February 25th, 2016 7:33 PM 1 COMMENTS

Rail budget gives a push to Wi-Fi enabled stations; TEMA welcomes move

Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association of India (TEMA) has given thumbs up to the government’s announcement of developing 100 Wi-Fi enabled railway stations this year as part of the Rail Budget. TEMA said: “The domestic telecom industry welcomes the development of enabling 100 new railways stations with Wi-Fi services. This is a positive development in line with the government’s Digital India initiative to bring more internet users online. This would serve... Read More

February 25th, 2016 6:30 AM 1 COMMENTS

MWC 2016: Intex Aqua Fish powered by Sailfish OS 2.0 launched

Sailfish was one among many new mobile operating systems that were created to challenge the duopoly of Android and iOS. But with even Windows Phone failing to make a dent despite the backing of Microsoft, Sailfish has been unable to find any success in the market. Sailfish is an open source OS and was taken up by former employees of Nokia who worked on the MeeGo OS, and there has... Read More

February 24th, 2016 4:55 PM 3 COMMENTS

Huawei Honor 6 now receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India

In December, we published a lot of articles regarding Android 6.0 update roll out schedule for a variety of manufacturers. It is almost the end of February 2016, and many of the scheduled updates have not reached users till now. Now, Huawei, being the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world has finally rolled out Android 6.0 update in India for its Honor 6 smartphone. Many of the devices in... Read More

February 24th, 2016 9:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson aims to connect telecom operators with OTT players

Ericsson said that it has launched an open cloud service, called OTT Cloud Connect (OCC) that allows mobile operators across the globe to 'connect' to multiple OTT players to deliver new and creative services to users. The Swedish telecom equipment maker said that the latest service aims to bridge the gap between operator networks and OTT services by exposing the OSS and BSS capabilities of operators to OTT players and vice... Read More

February 23rd, 2016 3:08 PM 3 COMMENTS

Government to track the speed and route of Kerala buses via GPS installation

The Government of Kerala has finally decided to track the speed of the buses real-time, which is always reported to be the prime reason for the increasing number of accidents on the roads. It has ordered the buses in Kerala, including the Government buses, to install GPS tracking device by the end of March 2016, reports the leading Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi. Those buses which fail to comply with the order... Read More

February 23rd, 2016 9:13 AM 105 COMMENTS

Hands on with Jio connected home solutions: First impressions

With the commercial launch of Jio still some time away, Jio fanboys are getting impatient, but the delay Jio says is on account of network optimisation on a Pan India scale. There are a lot of developments happening under the hood which most of us here are unaware of, so we at TelecomTalk thought that while you wait for the full fledged launch we could give you a little taste... Read More

February 22nd, 2016 2:40 PM 7 COMMENTS

Tata Communications launches Data Roaming Boost service to speed up internet while roaming

Tata Communications’ new Data Roaming Boost will enable customers to open a web page or an application on their smart device much faster than the traditional time, while they travel overseas, according to the company. While data roaming, the subscriber’s internet connection is routed via long distances and through multiple transit parties back to the home operator. This leads to the slowing of the internet. Data Roaming Boost service of... Read More

February 19th, 2016 2:10 PM 3 COMMENTS

Opera Max introduces Smart Alerts to notify users about heavy background data consumption in smartphones

According to a recent finding conducted through millions of Opera Max users, around 30% of data in a smartphone is used by the apps running in the background. To assist people in managing the data usage by the apps, Opera Max introduces Smart Alerts. The Smart Alerts will automatically identify the data-consuming apps running in the background and send notifications to the user about how to manage these apps.  Opera... Read More

February 16th, 2016 12:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

RCom’s Global Cloud Xchange launches Cloud X platform in Sydney

Reliance Communications’ enterprise arm Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) has launched Cloud X platform in Sydney, Australia. "Cloud X is changing the paradigm of cloud computing. The Network must now undergo a profound transformation, from a static entity, to a dynamic, intelligent, application-aware fabric that can support multiple traffic requirements, diverse geographies and flexible pricing models,” Bill Barney, Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Communications (Enterprise) and Global Cloud Xchange, said. The telco... Read More

February 15th, 2016 3:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

Former Motorola exec Rajesh Rudraradhya joins Hike as VP & Head of Engineering

Hike Messenger, the developer of popular over-the-top voice and messaging application, said that it has appointed former Motorola executive Rajesh Rudraradhya as the Vice President and Head of Engineering, who will be based out of Delhi, and will lead a global team. He will report into founder and CEO, Kavin Bharti Mittal, the company said, adding that he will be responsible for helping the company scale its engineering team and... Read More

February 10th, 2016 12:58 PM 8 COMMENTS

Moto G (2nd Gen) finally starts receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India

Well, Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen users in India have been waiting for this moment for quite a while. The company has finally begun the roll out of Android 6.0 update to its Moto G (2nd Gen) smartphone in India. The update is currently being rolled out to both the 4G LTE and 3G variants around the country. Last month, we reported about the release of update notes by Motorola... Read More

February 10th, 2016 8:32 AM 12 COMMENTS

Vodafone starts offering 50 percent more data this Valentines through My Vodafone app

On the occasion of this year's Valentine’s Day, India’s second largest telecom operator will offer extra data benefits to its customers. Vodafone has started offering 50 percent extra data on data recharges through its My Vodafone self-care app. So, you can communicate more with your better half. The company is trying to promote its self-care app by offering maximum value to recharges made through the My Vodafone app. Vodafone chose... Read More

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