December 2nd, 2014 12:42 PM 65 COMMENTS

Reliance revises 3G Rs 177 pack with 2GB for all circles

Reliance has revised Rs 177 3G pack by offering 2GB data instead of 1GB. Earlier we had reported this offer for only Mumbai circle, now it is available to all users in Reliance 3G circles. Apart from the 2GB data subscribers will also get benefit of Unlimited FB, Twitter and Whatsapp, making this one of the best value for money data pack in the country. The offer of Rs.177 is common across all 13... Read More

December 2nd, 2014 12:33 PM 4 COMMENTS

LTE connected devices to reach 64 million by 2019

The total number of LTE connected devices shipped worldwide will exceed 1.89 billion units by end of 2019, according to ABI Research, ABI Research estimates that 676 million 4G LTE handsets will be shipped in 2015, growing 204 million units from 2014. “With the proliferation of larger screen smart devices driving up the insatiable appetite for content and faster speeds, ABI Research estimates that there will be 350 commercial LTE networks... Read More

November 30th, 2014 4:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT seeks Attorney General’s advice on Airtel’s internet license merger issue

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has approached Attorney General for advice on whether it should impose a fee on Bharti Airtel for merging the four internet licences acquired from Qualcomm with its existing unified licences. Initially DoT had said that Airtel has to pay Rs 436 crore for merging the licences, Airtel had acquired ABSPL. Airtel Broadband Services (ABS), formerly Wireless Business Services Private Limited — a telecom company founded by... Read More

November 26th, 2014 1:48 PM 3 COMMENTS

Videocon hopes to launch 4G in Haryana and Punjab by next year

Videocon Mobile Services will launch high-speed data 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) in Haryana and Punjab by the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014-15. The company has a Unified Licence, which allows it to provide all kind of services including 3G and 4G. The 4G services will be launched in all six circles, where it bagged spectrum in the November 2012 auction. With this, the company to expand aggressively by buying... Read More

November 26th, 2014 12:13 PM 8 COMMENTS

Airtel brings back tariff wars, prices 4G lower than 3G plans

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest mobile carrier by subscriber base, is offering high-speed fourth-generation (4G) services packs at lower prices than 3G plans for its customers ahead of the highly awaited Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio 4G launch. It is believed that the development comes after Reliance Jio said they would provide 10-12 times faster 4G wireless service compared to 3G networks at cheaper rates which is expected to launch by next... Read More

November 12th, 2014 5:42 PM 1 COMMENTS

Bharti Infratel plans to buy Vodafone, Idea towers in 7 circles in India

India's telecom tower infrastructure company, Bharti Infratel has said that it has requested Vodafone and Idea Cellular to buy their mobile towers in seven out of 22 telecom circles in the country . “I have made it very clear to Vodafone and Idea Cellular that we are interested in buying their towers in seven circles where Bharti Infratel is sole operator and Indus doesn’t operate,” said Akhil Gupta, Infratel Executive... Read More

October 29th, 2014 5:08 PM 5 COMMENTS

Department of Telecom finally allots the 1,800 MHz spectrum bands auctioned this year

The telecom department has finally completed allotting a major part of the 1,800 MHz spectrum it auctioned earlier this year.  Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Uninor were the companies that won it. Bharti Airtel is awaiting allocation of the more efficient 900 MHz spectrum secured in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. On the other hand, Vodafone has been allocated a portion of the 900 MHz spectrum it... Read More

October 22nd, 2014 5:02 PM 8 COMMENTS

Google Services to be Faster on 2G, More Internet Related Initiatives on Cards?

In a recent update, Google is starting an initiative in India to optimize its search results on mobile devices. This optimization will bring faster Google search on mobiles even on slower internet connection (2G or 1x). Google is serious about this, that’s mainly because Mountainview based company’s majority of revenues come from online advertisements. But now Facebook is becoming a strong competitor to Google, thanks to Facebook’s popularity on social... Read More

October 13th, 2014 6:00 PM 1 COMMENTS

MediaTek launches the MT6595, a true octa core SoC that supports 4G LTE

The Taiwanese semi-conductor company MediaTek has been pitching itself rather aggressively in the market, emerging as the best affordable chipset for mobile solutions. MediaTek announced the MT6595 which will be the worlds first True Octa-Core 4G LTE SoC. MediaTek's new offering will be available to the Indian consumers commercially as we reach the end of this year. This premium chipset is expected to propel the chip maker to an entirely... Read More

October 3rd, 2014 12:29 PM 5 COMMENTS

RCOM To Reduce Debt To Rs 20,000Cr; To Roll Out 4G Next Year

Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, address back to back AGMs and said that RCOM would bring down its debt below Rs 20,000 crore in next 2 years. Currently, RCOM has a debt of Rs 35,000 crore. “Non-core businesses like real estate and DTH will be monetised. We are looking at various options to monetise these two assets. One option is demerger of land banks from the company and... Read More

July 29th, 2014 7:57 PM 17 COMMENTS

Mobile Data Boom: How Indian Operators can Chart a Growth Strategy?

With unprecedented penetration of smartphones across users of all socio-economic strata, demand for mobile data is ever growing all over the world. Telecom service providers around the globe are bracing up to come up in terms with this trend and improve their offerings in terms of network quality and pricing. Airtel's new The Smartphone Network campaign asserts the fact that even operators are aware about the significance of data being... Read More

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