October 18th, 2016 10:57 AM 27 COMMENTS

Nokia strengthens Airtel’s 4G deployment across nine circles in India

The global technology leader Nokia and the telecom operator Bharti Airtel have joined together to deploy 4G technology across nine circles in India as a means to meet the increasing data demand in the country. According to Nokia, India reports a massive increase in 4G LTE device ecosystem. Also, there is an increase in the access of news, video content, gaming and social media and the traffic from these contents... Read More

October 17th, 2016 1:16 AM 44 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio now uses 10 MHz spectrum in Band 3 to offer 4G services in Kolkata

Reliance Jio has completed the upgradation of its network in the Kolkata circle with the deployment of unused 5 MHz spectrum block in the band 3, now running the network with a total of 10 MHz spectrum in the band 3, according to information shared by a tipster. The move will help the company offer better speeds to customers in the circle. The Mukesh Ambani-led telco is running 4G services using the... Read More

October 16th, 2016 12:35 PM 97 COMMENTS

Airtel is the fastest, Jio has the widest coverage: Twin Prime Report

A leading player in mobile app acceleration Twin Prime has released the “State of Mobile Performance report”, providing a detailed analysis on the current state of mobile performance in the U.S., Europe, and India. According to the report, Airtel is found to be the fastest carrier in India. Reliance Jio, on the other hand, is ranked high for its consistency. The report has looked into various parameters to rank the... Read More

October 15th, 2016 5:13 PM 3 COMMENTS

Hisar, Haryana gets Vodafone SuperNet 4G

Vodafone India has launched its SuperNet 4G service in Hisar district of Haryana. Built on the 1800 MHz band, Vodafone SuperNet 4G will allow the subscribers in Hisar to enjoy superior internet experience via a range of devices including mobile phones, dongles, and Mi-Fi. Vodafone SuperNet 4G service in Haryana is built on a strong fiber backhaul and is supported by its superfast 3G services. Vodafone 4G... Read More

October 14th, 2016 9:15 AM 44 COMMENTS

Vodafone and Idea bet big on 2500 MHz TDD-LTE in India, device ecosystem still relatively underdeveloped

Vodafone and Idea will create a new LTE ecosystem in the country on 2500MHz band (TDD-LTE on Band 41). Both companies did not have any spectrum in the 2300MHz band and they are currently offering LTE-FD on the liberalized 1800 MHz band only. Vodafone has acquired 2500MHz spectrum in 14 circles while Idea won the same in 15 circles. While Vodafone targets metro circles and mostly cat-B circles for its... Read More

October 10th, 2016 2:52 PM 31 COMMENTS

Airtel offers 15 GB 4G data at the price of 1GB through my Airtel app

After lowering the data tariffs, Airtel the largest telecom operator in the country is now offering data freebies to protect data customer base when Jio is preparing to home deliver sim cards, loaded with free data and calling benefits. To prevent the churn of its high revenue generating data consuming user segment, the Mittal led telco is now offering free data up to 15 GB to its customers through the... Read More

October 6th, 2016 6:40 PM 8 COMMENTS

Telenor launches 4G service in Gaya city in Bihar circle

Telenor India today announced the launch of high speed 4G services for its customers in Gaya city in Bihar circle. The operator aims at tapping the segment of users who seek high speed 4G data services at relatively lower tariffs. Gaya is the fifth city in Bihar & Jharkhand region to go live with 4G services. Prior to Gaya, the company launched its 4G services in Hajipur, Ranchi, Hazaribagh and Dhanbad... Read More

October 6th, 2016 3:07 PM 24 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G services live in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh to be rolled out on 10 Mhz of 1800 Mhz spectrum using FD LTE technology

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), today announced the launch of 4G services in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. Starting today, Airtel 4G will be available to customers in Indore, Bhopal, Raipur, Jabalpur and Gwalior. Airtel’s 4G services in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh have been rolled out in the 1800 MHz (FD LTE) band. In an industry first, 10 Mhz of 1800 Mhz spectrum has been deployed to deliver a superior mobile broadband experience... Read More

October 5th, 2016 3:57 PM 25 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G launched in Gujarat, Airtel 4G services now available across 17 circles in India

Airtel has launched its 4G services in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. With today’s launch Airtel 4G services is now available in 17 circles across India. Commenting on the launch, Murthy Chaganti, CEO – Gujarat, Bharti Airtel Limited said, “We are delighted to launch our 4G services in Gujarat during the auspicious festival of Navratri starting with Ahmedabad. Customers in Ahmedabad can now look forward to a superlative smartphone experience... Read More

September 25th, 2016 11:03 PM 76 COMMENTS

BSNL seeks to buy pan-India 700 MHz spectrum for 4G services

Government-run telecom operator state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is planning to acquire 5 MHz spectrum in the super premium yet costly 700-MHz band across the country, in a bid to take on private telecom operators that are offering high-speed 4G services. BSNL has reached out to the government, seeking financial support to buy spectrum in the 700-MHz band, according to a Business Standard report. “We have 20 MHz spectrum in 2,500-MHz... Read More

September 20th, 2016 3:08 PM 34 COMMENTS

Airtel soon to launch 4G services in over 100 towns across Himachal Pradesh

Airtel, today said that it plans to soon launch 4G services in over 100 towns/locations* across Himachal Pradesh. Customers can now upgrade their existing 2G/3G SIMs with 4G ready USIMs completely free of cost at any Airtel retail store. With the USIM upgrade, customers can continue enjoying their existing 2G/3G services, while staying ready to experience Airtel 4G from the day of its launch. Airtel 4G is currently available to... Read More

September 18th, 2016 7:04 PM 177 COMMENTS

War of words: Jio claims daily 2 crore call failures; Airtel says correct your VoLTE

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have kicked off a war of words on Sunday accusing each other over the ongoing interconnection points and mobile number portability (MNP) issue. Jio on Sunday has again alleged that Airtel was abusing its market dominance for not providing sufficient interconnection points, besides restricting mobile number portability (MNP) requests. The Mukesh Ambani-led telco further said that more than two crore calls are failing everyday between... Read More

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