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P K Tarun May 9th, 2014 3:38 PM 19 COMMENTS

Vodafone India 3G intra-circle (ICR) Kerala Prepaid and Postpaid Plan Details

Vodafone India will be offering 3G roaming services to its customers in Kerala circles starting today, we reported about the Vodafone ICRA offering first. In addition to offering customers (both pre and post paid) 3G roaming facilities, Vodafone Kerala is also offering multiple packages to suit customer requirements. The packages include: Monthly rental of Rs 100 for 300 MB, Rs 250 for 1 GB, Rs 450 for 2 GB, Rs 750... Read More

P K Tarun May 8th, 2014 1:53 PM 72 COMMENTS

BSNL Launches New Combo Unlimited Broadband Plans with Higher FUP Bandwidth of 1Mbps and More

BSNL has launched two promotional BSNL broadband plans " BBG Combo ULD 1445 " and " BBG Combo ULD 2799" which will offer download speed upto 2Mbs till 20GB on ULD 1445 Plan where as ULD 2799 will offer download speed of 4Mbps till 30GB . BSNL has launched this plan on promotional basis across India. The FUP limit is 1Mbps in BBG Combo ULD 1445 where as BBG Combo ULD... Read More

P K Tarun May 8th, 2014 1:17 PM 6 COMMENTS

Nokia and NTT DOCOMO to collaborate on research and standardization of 5G mobile broadband

Nokia and NTT DOCOMO have agreed to collaborate on research and standardization of 5G technologies and to work jointly on a 5G proof of concept (PoC) system. This move builds on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two companies in January 2014 to research future radio access experimental systems. To meet the demand for extreme capacity and performance, future 5G networks will need to overcome the challenges that... Read More

P K Tarun May 7th, 2014 6:29 PM 7 COMMENTS

Abhijit Kishore Appointed Head of Andhra Pradesh Operations for Tata Docomo

Tata Docomo today announced the appointment of Mr Abhijit Kishore as Mobility Business Unit (MBU) Head – Andhra Pradesh Circle for Tata Docomo. As the MBU Head, Abhijit is responsible for overseeing company’s operations and business in the highly competitive Andhra Pradesh market. Abhijit understands the dynamics and nuances of the telecom industry very well, given his vast experience in telecom industry. Abhijit has served multiple roles at Tata Docomo... Read More

Ritij May 7th, 2014 4:23 PM 13 COMMENTS

Idea to launch its 3G services in Delhi Using its Own Network By Next Year

Idea cellular will be launching its 3G services in New Delhi next year . It will be using its own network to do so which will help it keep a tab on the costs. It will also cut down its 3G data rates in order to attract more customers to take the fight on to the likes of Vodafone and Airtel. The 900 MHz spectrum that it won back in... Read More

Ritij May 7th, 2014 3:13 PM 23 COMMENTS

Can viral advertisements make a difference in Indian telecom market

Virality of videos brings an unprecedented amount of attention that if used in a correct manner can be beneficial to the content creator. Be it the success of the movie 3 after Kolaveri Di or the singing sensation Psy after Gangnam Style, virality of the videos has played a huge role in their success. Now it is seeping down into the Indian telecom market as well and the latest MTS... Read More

Chethan S May 6th, 2014 8:52 PM 10 COMMENTS

BSNL Offers New Broadband Plans over FTTH in Pune

BSNL has introduced three new broadband plans over FTTH in Pune from 01 May 2014. The plans are promotional in nature and can be availed for 90 days from start date. Plan Details Though these plans offer good speeds they are not as competitive as plans offered by BSNL Andhra Pradesh. Plans in AP come with higher FUP limits and post FUP speeds. At Rs. 999 AP customer gets 16... Read More

P K Tarun May 6th, 2014 4:38 PM 1 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Partners with GMR to get the Delhi Daredevils Team closer to their fans

Idea today partnered with GMR to offer first-of-its-kind mobile destination for Delhi Daredevils fans to access exclusive content related to their favourite T-20 Cricket team. Idea subscribers can access the ‘Idea Delhi Daredevils Fan Page’ and download the content on pay per use model. To access the Fan page, Idea subscribers can dial a toll free short code 530301 to receive the WAP Link. Videos can be downloaded for Rs.... Read More

Chethan S May 5th, 2014 8:36 PM 13 COMMENTS

BSNL VAS Site Defaced Yet again by Hackers, When will BSNL Learn?

BSNL's web properties have been a favourite target of hackers for years now. Once in every few months some or the other BSNL site gets hacked and the hackers leave their messages on the site. It takes several hours for BSNL to get the site up and running after these incidents. But the worst part is BSNL never learnt from all these and these incidents keep repeating. What Happened? BSNL's... Read More

Chethan S May 5th, 2014 2:21 PM 61 COMMENTS

Airtel 3G Postpaid Tariff Card for ICR Circles: Costs 11% more

As we reported yesterday, Airtel’s 3G services are live in non 3G circles through ICRA. We noted that the circle specific 3G tariffs cost 40% more than 3G circles for prepaid customers. The postpaid customers are a little luckier as the tariffs are comparable to 3G circle tariffs. 1 GB data will cost Rs. 250 (for prepaid it costs Rs. 348) but 2 GB data will cost Rs. 50 more... Read More

Chethan S May 4th, 2014 8:47 PM 56 COMMENTS

EXCLUSIVE: After Vodafone, Airtel, Idea to relaunch 3G through ICRA Soon

According to our sources Idea will be the third mobile operator in the country to relaunch 3G data services through intra-circle roaming (ICR). Vodafone had launched their services on Friday and Airtel is launching tomorrow. Customers in Idea's non 3G circles have been receiving text messages about the availability. We have not received information about the tariffs but unconfirmed reports state that it will be on par with 3G circle... Read More

Chethan S May 4th, 2014 1:19 PM 72 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Airtel 3G to be back in non 3G Circles through ICRA on 5th May – to Cost 40% More?

Airtel will be the second operator after Vodafone to re-launch 3G services through ICRA in the country. TelecomTALK today received inputs from multiple sources that Airtel will start offering 3G data services through ICRA starting tomorrow. The circles which will see a launch of 3G are Haryana, Maharashtra & Goa, Kolkata, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and UP (East). The bad news now is the services will be expensive compared... Read More