Roundup of all the Telecom providers and Operators
Idea Cellular today announced that it will offer postpaid customers 1GB data per day, for a month, on 4G Handsets. This is available for all postpaid customers on Limited rental plans of Rs. 199 and above. The data benefit of 1GB / day is available on 4G handset only and 3GB/month for Non 4G Handset users.
Continue reading “Idea offers 1GB 4G data per day for post-paid customers with new pack”
T-Mobile has introduced Scam ID and Scam Block to its customers to safeguard them from scam calls. Scam ID automatically alerts when an incoming call is likely a scam. With Scam Block T-Mobile automatically stops scam calls before they ever reach them. Continue reading “T-Mobile introduces Scam ID and Scam Block to protect customers from scam calls”
Bharti Airtel today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Tikona to acquire Tikona’s 4G Business including its Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum and 350 sites, in five telecom circles for Rs. 1,600 crores. Continue reading “Airtel to acquire Tikona’s 4G business for Rs. 1600 crore”
Aircel has launched new affordable data packs, including Rs. 35 and Rs. 64 packs that offer 1GB of 3G data with a validity of 3 days and 7 days, respectively. Aircel has also launched Rs. 999 data offering 36GB of 3G data with one year long validity. “This is by far one of the most economical propositions in the market offering lowest tariff and longest validity,” says the company. Continue reading “Aircel launches new data packs, including a pack with one year validity in Bihar”
Aircel today launched best value combo packs –FRC82, FRC191 and FRC291 that offers data and voice for new customers in Karnataka. New customers need to do First Recharges of Rs. 82, Rs. 191 and Rs. 291 to avail unlimited A2A Local & STD calling, 3G data and free incoming roaming. Continue reading “Aircel launches new packs with unlimited on-net calls, bundled data in Karnataka”
Update: Ookla in an official statement said that it fully stands behind Airtel being named “India’s Fastest Mobile Network”
Airtel was declared as India’s fastest mobile network by Ookla last month. Now Reliance Jio has approached Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) against Airtel saying that the claim of Airtel as India’s fastest network is false, misleading and incorrect. It said that Ookla represented to RJIL that RJIL’s network was the fastest in Q2 and Q3 of 2016. Continue reading “Ads by Airtel as India’s fastest network misleading: Reliance Jio to ASCI”
[Update] – Kumar Mangalam Birla will be chairman of the merged company, and Vodafone will appoint a CFO.
Couple of months after Vodafone confirming merger talks with Aditya Birla Group’s telecom arm Idea Cellular, Board of Directors of Idea Cellular at its meeting held today, 20th March have approved amalgamation of Vodafone India Limited (VIL) and its wholly owned subsidiary Vodafone Mobile Services Limited (VMSL) with Idea. The combined market share of both the telecom operators add up to 43%, making it the largest telecom firm, surpassing Airtel.
Continue reading “Vodafone, Idea announce merger to become India’s biggest telecom operator”
Vodafone India has entered into a first of its kind partnership with Amazon Prime Video India to offer benefits for Amazon Prime subscribers. Under this offer, starting March 22nd Vodafone consumers who sign up for Amazon Prime via MyVodafone App or Vodafone Website for an annual introductory subscription price of Rs. 499 will Rs. 250 cashback as Amazon Pay Balance. Continue reading “Vodafone customers who sign up for Amazon Prime membership get Rs. 250 Amazon Pay cashback”
State owned telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) recently started offering up to 4 times extra 3G data at Rs.36 per GB to compete with Reliance Jio. Now it has launched new plan that offers Unlimited Local/STD on-net (BSNL to BSNL) calls, 25 Minutes/day of Local/STD calls to other networks and Unlimited Data with FUP of 2GB/day at Rs. 339. Continue reading “BSNL offers 2GB data per day, unlimited on-net calls and more for Rs. 339”
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) in an order today has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to re-examine issues relating to the approval granted to the operator to continue with the freebies and apprise it of the “outcome and findings of the examination” within two weeks.
Continue reading “TDSAT asks TRAI to re-examine Reliance Jio’s free offers”
Vodafone recently introduced Private Recharge – a free of cost service, which enables users to recharge their prepaid number without sharing the mobile number with retailers. It is now live in Maharashtra & Goa. The services is already available in West Bengal, Mumbai, Kerala, Bihar and Jharkhand, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. Continue reading “Vodafone Private Recharge now available for prepaid customers in Maharashtra & Goa”
Update March 20: Reliance Communications (RCOM) today announced that it has received an approval of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the proposed merger with Aircel.
Earlier: Back in September last year Reliance Communications (RCOM) and Maxis Communications Berhad (MCB), promoters of Aircel announced that they have signing an agreement for the merger of their Indian wireless businesses. Continue reading “RCom-Aircel merger gets Stock Exchange and SEBI approvals”
Airtel has launched 4G LTE services in Jammu & Kashmir, which is available across 25 towns/locations across the Jammu region. It plans to expand its 4G footprint to over 100 towns across Jammu & Kashmir. With this, Airtel 4G services are now available in all 22 telecom circles of the country. Airtel 4G will be offered using 1800 MHz band and is available through mobile phones, 4G hotspots and dongles in these towns. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G services in Jammu & Kashmir, now available across 22 circles in India”
Google and Reliance Jio are teaming up to launch an affordable 4G phone, according to a latest report from Hindu Business Line. The phone will work exclusively on the Reliance Jio’s 4G network and is expected to be launched by the end of this year.
Continue reading “Google, Reliance Jio to reportedly launch affordable 4G phone by end of 2017”
After Airtel, Idea Cellular has announced that it will offer free incoming calls to customers roaming in the country from April 1st. It also announced a range of international roaming value packs with unlimited incoming calls and bundled outgoing voice calls, SMS and data to international travelers visiting popular destinations overseas. Continue reading “Idea to offer free incoming calls while roaming nationally starting April 1”
