February 9th, 2014 4:46 AM 81 COMMENTS

Day 6 of Spectrum Auctions: Highest demand seen for Kolkata in 900MHz and 1800MHz for MH circle

The Government has received bids worth Rs 56,554 crore from telecom organizations after 42 rounds of auctioning on the sixth day of the spectrum auction for 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. For 1800 Mhz band Assam and kolkata witnessed an excess demand of 5 blocks whereas Maharashtra saw an excess demand of 10 blocks for 1800 Mhz. The total spectrum on offer is 46 MHz in 900 MHz band... Read More

February 8th, 2014 3:31 PM 11 COMMENTS

MTS Intros New Combo STV 143

Country's only pure player CDMA service provider MTS India has launched a new combo special tariff voucher for its prepaid subscribers, which includes voice, text and data in single package. The plan is available in Kolkata and West Bengal circles at present and for limited period only. Details of STV143: Main account balance: Rs 143 SMS to any mobile in country: 143 Data: 143MB (1x and 3x subject to your... Read More

February 7th, 2014 11:04 PM 18 COMMENTS

Exclusive: BSNL Karnataka to Slash 3G Data Charges for Postpaid Mobile Customers

In a special gesture towards postpaid mobile customers of Karnataka circle, BSNL has decided to slash 3G data usage charges drastically. BSNL postpaid customers are charged 1p/10 KB (~Rs. 1000/GB) all over India. Starting 15th February 2014, BSNL Karnataka customers will be charged 4p/100 KB (~Rs. 400/GB). Similar changes are announced for data STVs in postpaid, where the charges beyond free usage will be revised effective same date. Revisions to... Read More

February 7th, 2014 4:48 PM 16 COMMENTS

Tata Communications Announces its Network Readiness to Supply Voice over LTE calling Solution

Tata Communications today announces its network readiness to supply Voice over LTE calling (VoLTE) to its growing global community of IPX-connected service providers. VoLTE will allow mobile network operators to offer HD voice over their LTE / 4G networks and is seen as a key factor for the success of 4G customer uptake. Customers will benefit from near-instant call setup, better sound quality and the ability to have HD Voice... Read More

February 7th, 2014 2:31 PM 6 COMMENTS

Exclusive : BSNL to Offer Government of India’s USSD Based ‘M-Governance’ Services on Mobile Phone

India's National telecom back bone, BSNL all set to launch Government of India's M-Governance program by launching a next level mobile governance system over USSD platform (no Internet required) for speedy delivery of services to the people residing rural and semi-urban areas. According to our exclusive sources, state run, pan-India mobile service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and The National Informatics Centre (NIC) will launch mobile governance (m-Governance) service... Read More

February 7th, 2014 3:21 AM 3 COMMENTS

Telecom Commission To Meet On Feb 17, Merger and acquisition Norms to be Soon Simpler for operators

Inter ministerial panel Telecom Commission will be meeting on February 17 in order to discuss mergers and acquisitions for the telecom sector. The final guidelines for the M&A policy will be discussed at the meeting. The same is the sector’s first ever M&A policy and has been pending for a long time. The Empowered Group of Ministers has recently approved M&A guidelines but it has looked for legitimate assessment concerning... Read More

February 7th, 2014 2:54 AM 8 COMMENTS

Recommendations on 800 Mhz base price by month-end: TRAI, What it Means to Operators?

TRAI will share the recommendations of the base price relating to the auction of the 800 MHz spectrum band in which is used for offering CDMA services by the end of this month, earlier TRAI suggested that there was no need for auction of the 800 MHz spectrum and an extended GSM band should be adopted, taking spectrum out of this band. But a DoT committee had opposed the recommendation. Sistema... Read More

February 6th, 2014 8:07 PM 11 COMMENTS

Mobile Alert – a Citizen Crowdsourcing Application used to Report Incidents, launched in India

Hexagon Geospatial a leading global geospatial software provider has launched Mobile Alert in India at the ongoing India Geospatial Forum 2014 in Hyderabad. The mobile application was available in western countries since late 2013. Over 75 local governments worldwide are using this solution. It’s a known fact that several of us, the citizens want to report incidents – big or small to concerned local bodies but demand simplicity in the... Read More

February 6th, 2014 3:00 AM 57 COMMENTS

Day 3 Spectrum Auctions: Aggressive bidding continues between Reliance Jio, Airtel for 900MHz in Delhi, Mumbai

At the end of the day 3 of spectrum auctions, telecom operators are continuing to bid aggressively. The amount of revenue that has poured in as per reports has been expected to go over Rs 50,000 crore. A total of 21 rounds of bidding were completed for all the 22 circles. The spectrum auction had taken off from the Rs 45,000 crore mark of yesterday. It is the 900 MHz... Read More

February 6th, 2014 12:32 AM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone India Red Box Offers Free Data Transfer at RoTo (Retail of Tomorrow) stores in Mumbai

Vodafone India has launched secure data transfer, specially pictures, videos and documents, from one mobile handset to another for customers in Mumbai, called the Vodafone Red Box Service, it is a first-of-its-kind free of cost telecom service offering in the city. The Vodafone Red Box facilitates easy and secure transfer of key data and media files, including internal memory and SIM card contacts. The service is available at any Vodafone... Read More

February 5th, 2014 3:32 AM 24 COMMENTS

Day 2 Spectrum Auction: Demand for Delhi, Mumbai 900MHz and 1800MHz in UP (W) Most Popular

14 rounds in a total of 2 days have been completed in the spectrum bidding auction and the telecom operators are going pretty aggressive. At the end of the day 2, DoT released that it had received bids for all the 22 circles in the 1800 MHz band and the three circles in 900 MHz band. Mumbai, Delhi circle was the most popular circle in the 900MHz band and Uttar... Read More

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