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Srikapardhi June 18th, 2015 5:45 PM 16 COMMENTS

Airtel rolls out 4G trials in Delhi NCR

Bharti Airtel Limited, today launched 4G trials exclusively for its customers in Delhi NCR. Airtel’s 4G services in the National Capital Region are the first in India to leverage an integrated FD and TD network which will deliver the fastest 4G experience and superior network coverage. Airtel 4G enables superfast internet speeds and allow customers to enjoy capabilities like high definition video streaming with zero buffering, downloading 10 movies in... Read More

Srikapardhi June 18th, 2015 4:16 PM 20 COMMENTS

Cheap Smartphones from RIL by December 2015, Can this be a game changer ?

After Reliance Communication created a revolution by introducing cheap phones, Reliance Jio is now all set to launch cheap smartphones. The move is set to make smartphones available to everyone who is looking forward to owning a device. Speaking about the next step of Jio Ambani informed that ensuring availability of affordable 4G LTE smartphones is the top priority for Jio. " The reliance digital team has worked with all... Read More

Srikapardhi June 16th, 2015 3:35 PM 11 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G in Karnal and Yamunanagar in Haryana

Airtel today launched its 4G services on dongles, Wi-Fi CPEs (customer premise equipment), Mi-Fi and Wi-Fi dongles in Karnal and Yamunanagar in Haryana. Customers can now experience the all new ‘electrifying’ internet browsing experience with the Airtel’s 4G home Wi-Fi solutions. Priced at Rs. 2500/-, the home Wi-Fi CPEs has been bundled with a host of affordable 4G plans and are available across select Airtel retail outlets in Karnal and... Read More

Tharun G June 15th, 2015 3:07 PM 21 COMMENTS

Airtel set to launch 4G services in Delhi this week

As per latest reports, Airtel is all set to launch 4G service in Delhi this week. Airtel has got clearance from DoT recently to launch 4G service in the capital. Bharti Airtel had bought Qualcomm’s BWA licences in Delhi, Mumbai, Kerala and Haryana in 2013. DoT opposed merging Qualcomm’s ISP licence in the circles for BWA spectrum with Bharti Airtel’s Unified Access Services license and demanded Rs. 436 crores from Airtel. Airtel had approached TDSAT which... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 12th, 2015 2:29 PM 71 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to commercially launch by December 2015: Mukesh Ambani

The speculations on the launch of Reliance Jio come to an end! At the 41st Annual General meeting of Reliance shareholders, its Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced the launch of the commercial services of Reliance Jio by December 2015. Trial runs for the service will be available to a few selected consumers of Reliance in next few months. The expected price range for the package is said to be between Rs.... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 9th, 2015 10:56 AM 24 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio may roll out 4G by August, $17 billion investment in Jio, estimates Kotak Institutional Equities

As a significant Capex cycle ends for Reliance Industries over next 12 months, industry expert Kotak Institutional Equities calculates the return ratios of the company to surge with the increase of revenue from core businesses, particularly telecom.Reli For the company to make faster return, Reliance may roll out 4G services as early as August 2015. This would help the Reliance to achieve the minimum roll out obligation as stated by... Read More

Chethan S June 7th, 2015 5:58 PM 68 COMMENTS

A comprehensive hands-on Review of the New Airtel 4G Huawei Mobile Hotspot

For the past two weeks we have been subjecting the new Airtel 4G Huawei Mobile Hotspot device [Check unboxing with pictures here] to a variety of tests. They comprised of speed tests, management dashboard evaluation, battery life etc. and were conducted in Hyderabad on a Ubuntu laptop. Windows was used at times. The device mainly aimed at users who are frequent travelers has certainly lived up to our expectations. Speed Tests Users... Read More

Bhupendra Sharma June 7th, 2015 3:01 PM 32 COMMENTS

Airtel Increases Prices of Online 2G and 3G Data Packs

Following Idea Cellular's footsteps, Airtel has also augmented prices of its data packs. As per the reports, the 2G and 3G data packs available online will now cost more to prepaid customers across India. Earlier, the company was offering lucrative discounts on the prepaid data packs sold online, but after the price hike announcement by Idea Cellular, Airtel has also decided to withdraw those discounts and enhance the prices. Customers... Read More

Bhupendra Sharma May 31st, 2015 5:46 PM 20 COMMENTS

Airtel starts 4G Service Trials In Visakhapatnam and Plan details

Bharti Airtel has become the first telecom service provider to kick off 4G service trials in Visakhapatnam, an imperative stepping stone towards making it a ‘smart city.’ From now onwards, all the Airtel customers in the city can upgrade to 4G data services at 3G prices. In order to take things forward, Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, CEO-Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Bharti Airtel, and Mr. Chandrababu Naidu, The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra... Read More

Chethan S May 26th, 2015 11:09 PM 38 COMMENTS

Unboxing the New Airtel 4G Huawei Mobile WiFi Hotspot – Pictures

In the past we have reviewed Airtel 4G Hotspot and had also reported certain disadvantages with it. However things have changed now and the new Airtel 4G Hotspot sports cool looks and promises better functionality. Before we proceed to review the new device over the next few days here is an unboxing update! Box and Contents The new 4G Hotspot from Airtel is a Huawei E5573 device which is imported... Read More

Ria Lakshman May 21st, 2015 4:44 PM 37 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio fastens the processes for 4G launch

Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) fast tracks the process of rolling out 4G by setting up necessary infrastructure across 880 cities and towns across India. A large number of distributors and retailers are roped in for the purpose. The company is also focusing on building a robust customer care for the service, reports Deccan Chronicle. According to the annual report released, RJIL is recruiting human resources to work across the... Read More

Chethan S May 20th, 2015 6:44 AM 38 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G in Hyderabad – Initial Impressions with Speed Test Results

Just yesterday Airtel 4G was launched in Hyderabad and Vizag for existing customers. Since then we have been testing the Airtel 4G experience mainly through speed tests. While we observed amazing speeds in Mumbai, the speeds were not so high in Hyderabad. The maximum speed we experienced was 21.04 Mbps. To give you a better perspective, we have embedded the below chart that shows Airtel 4G speeds Vs. Airtel 3G speeds (lower part... Read More