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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 May 29th, 2015 2:00 PM 33 COMMENTS

Operators against TRAI proposal on mobile internet activation, Why it’s a bad move ?

TRAI had recently come with a proposal which require explicit consent of consumers before activating mobile internet facility. This was aimed at protecting consumers from 'bill shock' due default activation of mobile internet services. Private Telcos Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and Reliance Jio has opposed this proposal and stated that data service should be part of basic mobile telephone service like calling and SMS. Operators also said TRAI is considering data service under value added service... Read More

Tharun G May 28th, 2015 12:27 PM 2 COMMENTS

GSM Rural Subscriber base increases 1.15% in April 2015

During the month of April 2015 GSM rural subscriber base in the country grow 1.15% to 341.53 million. Total net addition in month of April was 3.88 million subscribers. Airtel leads rural subscriber base with 108.91 million subscribers which is almost a third of total rural subscribers in the country. Vodafone and Idea has the second and third largest rural GSM subscriber base with 98.75 million and 90.5 million subscribers respectively. In terms of... Read More

Tharun G May 27th, 2015 5:51 PM 53 COMMENTS

BSNL revises 2G/3G data packs, reduces validity on most packs 1 GB data pack to cost more

BSNL has revised its prepaid 2G/3G data offering by reducing validity of most data packs. The new tariff will come into effect from 01-06-2015 on pan India basis. 1 GB monthly data pack to cost more BSNL has withdrawn Rs 176 1GB 28 days pack and has introduced new Rs 198 data pack which offer 1.1GB for 28 days. Also validity of Rs 139 1GB pack has been reduced to 15 days from existing... Read More

Tharun G May 27th, 2015 10:19 AM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces Samadhan scheme for postpaid mobile data subscribers

BSNL Samadhan is a special relief scheme introduced for broadband users who are charged excess for exceeding free usage limit. BSNL has now extended this offer to postpaid mobile data subscribers. Samadhan special relief scheme offers BSNL postpaid mobile data subscribers to apply for a higher data plan for the period of excess usage. The higher data plan will get applied instead of the original plan active at the time of usage. The highest... Read More

Tharun G May 22nd, 2015 10:20 AM 9 COMMENTS

DoT ask ISPs to implement security measures for ADSL modem within 3 months

Earlier DoT has issued directives on securing customer broadband modems to all ISPs across the country. DoT has now updated its guidelines and asked ISPs to implement it within 3 months. As per DoT, these vulnerabilities can be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access and change configurations, inject malware or even change DNS entries in the modem. These measures are aimed at making Indian internet users secure from cyber attacks and... Read More

Tharun G May 19th, 2015 10:30 AM 55 COMMENTS

Asianet upgrades (doubles) broadband speed to compete with BSNL and others in Kerala

Regional broadband and cable TV operator Asianet broadband has revised it broadband offering in the Kerala. Speeds of most plans has been doubled and also increased free data usage on certain plans. Asianet Limited broadband Plans Asianet now offer up to 100 Mbps speed on Xperss 4999 plan comapred to earlier 50 Mbps. Plans from Xpress 549 to Xpress 2499 speed has been upgraded to 50Mbps on FTTH/DOCSIS 3.0 and up to 10 Mbps... Read More

Tharun G May 18th, 2015 6:50 AM 94 COMMENTS

Now dial STD mobile numbers without 0 or +91, India one step closer to full MNP

Operators have started the process of implementing simplified dialing pattern that allow both STD and local numbers be dialed without any prefix. We are getting reports that many operators have implemented this . One step closer to full MNP One of the main technical problem of full MNP was STD dialing pattern. At present, STD numbers can only be dialed by adding either ‘0’ or ‘+91? as the prefix. But post full MNP STD... Read More

Tharun G May 16th, 2015 12:25 PM 5 COMMENTS

PM to inaugurate NOFN broadband under Digital India next month.

As per latest reports, National Optical Fibre Network(NOFN) under Digital India programme will be inaugurated by Prime Minister between 15-30 June. The NOFN project aims to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to 2.50 lakh gram panchayats in India by December 2016. In the first phase, service will be launched in Kerala (all districts), Karnataka (Mandya, Chamarajnagar, Hassan), Chandigarh, Bihar (Kishanganj, Sheohar), Uttarakhind (Haridwar), Chhattisgarh(Batrarnpur), M.P(lndore) and Haryana(Faridahad). Department of Telecom and BBNL(Bharat Broadband Network Limited) has intimated BSNL to complete... Read More

Tharun G May 16th, 2015 9:39 AM 35 COMMENTS

Vodafone demonstrates ‘Speed is Good’ on speed test drive in Chennai

As part of ‘Speed is Good’ campaign, Vodafone India undertook a speed test drive in Chennai by reaching out to 2,000 Telecom Retailers across the city. Vodafone employees met with retailers in the city and did live demo of Vodafone’s faster 3G network. Retailers who participated in the initiative was presented a ‘Speed Test’ certificate by Vodafone. As per Vodafone, the ‘Speed is Good’ campaign is based on the findings of... Read More

Tharun G May 15th, 2015 12:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom subscriber base near 1 billion mark, Tele-density increases to 79%

Indian telecom subscriber base is one step away from breaching 1 billion mark with 996.49 million subscribers at the end of March 2015. Total telephone connections in the country witness a monthly growth of 0.93% in March 2015. The overall tele-density in the country increased to 79.38% from 78.73% in February. While most operators witness growth in subscriber addition, BSNL and TATA Tele lost 1 million and 0.2 million subscribers respectively.... Read More

Tharun G May 14th, 2015 10:14 AM 53 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Aircel relaunches 2G/3G services in Kerala

Earlier we had reported about Aircel signal reappearing in parts of Kerala and a possible comeback. Aircel has now officially relaunched its services in two cities Palakkad and Trivandrum in Kerala circle. Aircel signal resurfaced few months back in these cities and now both 3G and 2G service are available. Aircel customer care number 9842012345 is also active in the circle. Aricel has also confirmed service in rest of Kerala will be launched in... Read More

Tharun G May 14th, 2015 6:30 AM 22 COMMENTS

BSNL reinstates data carry forward facility for prepaid

Earlier we had reported BSNL plans to stop data carry forward facility in prepaid. In view of response received from nodal centers, BSNL has withdrawn earlier order and decided to allow carry forward of unutilized data on data STV recharges. BSNL subscribers can now carry forward unused data by doing a recharge with a data STV before end of validity of the current plan. This will be a huge relief for... Read More