Abhik Sen, who tried out the new service, finds out it is good for data and apps, but calls are still sketchy
Tata Teleservices and Reliance Communications have said that they had been denied extra spectrum even as the old GSM operators like Bharti, Vodafone and Idea were been allocated excess spectrum in many circles.
Cheap data plans, affordable handsets, increasing popularity of video services and 4G networks have helped average data consumption per user in India to grow to over 11 GB a month, telecom gear maker Nokia said on Thursday. Nokia -- in its annual Mobile Broadband India Traffic Index (MBiT) report -- said the overall data traffic in India increased by 47 per cent in 2019, driven by continued 4G consumption. 4G data constitute 96 per cent of the total data traffic consumed across the country, while 3G data traffic registered its highest ever decline of 30 per cent, it added.
The first-ever e-votes in the country were polled on Sunday during the elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat. It was for the first time that any state election commission allowed on-line polling.
Alberto Culver has operations in nine countries, including the US, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, the UK, South Africa and Australasia.
Opposition BJP and the Left have unequivocally supported the Women's Reservation Bill describing it as "the most progressive", but slammed the government for mishandling the process of "historic" amendment to the Constitution.
Glaxo wants to obtain trademark rights for 'Volmax', the brand name of its respiratory medicine.
India are well-placed to pocket a few medals in the World Youth Chess Championship, with Grand Master R Praggnanandhaa all but likely to lead the charge with a gold medal.
Mary Kom had also won a gold medal at the India Open boxing tournament in May
In the wake of a threat to national security, the Intelligence Bureau has asked the Department of Telecommunication to block all internet telephony services until a system is put in place to track such calls.
The Unified Communications and VoIP software includes Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communicator, Microsoft Office Live Meeting and the service pack update of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. The software would enable employees within organisations to communicate and collaborate through emails, phone call, instant messaging and video conference in a simple and efficient manner with the use of computer, mobile phone or even a public phone.
A petition challenging the election of Home Minister P Chidambaram to the Lok Sabha from Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu was filed in the Madras High Court today by his AIADMK rival Raja Kannappan.
With the assistance of western investigating agencies including FBI and Scotland Yard, Indian investigators have found that the account was purchased on a fake identity card in Karachi and the payment of $300 (about Rs 15,000) was routed through a prominent money transfer service, official sources said.
Pegasus, which is capable of attacking both Android and iOS, has been around for three years and is considered one of the most sophisticated spyware in the market.
Russian fourth seed Elena Dementieva was shown the exit at the French Open with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 defeat by Australian Samantha Stosur in the third round in Paris on Saturday. The Olympic champion, who benefited from Jelena Dokic's retirement in the previous round while she was one set down, bowed out after two hours 12 minutes.
Samsung makes the largest number of non-4G feature phones in India
The two are among six individuals declared winners on Thursday.
Mobile subscribers are in for a bonanza as telecom tariffs are set to come down by at least 25-30 per cent by the year-end. Factors such as a fall in the availability of international bandwidth, entry of new licencees and mobile virtual network operators, and the move to permit unrestricted Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony will help bring down the tariffs.
MTNL had earlier reduced the call charges from Trump to MTNL landline from Rs 1.50 per minute to 90p per minute from January 1 this year. However from January 26, a flat rate of 90p per minute is applicable to calls to any local number of Mumbai across all operators.
Nokia, that has already begun manufacturing of 5G equipment at its Chennai plant, is also readying for exporting the products to several key markets like the US.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday made a strong speech in Parliament demanding the widening of the scope of relief granted to farmers through the loan waiver scheme announced by Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the Budget 2008-09.two crucial changes to widen the arc of relief as the party prepares for crucial electoral battles ahead.
Sanjaya Malakar, the first Indian American contestant of the reality hit series survives elimination night despite bad reviews
CBI sources said investigators dealing with the case were of the firm opinion that a chargesheet against Jogi should be filed.
When in the pink of health, Rappai used to easily eat 150 idlis, 100 chapatis with chutney, pickle, curry and wash it all down with pots of tea for breakfast.
Alphanso NetSecure, an IT Service company, is looking for Sales Executives.
Pakistan would maintain minimum deterrence in conventional and non-conventional defence fields, President Pervez Musharraf said, even as the army top brass approved a 15-year modernisation plan for the forces.
Jadhav polled 2,31,239 votes, while his nearest rival Subodh Mohite of the Congress bagged 1,98,668.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited broadband users would now be able to make international long distance calls for as low as Re 1 per minute with the launch of a new internet telephony service by the operator in partnership with Aksh Optifibre.
Europe's top-end car maker Volvo is planning an onslaught on the Indian market on the back of Ford India Ltd. Ford India's parent, the US-based Ford Motor, owns Volvo's car business.
Recently, Hutchison 3G announced a commercial VoIP service for mobile phones
Rajan says that China should not be solely blamed for global imbalances. Rajan is hopeful but not confident of reviving Doha trade talks.
Bundesliga title aspirants Hamburg SV struggled to a 1-1 draw at home against Arminia Bielefeld in their opening match of the season on Saturday.
If you make a lot of international calls, and have a PC at home, this one's for you.
Exposing your portfolio to gold is a good investment move in 2007. With the dollar weakening, the demand and price of gold would appreciate. So, bring the goddess of wealth home.
Internet Protocol communications provider Net4 on Thursday introduced new pre-paid calling cards, which will allow users to make a call to the US, the UK, Canada and over other 40 countries for just a rupee per minute.
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