As expected, incumbent telecom operators have expressed their disappointment with the regulator going ahead with cutting the interconnect charges paid by one operator to another at the time of handing off internetwork calls.The operators are likely to approach the government and the court against the move to reduce interconnect charges
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Even as Reliance Jio continues its slow move towards 'full pricing' of its services, rival Idea Cellular has taken a step towards increasing promotional 4G pack prices across its tariff cards.While the operator was offering 1GB data per day for 84 days at around Rs 400 in key 4G
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Bharti Airtel launched its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services today, starting in Mumbai, and said call charges will remain the same.Airtel VoLTE, which works over 4G, will offer customers HD quality voice calls along with faster call set up time."Airtel VoLTE will be available on popular 4G/LTE enabled mobile devices,
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Bharti Airtel has become the first operator in India to break the 2GB-per-day cap under its daily data plans, offering up to 5GB per day under its various plans. Under the new plans, customers can recharge for various denominations that allow them to get 1 GB, 2 GB, 2.5
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With Reliance Jio not showing any signs of unveiling yet another 'surprise' offer, telecom tariffs in India seems set to rise, particularly for data.Vodafone today announced an new tariff pack that offers 1 GB of 3G or 4G data and free calls for Rs 392. However, unlike similar priced
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New telecom operator Reliance Jio is estimated to have notched up a market share of around 10.5% in terms of total telecom revenue in India, broker Credit Suisse said.However, after deducting interconnect payments made to rivals, Jio's share is likely at around 9%, it said."We conclude Bharti and Vodafone+Idea may
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The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator is likely to start prebooking for its JioPhone device at 5:30 PM today, according to sources.Booking can done in four ways -- using the company's website Jio.com, using the MyJio app and by going to a either a Jio Store or any multi-brand store that
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Idea Cellular, India's third biggest telecom player by revenue, is likely to see its 4G data capacity rise to three times the current level over the next nine months, which is likely to push the price of data down further.This could impact Reliance Jio's ability to stop its discounts and
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Bharti Airtel is still testing its 4G voice or Voice over LTE service and a pan-India launch will take place only by January-March of 2018."VoLTE is a very complex technology," CEO Gopal Vittal said. "There is a lot of optimization. It has to be tested device by device," he said,
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Bharti Airtel, India's largest telecom provider by revenue, said it has no intention of launching a rival phone similar to the super-cheap semi-smartphone launched by rival Reliance Jio.Asked if the company needed to come out with a similar, affordable handset to compete with Jio, Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel
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Bharti Airtel was forced to slash its data price by half to about Rs 60 per GB in the April to June period of 2017, the latest numbers revealed.In contrast, Bharti Airtel was charging around Rs 125 per GB in the three months from January to March of this year.
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Bharti Airtel Limited reported a drop of 14% in its revenue for the first quarter, at Rs 21,958 crore. Adjusted for sale of its units, the drop was 11%, it said.Net profit fell 75% to 367 crore rupees for the first quarter. Operating profit was down 18%.India revenues for Q1’18
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Tower provider Bharti Infratel reported a 10% growth in its revenue and profit for the first quarter.The Consolidated revenues for the quarter, at Rs. 3,524 Crore, was up by 10% over the corresponding period last year.Consolidated profit from operations improved to Rs 1,575 Crore, up 12% compared to last
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Reliance Jio chairman Mukesh Ambani announced the JioPhone, which aims to bring smartphone features to the candybar form factor.The phone will be given to anyone if they deposit Rs 1500 with the company. The user will get the Rs 1500 back when the device is returned after 36 months."Net net,
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Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Jio will make a 'significant announcement' about the 4G wireless service provider's offerings at 11 AM on Friday while delivering his annual speech at its parent's annual general meeting.A live webcast of Mukesh Ambani's speech at the AGM, at which he is expected to
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Faced with a slowdown due to the emergence of the pan-India competitor Reliance Jio, state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has halved the price of its unlimited 2 Mbps DSL broadband plan to 599 per month.The player was earlier offering unlimited 2 Mbps for Rs 1,199.Though cheap by the company's standards,
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Netflix, the world's biggest distributor of movies, ranked Mumbai-based 7 Star cable network and Spectranet, which offers fiber broadband in several cities, as the fastest networks for prime time usage.The average speed available to Netflix was 2.77 Mbps on 7 Star cable and 2.69 Mbps on Spectranet in June, the
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With Reliance Jio raising the price of its 1GB-per-day pack from Rs 309 to Rs 399, Idea Cellular has managed to beat the new operator in this segment, though not by much.Idea Cellular offers 1GB/day for 84 days at Rs 397, making it cheaper by 2 rupees. Though Idea's scheme
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India's biggest wireless data provider Reliance Jio unveiled a new set of plans as it continues to migrate its customers towards paid plans.The key difference between the new plans and the previous Dhan Dhana Dhan offer is that the new plans offer double validity for the recharges, while the earlier
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Today marks the last day of telecom operator Reliance Jio's Dhan Dhana Dhan promotional offer that triples the validity of 4G recharges on its platform.The offer was unveiled as a promotional scheme on April 11, and according to the law, promotional schemes can be valid only for a period of
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