Roundup of all the Telecom providers and Operators
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Reliance Jio recently offered 16GB free data for all users to celebrate its 2nd anniversary offer. Jio is now offering its highest selling Rs. 399 plan
at an effective price of Rs 100/month after Rs. 50 instant discount for Jio Prepaid users who have Rs. 50 cashback vouchers from Jio on recharging via MyJio App and Rs. 50 instant cashback when payment is done via PhonePe, inside MyJio App. Continue reading “Reliance Jio 2nd anniversary offer: Rs. 100 discount on recharge of Rs. 399 – Here’s how to get it”
The Department of Telecommunications today has approved the state-owned BSNL plan to seek airwaves in the 2100 Mhz band to launch 4G services pan-India. BSNL in 2017 has submitted a detailed project report and in a bid to acquire spectrum worth about Rs 13,885 crore, and sought Rs 6,652 crore as equity infusion from the government. Continue reading “BSNL gets Government approval for 4G services, wide roll out expected soon”
Nokia and Sprint today announced that they will showcase the first live demonstration of a 5G New Radio (NR) connection over a dual mode-capable Massive MIMO radio at Sprint’s booth during Mobile World Congress Americas. For this, both the companies will use Sprint’s 2.5 GHz spectrum, Nokia’s commercial AirScale Base Station and Massive MIMO Active Antenna, and a VIAVI TM500 5G test device emulator. Continue reading “Sprint and Nokia to demo First Live 5G NR Connection over Massive MIMO”
Verizon, Ericsson, and Qualcomm Technologies today announced that they have completed the first end-to-end call with a smartphone form factor test device on a commercial 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) network in Minneapolis, MN. This test demonstrates the experience consumers will eventually have on a commercial 5G NR network when it becomes available. Continue reading “Verizon completes first 5G NR call on a commercial network with simulated smartphone”
WhatsApp is finally available for the JioPhone that is powered by KaiOS. At the annual AGM back in July, Reliance Jio chairman said that YouTube, WhatsApp and an improved Facebook app will be available for JioPhone from 15th August. After a month’s delay, WhatsApp is now available. The app has been built specially for Jio KaiOS, a web based operating system designed for JioPhone, so that its users get the best experience.
Continue reading “WhatsApp finally arrives for KaiOS-powered JioPhone”
Reliance Jio has been offering free data occasionally. It offered 8GB free data at 2GB per day for users with 4 days validity during cricket season, now it is once again offering two vouchers, each with 2GB data per day, valid for 4 days as a part of its 2nd anniversary celebration, so you get 16GB free data. Continue reading “Reliance Jio celebrates its 2nd anniversary by offering 16GB free data to its users”
Reliance Jio is back with the free data offer, this time it has partnered with Cardbury Dairy Milk to offer users 1GB of free data just by uploading a photo of an empty Dairy Milk wrapper on MyJio app.
Airtel Payment Bank has tied up with Empays, a global provider of cloud based payment solutions that lets you make card-less cash withdrawals at over 100,000 ATMs across India using its technology called IMT (Instant Money Transfer). The technology can be used for self-withdrawal or for sending money to an intended recipient for ATM cash withdrawal. Continue reading “Airtel Payments Bank now offers card-less cash withdrawal at ATMs”
Airtel has launched range of combo prepaid recharge packs that lets you enjoy data, talk time, tariff and validity in the same pack at affordable price points. The company said that these packs have been designed based on extensive research and feedback from customers, who highlighted the need for talk time, tariff and data built into one single pack instead of the need to do separate recharges. Continue reading “Airtel launches combo prepaid recharge packs with data, talk time, tariff and validity starting at Rs. 35”
Airtel offers VoLTE services in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Karnataka, Chennai, West Bengal, Orissa, Assam, Kerala, Bihar, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh circles. Today the company has announced that over 200 4G smartphones now support its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services. Continue reading “Airtel VoLTE is now supported in over 200 4G smartphones”
Following the launch in Mumbai, Airtel recently launched VoLTE services across rest of Maharashtra & Goa. With this option, now Airtel users can enjoy HD quality voice calls with faster call set up time compared to normal voice calls on their VoLTE-compatible 4G handsets. There will be no additional data charges for VoLTE and calls will be billed as per existing plan or packs benefits. Continue reading “List of Airtel VoLTE compatible Smartphones”
After signing agreements back in March last year, Vodafone India and Aditya Birla Group’s telecom arm Idea Cellular have announced that the merger has been completed. Idea Cellular has been renamed as ‘Vodafone Idea Limited’ and the service provider has subscriber base of over 408 million (as of June 2018) with 1 RMS in 9 circles, broadband network of 340,000 sites, and widest distribution reach with 1.7 million retail outlets. Continue reading “Vodafone India, Idea Cellular merger complete; Vodafone Idea Limited becomes country’s biggest telecom operator”
Last week Reliance Communications (RCOM) announced the completion of the sale of its Media Convergence Nodes (MCNs) and related infrastructure assets, worth Rs 2,000 crore, to Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIO). Today the company announced the completion of the sale of its fiber and related infrastructure assets, worth Rs 3,000 crore, to Reliance Jio.
Continue reading “RCOM completes sale of fiber assets worth Rs. 3000 crore to Reliance Jio”
Airtel has expanded its partnership with Netflix in India under which subscribers of select Airtel Postpaid and V-Fiber Home Broadband plans will receive a three-month gift of a Netflix subscription. Post that they can pay the Netflix subscription seamlessly, using their Airtel postpaid or home broadband bill. Existing Netflix subscribers will also be eligible for this gift. Subscribers not eligible for the gift will be able to sign up to Netflix through Airtel’s apps and pay for their subscription using their Airtel bill. Continue reading “Airtel is offering free Netflix subscription for 3 months to select Postpaid and Home Broadband users”
