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Esmail November 17th, 2015 1:01 PM 254 COMMENTS

Exclusive: First look and feel of Reliance Jio’s 4G VoLTE service with speed test

As December approaches, the anticipation of Reliance Jio's commercial launch starts to heat up. Like every year around this time of the year subscribers become more hopeful and optimistic about the launch of an operator which has been predicted to grossly change the dynamics of the Indian telecom industry. But unlike the yesteryears this year has seen an official announcement by Jio about commercial launch at least in key markets... Read More

Imon November 17th, 2015 1:28 AM 13 COMMENTS

Tata DoCoMo launches new value-for-money FRC combo packs in Kolkata circle

Tata DoCoMo has launched a new multi-value FRC combo pack with free internet for its users in the Kolkata circle. The new FRC combo pack comes with more than full talk-time and free internet for three months. Customers can make local calls at just 25p/min, while the rest of the calls would be charged at 30p/min. This pack, which is priced at Rs. 225, also offers benefits of more than... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 16th, 2015 8:34 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telenor crosses over 5 million enrollments for its life insurance cover scheme

Telecom operator Telenor, which operates in six circles in the country with about 48 million users, has enrolled more than five million users for its life insurance cover scheme since its launch in September. Upanga Dutta, Chief Marketing Officer, Telenor India, said, “We are a highly customer centric company that has worked to bring the full benefits of mobile and Internet to its customers. We have combined technology with financial... Read More

Chethan S November 16th, 2015 6:47 PM 5 COMMENTS

LG launches VoLTE, VoWiFi ready smartphones with Reliance Retail

LG Electronics India has launched the LG Spirit LTE and LG G4 Stylus 4G, the latest VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) and VoWiFi (Voice Over Wi-Fi) enabled smartphones in India. It has also entered an exclusive sales and distribution partnership with Reliance Retail. With the launch of these devices, the handset maker said that it will have a first mover advantage in a rapidly evolving 4G handset ecosystem. The VoLTE and... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 16th, 2015 2:18 PM 28 COMMENTS

Vodafone deploys mobile BTS ‘Network on Wheels’ to provide trade fair visitors uninterrupted internet access

Country’s second-largest telecom operator Vodafone India has set up extra mobile Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) towers inside Pragati Maidan to facilitate uninterrupted internet connectivity to the visitors. The 35th India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi, to be held between November14-27, is likely to witness lakhs of footfalls every day. The mobile BTS towers are like ‘Network on Wheels’ and they can be deployed anywhere across the vicinity based... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 16th, 2015 9:44 AM 8 COMMENTS

Sunil Bharti Mittal calls upon G20 leaders to commit internet for all

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, who is also the Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), has urged world leaders of the G20 nations to invest in developing digital infrastructure in order to ensure internet for all. During his address to a distinguished group at the B20–G20 session at the ongoing G20 Summit in Turkey, he said internet can become the cornerstone of a more inclusive global economic... Read More

Tharun G November 15th, 2015 9:48 PM 25 COMMENTS

Airtel’s own 3G network goes live in Goa

Airtel 3G signal is now live in different parts Goa indicating its ready for launching 3G service using own network. Currently Airtel provide 3G service in the circle using ICRA with Vodafone and Idea. Airtel had won 3G spectrum in Maharashtra & Goa circle on March 2015 auction. In the auction, Airtel had also bagged 3G spectrum in additional 6 circles were it currently don't have 3G network. Earlier we had reported Airtel... Read More

Imon November 15th, 2015 1:41 PM 63 COMMENTS

Vodafone’s new referral scheme offers free unlimited calls between referrer and referred party for 12 months

Vodafone, the leading operator in India, has now launched a referral program for their customers and their families. Under the offer, Vodafone is offering free unlimited calls for one year between the user’s Vodafone number to his referred contact who switched to Vodafone through MNP. The person who avails MNP can choose between postpaid and prepaid. However, if they choose postpaid billing, they could win attractive handsets from Samsung as... Read More

Imon November 14th, 2015 12:06 PM 13 COMMENTS

MTNL Delhi announces new VDSL Broadband plans offering double the data at half the price

After launching the new fibre-based broadband plans in Delhi, MTNL has now stopped taking new subscribers for the popular VDSL 4999 plan. However, it has launched a new VDSL plan priced at Rs. 2,490, which offers almost the same benefits and offers unlimited browsing (of course at a lower speed). The new VDSL 2490 plan will offer the same speed of 10-20 Mbps. However, the MTNL authority has almost doubled... Read More

Imon November 13th, 2015 8:30 PM 80 COMMENTS

Idea’s own 3G network now starts appearing in Kolkata

Looks like Idea Cellular is all set to launch its own 3G network in Kolkata ahead of the launch of its Vodafone 4G in December. Idea's 3G signal is now appearing in many places with constant signal throughout Kolkata. We earlier reported that Idea Cellular may launch their own 3G network during Diwali. However, they haven't launched their 3G network yet or haven't made any official statement on this regard.... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 13th, 2015 8:25 PM 14 COMMENTS

Vodafone to ramp up head count to 15,000 in two years

Telecom service provider Vodafone is planning to raise its number of staff by 200 to 15,000 employees over the next two years. “The planned capacity expansions and investments in the high-end technology centre and the customer service centres will create opportunities for employment and for skilling and training India’s rich talent pool,” the company said in a statement. Vodafone, which has over 188 million subscribers in India, has announced plans... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 13th, 2015 2:11 PM 10 COMMENTS

Aircel celebrates festive season with Apno Ke Saath; to offer 100-167 minutes for free incoming and outgoing calls

Telecom operator Aircel has launched a roaming pack ‘Apno Ke Saath’ that offers 100-167 minutes of free incoming and outgoing local and STD calls. Besides, the offer, which has been designed for the festive season, also provides free 100MB of 2G and 3G data at a price of Rs 35-51 in nine circles across India. Anupam Vasudev, Chief Marketing Officer, Aircel, said, “This festive season Aircel, keeping up with its... Read More