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November 14th, 2016 7:30 PM 3 COMMENTS

International Summit of Broadband India Forum discusses rolling out broadband via Wireless Fiber technologies in the E&V band

The recent international summit “Accelerating Broadband in India: Complementing Fiber Optics with Wireless Fiber” held in New Delhi discussed the various possibilities of rolling out the Wireless Fiber technologies in the E&V band. This method can take broadband to remote areas where the extension of the optical fiber is difficult. It will also enable affordable broadband in India. The non-profit organization Broadband India Forum (BIF) conducted the summit. [caption id="attachment_158786"... Read More

November 14th, 2016 3:01 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel achieves green growth by reducing 74% in emissions per terabyte on its network

According to the latest edition of India Sustainability Report released by Airtel, the company has achieved by 74% reduction in emissions per terabyte on its network. Accordingly, the company claimed to have saved 10.36 million liters of diesel in network infrastructure, data center, and facilities operations. Airtel has also operationalized e-bill initiative since FY 2011 – 2012 saving paper. It has also deployed 87,000 sites during the last financial year... Read More

November 12th, 2016 3:26 PM 2 COMMENTS

Demonetization: Bharti Airtel, Vodafone provide talktime and data loan to prepaid users, extend bill due date for postpaid base

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India, the country’s top two telecom operators, said that they are providing small credits or talk time loan to help their respective prepaid customers who may find it hard to get their connections recharged due to the government's move to take Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes out of circulation, which has also caused shortage of notes of small denominations. The move by the two telcos... Read More

November 11th, 2016 8:24 PM 5 COMMENTS

Telecom Ministry forms committee to consider Trai’s Rs 3050-cr penalty on Airtel, Vodafone & Idea

India’s telecom ministry has formed a committee to look into the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recent penalty recommendation worth Rs 3,050 crore on top telcos, according to a report in Business Standard. "A committee is formed to look at the proposal sent by TRAI. The committee will give its considerations," Union Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha was quoted as saying by the publication. The DoT has been processing the... Read More

November 11th, 2016 1:06 PM 6 COMMENTS

HTC Bolt launched: Snapdragon 810, 3GB RAM, and 3200mAh battery

HTC has come up with another smartphone for a US-based carrier - Sprint - the HTC Bolt. The new phone is up for sale from Sprint in Gunmetal and Glacier Silver color options on a 24-month contract including $25 EMI per month. The HTC Bolt features a 5.5-inch Quad HD display with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It is powered by a 2GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset paired with Adreno... Read More

November 10th, 2016 7:44 PM 86 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio data says 8.5 crore calls failed on November 7

Around 8.5 crore out of over 30 crore call attempts by Reliance Jio subscribers to networks of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular’s respective networks failed on November 7 due to the ongoing points of interconnection (PoI) congestion, according to the latest data released by the 4G telco on its website. The data follows India’s top telcos claims that they have already released adequate interconnection capacity to cater the Mukesh... Read More

November 10th, 2016 7:08 PM 8 COMMENTS

Vodafone plans to expand SuperNet 4G services to 2,400 towns and 8 additional circles by March 2017

Following the win in the spectrum auction, Vodafone India has announced the next phase of 4G rollout. In this phase, Assam & North East, Maharashtra & Goa, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu (including Chennai) and UP (W) will receive Vodafone SuperNet 4G services. Precisely, the company plans to expand 4G to 2,400 towns and across 8 additional circles by March 2017. Announcing this new phase of 4G rollout, Sunil Sood,... Read More

November 10th, 2016 4:41 PM 2 COMMENTS

Telecom department to introduce Right of Way policy to help build infrastructure faster

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has framed the Right of Way (RoW) guidelines and is now preparing to come up with a policy soon to facilitate quicker acquisition of land for setting up mobile towers and laying fibre. The move will help the telecom sector to build telecom infrastructure faster. The telecom department is currently undertaking a number of policy-related reforms, including the RoW policy, before it begins working on... Read More

November 9th, 2016 7:18 PM 3 COMMENTS

Micromax launches Canvas Spark 4G with 5-inch display, 5MP camera and VoLTE compatibility at Rs. 4999

Adding a 4G smartphone to the Spark series, Micromax has launched the new Canvas Spark 4G. Priced at Rs. 4999, Micromax Canvas Spark 4G is a 5-inch smartphone with IPS display and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core Spreadtrum processor and has 1GB RAM. There is an inbuilt memory of 8GB as well. The memory is expandable up to 32GB. It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating... Read More

November 9th, 2016 4:53 PM 19 COMMENTS

Indian prepaid smartphone users live with zero balance for 7.5 days a month on average: True Balance Study

On an average, the prepaid smartphone users in India live with zero balance in their phones for 7.5 days a month, according to True Balance. The study also pointed out that the most recharging activity is performed by the people at 8pm on Thursday. This data is based on the report for September 2016. With a download of 10 million in 19 months since its launch in 2014, True Manager... Read More

November 8th, 2016 5:44 PM 4 COMMENTS

MTNL planning to offer VRS worth Rs 1000 crore to 5000 employees

State-run telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is planning to offer voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) worth Rs 1000 crore to its employees in India in order to cut down high staff cost, according to a report by Infracircle. The telecom ministry will seek the Cabinet's approval on the same, the report said, adding that the ministry is further trying to get it passed before the upcoming Union budget so... Read More

November 8th, 2016 4:39 PM 3 COMMENTS

LYF F8 unveiled with 4.5-inch display, Android Marshmallow and 4G VoLTE for Rs. 4,199

Reliance Retail has come with yet another LYF smartphone - the LYF F8. The device comes equipped with 4G VoLTE and has a design that is identical to LYF's Flame 8 smartphone. The F8 is priced at Rs. 4,199 and will be up for sale through retail stores all across the country in Blue and Black color options. The LYF F8 features a 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS display and is powered... Read More

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