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Rudradeep Biswas August 18th, 2016 3:03 PM 34 COMMENTS

Vodafone starts offering Unlimited Roaming and Voice Calls plus 8GB Data on New Vodafone RED Postpaid at Rs. 1,999

Vodafone, today announced a feature rich Vodafone RED postpaid offering with unlimited roaming, unlimited voice calling and 8 GB data– for Rs. 1,999. A variant of this plan is also available at Rs. 1,699 offering free roaming (incoming calls only), unlimited voice calling and 6 GB data. To encourage more customers to enjoy the Vodafone RED experience, Vodafone also launched a series of entry level Vodafone RED postpaid plans attractively... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 18th, 2016 1:10 PM 3 COMMENTS

RCom-MTS India merger deal may be stalled: Reports

The potential merger of Reliance Communications with Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL) is being delayed due to the ongoing legal tussle with the telecom department (DoT) over levy of spectrum contiguity charges. The deal, which was earlier expected to be closed by the second quarter of 2016, could well be stalled as the transaction terms are deteriorating, a report by Russia Beyond The Headlines said. Now, the fate of the potential merger... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 17th, 2016 3:21 PM 3 COMMENTS

Telenor India rolls out 4G in Warangal, starts offering 4G plans for customers starting at Rs 85

Telenor India today announced the launch of a pilot to deliver high speed 4G services for its customers in Warangal. The pilot in Warangal follows the successful test pilot of Telenor’s 4G services across its 6 circles in Varanasi, Vizag, Amravati, Agra, Anand, Lucknow, Ranchi, Vijayawada, Tenali, Eluru, Bhimavaram and Dhanbad. With this Telenor has moved a step closer to its ambition of Internet for All and becoming the preferred... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 17th, 2016 12:35 AM 95 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to Trai: Take action against telcos like Airtel, Vodafone for denying inter-connection

Reliance Jio Infocomm has urged Indian telecom regulator, Trai, to take action against incumbent telecom operators for not providing points of inter-connection (PoIs) to the Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telco during the ongoing test trials. The telco said that denying inter-connection was a blatant breach of the licence agreement, which provides for obligation of the licensee to provide inter-connection facilities to other licensees. "It may be pertinent to note that the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 16th, 2016 2:35 PM 27 COMMENTS

Idea expands 4G LTE services across 390 towns in Maharashtra & Goa, offers 4G packs’ at Rs. 49.

Idea Cellular, has rapidly expanded its 4G LTE services to cover 390 towns across 32 districts in Maharashtra & Goa. It is the first and only service provider to offer 4G services in 300 of these towns. Idea’s world class 4G LTE service is now available in the major towns of Amravati, Aurangabad, Gondia, Kohlapur, Alibagh, Wardha, Vasco and Panjim, in addition to Nagpur and Ahmednagar where services were launched earlier... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 13th, 2016 11:56 AM 30 COMMENTS

Indian GSM telcos accuse Jio of poaching customers under trial launch: Report

Indian GSM telecom operators have reportedly claimed that Reliance Jio is trying to poach their customers under the test launch through number portability service and new connections with free bundled voice and data offers, and asked the 4G entrant to reveal its commercial launch plan. The telcos have also urged the telecom department and the Trai to bring clarity on a test mode conditions. The COAI represents incumbent GSM telcos... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 12th, 2016 11:12 AM 5 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel completes spectrum deal with Aircel in Odisha circle

Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom carrier by users said that it completed the acquisition of Aircel's 4G airwaves in the Orissa circle. Airtel has now completed transaction in seven out of eight circles, including Tamil Nadu (including Chennai), Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Assam, North East and Odisha. The spectrum trading deal related to the Andhra Pradesh circle is yet to complete. Airtel, in a regulatory filing, said, "The proposed... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 11th, 2016 3:11 PM 14 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Kharagpur, using dual spectrum bands of 2300 MHz (TD LTE) and 1800 MHz (FD LTE)

Airtel, today launched its 4G services in Kharagpur. With this, Kharagpur has become the second city in Bengal to have 4G mobile services. Customers can enjoy Airtel 4G at the price of Airtel 3G and customers will have the option of choosing from a host of attractive tariff packs. Airtel 4G in Kharagpur has been rolled out... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 9th, 2016 6:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone India renews IT outsourcing contract with IBM

Vodafone, India's second largest telecom service provider, on Tuesday renewed its IT outsourcing deal with IBM for five more years. This new agreement builds on the existing eight year relationship between the two organizations. According to Greyhound Research estimates, the deal has been signed in the range of $750-850 million and can be expected to cross $1 billion by 2023. Both companies did not disclose the terms of the deal. “It... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 9th, 2016 11:45 AM 3 COMMENTS

Kolkata’s Mothers Wax Museum Gets free WiFi from Airtel

Bharti Airtel has introduced their second public WiFi Hotspot in Kolkata as Airtel's free WiFi services has been active in Mother's Wax Museum (MWM), New Town, Rajarhat starting from August 8. This deployment is a part of Airtel’s ongoing network transformation program – Project Leap. After Victoria Memorial Hall, MWM, located at New Town, opposite to Eco Park is the second landmark destination of Kolkata to get free public... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 8th, 2016 7:09 PM 12 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular net profit plunged 74.5% in Q1

Idea Cellular’s consolidated first quarter net profit plunged heavily 74.5% at Rs 2,171 million, from Rs 8,516 million in a year earlier period, due to one-time finance cost for spectrum and lower voice revenues. The company’s total revenue however increased 7.9% in the quarter to Rs 94,866 million. It had reported Rs 87,915 million in revenue in the first quarter of last fiscal year. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 7th, 2016 6:06 PM 4 COMMENTS

Trai issues consultation paper on quality of services, seeks stricter quality norms

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), Indian telecom regulator, has finally issued a consultation paper on quality of service, and has sought views on stricter quality norms and imposing penalties or financial disincentives for poor services. The regulator has also sought views on feedback on setting separate parameters for reviewing quality of 4G services, besides seeking stakeholder views on several aspects of quality of service, including the appropriateness of calculating... Read More