Looks like Idea Cellular is all set to launch its own 3G network in Kolkata ahead of the launch of its Vodafone 4G in December. Idea's 3G signal is now appearing in many places with constant signal throughout Kolkata. We earlier reported that Idea Cellular may launch their own 3G network during Diwali. However, they haven't launched their 3G network yet or haven't made any official statement on this regard.... Read More
Telecom service provider Vodafone is planning to raise its number of staff by 200 to 15,000 employees over the next two years. “The planned capacity expansions and investments in the high-end technology centre and the customer service centres will create opportunities for employment and for skilling and training India’s rich talent pool,” the company said in a statement. Vodafone, which has over 188 million subscribers in India, has announced plans... Read More
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), the telecom regulator, may float a consultation paper by the end of this month to ascertain the reserve price of spectrum across different bands that the government is planning to auction next year, ET reported. In the upcoming spectrum auction, the government may look at selling airwaves in the 2G, 3G and 4G bands, apart from the bandwidth left unsold from the previous sale.... Read More
Rubbishing telecom operators’ claims that call drop compensation to subscribers will lead to a revenue loss of Rs 54,000 crore per year, telecom regulator Trai has said that such figures are exaggerated and financial implications would be even less than Rs 200 crore per quarter. "It is observed that the total financial implications on telecom service providers (TSPs) is likely to be not more than Rs 200 crore per quarter,... Read More
Well, the world must be knowing this that Cisco has a leadership position in computer networking equipment and majorly sells its products to businesses and government and Ericsson holds a strong foothold in selling its gears to the communications service providers, and as a result, the outcome of their tie-up would bring in a stronger entity. But what actually pushed these leaders to come together and start selling each other’s... Read More
Voice over LTE (VoLTE) capable smartphone shipments will grow at a CAGR of 33% between 2015 and 2020, eventually accounting for over 950 million unit shipments by the end of 2020, according to SNS Research. The report said that VoLTE services will account for nearly $120 billion in annual service revenue by 2020, as mobile operators remain committed to VoLTE as the long term solution to secure a fully native... Read More
India’s second-largest telecom operator Vodafone will invest Rs 13,000 crores (£ 1.3 billion) for capacity augmentation, new business initiatives in the country and also for government’s Digital India and Make in India programs. In a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in London, Vittorio Colao, Vodafone Group Plc’s CEO, committed this investment. Vodafone also reiterated its commitment to support government’s Digital India and Make in India initiatives. Out of the... Read More
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), in a technical paper analysing the call drops phenomenon, urged the Indian telcos to add towers on a war footing and bolster existing 2G networks and not merely focus on 3G to improve overall mobile coverage. The regulator said there is also an urgent need to address challenges posed by the arbitrary sealing of mobile towers by municipal authorities in urban areas. It asked... Read More
More than 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30 percent from 2015, according to market research firm Gartner, which says that 5.5 million new things will get connected every day next year. The research firm also forecasts that connected things in use will reach 20.8 billion by 2020 worldwide. Gartner estimates that the Internet of Things (IoT) will support total services spending of $235... Read More
Reliance Global Call, a provider of international calling cards, has rolled out a plan, called 'Value Pack' that lets infrequent international callers get more bang for their buck. This plan gives users in USA 600 minutes each month for just $6.99 inclusive of taxes. Users can enjoy cheap international calling to India and 24 other destinations at just 1.17¢ per minute. This plan comes with no contract, hidden costs or... Read More
Vodafone India, the country's second-largest mobile operator, said that its service revenue stood at Rs 21,883 crores in the six months ended September 2015, a growth of 6.2%, on the back of customer base growth and strong demand for 3G data services. “We continue to deliver healthy double digit underlying revenue growth of 11.2% and further enhanced EBITDA margin to 29.7%. Driven by the strong uptake in data, our 3G... Read More
Tata Docomo, the unified telecom brand of Tata Teleservice (TTL), has started multi-city symposium that showcases its gamut of offerings around digital technologies, including marketing solutions, enterprise collaboration, asset connectivity and enterprise connectivity to its customers in India. With more than 250 participants, consisting of CEOs, industry experts, entrepreneurs and CIOs, Tata Docomo led the discussion at its annual industry confluence ‘Do Big Symposium’ around the technologies powering digital disruption -... Read More
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