Retail owned Reliance Digital stores has come up with three new LYF branded VoLTE handsets Flame 2, Water 7, Wind 4; ahead of Jio's launch in the coming weeks. Out of the three smartphones, Flame 2 is the cheapest one, and is offered at a price of Rs. 4,999. It is mainly targeted at a lower-end segment of buyers. On the other hand, the LYF Wind 4 comes with a... Read More
With the widespread launch of Reliance Jio's 4G services around the corner, Reliance retail has announced two more 4G-enabled smartphones under its LYF sub-brand. Moreover, other phones from the brand will now be widely available at 1.2 lakh retail outlets in India. The company has roped in 1,200 distributors all over India to supply these handsets. Initial two handsets that will be widely available are - the LYF Flame 1... Read More
Telenor is under discussions with a telecom company to expand its Indian operations nationwide from the current six circles, according to media reports. Telenor currently offers services in six telecom circles, and is planning to launch services in Assam soon. It was earlier in talks to acquire Tata Teleservices in the country. The Norwegian-based telecom group wants to offer 4G on the 1.4 MHz narrow LTE band in six months.... Read More
The proposed merger of Sistema Shyam Ltd's operations into Reliance Communications (RCom) has received a nod from the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The approval paves way for the first major consolidation in the intensely competitive sector since 2009. "We wish to inform you that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved transfer of telecommunications undertaking of Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd to the company," Reliance Communications said in a... Read More
It is a fairly well known and well-accepted in the industry that the uptake of 4G services, launched by various service providers, like Idea Cellular, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India, is not impressive. While it is still early days to pass the verdict one way or the other, it is certainly likely to be an area of concern for Reliance Jio which is close to launching commercial 4G network soon. The... Read More
Xolo has launched yet another affordable smartphone for the Indian market, the name of the device is Xolo Era 4K. It is a 4G equipped dual-SIM device, which will be exclusively up for sale via Gadget 360 for a price of Rs. 6,499. The registrations for the sale have already started, so interested buyers can head to the website and reserve their spot. Going by the name of the device,... Read More
So, are you the one who thought of accessing the best speed with that premium 4G pack, but still struggling to experience a higher speed? Well, you are not the only one cribbing about it in the crowd, but a lot of customers today complain about getting lower speeds even at premium packs. Keeping all these factors in mind, All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) has started off an awareness... Read More
VoLTE calls may be a strategic service for operators as it offers operating expense (OPEX) and capital expense (CAPEX) reductions through the promise of repurposing 2G and 3G, but call drops can be four to five times higher on such calls compared to traditional services, says an Amdocs study. “The quality of experience VoLTE provides initially, post-deployment, can be less stable than the traditional voice service it replaces, requiring aggressive... Read More
After launching promotional offers for MNP migrated customers, Reliance Communications has now launched two new plans to attract higher revenue generating postpaid customers from rival networks. Smaller telcos are fighting hard to keep their existing market share as a majority of consumers are migrating to Airtel and Vodafone for higher Internet speeds. Reliance is losing millions of loyal customers as a result of its licence expiration in key markets like... Read More
In a bid to offer latest VAS content through app, Vodafone has now launched a new app called 'Vodafone Play' on the Google Play store for Android users. The app offers unlimited content like live TV, free music, and movie titles from different genres. However, the app is limited to Vodafone customers who are on 3G or 4G connections. Basically, Vodafone Play is a gateway app that offers streaming content, but... Read More
A report by Counterpoint Research has revealed that India has dethroned the US as world’s second largest smartphone market. This research has been done in terms of active unique smartphone user base crossing 220 million. Smartphone shipments increased by 23.3 percent to reach 100 million units during the year 2015, in comparison to 81.1 million devices shipped in the preceding year, 2014. Counterpoint Research Senior Analyst Tarun Pathak said,“India has... Read More
After launching 4G services in Kerala, Karnataka, Mumbai and Kolkata, Vodafone India today launched the next generation services in Delhi and NCR, where it has about one crore customers and data contributes around 25% of total revenues. Beginning with key business and residential corridors in NCR across Gurgaon, which today constitute more than 10% of its data users, the company will soon expand 4G services across the length and breadth of... Read More
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