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New telecom operator Reliance Jio‘s average download speed at 16.48 mbps was almost double of its rivals Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel’s in March, a report by telecom regulator TRAI has showed. Average download speed on Reliance Jio network was 16.48 megabit per second (mbps) in March against 8.33 mbps on Idea Cellular’s and 7.66 mbps on Bharti Airtel’s network, the monthly report by TRAI showed. Theoretically, a user can download one Bollywood movie in about 5 minutes at 16 mbps speed. Vodafone registered average download speed of 5.66 mbps, Reliance Communications 2.64 mbps, Tata Docomo 2.52 mbps, state run BSNL 2.26 mbps and Aircel 2.01 mbps. TRAI collects and computes data download speed with the help of its MySpeed application on real-time basis. Meanwhile, a survey on mobile network speed covering two metros of Delhi and Mumbai, and two states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu by a private firm Open Signal has claimed that Bharti Airtel had the fastest network with avera...

Samsung at an event in New Delhi on 19th April announced its flagship phones, the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in India at Rs. 57,400 and Rs. 64,700 respectively. Both the smartphones pack top-notch hardware such as Snapdragon 835 SoC, 12MP rear camera, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, and 8MP front-facing camera.  Now there is good news for the Reliance Jio users who want to buy the Galaxy S8 and S8+.Samsung, in collaboration with Reliance Jio is providing a special offer. Samsung at the launch event said that the buyers of Galaxy S8 and S8+ would get double data benefits with the same recharge plans as the previous ones. Reliance Jio will bundle double data with the Rs. 309 monthly plan for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ users for eight months. They will be rewarded with 56GB data with the Rs. 309 plan for 28 days for eight months, which translates to 448GB for eight months. Normally a Rs 309 plan gives a user just 224GB data for eight months. Samsung nor J...

You thought this is end of Jio free offers with Summer surprise offer being curtail by TRAI recently.You are wrong Jio is introducing "Dhan Dhana Dhan" offer which gets you 3 months of Unlimited free service.   Along with this it introduced two tariff plan which will change the telecom market once again.The offers are as follows:- 1. Rs 309/- plan Under Rs 309 plan users will get unlimited voice calls, SMS and unlimited Data (1GB high-speed data per day). The validity of the plan is set to 84 days. If you haven’t subscribed to Jio Prime then you need to recharge the amount of Rs 408 (309+99) to enjoy the same benefits.If you have already registered with Jio prime then you can avail this offer only by recharging with Rs 309/-, but not necessary.  2. Rs 509/- plan This plan gives users unlimited voice calls, SMS, and unlimited data. The daily high-speed data is set to 2Gb per day that means users will get 252GB for 3months. The val...

Idea Cellular has come up with yet another scheme, but this time for Idea postpaid customers. India’s third largest telecom network, today launched a new ‘Data Jackpot’ program, under which, it is offering 1GB to 10GB data jackpot at just Rs. 100. This offer is exclusive to My Idea app. The best part of this scheme is that the benefits will be valid for three months. The minimum data benefit a customer can get is 1GB, and the maximum is 10GB. Idea claims that the data benefits depend on the circle. Furthermore, Idea promises that the users who choose for the Data Jackpot offer will get 1GB data for just Rs. 100 after three months as well, which is an added advantage. “The offer is available for subscription for a limited period only. Postpaid customers who wish to avail the offer need to apply through the My Idea app available on Google Play Store and iOS” said Idea in the press statement. Till date, almost all the operators are concentrating on data-centr...

TRAI has ordered Reliance Jio to withdraw the Summer Surprise Offer. This order would surely hamper the telecom operator’s plans to rapidly increase its paid subscriber base.And thus giving a breathing space to Airtel and others.  The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator, in a statement, said that it has accepted the decision and it is in the process of withdrawing the 3 months complimentary benefits of Jio Summer Surprise offer as soon as operationally feasible, over the next few days, fully complying with the regulator’s advice. Reliance Jio said that all customers who have subscribed to Summer Surprise offer prior to its discontinuation will remain eligible for the offer. On March 31, Jio has announced the Summer surprise offer, under which all Jio Prime members making their first recharge payment of Rs 303 (or higher) plans would get 3 months complimentary services in addition to the benefits of their purchased plan. It said that over 72 million user...

Reliance Jio has surely changed the Telecom scinerio in India and now they are gearing up for the DTH sector.If the rumours are believed to be true, Reliance Jio Infocomm’s (RJIL) next service might be Jio DTH, and the recent images leak further proves the service launch is just around the corner. Reliance Jio Infocomm, who has Pan-India license and spectrum for 4G wireless services is eyeing to launch and Android-powered STB (Set Top Box) to disrupt the Indian DTH services. Speaking about the yet-to-be-announced service, Jio will be offering STBs which will provide both broadband and television services. As said earlier, the STBs are powered by Android, which means that it will come bundled with Google Play services and some pre-installed games and apps as well. Jio will facilitate outdoor customer premise equipment (CPE) which connects to the nearest tower of Jio and a wire will be connected to the house of users from the CPE. And, this wire will be ...

When jio service was launched in India Reliance also introduced LYF handset which is a affordable 4G Volte smartphone that work with the Jio 4G sim.Later, we have also seen Jio branded Mi-Fi devices called  JioFi   and the 4G Wi-Fi routers called JioLink .Now rumours are afloat of Reliance working on Jio 4G Laptop with 13.3" dispaly that will be a clone of Macbook that will support 4G slim slot.Earlier we have seen leaks about the Jio Car Connect, the Onboard Diagnostic device that works with the Jio 4G SIM and the Jio DTH service. Now, this leak that brings much more diversification to the Jio’s ecosystem. In case you are confused,Jio is bringing Laptop that will work with Jio 4G slim only with it own branding on it.As seen with the LYF smartphones which are just the rebranded Chinese smartphones, now the Jio 4G laptop is actually manufactured by Foxconn for Infocus.The 4G laptop from Jio comes with a 4G SIM card slot placed on the left side. If ...

T Reliance Jio Infocomm has extended the deadline for subscriptions to its paid plans till April 15, and waived off monthly recharges for the next three months to all those who register in that time, intensifying a brutal price war being waged in the market. As expected, the services are not going to end today as Jio has extended the deadline of Happy New Year until April 15, 2017. Also, users can enroll under the JioPrime subscription plan till April 15, which means another two weeks from now. So, those enrolling into Jio Prime by April 15 by paying Rs 99 along with their first purchase of the telco’s Rs 303 or other plans of higher amounts will get services till July end on a “complimentary basis,” under the “Summer Surprise” offer, the company said in a statement Friday. These users will need to next recharge their plans only in August. Reliance Jio in a statement said as “In just one month, over 72 million Jio customers have signed up for Jio Prime. We...

Reliance Jio’s ‘Happy New Year’ plan ends today which is also the end of free services being given to consumers for almost six months. From April 1 onwards, Jio users will have to pay for the data services. However, to soften the blow Reliance Jio is likely to come up with disruptive tariff plans in the next couple of days to yet again create buzz in the industry, according to reports. A Business Insider report said that in the next couple of days starting from 1st of April, the company will study consumer behavior on three key aspects. The company will see how many of its users have opted for tariff plans apart from the Jio Prime users. Secondly it will observe the number of people wanting to port their connections and thirdly it will observe the number of people discarding their Jio SIM. Considering these aspects, the company will devise its new set of plans and will roll out in the next couple of days. The Mukesh Ambani-driven telco recently said that ...

Qualcomm said that it is working with Reliance Jio and a number of Chinese original equipment makers, original device makers, along with Indian players like Micromax to launch 4G VoLTE feature phones based on its latest 205 Mobile platform, which has been designed and developed by its engineering team in India. “The feature phone market is significant and it will continue to be significant in India. It is possible for brands to broaden their portfolios with VoLTE feature phone with LTE technology becoming pervasive and affordable. There will be a mass appeal,” James J. Cathey, senior vice president of Asia Pacific and India told ET. “We are raking pretty big blanket approach to build relationship around this form factor. We now have broader engagements with our partners.” FIH/ MegaFone, Uniscope, Borqs,CKT Flex, HiPad, TSM, Viroyal, Huiye and Reliance Jio are working with Qualcomm to develop VoLTE feature phones for global as well as Indian market. Mukesh Ambani-led...

Jio users may be disappointed that the Happy New Year offer is going to end on 31th March.Hold your breath it might get extended to 30 April.That a very good news if it turn out to be true.  Teleanalysis  quoting a source at Jio, claims that Reliance Jio customers subscribed to the Jio Happy New Year Offer might be able to enjoy an additional month of free services by the telecom operator. However, Reliance Jio has not finalised this particular decision yet, the source claims that Reliance Jio has already achieved an approximate of 50 per cent of its target for Prime subscribers.  It was only last month that Reliance Jio was reported to have achieved its 100-million-subscriber-mark. According to the source quoted by the report, Jio has been able to attract an approximate of 22 to 27 million users into using their services. Naturally, the company feels that the March 31-deadline is too short a time to rope as many more subscribers as they possibly c...

Indian internet users are having a great time as Telecom operators are offering numerous offers one after another. Every internet user in India had already given up their home connection while using the free services provided by Reliance Jio. Well, Jio is offering free internet, calls, SMS for six consecutive months. Well, Jio already triggered a price war in Indian telecom market. Almost every telecom operators are now providing mind-blowing offers at affordable prices.Jio’s independent streak is about to end on March 31.  Now, Vodafone is giving away 24GB of free 4G data for its postpaid users. Users will get 24GB data in the monthly installment of 8GB which will be valid for three months. The surprising part is there is no official announcement from Vodafone on this. According to India Today, most of the Vodafone users are now enjoying the free data provided by Vodafone. Tweeter users Rajesh Pandey had shared a screenshot regarding this offer which ...

Airtel acquires Tikona Digital's 4G airwaves for Rs 1,600 crore, ramping up its high-speed broadband spectrum capacity to take on Reliance Jio Infocomm and the Vodafone-Idea Cellular combine in a fiercely competitive markwhich is seeing rapid consolidation. The deal, announced a few days after Vodafone and Idea said they were merging their businesses to create a company that will replace Bharti Airtel as India's largest telco, gives the Sunil Mittal-led company access to Tikona's 4G airwaves in five circles - Gujarat, UP (East), UP (West), Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan. Rajesh Tiwari, one of the cofounders of Tikona, though sought to put a spanner in the deal, slapping a legal notice against both the companies for not providing details of how the proceeds will be split among shareholders. He has said the deal should not go ahead until there was clarity about his entitlements and his interests were protected. Tiwari owns just over 1 per cent in the Mumb...

India's telecom industry will soon ring in a new order. Vodafone India and the Kumar Mangalam Birla-owned Idea Cellular are to merge to create the country's biggest phone company by subscribers, dislodging Bharti Airtel, which has been at the top for 15 years. The new Rs 1.55 lakh crore entity will also be the world No. 2 after China Mobile. The deal will see Aditya Birla Group, the promoters of Idea, gradually raising its stake in the combined entity while Vodafone Group will reduce its own, with the aim of both holding equal stakes over a period of time. As a first step, AB Group will acquire 4.9 per cent from Vodafone for Rs 3,874 crore, or Rs 108 a share, to take its stake to 26 per cent, with Vodafone holding 45.1 per cent. Further, the company will have the right to buy another 9.5 per cent (at Rs 130 a share or the prevailing markprice, depending on the time of purchase) in the combined entity over four years from the British telecom firm. K...