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Srikapardhi November 11th, 2016 8:24 PM 5 COMMENTS

Telecom Ministry forms committee to consider Trai’s Rs 3050-cr penalty on Airtel, Vodafone & Idea

India’s telecom ministry has formed a committee to look into the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recent penalty recommendation worth Rs 3,050 crore on top telcos, according to a report in Business Standard. "A committee is formed to look at the proposal sent by TRAI. The committee will give its considerations," Union Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha was quoted as saying by the publication. The DoT has been processing the... Read More

Zara Ali November 11th, 2016 1:06 PM 6 COMMENTS

HTC Bolt launched: Snapdragon 810, 3GB RAM, and 3200mAh battery

HTC has come up with another smartphone for a US-based carrier - Sprint - the HTC Bolt. The new phone is up for sale from Sprint in Gunmetal and Glacier Silver color options on a 24-month contract including $25 EMI per month. The HTC Bolt features a 5.5-inch Quad HD display with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It is powered by a 2GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset paired with Adreno... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 10th, 2016 7:44 PM 86 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio data says 8.5 crore calls failed on November 7

Around 8.5 crore out of over 30 crore call attempts by Reliance Jio subscribers to networks of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular’s respective networks failed on November 7 due to the ongoing points of interconnection (PoI) congestion, according to the latest data released by the 4G telco on its website. The data follows India’s top telcos claims that they have already released adequate interconnection capacity to cater the Mukesh... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 10th, 2016 7:08 PM 8 COMMENTS

Vodafone plans to expand SuperNet 4G services to 2,400 towns and 8 additional circles by March 2017

Following the win in the spectrum auction, Vodafone India has announced the next phase of 4G rollout. In this phase, Assam & North East, Maharashtra & Goa, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu (including Chennai) and UP (W) will receive Vodafone SuperNet 4G services. Precisely, the company plans to expand 4G to 2,400 towns and across 8 additional circles by March 2017. Announcing this new phase of 4G rollout, Sunil Sood,... Read More

Srikapardhi November 10th, 2016 4:41 PM 2 COMMENTS

Telecom department to introduce Right of Way policy to help build infrastructure faster

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has framed the Right of Way (RoW) guidelines and is now preparing to come up with a policy soon to facilitate quicker acquisition of land for setting up mobile towers and laying fibre. The move will help the telecom sector to build telecom infrastructure faster. The telecom department is currently undertaking a number of policy-related reforms, including the RoW policy, before it begins working on... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 9th, 2016 7:18 PM 3 COMMENTS

Micromax launches Canvas Spark 4G with 5-inch display, 5MP camera and VoLTE compatibility at Rs. 4999

Adding a 4G smartphone to the Spark series, Micromax has launched the new Canvas Spark 4G. Priced at Rs. 4999, Micromax Canvas Spark 4G is a 5-inch smartphone with IPS display and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core Spreadtrum processor and has 1GB RAM. There is an inbuilt memory of 8GB as well. The memory is expandable up to 32GB. It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 9th, 2016 4:53 PM 19 COMMENTS

Indian prepaid smartphone users live with zero balance for 7.5 days a month on average: True Balance Study

On an average, the prepaid smartphone users in India live with zero balance in their phones for 7.5 days a month, according to True Balance. The study also pointed out that the most recharging activity is performed by the people at 8pm on Thursday. This data is based on the report for September 2016. With a download of 10 million in 19 months since its launch in 2014, True Manager... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 8th, 2016 5:44 PM 4 COMMENTS

MTNL planning to offer VRS worth Rs 1000 crore to 5000 employees

State-run telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is planning to offer voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) worth Rs 1000 crore to its employees in India in order to cut down high staff cost, according to a report by Infracircle. The telecom ministry will seek the Cabinet's approval on the same, the report said, adding that the ministry is further trying to get it passed before the upcoming Union budget so... Read More

Zara Ali November 8th, 2016 4:39 PM 3 COMMENTS

LYF F8 unveiled with 4.5-inch display, Android Marshmallow and 4G VoLTE for Rs. 4,199

Reliance Retail has come with yet another LYF smartphone - the LYF F8. The device comes equipped with 4G VoLTE and has a design that is identical to LYF's Flame 8 smartphone. The F8 is priced at Rs. 4,199 and will be up for sale through retail stores all across the country in Blue and Black color options. The LYF F8 features a 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS display and is powered... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 8th, 2016 1:42 PM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL seeks 5 MHz block on 700 MHz band through equity route: Report

State-run telecom operator Bharat Shanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has finally reached out to the country’s telecom department (DoT) for the super premium 700 MHz spectrum for rolling out 4G services. The ailing telecom operator, which recently launched trials of 4G services using 2500 MHz band, is now seeking 5 MHz block on 700 MHz band through equity route, BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava told PTI. BSNL, which is a 100 per... Read More

Srikapardhi November 7th, 2016 8:13 PM 28 COMMENTS

Call drops: Parliamentary panel to meet telcos, DoT and Trai on November 10

A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur, will now discuss the unending call drop issue with Indian telecom carriers, the telecom department (DoT) and sector regulator TRAI on November 10. According to PTI, the Parliamentary panel has called members of industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and Reliance Jio separately and it will hear the views of the representatives of COAI and... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 6th, 2016 10:15 PM 19 COMMENTS

Prepare to pay more for telecom services, courtesy Goods and Service Tax

As the proposed four-tier Goods and Service Tax (GST) gets operational next April, customers in India may expect telecom bills to go up with a higher GST rate of around 18%, as compared to the current 15% rate for telecom services. Expensive telecoms services may also hit debt-ridden carriers which are already reeling under pressure, besides impacting the government’s Digital India ambitions. The Indian government introduced a four-tier GST structure... Read More