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Bhupendra Sharma April 10th, 2015 10:23 PM 8 COMMENTS

Airtel Seeks Government Permission For Sanctioning Wi-Fi Hotspots In Kolkata, a move to counter Rjio?

War for internet data is setting Kolkata market on fire. After Reliance Jio, its Bharti Airtel that is probing government's permission for sanctioning Wi-Fi hotspots in the city. As per the reports of The Hindu Business Line, R S Negi, CEO (Bengal & Odisha), Airtel told reporters that Airtel had sought permission from the state government with regard to creating hotspots across the city. According to him, Airtel was looking... Read More

Ria Lakshman April 9th, 2015 3:20 PM 1 COMMENTS

Nokia Networks showcases future 5G speed of 10Gbps peak rate capabilities at Annual Brooklyn 5G summit

The Finnish technology giant Nokia and the American automated test equipment producer National Instruments (NI) showcased a 5G speed of 10Gbps peak rate over the air at the 73GHz band (millimeter-wave), at the second annual Brooklyn 5G summit held at NYC University Polytechnic School of Engineering. The demonstration was intended to exhibit the smooth performance of any function without any drop in speed or connection, regardless of the number of... Read More

Tharun G March 29th, 2015 7:45 PM 12 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio gets new signalling point codes for 9 more locations

We had earlier reported on Reliance Jio had been allotted signalling point codes (SPC) for offering National long distance (NLD) and International long distance (ILD) calling services. But it was limited to four metro cities namely Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata. DOT has now allotted S.P codes for a total of nine locations across the country for PAN India NLD and ILD service for Reliance jio the upcoming 4G operator. Reliance Jio has been... Read More

Srikapardhi March 27th, 2015 5:40 PM 5 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Bathinda

Bharti Airtel Limited has launched its 4G services in Bathinda. With this, Bathinda has become the 12th town in the state to get Airtel 4G services following Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara, Kapurthala, Patiala and Moga. Announcing the launch, Manu Sood, Hub CEO –Upper North, Bharti Airtel (India)said, “We are delighted to launch 4G in Bathinda and empower customers with a choice to upgrade to cutting edge... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 24th, 2015 2:23 AM 19 COMMENTS

Airtel-Vodafone Backed Firefly to Crash Jio’s WiFi Party

India's WiFi market is going to see major revamp as the approach from the top players are changing, thanks to Reliance Jio's upcoming commercial launch with Wifi & 4G in the kitty. Airtel & Vodafone - the leaders have formed a JV - Firefly Networks in 2014, which was as a sleeper cell with just 30-people team since the beginning. But the entity is going to be a full phased... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 21st, 2015 4:02 AM 45 COMMENTS

Too Many LTE Ecosystems to Emerge, Tough Task to Find All-in-One LTE Smartphone

If you are planning for investing on an LTE-ready smartphone, just wait for few days. The reason is simple - India will see different types of LTE network in coming days. With prepaid dominated MNP-ready market, Indian users are least loyal to their operators. As of now Airtel has launched their LTE services in the country for smartphone users. Second LTE operator Aircel has launched services in fewer pockets via... Read More

Srikapardhi March 20th, 2015 1:48 PM 10 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Moga Punjab

Airtel, today announced the launch of its 4G services in Moga. With this, Moga has become the 11th town in the State to get Airtel 4G services following Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara, Kapurthala and Patiala. Customers here can now experience an all new ‘electrifying’ internet browsing experience with the Airtel’s 4G home Wi-Fi. Customers will be able to connect to the fastest ever internet service and... Read More

Srikapardhi March 3rd, 2015 4:17 PM 3 COMMENTS

Airtel join hands with China Mobile; eyes growth of 4G LTE ecosystem and affordable LTE devices

Airtel announced a strategic collaboration with China Mobile under which the two companies will work towards the growth of the 4G ecosystem. China Mobile and Airtel plan to share relevant network, as well as product knowledge, best practices, and technical learnings to enable delivery of world-class affordable services to end users. Airtel and China Mobile will also work together for development of relevant technical standards and interoperability testing. Speaking on... Read More

Esmail February 20th, 2015 6:48 PM 9 COMMENTS

LTE on 700 MHz band, advantages and implementations around the world

As we inch closer to the upcoming spectrum auctions, all limelight is focused on the 800, 900, 1800 and 2100MHz frequency bands. But one of the most efficient bands for the deployment of LTE is less talked about and still remains shrouded in ambiguity, yes we are referring to the 700MHz band. The 700MHz band is one of the most sought after band for LTE deployment around the world due... Read More

Srikapardhi February 19th, 2015 4:11 PM 11 COMMENTS

Videocon Telecom to rollout 4G services in UPE, UPW & Bihar on 1800 Mhz band

Videocon Telecom is planning to rollout out its 4G services in UPE, UPW and Bihar Telecom circles. The telco which holds 5Mhz liberalized spectrum in the 1800 Mhz band in the circles plans to utilize the entire spectrum for rollout of 4G LTE services in 29 key cities and offer voice on overlay network in these select cities. In remaining coverage area, the telco shall offer 2G voice on own... Read More

Esmail February 15th, 2015 2:02 AM 2 COMMENTS

Sneak Peek into Vision LTE conclave 2015

We were invited to attend the Vision LTE conclave in New Delhi hosted by Gionee, Uninor and News X. The conclave revolved around the pivotal role played by 4G LTE and the challenges involved in its implementation and mass adoption and the future roadmap and steps to be taken to ensure it's smooth uptake in the Indian market. The chief guest for the event was none other than the honourable... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 14th, 2015 9:13 AM 28 COMMENTS

Will Reliance Jio take Digital India to the next level?

With the government emphasising on Digital India, we hope that we will soon get excellent internet services. Who will be the game changer? The sector has a lot of expectations from Reliance Jio. In my previous articles, I have always talked about cost effective super fast internet connectivity from Jio. But I might be wrong about Jio's Rs 10 per GB 4G data. There are reasons which I are explained... Read More