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About the author: Tarun PK is the founder of TelecomTalk, delivering trusted telecom news since 2008 with focus on networks, broadband and innovation.

Tarun P K October 25th, 2024 8:50 AM 0 COMMENTS

Wealthsimple Launches Global Travel eSIM with Gigs

Wealthsimple, the Canadian money management platform, has announced a new global travel eSIM as part of its lifestyle rewards program for clients with CAD 200,000 or more in assets. This service allows eligible users to stay connected in over 140 countries without incurring roaming fees, the company said on Thursday. Also Read: Grover Launches eSIM Mobile Service in Partnership With Gigs Roam like at home Premium and Generation clients can... Read More

Tarun P K May 31st, 2022 5:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vi Cloud Telephony Solutions Offers Tons of Benefits to Enterprises

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, offers Cloud Telephony solutions to enterprises through its B2B arm called Vi Business. The telco offers it as a Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS). Enterprises can get a lot of benefits from Vi Telephony Solutions if they engage with their customers at scale and on a regular basis. Here is what you should about this service from Vodafone Idea.... Read More

Tarun P K March 8th, 2022 9:45 AM 0 COMMENTS

Satcom: Jio, Airtel Entry Doesn’t Mean Low Prices

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are going to battle it out in the satellite communications (satcom) market in the near future. Both the telcos are already tussling over the spectrum auctions where Jio says that everyone who wants spectrum for offering communication services should get it from the auctions. However, Airtel is of the view that satcom companies don’t require spectrum the way terrestrial network service providers do and hence... Read More

Tarun P K March 6th, 2022 2:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

Spacecom Policy Might Receive Approval from Union Cabinet by April

In the latest unfolding of events, the Union cabinet is potentially going to approve India’s much-awaited Spacecom policy by April 2022. Satellite companies launch broadband from space service via low-earth orbit (LEO) and medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite constellations and the new Spacecom policy will create a framework for the licenses, permissions and authorisations required by both global and local satellite companies. Let’s find out more. Spacecom Policy Required for... Read More

Tarun P K March 5th, 2022 8:09 PM 9 COMMENTS

Telecom Industry on Track to Witness Stable Revenue Growth in FY23

The telecom industry in India is expected to witness strong revenue growth in the financial year 2023. The industry will witness revenue growth on the back of increased tariff charges as well as a sturdy rise in data usage in the country. The sector has been quite adversely affected by the debt due to factors such as the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) case verdict which created massive liabilities for the... Read More

Tarun P K March 5th, 2022 5:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel, and Vi Have a Big Question to Address With 5G Going Forward

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi), the three leading private telecom operators, will have a big question to address in the near future. It is how to offer 5G services and how to differentiate network services for regular consumers between 4G and 5G. There’s no doubt that normal consumers won’t have a very high demand for 5G network services if they have access to good 4G networks. Thus,... Read More

Tarun P K March 3rd, 2022 5:47 PM 3 COMMENTS

Prepaid Plans Definition Changed Since Jio Came, Telcos Must Do Extra With Postpaid

When Jio arrived in the Indian telecom market, it started offering unlimited voice calls and unlimited data to the users with a ton of SMS every day for a very less fixed cost. Jio didn’t start with postpaid plans heavily but only focused on the prepaid segment of the market. The companies that couldn’t adopt the model of Jio had to go out of business, and the companies which remained,... Read More

Tarun P K March 19th, 2020 6:49 PM 5 COMMENTS

Realme to Introduce Narzo Smartphone Series to Take on Poco

Realme is the fastest growing phone maker in India right now. Recently, the company launched its first fitness band in India, which included USB direct charging and nine different sports modes. In another news, Realme is planning to launch a new smartphone series in the Indian market under 'Narzo.' The C, X and U series of Realme are already performing great in the Indian market. It is also expected that... Read More

Tarun P K March 16th, 2020 7:08 AM 2 COMMENTS

Hathway Broadband 100 Mbps Freedom Plan Comes at an Effective Price of Rs 499

Hathway Broadband, which has been in the market for a while now, is providing speeds up to 300 Mbps in some cities. However, in the majority of those cities where Hathway is operating, the company is delivering up to 100 Mbps speeds. Similarly, Hathway Broadband's 100 Mbps plan in Hyderabad is currently available at an effective price of Rs 499 per month. Hathway Freedom broadband plan can be availed for... Read More

Tarun P K March 15th, 2020 4:11 PM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL Prepaid Users Can Get BSNL TV Subscription via These Plans

Indian telecom customers are now familiar with multiple OTT apps like Airtel Xstream by Airtel, Vodafone Play by Vodafone and JioTV by Jio. A few weeks ago, BSNL has also launched BSNL TV to compete with the rivals even though BSNL is kind of late in this OTT market. BSNL prepaid users can now enjoy unlimited movies on BSNL TV app that's currently available only to its prepaid subscribers. BSNL... Read More

Tarun P K March 14th, 2020 3:56 PM 64 COMMENTS

Trai Floor Pricing: Telcos Suggest per GB Price of Rs 35

Trai’s consultation paper ‘Tariff Issue of Telecom Services’ and its floor tariff regime might serve as financial aid for the telecom sector as the industry is facing a cash-crunch situation because of the massive AGR dues. Telcos such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio earlier appealed Trai to set up a floor tariff. Not only this, government officials reached to Trai and asked them to fasten up the... Read More

Tarun P K March 2nd, 2020 6:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

Realme Band With IP 68 Water Resistance and USB Direct Charge to Launch below Rs 3,000

Realme is all set to enter into the wearable segment as they are planning to launch their first fitness band in India. The Realme Band will be launched along with Realme 6 series at March 5 in New Delhi India. The Realme Band will come with nine sports mode for different physical activities along with IP68 water resistance support. Not only this, Realme users will get various other exciting features... Read More