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Rudradeep Biswas October 6th, 2016 3:07 PM 24 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G services live in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh to be rolled out on 10 Mhz of 1800 Mhz spectrum using FD LTE technology

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), today announced the launch of 4G services in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. Starting today, Airtel 4G will be available to customers in Indore, Bhopal, Raipur, Jabalpur and Gwalior. Airtel’s 4G services in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh have been rolled out in the 1800 MHz (FD LTE) band. In an industry first, 10 Mhz of 1800 Mhz spectrum has been deployed to deliver a superior mobile broadband experience... Read More

Ria Lakshman October 5th, 2016 3:57 PM 25 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G launched in Gujarat, Airtel 4G services now available across 17 circles in India

Airtel has launched its 4G services in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. With today’s launch Airtel 4G services is now available in 17 circles across India. Commenting on the launch, Murthy Chaganti, CEO – Gujarat, Bharti Airtel Limited said, “We are delighted to launch our 4G services in Gujarat during the auspicious festival of Navratri starting with Ahmedabad. Customers in Ahmedabad can now look forward to a superlative smartphone experience... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 25th, 2016 11:03 PM 76 COMMENTS

BSNL seeks to buy pan-India 700 MHz spectrum for 4G services

Government-run telecom operator state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is planning to acquire 5 MHz spectrum in the super premium yet costly 700-MHz band across the country, in a bid to take on private telecom operators that are offering high-speed 4G services. BSNL has reached out to the government, seeking financial support to buy spectrum in the 700-MHz band, according to a Business Standard report. “We have 20 MHz spectrum in 2,500-MHz... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 20th, 2016 3:08 PM 34 COMMENTS

Airtel soon to launch 4G services in over 100 towns across Himachal Pradesh

Airtel, today said that it plans to soon launch 4G services in over 100 towns/locations* across Himachal Pradesh. Customers can now upgrade their existing 2G/3G SIMs with 4G ready USIMs completely free of cost at any Airtel retail store. With the USIM upgrade, customers can continue enjoying their existing 2G/3G services, while staying ready to experience Airtel 4G from the day of its launch. Airtel 4G is currently available to... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 18th, 2016 7:04 PM 177 COMMENTS

War of words: Jio claims daily 2 crore call failures; Airtel says correct your VoLTE

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have kicked off a war of words on Sunday accusing each other over the ongoing interconnection points and mobile number portability (MNP) issue. Jio on Sunday has again alleged that Airtel was abusing its market dominance for not providing sufficient interconnection points, besides restricting mobile number portability (MNP) requests. The Mukesh Ambani-led telco further said that more than two crore calls are failing everyday between... Read More

Srikapardhi September 15th, 2016 4:21 PM 3 COMMENTS

Interconnection saga: Trai orders top telcos, Jio to submit call details, seeks to examine traffic pattern

Even as India's top telecom operators Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular allocate more points of interconnections to Reliance Jio to resolve the issue, The Indian telecom regulator, Trai, has ordered these telcos, along with BSNL and MTNL to submit call details to examine the traffic pattern on their networks. The move will help the regulator examine allegations by Reliance Jio against incumbent telecom operators that they were not providing proper... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 9th, 2016 4:49 PM 11 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Siliguri

Airtel, today launched its 4G services in Siliguri. With this, Siliguri has become the first town in North Bengal to have 4G mobile services. Airtel 4G in Siliguri has been rolled out using spectrum band of 2300 MHz (TD LTE) which ensures higher spectrum efficiency and increased upload and download speeds, which translates into a superior customer experience. Commenting on the launch, Ravindra Singh Negi, CEO – West Bengal &... Read More

Kaur G September 8th, 2016 3:16 PM 72 COMMENTS

This Is How Airtel Can Turn The RJio Challenge To Its Advantage

A new chapter begins in the story of Indian telecommunications industry with the launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G services earlier this month. In a highly disruptive move, Jio launched services by announcing one of the cheapest data plan in the world and free-voice-for-life service to its subscribers. As if this wasn’t enough the company would be offering free voice, data and messaging service till the end of the current calendar... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 6th, 2016 1:33 PM 12 COMMENTS

Airtel soon to launch 4G services in Assam invites customers to upgrade USIMs free of cost

Airtel today said that customers can switch their existing 2G/3G SIMs with 4G ready USIMs completely free of cost at any Airtel retail store in 37 towns in Assam including Guwahati, Silchar, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tezpur, Tinsukia, Bongaigaon, Sibsagar, Nagaon, Lakhimpur, Barpeta, Duliajan, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Dhemaji, Golaghat, Gaolpara, Mangaldoi and Nalbari. Airtel plans to launch 4G services in Assam soon. With the USIM upgrade, customers can continue enjoying their existing 2G/3G... Read More

Srikapardhi September 4th, 2016 12:36 PM 61 COMMENTS

Why Jio launch is not good news for Vodafone and Idea Cellular

The launch of commercial services by Reliance Jio will force bigger carriers like Vodafone and Idea Cellular to review their strategy for the upcoming auctions. Following the introduction of free voice services and data at rock bottom prices, Vodafone and Idea Cellular will now be forced to spend more on new spectrum as earlier estimated. According to analysts, Idea Cellular is likely to bid aggressively spending Rs 4,000 crore more... Read More

Imon August 30th, 2016 5:48 PM 121 COMMENTS

Jio to take on Airtel’s Open Network by launching own Network Tracker

We all remember how Airtel stormed our TV sets and online media with its "Open Network" campaign. Now, in one of the most competitive way, Jio is planning something similar to woo its users. The Reliance-backed network is tipped to launch similar facilities so that people who are concerned about Jio 4G coverage before joining their network can check its 4G coverage in their area. In India, data connectivity is... Read More

Srikapardhi August 30th, 2016 1:53 PM 6 COMMENTS

Telenor India launches 4G services in Guntur and Rajahmundry

Telenor India today announced the launch of high speed 4G services for its customers in Guntur and Rajahmundry. The launch in Guntur and Rajahmundry follows the successful test pilot of Telenor’s 4G services across its 6 circles in Varanasi, Vizag, Amravati, Agra, Anand, Lucknow, Ranchi, Vijayawada, Tenali, Eluru, Bhimavaram, Dhanbad, Warangal and Dehradun. Speaking on the occasion, Shrinath Kotian, Circle Business Head – AP&TS, Telenor India, said “We are really excited... Read More