November 11th, 2018 9:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Follows the Footsteps of Private Telcos by Implementing Postpaid Data Carry Forward Option

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is now the fourth largest telecom service provider in India with a subscriber base of over 110 million. BSNL is known for its best combo prepaid plans in the industry, but the telco has been lagging behind private telcos in the postpaid segment. It looks like the state-run telco wants to catch private telcos in the postpaid department too. After receiving massive demand from its... Read More

October 31st, 2018 7:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

RCom Ties Up With PacketFabric to Facilitate 100G Trans-Atlantic Service from New York to London

Reliance Communications (RCom)-promoted Global Cloud Xchange (GSX) on Wednesday announced that it has tied up with PacketFabric to provide 100G trans-Atlantic service from New York to London through the FA-1 North submarine cable system. GCX's FA-1 North submarine cable system connects the US, the UK and France. "It has interconnected with PacketFabric to provide 100G trans-Atlantic service from New York to London via the FA-1 North submarine cable system," said... Read More

October 15th, 2018 7:26 PM 37 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Lesser Known Year Long Validity Plans Starting at Rs 999

There has been no telecom operator in the Indian telecom sector which has come close to Reliance Jio in terms of pricing and offerings in their prepaid plans. The Mukesh Ambani led telco has been known to ship very aptly priced plans which come with as much as 90 days validity, however, in Reliance Jio’s portfolio there are also some long-term plans which offer as much as one year worth... Read More

October 8th, 2018 7:14 PM 6 COMMENTS

5G Test Bed Will Be Fully Operational by 2021

The Central Government funded '5G Test Bed' will be fully operational by 2021 with over 300 people trained in the 5G technology. According to the national coordinator of the project Bhaskar Ramamurthi, the first version of the 'test bed' would be ready by 2019-end and the final version by 2021. "Already nearly 170 people are working on this. By the time we are through with this, 300 to 400 persons... Read More

September 12th, 2018 12:00 PM 25 COMMENTS

Jio Makes the Rs 399 Prepaid Plan Affordable by Rs 100 Yet Again to Celebrate its 2nd Anniversary

Reliance Jio, which is celebrating its 2nd Anniversary has reintroduced the PhonePe offer, under which it will be providing Rs 399 prepaid plan at Rs 299 via MyJio application. To recall, Jio introduced the same PhonePe offer earlier this year and offered the company's highest selling plan of Rs 399 at Rs 299, which brings the monthly benefits to Rs 100. However, there are some catches with this offer and... Read More

August 18th, 2018 2:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kerala Flood Victims Can Now Share Google Plus Code of Their Exact Location and Pinpoint Whereabouts

Kerala Flood Victims can share their Google Plus Code of exact location even when they are offline. The victims can make use of their Android smartphone or tablet to generate a Google Plus Code. By sharing the Plus Code, they can pinpoint their whereabouts and make it easier for rescue workers to reach them, Google said on Saturday to IANS. Google also confirmed that users could share their plus codes... Read More

August 16th, 2018 12:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Indus Towers Installs 55 Smart Poles in New Delhi With Wi-Fi Access Points and CCTV Cameras

Indus Towers, the largest telecom tower company in the country along with New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) today announced the successful installation of 55 Smart Poles in Connaught Place. This new installation is part of the Government's Smart City initiative. Each Smart Pole is equipped with Wi-Fi access points, Smart lighting solution (warm LED lights consuming lesser energy), and CCTV cameras (for video surveillance). Furthermore, 18 Environment sensors to measure... Read More

July 25th, 2018 2:37 PM 58 COMMENTS

Vodafone India Subscriber Base Reduced by 3 Million to 219.7 Million in Q1 FY19

Vodafone has released its trading update for the quarter ended June 30, 2018. Speaking of Vodafone India, the company has revealed that its total customer base declined by 3 million quarter-on-quarter, reflecting the ‘SIM consolidation’ trend across the market, and now totals 219.7 million. However, Vodafone stated that the number of data users has continued to increase. The telco now has 77 million data users, out of which 30.9 million... Read More

July 20th, 2018 7:07 PM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL to Install 10,000 FTTH Connections and 800 BTS Sites in J&K to Improve Network

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has shared that it plans to better the network and infrastructure for its customers in Jammu and Kashmir. The state-owned telco said today that framework would improve the network performance and speed of connections in the J&K area. With this new upgradation of the backhaul of bandwidth between capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu and beyond (Jammu-Delhi), BSNL seeks to install new technology switch and next-generation network... Read More

July 20th, 2018 5:06 PM 175 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Download Speed Improved in June After Registering Two Months Decline: Trai

Reliance Jio users who were complaining about low download speeds might have a reason to rejoice. After witnessing a consecutive decline in download speeds for two months, in March and April, finally, new speed test results highlight that Reliance Jio has managed to register an improvement in download speeds. The data was shared by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai’s) MySpeed portal. The tests revealed that Reliance Jio’s download speeds... Read More

July 10th, 2018 6:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Stabilisation of the Indian Telecom Industry is a Few Quarters Away: ICRA

The Indian telecom industry is currently witnessing intense competition and pricing pressures. Since the entry of Reliance Jio back in September 2016, incumbent telcos are facing financial stress and in recent times, the sector is all about mergers and consolidations. According to an ICRA note, stabilisation of the Indian telecom industry is a few quarters away as the merged Vodafone and Idea stabilise, and the subscriber base of the exiting... Read More

July 7th, 2018 2:37 PM 5 COMMENTS

MTNL Offers Up to 120GB of Free Data to Prepaid Users With an Active Broadband Connection

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), the state-owned telco is making its attempt of surviving the new surge of competition which has erupted in the broadband home service sector. The telecom operator which has long provided broadband services to customers in two metro cities (Delhi and Mumbai) of India has rolled out a new offer wherein all the existing and new broadband customers of MTNL who have subscribed to plans north... Read More

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