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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 February 12th, 2015 1:17 PM 15 COMMENTS

BSNL Mobile introduce new data STVs and promotional offer. Revises Balance Based Tariff.

BSNL is all set to announce new data STVs and promotional offer for its subscribers. The promotional offer will be available starting 13th February 2015. BSNL New Data STVs As promotional offer for a period of 60 days, BSNL has introduced data STVs 73 and 105 which offer 200MB/21days and 300MB/30 days. Under regular offer, BSNL has introduced night data STV 29 and 45 which offer 500MB and 800MB respectively with one-day... Read More

Tharun G February 11th, 2015 6:21 PM 39 COMMENTS

Airtel becomes India’s largest broadband service provider with 19.19 million subscribers pushing BSNL to the second place with 18.90 million

As per the latest data released by TRAI, Airtel has become India largest broadband service provider. Airtel is also the largest mobile operator in the country. Airtel now has 19.19 million broadband subscribers pushing BSNL to the second place with 18.90 million users. Vodafone is at third spot with 16.65 million users. Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications secured 4th and 5th position with 12.95 million and 7.11 million user base.... Read More

Tharun G February 7th, 2015 7:13 PM 44 COMMENTS

Airtel asks TRAI to protect telcos from free VoIP service, What is Airtel upto?

Airtel wants TRAI to put forward guidelines to protect telecom operators voice revenues from hyper-competition of free internet VoIP services like Skype and Viber. "We believe there should be some kind of framework where we are not disadvantaged in terms of our core source of revenue and that is the context in which consultation will hopefully take place". Airtel said during its quarterly results announcement. In last December, Airtel made a failed attempt... Read More

Tharun G February 6th, 2015 12:06 PM 1 COMMENTS

Aircel to bring My First Internet service

Aircel is all set to introduce "My First Internet" service for its subscribers using internet for the first time. This service is aimed at helping first-time internet users on Aircel network. The service offer subscribers with following options 1. Internet Settings 2. What Internet pack should I choose? 3. What can I do on the Internet? 4. Top Apps for you smartphones 5. Frequently Asked Questions The service basically helps... Read More

Tharun G February 3rd, 2015 4:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Foundation Tribute to Extraordinary Women and their Achievements

M C Mary Kom along with Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone Group, launched Women of Pure Strength, a coffee table book by Vodafone Foundation at a special event. This book, second in a special series focusing exclusively on women empowerment, chronicles tales of 50 inspirational women from across the country. Speaking on the occasion, Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone Group Plc. said, “Around the world, mobile telephony has transformed society, enabled economic... Read More

Tharun G February 3rd, 2015 5:20 AM 3 COMMENTS

T24 revises GPRS packs. 1GB data now cost Rs 126

In line with past revisions in data packs by Docomo, T24 has now revised its GPRS offering. Now both Docomo and T24 offer similar packs with T24 offering slightly more data. Basic pack of Rs.8 for one day with 100MB data is now offered just 40MB and Rs 16 3 days which was 200MB is now just 100MB for 2 days. Rs 33 7 days 300MB pack is revised to Rs.43 with 300MB just for 5... Read More

Tharun G February 2nd, 2015 1:08 PM 20 COMMENTS

March 2015 Auction: How much money Indian operators will have to shell out?

DOT (Department of Telecom) is all set to conduct the next big bang auction of 900MHz, 1800Mhz, 800MHz, and 2100Mhz. Today we bring you in-depth analysis of the spectrum put for auction in each circle and how much operators would spent to buy back their expiring spectrum. [table id=1 responsive="phone" /] Spectrum and reserve price put for auction Operators with 900MHz spectrum expiring [table id=2 responsive="phone" /] 900MHz spectrum expiring in 2015-2016... Read More

Tharun G January 29th, 2015 2:50 PM 24 COMMENTS

Airtel to be largest Broadband provider, Vodafone registers 200% growth over the year

Data market is booming in India after smartphones went mainstream back in 2014. For operators, data has become the key revenue at a time when SMS and voice revenues are falling. Today we analyse broadband subscriber addition in India over the past one year to find growth rate for each operator. Wireless broadband leads As per TRAI, broadband is any type of internet which gives more than 512Kbps speeds. This makes 3G,4G and... Read More

Tharun G January 25th, 2015 7:10 PM 11 COMMENTS

Hike introduces free voice calling feature in beta launch

Bharti SoftBank backed Hike messenger has introduced free voice calling feature as part of its beta launch. Users need to register for the beta program via the Hike app to start using voice call feature. Most messenger application in the market now offer voice calling and WhatsApp has already announced plans to introduce voice calling feature. Hike had recently bought US based Zip Phone, a free Voice calling company. This purchase has enabled Hike... Read More

Tharun G January 24th, 2015 8:30 PM 27 COMMENTS

Mobile tariff to go up significantly after next spectrum auction?

Telecom industry expects to see a significant hike in mobile tariff after next spectrum auction attributed to high spectrum price and lack of availability of spectrum. “High reserve prices will adversely impact the business viability of the operators. it will lead to increased tariffs, thereby hurting the government’s targets of affordability, rural penetration and Digital India” COAI director Rajan S. Mathews said in a letter to telecom minister. Telecom operators are... Read More

Tharun G January 23rd, 2015 4:42 PM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL to invest Rs 7,000 crores to provide free Wi-Fi services in 2500 cities

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has decided to invest Rs 7,000 crore to offer free high – speed wi-fi in 2500 cities and towns in India to boost Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious ‘Digital India’ project. The state-run company will offer the service to subscribers of all mobile operators in a bid to boost its data revenue. BSNL chairman and managing director (CMD) Anupam Shrivastava said that the free... Read More

Tharun G January 17th, 2015 6:18 PM 17 COMMENTS

BSNL to introduce Smart Landline phones, which will run on Android OS

BSNL, to boost its landline service in the country, is now testing next generation Smart landline phones. These smart land phones will have capability to run mobile applications like Facebook, WhatsApp, banking apps and more. As per reports, BSNL is currently testing prototype in Hyderabad. BSNL intends to introduce the device across 40 cities in the country. To facilitate the new service, telephones exchange are now in the process of being upgraded to... Read More