December 6th, 2017 11:21 AM 37 COMMENTS

Aircel to Explore Merger Talks With Airtel; May Launch 4G Services: Report

Debt-ridden GSM telco Aircel has initiated talks with lenders and shareholders to overcome the ongoing crisis with cash for operations that will run out by March. According to a Business Line report, Aircel is exploring a potential merger with Bharti Airtel along with an option to launch 4G services in India through spectrum-sharing partnerships. Last week, Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mital told the Economic Times that his company was open... Read More

December 5th, 2017 10:29 AM 3 COMMENTS

Google Pixel 2 at Rs 39,999, Xiaomi Mi A1 at Rs 12,999, and More Deals at Upcoming Flipkart Big Shopping Days

With Christmas closing in, Indian E-commerce giant Flipkart announced another “Big Shopping Days” sale. The sale kicks off on December 7 and will go on until December 9. While the sale is happening across several product categories, Flipkart will be offering great deals on some very popular Android smartphones. Here are some of the best deals: Google Pixel 2 One of the highlights of Big Shopping Days will be recently... Read More

November 30th, 2017 8:53 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Focuses on Ease of Doing Business, Moots Easier Norms for Telecom Sector

India's telecom regulator on Thursday said that promoting "Ease of doing business" is essential for unhindered growth of the telecom sector and is amongst the priorities of the government. It has also recommended various steps for improving ease of doing business in the sector, including speedier merger and acquisition approvals and easier norms that would allow trading of the excess spectrum of a merged entity within a year and a... Read More

November 29th, 2017 2:20 PM 16 COMMENTS

My Vodafone App vs My Idea App: Which Operator is Offering Better Features

Ongoing tariff war in Indian telecom sector is here to stay. Every other day, the operators continue to come with a new recharge plan or a promo offer to attract customers. Several of these offers, however, come earlier to the existing customers via their own apps. Following in steps of Airtel, both Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have come up with their very own apps to manage accounts. Here are... Read More

November 28th, 2017 6:18 PM 4 COMMENTS

Reliance Big TV to Be Acquired by Pantel Technologies and Veecon Media; RBTV to Renew License and Continue Offering Services

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications Limited (RCom) has entered into a binding Share Purchase Agreement with Pantel Technologies Pvt Ltd and Veecon Media & Television Limited for sale of its subsidiary Reliance BIG TV Limited (RBTV), engaged in the business of Direct-to-Home (DTH) services across India. "Pursuant to this transaction, the buyers will acquire the entire shareholding of RBTV with business on an “as-is, where-is” basis," said RCom in a media... Read More

November 28th, 2017 12:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 5T Open Sale Begins on Amazon India and OnePlus Store

The OnePlus 5T, the second flagship from Chinese smartphone maker for 2017 has gone on open sale in India today. The smartphone featuring the 18:9 edge to edge display is now available on e-commerce store Amazon and company’s online store oneplusstore.in. The OnePlus 5T (first impressions) originally debuted on November 16 and is a successor to the last flagship OnePlus 5. To recall, the smartphone was made available in two... Read More

November 27th, 2017 4:05 PM 7 COMMENTS

Oppo F5 6GB Variant With 20MP Selfie Camera Now Available for Purchase in India at Rs 24,990

Oppo launched its selfie smartphone, the Oppo F5 earlier this month. The smartphone was launched in two variants - 4GB RAM + 32GB storage and 6GB + 64GB storage. While the 4GB variant has been available for quite some time now, Oppo announced the arrival of the Oppo F5 6GB variant starting today. The F5 6GB version will be coming in Black and Red colour options. The Black Edition F5... Read More

November 25th, 2017 3:24 PM 92 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Reported Positive Adjusted Gross Revenue of Rs 4,270 Crore in July-September Quarter: Analysts

Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telco Reliance Jio reported a positive adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of Rs 4,270 crore for the first time in the quarter ended September 30, 2017, ICICI Securities said in a note. Jio's performance had also driven the entire industry's AGR by 8.6% quarter over quarter after three successive quarters of declines to Rs 30,800 crore, the agency said. ICICI Securities said that the growth in the AGR... Read More

November 24th, 2017 7:45 PM 36 COMMENTS

Aircel Says Not Shutting Down Operations in 14 Circles; Refutes Media Reports

Ailing GSM telecom service provider on Friday clarified that it is not shutting down operations in 14 circles as claimed by certain media reports. The telco further added that it is now making efforts to build a profitable business in the country. In a statement, Aircel said, "Media reports about Aircel as regard insolvency or shutting down operations in 14 circles is completely speculative & misleading." Aircel has earlier delayed... Read More

November 24th, 2017 5:03 PM 30 COMMENTS

Bloodbath in Telecom Still Continues; Only New Entrant Can Stop It: Bharti’s Sunil Mittal

Bharti Group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said that the bloodbath in the Indian telecom industry is continuing and margins for all telecom operators are under pressure. Mittal told Hindu Business Line that "there will be some let-up in the next 6-8 months because ultimately three operators will be left." In a separate interview with the Times of India, he said that the sector would... Read More

November 24th, 2017 4:05 PM 10 COMMENTS

Airtel Says It’s Eyeing RCom’s Spectrum and Some Equipment: Report

Bharti Airtel, India's top telecom service provider by subscribers has reportedly confirmed that it is now eyeing struggling telco Reliance Communications' select spectrum and some equipment. Airtel, if succeeds, would be able to bolster its spectrum holdings in the country. However, Reliance Jio, the 4G entrant, is also eyeing RCom's spectrum in the 850 MHz band, which is considered highly efficient for 4G services, along with the latter's tower unit... Read More

November 23rd, 2017 4:19 PM 7 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Teases a ‘Desh Ka Smartphone’ Launch in India; Entry-Level Redmi 5A Expected

Xiaomi recently announced the opening of its third manufacturing plant in Noida, India and launched its Mi Power Bank 2i lineup. Now a new smartphone made explicitly in India and for Indian audience is expected to launch soon as the company started teasing it on Twitter. The brand tweeted a new Redmi series will launch in India on November 30th, touting it as the ‘Desh Ka Smartphone’. Until recently most... Read More

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