August 31st, 2016 11:34 PM 15 COMMENTS

Low spectrum holdings put Vodafone, Idea at a disadvantage, to bid aggressively for 4G waves: Ind-Ra

Vodafone India and Idea Cellular are expected to be active bidders in the upcoming spectrum auctions for their 4G network roll-out, while Bharti Airtel -the most diversified spectrum holder - will look to bridge the gaps in its spectrum, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said in its latest report. Bharti Airtel has the largest spectrum holding at present, of the total 770MHz, across bands (900MHz, 1,800MHz, 2,100MHz and 2,300MHz), followed... Read More

August 31st, 2016 6:27 PM 36 COMMENTS

Vodafone launches 4G services in UP EAST on 1800 MHZ, offers 20 GB at Rs. 999

Vodafone India, today announced the launch of its Vodafone SuperNet 4G service in UP EAST starting with Lucknow. 4G services will be rolled out across UP EAST over the next few months. The launch in UP EAST follows the successful launch of Vodafone SuperNet 4G services in Kerala, Karnataka, Kolkata, Delhi & NCR, Mumbai & Haryana. Built on the efficient 1800 MHz band, this state-of-the-art network will enable Vodafone SuperNet... Read More

August 31st, 2016 3:10 PM 7 COMMENTS

West Bengal’s 3rd City Baharampur Gets 4G from Airtel

Airtel has launched its 4G services in Baharampur of West Bengal yesterday. The network expansion in rest of West Bengal counts Baharampur as second city to get Airtel 4G after Kharagpur. It should be noted that Airtel launched country's first 4G network in Kolkata in April 2012 and then in August 2016 Airtel started expanding 4G network in the West Bengal circle as part of the company's Project Leap -... Read More

August 31st, 2016 2:23 PM 20 COMMENTS

Airtel deploys 4G Advanced Carrier Aggregation technology in Mumbai to offer 4G data speeds up to 135 Mbps

Airtel, today announced that it has deployed 4G Advanced technology (carrier aggregation across TD LTE and LTE FDD) in Mumbai. The deployment will result in a superior 4G experience for Airtel customers through considerably faster data speeds and better coverage – indoors and outdoors. Customers with mobile devices that support 4G Advanced will be able to enjoy 4G data speeds of up to 135 Mbps. Under the carrier aggregation deployment,... Read More

August 31st, 2016 10:56 AM 141 COMMENTS

Jio Vs Incumbents: Why Jio can offer affordable tariff and Incumbents cannot?

Now a days Jio launch is no longer in the news as Jio has been extending its unlimited preview offer to more and more handsets with tie ups with device manufacturers everyday. The big question everyone wants to know is what will be Jio tariff after commercial launch and whether Jio will be able to offer similar unlimited offer. In this article we compare incumbent operators' network with Jio's and explain... Read More

August 31st, 2016 10:46 AM 5 COMMENTS

Vodafone increases freebies for youth focused Vodafone’U’ plans

Vodafone which introduced youth focused 'U' packs in last May, is now offering free talktime to promote the packs to more users. The company is offering freebies starting from Rs 20 talktime to extra data with U packs on recharge to select customers. As per our information the youth customers on Vodafone network using prepaid connections are getting such SMS where Vodafone is promising to offer Rs 20-40 talktime and extra... Read More

August 31st, 2016 2:49 AM 17 COMMENTS

Mega spectrum auction to begin from October 1: DoT

The Indian telecom department (DoT) has deferred the upcoming mega spectrum auctions by two days to October 1, heeding to the telecom industry's demand to delay it by a few days to coincide with the navratras, a period considered auspicious by Hindus. The telecom department, in a revised Notice Inviting Application for spectrum auction, said, "For start of the auction 29th September READ start of the auction 1st October." The... Read More

August 30th, 2016 5:48 PM 121 COMMENTS

Jio to take on Airtel’s Open Network by launching own Network Tracker

We all remember how Airtel stormed our TV sets and online media with its "Open Network" campaign. Now, in one of the most competitive way, Jio is planning something similar to woo its users. The Reliance-backed network is tipped to launch similar facilities so that people who are concerned about Jio 4G coverage before joining their network can check its 4G coverage in their area. In India, data connectivity is... Read More

August 30th, 2016 5:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

LeEco opens smartphone manufacturing facility in Greater Noida

LeEco India has opened its first smartphone manufacturing facility in Greater Noida, India. The unit spread across an area of 200,000 sq. feet has a capacity of producing 60,000 phones per month. This will be slowly raised to 200,000 smartphones per month by the end of 2016. “India is a top priority in LeEco’s global expansion roadmap. Our investments here – be it our manufacturing plant or our R&D center... Read More

August 30th, 2016 1:34 PM 30 COMMENTS

Aircel to offer 5GB 3G Data at Rs 298 (28 days) for all customers in Karnataka

Aircel has introduced highly affordable, first-of-its-kind data packs in Karnataka for new as well as existing customers. The new products offer data benefits of 5GB and 11 GB of 3G Data, undisputedly making them the best data products in the industry. New customers on the Aircel network can recharge with Rs. 298 or Rs. 598 and enjoy 5GB or 11GB of 3G mobile data respectively, apart from an attractive call... Read More

August 30th, 2016 9:44 AM 23 COMMENTS

RCom set to ink VoLTE deal in coming days: Report

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications, which recently switched to 4G LTE technology for providing high speed mobile internet services, is reportedly planning to offer voice calling over LTE (VoLTE) by the end of the year. The telco, according to an Economic Times report, is holding talks with major network providers like Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei and ZTE for the technology, and is likely to finalise a player within a fortnight. RCom has already... Read More

August 30th, 2016 3:23 AM 1 COMMENTS

Huawei sets up Global Service Center in Bengaluru to support global telecom customers

Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei has launched its largest Global Service Center (GSC) in Bengaluru at an investment of around Rs 136 crore. The center is already handling more than 50 telecom projects, supporting over 30 countries in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, serving over 350 million subscribers. The new Global Service Center in Bengaluru is now one of Huawei’s four GSCs globally. Huawei said that the new will support operators... Read More

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