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Tharun G June 24th, 2016 10:11 AM 11 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G VS idea 4G in Andhra Pradesh: Let’s Test The “widest small change!”

After Delhi and Mumbai we have got another 4G speed test report from Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. After launching on metro cities telecom operators have have moved to Tier-II Cities for launching 4G service. Idea is said to have the best 4G coverage in Andhra Pradesh, while Airtel 4G service is limited to few cities. Let's, see which one performs better in Andhra Pradesh. The tests were conducted by our reader Sri Rajasimha Reddy on his OnePlus Two smartphone.... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas June 23rd, 2016 5:23 PM 71 COMMENTS

Jio likely to unleash disruptive 4G data pricing to poach top-end data customers from incumbents: Report

Jio is anticipated to unleash disruptive 4G data price plans to poach top-end data customers from incumbent carriers such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular in urban markets, according to an analyst at a leading European brokerage, quoted by an Economic Times report. The report said that these data customers are likely to generate bulk of Jio's revenues in future. The analyst said that data average revenue per unit... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas June 20th, 2016 10:03 AM 34 COMMENTS

Jio may achieve Rs 250 ARPU driven by high 4G usage: CLSA

Higher 4G data usage will allow Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio to achieve Rs 250 level of average revenue per unit (ARPU), according brokerage firm CLSA. The brokerage firm said that the ARPU needed to ensure achievable subscriber target which may get returns in the next 5 years for the telecom operators. While it is 30 per cent higher than Bharti Airtel’s ARPU, it implies 25% discount to estimated 3G ARPU. Earlier,... Read More

Esmail June 18th, 2016 6:46 PM 183 COMMENTS

Exclusive pre launch sneak peek of Jio’s tentative tariff plans

Jio's 4G commercial launch may still be a few months away, but what everyone is eagerly waiting for is what tariff Jio will offer. There were even rumours that Jio may offer data tariff as low as Rs 20/GB or at least Rs 50/GB. We have looked into the sample tariff structure available in My Jio App which currently only lists the special tariff pack details without mentioning the price denominations which will only... Read More

Tharun G June 15th, 2016 5:35 PM 21 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G Vs Vodafone 4G in Delhi: Hunt for the fastest 4G network

After finding out the fastest 4G operator in Mumbai, we now move on to second metro city Delhi. Like Mumbai, Delhi has also got two active 4G networks from Airtel and Vodafone. Vodafone launched 4G service only few months back and became the second operator to offer 4G service in Delhi. Today we find who is the fastest of two. The tests were conducted by our reader Manu Arora on his OnePlus Two smartphone at Pitampura,... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas June 15th, 2016 10:18 AM 99 COMMENTS

Jio subscriber base surges to 7 lakh: Report

Jio’s subscriber base has reportedly surged to 7 lakh due to the availability of 4G SIMs through LYF smartphones in the country. The telco is currently offering 4G LTE services under the extended trial launch, even as there’s no official word on the commercial launch in the country. The total usage of these 7 lakh subscribers was at around 13 million GB, which translates into 18.57 GB per user, as... Read More

Tharun G June 11th, 2016 6:22 PM 113 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G Vs Vodafone 4G in Mumbai: Which is faster?

Now that 4G has become so common in India, not even operators want to talk about 3G anymore. Till last year, only Airtel had launched 4G service in India, but this year we saw Vodafone and Idea catching up with Airtel in many circles on 4G front putting up serious competition. Few circles in India now have more than one 4G operator and Mumbai is one of it. Today we find who is... Read More

Tharun G June 9th, 2016 6:25 AM 245 COMMENTS

Jio starts sending out invites for lyf preview offer on registering interest on jio.com

Just after few days into its website going live, Jio has started sending out Jio-LYF Preview invites for those who registering interest on Jio.com. Earlier the invites could only be sent by a Reliance Industries employee and was limited to maximum 10 invite per employee. Those who are interested in a getting a Jio connection can visit Jio website and register their interest. Jio will be sending invite for its Jio-LYF... Read More

Imon June 4th, 2016 9:51 PM 24 COMMENTS

Telenor launches 4G in Amravati starts offering 1GB, 2GB 4G data packs at less than Rs. 250

Telenor is in the race to add more subscribers, especially by focusing on 4G network. After the launch of narrow band 4G in Varanasi and Visakhapatnam, Telenor has started rolling out 4G services in Amravati in Maharashtra. Now, Maharashtra is the 3rd circle where Telenor launched narrow band 4G. The narrow band 4G requires lesser spectrum and can offer HSPA-like constant speed. Telenor customers in Amravati city of Maharashtra can... Read More

Imon June 3rd, 2016 3:19 PM 26 COMMENTS

Ahead of 4G launch Vodafone invites customers to change their SIM to USIM in Gujarat

Vodafone India has started inviting the customers in Gujarat to upgrade their SIM to USIM (Universal Subscriber Identification Module), so that they can enjoy their upcoming 4G network in that region. For those of you who are new to the concept of USIM and how it differs from the normal SIM, here is a brief– While a normal SIM supports 2G & 3G network, USIM supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks as... Read More

Srikapardhi June 2nd, 2016 8:00 PM 66 COMMENTS

Jio to launch 4G services with 90,000 4G cell sites with 608 mn GB per month capacity: Report

Jio Infocomm may launch its commercial 4G services with 90,000 mobile cell sites with 608 million GB per month capacity across the country, IDFC Securities said in a note. Jio’s network may well reach 125,000 4G-sites in India on 850MHz/1800MHz/2300MHz spectrum bands by 2019, the agency said, adding the network then would have the potential capacity to support 180-280 million subscribers by 2019 (even if usage levels increase by 3-4 times).... Read More

Tharun G May 30th, 2016 3:13 PM 19 COMMENTS

Airtel expands its 4G network in Kerala, updates Airtel Leap website showing coverage of newly launched 4G sites in the circle

Bharti Airtel has expanded its 4G network in Kerala by launching 4G service across Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Palakkad, Malappuram and Kasargod. Earlier, Airtel 4G service was first launched in Kochi followed by Trivandrum, Kozhikode, Thrissur and Kannur. Apart from launching 4G service in new cities, Airtel has significantly expanded 4G network in initial launch cities of Trivandrum and Cochin. Airtel 4G network now covers more than 50% area for Ernakulam and Trivandrum district.... Read More