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September 15th, 2015 4:04 PM 24 COMMENTS

Reliance Mobile offers cheapest 3G data for GSM users, extends Freedom Data offer for NetConnect users

In a recent move, Reliance Mobile has extended its Freedom Data Offer, which they had launched during Independence day week, for an additional month. Earlier, Reliance was offering 69GB of data at Rs. 1,947 as Freedom Data Offer. The offer was valid till the 30th of August 2015 to all NetConnect users. When we contacted with Reliance Mobile, an executive said the offer wasn't available after the 30th of August,... Read More

September 15th, 2015 1:59 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL launches next-generation video conference services across India; offers calls at half rates as a promotional offer

BSNL, the state-run telecom unit, has announced the launch of its next-generation audio and video conferencing services in India. A few months ago, BSNL started upgrading their landline network to IP-based next-generation network (NGN), which allows many additional features like audio conferencing, video conferencing, video calls, etc. By launching its next-generation audio and multimedia video conference service throughout India, BSNL is aiming to bag premium customers. To promote this new... Read More

September 15th, 2015 11:02 AM 11 COMMENTS

Radiation emited by cellphone towers does not pose a health hazard: TRAI study

In a study conducted by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), it was found that the mobile towers do not cause radiation and hence, dismissed the claim that mobile towers cause serious health issues. The study included 300 mobile towers in Himachal Pradesh and no radiation was detected. Due to the fear of radiation, mobile towers were removed from many parts of the country causing severe call drops, claimed the... Read More

September 15th, 2015 5:35 AM 3 COMMENTS

NASA and Harmonic to launch UHD channel, plans to stream via internet

NASA and the video delivery infrastructure company Harmonic partner to launch NASA TV UHD, the first ever non-commercial consumer ultra-high definition (UHD) channel in North America. NASA Television will have the capability to deliver linear 2160p60 video content. This will allow the viewers to enjoy footage on a wide range of television and internet-connected devices. NASA used an end-to-end UHD video delivery system from Harmonic. The channel is awaiting its... Read More

September 14th, 2015 3:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

Mobile wallets using contactless technology to reach 200 million by the end of 2016: Study

The number of mobile wallets using contactless technology is expected to reach 200 million by the end of 2016, says a study from Juniper Research titled ‘Mobile Wallets: Contactless & Remote Payments 2015-2020’. If occurs, this is a 100 percent growth from the end of 2014. The reason for this growth is attributed to P2P (Person to Person) services for the unbanked in developing markets, particularly the launch of Apple... Read More

September 13th, 2015 9:11 PM 8 COMMENTS

After Himachal Pradesh, Idea now adds data to old packs in Maharashtra

A few days back, we reported that Idea Cellular, the third largest operator in India by subscriber base, has added extra data in the existing packs in the Himachal Pradesh circle. Now, they have come up with the same strategy for the Maharashtra circle. The telco has made a revision to its data packs, and instead of hiking data prices like they did earlier, they have added more data into... Read More

September 13th, 2015 6:00 AM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL will revise STV 135 from a seconds-based pack to a minute-based pack in Kerala

To follow a uniform pattern across all its telecom circles, BSNL will implement the Voice STV 135 in per-minute billing pattern like all the other telecom circles. In June, the pack launched on all BSNL circles with per-minute billing except Kerala. Now, BSNL has decided to revise the pack to minute-based billing from the 29th of September 2015. Currently, BSNL users from Kerala are enjoying 18,000 seconds free local/STD calls... Read More

September 12th, 2015 3:35 PM 12 COMMENTS

CEOs of top telecom companies write to DOT and TRAI to stop Delhi Municipal Corporation from sealing telecom tower sites

India is already suffering from the evil of call drops due to the lack of sufficient spectrum and also due to lack of sufficient number of telecom towers. The telecom operators are investing heavily in setting up of newer base stations to improve coverage and lower the call drop rates. But there is also a group of social activists who claim that telecom towers are adding to the level of... Read More

September 12th, 2015 5:54 AM 21 COMMENTS

Idea makes STD calls cheaper in West Bengal with revised STV 29

We earlier reported that telecom operators are slashing STD call rates across the circles as TRAI, the telecom regulatory body, slashed interconnection call charges. Now, Idea Cellular has revised its STD rate-cutter plan in the West Bengal circle. Revised rate-cutter will give customers to make STD calls at lower rates than the older ones. In this revision, STV 29 has been revised slightly. It will now give STD calls at... Read More

September 11th, 2015 3:37 AM 5 COMMENTS

Idea selfcare app gets a facelift, adds more functionality. To be available in app stores soon

Idea cellular the 3rd largest operator by subscriber base has refreshed the look and feel of it's 'My Idea' selfcare app. The current version of the app which is available in the app store is already pretty functional, the new version builds upon this functionality by a few tweaks here and there. The new look has a more graphical layout with better visual presentation for details like data usage in... Read More

September 10th, 2015 7:04 PM 3 COMMENTS

The vision of ‘Digital India’ and the challenges involved therein!

Our current government has taken the initiative to digitise India in a way that has never happened in the past. Yes the promise of 'Digital India' is indeed a big dream but with it come challenges which need to be overcome. One of the earlier programmes focused on digitization and e-governance was the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) prepared by the government in 2006. Although the early years of the plan... Read More

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