Well, there’s too much of buzz around consolidation in the telecom industry with cash-rich Reliance Jio’s entry, but what does it actually mean for a mobile user like you and me? Firstly, the good news for mobile users is that with consolidation there would be some improvement in the quality of services. When there are too many players in the sector, the resources gets badly divided and which means limited... Read More
Telecom services provider Vodafone India has launched a new facility ‘Choose Your Number’, under which its pre-paid and post-paid customers will able to choose their own mobile numbers. Choose Your Number service enables customers to customise new Vodafone number of their choice. The facility can be availed at any of the 52 stores and 212 mini stores and over 40,000 Multi Brand Outlets (MBOs) of Vodafone. The prepaid customers in... Read More
Country’s top four telcos--Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communication, will see their 2016 credit profiles under pressure as Reliance Jio’s entry will curb the rise in data average revenue per user (ARPU), according to Fitch Ratings. Notwithstanding the rising data usage, the industry blended tariff will fall by 5%-6% as voice ARPU will continue to fall due to cannibalisation by data and blended monthly ARPU will dip... Read More
It seems the ‘Digital India’ move of the government has started showing some magic, with India likely to have 402 million internet users, surpassing the US, by December this year. According to a report ‘Internet in India 2015’, jointly published by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International, the number of Internet users in India is expected to reach 402 million by December 2015, registering a... Read More
Videocon Telecom has unveiled a new double data pack for consumers on all standard data packs starting at a price point of Rs 13, and going up to Rs 251, offering bundled data of 120 MB to 3GB, respectively. The company claims that with this new plan about 17% of data users will consume more than 50% of their data during night hours and this would lead to an increase... Read More
After Jorhat, telecom firm Vodafone has launched 3G services on its own network in Guwahati in Assam, having invested over Rs 500 crores to modernize and upgrade existing voice and data network in ANE (Assam, North East) circle. To provide high speed mobile internet services to the customers in Guwahati, Vodafone has deployed 285 new 3G towers and continues to add more sites, a company statement said. So far, it... Read More
Mobile services provider Aircel will offer free basic internet for its new customers in Jammu & Kashmir as it aims to fuel internet adoption in the state. A considerable population of mobile phone users is still offline in the state, and with this package, all new prepaid customers will be able to browse and use their applications such as Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, besides also accessing their daily need applications for... Read More
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Africa has partnered with Facebook to provide Free Basics, services like health, educations, jobs, communication and local content, at no additional cost in Africa by March 2016. Free Basics is a set of basic websites and services to introduce people to the internet. Customers with an Airtel mobile connection will be able to access all the services that form part of Free Basics without paying extra... Read More
Indus Towers, the nation's largest telecom tower company, has deployed 64 diesel vehicles in the affected areas of Tamil Nadu, which has been hit by incessant rain for the past few days. The additional vehicles have been pressed in coastal area for emergency and for enabling teams to reach the affected sites. Major areas of Tamil Nadu like Cuddalore, Pondicherry, Kanchipuram, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, and Chennai are the key areas affected... Read More
Are you the one entirely clueless about your monthly mobile bills charges? Or are you the one facing network coverage or poor customer support? So, here’s a solution! Mobile app BillBachao claims to help save money on mobile plans and find the best networks and handset. The app has already helped over 500,000 users with an average cost saving of around 26%, and helped in slashing mobile bills by up... Read More
Driven by rising video consumption, the number of 5G mobile users worldwide will touch 150 million by 2021, says the Ericsson Mobility Report. South Korea, Japan, China and the US will most likely to lead with increased 5G subscription uptake. “5G will connect new types of devices, enabling new use cases related to the Internet of Things (IoT); the transition will open up new industries and verticals to ICT transformation,”... Read More
India added the maximum 13 million new mobile subscribers globally in the third quarter of 2015, according to Ericsson Mobility Report. The report said that China and USA added 7 million and 6 million respectively. Myanmar added 5 million new customers during the quarter, followed by Nigeria with 4 million new subscribers. Global mobile subscriptions are growing around 5 percent year-on-year. The total number of mobile subscriptions in Q3 2015... Read More
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