3G auction in India now set for January
Indian government has announced that they would launch the much delayed 3G spectrum auction in January 2010.
This auction would be open to interested companies in India and abroad.
India has one of the fastest growing mobile markets in the world and 3G is likely to become the next [...]
BSNL launches prepaid broadband service
Indian government owned telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has announced the launch of their prepaid internet service in the country.
BSNL spoke about this new service: “There are no fixed monthly charges for prepaid broadband service. Postpaid customers can also subscribe to the service.”
Customers applying for this service would be [...]
Tata Teleservices to use BSNL towers!
Tata Teleservices has announced a deal with state owned telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.
This deal would allow Tata to use BSNL mobile towers for their own services.
This deal would last for a period of 15 years.
The company said that as part of this deal, TTSL [...]
BSNL aims to provide cheap broadband in Himachal Pradesh
State owned telecom giant BSNL has announced that they are now offering cheap broadband connections in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
The company said in a statement: “From each exchange, a maximum of 32 connections, including 25 individuals, six government institutions and one kiosk would be subsidized by [...]
AT&T considering buying a stake in BSNL
Economic Times is reporting that US based telecom giant AT&T is considering acquiring a stake in BSNL to enter the Indian market.
India remains one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world and AT&T wants to become a bigger player here.
It is however not clear if [...]
BSNL to treat entire north east India as a single zone
BSNL has announced that from September, all the states in the North East India would be treated as the same zone and local call rates would be applied.
The program covers seven states in the region.
To enable this service, an order was passed [...]
BSNL could look for partners to run their 3G operations
Both MTNL and BSNL have failed to generate any excitement with the launch of their 3G services in the Indian market.
MTNL has reportedly gained only 1000 subscribers while BSNL could get only around 10000 customers.
MTNL has already announced that they are now looking for [...]
Hungama and BSNL launches music portal
Government owned telecom company BSNL has announced the launch of a new music portal in collaboration with content company Hungama.
This service is now available to BSNL broadband subscribers in the country. The two companies said that the service is available to as many as 4 million BSNL broadband subscribers [...]
BSNL CDMA data services now support roaming
BSNL has announced that they are now adding roaming capabilities to their CDMA powered data services.
The company said that the roaming facility would now be available on their BSNL NIC and EVDO cards.
They are however increasing the service charges on these two services…
BSNL has also announced some [...]
BSNL IPTV by MyWay now in Kolkata
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is now offering IPTV services in the city of Kolkata in West Bengal.
BSNL has collaborated with Smart Digivision for the launch of IPTV services in the city under the brand name MyWay.
BSNL Broadband customers can now watch television through their telephone line using this new [...]
