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March 29th, 2017 1:04 PM 117 COMMENTS

Airtel is the Fastest LTE Network in Major Metro Cities Of India With Average Download Speeds of Over 10 Mbps Says OpenSignal Website

Yesterday, we reported the OpenSignal's report on India's fastest LTE connections chart and now, the company's website data shows that Airtel is the fastest network in the major metro cities of India with average download speeds of over 10 Mbps as of today. However, in some areas, Reliance Jio has the upper hand along with Idea Cellular. According to the OpenSignal's website,... Read More

March 29th, 2017 12:48 PM 1 COMMENTS

Aircel App is Downloaded by 20 Percent More People in Last Quarter

Aircel has announced that their standalone application, 'Aircel App Recharge & BillPay,' has been downloaded by 20 percent more people in the Q4 2016. Aircel claims that the massive growth is due to the scrapping of old notes (demonetization), which, in turn, has app downloads registering a tremendous growth in the same period. Aircel says that the uptake in the online transactions and app download was seen from states like... Read More

March 28th, 2017 9:54 PM 8 COMMENTS

Airtel and TrueCaller Strike Partnership To Provide Caller ID Service For Feature Phones

Airtel and TrueCaller have come together for TrueCaller Caller ID function to feature phones. With this collaboration, even the feature phones would get the TrueCaller service without the need of the internet. As per the company, the callers will be informed of the caller's identity with the help of TrueCaller's database. The caller information won't be flashed directly on the screen as we see on smartphones but sent via a... Read More

March 28th, 2017 5:09 PM 55 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Launches 4G Services in Jammu & Kashmir; Aiming to Cover 20 Towns by June 2017

Idea Cellular has announced the launch of their 4G services in the regions of Jammu & Kashmir circle today. The company has rolled out the services to Jammu today, and will, later on, expand the 4G network to cover ten towns by the end of this month. Idea 4G services will cover 20 towns including the major cities of Jammu, Udhampur, Rajouri, Punch, Reasi, Kathua and Samba by June 2017.... Read More

March 28th, 2017 12:44 PM 5 COMMENTS

Airtel Sells 10.3 Percent Stake of Bharti Infratel for Rs. 6193.9 Cr

Bharti Airtel, today announced that they have successfully sold over 190 million shares of its subsidiary Bharti Infratel representing 10.3 percent, to a consortium of funds advised by KKR and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”). The total value of this secondary deal is over Rs. 6193.9 crores (approx. Rs. 951.6 million), which also dubs to a price of Rs. 325 per share. Bharti Airtel will primarily use the proceeds... Read More

March 28th, 2017 12:22 PM 36 COMMENTS

India’s Fastest LTE Connections are in Mumbai with Average Speeds of 6.9 Mbps Says OpenSignal

OpenSignal, one of the pioneers in testing the mobile data speeds has been working on the report of India's fastest mobile network. And to show a sneak peak of what they are working on, the company has released a short report showing the fastest network area in the country and the most covered LTE area in the country. OpenSignal has conducted the tests over the previous three months in India's... Read More

March 27th, 2017 6:41 PM 96 COMMENTS

BSNL is Fighting Hard Against the Private Telcos With the Rs. 339 Plan; Will the Customers Prefer it?

BSNL, a couple of weeks ago revamped their already existing Rs. 339 promotional plan and it now offers 2GB of data per day along with unlimited voice calling. If you recall, the trend of offering 1GB of data per day was kickstarted by Reliance Jio with the 'Jio Happy New Year' Offer and the same will be continuing under the JioPrime membership plans. To sustain in the ever growing Indian... Read More

March 27th, 2017 6:00 PM 5 COMMENTS

Tikona Hopes to Double Fixed Broadband Services Business After Airtel Deal: Report

Tikona Digital, which last week inked an agreement to sell 4G spectrum and business to Bharti Airtel, is now hopeful of doubling its fixed broadband services business in 18 to 24 months by expanding its reach in the market. The company’s chief executive officer Prakash Bajpai told ET that the deal with Airtel will help Tikona to become a debt free company, thereby helping it to double its business by... Read More

March 26th, 2017 7:09 AM 54 COMMENTS

BSNL BB249 Plan Delivering Speeds Up to 2Mbps Gets Validity Extension Up to June 2017

Just yesterday, BSNL started offering free 1GB of data for every prepaid consumer who is not using BSNL GSM mobile data services. And now, the company has extended the validity of their super affordable broadband plan BB249 until June 30, 2017. According to a report from Kerala Telecom Info, BSNL has extended the validity period of the Experience Unlimited BB249 plan until June 30, 2017, for all the circles, minus... Read More

March 25th, 2017 1:47 PM 33 COMMENTS

Telenor’s RC47 Will Now Give You 56GB 4G Data For 28 Days, But There Is A Catch

Telenor has a relatively small 4G base in the country, but that isn’t stopping the Norway-based company from introducing new tariff plans. The company is providing an insane offer for Rs. 47 which gets you 56GB of data valid for 28 days. But wait, there’s a catch. What, you ask? Well, this plan is only for segmented customers of Telenor under its 4G circles. The customers eligible for the scheme... Read More

March 25th, 2017 10:50 AM 56 COMMENTS

BSNL to Offer 1GB Data for All Smartphone Users who Don’t Use Internet

BSNL has come up with yet another promotional plan under which the government-owned company is offering 1GB of free data for all the smartphone users who doesn't use the GSM data services on their phones. BSNL claims that this plan is to promote the digital India campaign and to increase the internet usage in the country. This new promotional scheme has been introduced on a pan-India basis and is valid... Read More

March 24th, 2017 4:42 PM 113 COMMENTS

Why Has Reliance Jio Come Up Another Round Of Freebies?

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio is spoiling the habits of Indian customers by offering them one lucrative deal after another. While the consumers stand to gain, it is also a reflection of Jio’s desperation to convert as many of its 100 mn subscribers to paid subscribers. The majority of Jio’s customers joined the network to avail free services offered by the company at the time of its launch in September 2016.... Read More

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