Incumbent telcos like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea phased out the entry-level or cheaper postpaid plans priced at Rs 199, Rs 299, Rs 349 and so on earlier this year. And it's a good move from them as the industry has been reeling ever since the entry of Reliance Jio back in 2016. While Reliance Jio is not focusing much on the postpaid segment, it's Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recently published its performance indicator report signalling the growth in various parameters of the industry. The report highlights that while the consumer spends in the industry has finally stabilised after falling for several quarters, the volume growth has witnessed a sharp decline in the March quarter. The report, as noted by Mint, has also highlighted that the telecom companies are holding onto tariffs... Read More
The telecom regulator is not in a position to modify its previously recommended penalty on Vodafone India and Idea Cellular (now merged) and Bharti Airtel as it is bound by the provisions of Trai Act, according to a senior Trai official. Citing the clauses in the Act, the regulator recently informed the Department of Telecom (DoT) that it is "constrained from offering any further comments" on the matter and the... Read More
The top five pay Direct-to-the-Home (DTH) service providers in the fourth quarter of FY19 added a total of 1.95 million subscribers, thus increasing the total subscriber base comprising of DTH subscribers to 72.44 million as per the latest data compiled by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). Trai’s Performance Indicator Report for the quarter also denoted that the active subscriber base was 70.49 million in the preceding quarter. Bharti... Read More
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio maintained its lead over other telecom service providers in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) for the March 2019 quarter at about Rs 9,839 crore, according to data from Trai. Vodafone Idea, the country's largest telecom operator by subscriber base, recorded AGR of Rs 7,133.4 crore (1.25% dip over December quarter), and Bharti Airtel Rs 5,920.2 crore (over 8% fall on a sequential basis) during the March quarter.... Read More
Vodafone Rs 139 prepaid recharge has received a revision to match Bharti Airtel's newly launched Rs 148 prepaid plan. To recall, Vodafone launched a Rs 139 prepaid plan back in April this year with benefits of 5GB data, unlimited calling and 300 SMSes for 28 days. The plan has now received a revision and it now ships with 2GB less data benefit, meaning a total benefit of 3GB. For the... Read More
Vodafone has introduced a new prepaid recharge plan of Rs 599 to compete better with Bharti Airtel. The telecom operator which merged operations with Idea is also providing other long-term plans like Rs 999, Rs 1,699 and Rs 1,999. The Rs 599 long-term plan by Vodafone is currently limited to select circles like the Rs 999 and Rs 1,999 plans, while the Rs 1,699 plan is applicable across the country.... Read More
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro is now available in three variants for purchase in India. The Chinese company has brought a new 6GB of RAM variant with 64GB of internal storage priced at Rs 15,999 to the sub-continent. The first sale of the new variant alongside the other two variants will take place today at 12 PM via Flipkart and Mi.com. Even after four months of launch, the Redmi Note... Read More
Vodafone has revised its Rs 129 prepaid plan across all the circles where it's offering the plan. The Rs 129 prepaid recharge from Vodafone now offers 2GB of data for 28 days, which is an increase from the earlier 1.5GB data benefit. Vodafone seems to have made this change to match Bharti Airtel, which is also providing Rs 129 prepaid plan as an open market one across the country. Vodafone... Read More
It has been nearly a year since the launch of Reliance Jio GigaFiber service and the entire nation is eagerly waiting for the public launch. There are some rumours saying Reliance Industries might announce the commercial launch date of GigaFiber along with much-awaited Jio DTH service at the upcoming Annual General Meeting which might take place later in July. However, nothing is confirmed for now. Reliance Jio is said to... Read More
The Indian telecom operators have been saying that the pricing of the spectrum in the upcoming auctions should be brought down to make the spectrum more affordable. In a latest development, the telecom operators have reiterated their demand for more affordable spectrum prices to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) as per a new ET Telecom report. It is worth noting that Trai has already suggested pricing for the... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) noted that the total wired broadband subscribers in India have declined from 18.42 million in March 2019 to 18.41 million in April 2019. This has been a 0.04% drop in the number of wired broadband subscribers in the country. As per the data compiled by the telecom regulator, the top five wired broadband providers were BSNL (9.15 million), Bharti Airtel (2.38 million), Atria... Read More
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where are the plans?no details , whats new whats changed?
Vi should decrease the tariff somewhere near to Jio's. So it can grab users from Airtel and Jio.
If out of 481, 108 is 5G customers. That means customer on Jio 4G network reduced from 452 million in…
In my nearest enodeB, Jio switches off b40 daily at around 1 am, restores around 6 am. b3 and b5…
If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…
