Vodafone Idea (Vi), the struggling Indian telecom operator, is trying to entice users from porting out or just experiencing its service once more time by dolling out free data to users without any active plan. Users across the country have received free data from Vi when they have not recharged their SIM or number with any plan. To ensure that these users don't port out and keep using the SIM,... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, strategically launched Airtel Black service for customers in 2021. The service is meant to deliver everything a customer wants under a single bill. The major advantage of this for a customer would be to pay a single bill for several services. However, for Airtel, the major advantage is that the customer gets engaged in the ecosystem of its services. Airtel Black service ensures that... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been struggling for years now to launch 4G. While it was expected to be launched in early 2023, it has now been pushed ahead to the second half of 2023. If there are any more delays, the 4G launch will go to 2024. BSNL is facing delays because it is launching 4G using homegrown technologies. But the delays have hurt the business a lot,... Read More
India has one of the largest prepaid mobile subscriber bases in the world. Along with that, the data rates are cheapest in the world. The Indian telecom operators have been suffering because of the low prepaid tariffs. It is a general consensus of the industry experts that the prepaid tariff hikes would only be the solution for the telcos to get better returns on their investments. What's strikingly clear now... Read More
From a global perspective, India has a very unique telecom market. India has hundreds of millions of mobile customers, yet, only three players currently offer 4G services. However, in the not-so-distant future, India could also be looking at a potential duopoly in the telecom market, or at least that's what many think. Vodafone Idea (Vi), a private telecom player in India, is struggling to stay afloat. There are just a... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the cash-strapped Indian telecom operator, is struggling to make ends meet. 2023 is going to be a decisive year for the company. On Jan 10, 2023, at the closing bell, Vodafone Idea's stock closed at Rs 7.25, the lowest figure in the last 18 months. Things don't look good for the company as the government is not planning a relief package any time soon, and the tariff... Read More
2023 is a crucial year for the Indian telecom industry. Several things that will potentially affect millions of people across the country will happen. 2022 will forever be the year which introduced India to 5G. But it is 2023 that will be the game-changing year and will set the tone for the sector for many years to come. Everyone's eyes are on what is happening with Vodafone Idea (Vi). In... Read More
2022 is finally gone. It was a monumental period for the Indian telecom industry. Several major incidents which changed the course of the sector took place. Here, we will be discussing some of the top highlights of 2022 for the Indian telecom industry. At the top of the list would, of course, be 5G. India is finally a 5G nation. While it has been three months already, it still feels... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, is soon going to face a lot of issues if things don't fall in line for the telco. A few weeks back, there was a report quoting a senior government official that said Vi needs funds by January or Feb 2023 for survival. December is about to end in three days, and there haven't been any positive developments for Vi in... Read More
For some time now, the Indian telecom industry has been in the global spotlight. What has happened here in the last decade is truly phenomenal, and something that feels like came out of a storybook. While there has been a lot of progress, many companies also went out of business. Regardless, the market doesn't stop on account of emotions. Thus, here we are, at TelecomTalk, talking about what's going to... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been slowly moving with regard to the 4G rollout in India. The state-run telecom operator has been unable to make a significant impact on the lives of consumers because it hasn't moved ahead with time. However, 2023 could be the start of a new era for BSNL. The government is working in full force to uplift the business of BSNL. Two revival packages in... Read More
Nothing, a relatively young consumer electronics venture by Carl Pei, who is known for co-founding OnePlus, one of the most successful smartphone brands in India and globally, launched its first smartphone earlier this year. Nothing started out with TWS (truly wireless stereo) earbuds called ear (1) in 2021. From its very first product, Nothing set the tone for what it aimed to do in the tech world. From conceptualisation to... Read More
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Since Vi did not pay debt to Indus towers in January, I fear network issue to worsen in coming weeks.
BSNL 4G is distant dream. I still believe Vi+BSNL should be merged as soon as possible for strong third private…
The BSNL 4G is big IF till now. Don't see it coming anytime soon. Maybe by December this year or…
Airtel is the only one to gain VLR subscribers in November... This shows time for proce hike is up... I…
Recently i sent port out message from my Vi number due to Volte issue(network shifts to 2g when on call)..I…
