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Nithin George December 1st, 2014 8:37 PM 2 COMMENTS

Rural GSM Subscriber base reached 311.33 million subscribers in October: COAI data

The rural GSM subscriber figure in October given by COAI shows an increase of 1.23 % from the previous month. Now the rural GSM subscriber base stands at 311.33 million subscribers from previous number of 307.54 million, with a net addition of 3.79 million subscribers. Here, Bharti Airtel added the maximum rural subscribers in the month of October with an addition of 1.66 million subscribers followed by Idea cellular with... Read More

Asif Iqbal December 1st, 2014 5:32 PM 89 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Reliance Jio showcases its Internet plans on a preview portal, plans starting at Re 1 ?

We have been hearing since long that Reliance Jio will offer Internet at ultra-affordable prices but nothing concrete has come out so far, but the wait is over. Reliance Jio has showcased its Internet plans on their preview portal. The preview website claims that Reliance Jio will be offering high-speed 100Mbps internet connection with recharge plans as low as Re. 1. Possible Reliance Jio Internet Services/Products 1. FIP Alpha -... Read More

Srikapardhi December 1st, 2014 4:19 PM 18 COMMENTS

Airtel starts offering 3G services in Odisha

Airtel will now offer its 3G mobile services to customers in Odisha. Airtel 3G will be available to customers in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Brahmapur, Keonjhar, Jajpur Road, Jajpur Town and Paradip. Airtel customers across these cities can now experience high speed 3G mobile broadband experience and enjoy buffer-free video streaming, high speed downloads, file sharing and transfers, online gaming and much more on the go. Airtel 3G services will... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 1st, 2014 3:57 PM 2 COMMENTS

North Eastern states finally to be brought under 2G mobile coverage: better late than never

The government of India has sanctioned Rs 5,000 crore to provide 2G mobile coverage to this area for better connectivity said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the Hornbill Festival in Kohima. He said that Rs 5000 crore has been earmarked for improvement of intrastate power transmission systems and a similar amount for boosting 2G mobile connectivity. In a bid to improve telecom services in the northeastern states, the... Read More

Nithin George December 1st, 2014 5:17 AM 3 COMMENTS

Recharges that come to rescue when full talktime are not available with BSNL Kerala

BSNL seems to be quite lousy in giving full talk time under lower denomination of Rs.200, while private operators continues harvesting by giving full talktime with extra benefits to their customers with lower denomination rates . Recently BSNL introduced a common plan 'New Mithram' for every customers in Kerala which gives full talktime on every recharges with automatic validity extension but it is only for top ups starting from Rs.200.... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 30th, 2014 4:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT seeks Attorney General’s advice on Airtel’s internet license merger issue

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has approached Attorney General for advice on whether it should impose a fee on Bharti Airtel for merging the four internet licences acquired from Qualcomm with its existing unified licences. Initially DoT had said that Airtel has to pay Rs 436 crore for merging the licences, Airtel had acquired ABSPL. Airtel Broadband Services (ABS), formerly Wireless Business Services Private Limited — a telecom company founded by... Read More

Chethan S November 29th, 2014 8:51 PM 7 COMMENTS

Vodafone Service Friends by Vodafone Germany – Teenagers for Tech Support. Can it happen in India?

Several of us, the tech savvy populace often receive queries from older friends and elders about carrying out operations on their smartphones and computers. This is a global phenomenon and many are happy to help. Vodafone Germany recently innovated surrounding this trend and introduced Vodafone Service Friends. The service experiment leverages the expertise of tech savvy teenagers to help Vodafone customers in need. All a user needs to do is... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 29th, 2014 6:12 PM 3 COMMENTS

Licence extension: SCI to hear Vodafone petition on December 18

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

Srikapardhi November 29th, 2014 5:55 PM 1 COMMENTS

Payment banks to be a new revenue stream for Telecom Companies

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

Mahit November 29th, 2014 12:20 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL hikes Broadband rental in Chennai circle

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

Mahit November 28th, 2014 6:35 PM 21 COMMENTS

Tata Docomo 3G Vs. Vodafone 3G plan- who offers the best value for money?

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

Srikapardhi November 28th, 2014 5:43 PM 35 COMMENTS

Review : MTS MBlaze ultra Wi-Fi Data Card in Bangalore

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