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January 25th, 2017 11:55 AM 25 COMMENTS

BSNL may get 700 MHz spectrum via equity route to launch 4G services this year

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) may reportedly get the coveted 700 MHz band spectrum from government through equity route, allowing the state-run telecom operators to offer 4G services in a market where high-speed services are already being offered at nationwide level. BSNL is planning to launch its 4G services by April. According to an ET report, BSNL has approached the telecom department seeking 5 MHz block in the 700 MHz... Read More

January 25th, 2017 7:34 AM 0 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Bharti Airtel and Vodafone to restrict voice calling in their unlimited calling plans: Sources

With every passing day, Indian telecom sector is undergoing some massive changes. These days, we are witnessing some new offer coming out every day to attract customers. Now, we are about to see another change from two of the India’s top telecom operators. As per sources this is done just to avoid misuse rest of the T&C applies the same. Yes, both the Bharti Airtel and Vodafone, India’s two major... Read More

January 24th, 2017 8:16 PM 59 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel misses the Q3 profits, saw a decline of 55% compared to previous quarter

India’s largest telecom network, Airtel with over 263 million subscribers under their belt has posted a massive 65 percent downturn in their December profits standing at Rs. 504 crores when compared to Rs. 1117 crores at the same time last year. The telecom network also reportedly faced notable loss in terms of both revenue and performance. The income of the network fell to Rs. 23,335.7 crores from Rs. 24, 671.5... Read More

January 23rd, 2017 3:05 PM 11 COMMENTS

Vivo V5 Plus with industry’s first dual front-facing camera launched at Rs. 27,980

Chinese smartphone brand, Vivo, today announced their selfie-centric phone, the Vivo V5 Plus in India at Rs. 27,980. The V5 Plus was first unveiled at the Vivo V5 launch last month in Mumbai, and it was launched globally last week. The company was teasing the phone in all the social media platforms and eventually announced the phone at an event today in New Delhi. The major highlight of the phone... Read More

January 22nd, 2017 1:58 PM 12 COMMENTS

File preliminary responses on Reliance Jio’s complaint by Jan 31: CCI to top telcos

Acting on Reliance Jio’s complaint that top telcos formed a cartel to jeopardize its entry by denying it adequate points of interconnection (PoIs), the Competition Commission of India has now asked Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone India to file preliminary responses by January 31, according to media report. These telcos have been asked to file responses on a number of complaints filed at the commission, including forming a cartel and... Read More

January 21st, 2017 5:36 PM 49 COMMENTS

Now, Bharti Airtel to raise funds to build up a war chest to take on Reliance Jio

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecom operator by users on Thursday said that it is planning to raise funds through private placement of bonds and debentures. The latest development could be seen as a move by India's No. 1 telco to build up a war chest to take on 4G entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm, which too is planning to invest Rs 30,000 crore in its network to enhance coverage and capacity... Read More

January 21st, 2017 3:01 PM 20 COMMENTS

Vodafone-Idea Cellular merger to dethrone Bharti Airtel in revenue market share: CLSA

A merger with Idea Cellular would be the best bet for Vodafone India, and would also allow the current second and third largest telcos to dethrone Bharti Airtel in revenue market share and create a new leader in the Indian telecom landscape, brokerage firm CLSA said in a recent report. The merger would result in a combined revenue market share of 43 percent, significantly higher than Bharti Airtel’s current share... Read More

January 21st, 2017 12:34 PM 12 COMMENTS

Trai recommends mandatory sharing of in-building infra among telcos, tower companies

Telecom regulator Trai on Friday recommended that telecom operators and telecom infrastructure providers be mandated to share in-building infrastructure with other telecom operators in large public places, commercial complexes and residential complexes in transparent, fair and non-discriminatory manner. “An effective telecommunications infrastructure is an essential component of any building for its connectivity to the outside world. Telecommunications services such as voice, data and wideband multimedia services are indispensable in the... Read More

January 20th, 2017 9:04 PM 60 COMMENTS

Sword of Damocles hangs over Aircel’s 2G spectrum; DoT asks telco to port 2G customers

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed Aircel to take necessary action well in advance to inform its 2G subscribers to provisionally avail mobile number portability (MNP) to continue their services if the Supreme Court passes an order to cancel the smaller GSM telco’s spectrum allocated to it in 2006. On January 6, the Supreme Court said that it would cancel Aircel’s licence if T Ananda Krishnan and Augustus Ralph... Read More

January 20th, 2017 4:12 PM 19 COMMENTS

Airtel upgrades networks in Bihar and Jharkhand using ‘dual carrier’ technology

After Delhi and Rajasthan, Bharti Airtel has chosen to upgrade the networks in Bihar and Jharkhand with additional spectrum and ‘dual carrier’ technology. The upgrade is a part of its Project Leap initiative. Using the ‘dual carrier’ technology, Airtel has combined the capacities of two 5MHz carriers in the 2100MHz band, resulting in faster data speed, better voice quality, and improved indoor and outdoor coverage. In Airtel’s own terms, the... Read More

January 20th, 2017 2:49 PM 7 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel nears Telenor India acquisition deal, likely next month: Report

Bharti Airtel, India’s leading telecom operator has now reportedly entered final stages of discussion with Telenor to acquire its India operations. A Hindustan Times report on Friday said that Bharti Airtel is likely to finalize the deal by the end of February, following a probable decision on Telenor on January 24. “…Much of the decision on Telenor will be taken on January 24 -- the day the Airtel board is... Read More

January 20th, 2017 1:08 PM 8 COMMENTS

Samsung Confirms Official Nougat Rollout For Galaxy S7 and S7 edge – Also Lists Other Devices Getting Nougat This Year

As a follow-up of what we reported earlier, Samsung has now pushed the official Android 7.0 (Nougat) update for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphones. Until last week, the update was limited to a few regions, and there was a lot of confusion going on about the final beta version and official version. Thankfully, Samsung confirmed the official rollout yesterday, and besides, the company also revealed the names... Read More

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