January 25th, 2017 2:22 PM 2 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular to raise Rs 2000 crore more to fund 4G expansion in India

Idea Cellular on Tuesday informed the stock exchanges that it is planning to raise Rs 2,000 crore from the market by selling corporate bonds or issuance of unsecured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (“NCDs”). The telco had earlier raised a total of Rs 3,000 crore through the same route. Earlier this month, Idea raised Rs 1000 crore and Rs 500 crore by selling corporate bonds. It had last month raised Rs 1,500... Read More

January 25th, 2017 7:34 AM 0 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Bharti Airtel and Vodafone to restrict voice calling in their unlimited calling plans: Sources

With every passing day, Indian telecom sector is undergoing some massive changes. These days, we are witnessing some new offer coming out every day to attract customers. Now, we are about to see another change from two of the India’s top telecom operators. As per sources this is done just to avoid misuse rest of the T&C applies the same. Yes, both the Bharti Airtel and Vodafone, India’s two major... Read More

January 24th, 2017 8:16 PM 59 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel misses the Q3 profits, saw a decline of 55% compared to previous quarter

India’s largest telecom network, Airtel with over 263 million subscribers under their belt has posted a massive 65 percent downturn in their December profits standing at Rs. 504 crores when compared to Rs. 1117 crores at the same time last year. The telecom network also reportedly faced notable loss in terms of both revenue and performance. The income of the network fell to Rs. 23,335.7 crores from Rs. 24, 671.5... Read More

January 24th, 2017 4:14 PM 6 COMMENTS

Agartala in Tripura gets Vodafone SuperNet 4G Services

Vodafone India has launched its SuperNet 4G services in Agartala, Tripura. With this, the customers in Agartala can enjoy high-speed internet on a wide range of devices including Mi-Fi and dongles. Announcing the launch in Agartala, Alok Verma, Business Head–Assam & North East Circle, Vodafone India said, “As a steadfast partner to Digital India, we are delighted to launch Vodafone SuperNet 4G in Tripura beginning from the capital city -... Read More

January 23rd, 2017 1:26 PM 38 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular’s new advertisement hits back at free data offers

After trying tariff cuts to compete free data offers, the telecom operator Idea Cellular has made its motto clear through an advertisement “No FreeG. Idea 4G – Parking”. In the video advertisement, spotted on YouTube, Idea Cellular says ‘Free ki aadat mat daalo.. Isliye No FreeG, Idea 4G!”. The visual shows the conversation between two friends in a car. One of them parks the car in a “claimed-to-be” free... Read More

January 21st, 2017 12:34 PM 12 COMMENTS

Trai recommends mandatory sharing of in-building infra among telcos, tower companies

Telecom regulator Trai on Friday recommended that telecom operators and telecom infrastructure providers be mandated to share in-building infrastructure with other telecom operators in large public places, commercial complexes and residential complexes in transparent, fair and non-discriminatory manner. “An effective telecommunications infrastructure is an essential component of any building for its connectivity to the outside world. Telecommunications services such as voice, data and wideband multimedia services are indispensable in the... Read More

January 21st, 2017 7:05 AM 3 COMMENTS

Reliance partners Foxconn to make cheaper VoLTE smartphone for Jio in India: Report

In a bid to align itself with the India government's Make in India project, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) has tied-up with Taiwanese original device manufacturer, Foxconn, to start production of VoLTE handsets for the Lyf brand of 4G smartphones in India through its Navi Mumbai facility, which is yet to commercially start production. An Economic Times report said that Reliance has also told its Chinese and Taiwanese original device manufacturers... Read More

January 20th, 2017 2:49 PM 7 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel nears Telenor India acquisition deal, likely next month: Report

Bharti Airtel, India’s leading telecom operator has now reportedly entered final stages of discussion with Telenor to acquire its India operations. A Hindustan Times report on Friday said that Bharti Airtel is likely to finalize the deal by the end of February, following a probable decision on Telenor on January 24. “…Much of the decision on Telenor will be taken on January 24 -- the day the Airtel board is... Read More

January 20th, 2017 11:49 AM 30 COMMENTS

Vodafone & Idea’s strength and weaknesses match very well, a merger is a perfect match: Sunil Mittal

Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal reckons that the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, if takes place, is a ‘perfect match’, as their strength and weaknesses match very well, and can lead to a good business case. In an interview to BloombergQuint on the sidelines of the 47th World Economic Forum at Davos, Mittal said, "It’s a perfect match... But you know I can’t sit on the minds... Read More

January 20th, 2017 8:29 AM 13 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular to launch hourly unlimited 3G-4G data packs starting at Rs. 22 per hour

The telecom sector in India is currently undergoing a rebuilding phase, all thanks to Reliance Jio and its free services. After Vodafone launching their hourly SuperNet packs for both data and voice calls, now it’s time for Idea Cellular, India’s third-largest telecom operator to launch the same schemes of offering unlimited data for users at just a mere price tag. According to a reader of Telecomtalk, Idea has apparently sent... Read More

January 20th, 2017 7:01 AM 12 COMMENTS

Tikona raises Rs 1,150 crore, set to launches 4G-based home broadband in 60 cities in 18 months

Tikona Digital Networks has reportedly raised Rs 1,150 crore from Overseas Private Investment Corporation, a US government development finance agency to revive its ailing operations in the country. The Mumbai-based internet service provider, owned by a clutch of investors including Goldman Sachs, Oak Investment, IFC and Everstone Capital, currently offers wireless broadband services to home and enterprise customers through its all India Class-A Internet Service Provider licence. It competes with... Read More

January 19th, 2017 10:26 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai seek Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi’s opinion on Jio’s free promotional offer

In an interesting turn of events, India's telecom regulator has reportedly approached the Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi, seeking his opinion on Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio’s free promotional services offer beyond 90 days. According to media reports, a top Trai official said that the regulator is currently seeking views from the Attorney General on telcos’ complaints over the validity of extended promotional offer by Jio. The latest development follows Trai’s... Read More

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