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SuperGeek June 8th, 2015 4:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Micromax Canvas Fire 3 goes on sale for Rs 6,499 with dual front speakers

Micromax has this strategy of launching a slew of budget smartphones to overshadow the competitors. These phones have really small differences and are priced similar to each other. The latest smartphone to go on sale from Micromax's stable is the Canvas Fire 3 which has quietly gone on sale via Saholic for Rs 6,499. It has further been listed on Micromax's India website but there has been no official announcement... Read More

Tharun G June 8th, 2015 10:48 AM 12 COMMENTS

Telecom subscriber base at 1 billion, Tele-density increase to 80%

Total number of telephone connections in the country reached all time high of 1 billion at the end of April 2015, making India the second country in the world after China to cross this mark. Tele-density in the country was at 80% at the end of April 2015. In the month of April, a total of 4 million new mobile subscribers were added taking mobile subscriber base to 973.11 million. Airtel leads customer addition with 2.24... Read More

Bhupendra Sharma June 7th, 2015 3:01 PM 32 COMMENTS

Airtel Increases Prices of Online 2G and 3G Data Packs

Following Idea Cellular's footsteps, Airtel has also augmented prices of its data packs. As per the reports, the 2G and 3G data packs available online will now cost more to prepaid customers across India. Earlier, the company was offering lucrative discounts on the prepaid data packs sold online, but after the price hike announcement by Idea Cellular, Airtel has also decided to withdraw those discounts and enhance the prices. Customers... Read More

Bhupendra Sharma June 7th, 2015 2:26 PM 22 COMMENTS

BSNL to launch new high speed unlimited broadband plans starting at Rs. 1395

The rising competition in the telecom space has prompted BSNL to come up with lucrative data plans. In this series, the company has decided to introduce new promotional VDSL & FTTH BB plans in Bangalore TD/Karnataka circle for an initial duration of 90 days. BSNL New high speed unlimited broadband plan No. Plan Details BBG Super Speed Combo ULD 1395 VDSL CS59 BBG Super Speed Combo ULD 1495 VDSL CS60 Fibro... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 7th, 2015 2:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Internet advertising overtakes global broadcast television advertising in US: PwC report

Internet advertising rules the US’s entertainment and media segments, according to PricewaterCoopers (PwC) report on Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2014-2019. The segment reports a double-digit gain of 11.1 percent CAGR. On the other hand, the spending on Television advertising stands at 3.2 percent CAGR. Television subscriptions and consumer magazine publishing stay at 1.2 percent and 1 percent CAGR respectively. The newspaper publishing spending will decline moderately, by 2.9 percent,... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 6th, 2015 10:24 PM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL signs agreement with Bangladesh firm, plans for international deals

BSNL seems to have shed its inactivity! The Government-run firm is signing an agreement with a Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company to buy 10Gpbs-40Gbps bandwidth for $1.2 million a year. The move is to provide reliable internet services in North East. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will sign the agreement for the purpose during his present Dhaka visit. The project execution may take six months after signing the agreement. This would heavily... Read More

Bhupendra Sharma June 6th, 2015 4:54 PM 18 COMMENTS

BSNL starts offering promotional FTTH BB Plans offering 100 Mbps at Rs. 5995 with post FUP speed of 512 Kbps

The leading telecom player BSNL has decided to introduce promotional VDSL and FTTH plans in multiple cities for an initial period of 90 days. As per the reports, the company has targeted Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad and Pune SSAs as of now. Details of these plans are as follows- No. Plan Name BBG Super Speed Combo ULD 1645 VDSL CS63 BBG Super Speed Combo ULD 3645 VDSL CS64 Fibro Combo... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 6th, 2015 3:24 PM 27 COMMENTS

BSNL issues clarification on free national roaming says it’s valid for a year for prepaid and postpaid users

BSNL, the state-run telecom operator has issued a clarification for its recently announced free national roaming offer. According to the statement issued, the free incoming call facility during roaming is offered for one year on Pan India basis. Initially, the service has been brought into effect for one year. After completion of one year, prepaid and postpaid customers can avail this service by opting for STV of Rs. 100 (+/-3).... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 6th, 2015 11:11 AM 0 COMMENTS

Cleared all telecom debts, plans to lessen loss gradually: Unitech

Unitech, India’s second largest real estate investment company has said that it has closed all its debts pertaining to telecom business. Unitech provided the clarification in response to the BSE’s query on the decline of its share prices, which could be due to the possible loan defaults the company possesses. Recently, Unitech’s share price has been showcasing consider a drop and fluctuations. On June 4, its’ share price fell by... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 5th, 2015 8:44 PM 1 COMMENTS

Videocon Telecom inclines into smart city business with assistance from foreign players

Videocon Telecom seems to be in a plan to make smart cities their new revenue stream. The firm is desperately trying to form a joint venture with smart city solution providers from abroad, reports Economic Times (ET). The talks with three solution providers from US, Israel and Europe has bordered to its advanced stage that the company will soon finalize its foreign partner. “With assistance from the smart city players,... Read More

Tharun G June 5th, 2015 4:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

DoT allocates new MSC codes for GSM operators

DoT has assigned new MSC codes for Idea cellular, Vodafone, Uninor, TATA, Aircel and Airtel in circles Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, UP(East), Andhra Pradesh, Odissa, Bihar and Kolkata. MSC codes allocation is the process followed by DOT to assign new number series for the operators. Attached below is the list of operators and new MSC code assigned for the respective service areas. Some of the above allocated MSC codes also includes codes which were earlier allocated to operators whose license were squashed by Supreme... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 5th, 2015 3:25 PM 6 COMMENTS

Microsoft leaks its Global Wi-Fi plan

Microsoft is secretly working on a new service named ‘Microsoft Wi-Fi’ that will provide Wi-Fi connectivity to subscribers all over the world. According to reports, a Twitter user WalkingCat first noticed the website microsoftwifi.com on which it was mentioned ‘hassle-free Wi-Fi access around the world’, so users can be productive ‘on the go’. The same Twitter user earlier revealed Microsoft Earn on Twitter. Soon after the news was leaked on... Read More