The Nokia 7 Plus is powered by the Snapdragon 660 SoC, which supports 4G in both SIM slots. However, for some unknown reasons, the 7 Plus doesn't support it yet. But the second SIM slot will receive LTE support 'shortly,' as confirmed by Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer, HMD Global. Replying to a review of Indian media publication, Juho confirmed this news. Notably, the Nokia 7 Plus in China received... Read More
Vodafone India has now started offering the 3GB of data per day with the Rs 349 prepaid plan, which earlier provided 2.5GB data per day benefit. This revision comes right after the change made by Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular. Vodafone's Rs 349 prepaid plan, starting today, offers 3GB of 4G/3G data per day, unlimited voice calls with a daily & weekly cap and 100 SMS per day benefit for... Read More
Idea Cellular has now rolled out the Idea VoLTE services in six major circles. Idea VoLTE services are now open for public in Maharashtra & Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana and Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. Idea Cellular 4G users across these circles will be able to use Idea VoLTE services starting from May 2, 2018. With this rollout, Idea joins the list of operators providing VoLTE... Read More
In a massive marketing plan, Vodafone India has rolled out two new prepaid plans to counter Jio’s ultra-affordable offerings. The all-new prepaid plans of Rs 569 and Rs 511 respectively offer as high as 3GB data per day for a validity period of 84 days. With these plans, Vodafone essentially brought down the value of per GB to Rs 2.25, which is a masterstroke from the telco as a telco... Read More
State-owned telecom Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has been seeking 5 MHz allotment in the 2100 MHz band to roll out the 4th generation or 4G services in India, and now the company is expected to get the required spectrum soon. Telecom Commission, the Indian government's highest decision-making body of the telecom sector, will reportedly give in-principle approval to BSNL’s proposal for allowing 4G airwaves in its next meeting. “By... Read More
State-run telco Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has now approached the government for the allotment of 4G spectrum in the circles it operates. MTNL is seeking 4G spectrum in two circles Mumbai and Delhi in two bands, and the telco even offered its equity in return. MTNL CMD P K Purwar said to PTI that the firm has written to the Telecom Department regarding the spectrum allotment in the 1800... Read More
Bharti Airtel is now after the trendy Hello Tunes department as it seems like Airtel users are interested in setting up Hello Tunes to their prepaid numbers. After introducing the Rs 219 prepaid plan, Airtel has now come up with a Rs 129 prepaid plan under which it's offering free unlimited voice calls, 1GB of data, 100 SMS per day and more importantly, it comes bundled with Hello Tunes pack.... Read More
Idea Cellular has already opened its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services for employees in select circles back at the start of March 2018. However, the company has been silent on when it's going to open the VoLTE services to the public. In the recent earnings report, Idea revealed that it's going to introduce VoLTE services in a phased for its customers from May 2018. This falls in-line with what we... Read More
Following the footsteps of Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular has now introduced a new Rs 349 prepaid plan with a validity of 28 days and 3GB data per day on offer. Idea's new tariff plan is different from the Rs 357 prepaid plan which the telco used to offer earlier. The Rs 349 plan is offered in several circles alongside the Rs 357 plan, but the irony is the newly launched... Read More
Reliance Jio has released its Q4 FY 2017-18 performance report moments ago. In the report, Jio posted positive net income in the first year of commercial operations. The net profit for the year stood at Rs 723 crore and that too in a competitive market. Alongside the revenue aspect, Jio also revealed the numbers of the company such as subscriber base, data usage by the subscribers and more. During the... Read More
India’s telecom regulator is going to issue a consultation paper which will address the problem of call muting. The problem which has been faced persistently by a lot of consumers on Long Term Evolution (LTE) or VoLTE networks is finally in the cross-hair to be done with by setting up statuary measures. This public announcement was made by RS Sharma, the chairman of Trai (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India). He said... Read More
Bharti Airtel is planning a massive FY 2018-19 in terms of network expansion and going head-on-head with Reliance Jio. The telco has now announced massive network rollout plans in Gujarat state. As a part of its network expansion program – Project Leap, Airtel announced its plans to add more than 6000 new sites in FY 2018-19, along with the deployment of an additional 2000 kms of optic fiber across Gujarat.... Read More
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i really hope bsnl and mtnl gain traction
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