Due to poor visibility (zero ad) of BSNL’s ongoing Plans and offers among mobile users in TN (including Chennai) and absence of Uninor, Now TN based private GSM users are forced to paying 39% to 43% more for one month local mobile calling pack and also 300% to 400% paying … Read More
Short Messaging Service (SMS) will be dead in next 3-5 years, I believe. SMS is getting prominent threat from messaging services which works via data network like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Nimbuzz and others for last 1-2 years, but with recent regulation regarding SMS termination charges from TRAI is also pushing … Read More
Telecom operators are coming up with competitive BlackBerry data plans to woo customers. Couple of days back, some of the operators launched a Blackberry plan for its customers at Rs 129 monthly-plan with limited browsing of up to 1 GB and video streaming at 10p/10kb. Airtel already has a blackberry … Read More
Online transaction is a boon for the operators, as there is less commission if it is done via their own recharge portal. It is quite interesting that all most all CDMA service providers (Tata, Reliance and MTS) are offering extra data to their high speed data users if they recharge … Read More
In accordance with the provisions of NTP 2012 which envisages a Unified License Regime with delinking of the licensing of Networks from the delivery of services to the end users, DoT has decided that in the first phase, the Unified License should be worked out without providing for delinking of … Read More
Till date voice is primary point to earn revenue for the mobile operators, but the movement towards data has already been started. The change in users’ behavior results in reshaping of traditional voice market in India. People find other way of communications apart from simple voice calls. Tariff Hike … Read More
India’s telecom happening was going great, and one day the bubble bursts. Then it is again a dull story. Supreme Court’s cancellation of 122 licenses was catastrophic to the sector. As new players left, the market turns to consolidate a bit, and incumbent ones seem to in the seat of … Read More
Before a storm, nature becomes too calm. In the midst of dull days at telecom we are expecting the tornado called 4G. The first 4G flight had taken off by Airtel but it is not a great journey so far. RIL Infotel is working on 4G to bring it in … Read More
Everyone is very much optimistic about growth in data market, the next wave of telecommunications. It is saying data is the future. But on my personal take data demand is already high but it is yet to take off as we are waiting to see the price barrier to be … Read More
Cell Broadcast (CB) messages / Cell Info Messages is a mobile technology feature which is a part of GSM Technology. From now on called as CB messages is designed specially to deliver messages to people particularly in a specific Geographical Area connected to a cell site to deliver on Screen … Read More
In an interesting development Telenor is reported to be in talks with Tata Teleservices to merge their operations in India. Though the media reports suggest that it may happend only after country’s telecom regulator comes out with an abstract M&A rule. Both Telenor and Tata Telesevices are silent on this … Read More
Indian mobile operators are in a tussle as some of them are disconnecting SMS interconnection from other operators. And as usual the subscribers are in a mess at the end. The issues have been started since Diwali, when Airtel blocked incoming SMS from Reliance and Aircel on the ground of spamming their network. Currently … Read More
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