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July 19th, 2019 1:32 PM 14 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Officially Becomes the Second Largest Telecom Operator by Subscriber Base

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) which publishes various reports on the telecom industry has now compiled the subscription data for the sector. The Trai report on subscriber base has noted that the total telephone subscribers in the country currently stands at 1185.15 million. Out of these total telephone subscribers, Trai noted, 1161.86 are wireless subscribers, whereas the rest of 21.29 million subscribers are wireline subscribers. Trai has also... Read More

July 16th, 2019 2:56 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telcos See Decline in Volume Growth in Q4 FY19, Growth of 4G Data Usage Per Subscriber Also Takes a Dip

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recently published its performance indicator report signalling the growth in various parameters of the industry. The report highlights that while the consumer spends in the industry has finally stabilised after falling for several quarters, the volume growth has witnessed a sharp decline in the March quarter. The report, as noted by Mint, has also highlighted that the telecom companies are holding onto tariffs... Read More

June 28th, 2019 1:56 PM 93 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel 4G Network to Get a Boost in Kolkata as Airtel Shuts Down 3G and Deploys LTE 900

In their bid to expand the 4G network and to provide better services to their subscribers, the telecom operators are operating on my fronts. The telcos are refarming the legacy 3G spectrum being used in many circles for relaying 4G network now. Bharti Airtel has been on this task for quite some time now. Now in a new development, the telecom operator has announced the shut down of its 3G... Read More

June 27th, 2019 5:06 PM 12 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel Combo Prepaid Plans With 90 Days Worth of Benefits

The three major players in the Indian telecom industry, Vodafone Idea, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have been in extreme competition since the last two years. However, even with some stabilisation in the tariffs and a little calm in the sector the prepaid plans of these telcos largely resemble each other leading to some confusion in the minds of the people which operator they should go for. To make these... Read More

June 13th, 2019 8:08 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telecom Panel Asks Trai to Reconsider Prices for Next Spectrum Auction

The apex decision-making body at the Telecom Department Thursday decided to refer to Trai for reconsideration the recommendations on spectrum auction amid industry's concerns on pricing. The Digital Communications Commission (DCC), which met here Thursday, also approved the terms and conditions for 5G trials in the country, sources said. The official privy to the development said that the DCC members felt that Trai should revisit its recommendations keeping in mind... Read More

June 2nd, 2019 8:05 PM 18 COMMENTS

BSNL Starts Eyeing Wider 4G VoLTE Rollout After Launching in Two Circles

Although Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was late in bringing 4G service for its subscribers, it has taken substantial steps in the past few months to hasten the 4G rollout in the country. The state-led telecom operator started offering the 4G VoLTE service firstly in Kerala circle. In fact, in almost the entire state, BSNL is now offering 2G and 4G service and has stopped offering 3G services. In the... Read More

May 25th, 2019 7:25 PM 10 COMMENTS

Airtel Offering Up to 126GB Free Data Benefits on Purchase of 4G Hotspot Device

For a lot of telecom subscribers, a different way to connect to the internet is through a Wi-Fi hotspot device. Owing to the availability of devices like the Airtel 4G hotspot, or the Jio-Fi, it has become more comfortable for the customers to connect multiple devices at once to the internet. Now given the market situations, and to lure more customers, we have seen Airtel revise and simplify its plans... Read More

May 9th, 2019 8:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

4G Video Load Time in Chennai is Fastest at Six Seconds Among IPL Cities: OpenSignal

Chennai has been declared the king of 4G video load time among the eight IPL cities with an average of just 6 seconds for a download on smartphones, global mobile analytics company OpenSignal said on Thursday. Kolkata came second with an average time of 6.2 seconds, followed by Hyderabad at 6.4 seconds for a 4G video load. Bengaluru and Chandigarh scored under the 7-second mark, with Mumbai, Delhi and Jaipur... Read More

April 23rd, 2019 7:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

3G and 4G Subscriber Base Increased by 10 Million to 532 Million in India During the Last One Year: CLSA

Reliance Jio's eight million strong subscriber additions, Airtel's stable market share and Voda Idea losing customers is the sum of brokerage firm CLSA 's telecom sector outlook for February 2019, that projects Jio will lead the subscriber market share in the current year. In its India Telecom report, CLSA said Indian mobile subscribers in February increased by two million to 1,184 million, with Reliance Jio adding eight million, while Bharti... Read More

March 28th, 2019 4:16 PM 11 COMMENTS

Dhanbad Tops 4G Availability Chart in India With 95.3% Coverage: OpenSignal

OpenSignal, one of the well-known portals that test the network availability and speeds of telecom operators today released a new report of 4G availability in India's 50 largest cities. The report, which is named as 'OpenSignal's Hottest city for 4G Availability' reveals the 4G Availability in 50 cities. Out of the 50 cities, Dhanbad, which is also known as the coal capital of India has the highest 4G availability of... Read More

March 18th, 2019 4:38 PM 51 COMMENTS

Airtel Emerges as Top Telecom Operator in Download Speeds According to Reports, Vodafone Idea Witnesses Sharp Decline

Tutela in February published its report on the ‘State of Mobile Networks India 2019’ which informed the consumers about the quality and coverage of various telecom operators across India along with some industry-specific insights. Other agencies like Ookla, Trai, and OpenSignal also published important data related to the telecom industry which showed some emerging trends which will be deemed crucial in the coming days for the companies. As per the... Read More

February 26th, 2019 7:02 PM 2 COMMENTS

Jio to Become Leading Telco in Terms of Both Subscriber Base and Revenue This Year: Report

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's telecom venture Reliance Jio will this year become India's No.1 telco in terms of both subscriber base and revenue, brokerages Bernstein and Credit Suisse said in separate reports Tuesday. Jio which stormed into the sector in 2016 by offering free voice calls and dirt cheap data on mobile phones, is reporting net profit and a positive return on invested capital was due to "non-standard depreciation metrics" and... Read More

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