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Bala Yogesh December 31st, 2020 12:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Extends SIM Card for No Additional Charge Scheme to January 31

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Wednesday said that the new users joining the state-run operator till January 31, 2021, will be offered SIM card for no additional charge. The development was shared by the BSNL Tamil Nadu Circle on its web portal. The state-run operator also highlighted that the users joining the BSNL network through mobile number portability (MNP) would also be covered under the scheme. In 2020, the... Read More

Chakri K December 22nd, 2020 9:26 PM 5 COMMENTS

Lava BeU With Unisoc SC9863A SoC and Android 10 (Go Edition) Launched at Rs 6,888

Homegrown smartphone brand Lava has launched a new smartphone called 'Lava BeU' with Android 10 (Go Edition) OS. The Lava BeU is an entry-level smartphone taking on the likes of Redmi 9A, Realme C11 and Micromax In 1b smartphones. The smartphone comes powered by octa-core Unisoc SC9863A chipset, paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. We haven't seen many brands using Unisoc SC9863A chipset, so it will be interesting... Read More

Chakri K December 22nd, 2020 11:10 AM 16 COMMENTS

Upgradation of 2G Subscribers to 4G Could Result in ARPU Increase for Telcos: ICRA

The focus of telecom operators at the moment is entirely on increasing the Average Revenue per User (ARPU). Before the entry of Reliance Jio, the ARPU of telcos like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular used to be between Rs 200 and Rs 250. However, it dipped to less than Rs 150 in recent years thanks to the low-cost tariff plans. The effect of tariff hike that happened in December... Read More

Chakri K December 21st, 2020 9:24 AM 3 COMMENTS

ARPU Would Take Several Years to Reach Minimum Acceptable Level: COAI DG

Over the last few quarters, telecom operators saw a slight increase in Average Revenue per User (ARPU). As the country went into lockdown to combat COVID-19, the ARPU of telecom operators, especially Bharti Airtel, has been on the rise because of the high utilisation of telecom services by the customers. S.P. Kochhar, the Director General at Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), opined that the recent ARPU growth is 'not... Read More

Chakri K December 20th, 2020 12:30 PM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel, Jio and Vi 3GB Daily Data Mobile Phone Prepaid Plans Detailed

Daily data prepaid plans have taken the Indian telecom industry by storm ever since Reliance Jio introduced them in 2017. In the past, we have seen telcos like Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea offering up to 5GB of data per day with their prepaid plans. As the going got tough in the industry, telcos started to reduce the data benefit. After the last tariff hike that happened in December 2019,... Read More

Bala Yogesh December 15th, 2020 6:00 PM 4 COMMENTS

ATC to Build 4000 Towers in India with Majority for Airtel

American Tower Corporation (ATC), one of the leading infrastructure providers engaged in the telecom space is expecting the telecom operators in India to hike tariff “some point in the next quarter or so.” Rod Smith, CFO and treasurer of ATC, highlighted in the UBS Global TMT Conference Call on December 7, 2020, that the upcoming tariff hikes would “provide additional cash flow” to the operators in India. ATC is said... Read More

Chakri K December 12th, 2020 7:31 AM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL Revises After FUP Speeds by Up to 8 Times on All Bharat Fiber Broadband Plans

Government-owned BSNL has finally revised the highly criticised after FUP speeds on its Bharat Fiber broadband plans. A new report now says that BSNL will start providing up to eight times more FUP speeds with its Bharat Fiber broadband plans. The FUP speed increase depends on the price of the Bharat Fiber plans. For example, BSNL has doubled the after FUP speeds on Bharat Fiber plans priced below Rs 500.... Read More

Chakri K December 8th, 2020 7:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vi Rs 149 and Rs 148 Prepaid Recharges Offer Up to 18GB Data and 28 Days Validity

We all know that Vodafone Idea has the most number of prepaid plans among private telecom operators. Alongside offering a slew of offers like double data benefit, weekend data rollover and extra data on app/website, the telco also has some impressive prepaid plans under its portfolio. After the tariff hike in December 2019, not many telecom operators are providing decent prepaid plans under Rs 200, except for BSNL. Vodafone Idea... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 7th, 2020 5:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Best 3GB Daily Data Plans from Jio, BSNL and Airtel

Data consumption rate has grown rapidly in India since the time Reliance Jio came to the market. Other telecom operators also changed their pricing model looking after Jio which resulted in India reaching the first position in regards to most data consumed per smartphone in the world. Users today get a variety of prepaid plans from their telecom operators with unique benefits. Some users like to go for plans which... Read More

Chakri K December 2nd, 2020 9:03 PM 60 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Refarms 3G Spectrum for 4G in Bengaluru

Vodafone Idea is following the footsteps of Bharti Airtel in refarming the 3G spectrum for 4G. The telco stated it successfully deployed 3G spectrum for 4G in Bengaluru. As part of this process, Vi refarmed 3200 sites across the entire city for 4G. However, the telco reaffirmed it would continue offering 2G services across Bengaluru. The refarming of 3G for 4G will enhance the telco's GIGAnet 4G capacity in Bengaluru.... Read More

Chakri K November 10th, 2020 10:44 AM 1 COMMENTS

Apple iPhone 12: Top Features, Specifications, Comparison and Pricing Details

Apple unveiled the iPhone 12 series last month. For the first time, Apple launched four smartphones in a single series- the iPhone 12 mini, the iPhone 12, the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. The iPhone 12 is an interesting smartphone when compared to last year's iPhone 11. It is mainly due to the features that has in common with the iPhone 12 Pro. Last year's iPhone 11... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 7th, 2020 1:30 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Special Offer for STV 187 and Plan Voucher 1499 in Grace Period 2

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) recently announced a discount on its prepaid plans for customers exclusively in grace period 2. It is a special discount of 25% applicable on two prepaid plans of the telco - special tariff voucher (STV) 187 and plan voucher Rs 1,499. The state-run telco has announced this offer to reduce the percentage of its inactive user base. This is a golden time for the prepaid... Read More