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 […]
The Internet and Mobile Association of India welcomed the Indian telecom regulator’s move to ban differential pricing of data based on the type and source of content. “This ruling vindicates the associations stand on the issue. The internet Start-up eco-system and the internet user community are delighted,” it said. Taking a long-term view, the Telecom […]
Reliance Communications Ltd, the telecom arm of the Anil Ambani group, has again started expanding the availability of its 3G network after a gap of five years. It was back in late 2010 — days after the company won 3G spectrum in the 2010 auctions, that it reached a milestone of 330 towns, making it […]
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 […]
Reliance Jio has started testing its network in Kerala in cities like Thrissur, according to industry sources, and is only days away from completing its infrastructure work in most places in the state. An employee of the company was able to demonstrate decent 4G speeds using a phone made by LG Electronics. The operator will give more handsets […]
The latest quarterly numbers released by Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular point to an interest fact — both have increased the rate of 3G deployment by 100% or more. Bharti Airtel, for example, added 9,561 new 3G towers in India during the three months ended September, compared to only around 4,060 new towers added in […]
Reliance Communications Ltd reported disappointing results for the June quarter on a steep decline in voice usage, but the company’s voice pricing is now more or less at parity with that of Idea Cellular. However, in the absence of data growth, the company was not able to report impressive numbers for the first quarter. Net […]
Aircel, the challenger among telecom operators in India, said it has implemented pan-India mobile number portability on its network with effect from today. With this, all major operators in India have put in place the system required for pan-India mobile number portability. The procedure and process for pan India MNP remains the same as that […]
