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October 7th, 2016 6:00 AM 6 COMMENTS

MediaTek launches smartphone design program to promote ‘Make in India’ initiative

To give a push to the "Make in India" initiative by the Indian government; One of the largest chipset makers - MediaTek is working on a new program. It has collaborated with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), India, Indian Cellular Association (ICA) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA), Taiwan to launch a smartphone design training program. The program will go functional later this year, and will last... Read More

October 6th, 2016 10:48 PM 167 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio acquires 269.2 MHz spectrum in auction to become the largest holder of liberalised airwaves in the country

Reliance Jio the new entrant in the telecom space has announced its acquisition of a fresh 269.2 MHz of airwaves across the 850/1800/2300 MHz bands and has perhaps emerged to be the only operator which managed to bag some spectrum in either of the bands in all 22 circles in the recently concluded auction. With this, the operator has emerged to be the largest holder of liberalised spectrum in the... Read More

October 6th, 2016 10:17 PM 32 COMMENTS

Airtel adds 173.8 MHz to its spectrum kitty across 1800/2100/2300 MHz bands to become Pan India 2G/3G/4G operator

Bharti Airtel the largest operator by subscriber base has managed to add a total of 173.8 MHz to its overall spectrum holding at a cost of Rs. 14,244 crore. With this purchase, Airtel now becomes the first operator to possess Pan India 2G/3G/4G spectrum. Through strategic buying, in the latest auction, Airtel has built new 4G/3G capabilities in 7 circles. The Company has spent Rs. 10,340 cr towards enhancing data capacities in... Read More

October 6th, 2016 11:06 AM 4 COMMENTS

Telecom department issues ‘letter of intent’ to 60 local firms for VNO (Virtual Network Operator) license

As many as 60 companies have been issued letter of intent (LoI) for the unified Virtual Network Operator’s (VNO) category B license by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), according to a notification by the department. These companies include small businesses from tier-II cities such as Agra, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Surat and Faridabad and metro cities like Mumbai and Delhi. Some of the companies are Sanchar Tele Network Bhavnagar Ambica Telecom Service,... Read More

October 5th, 2016 5:11 AM 21 COMMENTS

Google Pixel and Pixel XL launched, Here’s everything that you need to know

Google finally unveiled its much reported/leaked smartphone - the Google Pixel. Being one of the most ambitious projects by Google to make a debut in the field of smartphone manufacturing. We are calling it a debut because this is the first smartphone that has been entirely designed by Google with a little guidance from HTC. Pixel is the new Nexus by Google. The search engine giant has ended its Nexus... Read More

October 3rd, 2016 6:00 AM 35 COMMENTS

Redmi 3S Plus is Xiaomi’s first offline-only smartphone – Here’s everything you need to know

In a move to take advantage of the ongoing festive season in India, Xiaomi has launched yet another budget 4G smartphone, dubbed as the Redmi 3S Plus. It is a new variant of the recently launched Redmi 3S, and surprisingly it will be up for offline sale only. The specifications of the Redmi 3S+ are similar to the Redmi 3S Prime, except for the RAM capacity, this one comes with... Read More

October 1st, 2016 6:55 PM 80 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone, Idea & Telenor say Jio’s predatory pricing violating tariffs rules

Top telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular along with smaller GSM telco Telenor have approached the telecom regulator, Trai, to complain that Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio is violating tariff rules by offering free voice calls for life. They have also sought clarification from the regulator on whether Jio's free voice and data offer from September 5 till the end of the year goes against norms that set a 90-day... Read More

October 1st, 2016 3:22 PM 9 COMMENTS

BSNL, MTNL ink deal with Union Tourism Ministry to equip 100 tourist destinations with Wi-Fi

State-run telecom operators Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) have joined hands with the Union Tourism Ministry to equip 100 tourist destinations across the country with high speed Wi-Fi hotspots. The Union Tourism Ministry has inked agreements with the state-run telecom service providers for the Wi-Fi services for seven years. Under the deal, the Tourism Ministry will be bearing the operational cost for the first... Read More

October 1st, 2016 7:05 AM 23 COMMENTS

Rift between Jio and COAI’s Mathews set to escalate

The rift between Reliance Jio and Rajan Mathews, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) will further escalate following the latter’s rejection of the 4G entrant’s demand for an apology over his recent media statement calling the latter a back-door entrant. Mathews told the Economic Times that there was no need for an apology since the Director General (DG) always acts in full compliance with COAI's constitution... Read More

September 30th, 2016 8:10 PM 25 COMMENTS

Telecom Secretary: Auctions to end spectrum scarcity in India

Ahead of the mega spectrum auction, JS Deepak, Telecom Secretary said that the spectrum auction will end spectrum scarcity in India “once and for all.” The mega spectrum auction will start from October 1 with Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Reliance Communications, Idea Cellular, Aircel and Tata Tele in fray. These telcos have furnished total earnest money (EMD) of Rs.14,653 crore. The government has set a reserve price of... Read More

September 30th, 2016 12:19 PM 1 COMMENTS

Minister Manoj Sinha cautions BSNL employees to work harder to compete with private players

In the backdrop of rising competition from the private players, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha asked the employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to roll up their sleeves and work harder. The employees who fail to perform should take VRS, Minister said at BSNL's Heads of Circle Conference held on Tuesday. The warning was cited while mentioning the issue of providing rural connectivity, reported Economic Times and Business Standard. Minister... Read More

September 29th, 2016 4:07 PM 6 COMMENTS

VNL-BSNL completed network deployment in left-wing extremist zones of 10 states providing connectivity in the areas

Vihaan Networks Limited (VNL) in collaboration with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has completed the deployment of telecom network in areas affected by left-wing extremism. This public-private partnership project is said to be the world’s largest solar-powered installation, says a release from VNL. Communication Minister Shri Manoj Sinha honored VNL with a plaque and a completion certificate for the achievement. “….The deployment is completed across ten states in record time... Read More

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