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About the author: Having over six years of experience in business journalism, Krishna has a knack for writing on telecom and IT. She believes that tryst with technology is the best thing that has ever happened to mankind. Krishna is a telecom analyst

Krishna Mukherjee December 22nd, 2015 2:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceMudra sees Rs 200 crore transactions in 3 months; eyes Rs 600 crore by June’16

SpiceMudra, a prepaid payment wallet developed by Spice Digital, has recorded transactions worth Rs 200 crore in a span of only three months and it targets to cross a transactional value of Rs 600 crore by June 2016. Delhi-NCR contributed the maximum over 47% to the total transactions. The Delhi-NCR region was followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan with 19% and 18% respectively. Saket Agarwal, Global CEO, Spice Digital, said, “We... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 20th, 2015 8:01 AM 17 COMMENTS

Vodafone Zozoos are back with MyVodafone App!

Vodafone customers can now avail MyVodafone App that can be accessed 24X7, free of any internet charges in India and the company is promoting it through zozoos. The app provides a personalized experience to post-paid and pre-paid customers as well as non-Vodafone customers. It would help a customer to pay bills, buy recharges and bonus cards, get best offers, access their M-Pesa account, recharge/pay bills for friends and family, etc.... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 18th, 2015 8:07 PM 6 COMMENTS

TRAI addresses concerns over EMF Radiation on human health

Dispelling fears over electromagnetic radiation (EMF), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said that radiation from the mobile towers and handsets do not carry enough energy to cause any harm to the human health. The regulator conducted an interactive meeting on EMF radiation of mobile towers today and senior officers of TRAI, TERM Cell officials, a number of state government officials, Resident Welfare Associations, NGOs, Consumer Forums, Builders,... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 17th, 2015 9:10 PM 5 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel’s 4G services reach Sri City in Andhra Pradesh

Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has commercially launched its 4G services (also called LTE) in Sri City in Andhra Pradesh. With this, the company claims to become the first telecom services provider to introduce superfast 4G speeds in Sri City, thus bringing the fast emerging business hub onto the Digital Superhighway. Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, Chief Executive Officer, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Bharti Airtel, said, “The launch is in line with our... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 17th, 2015 6:50 PM 31 COMMENTS

Shake-out imminent, but winning the race would be no cake-walk for Reliance Jio

Amid speculations that Reliance Jio’s (RJio) entry will disrupt the whole telecom ecosystem, a school of thought, however, says that entering the market and conquering it would be no cake-walk for the company as it has to face multiple challenges moving ahead. During the Monsoon Hungama offer of Reliance a decade ago, when it took the industry by storm, a large number of people did not have any connection or... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 17th, 2015 12:26 PM 4 COMMENTS

Telenor subscribers base reaches over 200 million across Asia, Europe and Nordics

The Telenor Group has surpassed the 200-million mobile subscriber mark across Asia, Europe and the Nordics. Sharad Mehrotra, CEO, Telenor India, said, “We at Telenor India are proud to be the leading contributor of subscriber growth adding over five million customers in the last 11 months. With a strong position on being the most affordable service provider we have attracted the mass market customers and managed to be the fourth... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 16th, 2015 6:44 PM 6 COMMENTS

‘Project Loon’ in India? Google to shoo away India’s concerns over the project

Amid reports that the Indian government has found technical challenges in Google’s ‘Project Loon’, the technology major is believed to have initiated talks with the government to resolve issues related to the project. The company is hoping to bring its Project Loon to India that will offer affordable internet access to millions. On his two-day visit to India, Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google India, said that "Project Loon will launch balloons in... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 16th, 2015 4:54 PM 1 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel to add 1,500 kms of fibre across Jharkhand by 2018

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has kicked off its network transformation drive ‘Project Leap’ in Jharkhand and will add 1,500 kms of fibre across the state by 2018. The company has doubled its network investments in the state over a period of three years. It claims that it has marked the largest deployment of network infrastructure in the history of the state and is set to become one of the biggest... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 16th, 2015 3:03 PM 22 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel launches 4G services in Salem, Tamil Nadu

Country’s top telecom operator Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G services (also called LTE) in Salem, Tamil Nadu. After launching its 4G services, the company claims to have received a compelling response in Chennai, Pondy, Vellore, Trichy, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tirupur and Tirunelveli. Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range of smart devices, including mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles. George Mathen, Hub CEO – Kerala and... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 15th, 2015 4:06 PM 6 COMMENTS

Telcos should pay price for any deficiency in services: Arvind Kumar, Advisor, TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will soon file its reply on a plea challenging its regulation of compensating consumers for call drops. “We will defend the order in the interest of the consumers...if there is any deficiency in service, the telcos are liable to pay compensation for that,” said Arvind Kumar, Advisor (Network, Spectrum , license), TRAI. The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the regulator... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 14th, 2015 7:11 PM 104 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio VoLTE works seamlessly with other operator networks: Credit Suisse

Reliance Jio Infocomm’s Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service works seamlessly with other operator networks, and there’s no difference in experience on VoLTE to 3G/2G/fixedline call as compared to a fully Circuit Switch back (CS) call, Credit Suisse said, which tried out the Jio network in and around Mumbai. Jio recently started beta-testing 4G network by issuing connections to employees and their families. The brokerage firm said that the VoLTE service is... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 12th, 2015 7:24 PM 26 COMMENTS

Merger talks on the cards again? BSNL to maintain MTNL’s network on a revenue-sharing model: Report

State-run telco BSNL is planning to maintain and operate the network of MTNL on a revenue sharing basis and a final decision is awaited in the next 2-3 months reports The Indian Express. "We have received a proposal from MTNL CMD to operate and maintain their network. It will be done on a revenue sharing basis and a decision in this regard can be taken in 2-3 months," media reports... Read More