June 27th, 2016 8:49 PM 2 COMMENTS

Micromax Unite 4, Unite 4 Pro support 12 regional languages and come with Indus 2.0 OS

Micromax has expanded its Unite-series two new smartphones -- Unite 4 and Unite 4 Pro. While Micromax Unite 4 will be sold via offline retail channels, Micromax Unite 4 Pro will be exclusively sold via Snapdeal. The highlights of the new Unite smartphones are their capability to use in native language, offering a support for 12 regional languages. Also, they are the first devices that comes with Indus OS 2.0... Read More

June 27th, 2016 5:55 PM 52 COMMENTS

Lyf Earth 2 goes official with 5-inch 1080p display, retina scanner and 4G VoLTE

Reliance launched yet another smartphone in the Lyf series, dubbed as Lyf Earth 2. The device will be up for sale at Rs. 21,599 in Green, White, Gold, and Midnight Black color variants. The Lyf Earth 2 is a successor to the Earth 1 and comes with a 5-inch 1080p full HD display. The device is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 615 chipset and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It... Read More

June 27th, 2016 3:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Oppo FC Barcelona Edition F1 Plus features 18K gold-plated club insignia and laser-printed signatures from 5 Barça players

Chinese smartphone company Oppo has been with FC Barcelona for a year now and the company has decided to celebrate the partnership with a stunning launch -- FC Barcelona Edition F1 Plus smartphone. FC Barcelona Edition F1 Plus comes with a blue-and-red color scheme, carries an 18K gold-plated club insignia, an FCB-themed UI and an exclusive case sporting laser-printed signatures from five top Barça players like Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suárez,... Read More

June 27th, 2016 2:43 PM 55 COMMENTS

Vodafone to start 4G services in West Bengal soon

As Vodafone India enters the final stages of bringing the world’s largest 4G network to West Bengal & Sikkim circle, it announced today, the availability of 4G SIMs at all Vodafone Stores, Vodafone Mini Stores and 10000+ multi brand outlets located across West Bengal & Sikkim. All Vodafone customers in West Bengal & Sikkim can exchange their existing SIM to a 4G ready SIM. Initially the 4G services will be... Read More

June 27th, 2016 12:00 PM 18 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces three new broadband plans for Gurgaon, Haryana

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has introduced new broadband plans BBG Combo ULD 499, BBG Combo ULD 599 and BBG Combo ULD 749 exclusive for Gurgaon SSA of Haryana Circle. The new broadband plans will be available for period of 90 days as promotional offer with effect from July 1st, 2016. The plans priced at Rs 499, Rs 599 and Rs 749 offer speeds of 2Mbps and 4Mbps before hitting FUP limit of... Read More

June 26th, 2016 9:25 PM 105 COMMENTS

Exclusive: 4G WiPod Plans from Reliance Costs More than its competitors’

At last Reliance Communications has launched its much waited 4G services in the country. Officially Reliance 4G has been launched in Mumbai and the company has uploaded the 4G data plans of the circle. However the plans are available for Reliance 4G WiPod only. Mobile data plans are coming soon. These 4G data plans are a real shocker to CDMA customers of RCOM, who were enjoying super cheap CDMA/EVDO data... Read More

June 26th, 2016 5:47 PM 14 COMMENTS

US City allows users to switch Broadband Providers in Seconds. Can it happen here?

Imagine turning on your broadband router or just plugging in the cable to the ethernet port, browsing to a login page and selecting a service provider there. Yes, this is exactly what is available for residents of City of Ammon, Idaho, United States. The city uses what is known as Open Access Virtual Infrastructure (OAVI) model that makes the actual infrastructure available to the end user through the use of virtualization, rather... Read More

June 26th, 2016 3:18 PM 21 COMMENTS

Vodafone, Idea may spend $4.5 bn for data spectrum to counter Jio, Airtel

The upcoming mega spectrum sale will be crucial for Vodafone and Idea Cellular as they may look at getting pan-India footprint for 4G services with their aggressive bids. Both the telcos are expected to spend roughly $3 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, to primarily acquire 4G spectrum, according to an Economic Times report. Both the telcos currently lag behind market leader Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm on the 4G... Read More

June 26th, 2016 3:04 PM 5 COMMENTS

TTML to raise Rs 3,000 crore from Tata Teleservices

Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd, TTML, said that it will raise up to Rs 3,000 crore from its promoter Tata Teleservices through allotment of preferential equities. The company, in a filing, has informed BSE that its board of directors has approved issue of redeemable preference shares upto an amount of Rs 3,000 crores to Tata Teleservices Limited (Promoter) on preferential basis pursuant to provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. The allotment of... Read More

June 26th, 2016 2:46 PM 12 COMMENTS

We’ve updated our Pan India spectrum holding chart till June 2016

So for the benefit of the new readers who have just recently joined the TT family I'd like to give a brief introduction to the spectrum chart. Couple of years back one of our authors Tharun George put in his efforts to compile a visually lucid chart with all the details of the spectrum held by various operators across 6 bands in 22 circles. This chart is of great use... Read More

June 26th, 2016 11:55 AM 30 COMMENTS

Jio will create an upset for all of us, says Aditya Birla Group’s Kumar Mangalam Birla

Reliance Jio Infocomm, is yet to start commercial operations in the country, but its ambitious plan to disrupt the telecom market has already started giving sleepless nights to rival companies. The latest organization to express its concern is the Aditya Birla Group, which is the promoter of Idea Cellular, India’s third largest telecom operator with over 175 million subscribers. “Reliance Jio will obviously create an upset for all of us. When... Read More

June 25th, 2016 6:31 PM 64 COMMENTS

RCom told to inform CDMA users to port before planned closure of network on July 6 in TN, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan

The telecom regulator, Trai, said that it has directed Reliance Communications to generate Unique Porting Codes (UPCs) for Tamil Nadu (including Chennai), Karnataka, Kerala and Rajasthan licensed service areas, and immediately send these codes through SMS to CDMA subscribers immediately, as the telco prepares to close its CDMA network in these circles from midnight of July 6, 2016. RCom has earlier informed the Trai about the planned closure of its... Read More

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