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Krishna Mukherjee December 23rd, 2015 1:04 PM 1 COMMENTS

LukUp Media to offer data services from January; secures unified license

Lukup Media has ?received the unified license to launch data services across the country from January. With this, the company will offer internet access along with television, video on demand and other services through a single connection to consumers. It is in the process of running field trials on a new Gigabit wireless platform that operates outside the licensed spectrum and can be used to offer 1 Gbps network connections... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 22nd, 2015 2:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceMudra sees Rs 200 crore transactions in 3 months; eyes Rs 600 crore by June’16

SpiceMudra, a prepaid payment wallet developed by Spice Digital, has recorded transactions worth Rs 200 crore in a span of only three months and it targets to cross a transactional value of Rs 600 crore by June 2016. Delhi-NCR contributed the maximum over 47% to the total transactions. The Delhi-NCR region was followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan with 19% and 18% respectively. Saket Agarwal, Global CEO, Spice Digital, said, “We... Read More

Tharun G December 21st, 2015 5:02 PM 44 COMMENTS

Here’s why Kerala has become a new playground for 4G players

Vodafone started its 4G innings in India by launching its LTE service in Kochi last week. Just a week later, the company has added Trivandrum to its 4G LTE map, and will soon launch those services in Calicut. Kerala is getting this attention even though more lucrative metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Bengaluru are still awaiting 4G services. Why did Vodafone chose Kerala over metro cities? Vodafone launched... Read More

Zara Ali December 19th, 2015 6:30 AM 10 COMMENTS

Microsoft launches its most affordable Windows 10 smartphone in India, priced at Rs. 9,399

Looks like Microsoft is yet again targeting the budget-conscious segment of buyers in the Indian smartphone market. The company has launched the Lumia 550 smartphone for a price of Rs. 9,399. The device is set to go on sale from December 23. Sadly, unlike Microsoft’s other high-end smartphones such as the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, this one will not support Windows 10 Continuum feature. The Continuum feature enables smartphones... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 18th, 2015 8:07 PM 6 COMMENTS

TRAI addresses concerns over EMF Radiation on human health

Dispelling fears over electromagnetic radiation (EMF), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said that radiation from the mobile towers and handsets do not carry enough energy to cause any harm to the human health. The regulator conducted an interactive meeting on EMF radiation of mobile towers today and senior officers of TRAI, TERM Cell officials, a number of state government officials, Resident Welfare Associations, NGOs, Consumer Forums, Builders,... Read More

Kaur G December 18th, 2015 2:35 PM 27 COMMENTS

Kerala outgrows metro cities in telecom revenue growth

As per data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Kerala recorded the maximum revenue growth of 14 percent in the period between April and June of 2014 and AMJ 2015. The revenue of the state increased from Rs 1878.44 crore in the AMJ quarter of 2014 to 2135.4 crore in AMJ 2015. Idea seems to be the biggest beneficiary of this growth in the Kerala circle with the... Read More

Zara Ali December 18th, 2015 7:00 AM 3 COMMENTS

LG Nexus 5X now available for as low as Rs. 23,095, bad news for YU Yutopia?

The LG Nexus 5X has received a price cut again, which now makes it available for as less as Rs. 23,095. Well, this better be a coincidence, as the price drop clashes with the launch of YU’s much-talked about smartphone, the Yutopia. It also means that now LG Nexus 5X is going to compete against the OnePlus 2 as well. Interestingly, the YU Yutopia comes at a price tag of... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 17th, 2015 6:50 PM 31 COMMENTS

Shake-out imminent, but winning the race would be no cake-walk for Reliance Jio

Amid speculations that Reliance Jio’s (RJio) entry will disrupt the whole telecom ecosystem, a school of thought, however, says that entering the market and conquering it would be no cake-walk for the company as it has to face multiple challenges moving ahead. During the Monsoon Hungama offer of Reliance a decade ago, when it took the industry by storm, a large number of people did not have any connection or... Read More

Zara Ali December 17th, 2015 7:00 AM 2 COMMENTS

Snapdragon 820 rumoured to stay exclusive to Samsung’s Galaxy S7 line-up

As we reported earlier, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is expected to be launched in two versions. One of the two variants will be powered by Samsung's own Exynos chispet while the other is dubbed to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset, depending upon the market. However, the latest rumors suggest that Samsung might be the only manufacturer to use the new 820 chipset in its upcoming devices, well at... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 16th, 2015 6:44 PM 6 COMMENTS

‘Project Loon’ in India? Google to shoo away India’s concerns over the project

Amid reports that the Indian government has found technical challenges in Google’s ‘Project Loon’, the technology major is believed to have initiated talks with the government to resolve issues related to the project. The company is hoping to bring its Project Loon to India that will offer affordable internet access to millions. On his two-day visit to India, Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google India, said that "Project Loon will launch balloons in... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 15th, 2015 4:06 PM 6 COMMENTS

Telcos should pay price for any deficiency in services: Arvind Kumar, Advisor, TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will soon file its reply on a plea challenging its regulation of compensating consumers for call drops. “We will defend the order in the interest of the consumers...if there is any deficiency in service, the telcos are liable to pay compensation for that,” said Arvind Kumar, Advisor (Network, Spectrum , license), TRAI. The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the regulator... Read More

Zara Ali December 15th, 2015 9:00 AM 5 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy A9 with 6-inch display and 13MP primary camera appears online with official images

Samsung recently launched its 2016 edition of Galaxy A series of smartphones. Now, the company is teasing yet another smartphone in the series, dubbed as the Galaxy A9, which has appeared on a third-party website with official images. The report on the website reveals that the forthcoming smartphone will feature a 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display. It will be powered by an octa-core (Quad 1.8GHz ARM Cortex A72 + Quad 1.2GHz A53... Read More