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December 10th, 2016 7:20 PM 29 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio pips Airtel, Idea in wireless user addition, BSNL loses max wireline users in September, reveals Trai data

Reliance Jio Infocomm has pipped market leaders like Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular in terms of subscriber addition in September 2016. The Mukesh Ambani-led telco added 15.9 million users, as compared to market leader Bharti Airtel’s 2.4 million subscriber addition in the same period, according to latest data released by the telecom regulator, Trai. Reliance Jio, which launched commercial operations on September 5, recently extended its free offer to garner... Read More

December 10th, 2016 7:07 PM 7 COMMENTS

BSNL posts Rs 1,721 crore loss in April-June quarter: Telecom Minister

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) may have started its turnaround journey following a number of steps taken by the government and the telco itself, but the public sector unit (PSU) is yet to make profits. Communications Minister Manoj Sinha, in a written reply, informed Rajya Sabha that BSNL’s losses in the April-June quarter this fiscal stood at Rs 1,721 crore, while total income was at Rs 7,331 crore. BSNL registered... Read More

December 10th, 2016 1:06 PM 115 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio may extend its free voice and data services beyond March 31, 2017: Report

Reliance Jio Infocomm may again extend its free voice and data services beyond March 31 next year, as telcos like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular get more aggressive on 4G pricing and try to match the Mukesh Ambani-led telco’s offers in India. Rajiv Sharma, telecom analyst at brokerage HSBC, in a note seen by ET, said that Jio may decide to extend freebies by a couple of months... Read More

December 9th, 2016 7:59 PM 10 COMMENTS

Vodafone launches 4G services in North East & Assam offers 20 GB at Rs. 999

Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecommunication services providers, today announced the launch of its Vodafone SuperNet 4G service in North East and Assam beginning from the the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar. Shri Pema Khandu, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh graced this momentous occasion of 4G launch in Itanagar, and congratulated Vodafone for starting this high-speed data services in the city. Vodafone SuperNet 4G services will... Read More

December 9th, 2016 6:26 PM 2 COMMENTS

Bluetooth 5 Is Ready for Adoption in Smartphones and Other Devices, Here’s What Has Changed

In today’s world, most of the devices like headphones and earphones (wireless), smartwatches, fitness trackers, and Internet of Things (IoT) among others hugely rely on Bluetooth for communicating with each other. While the current Bluetooth standard (i.e v4.2) handles light tasks decently, sadly, it does not have the ability to connect an entire home via IoT. However, promising to deliver reliable IoT connections, Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the... Read More

December 9th, 2016 5:00 PM 2 COMMENTS

Powered by Airtel, first terrestrial link between India and Myanmar goes live

Airtel, said that its terrestrial optical fiber link between India and Myanmar has gone LIVE. This is the first terrestrial link between the two nations and will offer an additional gateway for Myanmar to India and the rest of the world. Myanmar, which has a population of 53 million, is one of the last growth frontiers in Asia and is witnessing massive growth of internet and telecom services. The country,... Read More

December 9th, 2016 1:46 AM 20 COMMENTS

Nokia D1C Android Powered Smartphone May Be Priced More Than What We Anticipated; Prices Leaked!

It’s been no more than a week since HMD Global officially announced that it will be launching Android powered smartphones with Nokia branding. And if rumors are anything to go by, we may already know their prices. Yes! You read that right. As cited on Nokiapoweruser, the 2GB RAM variant of the D1C may be priced at USD 150 (approximately. Rs. 10,105) whereas the 3GB RAM variant will bear a... Read More

December 8th, 2016 8:22 PM 37 COMMENTS

Following Airtel, Idea will now offer unlimited voice calls to anywhere in India

Idea has launched two exciting monthly voice packs. Priced around Rs. 148 and Rs. 348, these packs provide the customers with unlimited voice calls to anywhere in India, along with data benefits. Upon recharging with Rs. 148, Idea customers will be able to make free Local and STD Idea-to-Idea calls across India and get 50MB of data. Customers with 4G handsets will get 300 MB of data in addition to... Read More

December 8th, 2016 7:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

Gaana Adds Support for 9 Additional Languages for Non-English Speakers in India

Music streaming service in India is growing with each passing day. There is new music streaming service launching every now and then. One that stands out from the crowd is Gaana. Touted as the India’s largest music streaming app, Gaana is now available in 9 Indian languages besides English. The music can be now streamed in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, and Punjab. Having said that, Gaana... Read More

December 8th, 2016 11:30 AM 4 COMMENTS

What’s the Main Idea Behind InFocus’s Aadhaar-Enabled Smartphones and How Will They Benefit Normal People?

InFocus, the American smartphone maker had been recently awarded with the Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) which gives it the exclusive access to launch smartphones with support for Aadhaar verification via Iris-recognition. The company stated that it will be launching a slew of devices in the near future with the first smartphone with support for the Aadhaar based authentication being launched in the next 2 to 3 months. These... Read More

December 7th, 2016 1:35 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone bags telecom contract from Goa govt, pips Jio, Idea Cellular

Vodafone, the country's second largest telecom operator by users, has bagged a contract from the Goa government for providing SIM connections with free calling and free data services with a usage limit, beating the 4G entrant Reliance Jio and Idea Cellular, which is India’s third largest telco by users. Vodafone India won the bid with a quoted price of Rs 124.90 per individual beneficiary, the Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar... Read More

December 5th, 2016 7:12 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI extends deadlines for stakeholder and counter comments on M2M paper once again

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday said that it has extended the deadlines for stakeholder and counter comments on its discussion paper on delicensing some 4G spectrum for M2M communications. This is the second time when the regulator has extended the deadlines. TRAI has now sought comments on the consultation paper by January 12, 2017, and counter-comments by January 19. It had originally sought such submissions by November 15... Read More

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