OnMobile Global Limited, which provides ringback tone and other value added services for telecom, said Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has renewed a contract for the provision of ring back tones in South & East Zone with an option to extend for the 4th year. “As per this agreement OnMobile will continue to provide Ring back […]
After Star TV, Sony Pictures Networks India — which runs several popular TV channels — has raised a red flag against any move to splinter the Internet into free and paid. “Differential pricing leads to restriction of access to information. It enables TSPs to play the role of gate-keepers to the internet where they are […]
Reliance Jio is not planning a big bang, all-at-once launch of its 4G commercial service, but will introduce it to the public in stages starting as early as the end of this month, a mid-level executive with the company revealed. “We’ve been told to work for a limited launch this month,” said the marketing executive. […]
This week saw the beginning of something interesting. Airtel, India’s biggest telecom company and the biggest rival of Reliance Jio, cut its 4G prices in select circles. The new tariff basically doubles the data on offer for each recharge till Rs 850 with the result that you now get 10 GB for Rs 850, instead of […]
According to media reports, Reliance Communications will convert nearly all of its CDMA spectrum into 4G spectrum by paying around Rs 7,000 cr to the government, and then sell it to Reliance Jio for Rs 4,500. Some are perplexed as to why a company would pay so much to the government to free up its spectrum and […]
Reliance Communications Ltd said it will take a final call on whether or not to convert its CDMA spectrum into 4G spectrum after the Department of Telecom informs it of the final amount required to be paid for the same. “DoT has issued the intimation letter for 16 circles and is yet to decide for […]
It’s 4G war, and Bharti Airtel — India’s largest telecom operator — is not about to let new kid of the block Reliance Jio run away with its lunch. After steadfastly refusing to cut its 4G plan prices below 3G levels, the Sunil Mittal-led firm has finally decided to throw in the towel and slashed the […]
Broker Credit Suisse sees all the major telecom companies of India making an attempt to buy fresh 4G spectrum in the upcoming auctions expected to take place in March. Despite making contrary noises, the telcos are likely to buy airwaves as it is a ‘once-in-20-years’ opportunity, the broker said in a note to clients. According […]
Railwire, the broadband arm of Indian Railways, has started operations in hundreds of cities across India ahead of the launch of Reliance Jio and is offering tariff that are less than half that of its main existing competitor BSNL. For example, BSNL offers only 8 GB of data at 4 Mbps speed for Rs 999 […]
Impatient fans of Reliance Jio will not have to wait another two months to experience the 4G service, if a new report turns out to be true. According to it, the company will be opening up its network for testing and feedback to the public this month, but the invites and SIM cards will only […]
Ortel Communications Ltd, a leading last-mile communications provider in India’s eastern states, has introduced free Wi-Fi Public Hotspot services for its Broadband subscribers in Bhubaneshwar. The Wi-Fi Hot Spot service has been launched as a special value added service and will be completely free of charge for those using its fiber and cable broadband services. […]
Reliance Jio is fast appointing distributors for its SIM cards across the country and giving them a working target of launching commercial 4G services early in March, according to one person who signed up as a distributor this week. “They’re promising supply of dongles and SIMs in February and saying that commercial launch will take place […]
Vodafone said it is about to launch 4G in Mumbai and requested customers to upgrade to a 4G SIM if they want to access the network. Customers can upgrade to 4G SIMs at their convenience at 56 Vodafone stores across Mumbai, it said. The company has entered the “final stages of bringing the World’s largest […]
Many fans who were hoping to buy Reliance Jio SIM cards on January 1 were left disappointed to learn that the company’s 4G launch was only for employees as of now. UPDATE: Jio has decided to go for an invite system by bundling SIM cards with LYF 4G phones. They will be available in the […]
Mukesh Ambani, son of Dhirubhai Ambani and chairman of Reliance Industries, launched the group’s latest initiative, Reliance Jio Infocomm’ 4G service in Mumbai on Sunday and urged the employees to test and give feedback on the network. Though the launch did not give any details such as when exactly the 4G service will be opened […]
Facebook, the world’s largest social media company, said it will explore the option of putting advertising in its ‘free Internet’ platform – Free Basics. Participating in a discussion on Reddit, Facebook’s Vice President in charge of Internet.org, Chris Daniels said it’s a possibility the company will look at in the future. Facebook had come under […]
Facebook’s Vice President in charge of Internet.org, Chris Daniels will answer ‘any questions’ on the discussion website Reddit at 6 pm today. The move comes in the wake of an uproar in social media in India over what many perceive as Facebook’s attempt to take over the Internet, especially in lower-income countries like India. Daniels […]
Facebook is claiming in an advertisement that 3.2 mln of its users have sent letters to the TRAI supporting its ‘free basics’ program in the context of the ongoing debate about net neutrality. However, it did not reveal how many of its users refused to send the email, or at least how many were shown […]
For years, India’s telecom operators have taken the government repeatedly to task over ‘hoarding’ spectrum, not releasing it on time etc.. However, with recent auctions giving some of them a competitive advantage, many of these operators are now asking the government to postpone the upcoming 700 MHz auctions – slated to be the biggest India will ever see. As part […]
Idea Cellular, which today became the third operator in the country to launch commercial 4G services, seems to have decided to pull out all stops to counter the launch of Reliance Jio next week. In doing so, Idea has decided to offer 4G tariff that is roughly 50% cheaper than its two closest competitors, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone. […]
