Roundup of all the Telecom providers and Operators
Jio Platforms just announced an investment of US$ 15 million in Two Platforms Inc. (TWO), a Silicon Valley based deep tech startup
founded by Pranav Mistry, for a 25% equity stake on a fully diluted basis. Continue reading “Jio invests $15 million to buy 25% stake in US-based AI start-up TWO”
After cancelling nearly 1000+ flights over the deployment of Verizon and AT&T’s C-Band 5Gservice, the FAA has come to an agreement with the two mobile carriers to allow more aircraft to land in key airports in the USA and also deploy more towers around these airports.
Continue reading “FAA works with AT&T and Verizon to deploy C-Band 5G service in USA”
Airtel today announced that it signed a long-term, multi-year agreement with Google to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem. As a part of the deal, Google as a part of Google for India Digitization Fund will make an investment in Airtel, which will include a $700M equity investment (1.28% ownership in Airtel) and a corpus of up to $300M that will go towards implementing mutually agreed commercial initiatives over the course of the next five years. Continue reading “Google to acquire 1.28% stake in Airtel, invest up to $1 billion”
In the latest development, Verizon and AT&T will limit their 5G service around some airports after the chief executives of America’s largest airlines warned of a “catastrophic disruption” from this week’s rollout. Continue reading “Verizon and AT&T to delay 5G roll out near some airports in the US after catastrophic disruption warning”
Airtel and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today announced a partnership to test innovative use cases from TCS’ Neural Manufacturing solutions suite on Airtel’s ultra-fast and low latency 5G network. This comes after last month’s roll out of Airtel’s 5G for Business initiative to demonstrate a wide range of enterprise grade use cases using high-speed and low latency networks. Continue reading “Airtel and TCS demo 5G-based remote robotic operations”
Vi has announced that it is now offering a range of premium / fancy / customized mobile numbers with free doorstep delivery. Vi customers can choose an exclusive number based on their lucky number, date of birth or any other date that holds special significance in their life. Continue reading “Vi now lets you choose VIP / Premium Mobile Number with SIM delivery”
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced that it will roll out its 4G services across India by September 2022. The state-owned telecom company will see around Rs. 900 crore revenue increment in the first year of the rollout, parliament was informed on December 1. Continue reading “BSNL to roll out 4G services across India by September 2022”
After Airtel and Vodafone Idea’s announcement in the past one week, Reliance Jio has also revised its tariff plans for prepaid users in India. However, Jio’s plans are still cheaper than Vi and Airtel. The base plan for JioPhone users now start at Rs. 91, a 21.3% hike, and the other plans have seen a hike of about 20%. Continue reading “Reliance Jio hikes prepaid tariffs by up to 21%; plans now start from Rs. 91”
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) today announced that it has demonstrated a
range of 5G-based technology solutions in Pune, Maharashtra and Gandhinagar, Gujarat as part of its ongoing 5G trials. Vi said that it has been conducting 5G trials and developed a wide range of use cases relevant for Enterprises and Consumers in India. Continue reading “Vi demonstrates 5G use cases for enterprises and consumers”
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has proposed to remove charges on USSD-based mobile banking and payment services. USSD a.k.a ‘Unstructured Supplementary Service Data,’ referred to as Quick codes act as a platform for mobile phone and computer software of a service provider companies for sending and receiving text messages. Continue reading “TRAI proposes zero charges on USSD messages for mobile banking and payment services”
Airtel today announced that it has successfully conducted India’s first 5G trial in the 700 MHz band in partnership with Nokia using 5G trial spectrum allocated to Airtel by the Department of Telecom. This comes after the company’s last month announcement that said that it has conducted India’s first 5G network demonstration in a rural geography in Bhaipur Bramanan village on the outskirts of Delhi/NCR. Continue reading “Airtel conducts India’s first 5G trial in the 700MHz band with Nokia”
After Airtel’s announcement yesterday, Vodafone Idea (VI) has revised its tariff plans for prepaid users in India. Vi’s plans are almost the same as Airtel, so the the base plan now starts at Rs. 99, a 25% hike and the other plans have seen a hike of about 20%. The base plan doesn’t offer SMS, so you need to spend at least Rs. 179 to get outgoing SMS. Continue reading “Vi hikes prepaid tariffs after Airtel; plans now start from Rs. 99”
After revising its postpaid plans back in July, Airtel today hiked its prepaid plans, which now start from Rs. 99 for a 28-day plan, which is a 25% increase. To remind you, the company removed the Rs. 49 plan back in July. However, this doesn’t come with SMS. Continue reading “Airtel hikes prepaid tariffs by up to 25%; plans now start from Rs. 99”
Reliance Jio has partnered with MediaTek to launch the ‘Gaming Masters 2,0’ e-sports tournament in India. The tournament, which will be open to all players in India, will be played on the latest Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) game, and has a total prize pool of Rs. 12.5 lakhs. Continue reading “Jio and MediaTek announce Gaming Masters 2.0 BGMI esports event with Rs. 12.5 lakhs prize pool”
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), in partnership with Nokia, announced that it has successfully conducted 5G trial in rural area in Gandhinagar in Gujarat using 3.5GHz spectrum band allocated by the Government for 5G trials. The company trialed providing 5G connectivity across an area covering 17.1 km while delivering speeds of more than 100Mbps. Continue reading “Vi, Nokia achieve over 100Mbps speed beyond 17km in rural 5G trial”
