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.
As we all know the recently concluded auctions have bruised the finances of the incumbent telecom operators who had to shell out large sums of money to reacquire their expiring spectrum, this cost is going to be passed on to the subscribers in the form of tariff hikes for call … Read More
Videocon telecom the regional 2G operator has revised its 2G data tariff in Haryana circle. The Rs. 147 pack which earlier gave 2GB data plus additional 750MB from midnight to 6 AM now gives 1.5GB data plus unlimited facebook and whatsapp. The Rs. 251 pack which earlier gave 3GB data … Read More
Reliance communications the largest dual technology operator with both GSM and CDMA operations has launched what may be the country’s cheapest high speed data pack till date for its CDMA subscribers in Maharashtra circle, with the per GB cost dipping as low as Rs.5 per GB. The data pack cost … Read More
As the nation gears up for the Phase 3 of auction of FM channels, 28 companies have applied to bid for a total of 135 channels in 69 existing cities of phase 2 including Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. The 28 applicants have cumulatively submitted Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of about Rs … Read More
TTSL which has CDMA operations in 19 circles in India operates in Delhi circle without the Docomo branding. Tata photon max offers peak download speeds up to 6.2 Mbps on the Rev.B platform. Tata has hiked the tariff of its postpaid photon max wifi in Delhi. The Rs.1250 plan which … Read More
Reliance Jio the much talked about operator which is yet to launch commercial services in India is looking forward to spectrum swap deals for its newly acquired 800MHz spectrum with other operators holding spectrum in the same band. Jio acquired 800MHz spectrum in 10 circles for Rs. 7876.42 crore, where … Read More
MTS the only pure play CDMA operator has hiked the postpaid tariff of Mblaze ultra wifi in Tamil Nadu circle. The Rs.999 postpaid voucher which used to initially offer 40GB data (20GB day + 20GB night) now only offers 24GB data (12GB day + 12GB night). The 20BG day + … Read More
We at TelecomTalk are dedicated to bring to you the latest news and developments in the Indian telecom industry. We got in touch with Mr. Alok Verma, the business head of Aircel Mumbai circle. We conducted an exclusive interview with him in an attempt to get to know Aircel’s strategy … Read More
The telecom regulatory authority of India has issued a consultation paper on the regulation of ‘Over the top’ (OTT) players like whatsapp, viber, skype, etc. which provide an alternate means of communication between subscribers by riding on the back of their infrastructure. This paper has been sent to all telecom … Read More
Reliance communications have declared that in the recently concluded auction it has emerged as the only operator to now possess Pan India contiguous 800MHz spectrum upwards of 5MHz. Rcom plans to use this spectrum for a large scale FD-LTE rollout. Rcom has licences in 7 circles in 900MHz band which … Read More
The total rural subscriber base of India as of Feb 2015 stood at 330.34 million.The operator with the largest rural GSM subscriber base is Airtel with 104.93 million users. The net addition of rural subscribers in the month of feb was 4.70 million with 1.44% increase from previous month. The operator with the … Read More
The 800MHz band was the ‘Googly’ of the recently concluded auctions. Before this auction, no other operator had shown interest in bidding for spectrum in this band. The Feb 2012 order in which Supreme Court had quashed 122 newly awarded licences included 21 licences of MTS in 800MHz band. MTS … Read More
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