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Esmail November 6th, 2015 2:38 AM 14 COMMENTS

Penalty for call drops to be implemented as per schedule: Telecom Minister

India’s telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today reiterated that penalty for call drops announced by the country’s telecom regulator, TRAI, will be implemented as per schedule. Prasad said that customer interest is more important for the government. “There is no question of going back on the proposal to penalise telecom companies for call drops," he said. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) last month said that the Indian telcos... Read More

Srikapardhi November 5th, 2015 1:18 AM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Communications to roll out India’s first IoT network

Tata Communications is planning to roll out the country’s first and the world’s biggest Internet of Things (IoT)/ Machine to Machine (M2M) communications network across the country, with full coverage starting in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. The first phase targets to cover 400 million people across tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 cities. The network is based on a wireless communication technology, called LoRa, which is dedicated to IoT and... Read More

Srikapardhi November 4th, 2015 5:20 PM 5 COMMENTS

TATA DOCOMO offers blanket 3 Lacs accidental death cover with Rs 107 recharge

Tata Docomo, the unified telecom brand of Tata Teleservices Ltd. (TTSL) announced today the launch of free accidental death insurance benefit up to three lakhs for its existing and new pre-pay GSM customers in Mumbai circle. To avail this free insurance benefit, customer has to do a recharge of Rs 107, which will give discounted tariff, Talk time benefit & VAS service along with free accidental Insurance for... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 4th, 2015 12:18 PM 9 COMMENTS

Why are telcos resorting to offering insurance cover?

After Telenor, Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL), which runs under the brand MTS, is all set to provide insurance cover to its data subscribers. For the first time, with Telenor, a telecom operator has started offering life insurance to its new and existing customers, with covers from Rs 5,000 to Rs 50,000. SSTL has tied up with Oriental Insurance company to provide Rs 1 lakh accidental insurance cover to its new... Read More

Chethan S November 3rd, 2015 6:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ozone Networks to deploy a million WIFI hotspots in India by 2020

Delhi-based Ozone Networks is planning to deploy a million WIFI hotspots in India by 2020, targeting the high potential WIFI market, which has lately seen participation from internet majors like Google and Facebook. Ozone Networks is now owned by UK-based internet service provider New Call Telecom, which also acquired OTT calling and messaging app Nimbuzz last year. Ozone is also discussing potential tie-ups with Indian telecom service providers to provide Wi-Fi... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 3rd, 2015 4:50 PM 17 COMMENTS

Government nod paves way for Google Project Loon in India

Google seems to have got official nod from the Indian government for testing of the ‘Project Loon’, which would provide fast internet connectivity to the unconnected citizens of India by using large balloons, according to media reports. Google had approached the Indian government to set up the Loon project and Drone-based Internet transmission. However, the government only gave nod for testing of Loon project, as per media reports. The reports also... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 2nd, 2015 7:19 PM 8 COMMENTS

Will RCom-SSTL merger set the ball rolling for telecom consolidation in India?

In 2014, the telecom industry in India thought that it would see its first consolidation in the sector with Bharti Airtel’s acquisition of Loop Mobile, which would have made the former a number 1 player in the Mumbai circle, where Vodafone had a dominating position. But, country’s top operator called off the Rs 700-crore deal after it got stuck in regulatory hurdles. Now, with RCom, SSTL merger, the question pops... Read More

Imon November 2nd, 2015 4:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Binatone launches wi-fi router with mobile app based easy configuration

Binatone, has launched a WR1505N3 150 MBPS Wi Fi Router which is supported by mobile app for android for easy installation & configuration. The router is loaded with features along with the convenience of installing it at one’s home using mobile app which makes the entire process very simple. It does away with tedious task of using a PC and fill in complex technical details to install & configure. Now... Read More

Chhavi November 2nd, 2015 2:07 PM 8 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio SVP-Marketing Nikhil Rungta quits

Nikhil Rungta, the Senior Vice President - Marketing of Reliance Jio, has quit the company to join SoftBank-backed realty portal, Housing.com, as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Rungta’s departure is among the high-profile exits from Mukesh-Ambani-owned Reliance Jio, which is preparing to start commercial operations in the country. Sandeep Das and Sumit Chowdhury are some of the high-profile executives who left Jio earlier this year. Rungta served Jio for over... Read More

Chethan S November 2nd, 2015 1:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Video-on-demand service HOOQ now supports Google Chromecast

The latest version of HOOQ application will now support Google Chromecast, further expanding the viewing experience for HOOQ users in the country. In addition, customers who purchase Google Chromecast through Snapdeal and Reliance Digital will get free access to HOOQ for 6 months worth Rs 1500, the company said. HOOQ subscribers will now be able to use Chromecast to cast over 15,000 Hollywood and Bollywood movies and TV series from any... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 2nd, 2015 12:11 PM 76 COMMENTS

SSTL and Reliance Communications announce merger

Sistema JSFC, a publicly-traded diversified holding company in Russia and the CIS, announces the signing of binding documents regarding the merger of Sistema's Indian telecommunications business with business of Reliance Communications Ltd, one of the leading telecom operators in India. The signed documentation provides for the demerger of the telecommunication business from Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (“SSTL”) and its merger with the telecommunications business of Reliance Communications Ltd (“RCom”) based... Read More

Srikapardhi November 2nd, 2015 9:41 AM 7 COMMENTS

Facebook, BSNL to power 100 WiFi hotspots in rural India

After Internet major Google, Facebook is also preparing to tap the country’s Wi-Fi market. It has already partnered Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) to create 100 WiFi hotspots in rural India to drive digital penetration in the country, ET reported. The report said that the social networking giant is investing Rs 5 crore annually to buy bandwidth from BSNL for a period of three years. BSNL and Facebook have already... Read More