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TRAI issues new guidelines for Mobile Network Blackout Days
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed Indian telecom services providers to maintain higher levels of transparency for blackout days. These are the days when promotional offers or concessional tariffs may cease to apply.…
Airtel Launches all-in-one services management Mobile app
Its all about Mobile Apps these days isn’t it? Airtel has become the latest Indian company to launch its own mobile app that will allow customers to manage various Airtel services like postpaid, prepaid mobile connection, broadband,…
Tata Docomo Launches Unlimited calling plan for Rs. 899/-
Tata Docomo which has been known for its innovative data and voice plans have launched a revolutionary plan which allows unlimited voice calling for their post paid customers for only Rs. 899/-. And if you are thinking it is only on…
India Mobile Subscriber base reaches 929.4 Mln, MNP requests cross 50 mln [May’12]
Although, the growth in mobile subscriber base has slowed down considerably over past few months, May 2012 saw a healthy growth after dismal April figures. According to the TRAI report for May 2012, India added 8.35 million new subscribers…
Indian Mobile VAS Market to reach INR 33,280 Cr. by 2013
It is clear from the lackluster Mobile subscriber growth numbers that it has hit a ceiling. Although, the rural mobile subscriber numbers are still showing decent pace of growth, urban subscriber numbers have more or less reached the limit.…
3G data plan rates slashed by Tata Docomo!
Tata Docomo has generally been in forefront when it comes to launching innovative pricing plans, however, in case of 3G pricing they are one of last major telecom providers to slash the rates. They have today announced about 60 percent cut…
71 Mln Indians use Dual / Multi-Sim [Nielsen]
Nielsen yesterday released a survey - The Rise of Multi-SIM users: Customers shifting to dual SIM phones to have effective control over costs – which pointed out the growing trend of using more than one sim card in India. It also…
National Telecom Policy 2012 Approved [Highlights]
The much awaited National Telecom Policy 2012 (NTP-2012) was approved by Union Cabinet today and it should bring smiles to Indians, especially Entrepreneurs and Netizens. Along with the approval of NTP 2012, cabinet also approved…
Tata DOCOMO launches Twitter App “TwittCom” for VAS!
Tata DOCOMO has become the first company in the world to launch a twitter app service on its platform which will allow Tata DOCOMO Customers to recharge and activate Value Added services with use of #Hashtags on Twitter. Currently this…
Reliance 3G plan prices slashed by 90%!
I am super excited by this news!! 3G data prices are coming down fast – Recently Airtel slashed its 3G rates by 70%. Reliance has gone one step ahead and have launched plans that are 90% lower than previous 3G market rates. After more…
Global Mobile Handset Market 2012: Mobile Sales Decline, Smartphones Surge
A study by IT research and advisory firm Gartner pointed out that global sales of mobile phones decreased 2% in Q1 2012 for the first time after a similar trend back in the Q2 2009. Leading mobile manufacturer Samsung topped mobile phone…
Spice M5600 – Mobile Handset offering live TV without data connection!
S Mobility, the company behind Spice brand have launched a mobile phone which has ability to receive analogue TV signals. The mobile handset called Spice FLO TV M-5600 allows users to watch free to Air Channels live. The concept of…
Prepaid or postpaid mobile subscription: Which is better in India?
In 2011, Nielsen's Survey titled Mobile Youth Around the World pointed out that 97% of the Indian youth use prepaid mobile connections. Assuming that the numbers haven’t changed drastically, the recent announcement by mobile giant Vodafone…
Aircel launches Cheap unlimited 3G plans!
One of the biggest reasons why 3G has not really taken off in India even after close to 2 years is because of sky-high prices. 3G prices are currently atleast 5 times higher than normal 2g connections. From Telecom Operator’s point of view,…
Airtel to bring 4G mi-fi device for Indian consumers
Airtel became the first Indian telecom operator to launch 4G (4th Generation in Mobile Network Technology) services when it was launched in Kolkata on Tuesday. 4G services are based on LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology which is capable…
3G connections in India: From 10 to 100 million in 2 years?
GSMA India has come out with a report that puts forth some interesting growth numbers for mobile Broadband connections in India. According to the press release India is slated to become 2nd largest Mobile Broadband market globally in next…
Vodafone India sets Guinness World Record for a 25 hour uninterrupted call
This is something which Vodafone should be really proud about – They have set a Guinness World Record for an uninterrupted call of 25 hours 11 minutes & 40 second. That’s an entire day and some more… The uninterrupted telephone…
Full VOIP services approved by Indian Telecom Panel!
Better late than never! The much need Voice over Internet (VOIP) services have been approved by the Indian Telecom Commission and will be released in National Telecom Policy 2012 as per Mint, who have reviewed an internal DoT memo in…
TRAI directive to prevent Misleading Tariff Advertisements [Details]
TRAI has taken a serious note of Telecom Operators presenting convoluted ways of presenting the Tariff advertisements, which essentially are not understood clearly by a average mobile user and hence gets fleeced by the mobile…
Do Not Reject MNP Port-out requests: TRAI orders Telecom Operators
TRAI has taken a serious cognizance to the fact that very high number of MNP port-out requests are being rejected by Telecom Operators in India. In interest of mobile consumers TRAI has now come out with a official directive to not reject a…