April 3rd, 2018 8:23 PM 13 COMMENTS

Hotstar Annual Subscription Price Down to Rs 999, Introduces Yearly Sports-Only Pack at Rs 299

The Indian Premier League 2018 is just a few days away, and the country's leading online streaming portal Hotstar silently introduced a new sports-only yearly subscription pack of Rs 299 for all the cricket enthusiasts out there. The new Sports-only subscription plan is already live for users to purchase for Rs 299, which is about Rs 25 per month. Under this plan, Hotstar will be offering all the live IPL... Read More

April 2nd, 2018 7:17 PM 20 COMMENTS

BSNL in Tamil Nadu Added 1.1 Million New Subscribers Last Month

Last month was an exciting one for top telecom operators in India as millions of Aircel customers have ported out from the ailing telco to other top networks. State-run telecom operator, BSNL has now confirmed that it added 1.1 million new customers in Tamil Nadu state alone in March 2018. The telco has posted a couple of images on Twitter, which confirmed these numbers. That said, most of these additions... Read More

April 2nd, 2018 5:49 PM 6 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Intros Rs 19 Prepaid Plan With Unlimited Voice, 150MB Data for Two Days

Idea Cellular has been rolling out new prepaid plans every now and then, and the telco now rolled out a Rs 19 prepaid tariff plan for its prepaid subscribers. The Rs 19 prepaid plan from Idea offers benefits in-line with Airtel Rs 19 prepaid plan and better benefits than Jio's Rs 19 prepaid plan. The validity of this plan is two days, not one day like Reliance Jio's plan and... Read More

April 2nd, 2018 3:34 PM 1 COMMENTS

Intex Aqua Lions N1 and Lions T1 Lite Smartphones With 4G VoLTE, Total by Hike Launched

Intex, the homegrown smartphone brand today introduced two entry-level 4G VoLTE supported smartphones in the Indian market. The Intex Aqua Lions N1 and the Intex Lions T1 Lite smartphones are now official in the Indian market, and they come two unique offers. The first one is they are part of Total by Hike program and the second one is telecom operator Bharti Airtel is providing cashback of up to Rs... Read More

March 31st, 2018 12:17 PM 10 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular and Vodafone India Gear Up for Legal Battle Against Aircel to Recover Dues

Aircel might be stepping onto another legal battle as Idea Cellular and Vodafone India gear up to take action against the telecom company which is already under the weight of bankruptcy. Airtel and Idea might be the first companies to take such a step in these regards, according to the people following the matter. The two major telcos are taking this drastic step to recover their dues from Aircel. According... Read More

March 30th, 2018 9:16 PM 7 COMMENTS

Decline in Revenue of Telcos is a Temporary Phenomenon: Aruna Sundararajan

The decline in revenue and levy collections from the Indian telecom industry in 2017 is the only temporary phenomenon caused largely by free voice tariff offers, Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications told today. “I believe that this is an interim phenomenon because suddenly voice has been made practically free at a time when the voice was driving the market, which is why ARPUs (average revenue per user) have fallen... Read More

March 30th, 2018 3:39 PM 3 COMMENTS

Nokia 1’s Effective Price Becomes Rs 3,299 After Cashback from Reliance Jio

Last month, Nokia announced its massive partnership with Google for bringing all of its smartphones under either Android One or Android Go program. The latter has created quite some buzz in the industry because it's aimed at entry-level smartphones. Android Go is the light version of Android and is sought to redefine the OS on low budget phones and is targeted to provide a smooth experience on these devices. The... Read More

March 30th, 2018 1:56 PM 2 COMMENTS

LG Reaches Out to Reddit Community to Enquire About the Notch

While last year turned out to be the year of 18:9 displays, 2018 may very well be the year of the notch. Plenty of smartphones released at the MWC debuted with the screen notch, a feature popularised by Apple’s iPhone X. Having a notch is the only way manufacturers can get away with making all display phone without any bezels. However, there’s been a lot of controversy over “the notch”... Read More

March 30th, 2018 12:21 PM 14 COMMENTS

Trai Might Make Companies like WhatsApp, Netflix to Share Revenue with Telcos

There is a new case brewing in the telecom industry as regulators debate on whether or not a consultation paper should be issued which would regulate the working of apps like WhatsApp and others since they essentially provide the same calling and messaging services, only difference being they do so using data channels. Over-The-Top (OTT) players is the word which has been used to define these companies, which provide the... Read More

March 29th, 2018 11:08 AM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi 5A Will Be Up for Sale at 12 PM Today on Flipkart and Mi.com

Xiaomi has been launching an array of smartphones in India of late, but that doesn't mean that the craze for its older smartphones faded away. The Xiaomi Redmi 5A, popularly known as Desh Ka Smartphone will be available for purchase today on Flipkart and Mi.com. As always, the phone will be available in a 'flash sale' today, meaning there are fewer chances that you might get one because of the... Read More

March 28th, 2018 7:49 PM 29 COMMENTS

Reliance JioPhone Sales Back on Track Courtesy of Rs 49 Tariff Plan: Credit Suisse

Reliance’s JioPhone sales which had begun to fall drastically after an initial surge are now back on track due to affordable Rs 49 plan, a Jio store survey by financial services Credit Suisse said. The feature phone which starts Rs 1500 is reportedly selling at a rate of 6 million units per month, boosting Jio’s subscriber base additions to 8 million plus every month. This boost is attributed to Rs... Read More

March 28th, 2018 3:36 PM 12 COMMENTS

New Nokia Phones Launching in India on April 4

HMD Global has scheduled a launch event on April 4 in India to launch the new Nokia range of Android smartphones. The company has sent out media invites for an event in New Delhi on April 4, and the invite clearly hints at the arrival of 2018 Nokia devices, which were announced at the MWC 2018 show floor last month. We're expecting the company to launch the Nokia 6 (2018)... Read More

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