Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) offers multiple premium over-the-top (OTT) benefits to customers with a broadband plan that costs less than Rs 800. If you go with the broadband plans of Jio, Airtel, Excitel, or any other major broadband player, you won’t get such a plan from them. To top it, the state-run telco also offers up to 1TB of data at a sufficiently high speed with this broadband plan.... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has got another relief of Rs 408 crore. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s (ITAT) Mumbai bench has allowed the telco’s claim for depreciation on the spectrum fee it paid during FY15, reports ET Telecom. Vodafone India, before it merged with Idea Cellular, had declared a total income of more than Rs 4,350 crore for the assessment year 2015-16 and claimed depreciation of Rs 1,628.48 crore at 25%... Read More
Even though Google has invested much lesser in Bharti Airtel as compared to Reliance Jio, the former will be able to give a strong competition to Reliance Jio’s affordable 4G device namely ‘JioPhoneNext’, said ICICI Securities in a note. The purpose of Google’s investment in both Jio and Airtel is different. With Airtel, the partnership with the search engine giant will focus on these key areas: 1) making the 4G... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is expected to complete the Proof of Concept (PoC) for 4G with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today, i.e., on January 31, 2022. It should have been completed within 2021, but due to TCS not honouring the Expression of Interest (EoI) terms and conditions, delays happened. The state-run telco is on track to complete the PoC on time and also launch commercial 4G networks by September... Read More
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country not only high-speed high-end broadband plans but also offer affordable plans for its users which also provides good connectivity speed. The majority of users need connectivity for home use, online learning or are individual users, therefore, they do not really require high-speed broadband plans. Moreover, the increasing number of ISPs in the country means a wider range of options to choose from. Mentioned... Read More
Contact centre solutions are built to overcome challenges on multiple fronts by offering solutions like personalised experience, quicker resolutions, consistency and 365x24x7 support, says Amit Kumar Gandhi, founder, NovelVox. Q1 - Please Tell Us About Your Current Offerings. How Are You Planning to Further Boost the Offerings in the Near Future? Our offerings are focused on revolutionising customer and agent experience. Our products are aligned for multiple Automatic call distributors... Read More
Vodafone Idea offers support for Wi-Fi calling on select smartphones from select brands. The third-largest telecom operator in the country has now added Wi-Fi calling support for a Vivo smartphone. Multiple devices from brands such as Xiaomi, Samsung, Apple, OnePlus, Oppo, and Realme support Vi VoWi-Fi calling, but for Vivo, the support has only been extended for one device. The Vivo device being talked about here is the ‘X60 Pro+’.... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched two new prepaid plans for Rs 2999 and Rs 299. Both these plans will be available for customers of the state-run telco across the country and will come into effect from February 1, 2022. The PV2999 which will cost Rs 2999 will come with a validity of 365 days + 90 days (promotional offer applicable till March 31, 2022) and offer users 3GB... Read More
2022 is going to be the ‘year of build’ for us as we continue to accelerate our capacity augmentations with data centre capacity expansion across Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, NCR & Kolkata. We will also add new capacities in our edge sites to enable 5G, edge, and security services - Rajesh Tapadia, Director and CEO, Nxtra by Airtel, told TelecomTalk. Q1 - What Are the Predictions for the Data Centre... Read More
The demand for affordable broadband plans has been soaring as the internet is reaching every corner of the country. Even though the internet service providers (ISPs) offer high-speed plans, which also come at an expensive price tag, it is the affordable options from the telcos that are more common among the general mass. Different ISPs offer different budget broadband plans, and it is crucial to know the details before choosing... Read More
India’s largest telecom company Reliance Jio recently declared its financial results for the quarter ended in December 2021, showing a strong momentum of growth, around 18%, in its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) between October and December 2021. Reliance Jio raised its tariffs after its rivals Airtel and Vodafone Idea announced price hikes, but ensured that its tariffs remain the cheapest among the three. In its quarter... Read More
While India boasts of offering data to people at one of the cheapest averages in the world, the country is far from achieving the government’s vision of a truly digital nation. This is not just because of the unavailability of low-cost smartphones but also because, for being an excellent digital nation, the internet must first reach every home and person in the country. Lt. General, Dr S P Kochhar, Director... Read More
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