The Points of Interconnect (PoIs) issue between Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio seems to be an unending war with both service providers blaming each other for the call failures on the networks. Yesterday, Reliance Jio pointed out that the calls are still failing due to the anti-competitive nature of “big … Read More
Airtel, today rolled an upgraded mobile network in Delhi-NCR. As part of the network upgrade, Airtel has deployed state of the art ‘Dual Carrier’ technology to combine the spectrum capacities of two 5MHz carriers in the 2100 MHz band. Airtel is the first mobile operator to deploy ‘Dual Carrier’ technology … Read More
A joint study by ASSOCHAM-Deloitte said that India needs over 80 lakhs hotspots to reach the global level of one Wi-Fi hotspot penetration for every 150 people. Currently, there are just about 31,000 hotspots installed in the country. The study titled ‘Digital India: Unlocking the Trillion Dollar opportunity,’ jointly conducted … Read More
India’s Attorney General (AG) – the government’s top law officer—has reportedly allowed the telecom department to levy of penalties on Bharti Airtel Ltd, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular for denying adequate connectivity to Reliance Jio Infocomm. The AG has informed the telecom department that it was well within its powers … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has given its permission to special data vouchers with longer validity of 365 days, as compared to the current validity of 90 days, according to a report by wire service ANI. The regulator on Friday released the Telecom Consumers Protection (Tenth Amendment) Regulations, … Read More
State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL has launched its Customer Acquisition and Customer Communication Management (CACMS) project in partnership with Intense Technologies to enable Aadhar-based eKYC and digital customer engagement. BSNL said that customer on-boarding is now being reduced from days to hours. It added that its customers … Read More
Reliance Jio’s 4G offering is gaining traction and it has already impacted data consumption on existing telcos’ networks. The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator is likely to see its subscriber base double by the end of this financial year, JP Morgan said in an analysis. Reliance Jio has reportedly added over … Read More
Reliance Jio on Friday said that it will invest Rs 30,000 crore more into networks to enhance coverage and capacity across the country. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the parent of Jio, has already infused Rs 1,71,000 crore in the telecom venture so far. The move comes at a time when … Read More
State-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) said it has deployed Tata Communication’s Wi-Fi+ and Wi-Fi cloud communication solution, giving its subscribers seamless access to 44 million Wi-Fi hotspots in more than 100 countries including international flights and rail systems. Wi-fi+ allows BSNL subscribers access to the single largest global … Read More
During the launch of Airtel Payments Bank, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal reportedly blamed Reliance Jio for creating an ‘unfair competition’ in the Indian telecom market, according to a report by Financial Express. According to Mr. Mittal, the services that are priced too low or free are always difficult … Read More
Idea Cellular on Monday informed the stock exchanges that it is planning to raise Rs 500 crore from the market by selling corporate bonds or issuance of unsecured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (“NCDs”). The telco had earlier raised Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 1,500 crore through the same route. The telco … Read More
Reliance Jio entered the Indian 4G space nearly five months ago, and the company pretty much is ruling the telecom market with no competition, as of now. Not only just free 4G internet and voice calls, but the new operator is also offering several digital content for free as well … Read More
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