June 15th, 2017 7:22 AM 73 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Adds More Active Subscribers than Reliance Jio in April 2017: Goldman Sachs Report

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released industry subscriber data of April yesterday, which showed Bharti Airtel adding more active subscribers than Reliance Jio for the first time since Jio’s launch last year. A report from Goldman Sachs says, Jio added 0.4 million active (VLR) subscribers in April, its fourth straight month of deceleration and with Jio starting to charge from April, the slowdown in subscriber additions is likely... Read More

June 13th, 2017 9:43 PM 145 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Adds 3.9 Million New Users in April 2017, Pips Incumbents

Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has added 3.9 million new subscribers in the month of April, taking its overall base to 112.6 million. The telco pipped incumbent telcos Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular in terms of user additions in the month, according to latest data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). However, Jio's user acquisition speed has slowed down from 5.83 million users... Read More

June 11th, 2017 1:45 PM 12 COMMENTS

The Nokia 3310 Could be Your Spare Emergency Phone, But Not a Primary Phone

Let me get this straight out of the way: I’ve never used the original Nokia 3310 before, and there won’t be any “Nostalgia” factor affecting my review. Unless you’ve been lying under a rock, you would be aware of the fact that Nokia, one of the most trusted smartphone brand ever has made a comeback of sorts recently. HMD Global, a Finnish startup has acquired licenses from Microsoft to sell... Read More

June 9th, 2017 3:13 PM 29 COMMENTS

BSNL and Idea Cellular Are Big Gainers on AGR Market Share, While RCom, Aircel, and TTSL Lose Market Share After Reliance Jio’s Entry: Report

Reliance Jio's entry in September 2016 has changed the entire landscape of the Indian telecom industry. The industry is reeling under the impact of Jio's free 4G services for the first six months of the launch. According to a report from Kotak Institutional Equities based on TRAI’s Q4 FY17 results, the Indian telecom industry’s quarterly adjusted gross revenue base was Rs. 309 billion, nearly 17 percent lower than the last... Read More

June 7th, 2017 7:09 PM 20 COMMENTS

Reasons Why Idea Cellular’s Rs. 349 Plan is the Cheapest and Best Postpaid Plan Right Now

Idea Cellular is going head to head with Bharti Airtel in the postpaid plans department. Bharti Airtel is a leader in the postpaid market right now with its myPlan Infinity postpaid plans starting from Rs. 299. However, Idea Cellular is matching the country's leading telecom operator by introducing new plans every now and then. Airtel's Rs. 299 plan is for starters and for moderate users, the company has a Rs.... Read More

June 6th, 2017 8:17 PM 58 COMMENTS

5 Rumoured Features of Reliance Jio 4G Feature Phone Which Will Excite You

Reliance Jio is having a superb time in the Indian telecom market. Firstly, the company changed the market scenario with its affordable tariff plans, and now, the company is leading the 4G download speed segment in the country with the average download speed clocking nearly 20 Mbps, according to the data released by TRAI. The newcomer already confirmed its foray to the broadband department with the JioFiber service and other... Read More

June 6th, 2017 7:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telcos’ Defaults Could Add to Problems at Banks With Weak Balance Sheets: Fitch

Indian banks' exposure to troubled telecom companies is not large enough to pose a systemic threat, but defaults could add to problems at banks with weak balance sheets, Fitch Ratings said in a note on Tuesday. The credit profiles of Indian telecom operators are under pressure from fierce competition stemming from the entry into the market of Reliance Jio last year and rising Capex required for the roll-out of 4G... Read More

June 6th, 2017 2:44 PM 4 COMMENTS

Oppo R11 Listed Online: Features that Set the Phone Apart from Competition

Chinese smartphone brand, Oppo has been teasing its flagship phone, the Oppo R11 for quite some time now. The company has already confirmed the launch date as June 10, but ahead of the launch, the phone is listed in Oppo Shop, which is the company's official sale partner site. Previously, there were many rumours about the specifications of the phone and Oppo teased some of the main features of the... Read More

May 30th, 2017 11:38 AM 65 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Plans to Revolutionize the Home Broadband Scene in India With Its New Base Plan Which Offers 100GB Data at Rs. 500: Report

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm is now preparing to disrupt the country's fiber-to-home segment with the launch of commercial service around September-October period. According to an Economic Times report, JioFiber's base pack is likely to be 100 GB of data for just Rs 500, which may give birth to another price war in the FTTH segment. In India, Bharti Airtel and BSNL are large fixed-line home broadband service providers that... Read More

May 29th, 2017 1:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Says 19% of Idea-Owned Telecom Towers are Operated by Hybrid Power in its GRI-G4 Sustainability Report

Idea Cellular, one of the leading telecom operators in India has released the company's first GRI-G4 Sustainability Report. This report marks Idea's achievements across the Aditya Birla Group’s three pillars of Sustainability - Responsible Stewardship, Stakeholder Engagement, and Future Proofing, further outlining a comprehensive roadmap and targets up to the financial year 2021. The report is aligned to GRI-G4, the highest international standards in sustainability reporting. Idea Cellular is calling... Read More

May 27th, 2017 9:04 PM 70 COMMENTS

RCom Net Loss Widens at Rs. 966 Crore in Q4, Impacted by Free Offers and Hyper-Competition

Reliance Communications' net loss widened in the fourth quarter at Rs 966 crore from Rs 531 crore net loss in the previous quarter, due to free offers, disruptive pricing and hyper competition in the market, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The Anil Ambani-led telecom service provider stated that it suffered a net loss of Rs 1,285 crore for the year, compared to a net profit of Rs... Read More

May 26th, 2017 10:04 PM 7 COMMENTS

Telcos like Airtel to Launch New Plans and Tariffs to Protect Market Share: Moody’s

Intense competition will persist over the next 12 months as Reliance Jio is expected to remain aggressive in acquiring new subscribers and growing the data market Moody's Investors Service said. The agency added that telcos like Bharti Airtel would launch new plans and tariffs to protect and grow market shares following intense price competition over the next several quarters. The agency said that Bharti Airtel's ability to expand profitability for... Read More

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