There are reports that Reliance Jio will sustain its free offer even after 31 March 2017, according to a report by Economic Times. However, this time the service provider will charge a nominal fee. Reliance Jio Infocomm is designing a new tariff plan that is valid till June 30. Under the new plan, the tariff will be charged at Rs. 100 for data, but the voice services will remain free,... Read More
Vodafone India has completed the roll out of its SuperNet 4G services in 17 circles, announces the company. With this, Vodafone 4G is available in places such as Kerala, Karnataka, Kolkata, Delhi & NCR, Mumbai, Haryana, UP (east), Gujarat, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Assam, North East, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, UP (west), Odisha and Punjab. Vodafone targets to reach 2400 towns by March 2017. These 17 circles cover 91% of Vodafone India’s... Read More
Idea Cellular has moved telecom dispute tribunal, the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) allowing Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio to continue free promotional offer beyond stipulated 90 days. The country's third largest telecom operator by subscriber base has on Wednesday filed a plea against the regulator for not taking action against Jio for violating the rules on promotional offers. Idea's bigger rival,... Read More
Vodafone India, India’ second largest telecom network today announced yet another bonanza offer where the company is offering four times more data for their Vodafone SuperNet 4G customers. That said, this offer is applicable only for the areas where Vodafone SuperNet 4G services are live. Ever since crossing the mark of 200 million subscriber base, the company is aggressively launching offers to compete with the rival operators. In this latest... Read More
It looks like Samsung is on a song at the moment. The South Korean smartphone company, today morning unveiled the entry-level Galaxy J2 Ace and Galaxy J1 4G smartphones in India, and at the end of the day, we have another launch coming from the same company itself. Dubbed as the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, it is the smartphone to boast of several firsts’. Yes, the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro... Read More
The Points of Interconnect (PoIs) issue between Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio seems to be an unending war with both service providers blaming each other for the call failures on the networks. Yesterday, Reliance Jio pointed out that the calls are still failing due to the anti-competitive nature of “big telcos” who are not providing required PoIs. Against this allegation, Airtel has released a statement saying the issue lies with... Read More
Vodafone India has announced SuperHour plans for prepaid customers in Bengal. Under these SuperHour plans, customers can enjoy unlimited 2G/3G/4G data, or Vodafone-to-Vodafone calling for one hour. To enjoy one hour of unlimited 4G/3G data, subscribers can recharge for Rs. 17. A statement from Vodafone India stated that this price is for Bengal and it can vary in other circles, hinting the availability of this pack in other areas. However,... Read More
Airtel, today rolled an upgraded mobile network in Delhi-NCR. As part of the network upgrade, Airtel has deployed state of the art ‘Dual Carrier’ technology to combine the spectrum capacities of two 5MHz carriers in the 2100 MHz band. Airtel is the first mobile operator to deploy ‘Dual Carrier’ technology in Delhi NCR. ‘Dual Carrier’ technology significantly boosts network capacity through highly efficient usage, and delivers a superior mobile experience... Read More
Vodafone, today announced the launch of its Vodafone 4G service in Trichy. After the successful launch in Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Madurai and Titucorin Vodafone 4G was launched in Trichy. Vodafone 4G will be made available in all major towns and cities across the state by March 2017. Vodafone 4G service in Tamil Nadu is built on a strong fibre backhaul, a new and modern network and also supported by its superfast... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has given its permission to special data vouchers with longer validity of 365 days, as compared to the current validity of 90 days, according to a report by wire service ANI. The regulator on Friday released the Telecom Consumers Protection (Tenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016 to change the regulation. In a statement, the telecom regulator said, “Requests were received in TRAI seeking longer validity... Read More
State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL has launched its Customer Acquisition and Customer Communication Management (CACMS) project in partnership with Intense Technologies to enable Aadhar-based eKYC and digital customer engagement. BSNL said that customer on-boarding is now being reduced from days to hours. It added that its customers now have the convenience of Aadhar based fast and efficient onboarding. Foreign national with e-visa are onboarded very quickly. Centralized... Read More
Reliance Jio’s 4G offering is gaining traction and it has already impacted data consumption on existing telcos’ networks. The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator is likely to see its subscriber base double by the end of this financial year, JP Morgan said in an analysis. Reliance Jio has reportedly added over 67 million 4G users on its network with the help of free unlimited voice and 4G data services, coupled with... Read More
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