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Chakri K July 11th, 2018 6:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Content is the Key Revenue Source for Indian Telcos and Jio is Benefitting from Data War: Ind-Ra

The India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) firm, in its May 2018 edition of credit news digest has stated the trends in the Indian telecom sector. According to Ind-Ra, the trends in the telecom sector are subscriber additions, subscriber market share, broadband subscribers, data usage and pricing. Ind-Ra is in a view that content is emerging as the key differentiator and revenue generator in the intensely competitive telecom market. All major... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 11th, 2018 4:50 PM 31 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea to Merge in Backend as Part of New Brand Strategy

New development has come up concerning the Idea Vodafone merger where both the companies have decided that they would not opt for a different brand name soon since the introduction of a new name in the current market scenario might confuse customers. A person aware of the matter conveyed the news that the newly merged entity would be combined in backend whereas on the surface the operations and plans will... Read More

Chakri K July 8th, 2018 7:57 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Oppose PDOs Proposal Citing Security and Financial Restraints

Indian telecom companies are against the decision of Trai (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) to pave the way for Public Data Offices. These PDOs will resemble the old-fashioned PCOs, except they will cater to providing data to the public instead of calling facilities. However, in this development, the telecom operators are of the view that this move would further make a dent to the already financially hampered telecom industry and it... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 8th, 2018 5:19 PM 33 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Reliance Jio GigaFiber and Will It Make a Difference?

Reliance Jio has been a known name for bringing disruption in whatever industry it steps in. Being the latest entrant in the telecom war, the Mukesh Ambani led operator has fared exceedingly well in just a matter of two years. Using the ways of competitive pricing and attractive offerings the telco has proved its domination in the market. Now with a similar vision, Reliance Jio is ready to launch its... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 7th, 2018 3:52 PM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL to Facilitate Internet Calling for People in Rural and Remote Areas at Rs 1099

To counter Reliance Jio’s launch of FTTH services, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited the state-owned telco has come up with its own portfolio of three new offerings to retain its existing subscriber base and to attract new subscribers. Firstly, the government led telco has debuted the Wings App, a VoIP internet calling service which will enable the users in rural and remote places with no cellular connectivity to make calls over... Read More

Chakri K July 6th, 2018 11:08 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Makes Amends to Interconnectivity Norms, Makes Busy Hours Forecast Mandatory

Nearly after two months of consultation on interconnectivity rules of telecom operators, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is ready to prescribe amendments to the existing terms and conditions for an operator to seek fresh call connect ports from other telcos. The consultation from the industry was open till May 18 for these draft regulations. The matter had come into Trai’s scrutiny after complaints from Reliance Jio were received... Read More

Chakri K July 5th, 2018 12:32 PM 21 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Closes Gap With Vodafone and Idea Cellular by Crossing 215 Million User Base

At the Reliance Industries 41st Annual General Meeting, Mukesh Ambani announced that its telecom arm, Reliance Jio has crossed 215 million user base mark in just 22 months after opening the services to the public. The subscriber base number is up to June 2018. At the end of March 2018, Jio had 186.6 million subscribers under its belt and it has added close to 30 million subscribers in the June... Read More

Chakri K July 3rd, 2018 3:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

Dual VoLTE Issues on the Nokia 7 Plus Fixed With a Server-Side Update

HMD Global is rolling out a new server-side update to the Nokia 7 Plus fixing the network related bugs. Post the June 2018 security update on the Nokia 7 Plus, several users stated that they're facing issues related to dual VoLTE. However, the company has now fixed the VoLTE issues faced by the users on the Nokia 7 Plus with a server-side update. HMD has already issued the update, so... Read More

Chakri K July 1st, 2018 11:01 AM 82 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Is Limiting Data Usage per Day on Prepaid Plans a Good Move From Telcos?

If we talk about prepaid plans nowadays, then the 'Daily Data' or 'Data Per Day' words will appear more often. That's one of the trending aspects in Indian telecom sector right now. The concept of daily data was first introduced by Reliance Jio (one of the many firsts the new entrant implemented). As always, every other telecom operator joined the train and implemented the same. Right now, we have a... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 30th, 2018 1:48 PM 45 COMMENTS

Delay in Merger Likely to Hit Idea-Vodafone in the Form of Revenue and Subscriber Base Loss

The Idea-Vodafone merger which will lead to forging of the biggest telecom operator of the country might be delayed due to the unforeseen development of DoT raising demands. This delay might mean customers and revenue losses along with some HR complications for both the companies, the experts say. It is noteworthy that the final date of the merger was decided last year in March itself. However, this new issue of... Read More

Chakri K June 26th, 2018 6:06 PM 160 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Adds 9.6 Million Subscribers in April 2018, Inches Towards 200 Million User Base

Reliance Jio has added a whopping 9.6 million subscribers during the month of April 2018, which takes the overall subscriber base of the telco to 196.2 million and is inching towards the 200 million subscriber base. During the same period, Idea Cellular has added 5.5 million new subscribers, followed by Bharti Airtel with 4.5 million new additions. State-run PSU, BSNL added over seven lakh new customers during the same period,... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 26th, 2018 5:27 PM 13 COMMENTS

VoWi-Fi to Launch in India Very Soon: What to Expect Along With Pros and Cons

After giving a green flag to the recommendations on the development of Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) technology infrastructure, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has been stressing a lot on the launch of the technology in the country. This new VoWi-Fi feature would enable users with poor cellular connectivity to call subscribers by connecting to their nearest public Wi-Fi hotspot or any standard Wi-Fi connection. The service probably won’t incur any charges, like... Read More