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June 25th, 2016 6:31 PM 64 COMMENTS

RCom told to inform CDMA users to port before planned closure of network on July 6 in TN, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan

The telecom regulator, Trai, said that it has directed Reliance Communications to generate Unique Porting Codes (UPCs) for Tamil Nadu (including Chennai), Karnataka, Kerala and Rajasthan licensed service areas, and immediately send these codes through SMS to CDMA subscribers immediately, as the telco prepares to close its CDMA network in these circles from midnight of July 6, 2016. RCom has earlier informed the Trai about the planned closure of its... Read More

June 25th, 2016 3:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

India’s Ethernet switch market shipments value reached over $200 million in Q1: 6Wresearch

India’s Ethernet switch market shipments value reached over $200 million in the first quarter of calendar year 2016 with TP-LINK and Cisco cornering 34% share of the market, according to 6Wresearch. Other major players in the India Ethernet switch market are Juniper, Hewlett Packard, D-LINK and Netgear. During the quarter, more than 30 vendors shipped Ethernet switches in India, the report said, adding that as many as 7 OEMs shipped... Read More

June 24th, 2016 3:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

Stressed balance sheets, debt to restrict telcos’ bid for spectrum under Rs 80,000 cr: Report

Stressed balance sheets of telecom operators and underdeveloped ecosystem for the premium 700 MHZ band may restrict bids for the upcoming spectrum auction to Rs 80,000 crore. Notably, the Indian government received bids worth Rs 1.1 lakh crore in the last auction. The Indian Cabinet earlier this week approved the mega spectrum auction plan, in which airwaves worth Rs 5.66 lakh crore for mobile services will be put up for auction. This... Read More

June 23rd, 2016 5:23 PM 71 COMMENTS

Jio likely to unleash disruptive 4G data pricing to poach top-end data customers from incumbents: Report

Jio is anticipated to unleash disruptive 4G data price plans to poach top-end data customers from incumbent carriers such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular in urban markets, according to an analyst at a leading European brokerage, quoted by an Economic Times report. The report said that these data customers are likely to generate bulk of Jio's revenues in future. The analyst said that data average revenue per unit... Read More

June 23rd, 2016 9:21 AM 82 COMMENTS

RCOM gets legal intercept and monitoring (LIM) nod for 12 circles, can now offer 4G services to users: Report

Reliance Communications has reportedly received the legal intercept and monitoring (LIM) approval from the department of telecom in 12 out of 22 circles, which will allow the telco to offer 4G services to its CDMA subscribers, who have a 4G SIM. A Business Standard report said that Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Kolkata, Maharashtra, Punjab, east and west Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar are the first 12 circles. The... Read More

June 22nd, 2016 2:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

Global VoLTE user base to reach 1 billion by 2020: IHS

The global VoLTE user base is forecast to hit 1 billion by 2020, aided by China Mobile’s VoLTE migration, according to a report by HIS Technology. There were 185 million VoLTE users in 2015, mostly coming from Japan, South Korea and the US, and this number is anticipated to grow to 310 million by year’s end. Worldwide VoLTE service revenue is projected to reach $6.3 billion by 2020, with almost half... Read More

June 22nd, 2016 1:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Idea prepaid consumers and retailers can now give 100 MB of free Internet access to non-internet users

Idea Cellular; has announced an “Internet For All” program. This program empowers all the Idea prepaid consumers and retailers to give one month of free Internet access to Internet non-users just by logging on to i4all.ideacellular.com from their smartphones. They can gift free 100 MB data for a month by entering the Idea mobile number of non-internet users. Idea further personalizes this service by sending periodic information on how to... Read More

June 20th, 2016 3:21 PM 3 COMMENTS

Trai may shortly propose setting up of an ombudsman: Report

The Indian telecom regulator may soon reach out to the telecom department (DoT) for setting up of an ombudsman to resolve consumer complaints for the telecom sector, Economic Times reported. The latest move follows the Trai's recent proposal that sought penal powers to protect the rights of subscribers. The regulator has been trying to put in place mechanisms to sort out consumer grievances, following a setback in the call drops compensation... Read More

June 20th, 2016 10:03 AM 34 COMMENTS

Jio may achieve Rs 250 ARPU driven by high 4G usage: CLSA

Higher 4G data usage will allow Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio to achieve Rs 250 level of average revenue per unit (ARPU), according brokerage firm CLSA. The brokerage firm said that the ARPU needed to ensure achievable subscriber target which may get returns in the next 5 years for the telecom operators. While it is 30 per cent higher than Bharti Airtel’s ARPU, it implies 25% discount to estimated 3G ARPU. Earlier,... Read More

June 18th, 2016 2:28 PM 16 COMMENTS

Reliance’s LYF brand corners 13% LTE device market share in Q1: CMR

LYF brand has become the third largest LTE smartphone provider with 13% market share in the first quarter of 2016, according to data released by Cyber Media Research (CMR). Reliance Jio’s 4G services which come bundled with LYF smartphones has been the only driver for LYF’s growth in the quarter. Under the LYF smartphone, Reliance offers a number of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) ready smartphones with prices starting from Rs 3,999.... Read More

June 17th, 2016 8:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai issues new consultation paper to seek views on unified messaging services

Trai has come up with a new consultation paper which is seeking stakeholders’ views on whether a fresh licensing framework is need for voice mail, audio conferencing and interactive voice response services, following a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) request in January this year. The telecom department had asked Trai for a review of guidelines on voice mail, audio conferencing and UMS. The consultation paper, which was issued by the Trai earlier... Read More

June 17th, 2016 11:26 AM 0 COMMENTS

International Chamber of Commerce names Sunil Bharti Mittal as new Chairman

Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder-chairman of Bharti Enterprises, has been elected Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), taking over from Terry McGraw, Chairman Emeritus of S&P Global, who has now become ICC's honorary chairman. Mittal has become the third Indian head of the world business organisation in its nearly 100 years history. "At a time when the global economy is facing unprecedented challenges, I am committed to ensuring ICC plays... Read More

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