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Srikapardhi November 7th, 2015 4:32 AM 4 COMMENTS

RCOM appoints Flipkart executive Babu Vittal as new chief human resources officer

Reliance Communications (RCOM) has appointed Babu Vittal as its new chief human resources officer for consumer business. Vittal will report into Gurdeep Singh, chief executive of RCOM’s consumer business. Vittal will help in the transformation of RCOM into an incumbent data player in the fast-growing data market, focusing on the youth and online communities, the Anil Ambani-owned company said in a statement to ET. Prior to RCOM, Vittal was serving... Read More

Esmail November 6th, 2015 4:30 PM 132 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio eyes 700 MHz band for better 4G services: Report

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio Infocomm is eyeing the cost-efficient spectrum in the 700 MHz band to create best spectrum combination for its 4G LTE services in the country. It has already offered to acquire as much as 20 MHz in this band if auctions take place early next year, ET reported. Jio’s push to the government to sell the spectrum may bring it at loggerheads with rivals Bharti Airtel, Vodafone... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 6th, 2015 1:54 PM 36 COMMENTS

Vodafone ‘One Rate, One South’ pack for prepaid customers facilitates all outgoing calls with no roaming charges

As a Diwali bonanza, Vodafone India has introduced ‘One Rate. One South’ pack for Rs. 57, for all its prepaid customers across five states in South India. The pack facilitates all outgoing calls – local, STD and roaming – at 1 paise per second from anywhere in South India. There would be no roaming incoming charges regardless of the location of the customer - be it AP & Telangana, Tamil... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 6th, 2015 11:32 AM 21 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s deployment of 150,000 small cells is largest in the world: Senior VP of Wireless networks

Reliance Jio Infocomm, the country’s only pan-India license holder of broadband wireless spectrum, is deploying 300 small cells per day and plans to increase it to 1,700 small cells in order to meet its long-term goals, according to the company’s Senior VP of Wireless networks, Tareq Amin. RCR Wireless reported that Jio’s network plans include the deployment of 150,000 small cell, which is largest such deployment in the world. “To... Read More

Tharun G November 6th, 2015 10:02 AM 25 COMMENTS

Vodafone 4G & 3G signal started appearing in Kochi, Kerala

Looks like Vodafone is all set to launch 4G and 3G service in Kerala circle ahead of Reliance Jio. Vodafone 4G and 3G signals are now live in different parts of Kochi. Kochi was in the list of initial cities announced by Vodafone where it plans to roll out 4G services by the end of December 2015. Live signals indicate that the operator is all set to meet its December... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 5th, 2015 4:31 PM 23 COMMENTS

Vodafone 4G LTE services to target metros initially: Sunil Sood

Vodafone India, the country’s second largest telecom operator, will primarily look at tapping metros with its 4G LTE services in the country, targeting high-end data subscribers, the company’s CEO Sunil Sood told Hindu Business Line. Taking a cautious approach, Vodafone will be launching 4G LTE services in select towns, given that the overall 4G phones on its network was below 2 percent, whereas 3G phones were 26-27 percent, Sood said,... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 5th, 2015 10:58 AM 19 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G launched in Tirunelveli, Operator promises attractive offers

Bharti Airtel has announced high speed 4G services at Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu. Airtel promises customers unlimited HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images using Airtel 4G. “As customers in India show an increasing propensity for consuming data services, we at Airtel are excited to take the lead in introducing the market to the power of blazing 4G speeds. With the help of the feedback... Read More

Esmail November 5th, 2015 8:47 AM 14 COMMENTS

Jio sets record for free wi-fi data usage of 2.2 TB at Wankhede stadium Mumbai

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), has launched ‘Jionet’ high speed WiFi service at multiple locations across the country. At Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, on the day of the India v/s South Africa one day international match, service was offered on a complimentary basis to all the visitors/spectators irrespective of their mobile operator, to let them sample the digital ecosystem that Jio has built. Visitors... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 5th, 2015 1:05 AM 14 COMMENTS

Airtel launches Platinum 3G network in Bhopal

Telecom operator Airtel has launched its Platinum 3G network for people in Bhopal and across nearby towns of Sehore and Hoshangabad. “As a leader in the telecommunication space, it is our endeavor at Airtel to consistently innovate and make investments that help us move closer to our vision of delivering a seamless network experience to our customers. The launch of Platinum 3G is an integral part of this commitment and... Read More

Esmail November 4th, 2015 7:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance to set up data centres in Mumbai, Bangaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad over the next year

Reliance Communications, along with its subsidiary Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) today announced a major expansion of its Cloud Platform inside India and across the globe. As of noon today, 3,210 Indian Enterprises, 14,505 Global Enterprise and 231 of the Fortune 500 companies in Mumbai have seamlessly connected through the RCOM/GCX network. On average, users on this new network will have the ability to multiply their corporate compute power by 9... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 4th, 2015 7:22 PM 19 COMMENTS

Get free 100MB from Vodafone on Diwali day by sending SMS to 199

As a move to celebrate Diwali this year, Vodafone will offer its customers FREE DATA of 100MB. The customers have to send SMS ‘DIWALI’ to 199 on 11 November, 2015 to avail the free data. “At Vodafone, we are driven with the singular objective of delivering superior experience to our customers. Data is increasingly driving usage pattern, more so during important festivals like Diwali. Offering free data on Diwali is... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 4th, 2015 7:15 PM 9 COMMENTS

Tata Docomo Thrilling Offer: 3G data available for reduced rates on 5th, 6th and 7th November

Telecom operator Tata Docomo has announced exclusive ‘Thrilling Offer’ for the prepaid customers in Karnataka that would provide them superfast 3G at reduced rates with validity of 30 days. The offer will be available only between November 5th and November 7th, 2015. “With this special festive 3G offer, we wish for our customers to enjoy fast paced 3G data, which will allow them to socialize, share and celebrate the festive... Read More