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P K Tarun October 18th, 2013 3:23 PM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel offers Mobile phone charging vans and Talktime on loan option For users in cyclone affected areas

Airtel has come forward to help victims in the cyclone affected areas of Odisha to stay connected with their family and friends. Airtel have deployed over thousands of mobile charging points across 22 towns in the affected districts of Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Dhenkanal, Angul and Jagatsinghpur. With the BTS running on alternative energy source, individuals would now be able to charge their mobile phones from these locations till... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas October 17th, 2013 2:35 PM 17 COMMENTS

Vodafone and SingTel Want Their 100% Owned Subsidiary in India

UK based global telecom major Vodafone Group Plc wants to invest more than $2 billion in its Indian venture and becomes the first mobile operator to have the advantage of 100% foriegn direct investment. Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal informed this in Delhi. In August this year India's Telecom Commission approved the removal of limit of foriegn direct investment in telecom sector. Earlier it was capped at 74%. Telecomtalk forcasted that... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas October 16th, 2013 1:48 PM 42 COMMENTS

4G Round up: Reliance Jio Clears All Hurdle for Offering Voice Services

Reliance Jio, the pan India 4G operator has received a letter of intent (LoI) from TRAI as an approval of unified license which will allow them to offer voice services as well. RJIL has to pay one-time entry fee of Rs 1673 crore along with performance bank guarantee of Rs 220 crore and a financial bank guarantee of Rs 44 crore. RJIL is testing voice and messaging services to be... Read More

Sanjay October 14th, 2013 8:10 PM 17 COMMENTS

Airtel and Reliance to Offer iPhone 5S and 5C in India On November 1

After our tweet regarding iPhone 5S and 5C pricing in India Airtel and Reliance has today announced that it will be offering iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C in India to customers beginning November 1, 2013. Apple iPhone5s India price out! Official Price/ MRP of iPhone5S - 16GB Rs.52500, 32GB Rs.62500 and 64GB Rs.72500 @TelecomTalk — SANJAY BAFNA (@sanjaybafna) October 14, 2013 Airtel customers can visit selected Airtel Retail Store for... Read More

P K Tarun October 11th, 2013 12:01 AM 44 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Airtel Now Offers Its Postpaid Customers The Freedom To Make Their Own Postpaid Mobile Plan (myPlan)

Airtel will now allow postpaid customers to customize their bill plans according to their unique preferences. Airtel myPlan customers will have the freedom to create a plan in just 3 steps. Customers can also customize their postpaid plans on the basis individual usage preferences, Airtel myPlan will offer all its customers unparallel flexibility, value-for-money, freedom and convenience. Customers can now customize and manage postpaid plans just 3 simple steps. Choose... Read More

Sanjay October 3rd, 2013 12:16 PM 159 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Increases 2G Data Tariff, Now 1GB 2G Data for Rs.155

India's largest mobile service provider, Bharti Airtel, has increased 2G data rates by reducing free 2G Data usage and validity in all popular prepaid data packs, similar to its closest rivals, Vodafone India. Starting from Karnataka circle, Airtel has been cutting down on data freebies to its customers, has increased the price of its 1GB 2G data plan for prepaid users by 25% approx, and Airtel 2G prepaid customers will... Read More

Chhavi September 24th, 2013 12:06 PM 17 COMMENTS

Supreme Court Directs Bharti Airtel to TDSAT on 3G ICR Issue

The Supreme Court has asked Bharti Airtel to approach Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) regarding the 3G intra circle roaming agreement issue that began with DoT imposing heavy penalties on telecom majors Vodafone, Idea and Bharti Airtel. The TDSAT has also been asked to decide on the case by this year end and till then, the interim order given by the Apex will continue that restrains Bharti Airtel... Read More

Sanjay September 13th, 2013 3:13 PM 46 COMMENTS

Delhi High Court Dismissed Bharti Airtel’s 3G Intra-Circle Roaming Petition

The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition filed by Bharti Airtel in the 3G intra-circle Roaming (ICR) matter and refuse to grant further dates to Airtel on 3G Roaming. However HC gives granted it liberty to pursue the matter further with the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). Earlier Airtel's petition was premised on the basis that on the date of the filing, TDSAT was not functioning, leaving... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 2nd, 2013 1:38 PM 49 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel in Talks to Acquire Mumbai’s Oldest Loop Mobile

Mumbai's oldest mobile operator Loop Mobile is in talks with Bharti Airtel for possible merger, as Loop's main promotor Dubai based Khaitan Holdings Group looks to exit the telecom sector. Earlier Loop was in talks with Telenor, Aircel and Idea Cellular. Loop Mobile, earlier known as BPL Mobile is serving the metro since 1995 and currently serves nearly 3 million subscribers with 4th spot. Loop generated a gross revenue of... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 27th, 2013 4:02 PM 34 COMMENTS

4G India: Reliance Jio, TranSwitch, Rancore, Airtel, Tikona, Google, Videocon, Nokia

This week's biggest 4G news is Reliance Jio Infocomm has applied for unified license to offer any type of communications over its 4G/BWA spectrum won in 2010. That means Reliance Jio can offer voice and messaging services as well as data services over its 20MHz of 2300MHz spectrum. Govt recently has come up with unified license policy to open up new opportunities to telecom sector of the country. The new... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 21st, 2013 11:27 AM 116 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Airtel to Offer 3G Speed at 2G Price

Country's largest cellular carrier Bharti Airtel has joined the 3G tariff war, as the company started to offer 3G speed on 2G packs. As far as we know, Airtel is testing this in Delhi circle with selected customers, and with user feedback Airtel may go in the similar way. It seems Reliance Communications has taken the charge of changing the 3G market dynamics. Rcom's try to bring data revolution by offering... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 16th, 2013 5:21 PM 6 COMMENTS

Airtel Launches Virtual ‘Rs 1 Entertainment Store’

Airtel has today announced the launch of its virtual ‘Re 1 Entertainment Store’ which offers a wide range of exciting mobile content (including music, videos, games and photos) and internet browsing offers all at Rs 1. The launch of the ‘Rs 1 Entertainment Store’ by Airtel follows the tremendous success seen by its ‘Rs 1 video downloads’ campaign rolled out by the company earlier in April this year. With these... Read More