Reliance Jio's 4G speed jumped 50% in last 6 months: Report
Jio completed one year of commercially offering its telecom services across the country early this month.
Sep 22, 2017, 13:15 PM IST
Telecom stocks tumble up to 7.4%; RIL hits record high as Trai slashes IUC
Telecom regulator Trai on Wednesday announced slashing of mobile call connection charge by more than half to 6 paise a minute and said no rate will apply from January 1, 2020, a move that may benefit newcomer Reliance Jio.
Sep 20, 2017, 13:54 PM IST
Idea demands separation of VoLTE, traditional calls for IUC
The company estimates that around 95 per cent of calls terminate on TDM network.
Sep 14, 2017, 23:58 PM IST
Idea Cellular expands network to 2.6 lakh cell sites
The company said it planned to continue the rapid rollout of its pan-India wireless broadband network throughout FY18 with a capex of Rs 6,000 crore.
Sep 14, 2017, 15:17 PM IST
Voda merger: Idea shareholders, creditors meeting on October 12
The company will start seeking shareholder's nod through postal ballot and e-voting from September 12 and close the process on October 11.
Sep 08, 2017, 21:07 PM IST
Idea, Vodafone lose customers, Airtel adds users in July
The subscriber base of Bharti Airtel reached 28.12 crore in July.
Aug 22, 2017, 22:43 PM IST
Mobile data war advances; Aircel offers 168GB data for 84 days against Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer
Aircel has recently launched two new offers which would provide 2GB data per day and unlimited calls with a validity of 84 days.
Aug 12, 2017, 16:08 PM IST
Telecom's share in NPAs up, Jio triggered tariff cut: Survey
The survey said Jio's pricing scheme "forced incumbent telecom firms" to cut voice call rates and cost of 1 GB data to average USD 1.9 during January-March 2017.
Aug 11, 2017, 17:22 PM IST
MyJio app crosses 100 million download mark
Self-care application of leading telecom operators -- Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, have registered over 10 million downloads on Google Play store.
Aug 10, 2017, 17:55 PM IST
Idea Cellular seeks NCLT approval for merger with Vodafone
According to the statement, the application was filed on Monday before the Ahmedabad Bench of the NCLT.
Aug 08, 2017, 15:05 PM IST
Idea-Vodafone deal gets conditional go-ahead from Sebi, bourses
BSE and NSE said they reserve rights to raise objections at any stage if the information submitted to them is found to be incomplete, incorrect, misleading, false or for any contravention of rules and regulations.
Aug 07, 2017, 20:45 PM IST
Jio phone: Idea flags net neutrality worries; to launch its own handset
Idea Cellular has flagged net neutrality concerns about Reliance Jio's proposed 4G phones, saying it will only allow the apps of the operator's choice and that it will also launch a slightly expensive handset as a counter to it.
Jul 30, 2017, 13:14 PM IST
Idea working with handset-makers for cheaper mobile phones
Faced with the latest challenge of ultra-cheap 4G feature phone from Reliance Jio, Idea Cellular today said it is working with handset makers to bring down the cost of handsets.
Jul 28, 2017, 22:38 PM IST
Telecom M&As mean better spectrum utilisation, services: Government
On the planned merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, the minister said that the scheme of merger and approval by NCLT has not yet been submitted.
Jul 26, 2017, 17:17 PM IST
Vodafone-Idea merger transactions expected to be completed in 2018
A day after the Competition Commission of India gave its nod to the Vodafone India-Idea Cellular merger, both companies in a joint statement said other statutory approvals were expected to come soon and the transaction will be completed during 2018.
Jul 25, 2017, 20:01 PM IST
TDSAT hearing on Reliance Jio free-offer case on August 18
The telecom tribunal will hear on August 18 the petition of Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular challenging the decision of Trai to allow free offers of Reliance Jio to continue beyond the stipulated 90 days.
Jul 25, 2017, 16:44 PM IST
Airtel, Idea plunge on RIL's JioPhone announcement
Stocks of telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular tumbled after industrialist Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) on Friday announced the launch of the JioPhone `intelligent smartphone`.
Jul 21, 2017, 14:17 PM IST
Operators say rural telecom to suffer at nil IUC, Jio differs
Established operators such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone on Thursday contended that telecom infrastructure in rural areas largely depends on revenue from incoming calls, and lowering or removal of such charges will hamper services.
Jul 20, 2017, 15:50 PM IST
Major telcos push for doubling mobile call termination charge
Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular on Tuesday sought doubling of interconnection usage charge (IUC), a key input for mobile rates, saying that incoming calls to their networks cost 30 paise per minute to complete.
Jul 18, 2017, 15:55 PM IST
Reliance Jio tops 4G mobile speed chart in June: Trai
Reliance Jio has again emerged as the fastest 4G mobile service provider with an average download speed of 18.8 megabit per second (mbps) in June, according to regulator Trai.
Jul 04, 2017, 17:05 PM IST
