Samsung seems to be on a launch spree; the company recently launched smartphones in the J series. In its latest move, the company has made the Galaxy On5 Pro and Galaxy On7 Pro smartphones official in India. The On5 Pro will retail at Rs. 9,190 while the On7 Pro will be up for sale Rs. 11,190. Both the devices will be available in Black and Gold color options, exclusively via... Read More
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, also known as MTNL, on Tuesday announced its partnership with Hungama to provide its broadband consumers in Mumbai and Delhi with on-demand digital entertainment content provider. Hungama already has a number of tie-ups with Indian telecom service providers such as BSNL, ACT Fibernet, Hathway, Videocon and Tata Photon. In addition, the OTT content provider works with Sri Lanka Telecom in Sri Lanka. “Our partnership with Hungama reiterates... Read More
Vodafone India, the country’s second largest operator has now launched another pocket-friendly unlimited data pack at Rs. 5, which will offer the customers unlimited data for an hour. The pack is available for subscribers throughout the country and the speed would be that of 2G data. Airtel has also been offering similar packs to their prepaid customer base since May. Recently, Airtel introduced ‘Cyber Café paper vouchers’ to attract more... Read More
Qualcomm finally announced its much talked about high-end processor, the Snapdragon 821. The company touts the processor to deliver 10% faster performance than its predecessor, the Snapdragon 820. The 820 SoC is currently powering flagships such as the Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, HTC 10, OnePlus 3, Xiaomi Mi 5, and more. Being the latest processor in the Snapdragon 800 series, the 821 speeds up to 2.4GHz with quad-core custom... Read More
Bharti Airtel, on Monday informed the stock exchanges that it has successfully concluded the transaction for the acquisition of rights to use 20 MHz of 2300 Band spectrum from Aircel in 6 out of 8 circles, following the receipt of all necessary approvals and satisfying all the conditions, including conditions stated in the Spectrum Trading Guidelines. These six circles are Tamil Nadu (including Chennai), Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Assam... Read More
Xiaomi has partnered with Just Buy Live and Innocomm to expand its offline distribution network, increasing its presence to more than 5000 offline outlets. Just Buy Live follows a unique model of e-distribution, enabling the retailers, shopkeepers, and corporates to buy products directly from their e-platform. Innocomm, on the other hand, sells directly to customers via a single distributor. Called as direct-to-retail (DTR) model for distribution, this cuts several layers... Read More
Gionee has come up with another variant of its last year's F103, dubbed as the F103 Pro. The 'F' stands for Fashion. The smartphone will be up for sale in Gold, White, and Gray color options for a price of Rs. 11,999 via physical retail stores and Gionee's official online store. Coming on to the specs, the 8.5 mm slim device features a 5-inch HD (1280 × 720 pixels) 2.5D... Read More
Samsung recently unveiled the 7-incher Galaxy J Max. Now in the latest move, the company has come up with yet another smartphone in the J-series, dubbed as the Galaxy J1 Ace Neo. It is an entry-level device by Samsung and has got listed on its South-African website. The manufacturer has not yet revealed the pricing. Going by the specs mentioned in the listing, the Galaxy J1 Ace Neo features a... Read More
As a means to increase its subscriber base, Idea has launched a “Free Insurance Scheme” for its customers only in Kolkata and West Bengal circle. The move enables Idea customers to avail free accidental insurance benefits. However, the offer is extended only to new customers who will take a new SIM card of the operator. As of now, the company hasn’t announced any plans of rolling out the insurance offer to... Read More
Ericsson and Abentel, an Abengoa subsidiary, have entered an activities transfer agreement, under which Abentel's assets, projects and employees will be transferred to Ericsson. The transfer and integration of Abentel's business - including approval from Spanish competition authority -is expected to be completed during Q3. The acquisition will further enhance Ericsson's end-to-end fiber services offering. Under the deal, about 500 services professionals specialized in fiber networks roll-out and maintenance services will... Read More
Telecom Ministry has reportedly cleared the Rs 3,500-crore 4G spectrum trading deal between India's leading telecom carrier Bharti Airtel and Aircel. Wire service PTI reported that the deal was cleared on July 4 by Ravi Shankar Prasad, who was at the helm of affairs then of the Telecom Ministry. However, Bharti Airtel has declined to comment when contacted by PTI. Airtel, which is leading the 4G market in the country, had entered... Read More
Tata DoCoMo is all set to make 3G launch in Chennai and Tamil Nadu circles, say the sources. According to executives, who wish to remain unnamed, Tata DoCoMo will launch their 3G services on 15 July 2016. The telecom operator was naturally facing struggle to withstand the race from GSM operators, who offer 4G services. The lack of 3G services in the circle resulted in continuous subscriber decline for DoCoMo, which once... Read More
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