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Rudradeep Biswas April 3rd, 2013 3:32 AM 11 COMMENTS

United We Stand: Mukesh’s Jio 4G Partners Brother Anil’s Rcom for Optic Network Sharing

As many speculated, Mukesh Ambani contolled Reliance Jio Infocomm Infocomm( formerly Reliance Infotel Broadband) entered into an partnership with junior Anil Ambani headed Reliance Communications for using later's fiber optic usingnetwork and vice versa. The Rs 1,200-crore would be one time indefeasible right to use (IRU) fees for sharing RCom’s nationwide inter-city fiber optic network infrastructure, the companies said in a statement. The agreement permits Reliance Jio Infocomm to utilise... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 2nd, 2013 1:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Crack GRE, now with IM Provider Nimbuzz

Nimbuzz has partnered Career Launcher Educate Ltd to provide GRE preparation package to its users. The tie up will design world's first mobile based, interactive GRE preparation package. With Nimbuzz's wide mobile users, the new platform will open a new horizon for e-education as the GRE aspirants can use GRE Chat Buddy- CLRocks. The content will be supplier by Career Launcher, one of the leading education corporate in South Asia.... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 2nd, 2013 12:54 PM 15 COMMENTS

Vodafone India Furious as DoT Rejected Licence Renewal Application

Vodafone India is looking for more favourable licence extension policy from DoT and questions rejection of its licence extension. Vodafone India (the-then Hutch) got licences in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata in 1994, and those licences are going to expire by 2014. DoT wants the company to take part in the auction to win the spectrum in those circles. However Vodafone applied for license renewal to DoT and DoT rejected their... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 2nd, 2013 12:33 PM 45 COMMENTS

Reliance Mobile Revises CDMA Prepaid Data Packs, Withdraws SMS Benefit

While most are not aware about Reliance Mobile's data pack STV94 for its CDMA customers, let me tell you it was the cheapest high speed data pack for mobile users. STV94 was offering 1 GB HSD data per month for 6 months, and unlimited SMS (upto 100 SMS/day as court order says) for 180 days. However following the hullabaloo by incumbent players regarding SMS termination charges, Reliance removed unlimited SMS... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 2nd, 2013 12:09 AM 47 COMMENTS

DingDong Mobile: This Year’s April Fool Prank from Your Beloved Team Telecomtalk

Happy DingDonging: Team TT Wishes Happy April Fool's Day!! Sorry to disappoint you, our readers! DingDong Mobile is this year's April Fool prank from your beloved Team Telecomtalk. There is no such operator in India, which offers cheap tariff, via one SIM which connects two different networks for voice and data. Actually this year we were out of idea, and thought to skip the prank. But at the eleventh hour... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 1st, 2013 3:30 AM 1014 COMMENTS

Exclusive: With Cheapest Tariff, DD Mobile to Enter India, Invites Users to Test its Services

If you are waiting for something so special yet so cheap, upcoming DingDong Mobile can be your choice as mobile operator. DingDong Mobile with investment from South Korea and China and Indian Khurana Group of Companies is looking to roll out services in India. Though it likes to operate as MVNO but Indian telecom policy has no place for MVNO till now. So until the policy comes, it will be... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 31st, 2013 11:59 AM 8 COMMENTS

Poll: Next Wave of New Mobile Platforms Coming Soon: Your Choice?

The world has changed since smartphone goes mass mania. Google's Android, Nokia's Symbian, Microsoft's Windows, Palm's WebOS, Apple's iOS, Blackberry's BlackberryOS are the top performers in the mobile operating system arena. These operating systems are moving from smartphones, tablets to TV, camera, watch and many household stuffs. But following the huge success of Android, mostly due to its ability to offer low cost smartphones there are emergence of new mobile... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 30th, 2013 11:16 AM 18 COMMENTS

What Happens to 3G Spectrum in 3 Circles Alloted to S-Tel?

Amidst of all telecom related mess up, it seems everyone is so concerned about 2G spectrum - its policy, allocation, reserve price and all these. But the whole thing is so messed up, considering 2G spectrum is mainly for voice, which is in turn as bread and butter for consumers and operators. But Govt. is not doing anything to get back the 3G spectrum from STel, one of the operators... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 29th, 2013 11:47 AM 49 COMMENTS

Sub-sea cable cut interrupts ISP’s in India

A string of submarine cable disruptions in Egypt, has widely impacted internet traffic in India, Middle East and North Africa. The subsea cables that were disrupted include South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 4 (SMW-4), India-Middle East-Western Europe (I-ME-WE) and Europe India Gateway (EIG) systems. The international consortium of operators in the region that manages the submarine cable system is in the process to restore services. It is believed that most of... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 27th, 2013 3:34 PM 15 COMMENTS

Idea Launches Buddy Recharge-Share Your Balance with Friends; Free facebook & Data to Nokia Asha 205

India's leading cellular service provider Idea Cellular has come up with a new prepaid balance transfer facility - BUDDY RECHARGE. With this new plan you can transfer your prepaid balance to your friends. For each Rs 5 transfer Idea will charge Rs 2. Buddy Recharge Rs 5 Buddy Transfer Amount (Rs ) 5 Buddy Charge( Rs) 2 Amount to be deducted from A party(Rs) 7 Amount Transferred to B party... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 26th, 2013 12:32 PM 25 COMMENTS

For Healthy Business India Should Lower Spectrum Prices: GSMA

The GSM Association has called for a reduction in spectrum reserve prices, in the upcoming auction of spectrum. The Govt of India was expected to auction spectrum by the end of this month, even though specific dates were not announced. The global industry body has also urged the government not to use spectrum as a means to raise short-term revenues, and focus on creating a healthy business environment where the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 25th, 2013 3:15 PM 28 COMMENTS

Videocon’s Telecom Ambition: 4G by End of 2013 & Pan-India Expansion on Cards

Indian conglomerate Videocon Group's mobile services have an ambition plan - to go ahead with 2G and 4G services, bypassing 3G services (which cost huge money for operators and now a headache due to lukewarm response). The company, which lost permits in 21 circles by court order, secured spectrum in 6 circles and now offers/will roll out services in total of 7 circles - Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar,... Read More