India gained 14.4 million new mobile subscribers in July
The numbers are out and they are phenomenal.
India gained around 14.4 million new mobile subscribers in the month of July.
With this, the country now has 442 million mobile users as per the latest information released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
Market analysts believe that [...]
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 [...]
Reliance Communications in talks with China Mobile
Industry sources are claiming that Reliance Communications is in talks with China Mobile.
This news resulted in Reliance Communications stock jumping in the stock market.
The reports in the media claim that the two companies are in talks for potential strategic alliance.
Reliance Communications is one of the leading telecom [...]
Tata WiMax Broadband charges for physical bill delivery!
We usually assume that a telecom company would deliver a hard copy of the bill at the end of the month.
Most of them are trying to get customers to opt for a soft copy that is delivered by email.
However, this is the first instance where a [...]
A. Raja: 3G in India is a priority
India’s newly appointed minister of communications and information technology A Raja has admitted that the launch of 3G services in India is a priority.
Currently, only MTNL and BSNL are allowed to provide 3G services in the Indian market.
The private sector has yet to get the appropriate licenses [...]
Bharti Airtel renews talk with MTN Group
India’s leading telecom company Bharti Airtel has announced that they are now renewing their talks with MTN Group for a possible deal.
Bharti Airtel is looking to acquire a 49 percent stake in MTN which is Africa’s largest wireless services provider.
The deal could see MTN and its shareholders buying 36 [...]
J S Sarma is the new chairman of TRAI
J S Sarma has taken over as the new chairman of Indian telecom regulatory body TRAI.
He was previously a member of TDSAT.
He replaces Nripendra Mishra.
A K Sawhney had been looking after the TRAI operations after Nripendra Mishra retired on March 22 this year.
TRAI said that [...]
BSNL Lahar Prepaid Phone
Free talk time value: Rs. 2700
No activation charge
Talk Value: Rs. 300 (any network)
Validity: 3 months
Bonus Talk Value: Rs. 100 per month on BSNL Network for 24 months
Full talk value in Rs. 99, Rs. 199 and Rs. 299 Recharge Vouchers for 30, 60, 90 days respectively
Also available is the Rs. 49 top up [...]
Mobile phones without IMEI number would be disabled from April 15
Indian mobile service providers would disable access to phones with IMEI numbers starting April 15.
The aim is to prevent the usage of mobile phones which cannot be tracked as they lack the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number.
This move is a result of an [...]
Mobile Number Portability in India within the next year
Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura has said in a statement that they are aiming to have mobile number portability available across the country within the next year.
He said: “MNP service will be introduced within one year across the country.”
The government has already given licenses to implement [...]
