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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 14th, 2013 12:28 PM 5 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Ties up with IRCTC For Rail Ticket Bookings through ‘airtel Money’

India's largest mobile service provider Bharti Airtel today announced that it has partnered with IRCTC - Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation to offer rail ticket bookings through airtel Money. IRCTC mobile ticket bookings through "airtel Money" service works across all mobile devices (basic phone to smartphones), does not involve any mobile Internet / data or SMS charges. It uses a simple USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) technology that prompts... Read More

August 10th, 2013 1:16 AM 46 COMMENTS

4G India: News Round-up – Reliance Jio, Airtel and Aircel

Reliance Jio Infocomm's 4G project gets a green signal in Kolkata metro areas following Mukesh Ambani met West Bengal's CM Mamta Banerjee in Bengal Indistry Summit held in Mumbai few days back. RJIL asked for permission to Kolkata Municipal Corporation to lay optic fibers across the metro last year and had metro KMC officials at least four times but it did not work. However it seems now the roadblock has... Read More

July 26th, 2013 12:11 PM 1 COMMENTS

Connect Bangladesh Faster: Bharti Airtel’s Terrestrial OFC Network Goes Live

Continuing its effort to bring world class of communications Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel has lit up operations of its high capacity terrestrial optical fiber link between India and Bangladesh. The link, which extends from Bongaon in West Bengal (India) to the Petrapole-Benapole border, will enhance voice and data connectivity between the two countries as well as transit traffic between Bangladesh and the rest of the world. The link will... Read More

July 22nd, 2013 3:44 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel Introduces Special Offers for Ramzan

Airtel today announced the launch of exciting products for the Holy season of Ramzan. Airtel prepaid customers across West Bengal will now be able to use their mobile phones to listen to holy recitals of Namaz, Naad, Hidayat and much more and experience LIVE Namaz from the shrineat Mecca by just dialing 552786 on a one time activation charge of Rs.5 which will be chargeable at Rs.3 per day thereafter.... Read More

July 21st, 2013 11:04 AM 4 COMMENTS

4G Round-up: Reliance Jio, Airtel, ZTE & More

Reliance Jio Gets 6 Months Extension of Mobile Numbers to Keep Testing VoLTE Voice over 4G or LTE becomes more and more important to Reliance Jio Infocomm, as they asked for extension of another 6 months to keep testing VoLTE over its networks. The telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Industries asked for allocation of 10,000 mobile numbers to test voice calls on its LTE-TD/4G network in October last... Read More

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Vi speed from my balcony this morningNot sure what bands or any of that

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Vi 4G speed on band 1(L2100) , rural site, up east. Device Samsung A15 5G

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