April 22nd, 2022 2:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Might be Awarded Uncovered Villages Connectivity Program Says CMD: Report

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) might be awarded the uncovered villages connectivity program by the Indian government. This could be in line with the Government of India’s (GoI) campaign of Aatmanirbhar Bharat for promoting local technology. Pravin Kumar Purwar, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), BSNL, told ET Telecom that BSNL had sent a proposal to the GoI regarding the same. Purwar is hopeful of a positive response as the GoI... Read More

April 21st, 2022 5:10 PM 10 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Overtakes Bharti Airtel in Wireline Subscriber Market Share

Since the time Reliance Jio has come into the market, it has been achieving new milestones one after another. This time, according to the data published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Reliance Jio has overtaken Bharti Airtel in the wireline subscriber market share. In the wireless category, Jio is already ahead. But in the wireline category, until January 2022, BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) was at the... Read More

April 12th, 2022 12:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel and Vi Won’t Need to Bid Heavily for C-Band Spectrum

All the private telecom operators in India are going to benefit from the fact that there are fewer players participating in the spectrum auction for the C-band spectrum. In the pre-Jio era, there were many operators fighting for a limited quantum of the spectrum, which resulted in bidding wars. But this time, there are only three private telcos, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi), who will be... Read More

April 7th, 2022 1:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel, Jio, and Vi to See Strong ARPU Boost in Q4 FY22: ICICI Securities

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are set to see strong average revenue per user (ARPU) growth in Q4 FY22, said ICICI Securities in a note. This is because the private telecom operators will be able to see the impact of tariff hikes in a full quarter. In Q3 FY22, when the tariff hikes were announced, only the month of December was left. Thus the impact of tariff... Read More

April 6th, 2022 6:20 PM 2 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Offering Rs 7200 Benefit on Purchase of OnePlus 10 Pro

Reliance Jio is offering users Rs 7200 worth of benefits when they purchase the OnePlus 10 Pro. The smartphone was launched a couple of days back, on March 31, 2022. Jio has laid out the terms and conditions of the offer in detail on its website. Note that the Rs 7200 cashback offered to the customers won’t be in the form of a single voucher or lump-sum amount. To know... Read More

April 6th, 2022 1:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel, Vi Oppose Spectrum Allocation to Corporates for Private 5G Networks

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have opposed the move of spectrum allocation to corporates/enterprises for setting up their own 5G networks. In the next few days, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is expected to come out with its recommendations for the 5G spectrum auction. Before that, according to a Financial Express report, the private telcos have strongly suggested that corporate must not be allocated spectrum... Read More

March 31st, 2022 12:21 PM 5 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Aggressively Pushing Active Subscriber Percentage Up

Reliance Jio had 364.34 million active users at the end of December 31, 2021. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data, that number went up to 368.53 million at the end of January 31, 2022. Further, the telco’s total subscriber pool went down from 415.72 million to 406.39 million. So it is pretty evident that the company is removing inactive subscribers from its total count and adding... Read More

March 30th, 2022 5:53 PM 21 COMMENTS

Jio Lost 9.3 Million Users in January 2022, Only Airtel Added New Subscribers

Post the tariff hike, Jio has been actively removing inactive users from its total subscriber base. As per the monthly performance report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Jio lost 9.3 million users (93,32,583) subscribers during January 2022. Along with Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) also lost 3,89,082 (0.38 million) and 3,77,520 (0.37) million subscribers. Amongst all the telecom service providers, only... Read More

March 30th, 2022 1:25 PM 3 COMMENTS

JioMart Maha Cashback Offer to End on March 31, What You Should Know

JioMart Maha Cashback offer is going to end on March 31, 2022. The offer was rolled out by Reliance Retail, and it was applicable for customers/users purchasing products and services from any of the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) platforms, including Reliance Smart/Fresh/Smart Point/ JioMart, Reliance Digital/My Jio Store/Jio Points, Reliance Trends/Ajio/Project Eve, Partner Grocery Stores, Netmeds, and more. The cashbacks are offered to users on their JioMart number whenever they... Read More

March 30th, 2022 10:02 AM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio in Advanced Talks With Samsung for 5G Gear

Samsung, the South Korean technology giant, helped India’s number one telecom operator, Reliance Jio, with its 4G deployment across the country. Now, both the companies might work together for the 5G rollout as well. Jio and Samsung have also worked together during the 5G trials of the former, which started back in June 2021. Now, according to a BusinessStandard report, Jio is in advanced talks with the South Korean tech... Read More

March 29th, 2022 12:32 PM 9 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Rs 259 Plan Compared With Airtel’s Rs 265 Plan

Reliance Jio recently brought a new Rs 259 prepaid plan for the users. This plan is a step-up over the Rs 239 plan already offered by the telco. With the Rs 259 prepaid plan, the telco wants to give users a complete 30 days validity option. Jio’s biggest competitor, Bharti Airtel, also offers a prepaid plan that costs almost the same amount of money as the Rs 259 plan of... Read More

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Shivraj Roy :

um no no i meant how 3500mhz doesnt penetrate through walls and such

First 6G Deployments Are Expected in 2030: Ericsson Mobility Report

rahul_yadav :

That not gonna happed instead Government should mandate all new phone (Smartphone & Keypad phone) should come with 4G Network…

Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea See Subscriber Losses, While BSNL…

TheAndroidFreak :

Target is mid May for 1L sites. I don't have any doubt that it won't be covered. I am keeping…

Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea See Subscriber Losses, While BSNL…

TheAndroidFreak :

2G should be shut down immediately by all three operators. BSNL should fast track LTE on 700Mhz and 900Mhz bands…

Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea See Subscriber Losses, While BSNL…

TheAndroidFreak :

6G frequency should be around 7-8Ghz and bandwidth should be atleast 500Mhz per operator and sub-Ghz bandwidth should be 30-40Mhz(600/450Mhz).

First 6G Deployments Are Expected in 2030: Ericsson Mobility Report

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