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January 17th, 2017 9:08 PM 82 COMMENTS

Vodafone India is now offering four times more data with every pack; 4GB 4G data at Rs. 250

Vodafone India, India’ second largest telecom network today announced yet another bonanza offer where the company is offering four times more data for their Vodafone SuperNet 4G customers. That said, this offer is applicable only for the areas where Vodafone SuperNet 4G services are live. Ever since crossing the mark of 200 million subscriber base, the company is aggressively launching offers to compete with the rival operators. In this latest... Read More

January 17th, 2017 7:10 PM 17 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, the company’s first 6GB RAM phone launched in India for Rs. 36,900

It looks like Samsung is on a song at the moment. The South Korean smartphone company, today morning unveiled the entry-level Galaxy J2 Ace and Galaxy J1 4G smartphones in India, and at the end of the day, we have another launch coming from the same company itself. Dubbed as the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, it is the smartphone to boast of several firsts’. Yes, the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro... Read More

January 17th, 2017 3:39 PM 23 COMMENTS

Samsung Launches 4G VoLTE-enabled Galaxy J2 Ace and Galaxy J1 4G in India, Starting at Rs. 6,890

Samsung has come up with two entry-level smartphones in the J-series - the Galaxy J2 Ace and Galaxy J1 4G. Both the phones are priced at Rs. 8,490 and Rs 6,890 respectively. The Samsung Galaxy J2 Ace features a 5-inch Super AMOLED display (960x540 Pixels) and is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737T processor clubbed with Mali-T720 GPU and 1.5GB of RAM. The phone bears 8GB internal storage, which... Read More

January 17th, 2017 3:27 PM 71 COMMENTS

“Take corrective actions instead of blaming Airtel for call failures,” Airtel hits back at Reliance Jio

The Points of Interconnect (PoIs) issue between Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio seems to be an unending war with both service providers blaming each other for the call failures on the networks. Yesterday, Reliance Jio pointed out that the calls are still failing due to the anti-competitive nature of “big telcos” who are not providing required PoIs. Against this allegation, Airtel has released a statement saying the issue lies with... Read More

January 16th, 2017 7:32 PM 33 COMMENTS

Videocon Telecom to shut down their operations in Punjab by mid-February, urges its customers to choose MNP

Videocon Telecom, the subsidiary of Videocon group, will close down their services in the entire Punjab state with effect from February 15, 2017. The company released a public statement on their official website. In the same statement, the company is asking the consumers of Videocon Telecom in the area of Punjab to either exhaust the remaining balances in their respective accounts for prepaid users and postpaid customers are requested to... Read More

January 16th, 2017 2:02 PM 54 COMMENTS

Airtel upgrades to ‘Dual Carrier’ technology in Delhi to offer superior customer experience

Airtel, today rolled an upgraded mobile network in Delhi-NCR. As part of the network upgrade, Airtel has deployed state of the art ‘Dual Carrier’ technology to combine the spectrum capacities of two 5MHz carriers in the 2100 MHz band. Airtel is the first mobile operator to deploy ‘Dual Carrier’ technology in Delhi NCR. ‘Dual Carrier’ technology significantly boosts network capacity through highly efficient usage, and delivers a superior mobile experience... Read More

January 15th, 2017 5:56 PM 3 COMMENTS

India require over 80 lakhs new WiFi hotspots to reach global level of WiFi penetration: Study

A joint study by ASSOCHAM-Deloitte said that India needs over 80 lakhs hotspots to reach the global level of one Wi-Fi hotspot penetration for every 150 people. Currently, there are just about 31,000 hotspots installed in the country. The study titled 'Digital India: Unlocking the Trillion Dollar opportunity,' jointly conducted by ASSOCHAM and research firm Deloitte, said that the biggest challenge faced by the Digital India programme is the slow/delayed... Read More

January 15th, 2017 12:31 PM 60 COMMENTS

India’s top law officer clears way for Rs 3,050 crore penalty on Airtel, Vodafone, Idea: Reports

India’s Attorney General (AG) – the government’s top law officer—has reportedly allowed the telecom department to levy of penalties on Bharti Airtel Ltd, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular for denying adequate connectivity to Reliance Jio Infocomm. The AG has informed the telecom department that it was well within its powers to levy penalties these top telcos as recommended by the telecom regulator. “I have approved the recommended penalty,” attorney general... Read More

January 15th, 2017 7:09 AM 0 COMMENTS

Trai now allows special tariff vouchers with 365-days of validity

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has given its permission to special data vouchers with longer validity of 365 days, as compared to the current validity of 90 days, according to a report by wire service ANI. The regulator on Friday released the Telecom Consumers Protection (Tenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016 to change the regulation. In a statement, the telecom regulator said, “Requests were received in TRAI seeking longer validity... Read More

January 14th, 2017 5:13 PM 7 COMMENTS

BSNL launches new project to enable Aadhar-based eKYC and digital customer engagement

State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL has launched its Customer Acquisition and Customer Communication Management (CACMS) project in partnership with Intense Technologies to enable Aadhar-based eKYC and digital customer engagement. BSNL said that customer on-boarding is now being reduced from days to hours. It added that its customers now have the convenience of Aadhar based fast and efficient onboarding. Foreign national with e-visa are onboarded very quickly. Centralized... Read More

January 14th, 2017 1:06 PM 89 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio service impacted data consumption on top telcos’ networks, set to get 100 million users by March 2017

Reliance Jio’s 4G offering is gaining traction and it has already impacted data consumption on existing telcos’ networks. The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator is likely to see its subscriber base double by the end of this financial year, JP Morgan said in an analysis. Reliance Jio has reportedly added over 67 million 4G users on its network with the help of free unlimited voice and 4G data services, coupled with... Read More

January 14th, 2017 12:42 PM 37 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to invest Rs 30,000 crore more to expand 4G coverage and capacity

Reliance Jio on Friday said that it will invest Rs 30,000 crore more into networks to enhance coverage and capacity across the country. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the parent of Jio, has already infused Rs 1,71,000 crore in the telecom venture so far. The move comes at a time when top telcos in the country have enhanced their spendings on 4G network expansion to take on Jio. Reliance Jio, which... Read More

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