The revival of feature phones in India is driven by low-cost access to the internet, but the 'dumb phones' are learning to get smart and create a niche, says Veer Arjun Singh.
But remember the tablet does not support VoLTE services and is not compatible with Reliance Jio.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, on October 15, gave its recommendation on spectrum auction for premium 900 Mhz band and 1800 Mhz band that are presently being used for 2G GSM mobile services by Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications.
According to senior officials in the department of telecommunication 20 Mhz of spectrum has been given to the four firms -- Infotel, Bharti, Aircel and Tikona Digital, which have licences to offer services.
Trai calls both Jio and incumbents for a meeting to discuss the issue
A total of 41 companies had applied for the permit
Big three telecom companies term Jio's free voice calls predatory pricing
The Union Cabinet on Friday decided to unify the licenses of basic and cellular telecom services, paving the way for WLL operators like Reliance to offer full mobility services.
Jio announces an array of communication and entertainment devices.
Govt says there is enough spectrum, telcos differ
Unlike the race to buy airwaves by telecom companies, airports by infrastructure companies and city gas networks by energy companies, the race to develop super apps by consumer-facing companies in India has not brushed up against any regulatory issues. Officials at the ministry of electronics and information technology and at other regulators are happy they do not have to meddle in who among the Tata group, Reliance Industries Ltd, Flipkart or Paytm will manage to build an app that sweeps in customers. Unlike separate apps a customer uses on her mobile to order groceries, buy food or airline tickets or just make payments, a super app can perform all these functions.
Are the big five using their dominance to shut out rivals? That is the key question, says Prosenjit Datta.
Mumbai Metro commuters get top-up facility.
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that there were 31 complaints of call drops against the company in 2015
Senior official from the department of telecommunication said the deck has been cleared and the department will handover the spectrum to the operators on Wednesday.
The profit boost for studios will in large part be driven by the rush for local-language content from platforms like Netflix Inc
For Q4CY20, PC shipments grew by 27 per cent year-on-year, said data from the IDC.
RCom had won 3G spectrum in 13 circles, including Delhi and Mumbai.
According to the quality of service rules, not more than 2 per cent of total calls in a telecom circle on a network should automatically get disconnected.
The government will soon resolve the security concerns surrounding third-generation (3G) video calls.
Jio had launched the inaugural free voice and data plan in September last year, and in December, extended the freebies till March 31, 2017
The adjusted gross revenue (earnings from sale of telecom services) of the top three telecom companies in India - Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular declined by 7.98 per cent, 5.14 per cent and 4.91 per cent respectively during third quarter of 2016-17.
As India's online population crosses 450 million, e-commerce ventures are trying to grab a pie of online sales estimated to hit $48 billion by 2020.
With mobile data getting cheaper, insurers are introducing technologies that eases buying and lodging claims.
The company added 2.8 million wireless subscribers on its GSM and CDMA platforms in the month of June, RCom said in a statement. RCom offers telephony services on both GSM and CDMA platforms.
Facebook Inc is launching an open platform for online content and application developers to join its Internet.org service.
Mumbai-based Reliance Communications increased voice call prices by about a fifth late last month and also increased the base tariff for voice calls.
Also mandates pursuing other consolidation options.
Brand managers are increasingly exploring advergaming (or in-game advertising) as a medium to attract young gamers while adding a new stream of revenue.
Some BCCI officials are of the view that unless VIVO backs out on its own in prevailing circumstances, the board should honour the remainder of the contract, which ends in 2022.
They are expected to announce special incentives on tariffs and value additions for cellular customers to prevent them from moving away to WLL.
Highlighting the role of MSMEs in enhancing exports and helping the country achieve self reliance, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said India does not need to import from China. "Already in automobile sector, in many sectors now, in agriculture, automobiles, everywhere, we have already found the solutions. Now we don't need to import from China," said the minister. He observed that India was exporting a lot of items instead of importing them.
The IPO is expected to bring handsome fees for the selected banks at a time when billion-dollar listings have become scarce
