Netflix’s global launch was announced at its press conference that happened during CES 2016 on the 6th of January. It is now available in almost every countries around the world (except China, Crimea, North Korea, and Syria), including India. In India, the video streaming company is offering its services in three tier pricing; Rs. 499 for SD streaming, Rs. 650 for HD streaming, and Rs. 800 for UHD streaming. I’ve... Read More
As per our sources, Vodafone is all set to launch its 4G LTE services in the Kolkata circle on January 24. Vodafone has already launched 4G on FDD-LTE standard in a few cities in Kerala and Karnataka, and it has plans for launching it in Delhi and Mumbai circles very soon. In Kolkata, Swedish network equipment major Ericsson has built the 4G network. Vodafone has also inked a new deal... Read More
Bharti Airtel is leaving no stone unturned to protect its turf in the Indian market, even as competitors like Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Jio make foray into the fast developing 4G space, and make investments to expand their respective network reach. In a bid to stay ahead, the country’s largest telecom operator by subscribers, recently launched its biggest ever network expansion program, Project Leap, which will see a nationwide... Read More
The Snapdragon 820 system on a chip (SoC) from Qualcomm would be the obvious choice of powertrain for flagship smartphones that will be coming out later this year. Apart from the usual performance improvements in CPU and graphics, the Snapdragon 820 features a new communication array designed to make LTE the de-facto communication standard for both voice and data. Here are some of the features of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820... Read More
Here’s wishing all TT readers a very happy and prosperous 2016. As the year 2015 comes to an end, we at Telecom Talk compiled trends for the coming year. Key trends that dominated 2015 were anticipation around launch of Reliance Jio’s launch; Call drops imbroglio; growing ecosystem of 4G; increasing affordability of smartphones besides regulatory guidelines for spectrum sharing and trading. Many of these trends are likely to continue in... Read More
The Indian telecom industry, which struggled a lot due to issues like 2G scam, regulatory uncertainty, and debt over last few years, finally saw a bright light in the year 2015. This year was indeed an exciting one for the telecom industry, and it saw the biggest ever spectrum auction, followed by the spectrum trading and sharing policy. The telecom market also observed the launch of mass-market 4G services by India’s leading... Read More
Vodafone, the country’s second largest telco by subscribers, is reportedly in talks with Tikona Digital Networks for buying its 4G LTE spectrum to enhance its overall 4G spectrum holding, which would allow it to better compete with the likes of Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Reliance Jio. Vodafone currently is deploying its high-speed broadband services over the 1800 MHz band across five circles of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Karnataka and Kerala.... Read More
The spectrum auctions are most likely to take place in the first half of 2016 and industry experts say that this time the auctions will once again create history, by even surpassing the record Rs 1.1 trillion ($ 17.6 billion), which the Indian government fetched through the airwaves auctions in March this year. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had released the consultation paper on November 26 on valuation... Read More
In a decision that may bring the much awaited cheer to the Ambani family, the telecom department has given the go ahead signal for liberalisation of 850 MHz spectrum being traditionally used by Rcom for CDMA EvDO operations to be converted to technology neutral and capable of deploying 4G LTE services. This will happen once Rcom pays the market determined price for the high efficiency spectrum on a pro rata... Read More
Idea Cellular has launched its 4G network and became the third operator in the country to offer 4G service. Apart from pure data service, Idea is offering bundle 4G devices and digital content to its 4G subscribers. Though unlike Reliance Jio who has its own arsenal of self branded digital media apps (Jio beats, Jio play, Jio mags), Idea has taken the shorter route by partnering with existing media apps like Eros now for... Read More
Vodafone started its 4G innings in India by launching its LTE service in Kochi last week. Just a week later, the company has added Trivandrum to its 4G LTE map, and will soon launch those services in Calicut. Kerala is getting this attention even though more lucrative metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Bengaluru are still awaiting 4G services. Why did Vodafone chose Kerala over metro cities? Vodafone launched... Read More
After two months of launching it in Delhi, Vodafone has now announced the "All-In-One Roaming Happy Pack" for Punjab circle as well. The All-In-One Roaming Happy Pack comes with free minutes for incoming and outgoing calls for the users on roaming. The pack also offers long-term validity at a cheaper rate. Commenting on the exclusivity of the pack, Vodafone claimed,"The pack incorporates Local talk time, STD, incoming and outgoing roaming... Read More
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