August 18th, 2016 7:24 PM 71 COMMENTS

Rcom now ready to upgrade GSM 2G/3G subscribers to 4G platform ?

Reliance communications the 4th largest operator by subscriber base which recently migrated its entire Pan India CDMA user base to 4G now seems to be in the mod of opening the upgrade route for its much larger GSM 2G/3G user base. The operator has sent out invitation messages via SMS which read to the same effect to its subscribers in Punjab circle and may soon do the same for other... Read More

August 3rd, 2016 7:40 PM 42 COMMENTS

How RCom’s 4G migration helped Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular gain market share

Bharti Airtel consolidated its market leadership position with 23 bps improvement in market share to 24.6% as of May 2016, followed by Vodafone at 19.1% and Idea at 17.0%. The top three telcos continued to strengthen their position with combined market share of 60.8% as against 58.9% from a year ago, according to ICRA, which said that the majority of this gain in market share has come at the expense of... Read More

July 25th, 2016 1:50 AM 99 COMMENTS

India’s Biggest CDMA Shutdown by RCom was Nothing but A Big Mess

In recent time Reliance Communications that was offering mobile services on dual platform is winding up its CDMA business and refarming the spectrum on 850 Mhz for LTE. Initially they asked the CDMA subscribers to migrate to 4G/LTE. However the migration is actually CDMA to GSM only. Globally CDMA operators are also in the same mood. The CDMA based operators of Canada, United States, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Indonesia have... Read More

July 10th, 2016 6:37 AM 91 COMMENTS

RCOM reveals 4G data tariff for Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, 1GB to cost Rs 252

After announcing 4G tariff for Mumbai circle, Reliance Communications has now announced its 4G data tariff for Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra circles. Unlike Mumbai where RCOM 4G tariff was more than incumbent operators, RCOM has slightly lower 4G tariff in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra circles. RCOM 4G services is expected to go live at 9.30am today as per update on its website. The tariff starts at Rs 95/97 for 1GB data for 2 days, while... Read More

June 23rd, 2016 9:21 AM 82 COMMENTS

RCOM gets legal intercept and monitoring (LIM) nod for 12 circles, can now offer 4G services to users: Report

Reliance Communications has reportedly received the legal intercept and monitoring (LIM) approval from the department of telecom in 12 out of 22 circles, which will allow the telco to offer 4G services to its CDMA subscribers, who have a 4G SIM. A Business Standard report said that Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Kolkata, Maharashtra, Punjab, east and west Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar are the first 12 circles. The... Read More

June 14th, 2016 6:12 AM 191 COMMENTS

RCom Failed to Deliver What They Promised to CDMA Users

Change is good, not always! The line turns true when Reliance Communications had planned to decommission its CDMA services and would use the spectrum (of 800Mhz) for LTE roll out by reframing. Though CDMA was never able to edge out over GSM in India, some people like it for cheap voice calls and better wireless broadband (than 3G). All good thing come to an end, so does Reliance CDMA. But... Read More

June 7th, 2016 11:25 AM 263 COMMENTS

RCOM announces 4G data packs, 1GB data to cost Rs 255

While RCOM CDMA subscribers are getting frustrated over messed up 4G migration and uncertainty over 4G network go live date, RCOM has silently announced tariff for its soon to be live 4G service. The new data packs are applicable for both WiPOD data card subscribers and 4G mobile data users. Along with data packs, RCOM has also announced calling and SMS STVs with Full talktime offers. 4G Data Packs RCOM has identical data packs for... Read More

May 7th, 2016 4:54 PM 233 COMMENTS

Rcom to continue existing cdma tariffs on 4G upgrade until full fledged commercial launch

Reliance Communications (RCOM) has sent detailed instruction to its retailers across the country for migrating its CDMA subscribers to 4G platform. However, 4G service is currently only available in AP, Delhi, Gujarat, Kolkata, Maharashtra-Goa, MP - Chhattisgarh, Mumbai and UP (E&W). The operator has also said that the current CDMA services will not be available after 31 May, 2016 in these circles. CDMA Migration Process CDMA voice prepaid subscribers can visit Reliance store and collect 4G SIM... Read More

May 4th, 2016 3:31 AM 214 COMMENTS

Migration process to upgrade to Reliance 4G

So today is 4th May, the official launch date of Rcom 4G services in the 9 circles which are in the phase 1 of the 4G roll out process. For those who have been living under a rock, a quick summary of the upgrade story so far.. Rcom which is shutting down its CDMA services to free up spectrum in 850MHz band for 4G LTE operations has declared that it... Read More

April 29th, 2016 4:41 PM 150 COMMENTS

RCOM 4G Upgrade offer, 10GB 4G + 1GB 3G data and 150min for Rs 93

Reliance Communications (RCom) has announced 4G upgrade offer for CDMA prepaid voice as well dongle data subscribers. To avail the the offer, RCOM has introduced recharge voucher for Rs 93 which can be availed before or after the migration process. As per our source, the 4G Voice upgrade voucher Rs 93 offer benefits of 10GB 4G + 1GB 3G/2G data along with unlimited calls to RCOM network and 150 minutes Local/STD calls. The voucher benefits... Read More

April 28th, 2016 1:02 PM 264 COMMENTS

RCOM 4G Only for CDMA Users ? Comes with Free 1GB LTE Data

Reliance Communications (RCom) has begun the process to move their CDMA customers to the 4G/LTE, which we have shared earlier. RCom, headed by Anil Ambani is going to launch LTE on 800Mhz band which is partially owned by them, and partially shared by Jio and partially coming from the merger with MTS India. There are many confusions regarding Rcom's 4G launch. Let us decode the Rcom 4G/LTE. * As Rcom... Read More

April 24th, 2016 8:48 AM 53 COMMENTS

Rcom lists its very first 4G LTE Wi-Pod pocket router on its e-store for Rs.2699

As we have reported earlier Rcom is migrating its existing CDMA subscribers to its 4G network which it will soon launch in partnership with Jio. The operator currently has around 5 million CDMA subscribers including those using EvDO data cards and fixed wireless phones. Now Rcom has listed its very first 4G LTE based Wi-Pod pocket router on its e-store. The wi-pod with model number WD670 has a pebble shape which... Read More

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