In India, 3G and 4G spectrum auction took place back in 2010, and 3G networks went live within an year. However, we have been waiting for 4G networks and its mass deployment from the past 5 years. Back then, 3G was seen as promising technology for mobile data until smartphone revolution demanded better data speed, which 3G could not deliver. Why it took so long? As they always say, the... Read More
Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G services in 296 towns across India. In order to use this 4G network it is a prerequisite for Airtel subscribers to change their existing 3G sim cards with an upgraded 4G compatible Sim. The 4G smart sim by airtel comes as a kit with a Nano sim along with two adapters for making it compatible with Micro and Mini sim based smartphones. The sim... Read More
In view of the consumer complaints regarding Airtel's 4G ad campaign where the operator challenges subscribers to find a faster network than it's own and get their lifetime bills paid by Airtel, the ad campaign was thoroughly scrutinised by the 'Advertising standards council of India' (ASCI). After reviewing the supporting evidence provided by Airtel in its defence, the ASCI found that Airtel's ads were grossly misleading and ordered the operator... Read More
Anil Ambani today announced in the Annual general meeting of Reliance communications that his company is in advanced talks with elder brother's Reliance Jio for spectrum trading and sharing agreement across India. This will be a strategic partnership which will benefit both operators such that Rcom subscribers can use Jio's 4G network while Jio's subscribers can fall back on Rcom's 3G and 2G network for voice services. Currently, RJio has... Read More
Recently we reported that Reliance Jio is going green with the construction of Eco-friendly green towers in Goa which cause much less harm to the environment through radiation emission. Now the ambitious operator is taking this concept a step further with the construction of towers which blend in more aesthetically with the surroundings by looking like trees. The bulky looking metallic telecom towers and network equipment on top of buildings... Read More
Bharti Airtel the largest operator by subscriber base in India has been in the news lately due to its boastful advertising of being the operator with the fastest network in India. Airtel has put up an open challenge where it offers to pay the lifetime bills of anyone who demonstrates a network faster than its own. But in the global perspective where exactly does Airtel stand with its network? and... Read More
Reliance Jio the most anticipated operator which will launch commercial services Pan India in December this year, has declared that it has installed Eco-friendly, low pollution Green mobile towers in Goa. These State-of-the-art Reliance Jio towers (Roof-top and Ground Based Masts) are designed to consume just 600-700 Watts of power, one fourth of the power consumed by existing conventional towers. These towers operate on lithium-ion batteries, eliminating need for space... Read More
Bharti Airtel, today announced the launch of its Platinum 3G network for customers in Indore. Now available at 3G tariffs, Airtel’s Platinum 3G will boost indoor coverage, enhance voice clarity, deliver faster internet speeds and offer a superior network experience for customers. Additionally, Platinum 3G will help optimize the backend engagement between the network and mobile devices, thus allowing customers to enjoy extended battery life on their phones. Commenting on the... Read More
Aircel, today announced its network expansion of adding 13000 2G, 3G and 4G sites across the country by December 2015. The plan is in line with the growing demand for mobile telephony services and to offer better customer experience, uninterrupted services and enhanced data speeds. Sameer Dave, Chief Technology Officer, Aircel said, “In line with our commitment to offer seamless, uninterrupted and differentiated services to our customers, Aircel regularly undertakes... Read More
Idea Cellular; has now achieved an unprecedented milestone in the history of the circle by registering over 1 Crore customers on its network in the state. Having established the largest mobile network Idea is now readying to launch 4G LTE services in Kerala in early 2016. The company plans to add 4200 cell sites in FY16 to close the financial year with over 15,000 cell sites and thereby enhancing the... Read More
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) will be offering its ‘Jionet’ high-speed Wi-Fi internet service at Lalbaug Cha Raja, Andheri Cha Raja & Sahyadri Cha Raja (Tilak Nagar, Chembur). This eleven-day long festival will see thousands of devotees coming to for darshan of three famous Ganpati pandals where they will be able to experience and reap the benefits of high-speed wireless connectivity on handheld devices (smartphones/tablets) through this Wi-Fi network from Reliance... Read More
With 4G taking the scene across India with happy faces seeing download speeds around 40+ Mbps. There is no doubt that 4G means data at a much faster rate. The Critical question is will the voice quality that was challengeable for OTT SKYPE players whatsapp in 3G etc improve in 4G. We need to have a closer look at how the protocol works here. Irrespective of 3G or 4G the... Read More
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Vi is doing really well in five six circles. You may not see it, but it's the fact. Even Jio…
All these 2G customers should shift to BSNL 4G once coverage is achieved with 2L 700Mhz sites.
Airtel will lose most customers in next fifteen months if they don't upgrade their 4G network.
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India will get 5G in 2030 for sure. Courtesy Jio. I doubt Airtel will get profitable by then.
