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Chakri K December 5th, 2018 7:36 PM 51 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea to Bring New 4G Mobile Upload Experience to Users: OpenSignal

If you closely follow OpenSignal (the frim which tracks network speeds in India), you might already be aware of the fact that Idea Cellular leads the average Indian upload speed chart, while Airtel leads the download speed chart. Idea Cellular is always closely followed by Vodafone India and the two are currently in the final stages of merging their Indian operations. The merger already touted to provide various improvements to... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 29th, 2018 12:04 PM 19 COMMENTS

Telcos Seek More Affordable 4G Airwaves from Trai

In their run-up to make a much more wide-spread 4G network, telecom operators have approached Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to urge towards to a more affordable 4G airwaves auction. Also, the telcos have requested the industry regulator to give the companies a clear picture of the periodicity of the sales and availability of spectrum to do away with unreasonable bidding. Top Telecom Execs Meet Trai Chairman As per... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 23rd, 2018 1:45 PM 15 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Favours Chinese Vendors Over European Providers for 4G Expansion

As Vodafone Idea Limited works upon its plan of expansion of the 4G network, the newly merged telco has finalised contracts for equipment deployment with Chinese equipment vendors Huawei and ZTE. This has come at the cost of lower purchase orders for the European equipment vendors like Nokia and Ericsson. This move has happened in the light of Vodafone Idea Ltd focusing on lowering the costs As per a report... Read More

Chakri K November 20th, 2018 6:45 PM 106 COMMENTS

Airtel VoLTE Goes Live in 21 Markets Across India, Compatible Smartphone List Grows Bigger

Bharti Airtel, which launched its VoLTE service back in September 2017 is now providing the service in 21 telecom markets. At the moment, Airtel is not providing the Voice over LTE service only in Jammu Kashmir, but it's expected to make the service available in the said circle too very soon. Very recently, Airtel rolled out the service in Himachal Pradesh circle which took the service availability to 21 circles... Read More

Arpit Sharma October 31st, 2018 7:44 PM 39 COMMENTS

BSNL and MTNL 4G Services Launch Could Be Delayed Yet Again

A new report has come up which hints towards the stalling of allocation of 4G spectrum to the two-government led telcos, BSNL and MTNL. As per this new update which comes from the officials, the finance ministry will likely extend the timeline which was proposed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the allocation of fourth-generation network services to these state-run telcos. Fiscal Deficit Delays Investment for BSNL and MTNL... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj October 24th, 2018 7:45 PM 3 COMMENTS

Consolidation in Domestic Telecom Industry Will Create a More Rational Pricing Environment: Report

The issues dogging the telcos are unlikely to subside near-term even though consolidation offers some consolation from a long-term perspective, says a report. Consolidation in the domestic telecom industry will create a more "rational" pricing environment which is a long-term positive, global ratings agency Moody's Investor Service said in a report Wednesday. It can be noted that the entry of the deep-pocketed Reliance Jio in September 2016 has put tremendous... Read More

Chakri K October 23rd, 2018 8:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Aggressively Partnering With Ecosystem Leaders to Boost the Growth of Wearables

US-based chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies on Tuesday announced a series of collaborations with ecosystem leaders to boost the growth of wearables such as smartwatches, kid watches, and smart trackers based on the company's Snapdragon Wear platforms. At its 4G/5G summit in Hong Kong, Qualcomm said that it was working with leading original design manufacturers (ODMs) and ecosystem players, including Taipei-headquartered Compal Electronics and China-based Longcheer on smartwatches. On 4G kid watches,... Read More

Chakri K October 12th, 2018 11:00 AM 6 COMMENTS

Video Streaming Experience on 4G Network in India is Poor Says OpenSignal

In the last couple of years, 4G availability in India has seen a stupendous rise, thanks to continuous investments by telecom operators on expanding the infrastructure to compete with each other. However, a new report from OpenSignal claims that Indian users are facing issues while streaming videos online even on a high-speed 4G network. India's mobile operators have been successful in making 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) widely available across... Read More

Chakri K October 10th, 2018 7:17 PM 16 COMMENTS

8.4 Million Customers in Assam are Now Experiencing Airtel 4G Service

Bharti Airtel today stated the telco is offering 4G services across 15,863 towns and villages in Assam, allowing users to enjoy high-speed data. Airtel, which has over 8.4 million customers in Assam alone recently announced network expansion to further enhance the network. Furthermore, as part of its acquisition of Telenor India's operations, Airtel has added 6 MHz of spectrum in 1800 MHz band to its portfolio in Assam. This move... Read More

Chakri K October 9th, 2018 2:24 PM 16 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular 4G Services Now Live in Kolkata, Offers 10GB Data to All Users

Idea Cellular has finally launched its 4G services in Kolkata circle and it's now left with only Delhi circle to become a pan-India 4G operator after Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. As part of the launch offer, Idea Cellular is offering free 10GB data to every user in Kolkata which will be valid for seven days. Idea introduced the 10GB data offer on the occasion of auspicious Pujo season. Idea... Read More

Chakri K October 3rd, 2018 4:28 PM 35 COMMENTS

Airtel Users in Bengal and Sikkim Can Now Make Use of VoLTE for HD Voice Calls

Bharti Airtel has now announced the availability of its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services across Bengal and Sikkim states. Airtel users in the two states can now enjoy HD voice calls thanks to the VoLTE technology. For the unknown, VoLTE technology offers faster call connect time and voice calls in HD clarity. Airtel customers can call any mobile, landline network using Airtel VoLTE and the charges will be based on... Read More

Chakri K September 27th, 2018 7:13 PM 17 COMMENTS

Smartphone Users in India are Consuming an Average of 1GB Data Per Day: Report

In the last couple of years, mobile data consumption in India has grown leaps and bounds and special credit goes to Reliance Jio here. According to a new report released by Nielsen India, smartphone users in the country are consuming an average of 1GB data per day. The report further added that smartphone users are spending more than 90 minutes on online activities daily across the entry-level, mid-range and premium... Read More