Tharun G

About the author: An IT professional who has got great passion for telecom. Has been closely watching Indian telecom space since 2009.

April 5th, 2016 1:21 PM 9 COMMENTS

BSNL announces host of broadband plans for Indore subscribers; to be available from April 4

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), the state-run telecom service provider, has introduced unlimited broadband plans, exclusively for Indore SSA of Madhya Pradesh circle. The new promotional broadband plan will be available for a period of 90 days with effect from April 4, 2016. The new broadband plans offer higher broadband speed of 4 Mbps before FUP (Fair Usage Policy) limit of 8GB. However, post FUP speed is limited to just... Read More

April 5th, 2016 2:41 AM 130 COMMENTS

Jio to cut competition with lowest base data tariff of 50P per MB

As Reliance Jio preparing for soft launch its commercial 4G services in coming days, Reliance Digital Stores across different cities has received first lot of Jio 4G SIMS. Jio 4G SIM starter kit also revealed the base tariff offered by Jio for commercial launch. As per the Jio starter kit, all local/STD calls are charged at 2p/sec and SMS at Rs 1/SMS for Local/National and Rs 5/SMS for international. For roaming, customers will... Read More

April 3rd, 2016 7:47 PM 17 COMMENTS

Total GSM subscriber base reaches 1.05 billion in February; Bharti Airtel leads with 248.69 million users

The total telecom subscriber base in the country has reached 1.05 billion, with Bharti Airtel leading the GSM subscriber addition for the month of February 2016. About 9 million subscribers were added during the month. Top operator Bharti Airtel added 2.9 million new users, followed by Vodafone (2.03 million) and Idea Cellular (1.46 million users) in February. Reliance Communications and Aircel added 1.02 million and 0.62 million subscribers, respectively. State-run telecom service provider,... Read More

April 2nd, 2016 3:50 PM 120 COMMENTS

RCom kicks off migration process; to upgrade CDMA subscribers to 4G LTE network

Reliance Communications (RCom), the fourth largest operator in India by subscriber base, has started the process of migrating its CDMA subscribers to GSM in selected circles. The migration is part of its program of upgrading CDMA customers to 4G services.   CDMA subscribers in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Orissa and West Bengal circles are currently being migrated to GSM as part of the network upgradation. As per customer care officials,... Read More

March 27th, 2016 3:16 PM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces unlimited broadband plans for Kalyan, Maharashtra

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), the state-run telecom service provider, has introduced five new unlimited broadband plans exclusive for Kalyan SSA of Maharashtra telecom circle. The new promotional broadband plans are available for a period of 90 days with effect from 22 March, 2016. The new broadband plans offer higher FUP (Fair Usage Policy) limit compared to existing broadband plans. However, the plan speeds are limited to 2 Mbps and post FUP speed is... Read More

March 24th, 2016 1:55 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL to provide WiFi during the International Knowledge Summit at Simhastha (Kumbh Mela)

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will be providing WiFi internet during the International Knowledge Summit which will be held at Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh as a part of Simhasth Mahaparva (Kumbh). BSNL will also put up WiFi spots at 1,100 places including 200 tourist spots. Ujjain, an ancient city of Madhya Pradesh, will be hosting ‘Simhastha’ (Kumbh Mela) from 22nd April to 21st May, 2016. As a part of the event,... Read More

March 21st, 2016 2:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL re-launches special relief scheme ‘SAMADHAAN’ for settlement of bill disputes of BB customers

To get back its lost customers of broadband services, BSNL has re-launched the special relief scheme ‘SAMADHAAN’ for settlement of disputes with respect to broadband usage bills for the benefit of existing and ex-customers of broadband services across India. This scheme is valid up to March 31, 2017, and is only available for limited usage broadband plans and also for customers who have unpaid BB bills till March 31, 2015.... Read More

March 21st, 2016 10:32 AM 14 COMMENTS

Idea on a 4G services expansion spree, launches it in 7 more cities in Kerala

Idea Cellular, which started 4G LTE services in Kerala last December has now expanded its 4G service to 10 cities across Kerala. Initially the service was only available in Kochi, Malappuram and Kozhikode. Idea 4G LTE service in now available in cities of Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur. Within just three months of 4G service launch, Idea has now covered 10 of the 14... Read More

March 19th, 2016 11:07 AM 32 COMMENTS

BSNL offers new unlimited add-on voice pack with broadband combo plans: 24 hours unlimited local calls at Rs 48 and 24 hrs unlimited calls at Rs 98

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) offers new unlimited add-on voice pack for its customers with broadband combo plans with fixed monthly charges of above Rs 700 per month. However, the add-on packs are exclusive for selected SSAs of Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh circle. The add-on voice pack of Rs. 48 per month offers 24 hours unlimited local calls to any network within the circle and Rs. 98 per month offers... Read More

March 18th, 2016 11:00 AM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel revises price of 4G WiFi hotspot device from Rs 999 to Rs 1699

Soon after Airtel offering 4G WiFi hotspot device for Rs 999, it has now hiked the cost of the device to Rs 1699. Airtel has also cut back on bundled free data usage from 10GB to 6GB. The special offer in which 4G WiFi hotspot device was being offered for Rs 999 was introduced by Airtel in Kerala circle - though Airtel was still selling the device for Rs 2,300... Read More

March 18th, 2016 9:45 AM 15 COMMENTS

BSNL announces 60% discount on data usage for postpaid mobile subscribers: Effective from April 1st, 2016

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has recently announced 60% discount on data usage charges beyond free data limit for postpaid mobile subscribers. The discount will not be applicable to enterprise business customers and Blackberry data plans. The new tariff will come into effect from April 1st, 2016, on PAN India basis. The discount is applicable for all postpaid subscribers who have opted for data add-ons and their data usage exceeds... Read More

March 17th, 2016 5:16 PM 25 COMMENTS

BSNL to offer free one month broadband for customers migrating to BSNL Broadband

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced promotional offers for broadband customers migrating from any private broadband provider to BSNL broadband. BSNL will be offering rent free broadband for one month along with free installation. The promotional offer is available for a period of 90 days in all the circles. Under the offer, BSNL will waive off both broadband installation charges and one month Fixed Monthly Charges for broadband plan... Read More

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