Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has made major changes to the validity of its most affordable data vouchers of Rs 19 and Rs 29. These are the data vouchers that most Reliance Jio customers rely on for their short-term data needs. The Rs 19 voucher used to cost Rs 15 until a few months back, while the Rs 29 voucher used to come for Rs 25. The tariff hike... Read More
India's largest telecom operator, Reliance Jio, tweaks its prepaid plans every now and then. However, the last significant update from Jio was in November 2024, when the telco rolled out a new data pack, introduced the True 5G Gift Voucher, and made minor changes to its AirFiber plans. The most recent discussion we had was about Jio's postpaid plans available in the market in October 2024. As we step into... Read More
Bharti Airtel has implemented a technical solution that displays "International Call" for all calls received from outside the country. Other Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) are exploring the technical feasibility of implementing the same, the Ministry of Communications said in a statement on Tuesday, while cautioning the public to remain vigilant about the spoofed international calls. Also Read: Airtel Launches AI-Powered Network Solution for Spam Detection Spoofed International Calls Prevention System... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's leading telecom operator, added more wireline subscribers in October 2024 than any other internet service provider (ISP) or telecom operator. In the wireline segment, there's no one that's doing better than Jio, and that too consistently for a long time. According to the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) data for October 2024, Jio added 0.68 million new wireline users. The second on the rank was Airtel,... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), recently started rolling out IFTV (Intranet Fiber TV) services for customers in select parts of the country. It started with Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and later expanded to other areas such as Punjab, Haryana and Puducherry. Now, recently, BSNL said that it is launching BiTV, which is also intranet TV, but non-fiber based, for mobile customers. Note that both are free for BSNL users.... Read More
Indian telecommunications service provider Bharti Airtel recorded the highest net wireless subscriber additions in October 2024, according to the latest data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Airtel added 1.93 million mobile subscribers during the month, reflecting the telecom landscape post-tariff revision, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Also Read: Airtel Saw No Significant SIM Consolidation or Down-Trading After Tariff Revision Airtel Outperforms Competitors Speaking about... Read More
Jio Payments Bank is offering festive rewards worth Rs 5,000 to customers who open a new savings account between December 25 and December 31, 2024. The rewards include coupons from brands like McDonald's, EaseMyTrip, and Max Fashion, Jio Payments Bank said on Tuesday, December 24, 2024. Also Read: Reliance Jio Teases Launch of AI Magic Soon With JioCloud Quick and Easy Account Opening Known for its digital-first approach, the bank... Read More
Over 58 percent of Bharti Airtel's network sites are now tagged as green sites. This means that more than half of Airtel's network sites are powered by renewable energy sources or designed to be energy-efficient, thereby reducing their environmental impact. "Despite the addition of over 75,000 network sites in the last two years, our diesel consumption at towers saw a reduction of over 2 million litres per month," Gopal Vittal,... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, is working to elevate the experience of consumers in the near future. It isn't just through 4G, but the telco is also undertaking other measures to ensure a more satisfying experience. BSNL is bring eSIM technology for its customers by March 2025, the telco has confirmed. Then, to improve the latency in its networks, it is in the process of... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced on Monday, December 23, the launch of three new services to enhance connectivity and entertainment for millions of Indians, starting in Puducherry. According to BSNL, these customer-focused services make digital experiences more accessible. The following are the three new services launched by BSNL as a pilot: Also Read: Subscriber Migration to BSNL Significantly Slowed Over Network Quality Issues: IIFL 1. Intranet TV (BiTV) Over... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have been mandated by the telecom regulatory body to now offer SMS and voice only STVs (special tariff vouchers). At present, no such plans with active service validity is available for consumers. Thus, with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, consumers have to pay approximately Rs 200 just to keep their SIM active. Then there are other set... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India with more than 400 million subscribers, is deploying Free-Space Optical Communications (FSOC) technology to address the limitations of traditional fiber and microwave technologies, according to the latest GSMA Intelligence report. Airtel has deployed FSOC in four Indian states, with mobile backhaul being the primary use case. Also Read: Bharti Airtel and Taara to Deploy Laser Internet Technology in India Airtel Network Expansion... Read More
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I support this. 500MHz in the 6GHz band with 4x4 MIMO and 4096QAM would give some staggering speeds for the…
Airtel does the most, jio is most efficient in this case as per my own experience, don't have vi, can't…
Jio Mukt Bharat
Unless data boosters, we can do only data packs on top of voice sms packs right for internet purpose?
