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Rudradeep Biswas January 5th, 2017 12:22 PM 27 COMMENTS

Airtel, Idea to report sharp drop in Q3 operating profit margins, courtesy Jio free services & demonetisation

Free services by the new entrant Reliance Jio and demonetisation is likely to impact the third quarter earnings of India's leading telcos Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular. These telcos are also expected to report sharp drop in operating profit margins in the December quarter, a telecom report by Kotak Institutional Equities said. According to analysts at Kotak, the fourth quarter of the ongoing fiscal would be even weaker following the... Read More

Srikapardhi January 5th, 2017 8:16 AM 33 COMMENTS

Apple iPhone and Samsung Mobiles are the “Reputed Mobile Brands” in India: BlueBytes Study

Apple iPhone is ranked as the most reputed mobile phone brand in India, according to a study released by the media analytics company BlueBytes. In the study titled ‘India’s Most Reputed Mobile Phone Brands 2017’, around 72 brands were listed from 12 countries. The study analyzed ‘Brand Reputation’ by studying media perceptions and consumer perceptions. Apple iPhone had the highest positive media appearances, followed by Samsung Mobiles, the study pointed... Read More

Zara Ali January 4th, 2017 5:02 PM 6 COMMENTS

CES 2017: Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 835 Chipset – Enhanced Battery and VR Support

At the CES 2017, Qualcomm launched a new chipset under its Snapdragon lineup - the Snapdragon 835, which is a successor to the Snapdragon 820. With this new chipset, smartphone makers will be able to execute their plans for future-ready phones. The Snapdragon 835 is an advanced chipset, which checks all the requirements boxes for a desirable new age smartphone - Bigger, Better, Thinner, and with Long-lasting battery. The new... Read More

Zara Ali January 4th, 2017 3:46 PM 5 COMMENTS

Reliance to Soon Launch Lyf Water 7S with 3GB of RAM and Octa-Core Chip at Rs. 7,499

Reliance Retail has been aggressively expanding their product portfolio by launching Lyf smartphones now and then. The company recently launched the Lyf F1s smartphone in India at Rs. 9,599 and it is the cheapest smartphone right now in the country to feature a Snapdragon 652 chipset. It now looks like the company is set to unveil a new smartphone under the same Lyf lineup. Dubbed as the Lyf Water 7S,... Read More

Ria Lakshman January 4th, 2017 1:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel launches V-Fiber in Bhopal, customers can avail 100Mbps speed on home broadband

After the recent launches in Pune and Indore, Airtel has launched ‘V-Fiber’ on home broadband in Bhopal, announces a release from the company. V-Fiber will deliver speeds of up to 100 Mbps over Airtel’s existing broadband enabling fast HD video streaming, heavy file downloads, etc. over Wi-Fi. ‘V-Fiber’ is based on Vectorization, a European technology and is claimed to be ‘green’. Airtel is said to be the first operator in... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 3rd, 2017 10:50 PM 5 COMMENTS

Paytm Finally Gets RBI Approval to Launch the ‘Paytm Payments Bank’ Service

Paytm, the recognized digital wallet app in India finally received the approval they are looking after. Yes, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), today approved the company’s plan to launch the ‘Paytm Payments Bank’ service. The news was informed by the company’s CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma on their blog stating that “At Paytm Payments Bank, our aim is to build a new business model in banking, focused on bringing financial services... Read More

Srikapardhi January 3rd, 2017 11:59 AM 14 COMMENTS

Airtel launches ‘V-Fiber’ in Indore, plans starting from Rs. 999 to offer speed up to 100 Mbps

Airtel today announced launch of ‘V-Fiber’ in Indore, to offer superfast broadband to its customers which will deliver speeds of up to 100 Mbps over Airtel’s existing broadband footprint in the city. This launch is an important milestone in Airtel’s journey, which commenced its fixedline operations from Indore in 1998. Airtel is the first operator in India to deploy Vectorization technology, which turbo charges the last mile copper with advanced noise... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 3rd, 2017 8:23 AM 12 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular to now raise Rs 1000 crore via NCDs to fund 4G expansion in India

Idea Cellular on Monday informed the stock exchange that it is planning to raise Rs 1,000 crore from the market via issuance of unsecured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (“NCDs”). The telco had last month raised Rs 1,500 crore through the same route. The NCDs are proposed to be listed on NSE for tenure of 5 years, the telecom operator said in its filing. "The deemed date of allotment is January 4,... Read More

Srikapardhi January 3rd, 2017 5:13 AM 18 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular adds 7.43 million new users in November, pips Airtel and Vodafone

Idea Cellular, the country’s third largest telecom carrier, acquired 7.43 million subscribers in the month of November with 4.12% of monthly growth, pipping bigger rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India that added 1.08 million and 0.89 million net subscribers in November 2016, according to data shared by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India’s subscriber bases grew 0.41% and 0.44%, respectively, over last months. Airtel currently... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 2nd, 2017 7:37 PM 21 COMMENTS

Telenor now begins talks with Bharti Airtel to sell India unit: Report

Norway-based Telenor has reportedly begun discussions with India's leading telco, Bharti Airtel, to sell its Indian unit for around $350 million. The latest acquisition talks come a few days after a report which said that Telenor held similar discussions with India’s third largest telecom operator, Idea Cellular. According to ET Now, Bharti Airtel is discussing a possibility to take over half Telenor India's liabilities, while the remainder will be borne... Read More

Srikapardhi January 2nd, 2017 6:44 PM 91 COMMENTS

Jio Welcome Offer Users Are Now Being Converted to ‘Jio Happy New Year Offer’

Reliance Jio, the high-flying telecom network in India has been unstoppable ever since its official launch. On December 1, the Mukesh Ambani-led company announced the extension of their ‘Welcome Offer’ till March 31 under the new name- ‘Jio Happy New Year.' As promised, the company is now converting all the welcome offer users to Jio New Year Offer. As a conversion note, the company is also pushing an SMS to... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 1st, 2017 12:36 PM 127 COMMENTS

Here’s What You Can Expect from Reliance Jio in 2017

Reliance Jio, the sole reason for all the recent happenings in the Indian telecom sector. The Mukesh Ambani’s brainchild is delivering free 4G services for all the Indians from the last five months, and the same will continue until March 2017. The telecom company, a month ago announced subtle changes to its ‘Welcome Offer’ and it will be now called as ‘Jio Happy New Year Offer,' but does Jio offer... Read More