4G IMPACT: Idea overtakes Vodafone as No 2 data operator in India

Even as Vodafone is yet to report its numbers for the April-June quarter, Idea Cellular officials are popping open the bubbly for overtaking the British company as far as wireless data is concerned. Till last quarter, Vodafone was ahead of Idea in terms of wireless data, carrying around 29 bln MB of data per month. […]

Reliance Jio preview users can now insert SIM into other phones – reports

Subscribers of Reliance Jio’s ‘free preview’ offer who have got their validity extended free of charge can now use these SIM cards in any phones, according to social media and blog reports. Reliance Jio had, starting earlier this month, given free extensions to users who booked its SIM cards under the free preview offer starting […]

Reliance Jio extends free 4G trial offer beyond 90 days for unlimited data

Reliance Jio has started sending messages to those who availed its free 90 day preview offer informing them that their preview offers are being extended. “As a special gesture, we have extended our trial period. We will be auto-refilling your balance accordingly,” the company said in an SMS sent to preview users today. This would […]

Reliance Jio hits Bharti Airtel’s data subscriber addition drastically

Bharti Airtel posted a drastic drop in the number of new data subscribers today as it reported its operational results for the Apr-Jun quarter. While Airtel added a total of 4.5 mln voice customers during the three months, it added less than 700,000 data subscribers during the same period. In comparison, in the previous quarter […]

Following Airtel, Idea Cellular also slashes 4G rates ahead of Reliance Jio launch

Following market leader Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular slashed the rates of its 4G, 3G BIG Internet packs by upto 67%, providing more value to heavy internet users who consume data packs of 2GB to 10 GB. Last week, Idea had announced the price reduction by 45% in its sachet data packs. Idea is now offering […]

RCom, Reliance Jio joint 4G network up in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka

Reliance Communications, which has diverted its CDMA spectrum to launch its upcoming 4G service, and its partner Reliance Jio have managed to get their new joint network up and running in southern states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu over the last one week. The two have created a joint 4G network on the 850 MHz […]

Airtel to launch 4G in Bihar, Gujarat, MP and UP soon — report

Business Standard reported that Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecom company, will launch 4G services in four new circles in the next three-four months. These circles include Gujarat, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and UP East. With this, Bharti Airtel’s 4G network will expand to 19 circles out of the total 22 circles in India. The expansion follow the acquisition of […]

Why you SHOULDN’T buy the new Rs 2,999 LYF flame mobiles with Reliance Jio free 4G

At long last, Reliance Jio’s sister company Reliance Retail has launched four new LYF phones starting at just Rs 2,999 in its ‘Flame’ series. These phones sound too good to be true, given that 4G handsets currently cost at least Rs 4,000 or more. But are they? Or should someone looking for a cheap smartphone […]

Reliance Com restores 4G page with tariff for 4 circles

Reliance Communications, the telecom service from the Anil Ambani stable, has again put up a section on its website giving details about its new 4G service. The section was first unveiled about ten days ago, and was taken off soon after, setting off speculation that the company’s having trouble activating its roaming agreement with network […]

Is Reliance’s high 4G tariff a tactical move aimed at competitors?

A report by Economic Times suggests that Reliance Communications, owned by Anil Ambani, will start offering 4G services to new and existing GSM users from August, in turn suggesting that its network partner Jio too could enter commercial launch at the same time. At present, RCom is offering 4G services only to those users who […]

Reliance 4G goes live in Mumbai, Kolkata and other places

After Delhi, Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications has launched its 4G services in several more circles today, including Mumbai and Kolkata. Maharasthra, which was among the first telecom zones where the company introduced 4G SIM cards, could also see 4G launch today. In addition to these three circles, RCom is expected to start 4G services in […]

Reliance CDMA upgraders start getting 4G signals

Reliance Communications,  the Anil Ambani promoted company, has started moving its CDMA users to the 4G LTE network of Reliance Jio, according to user testimony. According to information obtained from users (and not from the company), the users are being moved to Jio’s Band 3 LTE network. Separately, RCom is also trying to set up its […]

Reliance unveils 4G data tariff plans: 1 GB @ Rs 300, 10 GB Rs 1850

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 […]

WAIT ENDS: Reliance 4G services to start this week for CDMA upgraders via Jio sharing – report

After a frustrating wait of nearly a month, CDMA subscribers of Reliance Communications who upgraded to 4G are likely to get LTE signals on their new SIMs this week as a roaming agreement with Jio takes effect. According to a report by PTI, the intra-circle roaming agreement between Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio will kick […]

Reliance Jio to overtake Bharti Airtel in data traffic even before 4G launch

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 […]

Reliance starts 4G upgrade process in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Rajasthan

Reliance Communications, the telecom service from Anil Ambani Group, has started the process of moving its CDMA subscribers in four remaining circles — Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Rajasthan — to its GSM network. Once moved to the GSM network, these subscribers will be able to use RCom’s 4G network when it becomes operational. Customers […]

Reliance Communications’ 4G tariff is higher than expected, Rs 255 for 1 GB

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications has started giving 4G service to users who recently moved from CDMA to GSM in circles like UP East, but the operators’ new 4G tariff could surprise the users. RCom was known for its cheap data plans, but according to people in the UP East circle, the new 4G tariff plans […]