Idea Cellular today told investors that it withdrew from a spectrum trading deal with Videocon — allowing Bharti Airtel to buy the airwaves — after it became clear that spectrum in the same band was coming up for auction next month. “TRAI announced total quantum of spectrum that was available and prices. We realized that […]
It was filled with acrimony, mistrust and a total lack of transparency when it lasted, but now it looks like Xiaomi’s temporarily discontinuing sales of Redmi Note 3 in India. UPDATE: A few hours after the article was published, the company has tweeted that it will hold a sale at 2 pm on May 4. It did […]
After remaining offline for three days, Reliance Communications’ official e-store shop.rcom.co.in, is back online after a big makeover. On a day when the company also launched a webpage for upgrading its USB data dongle customers to 4G, RCom has thrown open its new official ecommerce website with spanking new 4G handsets and devices. All the […]
Lava International announced three new 4G smartphones priced between Rs 5,699 and 6,499. Out of these, the Lava A72 and A76 are available immediately, while the A89 is expected to be available to consumers in the coming weeks. The A72, A76 and A89 are priced at Rs. 6499, Rs. 5699 and Rs. 5999 respectively. Lava […]
As expected, telecom companies have rightly sought to exploit a loophole left open by the regulator and the government when they issued the famous ‘net neutrality’ guidelines earlier in the year. The TRAI and the government had, in February, banned any discriminatory charging for digital content flowing over their networks, and said that all bits should […]
According to the latest numbers released by Reliance Industries as part of its quarterly update, its telecom arm Reliance Jio has comfortably overtaken all other telecom companies in India in terms of the length of its fiber backhaul. Fiber backhaul is crucial to the operations of any telecom company as it helps it deliver high-speed […]
Under its Reliance 4G upgrade offer, PayTM is offering Intex Aqua Super 16 GB phone for just Rs 5,909 under a cash back scheme along with a free 4G SIM from Reliance Communications. The Intex phone is currently selling on Snapdeal for Rs 7,500 and on Amazon for Rs 8,300 and was launched late last year […]
Reliance Jio has hardly hit the market, but its entry is leading to some innovative, and profitable, reactions from its rivals as far as telecom consumers in India are concerned. Though Idea Cellular withdrew its double data offer this month, Bharti Airtel has announced a new scheme under which it will offer a free Mifi […]
Reliance Communications, controlled Anil Ambani, has listed its first 4g mifi device on its ecommerce website, just days ahead of the planned upgrade of its CDMA service to 4g LTE. The mifi device will work on all the three bands on which Reliance Jio and Reliance Communications plan to operate their LTE services – 3, […]
The share of 4G-enabled phones in the overall smartphone sales in India has zoomed to 62% in January from 11% a year ago, Reliance Jio said while briefing analysts about its fourth-quarter results. In the Rs 8,000-plus category, 95% of the smartphones come with 4G LTE, the operator said. Jio had been criticized for going […]
PayTM, arguably the most aggressive etailer in India as far as discounts are concerned, is now offering a free Reliance Communications’ 4G SIM with every 4G smartphone sold by the company. The 4G SIM will be delivered to the customer within 7 days of order the product, Paytm says on the product listing pages. The […]
As we predicted two week ago, Reliance Jio has kicked off its advertisement campaign for its bundled 4G and smartphone offer during the Indian Premier League. The first ad features the who’s who of Indian cricket, including captain MS Dhoni and star hitter Virat Kohli. The advertisement also features Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, and has […]
Reliance Communications’ CDMA service is getting shut down in most circles, and across India, subscribers are about to be give the option of moving to RCom-Reliance Jio’s combined 4G network instead. However, one of the key questions in consumers’ minds is how that will impact the tariff plans that they currently enjoy. While most people […]
True to tradition, LeEco announced jaw-dropping prices for its second batch of smartphones, starting with Le 2 at Yuan 1099, which translates to Rs 11,250, and is the same as what the Le 1s was selling for. The company follows a naming convention similar to that of the iPhone — its inspiration and benchmark — […]
LeEco, formerly known as LeTV is all set to reveal its new line-up of phones in China today. Expected in the line-up are the Le 2s, Le 2 and 2 Pro. The event is scheduled to start at 2 PM China time, or 11:30 AM India Time. WATCH THE LIVE TRANSMISSION BELOW https://www.facebook.com/LeEcoHK/videos/1755015104780999/ and https://www.facebook.com/LeEcoHK/videos/1755042004778309/ […]
LeEco, formerly known as LeTV, is all set to reveal its second generation of devices in China tomorrow, and also expected are the details of their launch in India, which should happen in a matter of days. UPDATE: There is no LeEco 2S. The 2S model is now called LeEco Le 2, and has been […]
In a rare gesture, a big telecom company has lauded the government’s recent changes in telecom policy. The Modi government has, in recent months, cleared long-pending reforms such as allowing the trading of spectrum, cutting levies and initiating rearrangement (harmonization) of spectrum. Usually, the relationship between the government and big operators tends to be strained […]
Reliance Communications mobile stores will start getting 4G SIMs starting some time next week for offering it to existing CDMA subscribers, said a source based in Kerala. However, till Jio’s full launch, neither new CDMA connections nor new 4G connections will be sold by RCom. Only upgrades to existing CDMA users will be provided. As we reported […]
In what seems like a genuine leak, a Youtube user named We Love Jio has posted a screencast of upcoming 4G tariff plans and prices from what looks to be the beta version of jio.com, the company’s official website. PLEASE NOTE: This news is no longer relevant, and the company has unveiled a new website […]
Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications has put up a banner on its website with the words “Upgrade to 4G Coming Soon”, indicating that the company will indeed start rolling out its 4G services early next month. Media reports has indicated earlier that the company informed the government of its decision to move its CDMA subscribers to […]
