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February 15th, 2014 1:33 PM 0 COMMENTS

The 140 Series Marketing Calls Menace: A Real Experience!

Just by seeing the title many of you would be able to guess what this post is about - yes, it is about the marketing calls Indian mobile subscribers receive from 140 number series. On a daily basis most of us (particularly those of us who are not on DND) keep receiving marketing calls and most of them originate either from our service providers or the notorious 140 series. Many... Read More

February 15th, 2014 12:05 PM 18 COMMENTS

With Atleast 5MHz Spectrum on 1800MHz Reliance Jio Has More Cards to Show off : Our Analysis

Despite strong market rumor and experts' forecast Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Industries' telecom arm Reliance Jio Infocomm skipped 900MHz spectrum and acquired spectrum in 1800 MHz in 14 circles (Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Maharastra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Andra Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam and North East) only in the recently concluded auction. Reliance Jio, formerly Infotel Broadband won pan India 20MHz spectrum in 2.3GHz band in 2010. In... Read More

February 14th, 2014 6:50 PM 25 COMMENTS

Uninor to Continue Offering Basic Mobile Sevices in India

The Indian arm of Norway's telecom major Uninor acquired additional spectrum in 1800MHz band in Uttar Pradesh East, Uttar Pradesh West, Bihar & Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh, while Assam will be the new circle for the company. While other operators are gearing up for rolling out next gen high speed mobile internet a.k.a. mobile broadband with different technologies like WCDMA, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA, LTE-FDD or LTE-TDD, Telenor plans to continue... Read More

February 14th, 2014 3:16 PM 4 COMMENTS

MTNL Launches New On-net Unlimited GSM Prepaid Plan 121 in Delhi

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today announced the launch of new 'Trump Own Net Unlimited Plan 121' for its 2G and 3G prepaid subscribers in Delhi circle. MTNL’s New Unlimited Trump Voice STV priced at Rs.121, offers Unlimited free outgoing calls to all local MTNL GSM Network phones (Mobile) valid for 30 days from the date of recharge. Local and STD calls to any other network will be charged as... Read More

February 14th, 2014 11:20 AM 39 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Will be the Holder of the Largest Quantum of Liberalized Spectrum and Can offer 2G, 3G and 4G Services

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director Reliance Industries today said that Reliance JIO will be the holder of the largest quantum of liberalized spectrum and can offer 2G, 3G and 4G services and with the longest residual spectrum life. Reliance JIO has  acquired spectrum in 14 key circles across India in the 1800 MHz band in the recently concluded spectrum auction conducted by DoT. It has entered the voice segment... Read More

February 14th, 2014 11:04 AM 6 COMMENTS

Airtel Officially Launches 4G on Mobile at 3G Prices for Customers in Bangalore

Now Airtel customers in Bangalore on Apple iPhone 5s or 5c will be able to experience 4G on their mobile at the current 3G prices. Customers have to just change their existing SIM to a 4G SIM to start enjoying 4G on mobile without any need to migrate from their existing data plan. We also did a hands on airtel 4G on mobile during its initial days. Airtel mobile customers... Read More

February 14th, 2014 12:22 AM 69 COMMENTS

Auction 2014: List of Winners in 1800 MHz and 900MHz

India's latest spectrum auction has just ended today. The auction was crowded by 8 operators - Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone, Idea, Uninor (Telewing), Reliance Communications, Tata Docomo and Reliance Jio Infocomm. Auction winners  in 1800MHz Circle Operators A.P Airtel, Idea Cellular , Reliance Jio, Uninor ( TeleWings) , Vodafone India Assam Reliance Jio and Uninor Bihar Uninor Delhi Airte, Vodafone, Idea , Reliance Jio Gujrat Vodafone, Idea, Reliance jio Haryana Idea... Read More

February 13th, 2014 11:06 PM 14 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular to Expand its Network in Delhi to 3G on 900 MHz, and will launch 4G in 8 Circles

Idea Cellular will now has the ability to launch 4G services in Kerala with 10 MHz, and in Maharashtra & Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, and North East, using 5 MHz of contiguous 1800 MHz spectrum won in each of these service areas, besides the right to deploy the 3G services with 5 MHz on the 900 MHz band in the strategically significant metro market... Read More

February 13th, 2014 10:45 PM 48 COMMENTS

Airtel To Roll-Out 4G Services Pan India Using using FD-LTE in 1800 MHz, besides its existing TD-LTE roll-out in 2300 MHz band

Airtel will be rolling out 4G networks in various circles using FD-LTE technology in the 1800 MHz band besides its existing TD-LTE roll-out in the 2300 MHz band, giving it a pan-India 4G footprint. Airtel has acquired 115.0 MHz spectrum for a total consideration of Rs. 18,530 crores in the just concluded spectrum auction conducted by the Government of India. Bharti Airtel will make an upfront payment of Rs. 5,425... Read More

February 13th, 2014 8:07 PM 29 COMMENTS

Vodafone India Managed to get 1800 MHz spectrum in 11 circles

As per Vodafone India it has managed to get 1800MHz in 11 circles are Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, UP East, Rajasthan, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab. Vodafone India has retained  existing 900 MHz spectrum in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. Vodafone India: Significantly enhances data capabilities by buying 4G spectrum for the next generation of mobile services in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Karnataka and Kerala. · Marten Pieters, MD &... Read More

February 13th, 2014 6:31 PM 49 COMMENTS

2G Spectrum (900Mhz and 1800Mhz) Auction Ends, 9 Circles reported unsold in 1800 MHz

India's 2G spectrum auction today ends with 68 rounds after 10 days, Government is likely to get total Rs.61,150 crore as upfront payment. Eight telecom companies participated in the auction which include largest mobile service provider Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Uninor, Reliance Communications, Tata Docomo and new entrant - 4G operator Reliance Jio Infocomm. The government had set a target of Rs. 40,874 crore for this fiscal year (FY14)... Read More

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