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Rudradeep Biswas January 23rd, 2016 7:01 PM 47 COMMENTS

Mega spectrum auction likely to take place around May-June

The mega spectrum auction will not take place in the current fiscal year. The India government is now planning to put all available spectrum across various bands for auction around May-June this year. “We will put all available spectrum for auction in which ecosystem is available that industry is demanding,” Telecom Secretary Rakesh Garg during at event in Delhi said, adding that the auctions will be held sometime in May-June.... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 23rd, 2016 3:01 PM 40 COMMENTS

Reliance Communications Q3 net profit up 9.6% in Rs 171 crore

Reliance Communications (RCom) has posted 9.6% sequential jump in net profit in the third quarter at Rs 171 crore. It had posted Rs 156 crore net profit in the second quarter of the current fiscal. The company’s consolidated revenue in the quarter however fell 1.1% at Rs 5,298 crore from Rs 5,355 crore in the last quarter. Consolidated EBITDA stood at Rs 1,803 crore, up 1.2% from Rs 1,782 crore... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 22nd, 2016 6:28 PM 95 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio pan-India launch likely in April, to generate $1.7 bn revenue by 2016-17-end: Brokerage firm

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio’s pan-India launch of 4G services will happen by April this year, even as the telco seems set to acquire 23% share of India's non-voice market by the end of its fourth year of commercial operations, according to Morgan Stanley. The brokerage said, in a note to clients, that Reliance Jio, which last month launched 4G services for its group employees, will generate $1.7 billion of revenue by... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 20th, 2016 6:54 PM 51 COMMENTS

RCom liberalises spectrum in 16 circles, to share and trade it with Reliance Jio

Anil Ambani’s telecom venture Reliance Communications (RCom) has Rs. 5,383.84 crore as spectrum liberalization fee to the Indian telecom department. "RCom has on January 20, 2016 paid an aggregate amount of Rs 5,383.84 crore as liberalisation fee to DoT in relation to spectrum in the 800/850 MHz band held by it in 16 telecom circles," the company said in a filing to the stick exchange. The liberalization fee paid is... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 19th, 2016 6:15 PM 8 COMMENTS

RIL says Jio has substantially optimized its network

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited said that over 100,000 of its group employees and their families are helping Reliance Jio in creating the best experience for all its future customers, even as Jio has substantially optimized its network, and is currently testing services offerings across the country. The company said that the extensive feedback from trials shall be used to create a compelling service proposition for end customers and optimise... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 19th, 2016 4:58 AM 54 COMMENTS

Here’s India’s updated 3G and 4G telecom map [2015 edition]

We all know that the year 2016 will be the year of LTE in India. Apart from Airtel, who started 4G services back in 2012, we will see several players to jumping onto the 4G services bandwagon in India this year. Idea and Vodafone have already launched their 4G services in selected markets. Jio, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries, will launch its commercial service anytime soon. Idea Cellular: Let's start with Idea Cellular by discussing its... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 18th, 2016 5:22 PM 74 COMMENTS

Five reasons why Vodafone and Idea can’t beat Reliance Jio

Jio, the digital telecommunications arm of Reliance Industries, has launched commercially as the LTE-supported SIM cards is available to select people. Interestingly incumbents – Vodafone and Idea – kept telling that 4G is not a threat to their business and that Jio can't change India's telecom sector. However, they have pushed their 4G rollout to a commercial level. These two incumbents did not buy any spectrum in 2010's auction for... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 16th, 2016 12:33 PM 33 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone to start VoLTE battle against Reliance Jio

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone may soon start offering Voice over LTE or VoLTE services in the country to take on their bigger rival Reliance Jio, which will launch its services commercially and is banking big on VoLTE technology to offer voice services. Both the leading telecom operators have given contracts to Nokia for IP multimedia solution (IMS) for the implementation of VoLTE technology on their networks, the Economic Times reported.... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 15th, 2016 2:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telit to acquire Wireless communications assets to enhance IoT portfolio

Telit said it will acquire Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Near Field Communication (NFC) assets in hardware and software from Stollmann Entwicklungs und VertriebsGmbh (“Stollmann”) in Hamburg, Germany. Stollmann is a global player in the Bluetooth and NFC business, designing, developing and manufacturing, low-power Bluetooth modules and software solutions for short range wireless communications. Assets in acquisition include among others, Stollmann’s Bluetooth and NFC software stacks, ready-to-use modules and... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 11th, 2016 4:35 PM 51 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Hosur

Bharti Airtel Limited, today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Hosur. Commenting on the launch of Airtel 4G in the city, George Mathen, Hub CEO – Kerala & Tamil Nadu, Bharti Airtel said, “As customers in India show an increasing propensity for consuming data services, we at Airtel are excited to take the lead in introducing the market to the power of... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 2nd, 2016 4:42 PM 3 COMMENTS

nexGTV hires former Saavn Interactive executive Abhesh Verma as COO

App based video service provider nexGTV has roped in former Saavn executive Abhesh Verma as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). In his new role at nexGTV, Verma will be spearheading executive decision-making and long-term strategic planning for the organisation. “His in-depth practical proficiency in the digital entertainment sector is one of the prime reasons why he has been chosen to spearhead nexGTV at this critical juncture of its business journey.... Read More