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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 April 22nd, 2016 3:50 PM 42 COMMENTS

Airtel introduces combo STV offering unlimited calling and 4G data

Airtel has introduced three new combo STVs offering unlimited calling and 3G/4G data for its subscribers in Delhi circle. The latest move is to prevent losing revenue to rival networks like Aircel & Reliance, who already have introduced unlimited calling offers. Earlier Vodafone had also started offer unlimited calling to select customers. Combo STV Rs 648 offer unlimited local Airtel to Airtel mobile calls and 1GB 3G/4G data. Similarly combo STV Rs 849 offer unlimited local and STD Airtel... Read More

Tharun G April 19th, 2016 12:07 PM 8 COMMENTS

Lyf 4K Ultra HD smart TVs goes on sale on Reliance Digital website, prices start from Rs 65,990

Reliance Digital has listed three Lyf-branded 4K Ultra HD LED smart TVs for sale on its website. The price starts at Rs 65,990/- for 43 inch model and goes up to Rs 199,990/- for 65 inch, while 50-inch model is priced at Rs 84,990/-. All the three models have exactly the same specifications except for their screen size which differs in all three. The Lyf 4K Ultra HD LED TVs... Read More

Tharun G April 18th, 2016 1:30 PM 16 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces unlimited combo broadband plans for Tamilnadu

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has introduced new unlimited combo broadband plans for selected SSAs of Tamilnadu circle. The new broadband plans are introduced as promotional offer for a period of 90 days with effect from April 14, 2016. Broadband plans ‘BBG Combo ULD 750 CS137’ and ‘BBG Combo ULD 1045 CS138’ are being introduced on promotional basis in all SSAs of Tamilnadu circle except Coimbatore and Pondicherry SSAs. While broadband plans ‘BBG Combo ULD... Read More

Tharun G April 17th, 2016 10:44 PM 40 COMMENTS

Lyf Wind 6 gets new update, includes bug fix and optimisation

Reliance Retail owned smartphone brand Lyf has pushed a new update for Lyf Wind 6 smartphone. The latest update include bug fixes, system optimization for performance improvement. The latest update which was released on 13-04-2016 bring all Jio apps to the smartphone. The 140.92MB OTA update can be downloaded on the smartphone by going to Settings > About Phone > System Updates. Apps on the Lyf phones now include ‘Jio play’ for live... Read More

Tharun G April 17th, 2016 5:31 AM 18 COMMENTS

Idea withdraws double data offer on 4G plans

Idea Cellular which launched its 4G service with double data offer has now withdrawn the special offer on its 4G plans. Last month, Airtel had also withdrawn its double data offer on 4G plans in Kerala circle. Idea Cellular was the first to come up with double data on all 3G/4G data packs above 1GB. This was soon followed by Airtel by offering similar double data offer on selected 4G plans.... Read More

Tharun G April 16th, 2016 1:38 PM 58 COMMENTS

BSNL revises prepaid 3G data packs, reduces validity

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has announced revision of its popular 3G data packs by reducing validity. The new revision comes in less than two months after last revision of 3G data packs. The new tariffs will come into effect from 20 April 2016 on PAN India basis. BSNL has reduced validity of popular data STV 57 offering 250MB data for 27 days has been reduced to 21 days. Similarly, STV 68 offering 1GB data now... Read More

Tharun G April 12th, 2016 1:15 PM 93 COMMENTS

Jio adds more VoLTE 4G smartphones to official list of supported devices

Reliance Jio has just updated its official list of VoLTE-enabled smartphones that are supported on its 4G LTE network. The latest official list of VoLTE supported devices also includes support for Video call over LTE. Jio has managed to add full spectrum of Samsung's latest 4G devices from entry level ON5 and J5 to the newest flagship Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. Xiaomi's latest smartphones Redmi Note 3 and Mi5, also found its place in the... Read More

Tharun G April 10th, 2016 5:54 PM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL’s unlimited annual broadband plan for Nadiad, Gujarat, at Rs 5,500

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has introduced unlimited annual broadband plan--BBG Combo UL 5500, for Nadiad SSA of Gujarat circle and customers have to make an annual payment of Rs 5,500 to avail the offer. The plan is already available as a promotional offer in Godhra, Himatnagar, Jamnagar and Bhuj SSAs of Gujarat circle and will be available in Nadiad SSA for a period of 90 days with effect from April... Read More

Tharun G April 8th, 2016 1:19 PM 13 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces unlimited broadband plans for Ghaziabad, UP (West)

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has introduced five new unlimited broadband plans exclusive for Ghaziabad SSA of UP (West) circle. The plans also include two affordable ‘Super Speed’ VDSL unlimited plans. The new broadband plans are introduced as promotional offer for a period of 90 days with effect from April 7, 2016. The new VDSL broadband plans---‘BBG Super Speed ULD 1499’ and ‘BBG Super Speed ULD 2499’, offer speed up to 16... Read More

Tharun G April 7th, 2016 7:24 PM 38 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio rolls out CAF apps for its distribution bikers ahead of launch

Reliance Jio has rolled out two new applications for internal use, which will help its field employees or distribution bikers to quickly execute the customer acquisition process by informing them about the CAFs to be picked up from the distributors in his beat. Jio has developed two applications—JC Biker Buddy and CAF Pickup—for its distribution bikers. However, the functionalities of both these applications appear to be very similar in nature.... Read More

Tharun G April 7th, 2016 11:32 AM 21 COMMENTS

Idea introduces 1GB 2G night data pack at Rs 96

Idea Cellular, the third-largest telecom operator in India, has launched new 2G night data pack for its prepaid customers in the Mumbai circle. The new 2G night data pack priced at Rs 96, offers 1GB 2G internet at night from 12am to 6am and comes with a validity of 28 days. Compared to existing 1GB 2G data pack priced at Rs 175, the new night pack is cheaper and more affordable... Read More