So today is 4th May, the official launch date of Rcom 4G services in the 9 circles which are in the phase 1 of the 4G roll out process. For those who have been living under a rock, a quick summary of the upgrade story so far.. Rcom which is shutting down its CDMA services to free up spectrum in 850MHz band for 4G LTE operations has declared that it... Read More
TataSky the leading DTH operator with the highest number of HD channels and services is leaving no stone unturned to ensure it retains that title. TataSky will be adding two new Marathi regional HD channels in honour of the occasion of Maharashtra day on 1st May. Recently TataSky announced a strategic partnership with state run BSNL for its broadband service. Under the MOU signed TataSky subscribers wishing to avail video... Read More
As we have been constantly been reporting, Rcom is hard at work upgrading its CDMA subscribers across phase 1 circles to its new upcoming 4G network in partnership with elder brother's Reliance Jio. Few days back the operator had begun upgrading FWP subscribers to the new GSM based fixed wireless phones, now the process has been extended to EvDO based data cards as well. Rcom subscribers who possess Netconnect or... Read More
As a part of the ongoing process of shutting down CDMA services on a Pan India scale to free up valuable sub 1 GHz spectrum for 4G LTE, Rcom has from today begun the process of migration of fixed wireless phone (FWP) subscribers from the original CDMA technology to the newer GSM technology based consumer premise equipment. CDMA platform supports 3 types of devices viz. FWP, EvDO data cards and CDMA... Read More
As we have reported earlier Rcom is migrating its existing CDMA subscribers to its 4G network which it will soon launch in partnership with Jio. The operator currently has around 5 million CDMA subscribers including those using EvDO data cards and fixed wireless phones. Now Rcom has listed its very first 4G LTE based Wi-Pod pocket router on its e-store. The wi-pod with model number WD670 has a pebble shape which... Read More
In what seems to be a strategic partnership, India's 4th largest operator by subscriber base has tied up with e-commerce giant PayTM to bundle a free 4G blank sim for its existing CDMA subscribers who buy a new 4G capable handset on PayTM as a part of the CDMA to 4G upgrade programme started by Rcom. PayTM is offering a 5% cash back to PayTM wallet on the order of... Read More
For the very first time in what seems to be a revolutionary step, the PSU telecom operator BSNL has launched dedicated voice add-on packs for its landline subscribers in Hyderabad telecom district of Andhra pradesh circle which includes Telangana. The new add-on packs provide true unlimited calling to any local or STD landline or Mobile number across India for all 24 hours of the day. The voice add-on packs can... Read More
With Jio commercial launch now only days away, newer information has started getting leaked at a faster pace than the previous months. In the newest bit that has surfaced, one of our readers has shared across a YouTube link to the pre launch preview of the Jio official website. In the above video you can get the first glimpses of the graphic rich layout of the Jio website. The... Read More
According to a report by BGR PayTM has started offering the service in Noida Sector 18 metro station. Right now a lot of details about the service such as the procedure to connect, time limit for the free service or data speeds aren’t known, but we can certainly speculate that the company may roll out the same at other metro stations or popular hangout spots in Delhi-NCR. While announcing the... Read More
TatSky the leading DTH operator has added two new Bengali HD channels on the auspicious occasion of the Bengali new year Pohela Boishakh. The channels 'Star Jalsha HD' and 'Jalsha Movies HD' are the brand new offerings of the Star Tv network. This is a step in the right direction to improve the quality of regional content consumption. With this addition TataSky now offers a wide choice of 70 HD... Read More
For all of you out there who are eagerly waiting for Jio's commercial launch, here is one more reason to rejoice. It looks like the official Jio app store has been made live for public to register as beta testers and download and install Jio apps. You can click here to head to the app store where you will find the suit of Jio apps including a host of media... Read More
If you have recently used WhatsApp chances are you would have encountered the following message: "Messages you send to this chat and calls are now secured with end-to-end encryption. Tap for more info." Tapping on the notification further explains that this means that "WhatsApp and third parties can't read or listen" to any WhatsApp chats and calls and also adds an option for users to verify if a message came... Read More
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