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Tanay Singh Thakur

Reliance Jio Might Go Opposite Airtel, Vodafone Idea

Reliance Jio Might Go Opposite Airtel, Vodafone Idea

Reliance Jio, Indian’s number one telecom operator in terms of subscriber market share and 4G coverage, might go opposite Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi). The telco isn’t in need of a prepaid tariff hike desperately like Airtel and Vi. Jio is already making huge profits even though its average revenue … Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur

India’s 2G Users Goldmine for the Telcos

India’s 2G Users Goldmine for the Telcos

It is frankly strange to see Vodafone Idea (Vi) not aggressively fighting Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel for 2G users. There are over 300 million legacy network users in the country. If these users are upgraded to 4G soon, the overall income of the telcos will increase dramatically. However, it … Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur

Airtel, Vi, Jio Might Get 5G Spectrum at Reduced Prices

Airtel, Vi, Jio Might Get 5G Spectrum at Reduced Prices

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and Reliance Jio have deliberately avoided purchasing the 700 MHz spectrum in the past because of its steep base price. The telcos were expecting the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the regulator to reduce the base price of spectrum in different frequency bands. According to … Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur

Jio, Airtel, Vi Will Have to Wait More for Backhaul Spectrum

Jio, Airtel, Vi Will Have to Wait More for Backhaul Spectrum

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) will have to wait further for getting the backhaul spectrum from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The DoT is waiting for the final spectrum policy to be formulated before it starts giving the spectrum to the telcos for backhaul. For the unaware, … Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur

Jio or Airtel, Whose 4G Smartphone Offer is Better?

Jio or Airtel, Whose 4G Smartphone Offer is Better?

Both Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are trying to make India a 4G only nation by rolling out new smartphone offers. Airtel came with its smartphone offer in October, while Jio announced the JioPhone Next a few days later. Analysts have already commented on the pricing of the JioPhone Next … Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur

Airtel, Vi and Jio Again Get Vocal About 5Gi

Airtel, Vi and Jio Again Get Vocal About 5Gi

All of the private telecom operators in India, including Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, and Bharti Airtel, have said that 5Gi should be made a part of 3GPP. The telcos want the Indian government to not lose focus from 3GPP because it would ensure economies of scale. According to an ET … Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur

Airtel CEO Downplays the JioPhone Next Offer

Airtel CEO Downplays the JioPhone Next Offer

Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel, isn’t sure about the JioPhone Next offer from Reliance Jio. In the recent earnings call, Vittal indirectly said that the new 4G phone offer might not attract feature phone users in India. According to an ET Telecom, the Airtel CEO didn’t directly name the … Read More

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