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Reliance Jio Claim To Have 50 Million Paid Subscribers

30Mar By PriyankaNo Comments

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Reliance Jio Claim To Have 50 Million Paid Subscribers

Reliance Jio, India's newest telecom operator, is closing in on 50 million paid users, days before its free voice, free-data offer ends. Out of 100 million-plus free subscribers, nearly 50 million have signed up for its 'Prime' membership by paying a one-time charge of Rs 99 and buying data packs. A company official said that Jio has already achieved more than 50 per cent of the target set for Jio Prime membership. Jio's promotional Happy New Year plan that offered free voice and data ends on March 31. The company has offered customers Prime membership on payment of one-time fee of Rs 99. Data packs for such members is available for as low as Rs 149 per month. Voice calls on Jio will remain free. The official said daily addition are going up exponentially and actual numbers wil...

Internet Company May Lose Permit if Service Not Started in 1 Year

8Mar By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

INDIA

Internet Company May Lose Permit if Service Not Started in 1 Year

Internet companies providing wireless service may lose their permit if they fail to start commercial service within a year of getting spectrum from the Department of Telecom, the regulator Trai said. "For ISP licensees having spectrum assigned from the DoT, a provision should be made in the licensee agreement...that licensee shall offer the commercial service to its subscribers on demand within 12 months from the date of spectrum assignment...failing which spectrum assigned to ISP licensee may be cancelled," Trai said. The suggestions are part of Trai's recommendations on spectrum usage charges and presumptive adjusted gross revenue for internet service providers and commercial VSAT service providers. The regulator provided relief to internet service providers by suggesting to the ...

Spice Digital Ties up With MoMagic For Mobile Ad Analytics

19Feb By AdityaNo Comments

BUSINESS

Spice Digital Ties up With MoMagic For Mobile Ad Analytics

Telecom solutions firm Spice Digital today said it has partnered with mobile application marketing firm MoMagic Technologies to launch mobile advertisement analytics platform AdGyde. "The potency of the app market is enormous. Undoubtedly, for higher growth rates it is necessary to address the challenges app marketers and developers face..AdGyde Solutions will monitor analytical data of the App users and provide insights to optimize growth hacking," Spice Mobility Chairman Dilip Modi said in a statement. AdGyde will help mobile app companies to understand user experience and identify quality users, the statement said. "App marketers and developers have been struggling to discern meaningful patterns from user engagement for their apps and introduce new opportunities for workflows a...

6Jan By reutersNo Comments

CHINA

China’s ZTE to Slash About 3,000 Jobs: Sources

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE, which is facing US trade sanctions that could severely disrupt its supply chain, is slashing about 3,000 jobs, including a fifth of positions in its struggling handset business in China, company sources said. The sources said the Shenzhen-based company, one of the world's biggest telecoms gear makers, is axing about 5 percent of its 60,000 global workforce. Its global handset operations will shed 600 jobs, or 10 percent of the total, with the cuts concentrated in China, where it has been losing market share. "Cuts in the handset business in China will be beyond 20 percent," said a senior executive who has been briefed on the lay-offs, which are scheduled to be completed within the first quarter. A local manager in one of the company's overse...

Soon You Dial ‘14444’ To Raise Your Queries on Digitial Payments

28Dec By AdityaNo Comments

INDIA

Soon You Dial ‘14444’ To Raise Your Queries on Digitial Payments

Nasscom, telecom operators, and NITI Aayog have come together in creating a dedicated helpline 14444 for addressing all queries on digitial payments, as government takes strides to push for more digital transactions post demonetisation. After the fourth meeting of the Committee of Chief Ministers on digital payments, Convenor and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said, plans are afoot to import one million PoS machines to enable cashless payments across India. Briefing the media on the discussions, Naidu also said the Committee of Chief Ministers will present its interim report on digital payments movement to Prime Minister Narendra Modi within a week. "We are planning a sustainable, long-term, policy to attract majority in India to move to digital payments through prov...

150 Rs War- Idea And Airtel Launched New Plans To Counter Reliance Jio and BSNL

9Dec By NitishNo Comments

BUSINESS

150 Rs War- Idea And Airtel Launched New Plans To Counter Reliance Jio and BSNL

Incumbent telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular today made an attempt to match free 4G service of Reliance Jio by launching two identical schemes offering free calls and limited mobile internet use priced at around Rs 150 and Rs 350 with 28 days validity. To match Jio unlimited calling plan, Airtel and Idea today announced scheme priced at Rs 345 and Rs 348 respectively that will allow their customers to make unlimited calls to any network in the country. Both the companies will provide 1GB of 4G data to customers with 4G mobile phone and 50 MB for non-4G mobile handset users under the plan. At lower amount of Rs 149 and Rs 148 respectively, Airtel and Idea has started offering free calls within their network. Both the companies will provide 300 MB of 4G data to customers...

Jio Crosses 50 Million Subscriber Mark in 83 Days, 1,000 Customers Per Minute And 6 Lakh Per Day

28Nov By PriyankaNo Comments

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Jio Crosses 50 Million Subscriber Mark in 83 Days, 1,000 Customers Per Minute And 6 Lakh Per Day

Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Jio has crossed the 50 million subscriber mark in less than three months after its full-fledged 4G services launch to emerge as the largest broadband operator in the country. According to sources, Jio setting a new record has acquired 1,000 customers per minute (since September 05) and 6 lakh per day. "Jio continues to be the fastest growing company in the world and has crossed 50 million subscribers in record 83 days," sources pointed out. Airtel reached the same milestone of notching 50 million subscribers in 12 years, Vodafone and Idea took 13 years each. Reliance Jio Infocomm, the new entrant in the 4G market which is competing with the likes of Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular -- had launched its commercial services on September 5, and as per the la...

Reliance Global Call Launches International Calling App

18Nov By AnkitaNo Comments

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Reliance Global Call Launches International Calling App

Reliance Global Call (RGC) today launched an international calling app which enables direct- dialing of contacts, doing away with the need to enter toll- free or PIN numbers. 1RGC India', a subsidiary of Reliance Communications, also announced an introductory offer under which customers can avail talk time worth Rs 200 on sign-up with Rs 100. Customers will get calling rates starting at Rs 1.4 per minute. "The service is available to all mobile phone and landline users of the country including prepaid and post-paid subscribers on the networks of Reliance, Airtel , Vodafone, Idea , Tata, Aircel and MTS," said a company statement. Customers can register for the RGC service via the website, or download the mobile app from Android Play Store and iOS App Store, it added. "The 'RGC In...

WORLD RECORD- Jio Welcome Offer Enrols 16 Million Customers in 26 Days

9Oct By PriyankaNo Comments

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WORLD RECORD- Jio Welcome Offer Enrols 16 Million Customers in 26 Days

Mumbai, October 9 2016: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (Jio) announced today that it has created a world record by crossing 16 Million subscribers of 'Jio Welcome offer' in its first month of operations. Jio has achieved this growth faster than any other telecom operator or start up in the world including the likes of Facebook, WhatsApp and Skype. ALSO READ: How Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Fooled us in the Name of Cheaper Data Mr. Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries Limited, said, “We are delighted and humbled by the overwhelming response across India to the Jio Welcome Offer. Jio is built to empower every Indian with the power of data. We are delighted that people have recognized this and are utilizing our services to the fullest. We are customer-obsessed and commit...

17Sep By AnkitaNo Comments

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Airtel Gets Payment From Jio For New PoIs; Start Joint Testing Now

Bharti Airtel, which has been engaged in an inter-connectivity tiff with Reliance Jio, today said it has received payment from the new entrant for additional points of interconnect, and sought Jio's cooperation for timely testing and commissioning of the network ports. Airtel said while interconnect agreement provides for a commissioning period of 90 days, the company will work towards releasing the points of interconnect or PoIs "well ahead" of the contractual obligation. The telecom operator said it has ensured there are no capacity constraints from its end. "We hope Jio will extend its full cooperation to ensure timely testing and commissioning of the PoIs," it said in a statement. Airtel released `demand notes for the additional PoIs on September 14 itself, the statement said ...

Reliance Communications, Aircel Merge Will Create Rs 65K cr Asset Base Entity

15Sep By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

BUSINESS

Reliance Communications, Aircel Merge Will Create Rs 65K cr Asset Base Entity

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications today agreed to merge its wireless telecom business with smaller rival Aircel to create the country's 4th-biggest mobile phone operator with asset base of more than Rs 65,000 crore. In the largest consolidation in the countrys telecom sector, RCom and Aircels majority owner, Malaysias Maxis Communications Berhad (MCB), announced signing of definitive documents for the merger of their Indian wireless businesses. RCom and Aircel will hold 50 per cent each in the new company. The board of the new company will have equal representation from the two sides. "The RCom-Aircel combination will create a strong operator clearly ranked amongst Indias top 4 telcos by customer base and revenues, also ranking amongst the top three operators by revenues ...

This is How Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Will Make Money

4Sep By AnkitaNo Comments

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This is How Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Will Make Money

16th July 2016: The Indian Telecom Market - Basic Facts There are 100 crores of mobile users in India (1 billion). This means 80% of India is connected to mobile phones (voice calling) However, only 34% of India’s population is connected to the internet. Among those using mobile phones, only 10% use 3G data or above. If you were a telecom company, you would realize that there isn’t going to be a lot of movement in voice now. This is because almost all people have mobile phones. The next big challenge is the internet. Future lies in using data on your mobile phones. Hence, the smartest move now is to invest in building your infrastructure for the future. Here is why nothing else matters - When you have data, you don’t care about messaging. Who really uses SMS after the ...