November 4th, 2014 8:10 PM 17 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio readies itself for 4G network test, services to be launched soon?

Reliance Jio Infocomm is all set to start rolling out its 4G network in the country and it wants to do a test run before it actually begins the roll-out. It has just filed an application with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to test the 4G network before the launch takes place. "Reliance Jio has written to DoT requesting it to start test of legal interception and monitoring solution in... Read More

November 3rd, 2014 2:19 PM 18 COMMENTS

4G in India: Telenor, Idea , Reliance Jio update

Reliance Jio launch is around the corner and there has been lot of buzz around 4G recently. We bring to you the top 4G news that hit headlines last week. Telenor plans to skip 3G, working on narrow band 4G technology Uninor's parent company Telenor of Norway is working on technology to offer 4G broadband service on less spectrum which will allow them to skip 3G in India. When the technology is... Read More

November 1st, 2014 8:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kerala to lease out government office premises to Reliance Jio

As reported by Indiavision TV, Kerala government has decided to lease out premises at all government offices in the state to Reliance Jio for erecting 4G towers. Government has not yet officially announced the decision which was taken in a high level meeting presided by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. The news was leaked from minutes of the meeting conducted on 8th October 2014. The meeting was attended by P. K.... Read More

October 30th, 2014 9:03 PM 14 COMMENTS

Is Airtel getting too ambitious with 4G?

At the Code/Mobile conference in Half Moon Bay, California, Airtel's Chief Product Office Anand Chandrasekaran disclosed that Airtel hopes to get 40 to 50 percent of its revenue from data, and more specifically from 4G. "For every operator in the US, 50 percent of their revenues is from data. Part of my journey is getting that 12 percent (current data revenue percentage) to 40 or 50, through 4G and apps... Read More

October 13th, 2014 6:00 PM 1 COMMENTS

MediaTek launches the MT6595, a true octa core SoC that supports 4G LTE

The Taiwanese semi-conductor company MediaTek has been pitching itself rather aggressively in the market, emerging as the best affordable chipset for mobile solutions. MediaTek announced the MT6595 which will be the worlds first True Octa-Core 4G LTE SoC. MediaTek's new offering will be available to the Indian consumers commercially as we reach the end of this year. This premium chipset is expected to propel the chip maker to an entirely... Read More

October 3rd, 2014 12:29 PM 5 COMMENTS

RCOM To Reduce Debt To Rs 20,000Cr; To Roll Out 4G Next Year

Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, address back to back AGMs and said that RCOM would bring down its debt below Rs 20,000 crore in next 2 years. Currently, RCOM has a debt of Rs 35,000 crore. “Non-core businesses like real estate and DTH will be monetised. We are looking at various options to monetise these two assets. One option is demerger of land banks from the company and... Read More

September 22nd, 2014 4:17 PM 15 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio and Indus Towers Ink Infrastructure Sharing Deal

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and Indus Towers, the world’s largest and India’s leading provider of telecom tower infrastructure, today announced the signing of a Master Services Agreement (MSA) for tower infrastructure sharing. Under the agreement, Reliance Jio would utilize the telecom tower infrastructure services being provided by Indus Towers to launch its services across the country. As per the agreement, the pricing would be based on prevailing market rates. The agreement... Read More

September 18th, 2014 4:23 PM 10 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio and GTL Infra sign Tower Infrastructure Sharing Deal

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and GTL Infrastructure Limited, a Global Group enterprise, engaged in the business of Shared Passive Telecom Infrastructure in India, today announced the signing of a Master Services Agreement (MSA) for tower infrastructure sharing. Sanjay Mashruwala, Managing Director, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited said, “Our mission is to launch a pan India next-generation voice and data services. We will build the same through a judicious combination of own... Read More

September 6th, 2014 3:12 AM 18 COMMENTS

Can Reliance Jio Disrupt Telecom Market in India with its launch?

There are lots of talk on success of Reliance Jio, the dream project of Mukesh Ambani - can he achieve the success he is looking for? In the second week of August, 2014 Jio joined COAI as core member. The GSM lobby which works under COAI was having tussle with Jio previously in several matters including testing of mobile numbers, spectrum allocation etc. Whatever it was it seems it's alright... Read More

August 29th, 2014 4:33 PM 32 COMMENTS

In Depth Review: Airtel 4G Dongle along with Speed test after throttling

Airtel has been the forerunner when it comes to 4G LTE technologies in India. Airtel has been offering huge discounts and incentives on new connections and is also offering a buyback scheme for 3G dongles. The 4G coverage is also increasing and Airtel are focusing on bringing this technology across Tier 2 cities. We review the Airtel 4G dongle in Bangalore and see if it is a viable and affordable... Read More

August 27th, 2014 3:04 PM 16 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio strikes a pact with BSNL for leasing its towers, a good move ?

Reliance Jio Infocomm has signed a pact with the Government owned BSNL allowing them to lease out 4000 mobile towers. BSNL will be charging flat Rs 38,000 per month for a Ground based Tower. The charges for the roof based tower will be Rs 24,900. Additionally it is also said that BSNL is ready to toss in some discounts if RJIL commits to leasing a bulk of 1500 towers. BSNL... Read More

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