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Srikapardhi January 31st, 2017 5:06 PM 40 COMMENTS

Ensure Vodafone-Idea merger not an outcome of a forced situation created by unfair playing field: Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal

India’s top telco Bharti Airtel’s managing director and CEO Gopal Vittal welcomed the proposed alliance between Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, which are the country’s second and third largest telcos. “We welcome the news of the proposed alliance between Vodafone and Idea Cellular. Consolidation is always good, especially for any capital intensive sector with multiple players,” Vittal said on Tuesday. According to him, a few solid and profitable players are... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 31st, 2017 2:13 PM 83 COMMENTS

Data war: Bharti Airtel is now offering 4GB of 4G Data at Rs. 149 as part of segmented offer

Bharti Airtel has been on a roll ever since the inception of Reliance Jio. The company has been aggressively offering new benefits for their consumers. Already, the operator is offering several goodies for the customers and now here’s another offer from Airtel, which is much better than any other operator, as of now. Airtel is offering 4GB of the 3G/4G internet for selected customers at just Rs. 149 with a... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 31st, 2017 1:44 PM 5 COMMENTS

All-India subscriber base increases by 8.18 Million, Idea added maximum number of subscribers : COAI

Continuing its upward journey, the Indian telecom industry posted another month of growth by adding 8.18 million mobile subscribers in the mobile telephony market in December 2016. In the data released by COAI, the association of mobile telephony service providers in the country, the number of mobile phone subscribers grew to a total increase of 809.99 million in December. It is noteworthy here that from the month of August 2016,... Read More

Srikapardhi January 31st, 2017 7:02 AM 29 COMMENTS

These Indian Telecom Operators Will Launch VoLTE Services by the End of 2017

VoLTE service was available for a quite some time now, but it was with the introduction of Reliance Jio that we got to taste the technology. However, if you want to enjoy the feature, you have to get a flagship phone, but that isn’t the scenario anymore. Most of the smartphones releasing these days are featuring the VoLTE support, irrespective of the price range. The craze for the VoLTE is... Read More

Srikapardhi January 30th, 2017 7:07 PM 35 COMMENTS

Vodafone moves to Delhi High Court against Trai for permitting Jio’s free offer

Vodafone on Monday approached the Delhi High Court against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India for allegedly failing to stop violation of tariff orders and regulations by Reliance Jio. The country’s second largest telecom operator has also claimed that the Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator, in the garb of preview offer, garnered millions of subscribers by offering them free services, due to the regulator’s “arbitrary and irregular action/inaction.” The telecom operator... Read More

Srikapardhi January 30th, 2017 5:50 PM 19 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular to launch VoLTE in all 4G circles this year, says managing director

Idea Cellular, the country’s third largest telecom operator, will launch voice over LTE services for customers in all of its 4G circles within this calendar year, according to the company’s managing director Himanshu Kapania. The Aditya Birla Group Company also said that it is now gearing to launch its 4G services in its 9 new 4G telecom service areas and 3G services in Bihar and Rajasthan, by March 2017, thereby... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 30th, 2017 4:20 PM 7 COMMENTS

Idea transforms from a pure play telco to an integrated digital solutions provider with new services to take on Jio, Airtel

Idea Cellular on Monday launched Idea Music Lounge, Idea Movie Club, and Idea Game Spark, kicking off its transformation from a pure play mobile operator to an integrated digital services and solutions provider to compete with the likes of Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel that are already offering digital content services to their respective customers. These digital content applications will serve as a one-stop entertainment destination initially for Idea subscribers,... Read More

Zara Ali January 30th, 2017 3:30 PM 13 COMMENTS

Moto E3 Power Will Not Get Android 7.0 Nougat Update, Motorola Confirms

Back in October, Motorola announced a list of devices that will get treated to Nougat, the list mentioned phones like Moto Z, Moto G4, and others. Sadly, Moto E3 Power was not on the list but many of us were expecting Motorola to include the budget phone in the list as well. However, squashing all the expectations, Motorola has made it clear that Moto E3 Power will not get the... Read More

Srikapardhi January 30th, 2017 3:13 PM 31 COMMENTS

Vodafone, Idea Cellular confirm preliminary all-share merger discussion

Vodafone Group on Monday said that is in its discussions with the Aditya Birla Group about an all share merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, confirming the recent media speculation regarding a potential combination of its Indian business with the third largest telco by users, Idea Cellular. “Vodafone confirms that it is in discussions with the Aditya Birla Group about an all share merger of Vodafone India (excluding Vodafone's... Read More

Zara Ali January 30th, 2017 2:37 PM 1 COMMENTS

Swipe Unveils Elite Power With 4000mAh battery And 4G VoLTE For Rs. 6,999

Swipe Technologies has come up with yet another budget smartphone in the Elite series - the Elite Power. As the name suggests, the phone comes with a powerful 4000mAh battery that is touted by the company to offer 15 hours of 3G or 13 hours of Wi-Fi web browsing. The phone is priced at Rs. 6,999 and will be up for sale exclusively via Flipkart from January 31. It will... Read More

Mandy S January 30th, 2017 1:44 PM 11 COMMENTS

Vodafone is Now Offering 10GB of Data on 4G handsets with Rs. 348 pack

Vodafone has introduced yet another change in their much famous Rs. 348 plan, according to our close sources. The company will offer 10GB of 4G data for the customers whoever recharges with the Rs. 348 pack, which currently is offering only 1GB of data. Nevertheless, there are some catches with this offer as well. Vodafone will be offering the same 1GB of 4G data for all the customers, but for the... Read More

Zara Ali January 29th, 2017 7:21 PM 8 COMMENTS

Honor 6X vs Coolpad Cool 1: Battle for the Best Budget Dual Camera Phone

Just a two years ago, getting a smartphone with a good camera was a distinct dream and a fool’s errand. But this scenario changed quickly, special thanks to Chinese smartphone vendors for upping their ante. Back in 2015, it was a relatively new brand, Qiku, who launched the first ever dual camera phone, the Qiku Q Terra, which was quickly followed by other brands such as Huawei, LG, Xiaomi, Apple,... Read More