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Ria Lakshman August 6th, 2015 4:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio can use KSEB towers to install optical fibre cables: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court has approved to the consent order given to Reliance Jio Infotech Pvt. Ltd., to use Kerala State Electricity Board’s (KSEB) towers for installation of its optical fibre cables (for 4G services). The Court added that any telecom operator who wishes to bring in 4G services can seek permission to use KSEB towers. The verdict was passed in a petition filed by COAI and its members questioning the... Read More

Asif Iqbal August 6th, 2015 4:04 PM 1 COMMENTS

ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe announced in India with 5.5-inch 1080p display and 4GB RAM for Rs. 22,999

As we announced a few days ago, ASUS ZenFestival was being conducted today, and the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer has announced three new smartphones in India; ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe, ASUS Zenfone Selfie, and ASUS Zenfone Laser. Let's talk about the Zenfone 2 Deluxe for now. The ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe is priced in India for Rs. 22,999, but the availability details haven't been announced yet. It is quite similar to the ASUS Zenfone... Read More

Srikapardhi August 6th, 2015 2:21 PM 30 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G services go LIVE in 296 towns across India

Bharti Airtel Limited, today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in 296 towns across India. This follows the successful trial of services in select cities and the feedback received from customers. Airtel also announced the launch of a new carrier agnostic mobile app – ‘Wynk Movies’ – a first of its kind movie mall that will offer a specially curated library of thousands... Read More

Imon August 6th, 2015 5:10 AM 49 COMMENTS

Airtel Increases 2G and 3G Mobile Internet Tariffs for Prepaid Users in Chennai and Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel has increased mobile internet tariffs for 2G and 3G services for prepaid users in Chennai and Tamil Nadu. The company has increased 3G charges by over 35 percent and 2G charges by over 25 percent for 1GB plans. The country’s largest telecom operator has increased the price for 1GB of 3G data to Rs 255 with a validity of 28 days against the earlier price of Rs 197.... Read More

Esmail August 5th, 2015 9:08 PM 26 COMMENTS

Cabinet clears hiving off 65,000 mobile towers of BSNL into subsidiary company, spells good news for the PSU and private operators

The union cabinet today cleared the proposal of the telecom department to hive off 65,000 mobile towers owned by BSNL into an entirely public owned subsidiary company. The tower assets of BSNL are currently second only to Indus towers which is owned by Airtel, Vodafone and Idea. This decision will bring much-needed relief to the loss making PSU BSNL which had been struggling to stay afloat in the competitive market... Read More

Imon August 5th, 2015 1:55 PM 17 COMMENTS

BSNL Announces New Fibernet Broadband Plans with High Speed Internet

BSNL Punjab users can now avail BSNL High Speed Internet at 15Mbps bandwidth with fault free Fibernet Broadband Services at lowest monthly budget for speed internet plans along with Unlimited Free Calling to any network. The new plans come with two types of high speed Fibernet Postpaid Broadband Plans (Fibro Combo ULD 1199 CS28, Fibro Combo ULD 1499 CS29) with 10Mbps and 15Mbps bandwidth. These plans also offer special discount... Read More

Ria Lakshman August 5th, 2015 1:29 PM 2 COMMENTS

The results of special audits on call drops to be announced on August 15

The special audits on call drops in metro/capital cities, which Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced early last month, will be filed on August 15. The issue of call drop raised major complaints among the subscribers that eventually led to online campaigns like #NoCallDrops. Subsequently, the Government warned the telecom operators to improve their service and asked to file a report by July 31. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)... Read More

Ria Lakshman August 5th, 2015 4:04 AM 7 COMMENTS

Videocon d2h launches Direct to Mobile TV app, subscribers can now watch television on mobile phones

Videocon has launched Direct to Mobile TV app that enables Videocon d2h subscribers to watch television anywhere, anytime on their mobile phones. The subscribers can watch more than 70 live channels and more than 3000 movies and videos available in its library. The existing subscribers can watch these using the app for Rs. 60 per month. There are also additional engagement features like sharing on social media, programme guide etc.... Read More

Esmail August 4th, 2015 6:02 PM 19 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel releases consolidated results for first quarter of FY2015 ended June 30, Mobile Data revenues at Rs 3,459 crore

Bharti Airtel Limited today announced its audited consolidated IFRS results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2015. The consolidated revenues for Q1 16 at Rs 23,671 crore grew by 3.1% over the corresponding quarter last year. Consolidated Mobile data revenues at Rs 3,459 crore grew by 56.9% Y-o-Y, uplifted by data traffic growth of 86.5%. India revenues reported a growth of 10.0% Y-o-Y, led by 22.2% in „airtel business? (B2B)... Read More

Esmail August 4th, 2015 4:57 PM 7 COMMENTS

Gionee M4 launched in India with 5000 mAh battery for Rs. 15,499

Gionee Smartphone announced the arrival of its latest Marathon series marvel The Marathon M4. Powered by 5000 mAh battery the M4 provides upto 50 Hrs of talk time and 440 Hrs of standby time. The 4G LTE enabled M4 supports Dual 4G SIMs along with OTG connectivity. Gionee Marathon M4 is powered by 1.3 GHZ Quad core 64 bit processor for faster processing, smoother viewing and browsing experience. Reading stories, watching videos,... Read More

Srikapardhi August 4th, 2015 4:16 PM 8 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel appoints Rajiv Mathrani as Chief Brand Officer

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), today announced the appointment of Rajiv Mathrani as Chief Brand Officer for its India operations. Rajiv will lead Airtel’s brand positioning, strategic initiatives and associations, and will report to Srini Gopalan, Director – Consumer Business, Bharti Airtel (India). He takes over from Mohit Beotra, who has decided to move on from Airtel to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities. Commenting on the appointment, Srini... Read More

Esmail August 4th, 2015 11:58 AM 15 COMMENTS

BSNL revises ISD tariffs for SAARC countries

BSNL the largest PSU telecom operator has been revising its tariffs recently. From the start of this month it revised the base tariffs of per second and per minute plans and also launched a new Pan India roaming voucher. Now BSNL has revised the ISD calling tariffs for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries. These include Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka. The details of... Read More