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January 23rd, 2019 4:17 PM 11 COMMENTS

LTE Download Speeds in India Are 4.5 Times Faster at Night: OpenSignal

Amid growing 4G penetration in India, Navi Mumbai scored an impressive 8.1 Mbps in average LTE download speed to top 4G download speeds while Allahabad grabbed the last spot with an average of 4.0 Mbps speed, London-based wireless coverage mapping company OpenSignal said on Wednesday. According to the company, four million smartphone users in 20 cities across India experienced average download speeds of 16.8 Mbps, compared with the daily average... Read More

January 15th, 2019 2:50 PM 59 COMMENTS

Airtel Introduces 4G Services in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Connects Territory to Digital Superhighway

Bharti Airtel, the Sunil Mittal led telecom operator has become the first of the many telecom companies to start deploying 4G services in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. With this launch, the company has connected the island with the digital superhighway. It is worth noting that before this, Andaman and Nicobar residents were limited to using slow internet services which did not facilitate lightning fast internet which the rest of... Read More

January 5th, 2019 12:59 PM 79 COMMENTS

BSNL Receives Previously Surrendered 4G Spectrum from Government in 2500MHz Band

The Indian Government has returned the 4G spectrum to the state-owned telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) which it had surrendered eight years ago to the government. To recall, back in 2010, during the first 4G auction in India, BSNL was allotted the spectrum in 2500MHz band in all its circles, however, it had surrendered the spectrum in its six expensive circles including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra... Read More

January 3rd, 2019 6:49 PM 46 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Launches 4G Services in Remote Hayuliang Area of Arunachal Pradesh

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Thursday said it has rolled out its latest 4G services in the remote Hayuliang area in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh to expand operations. Customers in 100 villages across the Hayuliang region will be able to enjoy fast data experience on the Airtel network, the company said in a statement. "Airtel plans to gradually expand its 4G services to other parts of the district. The rollout,... Read More

January 2nd, 2019 11:21 AM 24 COMMENTS

BSNL Customers to Get 2GB of Free Data on 4G SIM Upgrade

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the government led telecom operator was one of the telcos which was troubled by the intensive data tariff war. However, now it seems that the telco is taking great measures to solidify its position in the Indian telecom sector. The only thing left wrong with BSNL previously was its lack of 4G network, but now the telco has started to take some steps regarding this.... Read More

December 5th, 2018 7:36 PM 51 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea to Bring New 4G Mobile Upload Experience to Users: OpenSignal

If you closely follow OpenSignal (the frim which tracks network speeds in India), you might already be aware of the fact that Idea Cellular leads the average Indian upload speed chart, while Airtel leads the download speed chart. Idea Cellular is always closely followed by Vodafone India and the two are currently in the final stages of merging their Indian operations. The merger already touted to provide various improvements to... Read More

November 29th, 2018 12:04 PM 19 COMMENTS

Telcos Seek More Affordable 4G Airwaves from Trai

In their run-up to make a much more wide-spread 4G network, telecom operators have approached Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to urge towards to a more affordable 4G airwaves auction. Also, the telcos have requested the industry regulator to give the companies a clear picture of the periodicity of the sales and availability of spectrum to do away with unreasonable bidding. Top Telecom Execs Meet Trai Chairman As per... Read More

November 23rd, 2018 1:45 PM 15 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Favours Chinese Vendors Over European Providers for 4G Expansion

As Vodafone Idea Limited works upon its plan of expansion of the 4G network, the newly merged telco has finalised contracts for equipment deployment with Chinese equipment vendors Huawei and ZTE. This has come at the cost of lower purchase orders for the European equipment vendors like Nokia and Ericsson. This move has happened in the light of Vodafone Idea Ltd focusing on lowering the costs As per a report... Read More

November 20th, 2018 6:45 PM 106 COMMENTS

Airtel VoLTE Goes Live in 21 Markets Across India, Compatible Smartphone List Grows Bigger

Bharti Airtel, which launched its VoLTE service back in September 2017 is now providing the service in 21 telecom markets. At the moment, Airtel is not providing the Voice over LTE service only in Jammu Kashmir, but it's expected to make the service available in the said circle too very soon. Very recently, Airtel rolled out the service in Himachal Pradesh circle which took the service availability to 21 circles... Read More

October 31st, 2018 7:44 PM 39 COMMENTS

BSNL and MTNL 4G Services Launch Could Be Delayed Yet Again

A new report has come up which hints towards the stalling of allocation of 4G spectrum to the two-government led telcos, BSNL and MTNL. As per this new update which comes from the officials, the finance ministry will likely extend the timeline which was proposed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the allocation of fourth-generation network services to these state-run telcos. Fiscal Deficit Delays Investment for BSNL and MTNL... Read More

October 24th, 2018 7:45 PM 3 COMMENTS

Consolidation in Domestic Telecom Industry Will Create a More Rational Pricing Environment: Report

The issues dogging the telcos are unlikely to subside near-term even though consolidation offers some consolation from a long-term perspective, says a report. Consolidation in the domestic telecom industry will create a more "rational" pricing environment which is a long-term positive, global ratings agency Moody's Investor Service said in a report Wednesday. It can be noted that the entry of the deep-pocketed Reliance Jio in September 2016 has put tremendous... Read More

October 23rd, 2018 8:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Aggressively Partnering With Ecosystem Leaders to Boost the Growth of Wearables

US-based chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies on Tuesday announced a series of collaborations with ecosystem leaders to boost the growth of wearables such as smartwatches, kid watches, and smart trackers based on the company's Snapdragon Wear platforms. At its 4G/5G summit in Hong Kong, Qualcomm said that it was working with leading original design manufacturers (ODMs) and ecosystem players, including Taipei-headquartered Compal Electronics and China-based Longcheer on smartwatches. On 4G kid watches,... Read More

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