Telecom operator Vodafone India has launched its 3G services on its own network in Shillong in Meghalaya. In order to provide high speed mobile internet services to its customers in the Meghalaya, Vodafone has so far deployed 68 new 3G towers and is in the process of adding more sites, a statement said. The company said that the launch will help over 2.8 lakh citizens of the city to experience Vodafone... Read More
State-run telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is all set for the soft launch of its 4G LTE services in Chandigarh (Punjab Telecom Circle) today followed by Jaipur in coming days. Media reports also show that BSNL is currently conducting 4G proof of concept (PoC) in Indore and Lucknow. Once its get completed it will deploy services there too. Out of the 20 circles where it operates, the company plans... Read More
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked telecom operator Reliance Communications (RCom) to pay Rs 5,600 crore for liberalizing 800 Mhz spectrum in 16 circles, according to media reports. As per rules, for liberalizing allocated spectrum the telcos are liable to pay market determined price for the spectrum license. The price will be determined on the basis of the remaining period left for the license use. Few months back, RCom had... Read More
The enterprise arm of Tata Teleservices, which is claiming to have been gaining a significant market share every year, is hugely cashing in on digital disruption, driven by its M2M, IoT and location-based services this year. The company believes that moving forward, going virtual, going mobile and going social are the three mega trends that will create a world of opportunities for the organisation. Presently, the IT and ITES segment form... Read More
Sharma, who claims to be the first Indian woman entrepreneur in the ICT space, after handling an array of telecom projects for last 12 years, started off her own venture VNOW Technologies, which is into manufacturing of smart wearables. But she recollects that it was not an easy journey as Sharma used to face queer attitude of people when she embarked into this business... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has received a record 24 lakh comments on its consultation papers on differential pricing for data services and about 80% of the replies follow the Facebook ‘templates’. Out of the 24 lakh comments received by the telecom regulator, about 18.94 lakh replies were in support of Free Basics, of which 13.5 lakh were through ‘@supportfreebasics.in’ or sans the senders’ e-mail Ids and about... Read More
The year 2015 saw service providers charting out their strategies around Wi-Fi and Tata Teleservices was one such company which went aggressive in offering Wi-Fi services across top airports, leading hotels, retail spaces, cafes across the country. In an interaction with Sunil Tandon, Head – Non Voice Services, Tata Teleservices, TT learnt about its Wi-Fi plans moving ahead. Question: Tata Docomo has been... Read More
Telecom regulator TRAI has extended the last date for submission of comments on its consultation papers on differential pricing for data services to January 7. Earlier, the deadline was December 30, however, on stakeholders’ request the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) extended the deadline by a week. "On request of the stakeholders, the last date for receipt of written comments/views has been extended up to 07.01.2016 and counter comments, if... Read More
The spectrum auctions are most likely to take place in the first half of 2016 and industry experts say that this time the auctions will once again create history, by even surpassing the record Rs 1.1 trillion ($ 17.6 billion), which the Indian government fetched through the airwaves auctions in March this year. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had released the consultation paper on November 26 on valuation... Read More
Homegrown messaging platform Hike Messenger has introduced its biggest ever update –Hike 3.5– for Windows Phone 8.1. The new update will bring Windows Phone 8.1 users a host of hike’s popular features. The company claims that Hike 3.5 has a brand new user interface that makes navigating simpler than ever before. Besides, files sharing will be easy as one can send practically all formats and any number of files through... Read More
Tech Mahindra, the digital arm of the Mahindra group, has launched India’s first contactless digital payment ecosystem, MoboMoney. The prepaid wallet, MoboMoney, can be used to ‘Tap n Pay’ on a network of NFC (Near-Field Communication) enabled Merchant POS. With this, customers without an NFC-enabled phone can also use the Tap n Pay to purchase goods. “India’s first commercial NFC ecosystem rollout, MoboMoney allows consumers to load their wallet by... Read More
Lukup Media has ?received the unified license to launch data services across the country from January. With this, the company will offer internet access along with television, video on demand and other services through a single connection to consumers. It is in the process of running field trials on a new Gigabit wireless platform that operates outside the licensed spectrum and can be used to offer 1 Gbps network connections... Read More
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where are the plans?no details , whats new whats changed?
Vi should decrease the tariff somewhere near to Jio's. So it can grab users from Airtel and Jio.
If out of 481, 108 is 5G customers. That means customer on Jio 4G network reduced from 452 million in…
In my nearest enodeB, Jio switches off b40 daily at around 1 am, restores around 6 am. b3 and b5…
If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…
