Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has decided to introduce new "WiMax WI Dongle UL 500 CS1" plan for all the WiMax dongle customers in Odisha circle on a promotional basis for 90 days. Details of this plan are as follows- Particulars Plan Details Bandwidth 512 kbps Users Single User Advance Rantal (6 months) Rs. 3000 Monthly Rental Rs. 500 Data Usage Unlimited The maximum bandwidth is 512 kbps and can... Read More
DirecTV is all set to enhance its satellite fleet in Latin America and US. As per the reports, the company has decided to launch two new satellites that will significantly increase its 4K and HD capacity. D-15 & SKYM-1: DirecTV-15 or D-15 is versatile all beam satellite that covers continental United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico while SKYM-1 or Sky Mexico-1 is the first owned and operated satellite... Read More
TRAI had recently come with a proposal which require explicit consent of consumers before activating mobile internet facility. This was aimed at protecting consumers from 'bill shock' due default activation of mobile internet services. Private Telcos Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and Reliance Jio has opposed this proposal and stated that data service should be part of basic mobile telephone service like calling and SMS. Operators also said TRAI is considering data service under value added service... Read More
During the month of April 2015 GSM rural subscriber base in the country grow 1.15% to 341.53 million. Total net addition in month of April was 3.88 million subscribers. Airtel leads rural subscriber base with 108.91 million subscribers which is almost a third of total rural subscribers in the country. Vodafone and Idea has the second and third largest rural GSM subscriber base with 98.75 million and 90.5 million subscribers respectively. In terms of... Read More
Connect Broadband, announced aggressive expansion plans across the country earlier this year. Post launch of telecom services in Haryana in Phase 1, Connect Broadband reaches yet another milestone by expanding footprint in Himachal Pradesh. Connect Broadband promises to offer innovative solutions to small and medium size businesses across the state. This introduction comes after conducting extensive research and gaining deep insights about customer usage and preferences. The aim was... Read More
BSNL has revised its prepaid 2G/3G data offering by reducing validity of most data packs. The new tariff will come into effect from 01-06-2015 on pan India basis. 1 GB monthly data pack to cost more BSNL has withdrawn Rs 176 1GB 28 days pack and has introduced new Rs 198 data pack which offer 1.1GB for 28 days. Also validity of Rs 139 1GB pack has been reduced to 15 days from existing... Read More
Vodafone India has invested over Rs. 1050 crores on ramping up network and distribution and retail presence in Maharashtra and Goa circle over the past 12 months (April 2014-March 2015). Vodafone has also expanded its network footprint by adding over 3000 new 3G and 2G sites across Maharashtra in the last financial year. During this period, Vodafone has increased its exclusive retail footprint by rolling out 17 Vodafone Stores and... Read More
In a move to strengthen the farming community of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a television channel for farmers, titled ‘DD Kisan’. The channel will bring forth information about agricultural practices, Government policies to farmers etc. During the launch of the channel, Modi emphasized the need to make the farming sector ‘vibrant and dynamic’ and called the experts from various fields, including seed, soil and fertilizer to come... Read More
Telecom Regulatory of India (TRAI) reiterated its recommendations on spectrum sharing when the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) sought clarification on this regard. The regulator had earlier said that the airwaves cannot be shared, but later changed its stand. TRAI’s recommendations say that the airwaves acquired through trading can be shared by all operators, including 3G. “This will improve the spectral efficiency,” says TRAI. "Therefore, the Authority does not find any... Read More
HOOQ, Singapore-based startup has announced its plan to launch premium regional video-on-demand service in India from June 2015 at a subscription rate of Rs. 199 per month. Through a partnership with Sony Pictures television and Warner Bros, HOOQ will launch its contents through Hooq.tv website. Currently, a beta version of the service is available. The subscribers can view the ad-free content through any of their devices, computer, smartphones, tablets or... Read More
Tata Sky enhances its video services by upgrading its entire DTH platform to the Ericsson's video compression platform AVP 4000 System Encoder. The upgrade will enable Tata Sky to increase the channels and promises better picture quality. “For Tata Sky, it is of utmost importance to consistently deliver a high quality viewing experience to our subscribers. The Ericsson AVP 4000 System Encoder allows us to enhance picture quality, offer increased... Read More
BSNL Samadhan is a special relief scheme introduced for broadband users who are charged excess for exceeding free usage limit. BSNL has now extended this offer to postpaid mobile data subscribers. Samadhan special relief scheme offers BSNL postpaid mobile data subscribers to apply for a higher data plan for the period of excess usage. The higher data plan will get applied instead of the original plan active at the time of usage. The highest... Read More
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