About the author: Chhavi is a social media enthusiast and telecom technologies admirer. Based out of New Delhi, she is a corporate communication and marketing professional by day and writer by night. If she is not busy with Telecom, you can find her reading management books.

May 19th, 2013 11:39 AM 4 COMMENTS

Weekly Telecom Bytes: LG Nexus 4 & Blackberry Q5 Lands in India, ZTE’s Own Productline Coming in India, Samsung Tested 5G

Relief for MTNL & BSNL: DoT to Refund 4G Spectrum Fee While the revival plans of two state run telcos is still underway, DoT has asked the group of ministers to refund Rs. 12,846 crore to BSNL and MTNL if they surrender their 4G airwaves. This will give some financial relief to the otherwise loss making companies but the irony is that the same rule does not apply in the... Read More

May 12th, 2013 12:24 PM 5 COMMENTS

Weekly Telecom Bytes: Nokia Bets Big on Asha 501, Vodafone to Go Court for License Extension, LG’s LTE TD Phone

TelecomTalk keeps a regular track of the Indian Telecom grapevine. So here’s a weekly round-up of the news that created buzz in Indian telecom Industry for the week of 4th May, 2013 – 11th May, 2013 A) Get Ready to Pay More as Reliance Hikes Call Rates; Cuts Down on Freebies and Discounts In order to improve profits, Reliance Communications, controlled by billionaire Anil Ambani hiked its mobile call rates... Read More

May 6th, 2013 12:41 PM 33 COMMENTS

A Sneak Peek into airtel money: Changing the Way You Pay

Take a minute to look into your wallet and just check the amount of credit cards and debit cards you carry in it. Along with your wallet every day you also carry a fear of misplacing your cards in it. Will the day ever come when you can step out leaving your heavy wallets at home and yet shop & dine? How would you feel if instead of fumbling through... Read More

March 20th, 2013 7:58 PM 26 COMMENTS

Nokia Brings Innovation to India; Launches Affordable Lumia 520 and Lumia 720

The new additions to the Lumia series that were unveiled at Mobile World Congress earlier this year, today made their way into the Indian Market. Nokia Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 that are expected to bring a range of innovative, unique and high end experience to Indian audiences will be available for sale from early April 2013. The Nokia Lumia 520 seems to be the Nokia’s most affordable Windows 8... Read More

March 18th, 2013 10:44 AM 53 COMMENTS

WiFi v/s LTE: Which is best and Which One Would You Choose?

LTE versus WiMax was once the most commonly discussed topic by industry experts in the press and at conferences, that we saw getting traction in the last couple of years. However, with most operators deciding to back LTE over WiMax, the LTE versus WiMax debate is over. But what about Wi-Fi? With Wi-Fi access becoming more widely available in homes, enterprise and retail location, it is considered to be the... Read More

March 6th, 2013 4:58 PM 1 COMMENTS

Now Facebook Users to Decide the price of Tata Docomo IDEOS handset

Tata Docomo has launched a unique program on Facebook. In this program, it has invited its 12-million strong community to decide the price of the IDEOS handset bundled with an attractive tariff plan with benefits worth Rs. 1500. This initiative by Tata Docomo is the first ever promotion in which the handset –tariff bundle is going to be launched at the consumer chosen price. In just 4 days, hundreds of... Read More

March 1st, 2013 1:19 PM 4 COMMENTS

Union Budget : Govt Fails to Surprise Messed Up Telecom Sector

Finally the wait is over! Amidst loads of anticipation, the widely followed and discussed Union Budget 2013-2014 is out. In the last few weeks countless articles and discussions put forth their expectations of telecom sector from the Union budget. In this article Telecom Talk takes you through the overall impact analysis of Union Budget 2013-14 on the debt ridden Telecom Sector. Love spending on smartphones??? Get ready to shell out... Read More

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