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Rudradeep Biswas October 30th, 2013 4:36 AM 59 COMMENTS

Does MTS 3GPLUS Really Have The Edge Over 3G Operators in India, Our Take !

Last week Russian business major Sistema's Indian telecom arm, Sistema Shyam Teleservices ( SSTL) has announced the roll out of 3GPLUS network across 9 circles where the company is operating. While MTS is selling the EVDO Rev B phase II services under MBlaze Ultra branding, they are pushing the '3GPLUS' branding for the network. EVDO is actually 3rd generation technology for CDMA, but in India there was no auction for... Read More

Sanjay October 29th, 2013 3:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

MTNL Offers 4GB Free 3G Data with 3.6Mbps Terracom 3G Data Card in Mumbai

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today increased the free bundled 3G data usage up to 4GB per month from existing 1.5GB with its plug-n-play 3G USB Dongle (3.6 Mbps 3G Data Card) as an limited period festive offer for its prepaid customers in Mumbai telecom circle. Apart from extra 3G data usage 4GB per month (Home and Roam), MTNL also increased validity of bundled data usage up to 60 days... Read More

P K Tarun October 28th, 2013 4:49 PM 25 COMMENTS

Vodafone India Now Offers 95% discount on data charges and up to 78% discount on voice calls on international roaming

Vodafone India today launched new and attractive international roaming packs for both postpaid and prepaid customers travelling in UK, USA, UAE, Thailand and Singapore. These comprehensive packs offer 95% discount on data and up to 78% discount on outgoing local and international calls as compared with prevailing rates. The international roaming packs are available for a rental of Rs 599 and Rs 1499 and come with a validity of 10... Read More

Sanjay October 26th, 2013 11:54 AM 51 COMMENTS

Over 100 Million Mobile Subscribers Utilised MNP till August-end – TRAI

The Number of Unhappy Mobile Service users now crossed 100 million mark, yes! according to latest TRAI data, more than 100 million mobile phone customers had changed their mobile service operator by using the MNP - Mobile Number Portability service as of August end. In north zone, maximum number of MNP requests have been received in Rajasthan circle (about 9.85 million) followed by Gujarat (about 8.67 million) whereas in MNP... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas October 25th, 2013 3:31 AM 13 COMMENTS

STel to Sell Movable Assets from All Circles before Leaving the Sector

STel, the telecom venture of Shiva Group is all way to move out from the telecom business sector of the country, as it is going to sell out its movable telecom assets via an auction procedure. STel was one of the new telecom operators who was granted licenses in 2008. STel was a regional player with commercial 2G services available in Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Assam and North... Read More

Sanjay October 24th, 2013 1:54 PM 6 COMMENTS

MTNL Launches Carrier Ethernet Network With Capacity of 1.5Tbpcs in Mumbai

Mumbai's largest Broadband service provider, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today launched Carrier Ethernet Network With Capacity of 1.5Tbpcs in Mumbai. MTNL and the Dept of Atomic Energy’s Electronic Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL) are entering a strategic partnership by creating a state-of-the art network using indigenous routers that were developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. The Carrier Ethernet Switch Routers (CESR) were developed by IIT Bombay to... Read More

Sanjay October 24th, 2013 11:57 AM 3 COMMENTS

MTNL Delhi Launches Extra Talk Time Offer for 2G and 3G Customers

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) announced the launch of Full & Extra Talk Time offer starting from Rs.98 for its ‘Trump’ prepaid customers (2G and 3G) in Delhi and NCR circle to commemorate the upcoming festival. MTNL has come up 4 new top-up voucher, priced at Rs.98,Rs.198, Rs.298 and Rs.498. Top-Up -98 enables its customer to enjoy full talk time of Rs.98 as core balance. While Top-Up 198, 298 and... Read More

Srikapardhi October 24th, 2013 12:42 AM 56 COMMENTS

Android OS wins in Voice of the Customer TT Poll

That’s an amazing response dear TT Readers. Yes, deciding which OS to use is a very difficult task as no single OS provides everything to make it complete or say “THE BEST OS”. One may like one aspect in an OS which is serving a primary purpose in using that OS and may also like many aspects in a different OS but can’t use it as a primary OS and... Read More

Sanjay October 23rd, 2013 3:42 PM 2 COMMENTS

redBus.in App Launched for Windows Phone and Devices, Book Bus Tickets ‘on-the-go’

Booking bus tickets just got a whole lot easier. RedBus.in, India’s largest online bus ticketing company – offering tickets for over 12,000 routes across India including 700+ luxury bus operators – has launched the redBus.in app for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. The app delivers several new features now available to Windows users. These include directions to boarding points, bus tracking, journey tips, and history as well as instant notifications... Read More

Sanjay October 23rd, 2013 3:05 PM 8 COMMENTS

Reliance Offers Free Talk-time, Mobile Charging Service For Cyclone-hit Odisha

Reliance Communications (Rcom) today announced that company is offering a daily free recharge of 10 minutes for a period of five days, from October 20 to its customers in Odisha circle on both the CDMA and GSM platforms to ensure that they stay connected with their loved ones in this hour of need. To help people connect with each other in the aftermath of devastation by cyclone Phailin, After Aircel,... Read More

Sanjay October 23rd, 2013 1:02 PM 13 COMMENTS

BBM for Android and iPhone Notches More than 10 Million Downloads in the First Day

BlackBerry today says that BBM has been downloaded more than 10 million times within 24 hours since its release on the Android and iOS platforms, one of the best single-day openings for a mobile app to date. BBM also quickly rose through the rankings on the App Store to be the number one free app in more than 75 countries in the first 24 hours, including the US, Canada, the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas October 23rd, 2013 1:50 AM 14 COMMENTS

MTS to Roll Out RevB Ultra Services in Kolkata and Cities

After receiving 3rd carrier on 800MHz band and unified licenses MTS India is in full swing to upgrade their existing high speed data network. In Kolkata MTS is ready to roll out its RevB services, MBlaze Ultra. I found these Ultra dongles available on their retail showrooms. It can be noted that MTS India is the world's first operator to roll out Evdo rev b phase 2 network, which can... Read More