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Krishna Mukherjee December 18th, 2015 8:07 PM 6 COMMENTS

TRAI addresses concerns over EMF Radiation on human health

Dispelling fears over electromagnetic radiation (EMF), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said that radiation from the mobile towers and handsets do not carry enough energy to cause any harm to the human health. The regulator conducted an interactive meeting on EMF radiation of mobile towers today and senior officers of TRAI, TERM Cell officials, a number of state government officials, Resident Welfare Associations, NGOs, Consumer Forums, Builders,... Read More

Kaur G December 18th, 2015 2:35 PM 27 COMMENTS

Kerala outgrows metro cities in telecom revenue growth

As per data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Kerala recorded the maximum revenue growth of 14 percent in the period between April and June of 2014 and AMJ 2015. The revenue of the state increased from Rs 1878.44 crore in the AMJ quarter of 2014 to 2135.4 crore in AMJ 2015. Idea seems to be the biggest beneficiary of this growth in the Kerala circle with the... Read More

Zara Ali December 18th, 2015 7:00 AM 3 COMMENTS

LG Nexus 5X now available for as low as Rs. 23,095, bad news for YU Yutopia?

The LG Nexus 5X has received a price cut again, which now makes it available for as less as Rs. 23,095. Well, this better be a coincidence, as the price drop clashes with the launch of YU’s much-talked about smartphone, the Yutopia. It also means that now LG Nexus 5X is going to compete against the OnePlus 2 as well. Interestingly, the YU Yutopia comes at a price tag of... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 17th, 2015 6:50 PM 31 COMMENTS

Shake-out imminent, but winning the race would be no cake-walk for Reliance Jio

Amid speculations that Reliance Jio’s (RJio) entry will disrupt the whole telecom ecosystem, a school of thought, however, says that entering the market and conquering it would be no cake-walk for the company as it has to face multiple challenges moving ahead. During the Monsoon Hungama offer of Reliance a decade ago, when it took the industry by storm, a large number of people did not have any connection or... Read More

Zara Ali December 17th, 2015 7:00 AM 2 COMMENTS

Snapdragon 820 rumoured to stay exclusive to Samsung’s Galaxy S7 line-up

As we reported earlier, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is expected to be launched in two versions. One of the two variants will be powered by Samsung's own Exynos chispet while the other is dubbed to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset, depending upon the market. However, the latest rumors suggest that Samsung might be the only manufacturer to use the new 820 chipset in its upcoming devices, well at... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 16th, 2015 6:44 PM 6 COMMENTS

‘Project Loon’ in India? Google to shoo away India’s concerns over the project

Amid reports that the Indian government has found technical challenges in Google’s ‘Project Loon’, the technology major is believed to have initiated talks with the government to resolve issues related to the project. The company is hoping to bring its Project Loon to India that will offer affordable internet access to millions. On his two-day visit to India, Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google India, said that "Project Loon will launch balloons in... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 15th, 2015 4:06 PM 6 COMMENTS

Telcos should pay price for any deficiency in services: Arvind Kumar, Advisor, TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will soon file its reply on a plea challenging its regulation of compensating consumers for call drops. “We will defend the order in the interest of the consumers...if there is any deficiency in service, the telcos are liable to pay compensation for that,” said Arvind Kumar, Advisor (Network, Spectrum , license), TRAI. The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the regulator... Read More

Zara Ali December 15th, 2015 9:00 AM 5 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy A9 with 6-inch display and 13MP primary camera appears online with official images

Samsung recently launched its 2016 edition of Galaxy A series of smartphones. Now, the company is teasing yet another smartphone in the series, dubbed as the Galaxy A9, which has appeared on a third-party website with official images. The report on the website reveals that the forthcoming smartphone will feature a 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display. It will be powered by an octa-core (Quad 1.8GHz ARM Cortex A72 + Quad 1.2GHz A53... Read More

Zara Ali December 14th, 2015 5:02 PM 3 COMMENTS

InFocus M680 launched with 13MP front camera and 4G LTE for Rs. 10,999

InFocus has added yet another smartphone to its line-up in India. The device has been named as M680, which will be up for sale exclusively via Snapdeal from December 21, for a price of Rs. 10,999. The device comes with a 5.5-inch HD IPS display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and is powered by a 64-bit 1.5GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor clubbed with 2GB of RAM. It... Read More

Kaur G December 11th, 2015 2:32 PM 48 COMMENTS

Idea Trumps Airtel, Vodafone In Revenue Growth

India’s third largest service provider had a phenomenal year with the company recording as much as 17% revenue growth, when we compare the revenue of April-May-June quarter of 2014 and 2015. This is based on financial data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). In the same period the industry recorded a growth of 6%. In comparison to Idea, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India both recorded a revenue growth of... Read More

Ria Lakshman December 11th, 2015 10:04 AM 4 COMMENTS

Indian operators challenge Trai order on call drops

Indian telecom service providers have taken the legal route to challenge the Trai's order mandating them to compensate subscribers for calls dropped starting January 1, 2016. Auspi and the COAI, the telecom industry associations, argued that Trai doesn't hold the power to order telcos to pay any compensation, according to media reports. These bodies also blamed closing or unavailability of cell sites as one of the chief reasons for call... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 11th, 2015 9:16 AM 1 COMMENTS

NTT Communications bags NLD license in India

NTT Communications has bagged National Long Distance license in India through NTT Communications India Network Services, a newly established Indian subsidiary. NTT Com now will be able to launch India domestic network services by the end of December 2015. The launch will include IP-VPN and other high-quality connectivity services to meet the growing demands of companies such as automobile dealers and retailers with distributed sites across India. The company said... Read More