Bharti Airtel chose a Sunday to make one of the most important announcements by the company from both its earnings and customer perspecitve — a deep slashing of its data prices. The move is seen as a precursor to the changes that will take place after Aug 15, the day when Reliance Jio is expected to […]
Reliance Communications has officially unveiled its much anticipated 4G data tariff plans, and they are unlikely to please CDMA data users who have recently upgraded to the new technology. As of now, only Mumbai circle tariffs have been announced. We have separately carried news about Maharashtra and UP circles, which show slightly lower tariff charges […]
Going by various news agency reports, Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, is likely to overtake all other operators in the total amount of wireless data carried even before it starts commercial operations. According to a report by news agency IANS, the company has reached 7 lakh subscribers, while a report from rival […]
Over the weekend, Reliance Jio has doubled the free, unlimited data and voice offer given on its LYF branded smartphones to six months from three months. UPDATED: The change has been rolled back, and the MyJio app now shows a validity of only till August 2016. You will not get six months of free data. […]
Even as its Reliance Mobile Stores began handing out 4G SIM cards to CDMA users, Reliance Communications has tweaked its prepaid and postpaid GSM tariff plans across the country in anticipation of the 4G upgrade. While earlier, Reliance GSM used to have postpaid plans with unlimited data in non-3G circles, now the data benefits have […]
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 […]
After several quarters of spectacular growth in its wireless data business, Idea Cellular seems to have hit a wall in the January-March quarter, with data growth falling to a disappointing 1.5% from 15-17% seen recently. In comparison, Bharti Airtel reported a data volume growth of 9.6% during the same three months, indicating that much of […]
The Reliance Group is all set to make a big promotion of its upcoming Reliance Jio 4G and LYF handset brands at the upcoming Indian Premier League sports event. The LYF logo will be emblazoned on the right arm of all the Mumbai Indian players, and underneath the logo will be the tagline ‘Smartphone+’ (see […]
Reliance Jio will offer 40 GB of data free with its MiFi device — which will reportedly be priced in the Rs 2,000-2,500 range — according to a screenshot of the company’s tariff plans shared by a user on Twitter. The company has announced new tariff plans. Please see details here, or on this chart. […]
International financial services group Credit Suisse said Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries, are preparing for a soft launch of its 4G services, three months after it was opened up to employees and their friends. “Our visits to Reliance Digital stores in Mumbai revealed that the stores are preparing for a possible soft […]
Reliance Digital outlets in India have recieved stocks of Reliance Jio SIM cards and will start selling them over the next one week or ten days. They will be followed by small retailers within the next 10-15 days. Due to technical issues, the company is unlikely to give 4G voice (VoLTE) facility initially, according to […]
Customers of Idea Cellular turned out to be the happiest among those of all the big private telecom operators in India, while those of Reliance Communications were the most likely to make complaints to the regulator or the government. Among all private operators small and big, MTS’ subscribers made the highest number of complaints per […]
Reliance Jio, which is yet to sign up a single paying customer, has already overtaken most of the telecom operators in India as far as tower numbers are concerned. As of last month, the upcoming operator had already erected around 1.2 lakh towers in India. This means that by now, Jio — which is still […]
Sometimes, even the best can get it wrong, and it looks like that’s what happened in the case of ‘Mukesh Ambani says Reliance Jio to launch in second half’ story. Across publications, everyone is reporting that Ambani postponed the launch date of what is touted to be India’s biggest 4G service to the second half […]
The TRAI’s new net neutrality rules are likely to see the launch of a number of zero-rated networks by players whose dreams of zero-rated websites have been dashed by the regulator. Under the new regulations, telecom companies have been banned from offering any website for free, but have been allowed to offer entire networks for […]
As you read this, India is celebrating the victory of ‘net neutrality’ over evil plans by Facebook and telecom companies to convert the Internet into a walled garden where they allow only those websites who pay monies to them. And you can’t be blamed for it either. But guess what, the telcos are not crying […]
Vodafone has priced its 4G tariff higher than other operators, charging Rs 2,499 for 20 GB of data. In comparison, Airtel charges Rs 2,149 for the same amount in Delhi-NCR. The cheapest of 4G operator at present — Idea Cellular — gives a whopping 32 GB for Rs 1,999. Unfortunately, the operator is not present […]
Last year, when Bharti Airtel tried to block voice calling apps, everyone thought it was aimed at WhatsApp. But as it turns out, the move could also have been aimed at a new feature from Reliance Jio that ensures that you can make calls using RJio’s phone number using rivals’ networks. The Mukesh Ambani-owned telecom […]
Idea Cellular said it does not expect a huge impact on data prices in 2016 due to the entry of Reliance Jio into the market, and said there will no battle of the corporates with the launch of latter’s 4G services. However, during the three months ended December, Idea saw its data pricing fall by […]
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 […]
