May 28th, 2018 8:30 PM 1 COMMENTS

6 Competitive Postpaid Plans Unveiled by Indian Telecom Operators Recently

Reliance Jio is all over the Indian telecom sector since 2016. The telco, which first stirred the industry with its aggressive prepaid plans has now shifted its focus towards postpaid segment, in order to increase the ARPU. Already, the telco has its ARPU much higher than the private telecom operators such as Airtel, BSNL, Vodafone and Idea Cellular. And stepping into the postpaid segment will only help the telco increase... Read More

May 28th, 2018 1:31 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai to Not Place Regulatory Measures for In-Flight Tariff in Indian Airspace

A new report has come up which informs that a top official said that Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) would not regulate the tariff which air passengers will pay for making calls and browsing the Internet in-air. Although, it won’t be the case for mobile phone operators, sector watchers and aviation experts, as they said that there was some dependency on the intermediaries and thus the revenue will be... Read More

May 28th, 2018 12:30 PM 11 COMMENTS

DoT to Allow 100% FDI for Idea Cellular as the Proposal Expected to Pass in a Week

Previously, Idea Cellular had proposed a plan to DoT asking for the limit of FDI in the newly ‘to be merged’ company to be extended to 100%. In the coming week, the proposal has been expected to get the affirmative from the department. Officials confirmed the news after the Aditya Birla company submitted all required documents and when Vodafone India did the same. This approval would mean that the Idea... Read More

May 26th, 2018 1:24 PM 123 COMMENTS

Postpaid War: Jio Eyes on Increasing its ARPU With the Rs 199 Plan

Reliance Jio is once again down for another battle which seems to be slowly brewing in the Indian telecom sector. With the introduction of an exceedingly economic postpaid plan at Rs 199, Reliance Jio is once again trying to bring back the nostalgic days of 2016 when it gave a hard time to the incumbent telcos like Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone India by racking up subscribers at a... Read More

May 25th, 2018 6:08 PM 35 COMMENTS

Gaining Subscriber Market Share is the Key for BSNL Says CMD

Anupam Shrivastava, CMD of BSNL has revealed the company's plan for the current year during a media interaction. He stated that BSNL's current goal would be increasing the subscriber market share and growing in the enterprise space to protect revenue over the upcoming quarters. The state-run telco has been able to match up the competition in the last 18 months, which in turn benefited the company in growing the market... Read More

May 24th, 2018 6:37 PM 1 COMMENTS

Wired Broadband Subscriber Base in India Declined by 0.67% in March

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in its Telecom Subscription Data Report for the month of March 2018 has revealed that Wired Broadband subscriber base in India declined from 22.97 million at the end of February 2018 to 22.81 at the end of March 2018. The net decline in the wireline subscriber base was 0.15 million with a monthly decline rate of 0.67%. Furthermore, the report said the share... Read More

May 23rd, 2018 4:56 PM 27 COMMENTS

BSNL’s Heap of Subscribers Grows by 2.5 Million in March 2018

State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has managed to grab 2.5 million new subscribers during the month of March 2018. At the end of March 2018, BSNL had a market share of 9.44%, inching closer towards securing 10% share in the competitive telecom industry. BSNL now has over 110 million subscribers. The majority of users added during the month could have come from MNP itself as the government-owned... Read More

May 23rd, 2018 2:10 PM 4 COMMENTS

One Third of Total 4G Subscribers in India are from Rural Regions: CMR

Slowly and steadily India has grown in leaps and bounds when it has been about the expansion of 4G network in the country. Thanks to Reliance Jio, now India is standing at a pedestal and is setting an example as to how rapid and exponential the growth of a network can be. To support similar sentiments, statistics tell the same story. A report by Trai revealed that India had 238... Read More

May 22nd, 2018 10:01 PM 5 COMMENTS

Top Telcos Offering Budget Oriented 4G Prepaid Data Plans as of May 2018

The prepaid war in India is not showing any signs of cooling down. With the telcos intensifying their marketing strategies and bringing down the prices of their plans along with attractive offers, it is becoming more and more easier for the users to find affordable plans. Almost all the plans these days are offering free unlimited calling along with high speed data. With so many choices available in the market... Read More

May 20th, 2018 10:30 PM 15 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Operators Continue the Toil for 4G With Cheaper Prepaid Plans and Maximum Benefit

With the stepping of Reliance Jio into the game, the Indian telecom sector has forever changed. With the prices going down day by day and the telcos offering plans with maximum benefits the users have a reason to be happy as in this ongoing battle of the telecom operators, the companies are launching new plans constantly to lure new customers all the while launching new offers, cashbacks and schemes to... Read More

May 20th, 2018 6:25 PM 2 COMMENTS

Now YOU Broadband FUP Subscribers can Carry Over Up to 1000GB of Unused Data

Following its Mobile Data packs, YOU Broadband which is a Vodafone owned entity has also released data carryover facility for its plans. To inform the users about the same, the YOU Broadband website first furnished the information and plans details adding up on the previous info that now data carryover will also be possible in broadband plans like Vodafone was doing in some of its mobile data plans. To give... Read More

May 19th, 2018 9:43 PM 49 COMMENTS

Vodafone India Now Facilitates Online Tracking of Voice and 4G Network Status

Following the likes of Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular, Vodafone has finally launched the Network Coverage Status feature on their website. Now users of Vodafone can check the availability of 2G, 3G and 4G network across India by just opening Vodafone website and typing in the pincode of the area or by typing in the name. Although Vodafone is pretty late in rolling out this feature, users will still be... Read More

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