The Supreme Court of India (SCI) has issued notice to the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) on a fresh petition by Vodafone India Ltd for extension of its licences in six telecom circles due to expire in December 2015. The SCI will next hear the case on December 18. Yesterday, Vodafone petition filed in the SCI where it had mentioned that the company’s licences in six telecom circles including Maharashtra, Gujarat,... Read More
The Reserve Bank of India has issued final guidelines for companies seeking to set up payment banks and small finance banks in a bid to expand banking services to more people and small businesses. Going ahead, Crisil Research said in a research note that telecom operators are the ideal candidates to set these up, given their significant customer base in rural areas and well-entrenched distribution networks. There is a strong... Read More
BSNL has revised the Broadband Tariffs for the existing as well as new customers in the Chennai circle. The rentals have been hiked considerably and the BBG Rural combo which was charged a rental of Rs.250 earlier has been hiked to Rs.350. The increase in the rentals are less pronounced as we move towards the bigger tariff plans. BSNL has retained the annual payment mode and it has also said... Read More
Of late, 3G tariffs have been constantly increasing. The telecom operators blame the hike on the increasing operating cost and spectrum auction price. Market leader Airtel has been at the forefront of this tariff hike. However, Vodafone India, another major telecom operator has launched affordable 3G plans. Tata Docomo has also been offering some of the best 3G packs without making a dent in your pocket. Let us compare 3G... Read More
I got my hands on with MBlaze Ultra Wifi Data card and it's been a week I'm experiencing the services. Here I share a review of the data card along with my personal experiences in Data Card Specification: Runs on CDMA 2000 1X EVDO Rev A/ Rev B - 800/1900 MHz Speeds : DL - 14.7Mbps , UL - 5.4Mbps Wi-Fi : 802.11b/g/n - Connects to 6 devices simultaneously , IPV6... Read More
From over a year, Apple’s iPad sales figures are suggestive of a bigger trend for the tablet segment. IDC had already minimized its forecast of tablet sales for 2014 and later, and based on the fresh quarterly figures, there is not a single change in the forecast. However, Android and Windows running tablets are expected to see persistent growth for the next four years, but aggregate growth of iPad is... Read More
Aircel has opened its exclusive store on the Poonamali High Road in Chennai. The store has an exclusive 3G experience zone with devices like tablets and smart-phones installed with Aircel SIM cards to give customers a firsthand experience of the quality of Aircel products with high 3G speeds. The store also has an automated token system for customer convenience with a capacity to service 16 customers at any point of... Read More
Reliance Communications will now start offering Pro 3 ultra-fast data network with speeds of up to 14.7 Mbps in Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, other key cities slated to go live shortly. Users of Smartphones, tablets and laptops can experience the full power of Pro 3. Customers who need to use large amounts of data at high speeds can enjoy limitless Internet usage on any of these devices at a... Read More
Aircel today announced the pan India availability and roll out of– “Extra Credit Service” with technology partner mCarbon, a leading mobile technology solution innovator. Aircel’s Extra Credit service will provide its users an instant loan of Rs 10 by dialing *414# or IVR dialing 12880 or through SMS LOAN to 55414, which can be availed when their balance drops below Rs 10. Anupam Vasudev, Chief Marketing Officer, Aircel, said “We... Read More
Aircel has launched a unique offering for its customers in Amritsar and Ludhiana, that will help them to make unlimited free calls on the Aircel network from 5am to 5pm. “This is the first such offer from any telecom service provider in the region,” the company claimed. “The offer was launched as an extension to Aircel’s highly cost-effective propositions, after a careful observation of the consumer demands in the market.... Read More
While we hear the news of tariff hike every now and then, there is an operator which is trying to attract customers with its data pack offerings. Reliance is offering attractive data packs in Mumbai circle. Reliance is offering 1GB 3G data at Rs 177 for 30 days along with unlimited WhatsApp and Facebook, which is termed as an anchor plan with same MRP across all circles. Mumbai users have... Read More
BSNL, the state owned telecom company, has introduced a STV-16 (Special Tariff Voucher), which enables its prepaid mobile customers to make ISD calls to Bhutan at the rate of 10 paisa per second. Shri Anupam Shrivastava, Director (CM), BSNL Board said "BSNL is already having rate cutter STVs for so many other countries. Considering special relationship between neighbouring SMRC countries, BSNL has offered this concessional tariff to its esteemed customers.... Read More
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Vi should decrease the tariff somewhere near to Jio's. So it can grab users from Airtel and Jio.
If out of 481, 108 is 5G customers. That means customer on Jio 4G network reduced from 452 million in…
In my nearest enodeB, Jio switches off b40 daily at around 1 am, restores around 6 am. b3 and b5…
If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…
Vi just showing their greedy face more than ARPUtel these days. With minimum spectrum and network, they want to take…
