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September 2nd, 2015 12:41 AM 1 COMMENTS

Apple set to lock horns with Netflix and Amazon, investing in producing original shows

After the successful launch of its homegrown Music app, the Cupertino giant, Apple is looking at gaining a share of the video streaming industry, pitching itself against the likes of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon prime, etc.  Entertainment executives in Hollywood have held talks with Apple Inc. about producing exclusive shows for Apple TV, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Apple has discussed investing in original series, said the... Read More

September 1st, 2015 7:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Verizon has completely restructured its wireless approach, and it seems to be a T-Mobile effect

Verizon, the largest telecom operator in USA by subscriber base, is rebuilding its approach towards telecom operations. It is trying to build up a new strategy for customer acquisitions and for retaining customers from the ground up. Earlier, telecom operators like AT&T and Sprint used to follow the standard policy of offering new phones with two-year contracts during which subscribers were tied to its operations, and were not allowed to... Read More

September 1st, 2015 7:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

Public Wi-Fi facilities are on rise, security threats to surge

With the government initiative to launch public Wi-Fi in 2,500 cities and towns across the country in a span of three years, using the networks of BSNL, public Wi-Fi has assumed a larger role in India. Things gained a faster approach, with BSNL investing Rs. 7000 crore towards the purpose. In February 2014, Bihar, which was earlier known as one of the most backward states of India inaugurated its 20km... Read More

September 1st, 2015 5:50 PM 9 COMMENTS

Wireless subscriber base increased to 980.81 Million at the end of June, Idea cellular added maximum new subscribers

Telecom regulatory authority of India has today released the data about telecom subscriber base of India at the end of June 2015. Total wireless subscriber base increased from 975.78 million at the end of May-15 to 980.81 million at the end of Jun-15, thereby registering a monthly growth rate of 0.51%. The Wireless subscription in urban areas increased from 558.83 million at the end of May-15 to 562.95 million at the... Read More

September 1st, 2015 5:27 PM 5 COMMENTS

US operator T-Mobile undergoes data abuse, few customers hack system and steal tethered data

American telecom operator T-Mobile has found network abusers among its customers, who hack its network to steal unlimited tethered data, causing the company huge loss. According to John Legere, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, T-Mobile has started ways to curb the practice by ‘going after every thief’. Those customers with T-Mobile’s unlimited 4G LTE plan for their smartphones get a fixed amount of LTE for tethering at... Read More

September 1st, 2015 4:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL extends Free incoming calls promotion for disconnected Landline and Broadband subscribers Pan India to 30th September

As we reported last month, BSNL had extended the promotional free Incoming Call facility on both- way disconnected (DNP) Landline and Broadband customers from 31-07-2015 to 31-08-2015 on Pan-India basis. BSNL has now decided to extend the scheme up to 30th September 2015 across all telecom circles where it operates, since many circles were not able to organize the re-connection Melas in August due to compelling reasons and plan to do... Read More

September 1st, 2015 2:49 PM 3 COMMENTS

Uninor launches cheapest Rs. 19 STV pack in Maharashtra to offer local & STD calls at 25 p/min

The 'Sabse Sasta' operator, Uninor, has launched a new value combo rate-cutter pack for its customers in the Maharashtra & Goa circle. The new rate-cutter offers local and STD calls at only 25 paise/min at Rs. 19, which is one of the cheapest rates in that circle provided by any operator. As per the latest subscription data from COAI, Uninor had a count of 7.6 million subscribers in the end... Read More

September 1st, 2015 1:50 PM 2 COMMENTS

Asianet and Mazhavil Manorama turn HD, Asianet launches Asianet Mobile TV

Asianet Channel Communications has undergone a massive revamp by making it High Definition (HD) as well as by launching Asianet Mobile TV, an app for live streaming of the channels. Asianet has gone HD from 13th August 2015 from 6pm of the day. The channel now has Dolby 5.1 sound quality and enhanced visual quality. Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi officially launched the HD channel in presence of another actor Mukesh... Read More

September 1st, 2015 11:28 AM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL revises prepaid data STV tariff in Karnataka circle

BSNL the largest PSU and fifth largest operator by subscriber base has revised the tariff of its unified 2G/3G data packs for its prepaid subscribers in Karnataka circle. The operator has withdrawn certain packs with immediate effect and replaced them with new promotional STVs for a period of 90 days starting from today.  The details of the data packs which have been withdrawn are as follows: STV Freebies Validity Data... Read More

September 1st, 2015 1:38 AM 7 COMMENTS

Data about average duration of advts. per hour on TV channels during peak hours released by TRAI

Have you ever wondered why you have to sit through advertisements while watching your favourite prime time shows on TV despite having to pay a monthly subscription fee to your local cable operator or DTH provider. It's not like they are providing you the service for free anyway, like free Apps on your cell phone are free because they get their revenue from advertisers, then why can't the same concept... Read More

August 31st, 2015 9:34 PM 2 COMMENTS

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting grants 20 new provisional licenses to MSOs

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has handed out 20 new provisional MSO licences and two permanent registrations, ahead of the 31 December deadline for Phase III of digital addressable system (DAS). The MIB has also revised multi-system operator (MSO) GTPL Hathway’s provisional licence to pan-India, barring few cities that fall under Phase II of DAS. With this approval, GTPL Hathway can operate on a pan-India basis except in... Read More

August 31st, 2015 9:03 PM 45 COMMENTS

Reliance launches promotional Unlimited Calling offer for GSM users at cheapest rates

Reliance Mobile has launched a special Unlimited Calling offer for its GSM subscribers. Back in July, Reliance launched 'truly unlimited 3G data offer’, which is still available through self care USSD *129#. Now, they have launched a similar kind of Unlimited Calling offer at cheapest rate. Initially they are offering on-net unlimited calling offer to local & STD Reliance numbers. Customers can check their Unlimited calling offer by dialling *129#,... Read More

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