Essential, a startup founded by the Android creator, Andy Rubin has axed development of its upcoming Essential Phone 2, according to a Bloomberg report. The company now is considering selling itself and has “cancelled development of a new smartphone,” people familiar with the matter said. The startup has reportedly hired Credit Suisse Group AG to advise on a potential sale and has received interest from at least one bidder already.... Read More
In a new turn of events, RCom along with its subsidiaries Reliance Infratel and Reliance Telecom has gone ahead to the appellate tribunal to halt the order which was passed by the NCLT, declaring that RCom should now proceed along the laws of insolvency and bankruptcy post admitting Ericsson’s petition. This move has been done as the telco is now in talks with Ericsson to the settle the matter outside of... Read More
iVoomi, a brand which established its name in the Indian market last year has now introduced a new smartphone, dubbed as the iVoomi i2. The iVoomi i2 comes as a successor to the iVoomi i1 and i1S smartphones, which were introduced earlier this year. The iVoomi i2 comes in a single variant priced at Rs 7,499 and will be available exclusively on e-commerce portal Flipkart starting today. The highlight of... Read More
After RCom and Ericsson moved towards a legal spat over Ericsson’s petition in the NCLT for settling the dues which Reliance Communications owed to the Swedish manufacturer, things were looking ugly for both the parties. However, in a recent twist of events people aware of the matter informed that RCom and Ericsson might be looking to settle the matter outside the NCLT. The share price of the company soared as... Read More
The Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson filed a petition in National Company Law Tribunal which could cause the Insolvency authorities to scrape Rs 18,000 crore worth of debt by selling Reliance Communication’s assets to Reliance Jio Infocomm. Three petitions were accepted by the NCLT against the Anil Ambani-led telco on Tuesday. After Aircel, RCom can be the next company to get hit by the blow of bankruptcy. Under the insolvency... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), earlier today, cleared the merger of Bharti Airtel and Telenor India. As a next step, Airtel will begin integrating Telenor India’s operations across seven circles: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP (East), UP (West) and Assam. The transaction has received all the necessary regulatory & statutory approvals and did not face any hurdles post the merger announcement in March 2017, besides the bank statement requirement... Read More
DoT today issued a notification which finally gave a green flag to the Telenor–Bharti Airtel merger. After this move, the biggest telco in the country, Bharti Airtel will acquire all licenses owned by Telenor. After the approval of this notification from the Telecom Department Airtel is ready to take over all the licenses of Telenor as well as its liabilities. The notification which the DoT issued on Monday read “The... Read More
After handing itself to Walmart, Flipkart, the country's leading e-commerce portal has come up with Big Shopping Days sale, where several smartphones are available at massive discounts. The best possible deal right now is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5. While it's getting tough to get hands on the Redmi Note 5 Pro, Xiaomi has put its sibling, the Redmi Note 5 for open sale. During the entire Flipkart Big Shopping... Read More
After disrupting the prepaid market, Reliance Jio' focus has now shifted towards the postpaid market, a move which will make it a de-facto operator for consumers. Investment banking firm Jefferies has now stated that the Mukesh Ambani-led telco's new move will surely hurt the ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) of incumbent telcos such as Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone India. Already, the ARPU of telcos such as Airtel, Idea... Read More
OnePlus, for the first time has announced a new program in India, dubbed as ‘Fast AF (Fast & First)’ sale. As part of this sale, customers can reserve the OnePlus 6, ahead of the launch in India and there will be additional benefits for pre-booking as well. During the ‘Fast AF (Fast & First)’ sale, customers can buy an Amazon.in e-Gift Card worth Rs 1,000 that can be used to... Read More
There's no doubt that Samsung is facing the heat in the Indian market, especially in the last two quarters. The South Korean company has now introduced a Rs 10,000 cashback offer on its flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 8, which brings the overall price to Rs 49,900. The Mumbai-based retailer, Mahesh Telecom tweeted this news, further stating that the device will be live till May 31, 2018. The Galaxy Note 8... Read More
Walmart finally closed the deal with Flipkart for USD 16 billion, after weeks of rumours and speculations, as it plans to take on rival Amazon in one of the fastest growing markets. The acquisition is Walmart’s biggest foreign investment ever and also one of the most successful exits by an Indian startup. The acquisition was first announced by investor Softbank’s CEO and founder Masayoshi Son followed by an official statement... Read More
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where are the plans?no details , whats new whats changed?
Vi should decrease the tariff somewhere near to Jio's. So it can grab users from Airtel and Jio.
If out of 481, 108 is 5G customers. That means customer on Jio 4G network reduced from 452 million in…
In my nearest enodeB, Jio switches off b40 daily at around 1 am, restores around 6 am. b3 and b5…
If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…
