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

Tharun G January 17th, 2016 4:36 PM 19 COMMENTS

BSNL starts offering free 3G data card for EVDO subscribers

BSNL had recently announced the shutdown of its CDMA Voice and EVDO data services in the UP-West circle. To migrate existing CDMA Voice and EVDO data subscribers to its GSM service, BSNL has introduced the following promotional offer for a period of 90 days in in UP-West circle. EVDO/1x data card migration offer BSNL is offering 3G data card of 3.6Mbps free of cost to subscribers who are surrendering EVDO/1x data card at BSNL... Read More

Tharun G January 16th, 2016 6:14 PM 25 COMMENTS

Airtel introduces truly unlimited calling STVs in Kerala for the first time

Airtel has introduced three new special tariff vouchers (STVs) offering unlimited calling for its subscribers in the Kerala circle. This move comes after launching 4G LTE service across four cities in Kerala and offering double data on 4G recharges. The new STV 359 offers unlimited local Airtel-to-Airtel calls and comes with a validity of 30 days. On the other hand, STV 649 offers unlimited local mobile calls to any network for 30 days. Similarly, STV 849 offers... Read More

Tharun G January 14th, 2016 1:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Asianet re-introduces true, unlimited 1Mbps and 2Mbps broadband Internet plans in Kerala

Asianet Broadband, a company that provides cable broadband service in Kerala, has re-introduced its iconic, true unlimited broadband plans offering speeds of upto 1 Mbps and 2 Mbps. A long-validity plan named 'Freedom 365' is also being introduced by Asianet for its subscribers. True Unlimited Plans Asianet's True Unlimited Plan 510 offers 1Mbps unlimited broadband without any fair usage limits for Rs. 510 per month. The True Unlimited Plan 899... Read More

Tharun G January 11th, 2016 1:20 PM 111 COMMENTS

These are the smartphones that might support VoLTE support for Reliance Jio in the future

Last month, we published the official list of VoLTE-enabled smartphones that will be supported on Reliance Jio’s 4G network. Now, Jio is planning to add support for more VoLTE 4G devices before the launch of its service on January 14 in 500 cities. Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) will be the primary mode of voice communication on Reliance Jio’s 4G network, and the company is expanding its support for VoLTE to more open... Read More

Tharun G January 11th, 2016 5:46 AM 8 COMMENTS

DoT issues new MSC codes for Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi, and Tamil Nadu circles

The department of telecommunications' (DoT) licensing wing has allocated a new set of MSC codes to Airtel and Vodafone in Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi, and Tamil Nadu circles. Bharti Airtel has been assigned new MSC codes in Rajasthan, Punjab, and Delhi. Vodafone has been granted new MSC codes in the Tamil Nadu circle. Along with assigning the MNC codes, the Department of telecommunications also assigns a number series to each operator in different... Read More

Tharun G January 9th, 2016 5:20 AM 60 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces five new unlimited broadband plans for new subscribers in Kerala

BSNL has introduced new broadband unlimited plans ‘BBG ULD 545 CS89’, ‘BBG Combo ULD 675 CS91’, ‘BBG Combo ULD 845 CS92’ and ‘BBG Combo ULD 999 CS93’ in Trivandrum, Ernakulam, Calicut, and Kannur SSAs on a promotional basis for a period of 90 days for its new broadband subscribers in Kerala. The BBG Combo ULD 999 CS93 plan provides speed of upto 4Mbps till 12GB, while ‘BBG ULD 545 CS89’, ‘BBG Combo... Read More

Tharun G January 7th, 2016 1:14 PM 6 COMMENTS

TRAI asks service providers to refund security deposit to subscribers within 60 days of disconnection

TRAI has issued a new directive to service providers requiring them to refund security deposit to customers within 60 days of disconnection of service. Failing to refund within the stipulated time period, the service provider will have to pay an interest at rate of 10 percent per annum to the subscriber. TRAI, while examining consumer complaints, had observed that some telecom service providers are not refunding security deposit within the prescribed time period of 60... Read More

Tharun G January 6th, 2016 2:37 PM 5 COMMENTS

India’s mobile phone market reaches an important milestone of 1 billion subscribers

The mobile subscriber base in India has crossed a billion mark for the first time, and reached 1003.49 million subscribers. India is second only to China to cross this major milestone in world of mobile phones. However, number of active wireless subscribers was marked to be 902.26 million at end of October 2015. In the month of October, a total of 6.83 million mobile subscribers were added by the telcos. Out of the... Read More

Tharun G January 4th, 2016 11:24 AM 25 COMMENTS

Here are the impressive LTE and VoLTE features in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

The Snapdragon 820 system on a chip (SoC) from Qualcomm would be the obvious choice of powertrain for flagship smartphones that will be coming out later this year. Apart from the usual performance improvements in CPU and graphics, the Snapdragon 820 features a new communication array designed to make LTE the de-facto communication standard for both voice and data. Here are some of the features of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820... Read More

Tharun G January 3rd, 2016 2:30 AM 60 COMMENTS

Idea introduces 1GB 3G/4G data pack for as low as Rs 97

Idea Cellular has introduced a new 3G/4G data pack priced at Rs 97 in Kerala following the successful rollout of its 4G LTE network in the circle. The new data pack, which is priced at Rs 97, offers 1GB of 3G/4G data and has a validity of two days. Following the launch of 4G services, Idea had upgraded all 3G data pack to be used on both 3G and 4G... Read More

Tharun G January 2nd, 2016 4:08 AM 18 COMMENTS

Vodafone starts pre-booking for 4G services in Mysore, offers 1GB of 4G promotional data

Following the successful launch of its 4G service in Kochi and Trivandrum, Vodafone India has now opened pre-booking for 4G service in Mysore, Karnataka. Vodafone is also offering 1GB of 4G data to subscribers who will pre-book for its 4G service before the 8th of January 2016. The promotional 4G data comes with a validity of 10 days for prepaid subscribers. For postpaid subscribers, Vodafone is offering 1GB for two... Read More

Tharun G January 1st, 2016 6:01 PM 70 COMMENTS

Missed Reliance Jio’s launch? Here are all the highlights from the event

After five long years, Reliance has launched its much awaited 'Jio' 4G service, but it's limited to the company's employees for now. The commercial launch has been postponed to March-April 2016. A lot of information about this new company was been revealed at the launch event, which took place at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai. An Introduction To The Reliance Empire The company's Chairman, Mukesh Ambani, started his speech by explaining how Reliance group of companies has changed the life... Read More