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
Russia's Sistema JFSC that operates under the MTS brand in India has joined with Indian Railways to provide free WiFi services in three railway stations in India by the first quarter of 2015. "We have got approval for putting up Wi-Fi hotspots at Agra, Ahmedabad and Varanasi railway stations and are working on proof of concept," Sistema Shyam Teleservices Chief Executive Dmitry Shukov said. The Varanasi railway station is under... Read More
Releasing the latest data received by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) from the service providers, the number of broadband subscribers marginally increased from August to September. The total number of subscribers went up 74.31 million at the end of August to 75.73 million at the end of September in all segments: wired subscribers, mobile device users (phones + dongles) and fixed wireless (wi-fi, wi-max, point-to-point radio and VSAT). Mobile... Read More
Videocon Mobile Services will launch high-speed data 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) in Haryana and Punjab by the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014-15. The company has a Unified Licence, which allows it to provide all kind of services including 3G and 4G. The 4G services will be launched in all six circles, where it bagged spectrum in the November 2012 auction. With this, the company to expand aggressively by buying... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest mobile carrier by subscriber base, is offering high-speed fourth-generation (4G) services packs at lower prices than 3G plans for its customers ahead of the highly awaited Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio 4G launch. It is believed that the development comes after Reliance Jio said they would provide 10-12 times faster 4G wireless service compared to 3G networks at cheaper rates which is expected to launch by next... Read More
Sistema Shyam Teleservices, which operates under the MTS brand, has reported a net loss of Rs 437.9 crore for the quarter ended September 30, compared to Rs 760.1.9 crore a year ago. The company is doing its business in nine circles. The company's net loss however expanded from Rs 402.5 crore in the previous quarter, mainly due to higher forex losses, the Indian unit of Russia's Sistema JSFC said. "During the... Read More
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