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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 December 30th, 2015 4:43 PM 628 COMMENTS

Here’s the official list of VoLTE-enabled smartphones that are supported on Reliance Jio’s 4G network

Reliance Jio will be primarily banking on Voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology for voice service through its 4G network. However, not all 4G devices available in the market will support this feature, and some phones may need a software update to enable this. The Jio care team has shared an official list of 4G smartphones that support VoLTE technology on Jio's 4G network. Please note that this list is not... Read More

Tharun G December 30th, 2015 1:38 PM 26 COMMENTS

BSNL Introduces Landline Plus Plan 375, offers 250 free calls per month

To revive its shrinking Landline business, BSNL has announced new Landline Plus Plan 375 for its subscribers. The new tariff plan will be available across all circles with effective from 01-01-2016. The new Landline plan offers 250 free calls per month which can be used for calling Local/STD to Landline and mobile of any network. Calls beyond 250 free calls are charged on slab basis which starts at Rs 1 per call unit to... Read More

Tharun G December 29th, 2015 7:10 PM 41 COMMENTS

BSNL Introduces Plan voucher 36 and 37, Offers onnet at 10p/min and Offnet 30p/min

BSNL has announced new plan vouchers priced at Rs 36 and 37 offering heavy discount on call rates. The new plan vouchers are available only for new subscribers including MNP customers joining BSNL network on PAN India basis. Plan voucher Rs 37 offer reduced call rate of 10p/min for onnet local/STD calls and 30p/min for off-net local/STD calls. Similarly plan voucher Rs 36 offer reduced call rate of 1p/3 sec for on-net local/STD and... Read More

Tharun G December 29th, 2015 1:15 PM 19 COMMENTS

BSNL offers free ADSL Wi-Fi modem with annual payment of broadband connection

BSNL has launched a new promotional scheme as a part of which it is offering a free ADSL Wi-Fi modem at a reduced rate of Rs. 500 for free of cost based on the broadband plan for new subscribers that are opting for the annual payment option. Under this offer, all new BSNL broadband subscribers who are opting for the annual payment option with broadband plan of fixed monthly charges of... Read More

Tharun G December 27th, 2015 2:35 PM 40 COMMENTS

Airtel starts offering double data on its 3G and 4G plans

Recently, Idea Cellular started offering double data on all its 4G packs as a part of its 4G launch in all the circles in the southern part of India. In order to maintain competitive edge over Idea, Airtel has also started offering double data on most of its 3G/4G plans in the Kerala circle. Airtel is offering double data on all 3G and 4G plans starting from Rs. 247 and above. For 3G... Read More

Tharun G December 27th, 2015 10:38 AM 10 COMMENTS

BSNL Introduce New Year SMS STV for Blackout Day

As always, New Year and New Year's eve are marked as ‘blackout day’ for every operator in the country. On these days, the service providers do not allow free or concessional voice calls/ SMS offered by them and users will have to pay premium rate for every SMS sent. This new year, BSNL has come up with a Special Tariff Voucher to be used during the black out days for its subscribers. The New Year Festive Promotional SMS STV for... Read More

Tharun G December 26th, 2015 6:25 PM 15 COMMENTS

BSNL Launches Plan Voucher 79 in Punjab Circle

BSNL has introduced promotional tariff offer for MNP customers in Punjab circle. The new plan voucher 79 offer reduced call rates and bundled usage for MNP port in customers. The promotional tariff offer is available for 90 days starting 01-12-2015. The new promotional offer comes bundled with 3000 Local/STD seconds to any network and 150MB data usage for 30 days. Customer will also get reduced calling tariff of Rs 0.007/sec to any... Read More

Tharun G December 25th, 2015 3:57 PM 27 COMMENTS

BSNL’s revenue performance increases by 2.29 percent during 2015

BSNL's revenue report data shows that the overall revenue of the company (till Nov-2015) has increased by 2.29 percent compared to last year. However, BSNL has observed that the overall revenue has declined in many circles compared to the same period previous year. While most zones registered positive growth in revenue, the East Zone (Orissa, North East, Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar, Kolkata, and West Bengal) registered a decline 4.09 percent in the revenue.... Read More

Tharun G December 24th, 2015 8:12 PM 37 COMMENTS

Idea 4G Speed test results from Karnataka, Andhra, T.N and Kerala, attains average download speed of 30 Mbps

Idea Cellular launched its 4G service across all four south circles yesterday. We have managed to get the speed test results of Idea 4G LTE network from Karnataka, Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The speed test results proves that Idea 4G LTE network can breach speeds above 30 Mbps which is pretty good for a 4G network given that idea have limited spectrum in... Read More

Tharun G December 24th, 2015 6:00 PM 12 COMMENTS

Idea announces foray into digital content market with 4G service

Idea Cellular has launched its 4G network and became the third operator in the country to offer 4G service. Apart from pure data service, Idea is offering bundle 4G devices and digital content to its 4G subscribers. Though unlike Reliance Jio who has its own arsenal of self branded digital media apps (Jio beats, Jio play, Jio mags), Idea has taken the shorter route by partnering with existing media apps like Eros now for... Read More

Tharun G December 24th, 2015 11:18 AM 7 COMMENTS

BSNL offers 10 percent discount on broadband speed restoration add-on plans

BSNL has announced a special promotional offer where it is providing a discount of 10 percent on broadband speed restoration add-on plans as a part of Christmas, New Year and Republic day. This offer will be effective from 25-12-2015 to 31-01-2016 in all the circles on a promotional basis. BSNL's speed restoration add-on plans for broadband subscribers offer restoration of unlimited broadband plan speed even after crossing the FUP limit. Subscribers can choose from Rs. 100 for 2GB,... Read More

Tharun G December 24th, 2015 3:36 AM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL removes fixed monthly charges for call-forwarding facility in postpaid

Earlier, BSNL had announced the launch of inter-LSA call-forwarding facility for its postpaid GSM mobile services. The optional inter-LSA call-forwarding facility to any BSNL Landline/WLL number for postpaid customers was charged a fixed monthly charge of Rs. 75. BSNL has now decided to remove the fixed monthly charge applicable for this service. The call-forwarding facility is now available for all postpaid users without any monthly charges. However, all the calls forwarded from the postpaid customer’s... Read More