The much awaited smartphone platform for the masses, Firefox OS, is finally here. Spice, one of the two Indian companies chosen by Mozilla as its hardware platform for the low-cost smartphone revolution, has announced the fruits of its labor. The move is intended to make smartphones accessible to everyone by lowering the entry barrier. The […]
Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE, along with Micromax, control nearly 81% of India’s data card, or USB dongle, market, according 6Wresearch. The market, which was previously commanded by the CDMA segment is now witnessing a strong shift towards GSM based Data Cards, the market research said in a report. Huawei led the overall market, with […]
Vodafone India has launched a new service that let’s companies track their employees on the field. Called Location Tracker, the service allows bosses to log into a web address and see where employees are at any point in time. The locations would be shown on a google maps kind of interface, the company said. The […]
With 65,000 units sold in less than a month, the mania for Xiaomi Mi3 seems to be still going strong judging by user feedback on the phone. Out of the 2,269 ratings that the phone has received on Flipkart, 68.5% of the people have given the phone 5 out of 5 — or excellent, in […]
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini, to be launched in India within a week, will be priced at an effective rate of around Rs 24,000 in India, according to sources. The MRP will be higher. The phone will be launched in about a week, and is made in Vietnam, and not China, as most smartphones are. […]
It looks like Reliance Jio Infocomm may be among the last operators to launch 4G in India in many circles. Aircel Cellular has announced that it has launched 4G LTE services in two more areas – Tamil Nadu and Jammu and Kashmir. The company had earlier launched its 4G services in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar […]
Idea has launched two new 3G smartphones in India, a five inch Android 4.2 version priced at a best buy of Rs 8,300 and another 4-inch phone priced at a best price of Rs 5,000. Idea customers will get 1.6 GB of 3G usage per month for three months, and free Idea TV for the […]
Flipkart will sell 20,000 units Xiaomi Mi3 handsets during its flash sale at 2 pm today. Flipkart has sold 25,000 units in three flash sales so far, but demand for the phone has been around 200,000. While some customers are expected to have bought other models like Moto G (priced Rs 3,500 less than Xiaomi […]
Reliance Jio Infocomm, part of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, has joined India’s biggest telecom operators’ association, COAI, joining hands with Airtel, Vodafone and Idea. In contrast, Reliance Communications, led by brother Anil Ambani, is part of the rival association, AUSPI. Tata Teleservices is also part of Auspi. Facebook had recently joined COAI as a core […]
Indian telecom industry grew by 10.8% last financial year, with equipments segment growing faster than services, according to Voice & Data Annual India Telecom industry Survey 2014. The top three telecom service providers in the country – Airtel, Vodafone and Idea account for more than 50% of the services revenues for FY 2013-14. “Launch of […]
The telecom regulator has opened up for discussions two crucial aspects of the upcoming spectrum auctions in the 900 and 1800 MHz band — the minimum bid size and the status of expiring licensees as new or old. While in the last auction, the minimum bid size in the 900 MHz band was kept at […]
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Tata Communications Ltd said revenue from operations for the core business improved 12% at Rs.45,186 million (USD 756 million) from Rs.40,188 million (USD 720 million) during the corresponding quarter a year ago. On a quarter on quarter basis, revenue fell 2%, while operating profit fell 9%. The dip in sequential revenue was due to a […]
A day after TRAI gave its recommendations on the subject, Idea Cellular today said it was unlikely to go in for spectrum sharing in a major way. The telecom operator said practical considerations would make it difficult to go in for spectrum trading even in 3G services, where spectrum sharing is widely expected to take […]
The company may have bought 4G spectrum in 8 states in February, but for the next two-three years, Idea Cellular believes India will not prove to be a successful ground for the launch of 4G services. The biggest problem, said Himanshu Kapania today, would be that of cost. Indians will simply not be able to […]
LG will launch its LG G3 high-end model in India on Monday. The 5.5-inch G3 will be arguably India’s most affordable ultra-high-end phone, and will compete with the Samsung Note 3. The G3 will come with a super-high resolution display of 534 pixel per inch that contains a total of 3.7 mln pixels. In comparison, […]
Idea Cellular has announced a new contest to find upcoming movie directors. The contest, called ‘Raju Ban Gaya Director’, is open to everyone in India. Applicants need to create an original concept movie of 1 to 3 minutes on the mobile phone and upload it on www.ideapopcornstreet.com. The Jury, comprising of experienced film makers, will […]
Global corporation Brightstar has acquired a majority interest in Beetel Teletech Ltd, part of the Bharti group. The aim is to bring latest mobile technologies and services to the Indian market, the companies said. Beetel is a maker of land phones and other telecom equipment, and offers communication services. “As the largest specialized wireless distributor […]
Customers of Idea Cellular can access free Internet on their phones thanks to a tie-up with Quikr, a classified ads website. Under the scheme, Idea users just need to open Opera Mini web browser and click the “Idea Web Pass” Speed Dial entry, then select the “Free Internet by Quikr (10 MB)” web pass option. […]
Aircel Cellular has announced a new scheme under which prepaid and postpaid users can create their own unique plans using a mix of STD, local and Data packs. The service is available for both Aircel & Non Aircel customers. New Customers can activate these plans, by simply filling and submitting the Aircel Customer Enrollment Form […]
