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Rudradeep Biswas December 26th, 2016 3:04 PM 52 COMMENTS

These are the Best 4G Plans Available Right Now

In the past two years or so, the world has transformed into a complete digital arena. From meetings to taking school lectures, everything has become digitized. The sole reason for this significant transformation is the Internet, which has an extensive database of information that resulted in all these revolutionary changes. In the era of internet, one of the major areas influenced is the telecommunications. Till date, there are several telecom... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 23rd, 2016 6:05 PM 171 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s user base may decline quickly after touching 100 million mark: Analyst

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio's subscriber base may decline quickly after touching the 100 million, which is likely by the end of March 2017, even as the telco is likely to come in the next three months to further attract subscribers, according to an analyst at Fitch Ratings. According to Fitch Ratings' Nitin Soni, Jio’s user base may go down once the 4G entrant starts charging its customers. In an interview... Read More

Ria Lakshman December 22nd, 2016 5:59 PM 119 COMMENTS

Airtel records high 4G and 3G speed on TRAI test: Report

Bharti Airtel tops the 4G and 3G speed test, according to a report by Telecom Lead. The graph released by the report (sourced to TRAI) shows that the telecom operator has recorded an average 4G download speed of 8.4Mbps. Jio follows Airtel at 8.1Mbps download speed. In terms of other service providers, Vodafone India occupied the third position with an average download speed of 7.3Mbps. Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 21st, 2016 2:53 PM 105 COMMENTS

5 Roadblocks for Jio to Win over Incumbents

Jio, the digital platform from the house of Reliance Industries has shaken the Indian telecom and digital scenario in a way which nobody can ignore. India's business tycoon Mukesh Ambani's ambitious greenfield telecom project Jio is being targeted as a digital platform over Jio's own LTE network expanding over 2300MHz, 1800MHz and 850MHz. However Jio's datagiri sees roadblocks in many ways, so that the company has to extend its unlimited... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 18th, 2016 7:14 AM 13 COMMENTS

4G, Augmented Reality, USSD: Just some of things that will make headway in 2017

We could better call 2016 as ‘the year of 4G’, with the advent of Reliance Jio and free voice calling offerings and some exciting data packs. In fact, with Reliance Jio, the whole telecom ecosystem geared up to provide 4G and VoLTE phones. As we bid adieu to 2016, we zeroed in on few trends that we may see in the year to come: 1. Inevitable Existence in the devices segment... Read More

Srikapardhi December 16th, 2016 1:07 AM 53 COMMENTS

Latest Report Reveals that Reliance Jio SIM Owners Are Not the Major Users of Wi-Fi

It’s been just four months since Reliance Jio forayed into the Indian telecom market and already the company has created a major stir. On September 1, 2016, Mukesh Ambani, the company’s chairman revealed the tariff plans of the service, and they are uber cheap. Apart from these tariff plans, the major attraction for the service will be its ‘Welcome Offer’ (Now, Jio New Year Offer), where the company is offering... Read More

Srikapardhi December 15th, 2016 5:01 PM 80 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Bharti Airtel to make free Voice Calls on Postpaid at Rs. 549 Per Month

Airtel will soon launch two new Infinity plans exclusively for their postpaid customers. Yes, postpaid subscribers of Airtel can now make unlimited calls to any number all over the country starting at just Rs. 549. Primarily, Airtel hasn't introduced any new plan, but marginally cut down the price of their affordable infinity plan of Rs. 1,199 to Rs. 549 per month. Alongside the Rs. 549 plan, there’s another plan which... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 14th, 2016 12:54 PM 22 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G launched in Durgapur using dual spectrum bands of 2300 MHz and 1800 MHz

Bharti Airtel Limited, today announced the launch 4G services in Durgapur using dual spectrum bands of 2300 Mhz (TD LTE) and 1800 MHz (FD LTE) to offer a superior mobile broadband experience. In Durgapur, Airtel has deployed Carrier Aggregation (4G-Advanced) technology, which offers data speeds of up to 135 Mbps on compatible handsets. Carrier Aggregation technology combines the capacities across 2300 MHz (TD LTE) and 1800 MHz (FD LTE) to... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 13th, 2016 3:26 PM 18 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to introduce augmented reality game Pokemon GO In India

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (“Jio”) delights Indian gamers by bringing the sought-after, first-of-its-kind, Augmented Reality game ‘Pokémon GO’ to India in a partnership with Niantic, Inc. – publisher and developer of Pokémon GO in association with The Pokémon Company. With this partnership, thousands of Reliance Digital Stores and select partner premises in India will appear as ‘PokéStops’ or ‘Gyms’ in the Pokémon GO game beginning Wednesday, December 14, 2016. This... Read More

Imon December 13th, 2016 1:51 PM 144 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Bharti Airtel to offer four times more data at lower denominations even without any upfront fee

A week after Vodafone's announcement to offer double data on most of the available market denominations, Bharti Airtel has silently launched new data packs that will offer four times data benefits than the current data packs available in the market. The latest move by Bharti Airtel is a clear indication of the company to ensure that Reliance Jio doesn't hit its subscriber base through their claimed 'Cheapest 4G offers'. Also, the... Read More

Ria Lakshman December 13th, 2016 12:21 PM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone launches SuperNet 4G services in four towns in West Bengal

With the launch of SuperNet 4G services in four more towns in West Bengal -- Alipurduar, Purulia, Jalpaiguri and Coochbehar --- within a short span of 10 days, Vodafone India covered all major towns in the state. Vodafone 4G services were already available in Siliguri, Darjeeling, Gangtok, Behrampur, Bashirhat, Nabadwip, Bardhaman, Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Krishnanagar, Midnapore, and Kharagpur in Bengal. Speaking about the new milestone, Arvinder Singh Sachdev Business Head–West... Read More

Imon December 12th, 2016 5:20 PM 43 COMMENTS

Vodafone covered 85% of Kolkata with its SuperNet 4G: Sources

In order to protect its subscriber base from Reliance Jio’s increasing influence, Vodafone India is aggressively deploying 4G networks in Kolkata, according to sources. It is estimated that the operator has completed covering 85% of the metro circle with its 4G services. This is almost double the rate of expansion in a span of 2-3 months. Vodafone India launched 4G services on 25 January 2016 and has been on a... Read More