June 7th, 2016 2:52 PM 9 COMMENTS

2G subscriber base will start declining after 2016 in India: Ericsson

The 2G or GSM/EDGE subscriber base will decline after 2016 due to operator initiatives to migrate 2G subscribers to 3G, decreasing handset prices and bundling of data with devices, according to Ericsson Mobility Report India edition. The report also said that the population coverage of 4G LTE networks in India is expected to reach 45%, while 3G or WCDMA /HSPA population coverage will reach 90% by the end of 2021 in... Read More

June 4th, 2016 7:43 AM 1 COMMENTS

Mobile data traffic in India to grow fifteen times by 2021: Ericsson study

The mobile data traffic in India is likely to grow fifteen times by the year 2021 on the back of rapid penetration of smartphone and high-speed 4G LTE services, according to Ericsson Mobility Report. The report said that Indian market added maximum 21 million mobile subscriptions globally in the first quarter of 2016, followed by Myanmar (+5 million), Indonesia (+5 million), the US (+3 million) and Pakistan (+3 million). The mobile... Read More

June 3rd, 2016 12:45 PM 85 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio starts offering 4G services without invite to general public

Reliance Jio Infocomm finally has extended their 4G connections offer from the earlier friends/invite based closed circle to the general public. Now, an interested customer can directly go to Reliance Digital stores and but a LYF device which will come bundled with a Jio 4G SIM that will offer three-months of unlimited access to high-speed broadband and app-based content services. Credit Suisse, in a note said, “even our checks showed that... Read More

June 1st, 2016 1:07 PM 20 COMMENTS

Airtel launches Platinum 3G in Bengaluru and Punjab

Airtel has announced the launch of its Platinum 3G network for customers in Bengaluru and Punjab. Powered by the dual spectrum band of the efficient 900 Mhz along with 2100 Mhz, Airtel’s Platinum 3G is said to offer better indoor coverage, better voice clarity, and faster internet speeds. The Platinum 3G is merely an enhancement of the existing 3G network, hence, the customers need not require to do any additional... Read More

May 31st, 2016 4:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Videocon Krypton3 V50JG smartphone with 4G VoLTE support, 5-inch display, 13MP camera launched at Rs. 10,000

Videocon has introduced a power packed smartphone -- Krypton3 V50JG with 4G VoLTE network support. On its specifications front, Videocon Krypton3 V50JG comes with a 5-Inch HD IPS display coupled with scratch-resistant DragontrailX Glass and a 2.5D Curved glass. The smartphone is packed with a Mediatek 64-Bit 1.3 GHz Quad Core processor with 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage expandable up to 64GB. It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box. On its camera... Read More

May 28th, 2016 1:29 AM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson bags broadband contract from Airtel in Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria has roped in Ericsson for the roll out of the latter's Radio System in sites across the country to address this growing demand and increase access to affordable mobile broadband Internet service. Ericsson Radio System's multi-standard platform enables Airtel Nigeria to cost-effectively leverage the reach, maturity and increasing affordability of today's 3G technology, while laying the foundation for their 4G and 5G evolution. The network-wide solution incorporates a broad... Read More

May 27th, 2016 11:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

ACT, Airtel reckon a close subscriber addition consecutively for 2nd quarter, ACT leads with 80,000 new additions

According to the recent data released by the Telecom Authority of India (TRAI), Atria Convergence Technologies Private Limited (ACT, ACT Broadband) has a subscriber base of 9.4 lakh in the quarter ended in march 2016, reporting an addition of 80,000 new subscribers. Its customer data in December 2015 quarter was 8.6 lakhs. TRAI’s report shows that there is a close competition between Airtel and ACT in terms of subscriber additions.... Read More

May 25th, 2016 6:48 PM 4 COMMENTS

Yupp TV, ACT Fibernet join hands to entertain Hyderabad users at Rs. 99

ACT (Atria Convergence Technologies Private Limited), the country's fourth-largest Internet service provider, has announced a partnership with over-the-top provider for south Asian content, YuppTV. As a part of the partnership, ACT subscribers can avail the entire array of YuppTV’s content of over 200 live TV channels, more than 2,000 movies, 100 TV shows and over 1,000 short movies for Rs. 99 per month in Hyderabad as an add-on package. Speaking... Read More

May 24th, 2016 11:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

DishTV reports strong subscriber additions, consolidated profit surges to Rs. 483 cr in 4Q FY16

DTH service provider Dish TV has reported a remarkable 14-fold increase in its consolidated net profit for the March quarter, at Rs. 482.77 crore. Dish TV's net income from operation rose 9.57% to Rs. 797.4 crore in the same quarter of 2015-16 fiscal as against Rs. 727.7 crore during the year-ago period. Its subscription revenues came around Rs. 7,410 million, an increase of 12.6% Y-o-Y. Its operating revenues stood at Rs.... Read More

May 21st, 2016 8:10 AM 2 COMMENTS

Sify.com now allows local payment options for Skype users

To meet the growing and changing needs of customers, Sify Technologies announced that Sify.com will enable local payment methods. By this move, users’ experience will get simplified while purchasing Skype credit or subscriptions to make calls to mobile and landline numbers outside India. This partnership will help Indian consumers access Skype’s some of the most competitive calling rates while calling abroad from India and customers can take these offerings from... Read More

May 11th, 2016 10:34 AM 56 COMMENTS

Jio launch likely in October, may trigger fall in data tariffs: Report

Jio is likely to commercially launch 4G services this October, which would trigger at least a 30% fall in data tariffs, boosting overall mobile data subscriptions in the next 9-12 months, according to a report by Economic Times. Brokerage HSBC expects Jio's entry to result in a sharp correction in data tariffs. It said that data realisation per MB will fall from an industry average of 25 paise last year to... Read More

May 8th, 2016 6:49 PM 93 COMMENTS

Jio Preview Offer to give Unlimited Data, Voice and SMS, Should you go for it?

After months of waiting, finally Reliance Jio opened its 4G network for public through an invite system. Now non-RIL employees get a chance to experience Jio 4G network under Jio Preview offer. The catch is, you need to get an invite from a RIL employee and you need to buy a Lyf handset. These two hurdles are not too hard to cross as RIL has over 1 lakhs employees and... Read More

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