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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

Zara Ali November 16th, 2015 7:29 PM 5 COMMENTS

Micromax Canvas Amaze Q395 with 5-inch HD display and 2GB RAM gets listed for Rs. 7,999

Micromax’s Canvas Amaze Q395 smartphone, which appeared on company’s website earlier this year, went on sale today. The device got listed on a third-party retailer’s website today, at a price tag of Rs. 7,999. The dual-SIM smartphone comes with a 5-inch HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6580 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. The phone runs Android... Read More

Zara Ali November 16th, 2015 7:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Facebook launches ‘Instant Articles’ for Android users in India with 5 publishers

Facebook has launched a new service (not new for the US and Europe users though), named as “Instant Articles” for Android users in India. The service was first launched in the US and Europe, exclusively for iPhone users. The social media giant has collaborated with publications such as India Today, The Quint, Aaj Tak, Hindustan Times and The Indian Express. The service is in its initial roll-out phase in India,... Read More

Chethan S November 16th, 2015 6:47 PM 5 COMMENTS

LG launches VoLTE, VoWiFi ready smartphones with Reliance Retail

LG Electronics India has launched the LG Spirit LTE and LG G4 Stylus 4G, the latest VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) and VoWiFi (Voice Over Wi-Fi) enabled smartphones in India. It has also entered an exclusive sales and distribution partnership with Reliance Retail. With the launch of these devices, the handset maker said that it will have a first mover advantage in a rapidly evolving 4G handset ecosystem. The VoLTE and... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 16th, 2015 9:59 AM 1 COMMENTS

Sunil Mittal’s four-point agenda to revive global business environment

While addressing the B20–G20 session at the ongoing G20 Summit in Turkey, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, highlighted the four-point agenda for the revival of the global business environment. 1. Implementation of the World Trade Organisations’ TFA New WTO research suggests that the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) could boost global trade flows by an unprecedented US$ 3.6 trillion, creating more than 20 million... Read More

Tharun G November 16th, 2015 8:53 AM 18 COMMENTS

TRAI network quality drive test result for Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Pune and Surat

TRAI recently conducted network quality drive test for Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Pune and Surat cities during July to September 2015 period. The test was conducted to measure coverage rate, call completion success rate and voice quality for each operator in these circles. Independent testing agencies IMRB and TUV SUD were tasked to conduct these test for TRAI. Bhubaneswar It was observed that following operators has not met benchmarks set by TRAI. Voice quality: Airtel,... Read More

Esmail November 16th, 2015 2:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom commission gives in-principle approval to TRAI’s recommendations on calculation of spectrum caps

In a move which could well pave the path for further consolidation in the crowded Indian telecom sector, the Telecom commission the highest decision making authority gave its in principle approval to TRAI's recommendations on the calculation of spectrum caps reports ET. The consolidation in the Indian telecom market which started with the merger of Rcom and MTS had hit a roadblock as larger players like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone... Read More