Between June 2016 and December 2017, average data rate has plunged by 90% to Rs 19 per GB while the average phone call tariff dropped by more than 60% to 19 paise per minute, as per Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha. "The tariff for mobile telephony services is under forbearance except for national roaming and rural fixed line services ... The average outgo for voice and data services in India have... Read More
There is a new case brewing in the telecom industry as regulators debate on whether or not a consultation paper should be issued which would regulate the working of apps like WhatsApp and others since they essentially provide the same calling and messaging services, only difference being they do so using data channels. Over-The-Top (OTT) players is the word which has been used to define these companies, which provide the... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) now released its report on Independent Drive Tests conducted in four cities- Indore, Bhubaneswar, Nagpur and Mysore. Trai conducted these tests between October 9, 2017, to December 30, 2017. And guess what, Bharti Airtel has achieved an average 4G download speed of 8.125 Mbps during the independent tests. On the other hand, Reliance Jio, the LTE-only network averaged 5.35 Mbps only. Idea Cellular... Read More
In the latest turn of events, the three big telecom players have been caught in a fix involving the tribunal as Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel filed a case for the alleged favouring of Jio in pricing matters by the authoritative body Trai. The lawyer who was aware of the ongoing and represented one of the telcos informed the public that the next hearing would take place on April 17... Read More
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India beat the market leader Reliance Jio and challenger Idea Cellular in on-the-ground 4G speed tests conducted by Trai in ten cities in India last year. Airtel scored an average download speed of 9.64 Mbps, which was over 40% faster than Jio’s 4G download speed of 6.57 Mbps. Idea Cellular scored an average download speed of 7.41 Mbps. Vodafone’s 4G network was also part of the... Read More
Anyone who has ever tried to go through the mobile number portability process knows what hassle a person has to put up with to get their numbers transitioned to another operator. Trai finally is looking into a solution to relieve the customers of their woes related to the portability issue. A consultation paper is under speculation which will be released by the Trai. The paper is said to look into... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has served show-cause notices to some telecom operators over their inability to meet the new quality of service norms on call drops, reports ET. The carriers have been asked to respond by March 21 to present their side of arguments. The regulator will follow due process before imposing penalties, which can well increase in quantum if the same carriers continued to violate quality... Read More
Trai's recent predatory pricing order disappointed top telcos such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular. Today, Trai chairman RS Sharma said that top telcos are free to match rivals by providing affordable tariffs or they can even provide complete free offers. “We are not saying that you cannot do anything. For example, an SMP can also give free offers. So long as it is not doing it with a... Read More
With the landscape of Telecom changing rapidly in the last year and a half, it is important to have a look at the latest amendments and the possible implications 1. New Entrants can create cut-price plans as compared to incumbents. 2. Existing telcos cannot cut prices to match new entrants according to new laws. This means the customers of the existing telcos cannot enjoy lower tariff rates. 3. Due to... Read More
Facing a threat from Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio, established players like Airtel and Vodafone recently complained to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India citing “predatory pricing” by Jio. Trai, however, says they are not stopping anyone from competing from with Jio. Airtel, Idea and Vodafone are free to lower tariffs as much as they want to match or challenge Jio’s aggressive pricing in their dominant circles, a couple of officials two... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today released a consultation paper on 'Voice Services to LTE users (including VoLTE and CS Fallback).' In the paper, Trai discussed the growth of LTE networks and various migration paths followed by different Indian telecom service providers for providing voice services via LTE. The paper also highlights various options for providing voice services on an LTE network like VoLTE, Circuit Switch Fall Back... Read More
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today released its Subscription Data for December 2017 and the top five telecom operators in the country showed positive growth. State-run telco, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) added 421,836 new subscribers in the month and retained its 100 million subscriber base too. However, MTNL lost 6561 subscribers in the month. Leading telecom operator, Bharti Airtel added just 576,575 subscribers during the month, which is... Read More
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