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Rudradeep Biswas December 29th, 2014 4:07 PM 5 COMMENTS

Uninor targets to grow its internet subscriber base by 50%, moves to service based offers

Uninor has said that the company target is to grow its internet subscriber base in existing circles to 50% of our user base by 2017 in its circles. While the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India aims to transform lives of people through connectivity, Uninor calls this ambition. “Internet for All” is aligned on empowering the society by connecting the unconnected through affordable voice and internet services. Our... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 28th, 2014 1:53 PM 7 COMMENTS

TRAI plans to regulate HD, SD channels’ subscription charges

Telecom and broadcast regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is planning to review the freedom given to direct-to-home service providers in deciding subscription charges for high-definition channels. While the first HD channel was launched in 2010 with Movies Now HD, general entertainment channels (GECs) like Star Plus and Zee TV too launched their HD channels in 2011. As of now, there are about 40 HD channels in the country and... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 26th, 2014 12:31 PM 4 COMMENTS

Hathway introduces high definition (HD) personal video recorder

Hathway,the cable and broadband service provider, has unveiled a High Definition (HD) – Personal Video Recorder (PVR). Hathway HD PVR has several features that will enhance the TV viewing experience of the customers. The customers can get dedicated search button on the remote to search content by keying in search words, like actors name, sporting events, etc. The viewers can enjoy facilities like Pause LIVE TV, Rewind LIVE TV, Planned... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 25th, 2014 12:48 PM 17 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Infocomm gets security clearance from DoT in its six circles

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has given security clearances to Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) to start its 4G services in six circles. After getting the security clearances, now RJIL will start services in Kolkata, Karnataka, Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat circles. However, DoT has asked the telecom operator to bridge the gaps in the lawful monitoring requirements and interception of data services, including those offered by Yahoo and... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 23rd, 2014 5:10 PM 15 COMMENTS

How Can Airtel Beat Reliance Jio on 4G Turf?

Bharti Airtel, country's largest mobile operator, is going to enter a challenging phase with Reliance Jio's upcoming & much-anticipated commercial launch of 4G services. To make it short, Airtel's strategy regarding 4G is basically in limbo until Jio launches its services. They are watching Jio's footprints but thanks to Jio's super secret policy they can see only what Jio is showing to everybody. Jio have understood that there is no... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 22nd, 2014 2:33 PM 2 COMMENTS

Department of Telecommunications wants all Machine-to-Machine servers based in India

A panel under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has recommended that all the application servers and gateways that are used for machine-to-machine (M2M) services, must be located in India. The panel has suggested so on the grounds of national security. The DoT panel has also recommended that M2M service providers (MSPs) should be jointly governed under the regulations of the specific industry vertical where such M2M services are deployed along... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 21st, 2014 2:13 PM 4 COMMENTS

WiFi Can be a Game changer for Reliance Jio

Around 2 years back WiFi was a technology from Mars for Indian. But WiFi now sees its mass adoption, thanks to public WiFi offerings, cheap home broadband. People are creating WiFi at their homes as they have more than one internet enabled devices. For Jio Wifi is important to reach existing non 4G mobile phone users. On the preview website we saw two of such Wifi router devices. These devices... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 19th, 2014 5:14 PM 11 COMMENTS

Supreme Court of India nod to Vodafone, Airtel on 3G intra-circle roaming pact

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) has declined to stay a Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) order allowing operators to offer third generation (3G) services in circles in which they didn't have the required spectrum. After the judgement, the telecom operators can continue providing 3G roaming facility to mobile phone subscribers beyond their allotted zones through pacts with other service providers. The apex court's decision follows a petition... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 19th, 2014 2:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Government issues reminder to TV channels to apply for fresh security clearance

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued reminders for television channels to apply for fresh security clearance for 10 years, by 26 December. The government of India last month set out the format in which applications should be sent by news and non-news television channels seeking Home Ministry security clearance to uplink or downlink and current affairs TV channels. The companies owning TV channels will now have to furnish the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 17th, 2014 3:00 PM 11 COMMENTS

Signalling Point Codes allotted to Reliance Jio in Mumbai, Delhi, Karnataka and Kolkata

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has assigned signalling point codes to Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd for launching its national long distance (NLD) and international long distance (ILD) services. The codes have been allotted in Mumbai, Delhi, Karnataka and Kolkata. Signalling Point Codes are required to establish interconnection between two networks. The codes have to be used within six months, or they would be withdrawn, according to the regulations under which... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 17th, 2014 12:46 PM 26 COMMENTS

Delhi High Court asks OnePlus to stop selling its smartphones in India

On Tuesday the Delhi High Court granted an interim relief to Xiaomi, allowing it to sell devices which are powered by Snapdragon based devices. According to the court order, Indian handset manufacturer, Micromax has been granted an injunction as the OnePlus One infringes its exclusive right to have the Cyanogen OS software in India. “Gurgaon-based consumer electronics manufacturer Micromax Informatics Ltd on Tuesday secured a temporary injunction from the Delhi high court against... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 14th, 2014 7:07 PM 9 COMMENTS

Pesky calls and SMS complaints drop by 80 per cent, thanks to TRAI’s timely action

As we know, Government of India had blacklisted telemarketers for making pesky calls implying any person or entity who gets blacklisted will not get telecom connection for a period of two years from the date they were named in the list. The number of complaints for unsolicited commercial communications (UCC) stood at 58,446 in 2014-15 fiscal (upto October 31) or an average 5,845 complaints/month, according to the Department of Telecom... Read More