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Imon October 10th, 2015 4:12 PM 99 COMMENTS

Here’s a grand overview of the situation of data packs in the Kolkata Circle

Kolkata is one of the three metro circles, and it's a crowded telecom zone with more than 23 million mobile connections as of July 2015. Kolkata has had a rich telecom heritage. During the British rule, the first experimental electric telegraph line was started between Kolkata (then Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour in 1850. After the country's independence, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Shri Jyoti Basu, ushered in the cellphone... Read More

Kaur G October 7th, 2015 10:52 AM 32 COMMENTS

Is It Advantage RJio In Battle For 4G Supremacy?

A few months back the incumbents were believed to be in a strong position to put up a good fight against Reliance Jio, which is planning to launch 4G services in December this year. However some recent developments point to a changing scenario, which is fast turning out to be detrimental to the incumbents, especially the top three, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. A key recent development is... Read More

Tharun G October 5th, 2015 12:48 PM 67 COMMENTS

4G in India: 2016 is going to be the year of 4G

In India, 3G and 4G spectrum auction took place back in 2010, and 3G networks went live within an year. However, we have been waiting for 4G networks and its mass deployment from the past 5 years. Back then, 3G was seen as promising technology for mobile data until smartphone revolution demanded better data speed, which 3G could not deliver. Why it took so long? As they always say, the... Read More

Chhavi September 27th, 2015 4:15 PM 38 COMMENTS

Per second billing simplified: Who introduced it and what’s in store for you ?

‘Per second billing’ has been making news for quite a while now with some of the major operators taking a plunge and introducing per second billing for all its prepaid users. Idea recently announced that it is shifting its 1.5 million prepaid customers who were on per minute billing (PMB) plan to per second billing (PSB). Apart from the 1.5 million, who will be shifted over the next 30 days,... Read More

Bhupendra Sharma September 27th, 2015 11:14 AM 21 COMMENTS

How is 4G Mobile Network Technology different from 3G Technology?

Features 3G 4G First Use R&D started in 1980s, development took 15 years 2007-09 Data Speed Avg. speed is around 384 Kbps. Min. and Max. speed varies b/w 144 Kbps and 42 Mbps Avg. download speed is around 100 Mbps and upload speed around 50 Mbps Network Standards UMTS LTE and LTE-A Switching Technique Packet Switching Technique Packet Switching along with message switching Network Architecture UMTS LTE and LTE-A Frequency... Read More

Asif Iqbal September 18th, 2015 12:19 PM 8 COMMENTS

Did you update your Apple iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to iOS 9?

Apple announced and showcased its latest take at mobile operating systems at WWDC 2015 event with iOS 9. After a long waiting period, and understandably so, the iOS 9 update was released to consumers after the unveiling of the Apple iPhone 6s, the Apple iPhone 6s Plus, and the Apple iPad Pro. The update was released worldwide, including India, on the 16th of September 2015. If you are an existing... Read More

Bhupendra Sharma September 16th, 2015 5:30 AM 108 COMMENTS

CDMA VS GSM: Which platform should you pick?

People hash over GSM and CDMA networks, but they hardly dig in deep and identify the parameters on which these two split hairs from each other. For most of them, CDMA is the network offered by MTS India, Reliance and TATA Indicom, while GSM is the network provided by major companies like Airtel, Idea, Vodafone, Reliance, BSNL, Tata, Aircel and a few others. According to a TRAI report, over 876.15... Read More

Renju John September 15th, 2015 2:12 AM 3 COMMENTS

Scenario for Voice in 4G for OTT players

With 4G taking the scene across India with happy faces seeing download speeds around 40+ Mbps. There is no doubt that 4G means data at a much faster rate. The Critical question is will the voice quality that was challengeable for OTT SKYPE players whatsapp in 3G etc improve in 4G. We need to have a closer look at how the protocol works here. Irrespective of 3G or 4G the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 12th, 2015 6:37 PM 50 COMMENTS

4G Battleground: Reliance Jio vs. Incumbents – Part II (Vodafone & Idea)

In our previous story, we explained how the incumbent player, Airtel, can have its advantage as the first mover in the 4G turf. In this follow up story, we will discuss about Vodafone & Idea. Vodafone India is currently the second largest mobile operator in India. When Vodafone makes a strategy, business is their first priority. They picked up 3G spectrum in only 9 circles in 2010, and the whole... Read More

Esmail September 9th, 2015 12:34 PM 12 COMMENTS

A comparative analysis between the entry level base packs offered by Indian DTH operators

This is the age of digitisation of analogue cable and more and more people are moving towards DTH platform. The active subscriber base of the 6 commercial DTH operators put together is around 41 million in the quarter ended March 2015 as per figures released by TRAI. This number is expected to grow with the phase 3 and 4 of digitisation of cable TV. In such conditions the subscriber at... Read More

Asif Iqbal September 7th, 2015 9:54 AM 11 COMMENTS

OnePlus 2 review: Is it the ‘2016 Flagship Killer’ you were waiting for?

A smartphone brand that mysteriously appeared last year with its first device, the OnePlus One, launched its second smartphone recently. With the OnePlus 2, the company wants to defeat 2016 flagship smartphones for half the price. The company launched the OnePlus One in December last year with an exclusive partnership with Amazon, and the company has repeated the same feat this year. The OnePlus 2 is priced at Rs. 24,999... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 3rd, 2015 7:46 PM 59 COMMENTS

4G Battleground: Reliance Jio vs Incumbents – Part 1 (Airtel)

Reliance Jio, which is a telecom arm of Reliance Industries that’s headed by Mukesh Ambani, is expected to be launched in the next four months, but the showtime on the 4G turf has been started already. Incumbents – Airtel, Vodafone and Idea – are not accepting the fear of Jio's disrupting strategy. Analysts believe that they would take a toll on revenues as well as growth once Reliance Jio launches... Read More