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Tharun G October 11th, 2014 3:23 PM 92 COMMENTS

Netizens from Kerala call for Internet strike on 31st October 2014

Gods own country, Kerala is quite famous for its frequent strikes and Hartals. But this time Netizons from Kerala have managed to take it to the next level. While Mr. Modi plans to transform India into a digital country, our brothers in Kerala are pioneering a Hartal of its own kind- ‘Digital Hartal’. Interestingly this Hartal is against AVoId’s frequent internet traffic hikes. Ironically the awareness about Digital Hartal is... Read More

Tharun G October 11th, 2014 2:53 PM 18 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to start 4G service in Kerala on December, 28 ?

Manorama, one of the leading newspapers in Kerala, has reported that Reliance Jio will start its 4G services in Kerala on 28th December 2014. As per the report this will be part of the pilot launch of its 4G services throughout the country. Initially the service will be available in select cities in each circle which would later be extended to other cities before the mid of next year. Reliance has chosen December 28th... Read More

Apurva October 11th, 2014 3:56 AM 15 COMMENTS

Vodafone India Calls Govt’s Favourable Stand Towards Relaince Jio As Unfair

Vodafone India has accused the regulatory structure of Indian telecom and said that the government has not been fair with its favourable stand towards Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm. The company pointed out that Mukesh Ambani run Reliance Jio Infocomm was awarded voice facility on its ISP licence without having to pay any higher spectrum usage charges like other telcos have been subjected to. Besides this, Vodafone India will also... Read More

Mahit October 10th, 2014 8:39 PM 6 COMMENTS

Uninor sets in motion the plan to Digitise entire India with its Internet for all program

The telecom industry has witnessed the biggest surge in the Mobile data consumption and the mobile internet is the next big thing. Uninor which is a majorily owned subsidiary of Telenor group has a sizeable subscribers base and offers the most affordable call tariffs. In a recent visit to India Telenor Groups President and CEO,... Read More

Asif Iqbal October 10th, 2014 6:38 PM 1 COMMENTS

Google updates Play Store with some more Material design elements

Android L hasn't been officially released yet but Google is already upgrading its Play Store app with a more vibrant look and feel. In line with the firm’s newly announced 'Material Design' concept, the Google Play Store v5.0 is bringing a more vivid palette of colours. The upgrade has already started rolling out and it should be available for every device by next week. The new colourful theme isn’t limited... Read More

Mahit October 10th, 2014 6:23 PM 31 COMMENTS

3G roaming pact: DoT cries foul, cites huge revenue loss to the Govt.

Telcos might end up in soup once again over the 3G roaming pact inspite of the momentary relief they received when TDSAT ruled in their favour saying they need not pay Rs. 1200 Cr fine. Airtel and Vodafone were continuing with their usual 3G Intra Circle Roaming (ICR) pact wherein they share the 3G spectrum with other operators in areas where they do not have 3G. DoT had slapped a... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas October 10th, 2014 11:43 AM 21 COMMENTS

Government of Telangana launches “Public Wi-Fi” powered by Airtel, Offers 750 Mb per day per user

The Government of Telangana and Bharti Airtel, today launched the State’s first “Public Wi-fi”. This has been launched as a pilot in 17 tested hotspot locations in the hub of Hi-tech city enabling customers across operators to avail public Wi-Fi and enjoy internet services of upto 750 Mb per day per user. To begin with, these public Wi-Fi hotspots have been set up between Cyber towers to Madhapur Police Station,... Read More

P K Tarun October 10th, 2014 10:57 AM 55 COMMENTS

TelecomTalk Turns 6 Happy Bday TT

So it all started 6 years back on October 10 2008, looking back it’s been the best years of my life, met lots of big guys from the industry made tons of friends in the virtual world, had some tough fight with operators for showing the real facts. Thanks to team-TT without whom this would've not been possible. I also made a lot of friends during this course of time... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas October 9th, 2014 7:39 PM 11 COMMENTS

Aircel launches “Aircel ON, Gift ON” consumer engagement Offer

Aircel has launched a unique and exciting consumer engagement offer – Aircel ON, Gift ON. All Aircel customers, new and existing, can participate in the contest by simply dialing *121# from their Aircel number and answering an easy question to qualify for the contest. The customers will have a chance to win a grand prize of a Car worth Rs. 4 Lakhs, Gold worth Rs. 25,000 every week, Talktime worth Rs.250... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas October 9th, 2014 1:36 PM 12 COMMENTS

Vodafone India Requests for Immediate Allotment of 1800Mhz Spectrum in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata

Vodafone India has formally requested the Department of Telecommunications and regulator TRAI for immediate allotment of the 1800MHz spectrum, which it had won in auctions. With only 7 weeks left, when as per DoT, the presently deployed spectrum in 900MHz is to be replaced by 900MHz won in auctions. Hence, timely earmarking of the spectrum won is essential for the company to replace existing spectrum which is in full operational use... Read More

Mahit October 8th, 2014 2:15 PM 10 COMMENTS

Delayed Airtel and Vodafone spectrum allocation, How will it affect the customers?

The ongoing spectrum battle has reached a new pinnacle with the countries biggest operators Airtel and Vodafone battling out with Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for not facilitating the extension. The spectrum was won by the operators way back in February but still has not been allocated to the operators causing a delay of more than six month. The licence is set to expire next month. It is believed the telcos... Read More

Apurva October 8th, 2014 11:44 AM 21 COMMENTS

Vodafone invests $1 billion to upgrade networks and retail stores in India

Vodafone is investing $1 billion to upgrade its network and retail store units in India. However, the company is mired with other obstacles in India. The company predicts that 3G usage is going to rise in the country, and hence the company needs to upgrade its network, it is not getting enough returns from customers. Vodafone India’s chief executive officer Marten Pieters said that, “It’s all about data. That’s the... Read More