August 31st, 2016 11:34 PM 15 COMMENTS

Low spectrum holdings put Vodafone, Idea at a disadvantage, to bid aggressively for 4G waves: Ind-Ra

Vodafone India and Idea Cellular are expected to be active bidders in the upcoming spectrum auctions for their 4G network roll-out, while Bharti Airtel -the most diversified spectrum holder - will look to bridge the gaps in its spectrum, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said in its latest report. Bharti Airtel has the largest spectrum holding at present, of the total 770MHz, across bands (900MHz, 1,800MHz, 2,100MHz and 2,300MHz), followed... Read More

August 31st, 2016 6:27 PM 36 COMMENTS

Vodafone launches 4G services in UP EAST on 1800 MHZ, offers 20 GB at Rs. 999

Vodafone India, today announced the launch of its Vodafone SuperNet 4G service in UP EAST starting with Lucknow. 4G services will be rolled out across UP EAST over the next few months. The launch in UP EAST follows the successful launch of Vodafone SuperNet 4G services in Kerala, Karnataka, Kolkata, Delhi & NCR, Mumbai & Haryana. Built on the efficient 1800 MHz band, this state-of-the-art network will enable Vodafone SuperNet... Read More

August 31st, 2016 4:56 PM 81 COMMENTS

Jio extends preview offer for early adopters to 30th Sept, indicating commercial launch is not on the horizon

One day before Reliance industries AGM, Jio has once again extended unlimited benefits to early LYF adopters whose validity was to be over by August 31, indicating that the commercial launch is still some time away. Customers under the preview offer with validity expiration date of August 31 have now got an extension of validity for another 30 days through auto recharge. Users can now enjoy Jio services free till... Read More

August 31st, 2016 4:55 PM 2 COMMENTS

Google In Apps will help users search for content within Android apps

Google has introduced a new search mode for Android phones that enables the users to search content stored inside the apps. Titled as “In Apps”, the option can be found inside Android’s Google app. It searches third-party user-installed apps as well. An impressive thing about “In Apps” is that it works offline. The search feature will help users find people’s names inside apps, images, videos, notes, and more offline. Coming... Read More

August 31st, 2016 4:33 PM 39 COMMENTS

Vivo, HTC, and Intex get Jio Preview offer: Here is the complete list of select models

Reliance Digital has partnered with three more mobile brands to offers its Jio Preview offer. Vivo, HTC, and Intex 4G-enabled smartphones are the newly added brands that will offer Jio 4G Preview offer with unlimited data, calls and messaging for 90 days. This offer is applicable to both new and existing users of all 4G smartphones from HTC, Intex, and Vivo. Now the total number of mobile brands carrying Jio... Read More

August 31st, 2016 3:40 PM 13 COMMENTS

Vodafone launches India’s cheapest international roaming plan for prepaid and postpaid subscribers

To address the connectivity and cost related concerns of customers traveling to international destinations, Vodafone India the second largest telecom operator, has announced the launch of Vodafone International Roaming Daily Pack. The pack which is available at a rental of Rs 500/day offers Vodafone India customers to enjoy facilities of free incoming calls while all outgoing calls are charged at just Re. 1/min and cost of data browsing is just Re.1/MB. This... Read More

August 31st, 2016 3:10 PM 7 COMMENTS

West Bengal’s 3rd City Baharampur Gets 4G from Airtel

Airtel has launched its 4G services in Baharampur of West Bengal yesterday. The network expansion in rest of West Bengal counts Baharampur as second city to get Airtel 4G after Kharagpur. It should be noted that Airtel launched country's first 4G network in Kolkata in April 2012 and then in August 2016 Airtel started expanding 4G network in the West Bengal circle as part of the company's Project Leap -... Read More

August 31st, 2016 2:23 PM 20 COMMENTS

Airtel deploys 4G Advanced Carrier Aggregation technology in Mumbai to offer 4G data speeds up to 135 Mbps

Airtel, today announced that it has deployed 4G Advanced technology (carrier aggregation across TD LTE and LTE FDD) in Mumbai. The deployment will result in a superior 4G experience for Airtel customers through considerably faster data speeds and better coverage – indoors and outdoors. Customers with mobile devices that support 4G Advanced will be able to enjoy 4G data speeds of up to 135 Mbps. Under the carrier aggregation deployment,... Read More

August 31st, 2016 10:56 AM 141 COMMENTS

Jio Vs Incumbents: Why Jio can offer affordable tariff and Incumbents cannot?

Now a days Jio launch is no longer in the news as Jio has been extending its unlimited preview offer to more and more handsets with tie ups with device manufacturers everyday. The big question everyone wants to know is what will be Jio tariff after commercial launch and whether Jio will be able to offer similar unlimited offer. In this article we compare incumbent operators' network with Jio's and explain... Read More

August 31st, 2016 10:46 AM 5 COMMENTS

Vodafone increases freebies for youth focused Vodafone’U’ plans

Vodafone which introduced youth focused 'U' packs in last May, is now offering free talktime to promote the packs to more users. The company is offering freebies starting from Rs 20 talktime to extra data with U packs on recharge to select customers. As per our information the youth customers on Vodafone network using prepaid connections are getting such SMS where Vodafone is promising to offer Rs 20-40 talktime and extra... Read More

August 31st, 2016 2:49 AM 17 COMMENTS

Mega spectrum auction to begin from October 1: DoT

The Indian telecom department (DoT) has deferred the upcoming mega spectrum auctions by two days to October 1, heeding to the telecom industry's demand to delay it by a few days to coincide with the navratras, a period considered auspicious by Hindus. The telecom department, in a revised Notice Inviting Application for spectrum auction, said, "For start of the auction 29th September READ start of the auction 1st October." The... Read More

August 30th, 2016 5:48 PM 121 COMMENTS

Jio to take on Airtel’s Open Network by launching own Network Tracker

We all remember how Airtel stormed our TV sets and online media with its "Open Network" campaign. Now, in one of the most competitive way, Jio is planning something similar to woo its users. The Reliance-backed network is tipped to launch similar facilities so that people who are concerned about Jio 4G coverage before joining their network can check its 4G coverage in their area. In India, data connectivity is... Read More

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