July 19th, 2017 9:05 PM 13 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Adds 2.05 Million Subscribers in June 2017, While Aircel and Telenor Continue to Dip

Just after TRAI releasing the monthly subscriber addition report for the month of May 2017, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) today released the monthly subscriber addition of the Indian telecom industry for the month of June 2017. The Indian telecom industry marked another month of steady growth by adding 1.98 million mobile subscribers in June 2017. As per the data released by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), on... Read More

July 19th, 2017 12:46 PM 6 COMMENTS

Next Spectrum Auction Likely to Happen in August: What You Need to Know

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) chairman RS Sharma has revealed that the regulator will release the new mobile service quality norms covering call drops in a week. Speaking with PTI, RS Sharma said that "We are almost ready with revised standards for quality of service (for mobile phones). It will be issued within a week." At the same time, Sharma also indicated various things about the next spectrum auction. Next... Read More

July 18th, 2017 6:12 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s Customer Acquisition Drive Impacting Smaller Telcos in India: Report

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm's customer acquisition drive is impacting smaller telecom operators more than incumbent telcos like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular. Smaller telcos such as Telenor, Aircel, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices and Sistema are either struggling to grow in India or are in a process to sell their operations. These players lost five million users in the first two months of the new financial year. According to... Read More

July 18th, 2017 10:01 AM 35 COMMENTS

The ACT GIGA Fibernet Offers Insane 1Gbps Download Speeds : Our Full Review

Back in March 2017, ACT Fibernet, India’s leading non-telco Internet Service Provider (ISP) unveiled the country’s first Gigabit broadband on fiber. However, the Gigabit service has been made available only in Hyderabad, making it the first Giga speed city in the country. ACT Fibernet has over 65 percent of market share in Hyderabad, which obviously is another reason for the company to choose the city. ACT Fibernet is the first... Read More

July 17th, 2017 9:03 PM 8 COMMENTS

Kodak Ektra Smartphone With Powerful 21MP Rear Camera and Helio X20 Chipset Announced at Rs. 19,990

Kodak forayed into the smartphone market with the launch of Kodak Ektra smartphone last year. The company has launched the same smartphone in India earlier today at Rs. 19,990. The device will be up for sale from July 18, 2017, at 4:00 PM. Kodak says that Ektra is a photography-led smartphone designed for those with a passion for photography, from enthusiasts to experts. The Kodak Ektra smartphone comes with a... Read More

July 17th, 2017 4:49 PM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel Completes a Total of 32.7 Million Aadhaar-Based Acquisitions Last Year: Report

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecommunications company, has released its 2017 India Sustainability Report that outlines the operator's approach towards responsible, sustainable business practices and making a positive impact on all stakeholders including customers, suppliers, local communities, investors, employees and government bodies for the entire last year. Green Initiatives Bharti Airtel has highlighted the company's Green Initiatives in the report saying that 81% reduction has been done in CO2 emissions across... Read More

July 16th, 2017 5:24 PM 9 COMMENTS

Gionee A1 Plus First Impressions: A Powerful Selfie Smartphone With Dual Stereo Speakers

Gionee is all set to launch its latest flagship phone- the Gionee A1 Plus in the Indian market very soon. The Gionee A1 Plus is the bigger variant of the Gionee A1 launched in India back in March 2017 at Rs. 19,999. Both the Gionee A1 and A1 Plus are aimed at power users and selfie lovers. The Gionee A1 Plus, as the name itself, suggests comes with a powerful... Read More

July 16th, 2017 12:46 PM 1 COMMENTS

Dual Rear Camera Smartphones You Can Buy Under Rs. 20,000 as of July 2017

A great phone camera is something that all users appreciate and an extra set of sensors only adds to the appeal of a smartphone. Earlier, only flagship phones used to feature dual cameras but now we can find reasonably good dual-camera hardware even in budget smartphones. If you are looking for exactly that, here is a list of best dual-camera smartphones that fall under the 20,000 INR price range. Honor... Read More

July 15th, 2017 2:42 PM 7 COMMENTS

Chhattisgarh HC Urges DoT to Provide High-Speed Internet to Broadband Users

Broadband speeds in India never matched with other countries. Internet Service Providers claim higher download speeds, but the actual results never impressed the Indian customers. Recently, ACT Fibernet, the leading non-telco launched the country's first Gigabit plan delivering speeds of 1 Gbps. And now, the Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to provide high-speed Internet facility to broadband users according to the national telecom policy. "A... Read More

July 14th, 2017 12:03 PM 14 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Added 4.7 Million New Customers in May 2017; Total Telecom Subscriber Base in India Reaches 1.2 Billion

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the subscriber data for the month of May 2017. The total of telecom subscribers in India (both wired and wireless) increased from 1198.9 million at the end of April 2017 to 1204.98 million at the end of May 2017. Overall, the subscriber addition showed a monthly growth of 0.51% from April to May. Digging into the report, the urban subscription increased... Read More

July 14th, 2017 9:38 AM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel VoLTE Feature Rolled Out to Gionee A1 Users With a New Software Update

Chinese smartphone maker, Gionee had recently rolled out a new software update for the Gionee A1, which added support for group selfies. However, the same update is bringing the Airtel VoLTE support for Gionee A1. Airtel is working on the VoLTE feature for quite some time now and recently confirmed that the service would be launched by the end of the year. One of our reader Kaushik is a user... Read More

July 12th, 2017 9:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

New Telecom Policy to Be App-Driven, Govt to Seek Views From Apple and Google: Manoj Sinha

Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that the government had begun work on framing the new telecom policy, which will be application is driven against the last policy, National Telecom Policy, 2012, which was connectivity driven. The policy is expected to be introduced by 2018, according to media reports. Telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan said that extensive work on the telecom policy would be done over the next three to... Read More

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