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

February 13th, 2014 4:30 AM 23 COMMENTS

Day 9 of Spectrum Auctions: Highest demand seen for Madhya Pradesh

Telecom operators are bidding aggressively for the 2G spectrum on sale in India and the total bids have reached Rs 61,000 crore after 63 rounds of auction at the end of day 9. The bidding for the 900 MHz band has already stopped and the same might just get sold at the current prices. Assam has emerged as the most valuable circle with its base price for the 1800 MHz band... Read More

February 12th, 2014 6:01 PM 51 COMMENTS

Tata Docomo launches STD & Local mobile calls at 25p/minute

Tata Docomo has launched the best ever STD & Local recharge voucher for its existing and new prepaid GSM subscribers in Andhra Pradesh. The recharge voucher priced economically at Rs 38/- offers, STD & Local mobiles calls to any network in the country @ just 25p/minute tariff on per second pulse and comes with a talktime of Rs 30. The first 25 seconds of every minute are charged @ 1p/second... Read More

February 12th, 2014 12:48 PM 16 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s Voice and its Data Strategy: Our Take

Since its inception in Indian telecom, Reliance Industry's telecom arm Jio (formerly Infotel Broadband) is always on the news for the right reasons.  Reliance Jio has created so much hype in the country to change the country's digital vision that at present the competition is actually with themselves, to deliver what they promised. Though 4G is already launched in India by Airtel for more than one and half years it... Read More

February 12th, 2014 3:20 AM 3 COMMENTS

MediaTek Launches World’s First LTE Octa-Core Smartphone Chipset MT6595 with Cortex A17 Processor Support

Taiwan based leading fabless semiconductor company MediaTek, mostly known for affordable chipsets, has announced the launch of world's first 4G LTE octa core smartphone SoC - MT6595 with ARM Cortex 17 and Ultra HD H.265 codec support. The SoC will hit the market commercially by first half of 2014 and devices are expected in seconnd half of 2014. The MT6595 employs ARM’s big.LITTLE™ architecture with MediaTek’s CorePilot™ technology to deliver... Read More

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