February 27th, 2015 5:00 PM 2 COMMENTS

Salora Arya Z3 with octa-core SoC launched for Rs. 6999 exclusively via Amazon

Salora International has unveiled another budget smartphone known as Arya Z3. It is a successor to the Arya Z2, which was launched last year. The Arya Z3 comes with a 5-inch HD display with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and One Glass Solution (OGS) technology. It is powered by a 1.4 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor paired with 1GB RAM and runs Android 4.4 KitKat. The device sports an 8-megapixel... Read More

February 27th, 2015 2:35 PM 3 COMMENTS

Supreme Court says government can go ahead with 2G spectrum auction as scheduled

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) has allowed the government to go ahead with the 2G spectrum auction scheduled for March 4.The outcome will not be finalised without its permission. While staying the February 12, 2015 interim order of Tripura High Court, the SCI bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said no bidder, if successful, shall claim any equity in the bidding process. The Tripura High... Read More

February 27th, 2015 12:52 PM 22 COMMENTS

Supreme court to hear Vodafone’s plea against reduced interconnection charges today

Vodafone India has challenged the Telecom regulatory authority of India's decision to lower the interconnection charges that the calling operator pays to the operator on whose network the call terminates. Vodafone has stated that the TRAI has taken a hasty decision in reducing the charges and that cases pertaining to this topic are already pending hearing in court and until those are cleared this move cannot be passed. The TRAI... Read More

February 27th, 2015 5:03 AM 75 COMMENTS

Aircel signal reappears in parts of Kerala, planning for a comeback?

In 2012, Aircel announced scale down mobile Services in five telecom circles Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Punjab. In Kerala, Aircel closed down their retail out lets and shut down their 2G & 3G network. Now Aircel signal has started re-appearing in parts of Trivandrum city in Kerala. Interestingly I am getting both 2G and 3G signal of Aircel giving a strong hint that Aircel is planning... Read More

February 26th, 2015 6:24 PM 1 COMMENTS

Dish TV plans to introduce city specific pricing for its packages

Dish TV has been known to introduce many of the industry’s first of its kind offerings. Dish TV was the first to introduce standalone CAM cards which would allow a DTH subscriber to switch another provider while retaining his existing set top box. This concept didn’t take to the masses and was withdrawn soon after launch. Dish TV was the first operator to launch a sub brand of DTH in... Read More

February 26th, 2015 6:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

iBall Andi 5Q Cobalt Solus now available online for Rs. 11,262

iBall has silently launched its new smartphone, the Andi 5Q Cobalt Solus. The smartphone is available online for a price of Rs 11,262. The Andi 5Q Cobalt Solus features a 5-inch HD OGS display with 720x1280 resolution at a pixel density of 289ppi along with a glass finish at the rear panel. The phone is powered by a 1.4GHz MediaTek octa-core processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. The Andi 5Q... Read More

February 26th, 2015 5:48 PM 1 COMMENTS

LG announces G Watch Urbane LTE with NFC and in-house wearable OS

Looks like LG is adding more and more goodies in its bag before MWC 2015 starts. The company pre-announced its stylish LG Watch Urbane Android Wear smartwatch and now it has revealed another variant to it, known as LG G Watch Urbane LTE. The G Watch Urbane LTE features a 1.3-inch P-OLED Display with 320 x 320 pixels resolution. Similar to the G Watch Urbane, It also has a metal... Read More

February 26th, 2015 1:07 PM 7 COMMENTS

TRAI slashes STD call carriage charges by 50%, will STD calls get cheaper?

When you make a STD call to a number outside your telecom circle, your network operator is required to transfer your call to an operator which has National long distance (NLD) telephony license, who in turn transfers your call to the recipient network in another circle. The NLD operator charges a carriage fee to the network on which the call originates for carrying it over the long distance. This leads... Read More

February 26th, 2015 3:57 AM 16 COMMENTS

Tata Sky increases prices for most of the base packages

Tata Sky has been one of the most prominent DTH providers in India and they have an excellent track record when it comes to the quality of the service. I personally use a Tata Sky connection and was taken aback when I got a message saying that the prices for all the packs have been hiked. We need to understand that Tata Sky folks have added few extra channels in... Read More

February 26th, 2015 3:51 AM 16 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio appoints former Den Networks CEO SN Sharma to lead multi system operator segment

As we know Reliance Jio is awaiting approvals for the pan-India MSO licence, the company is rapidly strengthening its team. Mukesh-Ambani led Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) has appointed former Den Network CEO SN Sharma to lead multi system operator segment. Sharma has over 20 years of experience in electronic media industry. He is credited with creating one of the biggest MSO network, Den Networks.He will... Read More

February 26th, 2015 3:37 AM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL to roll out high speed WiFi services in 10 cities of Andhra Pradesh

The state-owned telecommunications company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has selected 10 cities of Andhra Pradesh (AP) circle where company will roll out its high bandwidth WiFi services. We have identified 10 towns, including Guntur, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati, which will soon have high-speed WiFi services. In each town, we will provide WiFi hotspots to universities, public spaces like bus stations and railway stations. High-speed connectivity will be one of... Read More

February 26th, 2015 2:08 AM 16 COMMENTS

TRAI revises regulations for Mobile Number Portability, to make postpaid MNP process easier

Telecom regulatory authority of India has yesterday issued the 6th amendment to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation which was in place since 2009. The DOT had notified all telecom operators on 3rd November 2014 to prepare their systems for the implementation of full Pan India number portability to be in place in six months from the date of issue of the notification which comes to 3rd May 2015. This... Read More

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