May 20th, 2019 5:49 PM 24 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio VoWi-Fi Testing Commences in Few Circles, Public Launch Expected Very Soon

Reliance Jio has changed the dynamics of the Indian telecom industry with its LTE only network. Jio has the highest 4G availability in the country according to various firms like OpenSignal and Tutela. To recall, Reliance Jio was the first operator to launch VoLTE or Voice over LTE services in India, and now, the telco could be the first operator to launch VoWi-Fi (Voice over Wi-Fi) service in the country.... Read More

May 14th, 2019 7:27 PM 1 COMMENTS

Now Vodafone Subscribers Can Make Queries on Google Assistant Related to Data Usage and More

Lately, the telecom industry has not remained only about what the customer is getting for what he is paying. Previously, the worthiness of any prepaid or postpaid plan in the industry was measured by how much data or talk time the plan was offering, but the rules of the game have changed as now the consumers are banking on the telcos to provide extra freebies, content offerings and so much... Read More

May 8th, 2019 6:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

COAI Predicts Stability Return to Indian Telecom Market by Q4 FY20

Stability and rationality may return to the telecom market by the fourth quarter of the current fiscal, as mobile operators move beyond hyper-competitive pricing into tapping new, value-added avenues of revenue to bolster topline and profit, according to industry body COAI. "We expect stability and rationality to return to the market. The market has been, in a sense, a bit irrational in terms of dynamics, in terms of pricing... the... Read More

May 7th, 2019 8:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

D2h and Dish TV Set up Free Service Camps for Subscribers in Cyclone Affected Areas

Cyclone FANI, which hit the shores of India through Orissa, wreaked havoc in the country and caused fatal losses in the states it touched. The cyclone took a turn towards West Bengal the next day and continued to claim damages well ahead in the week. Although now the cyclone has calmed down after entering further into the continent, the authorities are still staying ahead with the task of disaster management... Read More

May 4th, 2019 11:29 AM 3 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Launch Services to Mitigate Disaster During Cyclone FANI

Cyclone FANI has been claimed to be the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the shores of India in 20 years. On Friday, the cyclone hit the Indian subcontinent through Orissa and wreaked havoc in the cities, uprooting trees and even claiming lives. Now the cyclone is headed towards West Bengal today and has been said to slowly immaterialise as it goes further into the land. However, owing to the awareness... Read More

April 29th, 2019 1:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

Mobile Broadband Penetration Approaching All-Time High, Result Could be Increased Tariffs

Reliance Jio’s entry to the telecom industry back in FY17 had bruised revenues and kick-started the data tariff war in the sector. As a result, the Average Revenue Per User (ARPU), a key industry parameter, had dipped by 38% after the coming of Reliance Jio. However, now as per a new ET Telecom report, telecom operators are expected to raise tariff prices as the mobile broadband subscriber penetration reaches 65%.... Read More

April 27th, 2019 3:00 PM 18 COMMENTS

Call Drops and Network Congestion Rising in Urban Regions, 100,000 Cell Sites Required to Ease Situation: Report

The consumers in metro cities are struggling and facing repetitive call drops, and slowing data speeds as the towers in these regions are operating at almost their full capacity. As per an ET Telecom report, the congestion being caused on these towers is causing the data speeds to slow and call drops to occur in turn degrading the quality of service for consumers. As per this report, the towers are... Read More

April 24th, 2019 12:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi Y3 With 32MP Selfie Camera and 4000mAh Battery Launched, Prices Start at Rs 9,999

After teasing for more than a week, Xiaomi India today officially launched the Redmi Y3 with the 32MP selfie camera in the country. The Redmi Y3 is also the cheapest smartphone in India with a 32MP selfie camera, pricing way below the likes of Vivo V15 Pro and Oppo F9 Pro. The Xiaomi Redmi Y3, like the other Xiaomi phones launched in India this year, also sports a gradient design,... Read More

April 23rd, 2019 8:37 PM 13 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Might Raise Tariff Prices to Meet Expenses of Lease Deals Worth Rs 9,000 Crore

According to a new report, Reliance Jio Infocomm might need to raise Rs 9,000 crore in funding as it will be required to make various payments in this financial year, ET Telecom reported. The Rs 9,000 crore fund would be used to manage Reliance Jio’s long term capacity leasing deals with special purpose vehicles (SPVs) which were created to hold its newly demerged fibre and tower assets. There is also... Read More

April 23rd, 2019 7:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

3G and 4G Subscriber Base Increased by 10 Million to 532 Million in India During the Last One Year: CLSA

Reliance Jio's eight million strong subscriber additions, Airtel's stable market share and Voda Idea losing customers is the sum of brokerage firm CLSA 's telecom sector outlook for February 2019, that projects Jio will lead the subscriber market share in the current year. In its India Telecom report, CLSA said Indian mobile subscribers in February increased by two million to 1,184 million, with Reliance Jio adding eight million, while Bharti... Read More

April 23rd, 2019 2:30 PM 3 COMMENTS

Dish TV Now Allows Subscribers to Activate or Deactivate Channels Without Any Lock-in Period

One of the key points in the new Trai tariff mandate is operators should not restrict subscribers from changing channel packs in a timeframe. But to users surprise, some DTH operators are still locking-in subscribers for a certain period of time. D2h has introduced two-month lock-in period on sports channels, and later on, Dish TV has announced 30-day lock-in period for all the pay channels which disappointed a lot of... Read More

April 23rd, 2019 11:26 AM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Average Download Speed Increased to 22.2 Mbps in March

Reliance Jio emerged as the fastest mobile network in March with an average download speed of 22.2 megabit per second while Vodafone led the chart in terms of upload speed, according to Trai data. Bharti Airtel trailed Jio with less than half of download speed at 9.3 Mbps. While Vodafone and Idea Cellular have merged their mobile business, Trai measured their network performances separately. The network performance of Vodafone improved... Read More

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