Esmail

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.

March 24th, 2015 8:30 AM 22 COMMENTS

ACT Fibernet resetting FUP for Hyderabad subscribers to promote online streaming of cricket world cup matches

Bangalore based Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT) provides Internet through Optical Fiber and also provides cable TV services. Due to the tremendous plans they offer, they have been able to grow much faster than their peers. They currently have over 4 Lakh subscribers in Hyderabad and Secundarabad and command a market share of 70 percent. In Bangalore, ACT has close to 1.5 Lakh subscribers, while in Chennai they have reached 5... Read More

March 24th, 2015 1:54 AM 1 COMMENTS

Day 17 summary: Total bid amount dips to 1.05 lakh crore, good demand in UP East circle

The spectrum auction completed 7 rounds of bidding, bringing the total up to 104 rounds till date. "At the end of 104th round, about 88 per cent of the spectrum has been provisionally allocated to bidders. The provisional amount committed by bidders is over Rs. 1,05,000 crore," the Department of Telecom said. Bidding activity was seen in Bidding activity was seen in 900MHz band in circles of UP East and West,... Read More

March 22nd, 2015 2:28 PM 165 COMMENTS

A handy guide to frequency bands used for telecommunication in India

Use of radio frequency bands of the electromagnetic spectrum is regulated by governments in most countries, in a Spectrum management process known as frequency allocation or spectrum allocation. Radio propagation does not stop at national boundaries which is why governments have sought to harmonise the allocation of RF bands and their standardization. A number of bodies work on standards for frequency allocation, including: International Telecommunication Union (ITU) European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)  ... Read More

March 22nd, 2015 12:04 AM 3 COMMENTS

Day 16 summary- Total bid amount touches 1.07 Lakh Crore, robust demand for 900MHz

The spectrum auction completed 5 rounds of bidding, bringing the total up to 97 rounds till date. "At the end of 97th round, about 88 percent of the spectrum has been provisionally allocated to bidders. The provisional amount committed by bidders is over Rs 1,07,000 crore," Department of Telecom said. On Day 16 the 900MHz band witnessed activity in Rajasthan, UP East and UP West. The 800MHz band saw activity in... Read More

March 21st, 2015 3:12 PM 3 COMMENTS

Mystery of the unknown 3G network MNC 404 999 continues

We have previously reported how there has been spotting of  a mysterious 3G network in various parts of Delhi NCR circle bearing the MCC MNC 404 999. At that point we were tempted to believe that it was the test signal being used by Idea cellular to later launch 3G on 900MHz band in Delhi, but Idea confirmed that the signal did not belong to them. We were also informed... Read More

March 21st, 2015 1:09 PM 13 COMMENTS

Aircel, Vodafone and BSNL fail to meet QoS for call drops in few circles

3 telecom operators namely Aircel, Vodafone and PSU BSNL were reported as failing to meet quality of services benchmark set by DOT with regards to call drops as Economic times reported today. The performance on call drop is accessed through quality of service (QoS) parameters like call drop rate/circuit switch voice drop rate for which benchmark is less than or equal to 2 per cent. For worst affected cells having over 3... Read More

March 21st, 2015 1:19 AM 2 COMMENTS

Spectrum auction 2015 Day 15 summary: Total bid amount dips by 4000 crores, renewed interest in 900MHz band

The auction process completed 6 rounds of bidding bringing the total to 92 rounds till date. At the end of 92nd round, about 88 percent of the spectrum has been provisionally allocated to bidders. The provisional amount committed by bidders at the end of 92nd round is over Rs.105,000 crores which is a dip of 4000 crores since yesterday. At the end of round 92 there was excess demand for... Read More

March 20th, 2015 11:01 PM 5 COMMENTS

Aircel launches new affordable local calling vouchers for Mumbai and Maharashtra circles

Aircel is playing the price card to maintain its stronghold in the voice communication segment of the telecom sector. Aircel knows well that India is a price sensitive market and tariffs matter more than quality of service here which is why it has launched new low priced on net and off net local calling vouchers in Mumbai and Maharashtra circle. Aircel seems to be taking advantage of the reduced call... Read More

March 20th, 2015 5:55 PM 5 COMMENTS

Aircel offering 25% extra data for recharges through USSD portal

Aircel has been doing its share of work to remain in the competition with the incumbents. It has been giving extra talktime, bonus data and low roaming tariffs to retain its market share of subscribers. Earlier this month Aircel started offering Rs.115 talktime plus 150MB 2G data for Rs.108 with 15 day validity. Now the operator has come up with a unique offering where it is giving 25% extra 2G... Read More

March 20th, 2015 11:44 AM 35 COMMENTS

Reliance relaunches zero plan for GSM postpaid subscribers Pan India

Reliance communications the largest Pan India operator has been successful in gaining a large share of the Data market. With its innovative and value for money offerings, it is popular with the price sensitive market. zero plan is a unique offering by Rcom where it gives true unlimited Voice, Text and Data usage including roaming to subscribers. This offer was initially limited only to new handset purchases and CDMA subscribers.... Read More

March 20th, 2015 9:03 AM 2 COMMENTS

Day 14 summary: Total bid amount reaches 1.09 Lakh Crore, 800MHz demand in Delhi and Maharashtra

The auction process completed 6 rounds of bidding bringing the total up to 86 rounds since the start of the auctions. Brisk bidding was seen on the 14th day of bidding, with activity requirement set at 100 percent. There was robust bidding in 1800MHz and 800MHz bands," the Department of Telecom (DoT) said in a statement. Sources said five circles in 800 MHz, two circles in 1800 MHz and one circle in... Read More

March 19th, 2015 7:32 PM 23 COMMENTS

Whatsapp calling blocked in UAE by Etisalat, will Indian operators follow the same?

It’s only been a week since Whatsapp released the VoIP based voice calling feature and it is already creating ripples among the telecom service providers over the globe. It had only been a few hours since the launch of voice calling by WhatsApp that UAE-based telecom major Etisalat blocked the VoIP calling for its subscribers in Dubai. This is not a new thing for UAE which has been doing this... Read More

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