Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been unable to invest in its networks in the capacity it should have for expanding 4G because it simply didn’t have the cash. But now, amid everything that is going in the industry, Vodafone Idea is planning to raise capital expenditure (capex) up to approximately Rs 15,000 crore or $2 billion per annum. The telco will get the cash required from an equity fusion from the... Read More
Reliance Jio has already changed the benefits of the Re 1 plan. On Wednesday, TelecomTalk reported the silent launch of the Re 1 prepaid plan from Reliance Jio. In just a day, the telco has changed the benefits of the plan drastically. It now comes with much lesser data and a very short validity. Reliance Jio Re 1 Prepaid Plan Changed Benefits The plan is again visible on the mobile... Read More
Dish TV, a popular Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator based out of India is offering a Smart TV stick called “DishSMRT Kit” for Rs 1199 only. The Smart TV stick is not the usual kind of product that you see in the market such as the Fire TV Stick. The DishSMRT Kit requires a Dish TV Set-Top Box (STB) to function. The advantage of the DishSMRT Kit with Alexa support is that... Read More
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have vouched for changing the tax structure of the telecom sector. Indian telcos pay some of the highest levies and taxes globally. This is the reason why the telcos have been distressed for a long time despite having millions of customers in their books. During the second edition of ETTelecom Digital Telco virtual summit, Rahul Vatts, Chief Regulatory Officer, Bharti Airtel, said the telcos... Read More
WhatsApp, owned by Meta, is used by millions of Indians. Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in India, is working with Meta to introduce a prepaid recharge facility through WhatsApp to a wide number of users. Speaking at Meta’s annual event, Fuel for India 2021, Akash Ambani, Director and Head of Strategy, Reliance Jio and Isha Ambani, Director, Reliance Retail, spoke about how the partnership with Meta is helping Reliance... Read More
Portronics, a leading consumer electronics and gadgets brand that emerged from India, has just launched a new soundbar in India, namely ‘Sound Slick III’. After seeing a great response to the Pure Sound Series, the company is bringing yet another soundbar into the market of India. The product has been made with a special focus on the quality of music it delivers yet keeping it very affordable at the same... Read More
Tata Sky, the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator in the country has launched a new service namely ‘Tata Sky Classic TV’. The service is aimed at people who are fans of TV shows from the ’80s and ’90s. To rekindle the love people once had for the old shows, Tata Sky has introduced the Tata Sky Classic TV. It will transport the people using the services of Tata Sky to the... Read More
Flipkart, one of the major e-commerce retailers in India, has partnered with Sony Entertainment’s Shark Tank India. This partnership is in line with the e-commerce giant’s mission of proactively scaling entrepreneurship in the country. Shark Tank is a globally popular show that’s made for startups and entrepreneurs to come and showcase their business for getting an investment/funding. Shark Tank India will premiere on December 20, 2021, and will air every... Read More
Very silently, Reliance Jio has introduced a Rs 1 prepaid plan. The plan is visible on the mobile app of the telco but not the website. Under the Value section, you can find ‘Other Plans’ where this Rs 1 prepaid pack is listed. This Rs 1 prepaid plan from the telco offers 100MB of data to the users for 30 days. So basically, recharging ten times with this voucher would... Read More
Solely in terms of the value, the Rs 1498 plan from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) provides to the users is the best long-term plan available in the market today. After the tariff hikes, the long-term plan, precisely the prepaid plans with service validity of up to one year, have become very expensive. Since BSNL already offered the cheapest tariffs even before the tariff hikes, its long-term plans seem to... Read More
Bharti Airtel’s 4G network upload speeds increased by 5.3% in November 2021. The data has been shared by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). At the same time, Vodafone Idea’s 4G network upload speeds improved by 8.9% in the same month. Both the telcos have been investing in their networks to compete head-on with the rival Reliance Jio. According to a PTI report, TRAI data showed that Jio’s 4G... Read More
Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) has just announced the expansion of operations in Hyderabad by setting up a new delivery centre in the city. The state-of-the-art centre is spread across 110,000 square feet and is designed and equipped for housing over 3000 employees. The delivery centre will also help the company with its global operations. With this centre, LTI will focus on delivering data, digital, and cloud solutions to its... Read More
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Mmwave and 5G on every band by Jio 5G atleast. Everywhere.
Yes, Airtel has expanded really fast and Airtel fiber service and 4G service is far better than Jio to be…
Vi harming itself by providing 179 recharge to keep validity. In this way it will not survive. I think investors…
Airtel really expanded fiber network across India much faster after Jio Fiber entry. In our Village Airtel brought service first…
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