Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio’s launch has resulted in a massive cut in data prices, and the average cost of 1GB data by all telcos stood at $ 0.33 at the end of March 31, according to the Internet Trends Report 2017 by Kleiner Perkins. The report said that Jio's average revenue per user (ARPU) has grown to $ 4.70 or Rs 300 after its ended freebies on March 31, 2017,... Read More
An increase of in tax rate from 15% to 18% after the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will result in costlier telecom services, which will lead to lesser talk-time on fixed denomination packs for prepaid users which account for almost 95% of total user base in India, ICRA said on Thursday. For telecom industry, compliance and data management requirement will increase significantly because industry’s operations are divided... Read More
Sony India has announced its latest flagship smartphone- the Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and it is the first smartphone with Snapdragon 835 SoC to land in India. The highlights of the phone are the display and the rear camera. Sony has announced the pricing of the phone as well. At Rs. 59,990, the phone will go against the likes of Samsung Galaxy S8 and HTC U11 launching later this month.... Read More
Bharti Airtel and Telenor India have gotten one step closer to their merger in India, having received the approval of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), BSE Limited (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE), according to an official statement. The Sunil Mittal-led telecom operator had in February entered into a definitive agreement with Telenor South Asia Investments Pte Ltd to acquire Telenor India’s running operations... Read More
In an unexpected move, Samsung has launched the high-end variant of the Galaxy S8+ in India at a whopping price tag of Rs. 74,990. This high-end variant was only available in China and South Korea until now, but the company has now launched it in India as well. The new variant of the Galaxy S8+ comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The premium variant of the... Read More
Idea Cellular’s new ad #LookLook hit the internet and TV this week and has already got India hooked to the new catchy jingle –Idea 4G pe dekho India hua hook. LookLook... LookLook! Idea Cellular has rolled out the new ad after becoming the pan-India mobile broadband operator two weeks ago. The new ad establishes the width and expanse of Idea 4G network across... Read More
In a move aimed at empowering customers and battle the low-speed issue, the telecom regulator, Trai, is said to be working with telecom operators to figure out a way for customers to check their data speeds at no extra cost and share the findings with the regulator. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman RS Sharma told Financial Express that the authority would soon ask Indian telecom operators to... Read More
Micromax's child brand, Yu Televentures headed by Rahul Sharma has announced a new smartphone in the country, after nearly ten months. Back in August 2016, we saw the last smartphone launch from the company, and until now, the company has been silent. When a rumour popped online saying that Micromax is shutting down the Yu Televentures, the company quickly teased a new smartphone, and it's the Yu Yureka Black. If... Read More
Aircel, after rolling out a slew of new offers for its customers in Assam a few days ago has announced another new plan today. The Tamil Nadu-based company rolled out a new offer of Rs. 786 in its home circle on the occasion of Ramzan. The new plan offers both calling and data benefits and comes with long-validity as well. Aircel touts the Rs. 786 plan as a revolutionary product that... Read More
Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions and Idea Cellular, India's third-largest telecom operator, have grabbed the seventh Annual Asia Communication Awards 2017 for Idea Cellular's Private Recharge service. The service is powered by Mahindra Comviva' PreTUPS electronic recharge solution. Mahindra Comviva was recognised for providing security and empowerment to women with Private Recharge in the ‘Social Contribution’ category at a ceremony held in Singapore. Back in March,... Read More
Huawei MediaPad M3 Lite 10 is the company's new tablet in the fast-growing MediaPad series. Huawei did not announce the product officially, but it is listed on the Huawei's global site with no details of pricing and availability. The M3 Lite 10 comes in three options- one with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, another variant with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, and the last... Read More
In a fresh salvo against Reliance Jio, Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel has reportedly sought the Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telco's license cancellation in Jammu & Kashmir for allegedly flouting licence conditions. Airtel, in a letter to the telecom department, said that Jio was not following instructions from the security agencies to stop pre-paid services in Jammu and Kashmir, and wrongly classified 95% of its subscribers in the state as post-paid users,... Read More
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900Mhz band has made lot of things better for Airtel. So it should do same for Vi as well. 1800Mhz…
Nope, no need of marketing. It's waste of money. Airtel did lot of marketing but overall, Jio was far better…
You are not complete set of users for Airtel, some people use 500GB+ month easily. So 300GB should be norm…
I have not used more than 150 GB a month till now. Mostly it is between 80 to 140 GB.
Or maybe they need to market themselves better
