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.
The global carrier Wi-Fi equipment market totalled $713 million in 2015, and is forecast to reach $1.5 billion by 2020, according to a research study by HIS Technology. The top three vendors for carrier WiFi equipment revenue share in 2015 were Cisco, Huawei and Ruckus Wireless. The worldwide carrier Wi-Fi equipment … Read More
The latest employee-driven referral offer by Reliance Jio is likely to propel usage and hype ahead of the commercial launch, which is expected sometime this year, CLSA said in its latest report. The new offer allows Reliance group employees to invite 10 friends to sign up for Jio 4G services. … Read More
Buyers of LYF-branded smartphones from Reliance Retail will still have to wait more to get the Reliance Jio SIM card, even as the telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries, extends the trial launch of 4G services to the public through an employee-driven referral or invite offer, called Jio Preview … Read More
TextMe has launched its new app, Simkarma, which will allow Android users to earn free mobile internet across all major carriers in India by completing offers from advertisers. “Over the last four years we’ve built the largest sponsored communication platform. We believe that anyone should have access to mobile communication … Read More
Bharti Airtel Thursday said that it will divest about 950 towers in Democratic Republic of Congo to Helios Towers Africa (HTA). The divestment also includes towers currently under construction in the DRC. The move is aimed deleveraging by reducing debt and ongoing capital expenditure, and turn profitable in the region. Further, … Read More
Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson said that Easypaisa, Pakistan’s first and largest branchless banking solution, is deploying Ericsson Wallet Platform to replace its existing platform. The platform will allow consumers to conduct secure mobile banking transactions with ease and helps Easypaisa bring mobile money to unbanked citizens in Pakistan, which has … Read More
Telecom Commission on Saturday has given its nod to a proposal to provide voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) to employees at state-run telecom telco, MTNL. The move is aimed at reviving the loss making telco which has been losing revenue of up to Rs 2000 crore per year. MTNL has 40,000 employees, … Read More
Vodafone has reportedly selected Kotak Investment Banking Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA), and UBS as joint global coordinators of its Indian unit’s IPO, which is widely expected to raise between $2 billion-$2.5 billion to fund operations in the country. According to a Reuters report, Vodafone is likely to launch … Read More
Moody’s Investors Service said that it continues to support Bharti Airtel’s Baa3 rating and stable outlook post the telco’s operating performance for the fourth quarter of the financial year ended 31 March 2016. “The strong momentum in Bharti’s Indian businesses continues to support its Baa3 ratings. Moreover, as tower asset … Read More
If random theories were to be believed, we would all have been dead by now or worse may have damaged the Blood cells, skin disorders, weak eyesight, hearing loss, balded, sexually and mentally incapacitated, given the mobile towers which are placed in close proximity of human inhabitations. Loss of Sparrows … Read More
Bharti Airtel’s Gopal Vittal, Managing Director & CEO, India & South Asia said that it would be a challenge for the company to attract new subscribers to its premium broadband services in a fiercely competitive market. His comments come at a time when Airtel’s data penetration has flattened nationally over the … Read More
Idea Cellular, the country’s third largest telco, reported 39% decline in the net profit for the consolidated third-quarter at Rs 575.6 crore, compared to Rs 941.8 crore a year earlier. The company’s net profit for hurt by a sharp increase in depreciation & amortisation besides interest costs to service debt taken … Read More
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