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Ria Lakshman April 18th, 2016 3:14 PM 19 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio launches Bay of Bengal Gateway with design capacity of 55 Tbps

Jio has announced the launch of the 8,100 km submarines communications cable the Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG). The BBG will link South East Asia and the Middle East, then onward to Europe, Africa and Far East Asia through interconnection with existing cable systems. BBG uses the most advanced high-speed broadband fibre optic technology; dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) which allows the capacity to be increased at will without any... Read More

Srikapardhi April 16th, 2016 9:52 AM 82 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to improve quality of digital lives of Indians: RJio Spokesperson

While more and more Indians find their way into the digital life, the right technology can truly accelerate this pace and Reliance Jio is gearing up to bring advanced technologies to India, where the digital scene is marred by the incomplete coverage of network and low data speeds. During an interview on a news channel recently, a Jio spokesperson shared insights on Jio and what the company is working at,... Read More

Ria Lakshman April 15th, 2016 1:56 PM 20 COMMENTS

Guruvayoor and Kottayam in Kerala gets Airtel 4G services

The telecom service provider Airtel has announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services in Guruvayoor and Kottayam in Kerala. With this, the total number of deployments in the state has rose to 150. Now the customers in these areas can experience high-speed internet, enabling uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images. George Mathen, Hub CEO – Kerala & Tamil Nadu, Bharti Airtel... Read More

Imon April 13th, 2016 4:35 PM 79 COMMENTS

Jio includes new payment menu in ‘Jio Money’ app to make recharging easy

Mobile payment app 'Jio Money' from Reliance Jio will now include a 'Jio Payments' menu, by which one can easily top up/recharge or pay for his Jio subscriptions. The new 'Jio Payments' menu is divided into sections to make Jio transactions easier and one can choose from the menu (VoLTE , Fiber , Wi-Fi , Mi-Fi , Digital contents) and then put his subscriber id or Jio id number to... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 12th, 2016 4:53 PM 717 COMMENTS

RCom sends sms to customers, upgrading CDMA network to 4G soon

Telecom firm Reliance Communications is in the process of upgrading CDMA networks and providing customers with 4G services. The firm has sent out smes to its customers, saying: “We are upgrading CDMA network to 4G shortly. As a preferred customer, await our invitation to the best 4G network.” The company would be upgrading about 5 million CDMA customers to LTE (a 4G standard) technology, riding on Reliance Jio’s 4G infrastructure.... Read More

Srikapardhi April 11th, 2016 4:47 PM 5 COMMENTS

Nokia bags 4G deployment deal from Idea for Kerala, Haryana and AP

Nokia has bagged 4G LTE rollout deal from Idea Cellular in three circles-- Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana. Nokia will enable Idea Cellular to modernize and expand its current 2G and 3G radio access networks and core network infrastructure, spread across six 2G circles and four 3G circles where Nokia equipment has been deployed in Idea Cellular’s network. Himanshu Kapania, Managing Director, Idea Cellular, said, “We were looking for a solution... Read More

Kaur G April 11th, 2016 12:23 PM 62 COMMENTS

RJio Vs Incumbents: What Worked Earlier Might Not Work Now!

There is an unmistakable buzz in the Indian telecom industry nowadays. The whiff of much-anticipated commercial launch of Reliance Jio Infocomm’s 4G services is getting stronger with each passing day. While the details of the final tariff are not yet in the public domain, it is safe to assume that the launch will be disruptive in nature for the entire telecom industry but especially so for the established players. It... Read More

Ria Lakshman April 8th, 2016 5:37 PM 6 COMMENTS

Bhiwadi, Neemrana get Airtel 4G services

Airtel has announced the launch of high speed 4G services in Bhiwadi and Neemrana. With this, Airtel has expanded its 4G footprint in Rajasthan to seven towns, with services already available in Ajmer, Udaipur, Kota, Alwar and Bhilwara. The services are available across a range of devices including dongles and hot spots. The 4G customers can enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images,... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 8th, 2016 10:09 AM 150 COMMENTS

Reliance Communications to upgrade 5 million CDMA users to 4G network

Reliance Communications, is set to upgrade around 5 million CDMA customers to a 4G network in a phased manner, starting May 4 we reported about this earlier also. RCom will be upgrading our network from CDMA to LTE (4G) technology using the liberalised 800 Mhz spectrum,” the telco said in a letter to the DoT. “We would be rolling out LTE services progressively in these service areas from May... Read More

Tharun G April 7th, 2016 7:24 PM 38 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio rolls out CAF apps for its distribution bikers ahead of launch

Reliance Jio has rolled out two new applications for internal use, which will help its field employees or distribution bikers to quickly execute the customer acquisition process by informing them about the CAFs to be picked up from the distributors in his beat. Jio has developed two applications—JC Biker Buddy and CAF Pickup—for its distribution bikers. However, the functionalities of both these applications appear to be very similar in nature.... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 6th, 2016 3:45 PM 55 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio soft launch by end of April month, trial speed at 18-20Mbps: UBS

Reliance Jio is likely to soft launch 4G LTE services in the country by the end of this month, while the full commercial offering was expected by December, global financial services firm UBS said in a note. The firm said that its channel checks in Mumbai and Delhi suggest that Jio’s 4G SIM have been shipped to the retail outlets, however they are not yet available for sale. "At present,... Read More

Ria Lakshman April 5th, 2016 10:48 PM 1 COMMENTS

AP, Telangana get Airtel 4G services across 40 towns

The telecom service provider Bharti Airtel continue to expand its 4G deployment in the country, the latest being in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The number of 4G roll outs in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stands at 40. Among this count, 25 deployments belong to Andhra Pradesh and 15 belongs to Telangana. Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh is the latest to receive Airtel 4G services. Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, Chief Executive Officer, Andhra Pradesh... Read More