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Tharun G January 2nd, 2016 4:08 AM 18 COMMENTS

Vodafone starts pre-booking for 4G services in Mysore, offers 1GB of 4G promotional data

Following the successful launch of its 4G service in Kochi and Trivandrum, Vodafone India has now opened pre-booking for 4G service in Mysore, Karnataka. Vodafone is also offering 1GB of 4G data to subscribers who will pre-book for its 4G service before the 8th of January 2016. The promotional 4G data comes with a validity of 10 days for prepaid subscribers. For postpaid subscribers, Vodafone is offering 1GB for two... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 1st, 2016 7:04 PM 2 COMMENTS

Augere Wireless is now Airtel’s wholly-owned subsidiary

Bharti Airtel, the country’s largest telecom operator by subscribers, has bought the remainder 26% stake in Augere Wireless, the company said in a filing to BSE. "Bharti Airtel Ltd has now informed BSE that Airtel has acquired remaining balance paid-up share capital i.e. 26 per cent of Augere and with the said acquisition, Augere has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airtel," the telco filing read. The telco, a few days... Read More

Tharun G January 1st, 2016 6:01 PM 70 COMMENTS

Missed Reliance Jio’s launch? Here are all the highlights from the event

After five long years, Reliance has launched its much awaited 'Jio' 4G service, but it's limited to the company's employees for now. The commercial launch has been postponed to March-April 2016. A lot of information about this new company was been revealed at the launch event, which took place at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai. An Introduction To The Reliance Empire The company's Chairman, Mukesh Ambani, started his speech by explaining how Reliance group of companies has changed the life... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 31st, 2015 11:17 AM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone in talks with Tikona for 4G spectrum: Reports

Vodafone, the country’s second largest telco by subscribers, is reportedly in talks with Tikona Digital Networks for buying its 4G LTE spectrum to enhance its overall 4G spectrum holding, which would allow it to better compete with the likes of Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Reliance Jio. Vodafone currently is deploying its high-speed broadband services over the 1800 MHz band across five circles of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Karnataka and Kerala.... Read More

Tharun G December 30th, 2015 4:43 PM 628 COMMENTS

Here’s the official list of VoLTE-enabled smartphones that are supported on Reliance Jio’s 4G network

Reliance Jio will be primarily banking on Voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology for voice service through its 4G network. However, not all 4G devices available in the market will support this feature, and some phones may need a software update to enable this. The Jio care team has shared an official list of 4G smartphones that support VoLTE technology on Jio's 4G network. Please note that this list is not... Read More

Esmail December 28th, 2015 5:35 PM 13 COMMENTS

Here’s what Reliance Jio’s 4G-based digital services offer

Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Jio showcased its digital home digital living concept at the 4G launch event for its employees in Mumbai. The event which was held on the eve of the 83rd birth anniversary of Reliance founder chairman Shri Dhirubhai Ambani saw the strong presence of 35,000 spectators at the venue in Navi Mumbai. The company showcased at the event its concept of Jio homes and digitally connected homes... Read More

Esmail December 28th, 2015 9:23 AM 93 COMMENTS

Jio Fiber to the home claims to deliver speeds up to 1 Gbps

Reliance Jio which launched its 4G services for its employees at an event held in Mumbai yesterday has claimed that its fiber to the home (FTTH) offering will deliver peak connection speeds up to as high as 1 Gbps. At the event which was attended by over 35,000 people including Jio employees and their families, Jio showcased some of its devices and digital content offerings which will be made available... Read More

Esmail December 27th, 2015 9:02 PM 58 COMMENTS

Reliance Industries limited launched Jio 4G services for employees in Mumbai

Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Jio finally launched 4G services for its employees in Mumbai today. The employee launch of Jio, one of the world’s largest digital initiative, held at the Reliance Corporate Park on Dec 27 – the eve of the 83rd Birth Anniversary of the group’s Founder Chairman Dhirubhai Ambani – saw many a first. All employees of RIL, its group companies, Jio and its partners totalling more than... Read More

Tharun G December 27th, 2015 2:35 PM 40 COMMENTS

Airtel starts offering double data on its 3G and 4G plans

Recently, Idea Cellular started offering double data on all its 4G packs as a part of its 4G launch in all the circles in the southern part of India. In order to maintain competitive edge over Idea, Airtel has also started offering double data on most of its 3G/4G plans in the Kerala circle. Airtel is offering double data on all 3G and 4G plans starting from Rs. 247 and above. For 3G... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 25th, 2015 10:13 PM 86 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio all set for a big 4G launch event for employees

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio is working at war footing to prepare for the upcoming employee launch event, the company’s spokesperson was quoted by media as saying. The event, which will take place on December 27, will also mark on the eve of Reliance Industries’ Founder Chairman Dhirubhai Ambani’s 83rd birthday anniversary. 35,000 RIL employees are expected to attend the event at the venue. In totality, over 1 lakh employees would... Read More

Tharun G December 24th, 2015 8:12 PM 37 COMMENTS

Idea 4G Speed test results from Karnataka, Andhra, T.N and Kerala, attains average download speed of 30 Mbps

Idea Cellular launched its 4G service across all four south circles yesterday. We have managed to get the speed test results of Idea 4G LTE network from Karnataka, Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The speed test results proves that Idea 4G LTE network can breach speeds above 30 Mbps which is pretty good for a 4G network given that idea have limited spectrum in... Read More

Esmail December 24th, 2015 8:05 PM 122 COMMENTS

Reliance communications gets nod for 850 MHz spectrum liberalisation in 19 circles

In a decision that may bring the much awaited cheer to the Ambani family, the telecom department has given the go ahead signal for liberalisation of 850 MHz spectrum being traditionally used by Rcom for CDMA EvDO operations to be converted to technology neutral and capable of deploying 4G LTE services. This will happen once Rcom pays the market determined price for the high efficiency spectrum on a pro rata... Read More