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June 20th, 2014 7:03 PM 13 COMMENTS

Vodafone to begin 4G trials in second half of 2014

Closely after Mukesh Ambani's declaration of launch dates of 4G by Reliance Jio comes another declaration from Vodafone India's chief technology officer Vishant Vora stating that Vodafone will be starting its 4G trials in the second half of 2014  in the five circles where it won spectrum in 1800MHz band in the February auctions. Vodafone had won 5MHz or more in the 1800MHz band in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Karnataka and... Read More

June 18th, 2014 5:27 PM 42 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to launch 4G broadband services from 2015

For the first time Mukesh Ambani has made an official statement regarding the date of launch of 4G broadband services by Reliance Jio on a Pan India scale. While addressing the shareholders in the 40th annual general meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani declared that Jio will roll out its services in 2015 in a phased manner. RIL promoted Jio holds pan-India broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum that can... Read More

June 12th, 2014 2:56 PM 24 COMMENTS

Reliance slashes Netconnect+ postpaid tariff across India

Reliance seems to not be leaving any stone unturned in increasing its data market share. After having launched new 3G plans Pan India and the announcement of extending 3G offerings to 5 more circles Reliance has turned its focus on the CDMA EVDO data platform by reducing its Netconnect+ tariffs. Reliance now offers 2GB unlimited data at Rs.299+tax and 20GB unlimited data for Rs.999+taxes. The details of all the new... Read More

June 10th, 2014 1:45 PM 72 COMMENTS

Reliance launches new 3G plans Pan India, Offers Unlimited access to Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter

Reliance has launched new 3G plans with unlimited access to Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter. These plans provide tariffs as low as Rs.73 for 1GB 3G data. The monthly validity plan of Rs.177 is common across all 13 3G circles and provides 1GB 3G data plus unlimited usage on Whatsapp, facebook and twitter apps. The 15 days and 10 days validity plan denomination varies from circle to circle and gives 1GB... Read More

May 28th, 2014 4:57 PM 7 COMMENTS

Ravi Shankar Prasad is all set to boost the health of the ailing Indian telecom sector

The Indian telecom sector has been in the news a lot over the past few years for all the wrong reasons. The 2G scam that surfaced during the UPA led government delivered a huge set back to the telecom sector due to the Supreme court verdict cancelling 122 telecom licences which led to companies like Etisalat and Batelco to quit the Indian market. Also the regulatory uncertainties have prevented foreign... Read More

March 11th, 2014 4:26 AM 75 COMMENTS

Reliance Launches new range of HTC CDMA+GSM smartphones under zero plan

Reliance communications has after a very long time launched a new innovative product for its CDMA services, till now their focus was revolving only around their GSM and 3G offerings which was evident from their launch of zero plan for iPhone 5S, 5C and Nokia Lumia series. Now Reliance has extended the zero plan to CDMA services as well with the launch of 4 dual sim HTC smartphones Desire XC,... Read More

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bharat khanna :

where are the plans?no details , whats new whats changed?

Airtel Introduces Affordable International Roaming Packs for Seamless Travel Connectivity

Jobins :

Vi should decrease the tariff somewhere near to Jio's. So it can grab users from Airtel and Jio.

Vodafone Idea Needs Tariff Hikes: Analysts

Faraz :

If out of 481, 108 is 5G customers. That means customer on Jio 4G network reduced from 452 million in…

Reliance Jio Posts Rs 5583 Crore Net Profit in Q4…

Sujata :

In my nearest enodeB, Jio switches off b40 daily at around 1 am, restores around 6 am. b3 and b5…

Reliance Jio Launches 5G in 27 Cities in Holi 2023

Faraz :

If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…

Reliance Jio Posts Rs 5583 Crore Net Profit in Q4…

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