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Bhupendra Sharma April 10th, 2015 10:23 PM 8 COMMENTS

Airtel Seeks Government Permission For Sanctioning Wi-Fi Hotspots In Kolkata, a move to counter Rjio?

War for internet data is setting Kolkata market on fire. After Reliance Jio, its Bharti Airtel that is probing government's permission for sanctioning Wi-Fi hotspots in the city. As per the reports of The Hindu Business Line, R S Negi, CEO (Bengal & Odisha), Airtel told reporters that Airtel had sought permission from the state government with regard to creating hotspots across the city. According to him, Airtel was looking... Read More

Esmail April 10th, 2015 1:05 PM 15 COMMENTS

Pre registrations for Jionet wifi at Wankhede stadium Mumbai open now

As we had shared earlier, Reliance Jio will be providing free wifi for the spectators of IPL cricket matches being held at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Jio has now launched the web portal wankhede.jio.com/jiowifipreregportal/welcomeLink allowing the spectators to pre register their devices using their mobile number so that they are ready to latch on to the free wifi network once they are at the stadium. The spectator just needs to... Read More

Esmail April 8th, 2015 11:53 AM 46 COMMENTS

Exclusive: ‘Jio Chat’ app goes live in Android play store and iOS App store

Reliance Jio will finally be releasing its own home-grown communication app 'Jio chat' to the masses at the first IPL match in Kolkata today. The app is now available to download and install on the android play store and iOS app store. The app functions over the top (OTT) and is usable with any Indian number, irrespective of the operator you are using. The app follows an SMS based activation... Read More

P K Tarun March 26th, 2015 9:32 PM 27 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio announces acquisition of Spectrum in the 800MHz and 1800MHz bands

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd announces that it has successfully acquired the right to use spectrum in 13 key circles across India in the recently concluded spectrum auction conducted by DoT, Government of India. Circle wise details of Circle wise details of spectrum acquired are provided in the following table: Circles 800MHz band 1800MHz band Assam 5.0 Bihar 5.0 Haryana 5.0 4.0 Himachal Pradesh 5.0 5.4 Jammu & Kashmir 5.0 Kolkata... Read More

Esmail February 18th, 2015 8:30 PM 13 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio submits the highest Earnest Money Deposit for upcoming spectrum auction

The 8 telecom operators who have submitted applications for participating in the upcoming spectrum auctions charted to begin on 4th March have submitted their earnest money deposit(EMD). EMD translates to points which can be used by the operator to bid for spectrum blocks in the auction. It turns out that Reliance Jio has paid the highest EMD of around Rs.4500 crore, followed by Bharti Airtel which paid Rs.4336 crore, Idea... Read More

Tharun G February 11th, 2015 6:21 PM 39 COMMENTS

Airtel becomes India’s largest broadband service provider with 19.19 million subscribers pushing BSNL to the second place with 18.90 million

As per the latest data released by TRAI, Airtel has become India largest broadband service provider. Airtel is also the largest mobile operator in the country. Airtel now has 19.19 million broadband subscribers pushing BSNL to the second place with 18.90 million users. Vodafone is at third spot with 16.65 million users. Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications secured 4th and 5th position with 12.95 million and 7.11 million user base.... Read More

Esmail February 9th, 2015 7:13 PM 6 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio President Sumit Chowdhury quits before commercial launch

Reliance Jio Infocom LTD is one of the most awaited new generation mobile operators in India. Tech enthusiasts and early technology adopters alike have been waiting with bated breath for it to launch services. But even before the company’s commercial launch we have been witnessing changes in leadership and high profile exits in the pecking order. In the recent turn of events Reliance Jio’s President Mr. Sumit Chowdhury has stepped... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 13th, 2015 9:57 PM 10 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio applies for pan India MSO license

Reliance Jio Infocomm has applied for pan India Cable MSO (Multi-System Operator) license. It is expected to receive a pan India MSO license this financial year (2014-15). MSO stands for Multiple System Operator. MSO is the industry term for "Cable Company". Each cable TV installation serving a community is known as a "cable system", and the operator of the system is called the "system operator". Most system operators run cable... Read More

Mahit December 14th, 2014 2:08 PM 7 COMMENTS

DoT asked to furnish 4G implementation status four and a half years after spectrum allocation

The 4G spectrum had been last allocated almost four and half years ago and this has prompted the CAG to furnish the accurate roll-out status of the 4G technology by the respective entities. The guidelines say that the bidders are expected to roll-out services within 5 years of spectrum allocation. According to the auction, bidders are expected to provide 90% coverage in the metro areas and 50% in rural area.... Read More

Tharun G December 7th, 2014 4:59 PM 56 COMMENTS

NTP 2012: Will broadband speed be upgraded to 2 Mbps in 2015?

Two years back the groundbreaking National Telecom Policy 2012 was made which was set to transform telecommunications in India for new digital era. While the government managed to implement some of the recommendations, most of them are still just on paper. One of the key recommendations of the policy was to increase minimum broadband speed to 512kbps and subsequently to 2 Mbps by January 1st 2015. National Telecom Policy 2012... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 6th, 2014 4:03 AM 10 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Will Do ‘Ab Dikha Do Apna Magic’

Reliance Jio, since its inception after buying 95% of Infotel, the pan India BWA spectrum winner in 2010 auction is in the news for right reasons. Firstly it was a subsidiary of Reliance Industries controlled by India's richest man Mukesh Ambani who was the guy behind today's Reliance Communications (now owned by Mukesh's brother Anil Ambani). Secondly it marks the fact that Mukesh will be back in telecom. In 2005... Read More