Tharun G

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

February 2nd, 2016 3:18 PM 107 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s ‘LYF Flame 1’ smartphone with underwhelming specification priced at Rs. 6,490

Last week, Reliance JIO announced 'Water' series of smartphones under its sub-brand LYF. Today, the company has listed yet another smartphone named 'LYF Flame' on its online store with a price tag of Rs. 6,490. These LYF branded smartphones are set to go on sale through Reliance Digital stores across the country soon. LYF Flame 1 is an entry-level 4G smartphone. It is powered by a Snapdragon 210 chipset coupled with 1GB of... Read More

January 31st, 2016 5:34 AM 60 COMMENTS

BSNL increases broadband FUP limit in select districts in the UP (East) circle

To attract more customers to its broadband services, BSNL has revised its broadband plans in select areas in the UP (East) circle by increasing the FUP limit. The new broadband tariff will come into effect from March 01, 2016, but only in selected SSAs of UP (East) Circle only. For customers in Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, and Varanasi SSAs of UP (East) circle, BSNL has revised its broadband plans by increasing the FUP limit almost three times. At the... Read More

January 26th, 2016 2:57 PM 82 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Reliance Jio employees get 75GB 4G data, 4500 minutes VoLTE calls with Mi-Fi, LYF devices

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio Infocomm is offering 75GB 4G data, 4500 minutes VoLTE home and roaming talk-time and 9000 messages with 90 days validity under combo plans that come bundled with LYF smartphones and Mi-Fi device to its group employees. Jio is already leveraging its content play, and is offering unlimited access to its content and storage services along with the data and voice benefits. Jio employees and their families... Read More

January 26th, 2016 1:22 PM 40 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s LYF smartphones listed on Reliance Digital’s online store

LYF, the smartphone brand from Reliance Jio, will be soon available through Reliance Digital stores. The phones are now listed on Reliance Digital's online stores indicating that these devices are nearing the official launch. Three smartphones from LYF – LYF Water 1, LYF Water 2, and LYF Earth 1 – are currently listed on Reliance Digital's online store. The device prices are shown with discounts ranging from 5 percent to 14 percent. However, there is no... Read More

January 26th, 2016 9:43 AM 31 COMMENTS

Vodafone revises 3G/4G data packs in Kerala, reduces data benefits

Vodafone India, has revised its 3G/4G prepaid data packs by reducing the available benefit in the Kerala circle. Vodafone had launched the 3G/4G service on its network in Kerala last month, and upgraded all 3G packs to offer 4G speeds. The data benefit available for Rs. 29 data pack has been reduced to 90MB from existing 120MB. Similarly, Rs. 49 data pack has been revised to offer 150MB instead of 200MB earlier. The Rs. 104 data... Read More

January 25th, 2016 11:03 AM 42 COMMENTS

Who’s going to be the winner of the 4G LTE war in Kerala? Here’s a comparison of 4G data packs

The Kerala telecom circle has witnessed launch of 4G services by all three incumbent operators – Airtel, Idea, and Vodafone – last year. With three 4G operators, the battle for 4G data market share is getting intense in the circle. Let's take a look into the 4G data offerings from these operators in Kerala. Airtel 4G in Kerala Airtel was the first operator to launch 4G service in the Kerala. While... Read More

January 24th, 2016 5:33 PM 56 COMMENTS

Reliance Communications launches ‘Net Buddies’ referral program, offers free data to referrals and referrers

Reliance Communications has launched the Net Buddies referral program for its subscribers. Under the offer, Reliance customers who refer their non-Reliance friends will receive benefits in the form of free internet data. Reliance is giving away 500MB of data and unlimited WhatsApp data for 30 days for each new referral joining its network. While the customers joining Reliance network through the referral will get benefits of 25 percent extra data on all recharges and free unlimited... Read More

January 24th, 2016 6:48 AM 19 COMMENTS

BSNL announces Republic Day offer, provides extra talk-time of Rs. 67 on top-up of Rs. 670

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has announced a special offer for the Republic Day to its prepaid mobile subscribers across India. Under this offer, BSNL subscribers will be able to grab extra talk-time worth Rs. 67 on a top-up of Rs. 670. BSNL already offers full talk-time on top-up of Rs. 670, and with this extra talk-time of Rs. 67, subscribers would get a total talk value of Rs. 737. The... Read More

January 21st, 2016 7:27 PM 26 COMMENTS

Trai asks fixed broadband service providers to increase transparency with consumers

Trai, the Indian telecom regulator, has asked all fixed broadband service providers to share the data usage limit with specified speed on their websites and also in all advertisements published through any media. The regulator on Wednesday released draft directions on delivering broadband services in a transparent manner. The Trai asked these operators to provide the speed of broadband connection up to a specified data usage limit and the speed of... Read More

January 21st, 2016 11:46 AM 23 COMMENTS

BSNL revises SIM replacement charges, offers 256K nano/micro SIM at Rs. 100

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced a revision to its SIM replacement charges across all the circles. The new charges will come into effect from January 22, 2016 across India. The price of the new 256K normal/micro/nano SIM or re-pluggable SIM card has been reduced from Rs. 200 to Rs. 100. Moreover, the price of the 64K to 128K nano SIM or re-pluggable SIM has been reduced to Rs. 59. The price of 32K to 128K normal/micro re-pluggable SIM has... Read More

January 20th, 2016 12:56 PM 20 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces new data pack for East Zone, offers 1.5GB data for Rs. 118

BSNL has introduced a new data STV, which is priced at Rs. 118, and it is exclusive to East Zone. The new promotional data STV is available from January 21, 2016 to March 31, 2016. This data pack is offers 1.5GB of 3G/2G data, and comes with a validity of 7 days. Only subscribers from the East Zone (Orissa, North East, Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar, Kolkata, and West Bengal) can activate this new data... Read More

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