Ria Lakshman

An astute writer with a track record in writing and publishing content for various industries, Ria brings on board her wealth of experience in journalism and love for technology to TelecomTalk. When not writing or reading, she spends a copious amount of time daydreaming and finding obscure Japanese folklore on the internet.

Ria Lakshman

Airtel 4G now available in Erode

Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of 4G services in Erode. The 4G will enable people to experience high speed broadband and enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, fast uploading and downloading etc. “As customers in India show an increasing propensity for consuming data services, we at Airtel are excited to … Read More

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RCom asked to suspend Free Basics service in India

RCom asked to suspend Free Basics service in India

Reliance Communications (RCom) has been asked by the telecom regulator Trai to suspend Facebook’s Free Basics services on its network till it submits the terms and conditions of the services, including tariff plans, according to media reports. “Trai has today (Wednesday) again written to RCom to submit details of the … Read More

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Indian operators challenge Trai order on call drops

Indian operators challenge Trai order on call drops

Indian telecom service providers have taken the legal route to challenge the Trai’s order mandating them to compensate subscribers for calls dropped starting January 1, 2016. Auspi and the COAI, the telecom industry associations, argued that Trai doesn’t hold the power to order telcos to pay any compensation, according to … Read More

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GSM telcos urges Trai not to club sub-1GHz bands

GSM telcos urges Trai not to club sub-1GHz bands

GSM telecom service providers have asked Trai to retain the current band-wise spectrum caps. They have also urged Trai not to pursue its proposal to count all frequencies under 1 GHz as one frequency for calculating the 50% cap on spectrum holding in a band, according to media reports. COAI, … Read More

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Xiaomi inks 3G and 4G China patent license pact with Qualcomm

Xiaomi inks 3G and 4G China patent license pact with Qualcomm

Chinese handset maker Xiaomi said that it has entered into a new 3G and 4G China patent license agreement with chipmaker Qualcomm. Under the terms of the agreement, Qualcomm has granted Xiaomi a royalty-bearing patent license to develop, manufacture and sell 3G (WCDMA and CDMA2000) and 4G, including 3-mode (LTE-TDD, TD-SCDMA … Read More

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Airtel and Andhra Pradesh Government launch E-Shakti to raise internet awareness of women in the state

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has partnered with Government of Andhra Pradesh for mobile literacy mission in collaboration with SERP. Under the partnership, an initiative named ‘E-Shakti’ has launched to raise the mobile internet awareness of the women in Andhra Pradesh. Honorable Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu … Read More

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