February 11th, 2014 6:39 PM 8 COMMENTS

India Crosses 881.13 Million Wireless Subscribers by End of November 2013, Maximum Number of Porting Request from Rajasthan and Karnataka

TRAI released the official data regarding the mobile subscriber base in India and about the share of various telecom operators in the market. Let us firstly talk about the market share of the telecom operators functional in the country. As per the numbers, Airtel is the market leader with 22.31 percent share in November 2013 with Vodafone  in second place with 17.94 percent and Idea Cellular with 14.57 percent  in third... Read More

February 11th, 2014 1:04 AM 21 COMMENTS

Micromax Canvas Elanza Launched at Rs 9400

When I first heard of Elanza, the latest phablet from Micromax, I just wonder what does it mean. Well Elanza means safe haven of comfort. And truly it gives that to your pocket with just Rs 9400 price tag. Micromax Canvas Elanza A93 comes with usual Android refinements, and you won't complain to those at this price. It has 5 inch QHD 540x960p display, 1.3GHz dual core MediaTek processor, 1GB... Read More

February 10th, 2014 2:30 AM 16 COMMENTS

Free SIM, Extra Talktime & New STVs – BSNL Brings Joy to Kolkata

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's Kolkata Telecom district unit Calcutta Telephones has introduced new festive offers for new GSM mobile customers in 2014. The promotional offer comes in a package of free SIM cards for prepaid users and full value or 10% extra usage value on top-up vouchers. First new GSM prepaid customers will get a free prepaid SIM (32K/64K depending upon availability). Free SIM card scheme is valid from 07.02.2014... Read More

February 10th, 2014 2:27 AM 10 COMMENTS

Xolo Q1100 with Snapdragon 400 processor launched for Rs 14,999

Xolo has been attaining success in creating a space for itself in the Indian market. The company is known for manufacturing quality products with great features and affordable pricing. The indigenous smartphone maker has recently listed another handset on its official website. This device is Xolo Q1100 smartphone. As per the listing, the device is available at a price of Rs. 14,999. It is the company’s first smartphone with a... Read More

February 9th, 2014 4:46 AM 81 COMMENTS

Day 6 of Spectrum Auctions: Highest demand seen for Kolkata in 900MHz and 1800MHz for MH circle

The Government has received bids worth Rs 56,554 crore from telecom organizations after 42 rounds of auctioning on the sixth day of the spectrum auction for 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. For 1800 Mhz band Assam and kolkata witnessed an excess demand of 5 blocks whereas Maharashtra saw an excess demand of 10 blocks for 1800 Mhz. The total spectrum on offer is 46 MHz in 900 MHz band... Read More

February 9th, 2014 2:53 AM 3 COMMENTS

Mercury Mtab Air with 7.9 inch display and 3G voice calling launched for Rs 10,999

8 inch tablets are slowly becoming the rage in the tablet arena and every budget manufacturer in the country wants to be a part of the same. Kobian has now launched a 7.9 inch tablet named the Mercury Mtab Air for Rs 10,999 in the budget tablet. Here's a look at its specs: 7.9 inch capacitive display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels Android 4.2 Jelly Bean 1... Read More

February 8th, 2014 3:31 PM 11 COMMENTS

MTS Intros New Combo STV 143

Country's only pure player CDMA service provider MTS India has launched a new combo special tariff voucher for its prepaid subscribers, which includes voice, text and data in single package. The plan is available in Kolkata and West Bengal circles at present and for limited period only. Details of STV143: Main account balance: Rs 143 SMS to any mobile in country: 143 Data: 143MB (1x and 3x subject to your... Read More

February 7th, 2014 11:04 PM 18 COMMENTS

Exclusive: BSNL Karnataka to Slash 3G Data Charges for Postpaid Mobile Customers

In a special gesture towards postpaid mobile customers of Karnataka circle, BSNL has decided to slash 3G data usage charges drastically. BSNL postpaid customers are charged 1p/10 KB (~Rs. 1000/GB) all over India. Starting 15th February 2014, BSNL Karnataka customers will be charged 4p/100 KB (~Rs. 400/GB). Similar changes are announced for data STVs in postpaid, where the charges beyond free usage will be revised effective same date. Revisions to... Read More

February 7th, 2014 4:48 PM 16 COMMENTS

Tata Communications Announces its Network Readiness to Supply Voice over LTE calling Solution

Tata Communications today announces its network readiness to supply Voice over LTE calling (VoLTE) to its growing global community of IPX-connected service providers. VoLTE will allow mobile network operators to offer HD voice over their LTE / 4G networks and is seen as a key factor for the success of 4G customer uptake. Customers will benefit from near-instant call setup, better sound quality and the ability to have HD Voice... Read More

February 7th, 2014 2:31 PM 6 COMMENTS

Exclusive : BSNL to Offer Government of India’s USSD Based ‘M-Governance’ Services on Mobile Phone

India's National telecom back bone, BSNL all set to launch Government of India's M-Governance program by launching a next level mobile governance system over USSD platform (no Internet required) for speedy delivery of services to the people residing rural and semi-urban areas. According to our exclusive sources, state run, pan-India mobile service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and The National Informatics Centre (NIC) will launch mobile governance (m-Governance) service... Read More

February 7th, 2014 3:21 AM 3 COMMENTS

Telecom Commission To Meet On Feb 17, Merger and acquisition Norms to be Soon Simpler for operators

Inter ministerial panel Telecom Commission will be meeting on February 17 in order to discuss mergers and acquisitions for the telecom sector. The final guidelines for the M&A policy will be discussed at the meeting. The same is the sector’s first ever M&A policy and has been pending for a long time. The Empowered Group of Ministers has recently approved M&A guidelines but it has looked for legitimate assessment concerning... Read More

1 … 4 5 6 7 8

Editors Pick

Minimum Mandatory Smartphone Usage Etiquette That You Need to Know

  • Have a breaking news, inside story, scoop?

    Write to us, your anonymity is our priority at news [at] telecomtalk.info

  • Want to be featured on TelecomTalk?

    Send us your articles, stories, suggestions, feedback at news [at] telecomtalk.info

PAN INDIA SPECTRUM DETAILS

India Spectrum Holding Timeline 2024

Search

Telecommunication Frequency Bands

India Spectrum Holding Timeline 2024

DTH Satellites in India

A handy guide to Satellites used for broadcasting DTH signals in India

Recent Comments

TheAndroidFreak :

900Mhz band has made lot of things better for Airtel. So it should do same for Vi as well. 1800Mhz…

Vodafone Idea Struggled to Add 4G Subscribers in FY24

TheAndroidFreak :

Nope, no need of marketing. It's waste of money. Airtel did lot of marketing but overall, Jio was far better…

Vodafone Idea Struggled to Add 4G Subscribers in FY24

TheAndroidFreak :

You are not complete set of users for Airtel, some people use 500GB+ month easily. So 300GB should be norm…

Bharti Airtel had 72 Million 5G Users at the End…

Faraz :

I have not used more than 150 GB a month till now. Mostly it is between 80 to 140 GB.

Bharti Airtel had 72 Million 5G Users at the End…

Shivraj Roy :

Or maybe they need to market themselves better

Vodafone Idea Struggled to Add 4G Subscribers in FY24

Load More

CATEGORIES