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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

January 20th, 2017 11:49 AM 30 COMMENTS

Vodafone & Idea’s strength and weaknesses match very well, a merger is a perfect match: Sunil Mittal

Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal reckons that the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, if takes place, is a ‘perfect match’, as their strength and weaknesses match very well, and can lead to a good business case. In an interview to BloombergQuint on the sidelines of the 47th World Economic Forum at Davos, Mittal said, "It’s a perfect match... But you know I can’t sit on the minds... Read More

January 20th, 2017 8:29 AM 13 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular to launch hourly unlimited 3G-4G data packs starting at Rs. 22 per hour

The telecom sector in India is currently undergoing a rebuilding phase, all thanks to Reliance Jio and its free services. After Vodafone launching their hourly SuperNet packs for both data and voice calls, now it’s time for Idea Cellular, India’s third-largest telecom operator to launch the same schemes of offering unlimited data for users at just a mere price tag. According to a reader of Telecomtalk, Idea has apparently sent... Read More

January 20th, 2017 7:01 AM 12 COMMENTS

Tikona raises Rs 1,150 crore, set to launches 4G-based home broadband in 60 cities in 18 months

Tikona Digital Networks has reportedly raised Rs 1,150 crore from Overseas Private Investment Corporation, a US government development finance agency to revive its ailing operations in the country. The Mumbai-based internet service provider, owned by a clutch of investors including Goldman Sachs, Oak Investment, IFC and Everstone Capital, currently offers wireless broadband services to home and enterprise customers through its all India Class-A Internet Service Provider licence. It competes with... Read More

January 19th, 2017 10:26 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai seek Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi’s opinion on Jio’s free promotional offer

In an interesting turn of events, India's telecom regulator has reportedly approached the Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi, seeking his opinion on Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio’s free promotional services offer beyond 90 days. According to media reports, a top Trai official said that the regulator is currently seeking views from the Attorney General on telcos’ complaints over the validity of extended promotional offer by Jio. The latest development follows Trai’s... Read More

January 19th, 2017 5:08 PM 40 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio May Continue Free Voice Offer, But Charge Nominal Fee For Data After March 31: Report

There are reports that Reliance Jio will sustain its free offer even after 31 March 2017, according to a report by Economic Times. However, this time the service provider will charge a nominal fee. Reliance Jio Infocomm is designing a new tariff plan that is valid till June 30. Under the new plan, the tariff will be charged at Rs. 100 for data, but the voice services will remain free,... Read More

January 19th, 2017 12:29 PM 41 COMMENTS

BSNL to likely start 4G services in 2017-18, confirms Chairman, Anupam Shrivastava

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) Ltd will start offering 4G services to their customers in the period of 2017-18. The 4G services from the state-run telecom operator was a long rumored one from the last four years. There’s no precise roll-out period mentioned by the Chairman of the company, however, according to Economic Times, the 4G services in BSNL will roll out from April. That said, we might see the BSNL... Read More

January 19th, 2017 7:33 AM 38 COMMENTS

Here’s how Reliance Jio’s upcoming Rs. 999 feature phone will turn the cards in mobile space?

Reliance Jio’s entry was a grand one; indeed, a much better one, even the company might not have thought about this sort of response towards their services. However, the company hasn't done yet. It was earlier reported that the firm is planning to launch a feature phone which costs less than Rs. 1500. But, we now have the purported image of the phone itself. Yes, there was an image leaked... Read More

January 18th, 2017 8:22 PM 60 COMMENTS

Vodafone deploys SuperNet 4G services across 17 circles in India

Vodafone India has completed the roll out of its SuperNet 4G services in 17 circles, announces the company. With this, Vodafone 4G is available in places such as Kerala, Karnataka, Kolkata, Delhi & NCR, Mumbai, Haryana, UP (east), Gujarat, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Assam, North East, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, UP (west), Odisha and Punjab. Vodafone targets to reach 2400 towns by March 2017. These 17 circles cover 91% of Vodafone India’s... Read More

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