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Srikapardhi September 29th, 2016 2:26 PM 23 COMMENTS

Aircel to offer Unlimited local calling across all network at Rs.449

Aircel has launched an exciting offer for its customers in Uttar Pradesh East. Aircel customers can now avail unlimited local calling across ALL network at Rs.449 with a validity of 28 days. This path breaking product will not only let customers enjoy unlimited seamless calling experience, but will also enable customers to put a limit on their monthly mobile expenditure. Prabhat Aggarwal, Regional Manager - UP(East), Aircel, said, “Customers often... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 29th, 2016 11:43 AM 83 COMMENTS

Jio set to change the Indian telecom landscape- Our take

It has been nearly a month since India's richest man Mukesh Ambani announced his ambitious telecom project- digital services of Reliance Jio. Jio is different from all existing mobile operators of the country in many ways. Jio is a completely green field operator which has only 4G-LTE network without any fall back 2G/3G network. And since its network went online it continues to offer services free of cost to its... Read More

Zara Ali September 29th, 2016 6:05 AM 1 COMMENTS

OnePlus X finally gets the taste of Marshmallow; OnePlus 2 and OnePlus 3 to get Nougat soon

OnePlus has finally started the roll out of its stable OxygenOS 3.1.2 update to the OnePlus X smartphone. It is Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow-based version of the OxygenOS. The update brings a variety of new features to the device along with October security patch for Android. Being an OTA update, it will gradually reach OnePlus X users. Some of the users might have already got the update notification, for others -... Read More

Esmail September 28th, 2016 8:23 PM 69 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio calls Rajan Mathews’ press statement surreptitious and defamatory

Reliance Jio the new telecom entrant which is all up in arms against industry lobby body COAI today cleared its stand on the recent statement made by the Lobby's director general Rajan Mathews where he had called Jio a back door operator. Jio called Mathews' statement surreptitious, defamatory, and an act of contempt of the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and devoid of any merit. Reliance Jio Infocomm... Read More

Esmail September 28th, 2016 7:10 PM 8 COMMENTS

Nationwide campaign to save internet telephony launched with support of iSPIRIT

New Delhi saw the launch of “Free Your Voice”, a national campaign aimed at freeing the voice of the people of India by serial entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia and supported by iSPIRIT in an effort to encourage fair laws to enable the launch of Internet Telephony in India, permanently. The Free Your Voice campaign counters the stand taken by several incumbent players including, but not limited to, Vodafone, Idea and Airtel,... Read More

Zara Ali September 28th, 2016 4:46 PM 4 COMMENTS

Motorola confirms Nougat update for Moto Z series, Moto G4 and G4 Plus

Following Sony and HTC, Motorola has also announced a list of smartphones that will get the Android 7.0 Nougat update in the first wave. Moto smartphones such as the Moto Z series, Moto G4, and Moto G4 Plus have made it to the list. These devices are most likely to get the Nougat update in Q4 2016, somewhere between October and December. Motorola has not yet confirmed the new officially... Read More

Esmail September 28th, 2016 2:56 PM 16 COMMENTS

Debt burden of Indian telecom sector to rise as operators get into bruising tariff war- ASSOCHAM/KPMG study

Even as the telecom industry finds itself in a tariff war with entry of a major player, an ASSOCHAM-KPMG paper has pointed towards the operators grappling with a huge debt burden of Rs 3.80 lakh crore, reinforcing a case for rationalisation of taxes and other levies along with spectrum charges. The telecom operators have an accumulated debt of around INR 3.8 lakh crore. An additional customs duty of 10 per cent... Read More

Srikapardhi September 28th, 2016 2:11 PM 20 COMMENTS

Aircel to offer ‘Jodi Offer’ SIM packs with unlimited calling benefits for 12 months

Aircel, today launched RC 333 that would offer 5GB of 3G data with 28 days validity especially aimed at high data users. The company also unveiled a unique ‘Jodi Offer’ pack of two SIMs with unlimited calling benefits between the two numbers for 12 months. Aircel’s ‘Jodi Offer’ pack will be offering new customer unlimited free calls between the two SIMs for the first three months. From fourth to 12th... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 28th, 2016 12:15 PM 35 COMMENTS

Airtel to offer free Incoming calls on International Roaming

Airtel, today announced the launch of its new International Roaming (IR) packs that redefine the value proposition for customers traveling abroad. With the new IR packs, customers will have the convenience of carrying their India mobile number wherever they go and stay connected 24x7 without having to worry about high call and data charges. The packs will be available to both postpaid and prepaid customers. Airtel’s new IR packs offer free... Read More

Imon September 28th, 2016 10:03 AM 15 COMMENTS

Aircel crosses 5 million subscriber mark in West Bengal circle

5th largest GSM operator, Aircel which was expanding networks in West Bengal rapidly after RCom 2G shutdown to gain subscribers and improve overall network in the circle has now crossed 5 million mark in the circle. According to the latest subscription data provided by the GSM lobby COAI, the company has crossed 5 million mark in the B category circle by adding 57,827 new subscribers in August. In the circle... Read More

Srikapardhi September 28th, 2016 12:30 AM 13 COMMENTS

Vodafone expands its 3G Network to 1593 more towns across M.P and Chhattisgarh

Vodafone India, has extended its 3G network in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh to 1593 more towns. With this expansion, Vodafone 3G is now available in over 2151 towns and villages across the circle, benefiting more than 53.75 lakh customers. Inviting all residents of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh to enjoy the benefits of Vodafone 3G Arvind Vohra, Operations Director, Vodafone India, said, “With the expansion of Vodafone 3G services in the circle,... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 27th, 2016 9:36 PM 74 COMMENTS

Airtel blames Jio’s unpreparedness, insufficient testing teams for call failures

Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom carrier said that the ongoing call failure issue with Reliance Jio is happening due to the latter's under- preparedness and insufficient testing efforts. The Sunil Mittal-led telco said that the prime reason for such call failures was on account of acquisition of a large number of subscribers by Reliance even before the declaration of the commercial launch. In a letter to Reliance Jio, Airtel said: "It is... Read More