June 9th, 2018 12:54 PM 58 COMMENTS

UK-Based Vodafone Plans to Invest Rs 8000 Crore in its Indian Arm

The UK-based telecom operator Vodafone, in its annual report, has stated the plans for investing 1 billion Euro or around Rs 8,000 crore in the yet-to-be-merged entity with Idea Cellular. Both the telcos are expecting the proposed merger to get required approvals within this month itself. Furthermore, Vodafone stated that it would be ready to monetise the stake in Indus Towers if required, to make more investment in the merged... Read More

June 8th, 2018 4:51 PM 8 COMMENTS

Spectra to Boost its 1 Gbps Broadband Plan Service to Users Nationwide

Spectra is one of the two top broadband providers in country when it comes to offering a Gigabit fibre broadband connection. The company also boasts of providing this plan under the price tag of Rs 1,000 (with FUP). These plans are currently being offered in Delhi and Bengaluru. There is some news brewing related to Spectra as the broadband provider has decided to partner up with the Finnish giant, Nokia... Read More

June 8th, 2018 12:58 PM 21 COMMENTS

Jio Supports Trai Decision of Scraping IUC While Other Telcos Convey Disappointment

Mukesh Ambani led telco Reliance Jio Infocomm has backed the Trai decision, whereby the regulator has decided to cut down the Interconnection Usage Charge (IUC). The telco says that this move will remove the “artificial tariff hurdle” and will be a good step towards the adoption of new technologies like VoLTE. In its annual report, Jio said that the IUC cut “…not only removes the artificial tariff hurdle with floor... Read More

June 7th, 2018 6:53 PM 10 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular to Offer Rs 20 Cashback On Every Recharge of Rs 100

Telecom operators are showering cashback offers on the users, especially in the last couple of months. Today, Idea Cellular has come up with a new offer, namely, 'Jeeto Bejhijhak,' aiming at driving data usage. Under this new offer, the telco will be providing a cashback coupon of Rs 20 on every recharge of Rs 100 for prepaid customers. The Rs 20 cashback coupon can be used on the subsequent recharges... Read More

June 7th, 2018 2:34 PM 4 COMMENTS

Postpaid Data Tariff War Expected to Become a Bloodbath After Jio Introduces Rs 199 Plan

The telecom battle for tariffs has heated up too quickly especially after Reliance Jio introduced its postpaid plan of Rs 199 on May 15. The plan which is offering 25GB of 4G data along with unlimited voice and SMS also ships attractive international calling rates. This plan has been deemed to be just half of what the other telcos were offering in terms of price. The pre-activated international calling starts... Read More

June 7th, 2018 11:17 AM 15 COMMENTS

Vodafone and Idea Cellular Merger Will Help in Early Stabilisation of the Sector: Aruna Sundararajan

Vodafone India and Idea Cellular are all set for the mega-merger which will create the country's largest telecom operator beating Bharti Airtel. Aruna Sundararajan, Telecom Secretary has stated that the merger between the country' second and third largest telcos will "help in the early stabilisation of the sector.' Speaking with ET, she stated that the government's current aim is to improve the ease of doing business in the country, which... Read More

June 5th, 2018 4:32 PM 5 COMMENTS

Telcos Added the Highest Number of Subscribers in March 2018 Since December 2016: ICRA

The top five telecom operators in the country- Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, Reliance Jio and BSNL are enjoying a great time when it comes to subscriber addition side of things. The total telecom subscriber base in the country stood at 1,206.2 million in March 2018, following a strong addition of 26 million, the highest monthly addition since December 2016. Further, according to an ICRA note, the active subscriber... Read More

June 1st, 2018 6:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

Delhi High Court Admits Reliance Jio Lawsuit Against COAI for Defamation

Reliance Jio has hopped onto damage control mode and has filed an allegation against the Industry body, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and its director general Rajan Matthews. Reliance Jio has alleged that the director general made derogatory comments over the telco which are malicious and have harmed the company’s reputation. An interim order was passed in Delhi High Court on May 30, in which it read that a... Read More

May 30th, 2018 1:49 PM 33 COMMENTS

Tata Docomo Rs 148 Prepaid Plan Takes on Incumbent Operators Aggressive Data Offerings

Tata Docomo, which introduced various firsts in the market few years back is now providing services in collaboration with Bharti Airtel. To retain the subscriber base, Tata Docomo has come up with various new plans starting from Rs 148 and going all the way up to Rs 499. Docomo's latest Rs 148 takes on the incumbent operators aggressive data offerings as the plan gives unlimited voice calls, 2GB of 3G... Read More

May 30th, 2018 10:18 AM 14 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to Bundle 100 Mbps Broadband Plan With Video and Voice Calls at Less than Rs 1,000

Reliance Jio is once again ready to create a surge in the telecom industry by launching its 100Mbps broadband plan for less than Rs 1,000. The Mukesh Ambani led telco is planning to launch its Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services by the end of this year, under which the telco will provide video calls, high-speed connection and voice calls with the fibre broadband plan. A previous report has already brought it to our... Read More

May 29th, 2018 1:05 PM 5 COMMENTS

Tata Teleservices to Pay $900 million as Compensation to ATC After Terminating Tenancies

After deciding to sell its mobility business to Bharti Airtel, Tata Teleservices pre-maturely packed up 30,000-odd tenancies for which it will likely pay around $900 million to American Tower Corporation (ATC) as compensation. This step is supposed to make the way clear for the acquisition of Tata’s mobility division by the largest telco in the country – Bharti Airtel. A person aware of the matter said: “The overall compensation will include... Read More

May 29th, 2018 8:57 AM 105 COMMENTS

Telcos Should Now Focus on Quality of Service Leaving the Tariff War Behind

With the entry of Reliance Jio into the market, the Indian telecom scene has forever been changed. Never before from the telcos, we had expected that there would be free voice calling for the users, yet Reliance Jio has not only introduced free voice calling, but the telco has also made 4G data very accessible and cheap. However, Jio’s arrival in the market has kicked off intense competition which has... Read More

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