Telecom tariff prices in India are the cheapest across the globe. Even after the tariff hike that happened in December 2019, consumers are getting 1GB of data for less than Rs 5 in the country. The rise of Reliance Jio happened only to the fact that it offered the cheapest 4G tariff plans. Over the last few weeks, we saw Vodafone Idea’s thought of raising tariffs once again so that... Read More
To compete with the likes of Reliance JioFiber, Airtel Xstream Fiber and BSNL Bharat Fiber, the local Internet Service Provider (ISP), Excell Broadband has revised its broadband plans. Excell Broadband, which is operating across major cities in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana now has a 150 Mbps broadband plan for Rs 1,199. Earlier, the ISP used to offer 100 Mbps broadband plan with 1.2TB FUP limit for Rs 1,999. Now, for... Read More
While India is at the brink of testing 5G connectivity, there are millions of users still using 2G for calling and data purposes. As per a stat (calculated at the end of March 2020) shared by The Wire, Bharti Airtel’s 47% user base amounting to 135 million users and Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) 60% user base amounting to 174 million users still relied on 2G networks for connectivity. These are huge... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited or BSNL is known for its affordable offerings in the prepaid segment. We have seen BSNL offering 3GB of data per day for under Rs 200 in the past. However, the major drawback for BSNL is the lack of 4G services. Private telecom operators- Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea, are currently offering 4G tariff plans with up to 3GB data per day, whereas BSNL is still... Read More
A lot of people are concerned about the use of 5G technology for connectivity. This is because a common presumption about 5G is that it produces harmful radiations which kill birds and also lead to people being diagnosed with cancer. To understand how this technology will actually affect us, first, let’s see how it is different from previous cellular technologies. With 5G, the networks would depend on radio waves to... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) until now provided users with a Google Bundle offer who opted for broadband plans with fixed monthly charge (FMC) of Rs 799 and more for 12/24/36 months together. Under the Google Bundle offer, users had an option to pay 99 per month for 13 months as a one time charge to get Google Nest Mini and Rs 199 per month (for a plan with FMC... Read More
Reliance Jio recently became the leading telecom service provider in India. In the process, the telco also became the first operator to cross the 400 million subscriber base mark. Reliance Jio stirred the entire market a few years ago by implementing prepaid plans with daily data benefit. After the tariff revision in December 2019, Reliance Jio is offering prepaid plans with 1GB daily data, 1.5GB daily data, 2GB daily data... Read More
It looks like BSNL is all over the place at the moment. The telco has been continually writing to government authorities on the problems it is facing for drafting a 4G tender. Now, it has reported that BSNL recently discussed with Vodafone Idea for a potential 4G Intra Circle Roaming agreement. Yes, you heard it right. BSNL is looking to provide 4G services under the newly formed Vi brand. The... Read More
BSNL's complaints regarding the 4G equipment procurement and 4G tender continue. In the latest development, the telco has reportedly informed DoT that the prices offered by local vendors are on the steeper side when compared to the prices offered by global vendors. This development comes after the government pushing telcos to procure local 4G gear so that the global and local vendors are on the same playing field. Thanks to... Read More
The demand for broadband internet connection has grown multiple folds over the last few months in India. This is because of people working from home, students streaming classes online, and then over-the-top (OTT) content streaming for entertainment purposes. Some of the best broadband plans are also some of the most expensive ones. So today we are going to list all the most expensive broadband plans from BSNL Bharat Fiber, Airtel... Read More
Sun Direct, the fourth largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator in India is still witnessing “tremendous demand” for its Set-Top Box (STB) with the company expecting the DTH sector to generate double-digit revenue growth. The development was shared by SL Narayanan, group CFO of Sun TV Network in the second quarter earnings call on November 12, 2020. Sun TV Network on November 12, 2020 reported its second quarter financial results for the... Read More
The Redmi Note 9 series is going to get three new devices on November 26, 2020, in China. The Chinese smartphone maker confirmed the same via a post on Weibo. Redmi, however, didn’t suggest any names of the devices, so the exact names of the new devices in the series is still unknown. However, for now, we can assume that they are Redmi Note 9, Redmi Note 9 Pro, and... Read More
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Tanay JI , BSNL added 2.17 lakh New FTTH connections in March 24 not only 6203 as per your article.…
We should standardized 1Gbps with Wifi 6E atleast in metros and 100Mbps should be norm in rural areas with Wifi…
Mmwave and 5G on every band by Jio 5G atleast. Everywhere.
Yes, Airtel has expanded really fast and Airtel fiber service and 4G service is far better than Jio to be…
Vi harming itself by providing 179 recharge to keep validity. In this way it will not survive. I think investors…
