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Ria Lakshman June 4th, 2015 10:21 AM 0 COMMENTS

India leads in number of mobile subscribers, 26+ million new addition in Q1 2015: Ericsson mobility report

India has showcased a whopping growth in terms of number of mobile subscribers with a net addition of more than 26 million subscribers in Q1 2015, according to a mobility report published by Ericsson. On a global front, the total number of mobile subscribers has reached 7.2 billion. Following India is China with a net addition of more than 8 million subscribers. Myanmar tops the chart next with more than... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 3rd, 2015 7:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

One Touch Response to emergencies is on its way to major cities in the country

The services of One Touch Responses (OTR), India’s first emergency response service for all kind of emergencies will be extended to six other cities by 2016, says its founder Arvind Khanna. OTR service has proved beneficial to more than 10,000 subscribers and has been a huge hit in Delhi-NCR region, where it operates now. The service, which is accessible via OTR app or on phone provides assistance within seconds through... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 3rd, 2015 3:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Public can access DoT’s report on net neutrality in few days, says Telecom Minister

The panel formed by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to scrutinize net neutrality issue has submitted its final report to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The copy of the report will be published on the website for public access within few days. Another copy of it will be sent to the telecom regulator TRAI for reference. The issue of net neutrality was raging across the country soon after Airtel launched its... Read More

SuperGeek June 3rd, 2015 10:17 AM 0 COMMENTS

Asus ZenWatch 2 launched, 4 days battery life promised

Asus has just taken the covers off the ZenWatch 2, which will be taking the torch from the ZenWatch. A point worth mentioning before we proceed ahead is that the original ZenWatch still hasn't reached India even though it has been confirmed by the top executives at Asus on more than occasion. Coming to the ZenWatch 2, it takes a shot at the Apple Watch by offering two dial sizes... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 3rd, 2015 1:18 AM 4 COMMENTS

Free talktime for every call drop is a possible solution: DoT

Soon after Reliance’s act of compensating call drops with free call minutes came into existence, the Government has decided to mull over such an option for the rest of the service providers for the issue. Earlier, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had hinted the possibility of creating ‘a disincentive architecture (for the operators)’ to curb the frequent call drops issue. “I have directed the officials in the department to “work... Read More

Dr. Sisira Raj June 2nd, 2015 2:13 PM 89 COMMENTS

BSNL subscribers to enjoy Free roaming from June 15

The much awaited news for the Indian mobile users to cherish have come out as the Department of Telecom announced free national roaming for state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) customers. Addressing the media in New Delhi on Tuesday, Union minister for Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad announced the historic decision, a reason to celebrate for the users of India’s largest and oldest communication service provider. BSNL has... Read More

Dr. Sisira Raj June 2nd, 2015 1:42 PM 14 COMMENTS

Full mobile number portability from July 2015, says Minister

Subscribers will be able to change their service provider in any part of the country while retaining the number from July 2015 onwards. The measure will allow the user to keep the number in any part of the country even when they change their operator or state. Earlier the mobile number portability is only allowed within the particular telecom circle. Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted... Read More

SuperGeek June 2nd, 2015 1:19 PM 8 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime 4G quietly launched in India for Rs. 9,999

Samsung has been battling the onslaught of OEMs of the far East for quite a while in India, and is now making an attempt to get back into the game. It has now launched a budget 4G LTE smartphone named the Samsung Galaxy Core Prime 4G. The smartphone was due for a release back in March in India but got delayed due to some unknown reasons. A Mumbai based retailer,... Read More

Bhupendra Sharma June 2nd, 2015 9:26 AM 7 COMMENTS

A Raja Granted 2G Spectrum Illegally: Enforcement Directorate

Enforcement Directorate has claimed that A Raja, Former Telecom Minister illegally granted 2G spectrum license to the firms that were not eligible for it. The issue took a hype when Rs. 200 crore was allegedly transferred to DMK supremo M Karunanidhi's family owned Kalaignar TV. During the final arguments in the 2G scam case, Anand Grover, Special Public Prosecutor stated that a conspiracy was planned by A Raja and other... Read More

Tharun G June 2nd, 2015 2:11 AM 0 COMMENTS

DoT panel submits report on net neutrality to Telecom minister

DoT panel for net neutrality has submitted its report to the telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The 6 member panel was formed in last January to formulate government's policy on net neutrality. As per reports, the committee was of view that core principles of net neutrality must maintain and not to allow blocking, prioritization, throttling of content providers on a network. At the same time, some members of the committee were of the view that... Read More

Tharun G June 1st, 2015 2:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL to reduce call rates to 45p/min using STV starting June 4

Recently BSNL had introduced STV 54 & STV 88 exclusive for per second and per minute plan subscribers. BSNL has now reduced call rates on both STVs to 45p/min per minute plan subscribers. BSNL has also reduced cost of STV 54 to 42 and validity has been reduced to 28 days from existing 45 days. Both STVs now offer reduced call rates of 45p/min Local/STD for per minute plan subscribers and 0.8p/sec Local/STD for per seconds plan... Read More

Dr. Sisira Raj June 1st, 2015 2:35 PM 9 COMMENTS

For intercepting calls, govt set up centres at Delhi, Bengaluru

The government has set up centres at Delhi and Bengaluru for interception of telephone and internet services for lawful purpose. The government has also installed servers at different locations of telecommunication companies as part of the centralised monitoring system (CMS) for interception and monitoring of communications like voice, data, SMS and internet. Sources said that 14 regional centres across the country will be established in future. According to a report... Read More