Passionately following the Indian #Telecom Industry for over a decade from Business, Consumer and a Technical perspective. My primary focus area is Consumer & Digital Experience.
In an interesting turn of events, UK-based Telecoms Group Vodafone has recorded non-cash impairment charge of 5.0 billion euros during the first half of the fiscal ended September 30 in respect for its Indian unit. An increased competition due to the entry of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm has resulted … Read More
Aircel, today launched A!LIVE, a mobile marketing service by Celltick’s LiveScreen platform. The service is aimed to provide easy to discover localized Value Added Services (VAS) to Aircel customers, resulting in strong incremental revenue. Aircel subscribers will be able to easily access relevant VAS products and services based on their … Read More
Indian telecom companies have urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), to continue with current practice of using network statistics to calculate call drop rates, rejecting the sector regulator’s suggestion of calculating call drop rates through a meta data analysis of call detail records (CDRs), according to an Economic … Read More
Vodafone India, this week conducted a unique programme ‘Ek Mulakaat’ for its retailers in Delhi & NCR circle. This first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at educating retailers on the correct documentation process and its importance in curbing SIM card frauds. The event was inaugurated by Shri Ram Narain Sr DDG (TERM) DoT. … Read More
Beginning December 1 this year, a service tax component of 15% will be added to your bill if you download music or e-books from any overseas site, Times of India reported on Saturday. The tax will also apply if you buy cloud storage from any overseas service provider. The Central … Read More
India’s telecom ministry has formed a committee to look into the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recent penalty recommendation worth Rs 3,050 crore on top telcos, according to a report in Business Standard. “A committee is formed to look at the proposal sent by TRAI. The committee will give … Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has framed the Right of Way (RoW) guidelines and is now preparing to come up with a policy soon to facilitate quicker acquisition of land for setting up mobile towers and laying fibre. The move will help the telecom sector to build telecom infrastructure faster. … Read More
Since the beginning of its journey in India, the troubled telco Telenor has been offering sabse sasta packs in all it’s operational circles. It’s worth to mention that the telco has been offering services at it’s maximum potential to any consumer in all possible segments and quickly became a most … Read More
A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur, will now discuss the unending call drop issue with Indian telecom carriers, the telecom department (DoT) and sector regulator TRAI on November 10. According to PTI, the Parliamentary panel has called members of industry body Cellular Operators … Read More
A Reliance Lyf smartphone exploded and caught fire on Sunday, and its owner expressed concern over the issue seeking the company’s intervention to recall faulty handsets. The development comes at a time when Korean handset major Samsung has been engulfed with consumer complaints of its Galaxy Note 7 bursting into … Read More
India’s Telecom Ministry is considering making a platform that will take direct feedback from people on call drops to gauge the situation and take necessary steps accordingly. The move follows the launch of “Twitter Seva” by the minister on the social media network to address complaints and concerns of users … Read More
In a bid to incorporate next generation technologies and further drive the growth of India’s telecom sector, the telecom department (DoT) is now mulling over the new telecom policy from 2017. The move comes at a time when the department is yet to achieve targets like 2 Mbps broadband speed … Read More
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