Reliance communications the 4th largest operator by subscriber base has shut down its own 2G network in 5 out of the 22 telecom circles. Reliance which used to be a Pan India 2G operator had 900MHz spectrum in 7 circles which came up for renewal this month. In the auctions conducted in March this year Reliance was only able to retain its spectrum in 2 out of the 7 circles... Read More
Bharti Airtel has started offering new broadband connections with zero installation charges for its existing postpaid mobile users. This move points the telco’s plans to acquire higher revenue generating broadband customers, However, this scheme is only available to existing postpaid mobile users. Sharing the details, Airtel tweeted about the promotional offer. However, customers would have to pay the regular plan charges as per their plans. Airtel is also offering freebies... Read More
India’s third largest service provider had a phenomenal year with the company recording as much as 17% revenue growth, when we compare the revenue of April-May-June quarter of 2014 and 2015. This is based on financial data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). In the same period the industry recorded a growth of 6%. In comparison to Idea, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India both recorded a revenue growth of... Read More
Bharti Airtel will not deploy the Voice of LTE (VoLTE) technology in near future, and it will continue to use existing 2G and 3G spectrum for providing voice services in the country. The telco is currently testing the technology in its labs, and would deploy it once it’s fully matured, the Economic Times reported, quoting Airtel’s chief technology officer Abhay Savargaonkar. Savargaonkar... Read More
Just a day after Idea Cellular announced that its 4G services will be live shortly and started pre-registrations for the next generation technology; Telecom Talk has learnt that Vodafone is all set to launch its 4G services in Cochin on December 8. Sources told TT that the Cochin launch will be followed by Mysore launch on December 21. Earlier, Vodafone had maintained that it would launch 4G services in Kerala beginning... Read More
Taking a cue from Idea Cellular's 4G launch teaser, Vodafone has also pushed its 4G launch teaser. The company has released a poster that hints about the approaching service. Vodafone published the poster on its Facebook India page, which reads,"Get ready for an international 4G experience ". The Facebook post also mentions,"it's here finally and it's going to be awesome!". The teaser clearly projects Vodafone's aggressive strategy to launch its... Read More
A strange phenomenon is taking place in China. Contrary to the global trend, Chinese telcos are unwinding their WiFi deployments. The three service providers, China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile have decommissioned 87,000 WiFi access points this year. While WiFi is shrinking telcos added 680,000 2G, 3G or 4G base stations in the country. On the other hand, there has been a marked increase in WiFi deployments in India.... Read More
Two days ago, we published a report about YU Yutopia’s launch slated on December 7. Now, in the latest turn of events, YU has announced that it will now unveil the device on December 17. YU’s Co-Founder and CEO, Rahul Sharma took to Twitter and announced that YU is planning to launch something special along with Yutopia. The company has not unleashed any detail about the mystery product because of... Read More
Talking about its formidable rival Reliance Jio, Gopal Vittal, CEO & MD, Bharti Airtel, today said that the every competitor is a challenge, but the company is more focused towards serving its customers better. “We don’t spend sleepless nights over competitors; we spend sleepless nights over customers. So our obsession is how we serve our customers better, if we become obsessive about competitors, we will become reactive, defensive...but we want... Read More
To attract new users, the state-run telco BSNL, has now completely waived off installation charges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat circles. However, they are primarily offering Zero Installation Charges only to fresh users under the promotional offer period. Those who apply for new landline and broadband connections will be eligible for the benefit. Benefits Circle Applicable For 100 % Waival of Installation charges Chennai New Landline/ New Broadband /Combo... Read More
Well, there’s too much of buzz around consolidation in the telecom industry with cash-rich Reliance Jio’s entry, but what does it actually mean for a mobile user like you and me? Firstly, the good news for mobile users is that with consolidation there would be some improvement in the quality of services. When there are too many players in the sector, the resources gets badly divided and which means limited... Read More
The ailing telecom service provider BSNL has surprisingly reported an operating profit of Rs 672 crore for the financial year 2015, as against operating loss of Rs 691 crore for the financial year 2014. The profit was driven by increase in revenues and falling administrative costs. The net loss however increased to Rs 8,234 crore for the reported fiscal compared with Rs 7,020 crore last year, mainly on account of... Read More
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