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Imon September 11th, 2016 6:25 PM 71 COMMENTS

Airtel crosses 1.5 crore subscribers in West Bengal circle, becomes second operator to do so

Bharti Airtel, the largest telecom operator in the country which enjoys 24.71 percent of market share with more than 255 million customers on their network has now crossed 1.5 crore subscriber mark in West Bengal circle, a category B circle where the Mittal owned telco has a robust network with 2G, 3G and recently launched 4G network became the second operator to cross the milestone. Vodafone was the first operator in... Read More

Imon September 11th, 2016 12:18 PM 48 COMMENTS

Reliance retail to rebrand digital xpress mini stores as ‘Jio stores’ soon

After announcing commercial launch, it seems Jio is working hard with its sister unit Reliance Retail to re-brand hundreds of Digital xpress mini stores as Jio Stores to offer better customer service from early next year. According to our sources, Reliance Retail, the retail arm of Reliance Industries will re-brand most of the Digital xpress Mini stores in coming months so that new customers can experience Jio's seamless high speed... Read More

Imon September 11th, 2016 11:10 AM 29 COMMENTS

Airtel was leading with maximum new subscriber additions in June 2016- TRAI

The total mobile subscriber base in the country has marginally grown to 1.035 billion, with Bharti Airtel leading the GSM subscriber addition for the month of June 2016. According to latest subscription data shared by TRAI, overall 1.36 million new mobile subscribers were added during the month. Top operator Bharti Airtel added 1.4 million new users, followed by BSNL (1.3 million) and Vodafone (0.70 million users) in the month. Idea Cellular... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 10th, 2016 9:29 PM 59 COMMENTS

India’s top telecom carriers ready to discuss reasonable interconnect points to Jio

India’s top telecom operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular have agreed to discuss and negotiate reasonable interconnect points that can be provided to Reliance Jio, following the Trai meeting, which has brought an end to a stalemate between both the warring parties. The telecom regulator has asked top telecom carriers to allow points of interconnections to Reliance Jio on an incremental basis. It has also told these telcos... Read More

Srikapardhi September 10th, 2016 12:47 PM 22 COMMENTS

Trai seeks apology from COAI’s Rajan Mathews for his remarks on interconnect meeting

As the dispute between Reliance Jio and top telecom operators for interconnection points reaches a temporary resolution, a new issue has erupted between the COAI and the Trai. The relationship with the GSM body and the regulator hit a rough patch on Friday following COAI’s claims that its director general Rajan Mathews was kept out of the Trai meeting with top telecom operators and Reliance Jio. COAI’s Mathews, in a... Read More

Imon September 10th, 2016 10:22 AM 6 COMMENTS

Idea offering 1GB 4G data as promotion for upgrading to 4G sim in Himachal pradesh circle

To promote upcoming 4G services in Himachal Pradesh, Idea Cellular has started offering free 4G data to customers in that region who will pre-book a 4G SIM. According to latest information, the company is offering 1 GB of 4G data for 4G SIM booking in HP circle which hints the launch isn't far away. To get the free data benefits, Idea Customers need to send a SMS 'BOOK4G' to 12345... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 9th, 2016 4:49 PM 11 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Siliguri

Airtel, today launched its 4G services in Siliguri. With this, Siliguri has become the first town in North Bengal to have 4G mobile services. Airtel 4G in Siliguri has been rolled out using spectrum band of 2300 MHz (TD LTE) which ensures higher spectrum efficiency and increased upload and download speeds, which translates into a superior customer experience. Commenting on the launch, Ravindra Singh Negi, CEO – West Bengal &... Read More

Imon September 9th, 2016 2:37 PM 83 COMMENTS

JioJoin app renamed to Jio4G Voice with new interface and added functionality

In an attempt to improve subscriber experience, Jio has now updated its 4G voice calling app 'JioJoin' and renamed it as 'Jio4G voice'. The app runs on any Android smartphone which lacks VoLTE feature and acts as a bridge for voice and video calling purposes. With the latest update, the app got several new features like improved dialer, group chat with upto 100 contacts and location sharing. Also, it got... Read More

Srikapardhi September 8th, 2016 8:16 PM 73 COMMENTS

We have zero revenue, so we are crowded out by COAI, says Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani slammed the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) for its undemocratic functioning, and said that the voting rights of the members depend on the revenue of the operators. “I didn't realise until just a few months ago that while it's an association, the voting rights of the members depend on the revenue of the operators. We have zero revenue, so we are crowded out. Then... Read More

Imon September 8th, 2016 6:25 PM 39 COMMENTS

Idea cellular slashes tariff of unlimited voice calling packs in response to Jio

When Jio announced to offer unlimited voice calls on their network to curb incumbent operators control over voice market, it seems Idea Cellular to become the first operator to cut down voice tariffs by lowering the rates of unlimited voice calling packs across the country. The third largest telecom operator which has more than 176 million customers has now started sending out emails offering unlimited calls at much lower cost... Read More

Kaur G September 8th, 2016 3:16 PM 72 COMMENTS

This Is How Airtel Can Turn The RJio Challenge To Its Advantage

A new chapter begins in the story of Indian telecommunications industry with the launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G services earlier this month. In a highly disruptive move, Jio launched services by announcing one of the cheapest data plan in the world and free-voice-for-life service to its subscribers. As if this wasn’t enough the company would be offering free voice, data and messaging service till the end of the current calendar... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 8th, 2016 11:12 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel to enable 4G data speeds up to 135 Mbps in Bengaluru, deploys 4G Advanced Carrier Aggregation

Airtel, today announced that it has deployed 4G Advanced technology (carrier aggregation across TD LTE and LTE FDD) in Bengaluru. The deployment will result in a superior 4G experience for Airtel customers through considerably faster data speeds and better coverage – indoors and outdoors. Customers with mobile devices that support 4G Advanced will be able to enjoy 4G data speeds of up to 135 Mbps. Airtel launched its 4G services... Read More