Telecom service provider Airtel is all set to launch Google phone 2 that runs on Google Android operating system in India and said to be priced around Rs 25,000.The phone is likely to be bundled with talk time, data plans VAS and SD card for storage and lots of lucrative offer. We have also learnt that Google Phone will also launch its unlocked version under the brand name HTC in... Read More
BSNL will launch its BlackBerry services by next month.BSNL chairman and managing director Kuldeep Goyal said “We have got all the approvals ... and will launch BlackBerry services by April,” on the sidelines of the programme ‘Convergence India’ in New Delhi. BSNL is one of the two operators offering 3G services in India so BlackBerry service in April could give it a first-mover advantage in the Blackberry-3G Zone also. According... Read More
After the launch of Airtel’s Unlimited BalckBerry Plan, it’s now Vodafone’s turn to launch the same at very economical monthly commitment just Rs.299.Vodafone announced the launch of a new Unlimited BlackBerry service plan, Prosumer Life @299. This service offers BlackBerry service-users unlimited access to up to 10 supported personal/business e-mail accounts as well as various popular instant messaging services, at a monthly rent of only Rs 299. The new service... Read More
Idea Cellular,today launched its Blackberry service in collaboration with Research In Motion (RIM). Idea will offer a wide range of BlackBerry smartphones and services for enterprise and individual customers on its network, nationally. BlackBerry services are already offered by Bharti Airtel,Reliance Communications,Vodafone and Tata Teleservices. BlackBerry smartphones will be available from Idea stores and various retail outlets across 15 circles of Idea Cellular's network across the country. The BlackBerry Solution provides... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's largest wireline services provider, added the most wireline users in February 2024. The data has been published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in its monthly performance indicator report for the telecom sector. According to the data, wireline subscribers in India increased from 32.54 million at the end of January 2024 to 33.10 million at the end of February 2024, denoting a net increase of... Read More
Direct-to-Home (DTH) business in India has slowed down, and in fact, the paying subscribers are going down. As per TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) data, the pay subscriber base of DTH operators in the country went down by 2.02% in the June 2023 quarter (from 65.50 million to 64.18 million). This is likely because more and more consumers are switching to OTT (over-the-top) platforms for their entertainment needs. Most... Read More
The Indian Direct-to-Home (DTH) active subscriber base dipped QoQ (Quarter over Quarter) in the September 2023 quarter. The total active DTH subscriber base stood at 64.18 million during the Sep 2023 quarter. In the previous quarter, the figure was 65.50 million and a year back in 2022 during the same September quarter, the figures were 65.58 million. There hasn't been much change over the year as the subscriber base grew... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has three prepaid plans under Rs 500 that come with the Disney+ Hotstar offer. Disney+ Hotstar is one of the most popular OTT (over-the-top) platforms in the country. If you want to get a free Disney+ Hotstar subscription, you can take a look at the prepaid plans below from Vodafone Idea. These plans bundle the subscription of Disney+ Hotstar at no... Read More
Indus Towers, a leading telecom infrastructure provider in India, saw a decent Q1 FY24. The company saw an accelerated tenancy addition with a net add of 5,048 despite witnessing 518 exits. Further, there were no provisions made that affected the EBITDA (earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation). According to a fresh ICICI Securities report, the high tenancy addition for Indus Towers is unlikely to sustain in the medium term.... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), a prominent Indian telecom operator, needs to raise funds fast in order to pay debt in the short term. The company needs to pay Rs 4300 crore in debt and 5G airwave instalments in the September quarter. According to an ET Telecom report, IIFL Securities said that the short-term cash outgo of Rs 4300 crore is going to affect Vi's ability to make payments to Indus Towers.... Read More
Vodafone Idea Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with the Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC), has established an IoT Centre of Excellence (CoE) at the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) in Delhi. The CoE aims to equip engineering students, especially women, with hands-on training in cutting-edge technologies like 5G, AI/ML, and IoT, fostering their skills for the digital era. "As India leads the digitalisation wave with emerging technologies, we... Read More
The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) became the fastest 5G market globally in Q2 2023, as per a recent report by Ookla. The median download speed for the UAE market, as per Ookla's Speedtest Intelligence data, was 557.63 Mbps. Etisalat by e& became the fastest 5G operator globally as it was able to deliver a median download speed of 680.73 Mbps. Faster 5G speeds also meant a better experience for the... Read More
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