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.
COAI said that the Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) should not be levied on telecommunication services, as it further increases the overall cost of telecom services for customer. The Swachh Bharat Cess was imposed at the rate of 0.5 percent on provision of all taxable services with effect from November 15, 2015. … Read More
Vodafone, the country’s second largest telecom operator by subscribers, is likely to acquire You Broadband for around Rs 400 crore, in a bid to increase its competitiveness in high data consuming cities against Reliance Jio, which is widely expected to launch commercial operations later this year, the Economic Times reported. … Read More
Reliance Communications (RCom) has received a nod from the stock exchanges to acquire Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL), which operates under the MTS brand in the country. The Anil Ambani-led telecom service provider, in a BSE filing said, “We wish to inform you that we have received observation letters from … Read More
Before discussing about 4G LTE (1800MHz – Band 3) on Idea Cellular’s network, lets check what’s the maximum speed* the telco is able to deliver in ideal conditions* or what I could experience. Experience : Spectrum Information Andhra Pradesh Circle : 5 MHz of contiguous 1800 MHz spectrum + 1 MHz additional top-up spectrum … Read More
Bharti Airtel Limited, today announced the launch of its high speed 4G services in the city of Ajmer in Rajasthan. The launch of Airtel 4G in Ajmer marks the rollout of Rajasthan’s first 4G service, and will be extended to customers in other parts of the state during the weeks … Read More
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), announced the launch of ‘Jionet’ High Speed Wi-Fi service which is now available at MG Road in Vijayawada. This service was inaugurated by Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri N Chandrababu Naidu who is credited with technology-driven policies and development agenda. People visiting MG … Read More
Idea Cellular, the country’s third largest telco by subscribers, has entered into a platform and content deal with ErosNow to support its recently launched high-speed 4G LTE services. The strategic partnership offers Idea’s 4G subscribers access to ErosNow’s premium bundled services including movies, music, TV content, ErosNow originals and much … Read More
Sify Technologies said that it is setting up a Global Delivery Center (GDC) in collaboration with Fujitsu in Hyderabad. The GDC will be Sify’s largest delivery center in India and it will help drive its global ambitions. Both Sify and Fujitsu are collaborating to strengthen their global approaches to developing new … Read More
Indian telecom service providers have decided to ignore the Trai’s order to pay compensation for call drops to subscribers, and said that they will only pay the compensation till they are legally required to, the Economic Times reported. The matter is currently sub-judice, and it will be taken up for … Read More
Bharti Airtel’s chief executive (India and South Asia) Gopal Vittal has urged customers to help the company in locating new sites to set up towers, and improve network experience in localities. “We would love your involvement in co-creating India’s most future-ready network,” Vittal said in email, sent out to Airtel’s … Read More
Apart from recharges, bill payments and grievances, the most important objective of a Customer Service Center is to make sure of the availability of SIM cards as it is the basic expectation of a customer from a service center. It is also the minimum responsibility of an operator to ensure … Read More
Bharti Airtel, the largest telco by subscriber number, has emerged as the most trusted telecom brand in the country, according to Economic Times Brand Equity’s Most Trusted Brands report. Bharti Airtel stood at the eleventh spot, as compared to twelfth spot in an earlier study. Vodafone India also surged four … Read More
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