The telecom industry of India is eagerly waiting for a relief package from the government to come through. According to the latest developments, the relief package for the sector might come in a phased manner. There is a chance that all the benefits are announced at the same time, but the chances of the benefits coming in a phased manner are higher. The relief package from the government will benefit... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been waiting for the telecom industry to go ahead with the tariff hikes. The telco wants to see its average revenue per user (ARPU) rising significantly so that it can recover slightly from the losses it has been through. Vi must be very happy with Airtel right now. Bharti Airtel is paving the way for Vodafone Idea to follow. If you don’t understand, let me add... Read More
Bharti Airtel has been one operator which has partnered with other companies, especially in the snacks and beverage sector, to offer complimentary data to the users purchasing the product of the other company. Now Bharti Airtel has done the same thing again and will soon offer users 2GB of free data without any additional cost. But for being eligible to receive this bonus data, users will have to purchase the... Read More
Reliance Jio, the number one telecom operator in India, has just received fresh ACESS-MSC codes for the Tamil Nadu circle. For the unaware, the fresh MSC codes in India are allotted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). This is yet another allocation of fresh MSC codes for Reliance Jio this year. Note that these codes are only for phone numbers that will be issued in the Tamil Nadu circle. The... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest wireless operator in India is “building a war chest for upcoming growth opportunities” but its plans to raise the funds was “not necessary” at this time, say multiple analysts. The operator on Sunday announced that its board in a meeting approved its plan to raise up to Rs 21,000 crore through a rights issue. In an investor call on Monday, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bharti Airtel chairman... Read More
The Telecom sector is one of the most financially distressed sectors’ in India currently. Except for Reliance Jio, all the private telecom operators are in a ton of debt where one operator’s future in the market has been questioned. Regardless, the telecom stocks have seen positive growth this week. Even the struggling Vodafone Idea's (Vi) stock has found some sort of stability, unlike the volatile movements a couple of weeks... Read More
OnePlus Nord 2 was released just a few weeks back, while the Galaxy A52s 5G launched in India today. Both the smartphones are 5G capable and are in the premium mid-range category. It will be interesting to see the competition between both smartphones in the coming months. But on paper, which device is it which stands to perform better and should be your companion for at least the next three... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is one of the four telecom operators in India that offers users postpaid services. Like its prepaid plans, its postpaid plans are also comparatively cheaper than what the other telcos offer. In a recent development, BSNL is migrating its postpaid users from Plan99 to Plan199. The telco has been sending SMSes to the customers and is alerting them that the change will be in effect... Read More
KaiOS became very popular with the entry of JioPhone in India. For the unaware, the JioPhone runs on the KaiOS, and it is an operating system that’s being used by other feature phone manufacturers around the world. But now, KaiOS won’t longer support some of the key features of the virtual assistant from Google. The Google Assistant in KaiOS won’t support sending texts or making voice calls anymore. Note that... Read More
It looks like Samsung could be one of the earliest companies in beta-testing the Android 12 Operating System (OS). The Android 12 was announced just a few months back by Google and the Pixel 6 series should be the first set of smartphones to feature the OS officially in the market. Samsung has just confirmed that it will be starting the Android 12 tests (One UI 4.0 beta) for three... Read More
The need for reliable speeds with fixed broadband internet has grown with the culture-shifting towards working from home and learning from home. The telecom sector regulator has understood the need and has redefined the minimum speed a broadband connection should deliver to the users in India. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said that the broadband service providers in India will get incentives in order to push the... Read More
Bharti Airtel Ltd's planned $2.8 billion equity issuance will improve its Funds from operations (FFO) net leverage to around 2 times and provide funds to strengthen its market position, according to Fitch Ratings. Bharti will raise the equity in three tranches, and a quarter of the proceeds to be received upfront and the balance in two instalments within three years. Bharti's management remains committed to an investment-grade rating. The company... Read More
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Idk why vi has that 40mbps cap And second thing is that vi doesn’t offer volte or hd calling yet…
Tanay JI , BSNL added 2.17 lakh New FTTH connections in March 24 not only 6203 as per your article.…
We should standardized 1Gbps with Wifi 6E atleast in metros and 100Mbps should be norm in rural areas with Wifi…
Mmwave and 5G on every band by Jio 5G atleast. Everywhere.
Yes, Airtel has expanded really fast and Airtel fiber service and 4G service is far better than Jio to be…
