August 23rd, 2018 11:55 AM 19 COMMENTS

RCom Announces the Sale Completion of Media Nodes to Reliance Jio for Rs 2,000 Crore

Reliance Communications (RCom), the Anil Ambani-led company today announced the completion of the planned sale of its media convergence nodes (MCNs) and related infrastructure assets, worth Rs 2,000 crore, to Mukesh Ambani-backed Reliance Jio Infocomm. RCom said the transaction entailed 248 nodes covering close to 5 million sq. Ft. of the area, used for hosting the telecom infrastructure, all of which now stands transferred to Jio, RCom said in a... Read More

August 22nd, 2018 3:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Can Be Purchased in India Across Offline and Online Channels from August 24

Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Note 9 flagship smartphone in India. The Galaxy Note 9 which comes with improved S Pen, intelligent camera, internal storage up to 512GB and a massive 4000mAh battery can be purchased in India across offline and online channels starting from August 24. Priced at Rs 67,900 and Rs 84,900 for the 6GB+128GB and 8GB+512GB variants, respectively, Galaxy Note 9 will be available in India... Read More

August 22nd, 2018 12:41 PM 4 COMMENTS

10.or D2 With 4G VoLTE, ViLTE and 18:9 Display Goes Official in India, Prices Start at Rs 6,999

10.or (Also known as Tenor) has launched its first 'Crafted for Amazon' smartphone in 2018. Dubbed as the 10.or D2, it comes as a successor to the 10.or D, which was the cheapest smartphone in India with the Snapdragon 425 SoC. The major upgrade on the 10.or D2 when compared to 10.or D is the 18:9 display on the front, upgraded rear camera and Android 8.1 Oreo out of the... Read More

August 22nd, 2018 11:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

UIDAI Directs Enrolment Agencies in Kerala to Provide Free e-Aadhaar Printouts to Users

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has directed all the Aadhaar enrolment agencies in Kerala state and South Karnataka regions to provide free e-Aadhaar printouts to the users. UIDAI has asked all the agencies including banks and post offices to facilitate retrieval of the 12-digit number and provide free printouts to Aadhaar-holders who have lost their document in the flood-hit state. For the uninitiated, Kerala state has been hit... Read More

August 20th, 2018 8:47 PM 5 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Secures Top Rank in Fortune’s ‘Change The World’ Global List

Reliance Jio, the telecom unit of Mukesh Ambani has been ranked as the top company globally on Fortune's 'Change The World' list. For the unaware, Fortune's 'Change The World' list ranks companies using the profit motive to help the planet and tackle social problems. In the list, Jio has been ranked ahead of pharma giant Merck and Bank of America, according to a report of PTI. Chinese group Alibaba is... Read More

August 20th, 2018 7:17 PM 2 COMMENTS

OnePlus 6 Expected to Receive Android 9 Pie Through OxygenOS Beta Update Next Week

OnePlus 6 has been the prodigy smartphone by the Chinese manufacturer OnePlus which has made it the number one premium phone company in India right now. The phone has succeeded in the Indian market thanks to its affordable pricing, constant innovation and the high-end specs. Now reports have come up which point towards the direction of OnePlus 6 receiving a new Android 9 Pie update via an OxygenOS Beta package.... Read More

August 20th, 2018 5:29 PM 4 COMMENTS

Walmart Successfully Completes Deal to Acquire 77% Stake in Flipkart for USD 16 Billion

Walmart, the US-based retail giant today announced that it has successfully completed the deal to acquire Flipkart for USD 16 billion. Since the transaction is now complete, Walmart now holds a 77% stake in the Indian e-commerce major. Walmart's investment includes USD 2 billion of new equity funding to help accelerate the growth of the Flipkart business. For the unaware, the Flipkart-Walmart deal was announced in May this year, and... Read More

August 19th, 2018 10:33 AM 45 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Stabilising Prepaid Data War, Focus Now Shifts to Postpaid and Broadband Sector

In our previous accounts of telecom news, we have reiterated numerous times about how the current situation in the telecom industry is expected to stabilise. Although the telecom operators might seem adamant in staying on their path of predatory pricing, the overall plans and pricing of the industry, in general, are all hanging around the same point. It is my opinion that the Idea-Vodafone merger has been a crucial factor... Read More

August 17th, 2018 7:01 AM 7 COMMENTS

UPI 2.0 Launched, Overdraft Accounts, Mandates, Invoices and More Features Come Onboard

After stalling the launch of the service by many months, the NPCI in the presence of other authorities and RBI officials launched the second iteration of the Unified Payments Interface, UPI 2.0. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is the organisation which oversees all the payments in the country and is also the founding organisation of UPI, a service which facilitates quick transfer of funds between two bank accounts via... Read More

August 14th, 2018 7:28 PM 2 COMMENTS

Aircel Knocks on Supreme Court Doors Asking for Repayment of Rs 453 Crore from Airtel

Aircel, the bankrupt telco has moved Supreme Court to ask Airtel to pay a sum of Rs 453 crore for 4G spectrum purchased in 2016. The insolvent carrier owned by Malaysian Maxis has filed a petition in the Supreme Court for the same. It’s notable that post its bankruptcy, Aircel was caught in a tight spot because of lack of cash reserve and it wasn’t able to pay its 3,000... Read More

August 12th, 2018 4:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

UIDAI Plans a Public Outreach Program to Sensitise People About Dos and Don’ts of Sharing Aadhaar

The Aadhaar body, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is planning a user outreach to sensitise people about the dos and don'ts of sharing their biometric identifier. This move from UIDAI comes after Trai chief RS Sharma's open Aadhaar dare on Twitter, which reached a lot of backlash from the Indian consumers. The UIDAI intends to equate the Aadhaar number with other personal information (such as PAN, bank account and... Read More

August 10th, 2018 7:13 PM 12 COMMENTS

JioPhone 2 Registrations to Kick Start on August 15: Specifications, Offers, Pricing and More

After the massive success of JioPhone in the country by selling 25 million units, Reliance Jio in its Annual General Meeting announced that it would be launching a new JioPhone 2 device and the sales would start on August 15 – Independence Day. The JioPhone 2 does not differ from its predecessor a lot apart from its pricing and design. Reliance Jio has accumulated some high expectations from the new... Read More

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