claimed that they have hacked the website in protest against alleged censorship content on the Internet.... Read More
Smartphone sale is booming in India and an increasing number of people are getting hooked to them, demanding seamless connectivity anytime, anywhere. Looking at the recent trends in Q2 2013, India stood out as the world’s third largest smartphone market with total smartphone shipments at 9 million. According to the report by Canalys, Samsung took over a third of the Indian smartphone market in Q2 2013, followed by local vendor... Read More
According to the recent “Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report” for the Quarter ending March, 2013 by TRAI, Idea Cellular has added the highest number of wireless subscribers in Jan – March Quarter followed by Bharti. However in terms of total wireless subscribers, Bharti remains the leading operator with 188.20 million subscribers at the end of Mar-13, followed by Vodafone (152.35 million) and Reliance (122.97 million). Total Telephone Subscribers (Wireline... Read More
In case you have missed it or still not aware of it, Idea Cellular, now offers its subscribers in certain circles, the freedom to customize their mobile numbers and choose the benefit from a single recharge with its ‘Choice Number’ and ‘Choice Recharge’ offers. ‘Choice Number’ allows new prepaid users to opt for a number of their choice when they connect with the Idea network in the circle. It offers... Read More
According to a recent report by a cloud computing firm Akamai Technologies, the average internet speed in India is likely to increase by over 40% to 1.8 Mbps in the next 12 months on the back of investments in high-speed fibre network and affordable data plans. The global average connection speed in the first quarter of 2013 was 3.1 Mbps while India witnessed an average connection speed of 1.3 Mbps during... Read More
Here’s some good news for all the internet addicts out there who love to stay online and kill time even while waiting at the Railway Stations. According to a report, Indian Railways is planning to offer free Wi-Fi connectivity at the country’s busiest Railway Station. New Delhi Railway Station which handles about 300 trains and five lakh passengers a day, will soon be the India’s first Wi-Fi enabled Station. Once operational,... Read More
Days are not far when you can apply for the passport using your handheld devices as Govt.is all set to launch a new set of passport services through its mobile application. 'mPassport Seva', an android application that can be downloaded at www.passportindia.gov.in , as of now provides smartphone and tablet users with a variety of services including passport application status, tracking, locating the Passport Seva Kendra among others. However, in next few months... Read More
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