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Chethan S October 12th, 2015 12:13 PM 26 COMMENTS

Vodafone to launch 4G services in Mumbai by December 2015

Vodafone India announced that it will launch its 4G services in Mumbai by December 2015. While Vodafone has been investing in the development of the 4G services with enthusiasm, testing of 4G services has been successfully initiated. Vodafone India has partnered with leading global technology infrastructure service providers for the network roll-out. With some of the latest technological developments on the anvil, Vodafone is building a robust and resilient network... Read More

Tharun G October 11th, 2015 9:54 PM 38 COMMENTS

3G vs 4G: Why is 4G a superior technology?

The 3G vs. 4G question seems quite obvious as there is an entire generation gap between these two telecommunication technologies. Moreover, in India, it is not just generation that divides 3G and 4G apart, but even more factors. Let us take a look into the technical and economical aspects of 3G and 4G in India. A Little History About 3G 3G is an old technology, which evolved over the years,... Read More

Srikapardhi October 9th, 2015 1:01 PM 6 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Tirupur

Airtel today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Tirupur. Commenting on the launch of Airtel 4G in the city, George Mathen, HUB CEO – Kerala & Tamil Nadu, Bharti Airtel said, “As customers in India show an increasing propensity for consuming data services, we at Airtel are excited to take the lead in introducing the market to the power of blazing 4G... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas October 8th, 2015 3:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel plans to roll out Wi-Fi zone nationally soon, Gurgaon gets its third Airtel Wi-Fi zone

Bharti Airtel Limited, today announced the launch of its Wi-Fi app – Airtel Hangout. Airtel customers can download the Hangout app free from Android or iOS store and seamlessly latch on to the network in these zones to experience faster internet speeds. With a big focus on Wi-Fi zones that provide customers a superior data experience, Airtel has already gone live across 8 locations in Delhi/NCR in a short span... Read More

Srikapardhi October 7th, 2015 4:01 PM 8 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Sambalpur Odisha

Airtel, today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Sambalpur Odisha. Now, customers across the country can experience high speed wireless broadband on Airtel 4G and get on to the digital superhighway to enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images. Commenting on the launch of Airtel 4G in the city, Ravindra Singh Negi, CEO – West... 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

Chethan S October 5th, 2015 6:26 PM 16 COMMENTS

‘Jionet’ High Speed Wi-Fi service will be now covering the entire LPK Waterfront in Goa

Goa, the most hip and happening tourist destination in India, marked another first, as its famous night club Love Passion Karma Waterfront entered the digital age today, with the launch of ‘Jionet’, a high speed Wi-Fi Internet service from Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL). ‘Jionet’ High Speed Wi-Fi service will be covering the entire LPK Waterfront which is Goa’s most exotic party and wedding venue situated on the banks of... 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

Esmail October 4th, 2015 7:39 PM 68 COMMENTS

A guide to Airtel 4G sim swap for existing subscribers in 4G cities

Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G services in 296 towns across India. In order to use this 4G network it is a prerequisite for Airtel subscribers to change their existing 3G sim cards with an upgraded 4G compatible Sim. The 4G smart sim by airtel comes as a kit with a Nano sim along with two adapters for making it compatible with Micro and Mini sim based smartphones. The sim... Read More

Esmail October 1st, 2015 9:59 AM 104 COMMENTS

Advertising standards council of India orders Airtel to stop airing misleading 4G challenge ad by 7th October

In view of the consumer complaints regarding Airtel's 4G ad campaign where the operator challenges subscribers to find a faster network than it's own and get their lifetime bills paid by Airtel, the ad campaign was thoroughly scrutinised by the 'Advertising standards council of India' (ASCI). After reviewing the supporting evidence provided by Airtel in its defence, the ASCI found that Airtel's ads were grossly misleading and ordered the operator... Read More

Esmail October 1st, 2015 5:00 AM 66 COMMENTS

Ambani brothers to jointly provide ‘Gold standard’ mobile network Pan India

Anil Ambani today announced in the Annual general meeting of Reliance communications that his company is in advanced talks with elder brother's Reliance Jio for spectrum trading and sharing agreement across India. This will be a strategic partnership which will benefit both operators such that Rcom subscribers can use Jio's 4G network while Jio's subscribers can fall back on Rcom's 3G and 2G network for voice services. Currently, RJio has... Read More

Esmail September 26th, 2015 5:58 AM 39 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio takes the green towers a step further, erects towers that look like trees

Recently we reported that Reliance Jio is going green with the construction of Eco-friendly green towers in Goa which cause much less harm to the environment through radiation emission. Now the ambitious operator is taking this concept a step further with the construction of towers which blend in more aesthetically with the surroundings by looking like trees. The bulky looking metallic telecom towers and network equipment on top of buildings... Read More