Roundup of all the Telecom providers and Operators
Truecaller, popular for its caller ID application has partnered with Tata Docomo to offer free data for Truecaller usage and Premium Truecaller features to its customers. This will help propel the usage of Truecaller in India and enable users to stay protected from spam calls, believes Truecaller. Continue reading “Truecaller ties up with Tata Docomo to offer free data and premium features”
Aircel has joined hands with DigiVive to enable users stream IPL 2014 on their mobile. In order to access the service, customers will have to activate it through USSD strings which will include Live TV and Data benefits. Available on Android and iOS devices, the Aircel nexGTv app can be also used by feature phone users as it supports WAP.
Continue reading “Aircel teams up with DigiVive to stream IPL 2014 on mobile”
Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has entered into a pan-India tower infrastructure sharing agreement ATC India, an independent tower company, to use the latter’s telecom infrastructure with a footprint of over 11,000 telecom towers for their 4G roll out. Continue reading “Reliance Jio, ATC India tie up to share telecom tower infrastructure”
LG has launched the Lucid 3 for Verizon Wireless in the U.S. It has a 4.7-inch qHD screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has all the software features present on the other latest LG smartphones, including KnockON with 80,000 possible KnockCode combinations to unlock the phone, QSlide 2.0, QuickMemo and more. It works on Verizon’s 4G LTE network. Continue reading “LG Lucid 3 with 4.7-inch qHD display and LTE launches on Verizon”
Aircel has launched Buddee Pack, a first of its kind service aimed at students in Delhi. This enables students preparing for graduate and postgraduate entrance examinations access real time entrance news updates, availability of forms, last date of application, number of seats available, institute rankings, eligibility criteria, website links of various institutes and more. Continue reading “Aircel launches Buddee Pack to get entrance exam info”
Airtel has launched Night Store, new night packs that would let pre-paid users enjoy unlimited on-net (Airtel to Airtel) voice calls and 2G data. It also offers limited 3G data with select packs in 3G circles and free Facebook access. These packs are applicable between 12AM to 6AM and is valid for one night. These packs are not applicable for customer who already has an active Unlimited 2G or 3G pack. Continue reading “Airtel launches Night Store for unlimited on-net local calling and internet all night”
U.S. carrier Sprint has announced that it would roll out Android 4.4.3 update (Build KTU84F) for the Nexus 5 users starting from April 14th. This is a minor upgrade that would enable LTE bands 26 and 41 and also bring some enhancements and bug fixes. Earlier reports revealed that Google would roll out Android 4.4.3 update for the Nexus devices to fix several bugs, including camera related fixes. Continue reading “Sprint rolls out Android 4.4.3 update for Nexus 5”
Last month, LG had announced the LTE variant of their popular G2 smartphone. While they had a demo of the device, it was mainly for the press and media. Now Qualcomm and LG have set up an LTE Experience Zone for the public in Bangalore.
Continue reading “Testing 4G LTE on LG G2 LTE powered by Snapdragon 800 processor”
Vodafone has just announces that it has acquired 100% stake in its Indian subsidiary, Vodafone India Limited. It acquired indirect equity interests in VIL held by Analjit Singh and Neelu Analjit Singh in March, taking its stake to 89.03% of Vodafone India. Piramal Enterprises Limited has agreed to sell its 10.97% Vodafone India stake to Vodafone for Rs. 8,900 crores. The combined cash consideration for both transactions was Rs. 10,142 crores (1.0 billion GBP), said Vodafone. Continue reading “Vodafone acquires 100% stake in Vodafone India”
SingTel Group has announced that they have partnered with Samsung aimed at driving next-generation mobile communication, infotainment and technology services. These SingTel Group of companies include, SingTel in Singapore, Optus in Australia, AIS in Thailand, Airtel in India and Africa, Globe Telecom in the Philippines and Telkomsel in Indonesia. Initiatives under this partnership include a retail collaboration programme, direct carrier billing, regional mobile app development challenge and direct access to selected apps.
Airtel has announced that they would offer 50MB of data for its prepaid customers in Delhi NCR, Haryana and Kerala so that they can go online and read about candidates before casting their votes to the worthy candidate in the Lok Sabha elections. Several companies have been doing their part to encourage citizens of India to come out and cast their vote. Continue reading “Airtel offers 50MB free data for voters on polling day”
Bharti Airtel has announced that it has crossed the milestone of 100 Company-Owned-Company-Operated (COCO) Airtel retail outlets across India. Airtel launched its first Airtel stores at South Extension (New Delhi) in February, 2013, that has extended to 35 cities and towns across 14 states. It took just 14 months reach the milestone. Continue reading “Airtel opens 100 own retail stores across India in 14 months”
Nokia has announced a new data offers for Airtel pre-paid customers buying Nokia X. This offer lets Nokia X users enjoy 500MB of free 3G data per month for 3 months. Subscribers in non 3G circles can enjoy the same benefit on 2G data. Nokia X, the company’s first smartphone based on Android AOSP was launched in India last month. Continue reading “Nokia X customers get free 3G data from Airtel for 3 months”
Reliance Communications (RCom) introduced Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C in India with with zero-rental plans and a 2 year contract last year. Now the company has introduced the CDMA variant of the most popular phone Motorola Moto G for Rs. 13,490. Reliance also offers zero down payment plans with EMI and upfront payment plans. This was first reported by Telecomtalk.
Continue reading “Reliance selling CDMA variant of Moto G for Rs. 13490, also available with zero down-payment and EMI plans”
Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Reliance Communications have signed a new deal. Under the agreement, Reliance Jio would utilize RCOM’s nationwide intra-city fiber network for its 4G roll out. It also noted that the pricing would be at arm’s length, based on prevailing market rates. Continue reading “Reliance Jio, RCom sign intra-city optic fiber sharing agreement for 4G rollout”
