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My Airtel app gets new design, ‘Airtel Surprises’ free coupons on recharges

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Airtel will update its My Airtel application soon with intuitive design interface and new features. It also adds Airtel Surprises coupons on all recharges for the value of their recharge and more. The new app also includes zero data charges on app usage, management of various customer accounts, quick replication of frequent tasks, faster payment checkout through stored cards and ability to recharge any number Continue reading “My Airtel app gets new design, ‘Airtel Surprises’ free coupons on recharges”

RCOM appoints Srinivas M as Tamil Nadu and Kerala Wireless Business head

Reliance Communications (RCOM) has appointed Srinivas M as Circle Business Head, Wireless Business for Tamil Nadu and Kerala. He will be based out of RCOM’s Chennai office and will report to Ramesh Menon, RCOM’s National Head for GSM Operations, said the company.

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“Aircel 1+3 Offer” announced for IPL S8, new contest for Chennai Super Kings fans launched

Aircel has announced a new product offering for the upcoming season of the IPL. Under the “Aircel 1+3 Offer”, pre-paid Aircel customers will get a full talktime, Airtel minutes, data usage and more.

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MWC: A week with Vodafone Eurotraveller

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Just over a week ago we were in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress 2015 and, as I have done for many years now, I used my Vodafone SIM card with EuroTraveller to provide me data whilst on the ground. It’s been a year since we were last in MWC and in that time, Vodafone have introduced 4G Roaming in Spain alongside double speed 4G across their European network.

Traditionally Barcelona has really poor mobile data speeds (whether using a local SIM or roaming) during the MWC week as 90,000+ people descend upon the city for the annual conference. Ahead of the trip, I expected the traditional data coverage and speeds issues with previous years suggesting large ping times, really slow speeds and overall, a lack of reliable data. Yet, a week in Barcelona changed those preconceptions… Continue reading “MWC: A week with Vodafone Eurotraveller”

HTC One M9 available to pre-order on Vodafone UK

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Following months of leaks and rumours, last week HTC unveiled its new HTC One M9 flagship during Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona. Later the same day, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S6 but HTC’s flagship has a key advantage as it is set to go on sale several weeks’ before Samsung’s latest S handset. Today, the One M9 has gone up for pre-order on Vodafone UK ahead of an expected release on March 22nd. Continue reading “HTC One M9 available to pre-order on Vodafone UK”

Three UK partners with Honor to sell the Honor 6+ smartphone

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Three UK has announced that it has singed a deal with Honor to sell the Honor 6+ smartphone in the UK. Honor 6+ is the first device that Three will range and it will create bespoke tariffs for the smartphone, enabling consumers to purchase it on a 24 month contract for the first time in the UK, said the company. Continue reading “Three UK partners with Honor to sell the Honor 6+ smartphone”

Celkon ties up with Aircel for bundled offers on Campus A356 and C329

Celkon Campus A356 and C329

Celkon Mobiles has partnered with Aircel to offer free 3G data on select phones. Under this offer Celkon offers both the Campus A356 Android smartphone and the C329 feature phone are available at Rs. 3,333. Aircel offers upto 1.5 GB of 3G data on both phones for three months. Continue reading “Celkon ties up with Aircel for bundled offers on Campus A356 and C329”

Aircel’s new pack offers On-net Roaming and STD calls at 10p/min in Delhi

Aircel has launched a new pack for Delhi users just in time for Holi. It offers Aircel to Aircel Roaming and STD calls at just 10p/min for new and existing customers every time they roam on the Aircel network. Is is available for new customers in Delhi at Rs. 95 with 30 days validity and for existing customers at Rs. 63 valid for 28 days. Continue reading “Aircel’s new pack offers On-net Roaming and STD calls at 10p/min in Delhi”

Motorola Moto E, G (2nd Gen) and Moto X (2nd Gen) users in India get up to 2GB free data from Airtel

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Motorola India recently partnered with Airtel to offer free data for Moto E, Moto G (2nd Gen) and Moto X (2nd Gen) users. Airtel pre-paid users get free data for two months, while post-paid users get bill discounts per month for 2 months on subscription of 3G and 2G data packs. This offer is available for both existing and new Motorola smartphone users, but it can be activated only once on an IMEI. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E, G (2nd Gen) and Moto X (2nd Gen) users in India get up to 2GB free data from Airtel”

BlackBerry Classic Non Camera variant introduced

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BlackBerry launched the BlackBerry Classic smartphone with full QWERTY physical keyboard back in December last year. Now it has launched a camera-less version of the smartphone for Verizon Wireless in the U.S. This lacks both the 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera and LED Flash and the 2-megapixel front facing camera. This non-camera model will help people in enterprise businesses use the BlackBerry Classic, since some companies restricts smartphones with a camera and also encourage BYOD culture. Continue reading “BlackBerry Classic Non Camera variant introduced”

Pan-India Mobile Number Portability will be available from May 3

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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had released recommendations for Pan-India Mobile Number Portability (MNP) back in September 2013. At that time it said that it would recommend 6 months for the operators to roll out full MNP across the country. Later on 3rd November it had issued amendment to implement Full MNP in the country in 6 months from the date of amendment, i.e 3rd May. Today it has made some changes to it and issued a 6th amendment to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulations, 2009. Continue reading “Pan-India Mobile Number Portability will be available from May 3”

Videocon Telecom to rollout 4G LTE FDD services in 29 cities across UP and Bihar

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Videocon Telecom has announced that it plans to roll out 4G LTT FDD services on 1800 Mhz across 29 key cities UP (East), UP (West) and Bihar circles. It will invest over Rs 1200 crores in next 3 years for 4G roll out in the cities across these 3 circles. It holds 5Mhz liberalized spectrum in the 1800 Mhz band in the circles. In remaining coverage area it would offer 2G voice on own network. Continue reading “Videocon Telecom to rollout 4G LTE FDD services in 29 cities across UP and Bihar”

RCOM offers free access to Twitter during World Cup 2015, introduces data recharge offers

Reliance Communications, Global Telecom Sponsor of the ICC World Cup 2015, has partnered with Twitter to provide RCOM customers free access to match updates via Twitter during World Cup. Twitter already introduced ICC Cricket World Cup timeline for following match updates. This allows customers who do not have a Twitter account access cricket-related Tweets by logging on to rcom.co.in/cricket on their mobile phones from 13th February to 31st March 2015, during the world cup. Continue reading “RCOM offers free access to Twitter during World Cup 2015, introduces data recharge offers”

O2 creates world’s first Virtual Reality sports experience with Oculus Rift

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O2 has announced plans to create the world’s first Virtual Reality sports experience in partnership with Oculus Rift in the UK. As part of the company’s #WearTheRose campaign, the tour will visit cities and rugby clubs throughout the UK with fans able to experience Rugby like never before. Continue reading “O2 creates world’s first Virtual Reality sports experience with Oculus Rift”

Vodafone India appoints Naveen Chopra as COO

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Few weeks after announcing that Sunil Sood will replace Marten Pieters as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Vodafone India today announced that Naveen Chopra who is currently the Director of Vodafone Business Services (VBS) will be the company’s new Chief Operating Officer from 1st April 2015 replacing Sunil Sood. Continue reading “Vodafone India appoints Naveen Chopra as COO”