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Krishna Mukherjee November 23rd, 2015 4:57 AM 55 COMMENTS

Telecom Ministry pulls up state-run BSNL, MTNL over poor services

Following huge backlash on social media, state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL were issued notices by the telecom ministry for not providing quality services to the customers. About 102 notices have been issued to the departments under this ministry and 64 have been resolved. BSNL now has an official page on Facebook to connect with people, the Economic Times said quoting an official. In fact, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 20th, 2015 5:18 PM 14 COMMENTS

Top four telcos to come under pressure with Reliance Jio’s entry: Fitch

Country’s top four telcos--Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communication, will see their 2016 credit profiles under pressure as Reliance Jio’s entry will curb the rise in data average revenue per user (ARPU), according to Fitch Ratings. Notwithstanding the rising data usage, the industry blended tariff will fall by 5%-6% as voice ARPU will continue to fall due to cannibalisation by data and blended monthly ARPU will dip... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 20th, 2015 3:49 PM 8 COMMENTS

Idea adds max customers in September; overall telecom base reaches 102.26 cr: Trai

Idea Cellular, the country’s third largest telecom operator, added maximum 26.37 lakh subscribers in September month, to take its overall base to 16.65 crore, followed by India’s leading telco Airtel, which added 22.28 lakh users and took its base to 23.52 crore, as per data shared by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). Vodafone, the country’s second largest telco, added 15.93 lakh to take its base to 18.81 crore. BSNL... Read More

Chethan S November 20th, 2015 1:41 PM 9 COMMENTS

Rcom-Sistema deal, Reliance Jio entry to accelerate consolidation in India

The Rcom-Sistema merger deal and Reliance Jio’s entry will accelerate consolidation in the Indian telecom industry, according to Fitch Ratings, which now expects five to six telecom operators to emerge from the industry shake-out as weaker ones exit the market. “Jio’s entry will accelerate consolidation as weaker ones will be further squeezed due to higher competition and their lack of profitable data services,” the ratings firm said. Weaker unprofitable telcos... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 20th, 2015 12:47 PM 10 COMMENTS

Is it Digital India effect? India to pip US in internet user base next month

It seems the ‘Digital India’ move of the government has started showing some magic, with India likely to have 402 million internet users, surpassing the US, by December this year. According to a report ‘Internet in India 2015’, jointly published by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International, the number of Internet users in India is expected to reach 402 million by December 2015, registering a... Read More

Chethan S November 18th, 2015 1:59 PM 45 COMMENTS

BSNL posts Rs 672 cr operating profit, in talks with pvt telcos for intra-circle roaming pacts

The ailing telecom service provider BSNL has surprisingly reported an operating profit of Rs 672 crore for the financial year 2015, as against operating loss of Rs 691 crore for the financial year 2014. The profit was driven by increase in revenues and falling administrative costs. The net loss however increased to Rs 8,234 crore for the reported fiscal compared with Rs 7,020 crore last year, mainly on account of... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 18th, 2015 6:30 AM 4 COMMENTS

Indus Towers deploys 64 diesel vehicles in rain-ravaged Tamil Nadu to ensure round-the-clock connectivity

Indus Towers, the nation's largest telecom tower company, has deployed 64 diesel vehicles in the affected areas of Tamil Nadu, which has been hit by incessant rain for the past few days. The additional vehicles have been pressed in coastal area for emergency and for enabling teams to reach the affected sites. Major areas of Tamil Nadu like Cuddalore, Pondicherry, Kanchipuram, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, and Chennai are the key areas affected... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 18th, 2015 1:23 AM 0 COMMENTS

Micromax stake sale talks with China’s Alibaba fail: Report

China’s ecommerce giant Alibaba has reportedly ended talks with Micromax, the country's second largest smartphone maker, to acquire a stake of up to 20 percent, at a valuation of more than $3 billion. According to a FT report, the Chinese company has further delayed other investment plans in India amid problems in its home market, including regulatory probes over fake merchandise sold on its sites. Alibaba is currently grappling with... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 17th, 2015 3:59 PM 1 COMMENTS

India grew the most in mobile subscriptions with over 13 million new additions in Q3: Ericsson

India added the maximum 13 million new mobile subscribers globally in the third quarter of 2015, according to Ericsson Mobility Report. The report said that China and USA added 7 million and 6 million respectively. Myanmar added 5 million new customers during the quarter, followed by Nigeria with 4 million new subscribers. Global mobile subscriptions are growing around 5 percent year-on-year. The total number of mobile subscriptions in Q3 2015... Read More

Zara Ali November 17th, 2015 3:20 PM 4 COMMENTS

Here are the Asus smartphones that will get the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update

Ever since Google released Android 6.0 Marshmallow, many manufacturers such as HTC, Motorola, Sony came up with their list of devices that will get the update. Following the trend, Asus has also announced the names of its smartphones that will get the latest Android 6.0 update. Here are the Asus devices that will get the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update: PadFoneS (PF500KL) ZenFone 2 (ZE550ML/ZE551ML) ZenFone 2 Deluxe / Special... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 17th, 2015 12:21 PM 2 COMMENTS

TTSL bucks the trend, says easing of spectrum cap will trigger unfair competition

Telecom services provider Tata Teleservices (TTSL) has said in a presentation to the Department of Telecom (DoT) that a relaxation of caps would lead to unfair competition in the industry, the Economic Times reported. However, telcos such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone have favoured the relaxation norms as it would facilitate the sharing and trading of airwaves. Currently, a firm cannot hold over 25% of the total spectrum allocated across... Read More

Esmail November 17th, 2015 8:38 AM 29 COMMENTS

Delhi 2G Drive test results 2015- Tata has the best 2G network Aircel lags behind

TRAI conducts Audit and Assessment of Quality of Service being provided by the service providers through independent agencies for Cellular Mobile Telephone Services, Basic Services and Broadband Services. As a part of this audit, the Audit Agency, M/s TUV SUD has carried out special independent drive test for 2G Cellular Mobile Telephone Services of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications, Aircel and Tata Docomo in Delhi in June July,... Read More