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June 25th, 2019 12:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Invites Consultation on Allocation of 700 MHz Spectrum to Railways Jeopardising Rs 1 Lakh Crore Revenue

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has sought views of the industry stakeholders on whether or not it should allocate a large chunk of 700 MHz spectrum to the Indian Railways for passenger safety and security applications, as per an ET Telecom report. Since this spectrum will be allocated to Indian Railways for free, the government believes that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will be giving up an opportunity... Read More

June 25th, 2019 7:10 AM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Fixed Line Calling Service Confirmed Through New JioCall Application

Reliance Jio has changed the name of its Jio4GVoice application to JioCall. It is worth noting that while the other apps from Reliance Jio like JioMusic, JioTV, JioCinema etc exist for entertainment, the Jio4GVoice app was actually provided to the users for utility and it allowed the users to make calls and send SMS. However, now the name of this app has been simplified and set as JioCall along with... Read More

June 24th, 2019 8:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Motorola One Vision First Impressions: Tall 21:9 Display is the Highlight of this Mid-Range Phone

If there is one thing in today’s smartphones that has undergone a lot evolution, it is the display. The smartphone display has changed massively in the last one year, from 18:9 screens with bezels, then to the notch, the waterdrop notch, pop-up selfie cameras and also the punch-hole. This time, Motorola has announced its new phone while placing the bet on the punch-hole style front camera, along with impressive camera... Read More

June 24th, 2019 7:21 PM 27 COMMENTS

BSNL Under Urgent Financial Distress, Sends Out Letter to Government Asking for Help

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the state-led telecom operator has been suffering financial losses ever since the Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator Reliance Jio made its foray into the industry. The government led telco has been under distress and has now sent an SOS to the government, as it is now finding it “nearly impossible” to continue with the operations of the company. The telecom operator currently has an Rs... Read More

June 24th, 2019 6:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Subscribers Will be Able to Save Costs Owing to No Lock-in Period on Channel Packs

A while back, Tata Sky had introduced lock-in period on its channel packs, thus forcing the subscribers to subscribe to these bouquets for at least a month. This meant that if a Tata Sky subscriber wanted to drop these channel packs from their subscription, then they wouldn’t be able to do it before the lock-in period is complete. However, Tata Sky soon realised the implication of this move and decided... Read More

June 24th, 2019 5:02 PM 46 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Adds 8 Million Subscribers in April 2019: Trai

Telecom operator, Reliance Jio, has added a whopping eight million subscribers in the month of April 2019, reveals the data released by Trai. At the end of April 2019, Jio's subscriber market share is 27.08%, which is right below that of Bharti Airtel's 27.69% share. However, this data by Trai is slightly confusing as Reliance Jio claimed its subscriber base has crossed 300 million during Q4 FY19 itself. Bharti Airtel... Read More

June 24th, 2019 3:11 PM 12 COMMENTS

Airtel Prepaid Customers on Rs 129 and Above Plans Will Be Eligible for Free Hello Tunes

A few days back, Airtel followed on the footsteps of Reliance Jio and introduced free hello tunes for its subscribers. The Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator has been providing free caller tunes to its subscribers from a long time. However, the Sunil Bharti Mittal led telecom operator has now also introduced the same thing for its subscribers. The new hello tunes are available to Airtel subscribers on the Wynk Music... Read More

June 24th, 2019 1:47 PM 3 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Mi Band 4 Shipments Cross One Million in Just Over a Week

Xiaomi Mi Band 4 shipments crossed one million units in just eight days after going on for sale. According to the Chinese company, this is the first time it has achieved the one million sales number for any Mi Band model in such a quick time. Xiaomi's global spokesperson Donovan Sung announced this news on Twitter. The Xiaomi Mi Band 4 was announced earlier this month on June 11 and... Read More

June 24th, 2019 12:00 PM 5 COMMENTS

Trai Looking Forward to Making Modifications for Good in New Tariff Regime

In a new statement, chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), RS Sharma has said that the regulator is open to fine-tuning the new Trai tariff regime to address any "aberrations", as per an ET Telecom report. However, the chairman has also said that the regulator won't rush into this step without collecting adequate data backup. According to Sharma, the new Trai tariff regime has been a game changer... Read More

June 24th, 2019 9:12 AM 11 COMMENTS

ACT Stream TV 4K First Impressions: Aims to Replace Standard Set-Top Box in Your Home

ACT Fibernet has made up a name for itself in the Indian market over the last couple of years. It's the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) to launch Gigabit wired internet in the country and it's still the sole operator in several cities offering such incredible speeds. But ACT Fibernet is not stopping with just gigabit internet speeds; Well, the company wants to offer more to its subscribers so that... Read More

June 23rd, 2019 4:06 PM 9 COMMENTS

Independent TV Customers in Jeopardy as Company Extends Service Resumption Deadline to July 3

Independent TV, the DTH operator which operates in North and Western parts of India, has a piece of sad news for its subscribers. The company which terminated services on June 15 claiming non-payment of dues to satellite providers now confirmed that the service resumption would happen only after July 3. Earlier, Independent TV stated the services would likely resume on June 22, but we're past that deadline now. The company... Read More

June 22nd, 2019 6:42 PM 14 COMMENTS

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Says Subscribers in Metro Cities are Saving on Bills After Trai Tariff Regime

According to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), the DTH subscribers in Indian metro cities are saving up to around 10 to 15% on monthly subscription bills courtesy of the new Trai tariff regime. The ministry provided these new figures during the monsoon session of Lok Sabha, and it informed that the subscribers have benefitted from the new implementation. To recall, the new regulatory regime was first introduced in... Read More

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