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About the author: Esmail is our very own in-house spectrum specialist. He is passionate about Telecom, DTH and OTT video streaming apps. When not writing an article, you can find him binge watching shows on Netflix while sipping on a cup of coffee.

Esmail August 1st, 2015 9:52 PM 75 COMMENTS

Has DOT issued orders to ISP’s to block Porn sites in India?

Several pornography web sites are currently inaccessible in India on several internet service providers (ISPs). According to a thread on discussion site and social network 'Reddit', several of the most popular porn sites are not accessible in India on internet connections provided by MTNL Mumbai, BSNL, Vodafone, ACT and Hathway are either showing blank pages when connecting to pornography sites, or “Directory doesn't exist”. One user reported that “It says... Read More

Esmail August 1st, 2015 4:45 PM 2 COMMENTS

Rcom offering free Postpaid wipod dongle with new Nexus 9 tablet purchase

Reliance communications has launched a new offer whereby it is giving a free wipod dongle with new postpaid connection to customers who buy a Nexus 9 tablet WiFi/Cellular model. The Nexus 9 tablet running Android 5 Lollipop, powered by 2.3GHz dual core processor, 2GB of RAM and having an 8.9 inch screen is being sold by reliance for an upfront price of Rs.26,990 for the 32GB model. Reliance also offers... Read More

Esmail July 31st, 2015 7:52 PM 79 COMMENTS

iPhone 6 users having trouble connecting to Airtel 4G LTE network

Bharti Airtel which is currently carrying out wide scale 4G LTE trials in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad seems to have come across a rather unusual hurdle. The subscribers using Airtel's 4G LTE network on their iPhone 6 are facing connectivity issues which have their roots in the sub bands being used by Airtel for its band 40 TD-LTE (2300MHz). Airtel’s Delhi network that uses the 2300 MHz on TD technology... Read More

Esmail July 31st, 2015 12:26 PM 10 COMMENTS

Gigato app launched in India to provide free data to prepaid mobile users! Is it a game changer or another marketing gimmick?

On Thursday, Silicon Valley-based mobile startup Mavin, Inc. launched Gigato - a new data-sponsoring app that reimburses users for data spent. Initially available only for India, Gigato reimburses users for data used on partner apps and offers some data for free. Companies can reward users with free data packs for using their apps and earn downloads, similar to cash-back programs. For example, furniture e-retailer Pepperfy offers “use 10MB, earn 12MB.”... Read More

Esmail July 31st, 2015 9:42 AM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL revises postpaid unified data plans Pan India

After revising its prepaid data tariff for west zone circles, BSNL is now revising its postpaid data packs both monthly as well as long duration for its subscribers in all 20 circles where it operates. The existing unified data pack of denomination Rs.140 exclusive of service tax which gives 1GB (2G or 3G) data with 30 days validity will now cost Rs.170 with the exact same benefits. The 12 months... Read More

Esmail July 31st, 2015 9:39 AM 2 COMMENTS

Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd. reports EBITDA growth of 21.1% year on year

Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd. (TTML) which provides CDMA, GSM and 3G voice and data services in Maharashtra and Mumbai circle, yesterday announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 30th June 2015. The company continued its focus on profitability during the quarter resulting in a strong year on year EBITDA growth of 21.5% over the same quarter in the previous year. TTML’s EBITDA stood at Rs 219 crore for... Read More

Esmail July 31st, 2015 1:00 AM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL revises prepaid tariff in west zone circles

BSNL has in its latest move decided to revise its prepaid tariffs in all its west zone circles for a period of 90 days. This move has been decided upon by BSNL after comparing its current tariffs with those of the competitor networks operating in the west zone circles. The details of the revised tariffs are as follows. MRP Validity Days Tariff approved 1. Top-up Rs. 160 - FTT Rs.... Read More

Esmail July 30th, 2015 5:34 PM 3 COMMENTS

Google translate app updated to provide instant translations in Hindi

Google today announced an upgraded version of the Google Translate App that will now allow instant visual translations of printed text in multiple languages including Hindi. Users will need to simply open the app, click on the camera, and point it at the text they need translated. It could be anything - a street sign, a hoarding, an ingredient list, an instruction manual, dials on a washing machine or text... Read More

Esmail July 30th, 2015 1:25 PM 10 COMMENTS

Cyanogen confirms release of cyanogen OS 12.1 in August and poses a riddle

Cyanogenmod is perhaps the most famous custom ROM that tech savvy people and geeks have loved for its customisability over the years and is the most flashed custom ROM after unlocking the bootloader and flashing custom recovery. Cyanogen had last year taken a step in a new direction when it partnered with Oneplus to come up with its own operating system called cyanogen OS which came as the default operating... Read More

Esmail July 30th, 2015 6:30 AM 16 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces new roaming STV of Rs. 91 Pan India

BSNL has been revising its tariffs substantially off late. Earlier this month we reported that BSNL has revised the base tariffs of per second and per minute plans and also introduced New combo vouchers, local and STD packs. Now BSNL has launched a new roaming STV of denomination Rs.91 with 30 days validity. This new STV gives the benefits of 120 minutes of voice calling on any network while in roaming... Read More

Esmail July 29th, 2015 5:01 PM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL launches new FTTH broadband plans in Odisha circle on promotional basis

BSNL has launched two new FTTH broadband plans exclusively for Odisha circle 'Fibro combo ULD 1199 CS28' and 'Fibro combo ULD 1499 CS29'. These plans will be available commercially on a promotional basis for a duration of 90 days beginning 1st August 2015. The details of the plan are mentioned in the chart below. No Particulars Fibro Combo ULD 1199 CS28 Fibro Combo ULD 1499 CS29 1. Download Speed 10Mbps... Read More

Esmail July 29th, 2015 12:13 PM 5 COMMENTS

Global: Mobile subscriber base crosses 7 billion, India and China account for 2.3 billion

Statistics compiled by TeleGeography show that there were 7.1 billion mobile subscribers as of the end of the first quarter. APAC accounted for 3.7 billion of these, making it by far the largest region for mobile subscribers. Asia added 194 million subscribers between the first quarter of last year and Q1 of 2015, accounting for over 60% of net new wireless subscribers worldwide. But there is still plenty of room... Read More