September 24th, 2015 7:39 PM 119 COMMENTS

Network which claims to be the fastest in India actually ranks 147th globally by download speeds

Bharti Airtel the largest operator by subscriber base in India has been in the news lately due to its boastful advertising of being the operator with the fastest network in India. Airtel has put up an open challenge where it offers to pay the lifetime bills of anyone who demonstrates a network faster than its own. But in the global perspective where exactly does Airtel stand with its network? and... Read More

September 24th, 2015 12:01 PM 32 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio goes Green, installs Eco-Friendly mobile towers in Goa

Reliance Jio the most anticipated operator which will launch commercial services Pan India in December this year, has declared that it has installed Eco-friendly, low pollution Green mobile towers in Goa. These State-of-the-art Reliance Jio towers (Roof-top and Ground Based Masts) are designed to consume just 600-700 Watts of power, one fourth of the power consumed by existing conventional towers. These towers operate on lithium-ion batteries, eliminating need for space... Read More

September 24th, 2015 11:51 AM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel rolls out Platinum 3G network for customers in Indore

Bharti Airtel, today announced the launch of its Platinum 3G network for customers in Indore. Now available at 3G tariffs, Airtel’s Platinum 3G will boost indoor coverage, enhance voice clarity, deliver faster internet speeds and offer a superior network experience for customers. Additionally, Platinum 3G will help optimize the backend engagement between the network and mobile devices, thus allowing customers to enjoy extended battery life on their phones. Commenting on the... Read More

September 21st, 2015 3:34 PM 55 COMMENTS

Aircel to roll-out 13000 2G, 3G and 4G sites across the country by December 2015

Aircel, today announced its network expansion of adding 13000 2G, 3G and 4G sites across the country by December 2015. The plan is in line with the growing demand for mobile telephony services and to offer better customer experience, uninterrupted services and enhanced data speeds. Sameer Dave, Chief Technology Officer, Aircel said, “In line with our commitment to offer seamless, uninterrupted and differentiated services to our customers, Aircel regularly undertakes... Read More

September 16th, 2015 1:00 PM 22 COMMENTS

Idea gains the trust of 1 Crore customers in Kerala, Plan to launch 4G LTE in early 2016

Idea Cellular; has now achieved an unprecedented milestone in the history of the circle by registering over 1 Crore customers on its network in the state. Having established the largest mobile network Idea is now readying to launch 4G LTE services in Kerala in early 2016. The company plans to add 4200 cell sites in FY16 to close the financial year with over 15,000 cell sites and thereby enhancing the... Read More

September 15th, 2015 5:55 PM 14 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio will offer ‘Jionet’ Wi-Fi service at Mumbai’s prominent Ganpati Pandals

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) will be offering its ‘Jionet’ high-speed Wi-Fi internet service at Lalbaug Cha Raja, Andheri Cha Raja & Sahyadri Cha Raja (Tilak Nagar, Chembur). This eleven-day long festival will see thousands of devotees coming to for darshan of three famous Ganpati pandals where they will be able to experience and reap the benefits of high-speed wireless connectivity on handheld devices (smartphones/tablets) through this Wi-Fi network from Reliance... Read More

September 15th, 2015 2:12 AM 3 COMMENTS

Scenario for Voice in 4G for OTT players

With 4G taking the scene across India with happy faces seeing download speeds around 40+ Mbps. There is no doubt that 4G means data at a much faster rate. The Critical question is will the voice quality that was challengeable for OTT SKYPE players whatsapp in 3G  etc  improve in 4G. We need to have a closer look at how the protocol works here. Irrespective of 3G or 4G the... Read More

September 14th, 2015 12:43 PM 15 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G goes live in Thiruvananthapuram

Airtel, today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Thiruvananthapuram. Now, customers in the city 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. Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range of smart devices including mobile phones, dongles &... Read More

September 12th, 2015 6:37 PM 50 COMMENTS

4G Battleground: Reliance Jio vs. Incumbents – Part II (Vodafone & Idea)

In our previous story, we explained how the incumbent player, Airtel, can have its advantage as the first mover in the 4G turf. In this follow up story, we will discuss about Vodafone & Idea. Vodafone India is currently the second largest mobile operator in India. When Vodafone makes a strategy, business is their first priority. They picked up 3G spectrum in only 9 circles in 2010, and the whole... Read More

September 10th, 2015 3:45 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Brahmapur ( Odisha )

Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Brahmapur. 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. Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range of smart devices including mobile... Read More

September 10th, 2015 3:22 PM 2 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to offer ‘Jionet’ Wi-Fi Service at 10th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan 2015 in Bhopal

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), will be offering ‘Jionet’ High Speed Wi-Fi internet service at Vishwa Hindi Sammelan (World Hindi Conference) to be held between 10th to 12th September at Lal Parade Ground in Bhopal. This three day conference will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and will be attended by Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Minister of External Affairs Smt Sushma Swaraj, Home... Read More

September 9th, 2015 6:11 PM 46 COMMENTS

BSNL playing defensive, will launch 4G by March 2016 to take on private telcos : Report

Bharat sanchar nigam Ltd. the largest PSU has declared that it will launch its 4G services in 14 circles where it holds spectrum in band 41 by the end of current financial year which is around March 2016. This comes as a reaction to the 4G launch plans by private operators and BSNL's fear of losing out subscribers to them through MNP. Bharti Airtel has already launched 4G operations across... Read More

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