April 5th, 2019 1:24 PM 5 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio AGR Remains Ahead of Other Telcos, Revenue from Licensed Services Increases

As per the reports published on the third quarter of FY19 revealing the stats of the telecom operators in the country, Reliance Jio has successfully maintained its lead over the other companies with a comparatively higher adjusted gross revenue (AGR), a key industry parameter. This is a crucial figure as the quarter witnessed slightly increased spectrum usage charge (SUC) and license fee thus indicating that the industry is back on... Read More

April 5th, 2019 10:44 AM 0 COMMENTS

DTH Operators Add Over One Million Net Pay Subscribers in Q3 FY19: Trai Data

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) published the Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators report for Q3 FY19 - October-December 2018, quarter. From the industry perspective, this third quarter was a very crucial one since this period also witnessed the rollout of the new tariff regime in the country. As per this report, the five DTH companies combined added 1.04 million net pay active subscribers. On December 31, 2018, the... Read More

April 2nd, 2019 5:24 PM 29 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Requests to Do Away with 50% Combined Spectrum Holding Limit

Vodafone Idea has expressed concern on the fact that the 50% combined holding limit on the sub-1 GHz spectrum which is likely to be used for 5G can lead to a duopoly in the telecom sector. According to Vodafone Idea's claim, the duopoly will undermine the healthy competition in the industry which is on its way back from the trenches. VIL Deems 2020 as Appropriate Year for Spectrum Auction ET... Read More

March 31st, 2019 7:49 PM 6 COMMENTS

Vodafone Rs 50, Rs 100 and Other Talk Time Recharges Reintroduced for Prepaid Subscribers

Last year, Vodafone along with Bharti Airtel removed talk time recharges of several denominations like Rs 50, Rs 100, Rs 500 and so on. Instead of these affordable talk time plans, Vodafone introduced Active Recharges which start at Rs 23 and come with both talk time, data benefits for a minimum validity of 28 days. Bharti Airtel already brought back the Rs 100 and Rs 500 talk time plans to... Read More

March 28th, 2019 4:16 PM 11 COMMENTS

Dhanbad Tops 4G Availability Chart in India With 95.3% Coverage: OpenSignal

OpenSignal, one of the well-known portals that test the network availability and speeds of telecom operators today released a new report of 4G availability in India's 50 largest cities. The report, which is named as 'OpenSignal's Hottest city for 4G Availability' reveals the 4G Availability in 50 cities. Out of the 50 cities, Dhanbad, which is also known as the coal capital of India has the highest 4G availability of... Read More

March 25th, 2019 4:37 PM 67 COMMENTS

Vodafone Super VoLTE: Availability, Compatible Handsets and Everything You Need to Know

Bharti Airtel followed on the footsteps of Vodafone as it introduced the VoLTE for roaming a few days back. The telco has named its services as 'Super VoLTE' and it has also detailed about the new Super VoLTE on its website giving out information like the active circles for the service, compatible devices and more. The company has also noted that there is an apparent difference between the standard VoLTE... Read More

March 23rd, 2019 7:32 AM 50 COMMENTS

BSNL IPL 2019 Plans of Rs 199 and Rs 499 With Daily Data Benefit Introduced for Prepaid Users

The Indian Premier League (2019) will be kickstarting today. Ahead of the popular Cricket tournament amongst Indian users, government-owned telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced a couple of prepaid plans, priced at Rs 199 and Rs 499. The new plans ship with daily data benefit, unlimited voice calling and free Cricket SMS Alerts about the current ongoing Cricket match. The Rs 199 prepaid plan comes with a... Read More

March 22nd, 2019 2:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

ACT Fibernet 100GB Bonus Data for Broadband Subscribers Available Till May 2019

Atria Convergence Technologies, also known as ACT Fibernet has been expanding its footprint in India for quite some time now, and currently, the company boasts of having the third largest share of subscribers in the wired broadband segment. However, to please its subscribers and to attract more new customers, ACT Fibernet has rolled out a bonus data offer for its existing users. As part of this offer, ACT is offering... Read More

March 22nd, 2019 12:15 PM 2 COMMENTS

Hathway Rises to Fourth Spot in Wired Broadband Service Provider List, MTNL Slips to Fifth by Losing Subscribers

Cable and TV broadband service provider, Hathway Cable and Datacom has finally surpassed the government led broadband service provider MTNL to take the fourth spot in the wired broadband rankings by subscribers. According to the data released by Trai for January 2019, Hathway has earned the fourth spot in the chart while MTNL has slipped to the fifth position. To recall, Hathway and MTNL were in a head to head... Read More

March 20th, 2019 5:02 PM 62 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Lost 3.5 Million Subscribers in January 2019 While Jio Added 9.3 Million

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has released the monthly subscription data for January 2019. At the end of 2018, top telcos Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel reported a massive dip in the subscriber base, thanks to the introduction of minimum recharge scheme. While the carnage seems to be ended for Bharti Airtel, it isn't the same for Vodafone Idea as it lost 3.5 million subscribers, which brings its... Read More

March 18th, 2019 8:14 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Offering 1GB Data on Wi-Fi Hotspots, Know How You Can Access Free Internet Over 200 Locations

In the times of fierce competition, the telecom operators are looking at different avenues to increase their revenue streams. The expanded technological options and the tremendous surge in demand for data-based apps has helped the industry in this regard. An often looked over prospect in this area seem to be Wi-Fi hotspots. Now, while Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have introduced their own Wi-Fi hotspot devices which the subscribers can... Read More

March 15th, 2019 6:14 PM 1 COMMENTS

Idea Nirvana Postpaid Plans Will Now Come With Year-Long Amazon Prime Membership Worth Rs 999

Vodafone Idea has been making its postpaid plans attractive for the customers by adding more and more freebies. In its latest move, Vodafone Idea Ltd has announced that all Idea Nirvana postpaid subscribers will be eligible for getting a year of Amazon Prime membership which is worth Rs 999. Subscribers of the Idea Nirvana postpaid plan will be able to access Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading and unlimited free,... Read More

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