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Rudradeep Biswas July 1st, 2016 4:46 PM 50 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal says Jio entry will result in massive erosion of tariffs

Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal has said that impending entry of Reliance Jio will lead to "massive erosion of tariffs" in the Indian telecom industry, expressing concerns over the impending launch of Mukesh Ambani-owned 4G telecom operator. According to media reports, Mittal said that Jio’s entry is going to add to pressure in the market, which would lead to massive erosion of tariffs. Earlier, Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla... Read More

Imon July 1st, 2016 4:36 PM 5 COMMENTS

MTNL launches 12GB for Rs. 300 double data pack for Mumbai broadband customers

To cope with the rising competition from across the competitors, the state-owned telecommunications service provider Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has announced 'Ek Pe Ek Free' data offer for their customers in Mumbai. This double data offer will provide the customers a 6GB extra data in addition to the normal 6GB on a top-up of Rs. 300. This means that the subscriber can grab a 12GB data for Rs. 300. This... Read More

Ria Lakshman July 1st, 2016 2:59 PM 1 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 tipped to feature 5.7-inch display, 12MP dual-rear cameras, 3D Touch

Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship Mi Note 2 is the next to undergo the rumour mill churn. China's Weibo micro-blogging site has got some interesting speculation (spotted by MobiPicker) pertaining to this phablet. The first speculation is about the variants of the Mi Note 2, which is expected to come in three models -- 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, 6GB of RAM and 64GB storage, and 6GB of RAM and... Read More

Ria Lakshman July 1st, 2016 2:16 PM 1 COMMENTS

HTC teases Android 7.0 Nougat update for HTC 10, One A9, One M9

Soon after Google unveiled the name of Android N as Android Nougat, HTC took to twitter to announce Android Nougat on its flagship smartphones HTC 10, HTC One A9 and HTC One M9. The company hasn’t revealed when the update will roll out, but said that the timing will be announced later this year. https://twitter.com/htc/status/748552630004117504 In one of the replies, HTC said “Additional devices to receive the update will be... Read More

Zara Ali July 1st, 2016 11:58 AM 1 COMMENTS

Vivo X7 and X7 Plus: 4GB RAM, 16MP front snapper, but Android Lollipop

After teasing it for quite some time, Vivo finally took wraps off its X7 and X7 Plus smartphones in China. The Vivo X7 will retail at 2498 yuan ( approx. Rs. 25,380) and will go on sale in China starting from July 7. On the other hand, the Vivo X7 Plus's pricing will be revealed on July 15. The Vivo X7 features a 5.2-inch 1080p Super AMOLED narrow bezels display... Read More

Zara Ali July 1st, 2016 11:16 AM 27 COMMENTS

Android 7.0 ‘N’ is Android Nougat, release expected in September

Well, it is no more mystery. Google finally unleashed the name of its next version of Android, codenamed Android N. The 'N' stands for 'Nougat', and that's not as exciting as Nutella. At the I/O conference in March, Google released the developer preview for the Android N. The version of Android Nougat is Android 7.0, succeeding Android 6.0 Marshmallow. As we reported earlier, Google conducted a poll for deciding the... Read More

Srikapardhi July 1st, 2016 10:39 AM 8 COMMENTS

Aircel records 53% data revenue growth and 65% consumption growth on the back of ‘Be Online with Aircel’ campaign

Aircel through its ‘Be Online with Aircel’ initiative continues to innovate in its product portfolio to encourage people to experience the benefits of mobile internet. Under this umbrella initiative, Aircel introduced a host of unbeatable products that offer maximum affordability for mobile data to consumers, such as Free Basic Internet and Unlimited 3G at Rs. 9 per day, essentially to help bridge the significant divide between urban and rural India... Read More

Tharun G July 1st, 2016 9:48 AM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces unlimited voice add-on for broadband combo plans.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced introduction of unlimited add-on voice pack for broadband combo plan customers with fixed monthly charges above Rs 700 per month. However, the add-on packs are exclusive for selected SSAs of Rajasthan, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh circle. The add-on voice pack of Rs. 48 per month offer 24 hrs unlimited local calls to any network within circle. While add-on voice pack of Rs. 98 per month offer 24 hrs unlimited (local + STD)... Read More

Ria Lakshman July 1st, 2016 6:43 AM 0 COMMENTS

Operators should tap the increasing mobile video consumption, says Huawei

Video dominates the mobile network traffic such that the population of mobile video users will double to more than 2 billion by 2021 with 36% penetration, says a white paper released by Huawei. In the paper “Mobile Video Report –a Key Driver of Mobile Market Value”, Huawei delineates various factors that boost the adoption of mobile video. According to Huawei, there are several forms by which the video comes forth... Read More