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June 30th, 2015 12:33 PM 51 COMMENTS

Airtel is now the third largest mobile operator in the world with over 303 million customers across 20 countries

Airtel, today said that it has become the third largest mobile operator in the world in terms of subscribers. As per the latest data published by WCIS, Airtel with over 303 million mobile subscribers across its operations, has moved up one position in the global rankings. Airtel began operations in November 1995 in New Delhi (India) and in less than two decades it has emerged as one of the top brands... Read More

June 29th, 2015 7:44 PM 65 COMMENTS

Airtel withdraws free incoming on roaming plan to be charged at 10 paisa/min

Airtel has silently withdrawn its daily roaming plan of Rs 5 & introduced a new daily roaming plan at Rs 6 which doesn't offer free Incoming calls. Incoming calls are being charged at 10 paisa/min. Charging for incoming calls is odd in a roaming pack , when companies like BSNL are giving free roaming to users & even private telco like Aircel has made roaming incoming free between 5 south... Read More

June 29th, 2015 3:14 PM 3 COMMENTS

Idea added nearly 20 Lakh subscribers in FY15, becomes the first operator to gain trust of 2 Crore customers in MP & Chhattisgarh

Idea Cellular, has achieved an unprecedented milestone by recording over 2 Crore customers on its network in MP & Chhattisgarh. Idea made this landmark achievement on the back of a highly successful FY15 when it added nearly 20 lakhs users in the circle and recorded highest YoY growth of nearly 4 percentage points in Revenue Market Share (RMS) which stood at 39.6% in Q4FY15. Idea has become the first mobile operator... Read More

June 28th, 2015 7:06 PM 34 COMMENTS

BSNL to add 2000 new 3G BTS in Kerala circle Kannur to get 330 new 3G BTS, a smart move to counter private operators

As part of Phase VII expansion, BSNL will be adding around 2000 new 3G BTS in Kerala circle. With this expansion BSNL wants to double its 3G footprint in the circle. The new 3G sites will be distributed across Kerala as follows, Trivandrum(160),  Kollam(140), Pathanamthitta(135), Alappuzha(135), 160 Kottayam(160), Ernakulam(270), Trichur(170), Palakkad(130), Malappuram(165), Kozhikode(175)and  Kannur(330). The new 3G BTS will be installed at location having high data traffic. Kerala circle generates the highest earnings for BSNL in India.... Read More

June 28th, 2015 12:17 PM 30 COMMENTS

Akamai Releases ‘State of the Internet’ Report, India ranked lowest at 14th in Asia Pacific Region with 2.3 Mbps avg speed

Akamai Technologies, which operates the world's largest content delivery network(CDN) has released ‘State of the Internet’ Report for Q1 2015. The report provides global Internet statistics based on connection speed, broadband adoption, network and mobile connectivity. The global average connection speed was at 5 Mbps and increased a sizable 30 percent year over year. Countries with average broadband speed exceeding 15 Mbps included Ireland (17.4 Mbps), Sweden (15.8 Mbps), Netherlands (15.3 Mbps), South Korea (23.6 Mbps), Hong... Read More

June 27th, 2015 9:26 AM 73 COMMENTS

PM to launch Digital India on 1st July 2015, BSNL to commission NGN Exchanges, Phase VII 2G/3G expansion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Digital India Programme on 1st July 2015 at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi. Leaders from 400 corporate houses including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella,  Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Wipro Chairman Azim Premji will be attending the function. Prime Minister will present the roadmap for digital India and will launch the logo for the programme. Various schemes like Digital Locker, e-education and e-health will be launched at the event. The digital locker... Read More

June 26th, 2015 2:48 PM 12 COMMENTS

Vodafone 3G has 22% faster download and 130% faster upload speeds- fastest in Haryana

Vodafone India, in Haryana has been certified as the fastest 3G service provider in the circle by Ookla speed test. According to the Ookla Speed Test, a popular internet speed test analysis tool, Vodafone Haryana’s mobile internet is found to be the fastest in the circle for the month of May. The test results showcase that Vodafone subscribers in Haryana enjoy 22 percent faster download and 130 percent quicker upload speeds... Read More

June 26th, 2015 1:59 PM 4 COMMENTS

Vodafone goes local to engage with retailers and customers in Rajasthan

Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, has undertaken a unique initiative to connect with their retailers and customers in Rajasthan Circle. Over 500 Vodafone Retail outlets in Rajasthan have been given a customized, Marwar look and feel, as part of Vodafone’s effort to reward high performing retailers and simultaneously infuse a sense of identity with the local populace. Speaking about the unique initiative, Amit Bedi, Business Head,... Read More

June 25th, 2015 7:39 PM 171 COMMENTS

TATA DOCOMO will start charging roaming rates for Kolkata users who are travelling in the rest Of West Bengal circle

TATA DOCOMO will start levying roaming charges for Kolkata users who are travelling in the rest Of West Bengal circle and vice-versa. Incoming calls will be charged at 80 paisa/minute & Local outgoing calls at 80 paisa/minute , outgoing STD calls will be charged at a rate of 1.15 paisa/minute .However no details have been provided on SMS charges. India is divided into 22 telecom circles wherein West Bengal is... Read More

June 25th, 2015 4:56 PM 2 COMMENTS

Bharti joins OneWeb’s to provide affordable high speed internet access, how it works?

Bharti Enterprises (“Bharti”), one of India’s leading business groups, today said that it has acquired a strategic minority stake in OneWeb, which is supported by a global consortium with an aim to provide affordable internet access to all. As one of the founding members of OneWeb, Bharti will have representation on the Board of the company. OneWeb today announced USD 500 million in funding from its investors to take forward... Read More

June 25th, 2015 3:47 PM 15 COMMENTS

Airtel withdraws Smartbytes abruptly, customers inconvenienced

Smartbytes, the product, which allows Airtel postpaid users to top-up their internet data packs if they use up their monthly allowance before their bill cycle date, is no longer available. A Delhi-based user noticed this first while he tried topping up his Airtel postpaid number after exhausting the monthly 2GB quota, the network returned a 'service not applicable' message. He also received a message saying "Sorry! No data packs available... Read More

June 25th, 2015 6:17 AM 7 COMMENTS

Ortel Broadband Introduces 50 Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 internet In Odisha

Ortel Broadband has introduced 50 Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 internet in Odisha. As of now, the service has been launched in Bhubaneswar, but soon it will be floated in other cities as well. With the inclusion of DOCSIS 3.0 technology, Ortel Broadband has ensured that users get higher throughput compared to earlier versions. While using DOCSIS 3.0, users get higher than normal speed for download and upload. Ortel Broadband currently offers... Read More

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