Roundup of all the Telecom providers and Operators
Showing its love towards rural customers, Vodafone have recently announced ‘GappaGoshti’ scheme under its prepaid mobile services only for its rural customers in Goa and Maharashtra. Continue reading “Vodafone launches GappaGoshti Scheme for Rural subscribers”
Vodafone have just introduced a couple of Bonus cards for its customers in Punjab. Here are the details
In prepaid bonus card 25 a customer can send unlimited national sms at the rate of 20 paise doesn’t matter which network or at what time you are sending the SMS. Continue reading “Vodafone Launches Bonus Cards for Punjab Prepaid subscribers”
Recently, it was speculated, by many mobile experts that roll out of new service providers and the upcoming mobile number portability (MNP) may lower the mobile tariffs further.
But in a press release, top officials of Bharti Airtel, India’s top mobile service provider said “does not expect the entry of new players in an already competitive market to drastically push down mobile tariffs”. Continue reading “Bharti Airtel: Mobile Tariff Cuts Limited”
When we are all going ga ga over 3G . Sweden might soon get 4G . Ericsson and TeliaSonera have teamed up to bring 4G and LTE to Sweden.
Folks in Stockholm will soon be able watch TV on the street, watch Youtube in full HD in the car , do a TV show from the country side when fishing and what not ?
LTE or Long-Term Evolution is the future of mobile data and is going to redefine the rules of mobile broadband networks.
Press Release
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and TeliaSonera have unveiled the world’s first commercial Long- Term Evolution (LTE) site in Stockholm, Sweden – an important milestone in making the mobile digital highway a reality. LTE will transform the mobile-broadband user experience, providing the ultra-high data speeds needed for services such as internet TV, mobile video blogging, on-line video games and the mobile office environment.
The site will be part of a commercial network scheduled to go live in 2010, bringing data rates far above what is possible in today’s mobile broadband networks and allowing Stockholmers to stay connected and enjoy seamless, high-quality, online services even while on the move.
Ulf Ewaldsson, Vice President and Head of Product Area Radio at Ericsson, says: “The unveiling of this site shows that LTE is no longer the story of the future; it is the story of today. Ericsson, as a leader in LTE development, is proud to work with TeliaSonera to bring a commercial LTE network to life.”
Erik Hallberg, Senior Vice President and Head of TeliaSonera Mobility Services in Sweden, says: “Being at the forefront of broadband evolution means our customers will be the first to benefit from this groundbreaking technology. This first LTE site is a key step towards further enhancing Sweden’s fastest mobile broadband network.”
LTE enables unprecedented performance in terms of peak data rates, spectrum efficiency and delay. Ericsson has already demonstrated peak rates of 160Mbps. LTE can be deployed both in new and existing frequency bands and is designed to minimize the cost of network operation and maintenance.
The evolution of mobile broadband is an integral factor in building sustainable cities that minimize the use of energy and reduce CO2 emissions.
We had an early hands on with the Nokia N97 and while we can’t give you much in details in terms of software, we can say that the hardware on this phone is amazing.
The unit was the black one , and we have exclusive pics for your viewing pleasure !
Everything from the chrome trim to the slide mechanism for the keyboard was fantastic. It truly felt like a phone worthy of it’s price tag. Continue reading “Light Hands On With The Nokia N97 with Pics – FoneArena Exclusive”
You must have heard about Vodafone Zoozoos that’s creating a buzz across the blogosphere. And, presently, it is not only the bloggers talking about the Zoozoo ads.
If you are a Zoozoo fan, then you will be happy to know that the Zoozoo Ads have won the PETA award (People for Ethical Treatment for Animals). Continue reading “The Vodafone ZooZoos Win PETA Award”
MTS, also known as the million minutes talk time operator has started offering its services in Kolkata. Since long, the launch of MTS in Kolkata circle was awaited and finally now, the news is official.
During the launch, the company official said that MTS aims to gradually spread its coverage across the country. Continue reading “MTS Expands its Presence in Kolkata”
BSNL has been in the forefront of revolutionising the telecom sector for the past few years or so. After the launch of their IPTV services and 3G in the recent past, they have now tied up with IT solutions major Sai Infosystems India to launch voice-and-video facility on BSNL broadband service in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Continue reading “BSNL Video Telephony service now in Gujarat”
Yes, that’s right, Airtel to Airtel STD calls under the H-17 CUG Plan will now cost you 50 paisa per minute and National SMS 30 paisa at a monthly rental of Rs. 199 only. Airtel has some really good CUG plans for customers who live outside their home town or have special ones in another state(s).
Continue reading “STD calls @ 50p and National SMS @ 30p”
Since long there were no new offers by Airtel. But now, Bharti Airtel have announced a new STD voucher for its customers in Delhi-NCR region. Continue reading “Special STD Voucher Launched for Airtel Delhi NCR Customers”
Over 8,000 employees of the state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) were on strike for the second consecutive day Tuesday, affecting consumers of telephone and internet services in Delhi. No word if the mobile connections were affected.
The workers’ union of MTNL went on strike Monday, demanding pay revision according to the recommendation of the sixth pay commission. Continue reading “MTNL Strike affects consumers in Delhi”
Another much hyped and talked about term in the Indian mobile industry is Mobile Number Portability (MNP) using which a mobile customer can migrate to various other operators retaining his existing number.
Earlier it was reported that MNP implementation is on its way to India. But recently the regulatory agencies have come up with the exact launch date for MNP services in various parts of India. The launch date for the first phase is declared to be September 20 which is just a couple of months away. Continue reading “Mobile Number Portability Launch Date Announced”
The Department of Telecommunications has ordered special financial audits for four major cellcos of India to check the accuracy in reports of these leading telecom companies. The four companies that are under the scanner of DoT are:
Continue reading “DoT Ordered Special Audits for 4 Indian Telecom Companies”
So we have got the growth rates and additions figure of new mobile users in the month of April. This phase of time would be a landmark in the history of Indian telecom Industry as it is going to cross the 300 million mobile users mark. Continue reading “8.9 Million New Mobile Users Added in April 2009 in India”
Its more than a month that I was receiving promotional SMSs on my GMS number from various service providers and various utility services like Bill payments services, ICICI bank, SBI, Honda Motors but one thing I was noticing since last few days was, along with the company’s name in the sender field, I used to get a 2 digit Alpha code prefixed like AK-SBI, BM-ICICI. Have you ever wondered what are they? Recently I came across a release wherein I got to know that these 2 digit prefix are actually codes using which you can locate where the SMSs are originated from. The first alphabet reveals the operator name and the second alphabet on the code reveals area from where the message has been originated.
Continue reading “Ever Wondered What are the 2 Digit Codes In SMS you Receive?”
