Fitch Ratings said Reliance Industries’ unit Jio will be able to take advantage of the strong growth expected in India’s telecom sector in the future. Jio is India’s biggest 4G operator and at present carries an estimated 5-10 times the data of all other wireless operators combined. “We expect RIL to be able to take […]
Vodafone said it will extend its 4G network to 1,000 towns in India by end of the year. The company, which launched its 4G service in Rewari in Haryana today, said the initial roll-out consists of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Karnataka, Kerala, Haryana, Gujarat, UP (E) and West Bengal circles. The nine circles contribute to just […]
Bharti Airtel said it was expanding its 10-GB-for-Rs-259 offer to all new 4G handsets on its network irrespective of make and brand. The company was earlier giving the offer to select models and customers. ‘New 4G handset’ usually means any 4G handset that has never been used on Airtel’s network. In other words, if you […]
Reliance Jio, the new 4G operator led by Mukesh Ambani, is coming under increasing criticism for slow connection speeds, but our latest test reveals that it is possible increase the speed by making a minor change to the access settings of client devices such as smartphones. Broadly, the issue seems to be that Jio’s IPv4 […]
Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications has agreed to sell its tower assets to Brookfield Asset Management. RCOM will receive an upfront cash payment of Rs. 11,000 crore from the proposed transaction. It has signed a non-binding Term Sheet with Brookfield Infrastructure Group in relation to RCOM’s nationwide tower assets and related infrastructure. Under the Term Sheet, […]
Bharti Airtel has introduced a new fiber technology in its core network that can help deliver speeds of up to 100 Mbps on its fixed broadband lines. It is the biggest private sector player in wired internet in India. The new technology, called Vectorization, will make its impact felt in 87 cities where Airtel’s broadband […]
Reliance Jio and Apple today announced a freebie deal for those who purchase any of the recent iPhone models including iPhone7. Under the offer, every customer purchasing a new iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus or iPhone SE at Reliance Digital and select Apple Premium Resellers and Apple Authorized Resellers will […]
Reliance Jio and Apple today announced a freebie deal for those who purchase any of the recent iPhone models including iPhone7. Under the offer, every customer purchasing a new iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus or iPhone SE at Reliance Digital and select Apple Premium Resellers and Apple Authorized Resellers will […]
Reliance Communications said its merger with Sistema Shyam Teleservices has been approved by the Bombay High Court. The Anil Ambani company is merging with SSTL, which operates telecom services under the MTS brand in India. After the merger, RCom shareholders will hold 90% of the resulting entity, with the remaining held by MTS. After this […]
Though Vodafone has not revealed exactly which bands it has bought spectrum in, some analysts have already published charts which purportedly show the company’s spectrum purchases. According to the chart, out of the Rs 20,000 or so that Vodafone spent, about 9,221 cr has been on 2.5 GHz band, about 7,315 cr on 2.1 GHz […]
Though Vodafone has not revealed exactly which bands it has bought spectrum in, some analysts have already published charts which purportedly show the company’s spectrum purchases. According to the chart, out of the Rs 20,000 or so that Vodafone spent, about 9,221 cr has been on 2.5 GHz band, about 7,315 cr on 2.1 GHz […]
Vodafone India has not yet revealed their purchase details. They are expected to release it by about 11 am today. The earlier story was based on premature information. Please await the final confirmation from the company. Meanwhile, below, you can find the possible scenario of spectrum purchase by all operators in in the 2016 auctions, […]
Vodafone is estimated to have bought pan-India 4G spectrum worth around Rs 21,000 cr in the just-concluded spectrum auction — the largest India has seen. The number also makes Vodafone the biggest spender at the 2016 slug-fest. The runner up is Bharti Airtel at a distant Rs 14,200 cr. Though the final numbers and details […]
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (“RJIL”) announces that it has successfully acquired the right to use 269.2 MHz (UL+DL) spectrum across all 22 Service Areas in India in the recently concluded spectrum auction conducted by DOT, Government of India. Service Area wise details of spectrum acquired are as per below. Service Area 800 MHz band (Paired) […]
In a surprise development, Idea Cellular made its entry into the world of TDD LTE with its first ever acquisition of unpaired spectrum in the 2016 auctions. The company had so far confined itself to just one band — paired 1800 MHz. Unlike paired band (half of upload and half for download), unpaired spectrum delivers […]
Though Vodafone has not revealed its purchases yet, the pattern of announcements so far indicates that the company has purchased 4G spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band across India. The reason for this conclusion is that Bharti Airtel has been successful in buying 10 MHz (half of all) 2.3 GHz spectrum in most circles. 2.3 […]
Bharti Airtel said that it has acquired 173.8 Mhz spectrum across 1800/2100/2300 MHz bands for a total consideration of Rs 14,244 cr in the latest spectrum auction conducted by the Department of Telecom, Government of India. The company has acquired most of its new spectrum in the crucial 2.3 GHz 4G band, and some of […]
Intex Technologies, one of the leading Indian handset player said it has partnered with Tata Teleservices subsidiary mRUPEE to launch their first ever mobile wallet. The mobile wallet, named ‘Intex MyWallet’, will include quick integrated payment functionalities and conveniences within the device related to recharge, money transfer, shopping, booking train, movie bus tickets and much […]
Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G offering in Gujarat, taking the fight to Reliance Jio and Vodafone in one of India’s richest states. Customers in Gujarat can now enjoy 10 GB 4G data for just Rs 249 with any new 4G handset they purchase. With Rs 249 recharge, 1 GB data will be instantly credited […]
When Mukesh Ambani announced that he wanted 100 mln (10 cr) subscribers on his new Reliance Jio network, most people in the industry saw it as an aspirational number. Jio would be lucky to have 50 mln, they said. If the company were to cross the 50 mln mark within the first year, it would be a […]
