July 9th, 2018 6:14 PM 51 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular and Vodafone India Secures Merger Approval from DoT On Conditional Basis

The mega-merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular has finally received approval from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), although conditionally. DoT, which was earlier said to be seeking bank guarantee from Vodafone India has asked the merged entity to deposit an amount of Rs 3,911 crores and also asked to submit a bank guarantee of Rs 2,153 crores for the merger. Earlier, the merger approval from DoT was said to... Read More

July 9th, 2018 5:11 PM 1 COMMENTS

OnePlus Announces Rs 2,000 Discount Offer On All the Variants of OnePlus 6

OnePlus has announced a new Rs 2,000 discount offer on the OnePlus 6. Customers purchasing the OnePlus 6 on Amazon India will receive an instant discount of Rs 2,000 on all HDFC debit and credit cards on EMI transactions. For the customers purchasing the OnePlus 6 devices on other platforms including oneplus.in and OnePlus exclusive offline channels, the Rs 2,000 amount will be given in the form of cashback, but... Read More

July 5th, 2018 2:56 PM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel Seeks Diversification of Services to Strengthen Position After ARPU Hit Record Low

Airtel Chief Executive, Gopal Vittal has shown growing concern over the declining ARPU (Average Revenue per User) of the company. The senior official has highlighted that the ARPU has hit rock bottom and it is now in a situation where it can only go up. He also remarked that the Indian telecom scene which was an eight-player market a few months ago is now a three-player market, with all the... Read More

July 4th, 2018 4:24 PM 9 COMMENTS

Aircel Decides Against Selling of Assets, Might face Liquidation

Things seem to be growing tougher for the already bankrupt telco Aircel. The telecom operator went bankrupt due to immense competition in the market and has since then not been able to recover from the losses. Also, another news has surfaced now which points out that the insolvent telco doesn’t hold intentions of selling off its scrap and optic fibre assets to pile up salaries for its employees. Ever since... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 7:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

DJI Launches Osmo Mobile 2 Stabilisation Gimbal in India for Rs 10,999

DJI has released its second generation mobile stabilisation gimbal – DJI Osmo Mobile 2 in India. Previously filmmakers who needed a handheld gimbal for their phones had limited options when it came to buying the device. However, the Chinese camera equipment maker has brought one of the most sought-after mobile gimbals to India and has done so at an attractive price point. While the Ronin-S and Osmo Mobile 2 were... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 6:51 PM 87 COMMENTS

Vodafone-Idea Merger Delayed Not Because of DoT: Manoj Sinha

Manoj Sinha in an official statement has remarked that there is no delay being imposed on the Vodafone-Idea merger from the government’s side. The Telecom Minister said that the Department of Telecommunications wasn’t the authority responsible for the delay in the consolidation of two entities and that it was only a matter of few formalities after which the merger would be finalised. In an industry event held in New Delhi,... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 4:50 PM 37 COMMENTS

Over 83% of Aircel Subscribers Migrated to Airtel in Jammu and Kashmir

Bharti Airtel has achieved a new milestone in Jammu and Kashmir recently. Airtel now has over 5 million subscribers in J&K region, following the successful migration of Aircel subscribers. A new report from PTI states that Airtel added more than 83% of Aircel subscribers in the region and as a result, its subscriber base has grown bigger in recent times. For the uninitiated, telecom operator Aircel filed for bankruptcy at... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 3:51 PM 34 COMMENTS

Asus Zenfone 5Z Price in India to Start at Rs 29,999: Flipkart Listing

Asus is all set to launch its Zenfone 5Z flagship smartphone in India. The phone debuted for the first time during MWC 2018, since then it has been launched in other countries, however, it was still on the waitlist for Indian markets. The phone will hit the Indian stores on July 4. Right ahead of the launch, a listing of the phone was spotted online on the Indian e-commerce site... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 3:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

Amazon India to Kick Off Prime Sale 2018 on July 16 Featuring Exclusive Launches, Offers and Deals

Following its convention, Amazon is all set to launch its Prime Day Sale for this year. The e-commerce giant has already started advertising the grand online event which will kick off on July 16. As the name suggests, this sale will be open only for Prime members of Amazon, and it will start at 12 PM on July 16. The event will go on for 36 hours and will end... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 1:48 PM 1 COMMENTS

Tata Teleservices Asked to Furnish Sale Details With Airtel for Obtaining DoT Clearance

Telecommunications Department (DoT) has asked Tata Teleservices to hand over the details of its sale to the government so that the department can judge who will be responsible for taking over the liabilities of the company once the Bharti Airtel & Tata Teleservices (TTSL) deal is complete. The DoT official who conveyed the news said that Tata Teleservices owes a chunk of money to the government for various purposes. The... Read More

July 1st, 2018 7:22 PM 3 COMMENTS

Aadhaar Holders Can Now Use Virtual ID After UIDAI Makes It Official

The issue of privacy and data security of Aadhaar holders has been a long debated topic. Now to resolve the problem once and for all, the Unique Identifications Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced that the Virtual Identity (VID) has been made operational via its authentication agencies. It is notable that a few months ago, the issue of Aadhaar data security was brought to light, after which the authority decided... Read More

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