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Arpit Sharma July 31st, 2018 6:53 PM 9 COMMENTS

Much-Awaited Views on Spectrum Auction Will Be Issued by Trai This Week: RS Sharma

RS Sharma, the Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today stated the telecom regulator is planning to issue its recommendations on spectrum auction and pricing for multiple bands this week. "It will happen immediately...expected to come out this week," Sharma told PTI. He, however, did not divulge the regulator's views on the pricing of radio waves, particularly those in premium bands such as 700 MHz where high prices... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 29th, 2018 1:50 PM 35 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: What Should a Postpaid Plan Provide to Act as a Substitute to Prepaid Plans?

With the entry of Mukesh Ambani led telco Reliance Jio in the telecom sector, there has been a massive tariff war going between the telecom operators for subscriber base and revenue share. To achieve great figures, the companies have launched attractive plans with lots of add-ons thrown into the mixture so that they don’t lag behind the times. The war which started in the prepaid segment can now be seen... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 22nd, 2018 7:30 AM 66 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: 4G or Wired-Broadband What Do You Prefer in the Long Run and Which Is Reliable ?

During the early days of the internet in India, people had to use dial-up connections which were excruciatingly slow. Then came companies like BSNL and Airtel which started providing broadband internet services thus catering to better internet speeds. Now gone are the times when people had to use a laptop or a desktop to access the internet. Thanks to 3G and 4G technology, the fastest and the most useful usage... Read More

Chakri K July 12th, 2018 4:30 PM 25 COMMENTS

Impressive 4G Availability in India is Keeping Users Away from Wi-Fi: OpenSignal

In India, there are less than 20 million home broadband connections and the number when compared to over a billion telecom subscribers sounds minimal. But in recent times, the government in India is becoming increasingly turned on to the potential of public Wi-Fi networks, planning to provide coverage to some 250,000 Panchayats (local administrative offices) and 5000 railway stations within the next two years. This interest is justified as smartphone... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 8th, 2018 5:19 PM 33 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Reliance Jio GigaFiber and Will It Make a Difference?

Reliance Jio has been a known name for bringing disruption in whatever industry it steps in. Being the latest entrant in the telecom war, the Mukesh Ambani led operator has fared exceedingly well in just a matter of two years. Using the ways of competitive pricing and attractive offerings the telco has proved its domination in the market. Now with a similar vision, Reliance Jio is ready to launch its... Read More

Chakri K July 1st, 2018 11:01 AM 82 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Is Limiting Data Usage per Day on Prepaid Plans a Good Move From Telcos?

If we talk about prepaid plans nowadays, then the 'Daily Data' or 'Data Per Day' words will appear more often. That's one of the trending aspects in Indian telecom sector right now. The concept of daily data was first introduced by Reliance Jio (one of the many firsts the new entrant implemented). As always, every other telecom operator joined the train and implemented the same. Right now, we have a... Read More

Chakri K June 14th, 2018 4:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Evolution From 3G to 4G: What Has Changed?

Starting from the 1G analogue transmission method, now the networks have evolved to 4G standards which not only facilitate digital data and voice transmission, but they also do so at very fast speeds. However, in the evolution of telecom technologies like 2G, 3G, 4G, VoLTE etc. very few people understand the underlying implication of these technologies. It is vital that customers understand what technology they are paying for and what... Read More

Chakri K June 11th, 2018 7:19 PM 66 COMMENTS

4G in India: Airtel Achieved Better Download Speeds than Jio Between May 2017 and February 2018

4G in India has always been marred with various issues such as availability, download and upload speeds and so on. However, in recent times, things have changed a lot with increased download speeds and a whopping 96% of LTE coverage by a new entrant. OpenSignal, the network measuring firm recently released its report on 4G speeds offered by the country's top four telecom operators- Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone India... Read More

Chakri K May 16th, 2018 4:46 PM 1 COMMENTS

4G Plans Around Rs 200 Now Possible as Indian Operators Roll Out New Options

Telecom operators in the country have kept on refreshing their prepaid plans since the entry of Reliance Jio to the Indian market. At the moment, there are a plethora of tariff plans from top telcos even under Rs 200 offering unlimited voice calls, daily data limit per day and SMS benefit as well. Reliance Jio started the prepaid tariff war back in January 2018, and the incumbent telcos are still... Read More

Chakri K May 14th, 2018 2:04 PM 21 COMMENTS

Vodafone 4G Network Now Spanning Over 2800 Towns in Gujarat

Vodafone India today announced that its SuperNet 4G services are now live across 2800 towns in Gujarat and the telco stated that it will continue the aggressive network investment in the circle to provide the best experience to its 20 million subscribers. Vodafone rolled out over 4500 new sites across the circle, covering over 2800 towns. Furthermore, to ensure reliable connectivity to the residents of South Gujarat region, Vodafone has... Read More

Chakri K May 13th, 2018 9:10 AM 34 COMMENTS

Tariff War: Comparison of Postpaid Plans by Airtel, Idea, Vodafone and Jio

When Reliance Jio launched its postpaid plan, it caused the stocks of both Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel to take a dip. In order to change the Indian postpaid market, Jio introduced an aggressive scheme called JioPostpaid to tackle the postpaid plans from Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. As expected, Jio has introduced an aggressive plan of Rs 199 that offers better benefits than incumbent operators at half... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 8th, 2018 7:03 AM 4 COMMENTS

Top 5 Best-Selling Prepaid Plans by Bharti Airtel Around Rs 500

On its official website, the largest telecom operator of the country, Bharti Airtel has listed five best-selling unlimited packs which are priced Rs 249, Rs 349, Rs 448, Rs 499 and Rs 509. All the five plans come with 3G/4G data with impressive FUP along with free local and STD calling features which include roaming too. Along with that the plans also offer 100 SMS per day. Out of all the five plans, the Rs 249 is the latest... Read More