As we await the imminent launch of commercial services by Reliance Jio we would like to stop and analyse what is it that a giant company like RIL is banking upon for surety of poaching the High ARPU subscribers of incumbent operators with its greenfield foray into the telecom sector. Jio's delayed launch may mean that they are losing out on the first mover advantage in the key circles where... Read More
TataSky the second largest DTH operator by subscriber base is all set to launch 10 new HD channels on its platform. The operator had earlier been facing severe bandwidth crunch on its Insat-4A due to which it shifted to MPEG-4 platform so as to be able to beam more number of channels and later also acquired additional bandwidth on GSAT-10 which means it currently has access to 24 transponders which... Read More
As you know recently the government approved a new category of unified licence for VNOs, which gives smaller telcos more options to monetise unutilised spectrum, besides trading and sharing. We at TelecomTalk have decided to take this opportunity to widen our horizons in the telecom sector by launching our own virtual network operator (AFVNO). With the vast knowledge of analysing and evaluating the telecom sector in India we believe we... Read More
TataSky the second largest DTH operator by subscriber base has announced a strategic partnership with state run BSNL for its broadband service. Under the MOU signed TataSky subscribers wishing to avail video on demand service will be able to do so by getting BSNL broadband connection installed at their premises. BSNL will be handing over the details of its approximately 2 crore Broadband subscribers to TataSky which has a subscriber... Read More
BSNL the largest PSU operator by subscriber base has in an attempt to woo high ARPU postpaid subscribers launched a scheme to offer fancy numbers to new postpaid GSM subscribers free of cost. The offer is valid in all 20 circles where BSNL operates. BSNL which has for the first time in years projected a positive operating profit, is trying every trick in the book to ensure its graph continues... Read More
State run BSNL has launched a Holi special promotion for its prepaid GSM subscribers Pan India in all 20 circles where it operates. Under the promotion the PSU will be offering its subscribers 24% extra talk time on select top up denominations. The details of the top up denominations along with talk time benefit: Sr.No. Top up denomination Talk time value 1 290 310 2 390 420 3 890 1000... Read More
Cricket fever is in the air as India Hosts the ICC world T20 championship. Reliance Jio the soon to launch telecom network is providing free public wifi service at 6 of the stadiums hosting the matches. The company’s WiFi network JioNet is available in Eden Garden at Kolkata, Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai), IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali), HPCA stadium (Dharamshala), Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) and Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi). JioNet supports 68,000 connections at... Read More
Reliance digital TV the smallest DTH operator by subscriber base has made some changes to its channel lineup. The DTH operator earlier offered 292 TV channels and 10 radio channels and now it offers 298 TV channels and 10 radio channels. Recently STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider, has announced the successful field deployment of India-made satellite set-top boxes (STB) for Airtel Digital TV in the country. Powered by STMicroelectronics’s STiH237... Read More
We recently shared with you the initial impressions of the Jio Mi-Fi pocket router which acts as a bridge between non VoLTE smartphones and voice services on Jio's 4G LTE network. Today we would like to share with you the look and design of the app which makes this possible and brief you about its features and capabilities. Jio join app is a one stop solution for all calling and... Read More
We've been getting a lot of requests for a hands on review of the Jio Mi-Fi personal hotspot which will be sold by Reliance Jio at the time of commercial launch. So here we would like to give you just a bird's eye view of the device and its features without delving deep into the tech specs. So out of the box the device looks and feels like a large... Read More
Airtel has commercially launched its 4G services in Solan in Himachal Pradesh. After Shimpla, Baddi and Mandi, Solan is the fourth town in Himachal Pradesh, where 4G services have been launched by the company. The company said that with 4G services, customers can get on to the digital superhighway and enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images. Airtel 4G is available to customers... Read More
Former Reliance Jio digital media vice president Vivek Jain has joined CA Media Digital (India) as chief executive officer. He will now report to the board of directors of CA Media Digital, which is an operating business of CA Media LP, owned by The Chernin Group, KKR, and other investors. Prior to joining CA Media Digital, Jain served Reliance Jio for two years. He also worked for Amazon, Google and... Read More
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