March 9th, 2017 12:26 PM 37 COMMENTS

Here’s How Indian Telecom Operators Are Offering Better Deals in Prepaid When Compared to Postpaid

It’s been not more than six months since the inception of Reliance Jio in the Indian telecom sector, and it has already changed the entire telecom scene in the country. With free 4G data, unlimited voice calls to any network within India, and free access to various other services in the offering, Reliance Jio has literally urged other telecom operators in the country to cut down the prices for their... Read More

November 1st, 2016 12:12 AM 57 COMMENTS

After unsatisfactory market response to Rs.1498 data pack, Idea cellular increases upfront bundled data by 250%

After getting poor response and backlash from consumers on the newly launched data pack which charges a huge upfront fee to offer extra data as such low rates of Rs 50-52/GB; third largest telecom operator Idea Cellular finally increased the data freebies by 250% to attract customers who are interested in Jio because of the latter's claim to offer data services at a low rate of Rs 50/GB. Few weeks... Read More

July 5th, 2016 11:02 AM 15 COMMENTS

Telcos like Airtel, Vodafone, Idea to spend maximum for acquiring data spectrum: Crisil

India's telecom operators may spend around Rs 1 lakh crore to acquire 3G and 4G spectrum in the forthcoming auction expected in the next 2-3 months, according to ratings agency Crisil, which said that a healthy participation is likely from incumbent telcos as they may look at ramping up their 3G and 4G spectrum holdings to better compete with Reliance Jio. Private telecom operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and... Read More

July 20th, 2013 10:13 AM 28 COMMENTS

Airtel added maximum GSM Subscribers in June 2013, followed by Idea Cellular

According to the recent report by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), Bharti Airtel gained maximum number of GSM subscribers in June 2013 followed by Idea and Vodafone. The total number of GSM Subs as of June 2013 stands at 671.13 million with 3.57 million new additions in the month of June. Among all, the state-owned MTNL is the only GSM player to lose 0.09 million subscribers in June. Bharti Airtel,... Read More

March 5th, 2013 2:53 PM 9 COMMENTS

IDEA Cellular Launches 3G Smartphone ‘Zeal’ For Rs.5390

Idea Cellular has launched another value-for-money, feature rich, dual SIM 3G Smartphone – Zeal for Rs.5390 to upgrade its existing 2G users to 3G.   The new dual-SIM smartphone idea Zeal is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and comes with 256 MB of RAM on board with Android 2.3.6 platform. idea Zeal is a sporty looking 3G smartphone comes with a 3.5-inch touch screen, having a resolution of... Read More

March 3rd, 2013 12:47 PM 24 COMMENTS

Telecom Ad : Empathy through Telephone Exchange – What an idea!

IDEA always highlighted simple telephony answers to solving large social problems. This time the brand addresses not so much a societal issue but an endearingly “closer to my life” story that has the potential of impacting a very large part of the society. If we look around, we all are leading extremely stressful lives that impact and strain our personal & professional relationships. Relationships need ‘time’ and ‘time’ is the... Read More

November 10th, 2012 3:01 PM 29 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Launches 3 New Postpaid Calls, SMS and 3G Data Combo Plans Starting from Rs.899

After Reliance Communications and Tata Docomo, now Idea Cellular takes a giant jump to offer high end postpaid plans similar to Unlimited with FUP plans by Reliance and Tata for its postpaid customers across all circles. Idea Cellular launches 3 postpaid plans for Rs.899, Rs.1299 and Rs.1599. These new plans comes with combo benefits of Voice calls (Local/STD) to any network, Local and National SMSes and 3G Data usage. Idea... Read More

November 9th, 2012 2:52 PM 8 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular has Come out with a New Theme Campaign this Diwali on ‘Secularism’ [ Video]

Idea Cellular one of the most aggressive operator in mobile service or telecom product marketing campaign has come back with yet another advertisement on the occasion of  Diwali which is going to be thrown on air within few days. The icing on the cake is depiction of the simplicity in Idea Cellular’s refreshing new campaign as all earlier campaigns. The new again has again discussed a topic which encompass all... Read More

November 6th, 2012 1:22 PM 7 COMMENTS

IDEA Cellular and Nokia Launches Operator Billing for Nokia Music Store

Leading mobile phone maker Nokia and Idea Cellular join hands and launched an integrated operator billing option for its music service  known as 'Nokia Music Store' in India. After Vodafone India, Idea becomes the 2nd operator, launched 'Carrier Billing' service for Nokia Music Store. Idea Cellular's prepaid and postpaid  customers subscribing to the Nokia Music Service on their Nokia mobile phones now will be able to renew their service subscriptions... Read More

November 5th, 2012 3:50 PM 3 COMMENTS

IDEA Launches Special International Roaming Packs – ‘iRoam’

Idea Cellular today launched special International Roaming Offer called ‘iRoam’ for its postpaid subscribers, which gives up to 75% discount on using both Voice & Data services.   Starting now, Idea Postpaid subscribers can avail upto 75% discount on their mobile phone usage while traveling to any of the 37 most frequently visited countries in the world including UAE, USA, Singapore, UK, Thailand, China, Germany, France, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Hong... Read More

October 19th, 2012 1:49 PM 104 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Launches Unlimited GPRS Pack With FUP for Rs.149

Idea Cellular today announced the launch of an all new Unlimited Mobile Internet  Pack (with FUP on Speed) for its 2G Prepaid mobile customers (New + Existing). Priced at Rs. 149, this new GPRS pack offers 2GB of 2G Data beyond which the Mobile Internet speed is controlled to 40 Kbps. Priced at Rs. 149, this new pack offers 2GB of 2G Data beyond which the Internet speed is controlled... Read More

September 24th, 2012 3:24 PM 42 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Intros New 3G Android Smartphone Aurus for Rs.7190

Idea Cellular today announced the launch of new android powered Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) 3G smartphone Idea AURUS (Alcatel 985N) for Rs.7190 with attractive 3G data package. Idea AURUS 3G smartphone features Android 2.3, 3.5-inch Capacitive multi-touch screen, 800MHz processor, 5MP rear camera, front camera with Video Call support, 1300 mAh battery, and dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) connectivity, Hotspot - Support upto 5 device (more…) Read More

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