Indian Telecos Archives

MTS Offers High Speed Data Services, Upon Recieving Additional Spectrum

October 11, 2013

Russia based Sistema’s Indian Telecommunications wing (Sistema Shyam Teleservices) announced that it had received additional spectrum of 1.25 MHz from the government, to offer high speed data services in eight circles. The Company’s Indian brand is MTS. […]

TRAI to Allow Pan-India Mobile Number Portability by April 2014

September 28, 2013

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had mandated mobile phone companies to implement full mobile number portability within six months. At present, Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is restricted within a service area. […]

Indian Government to Ban Use of Gmail for Official Communication

September 3, 2013

The Government of India may soon prompt its employees to start using official email service provided by India’s National Informatics Center (NIC) for official communication instead of using other services like Gmail on a move intended to increase security of confidential government information. […]

Fingerprints Mandatory for SIM Cards Soon

July 4, 2013

Home Ministry of India had asked Department of Telecom to make changes to its rules for obtaining a new connection. Finger prints or some other biometric data may be made mandatory for getting a new SIM in the near future. Increase in illegal occupying of SIM cards and misuse of them by militants made the ministry take such a decision. The new facility may be linked to Aadhaar and NATGRID. […]

iRoam Idea International Roaming Special Packs

November 6, 2012

Idea Cellular postpaid subscribers can avail up to 75% discount on mobile usage under the ‘iRoam’ international roaming offer while traveling to any of the 37 most frequently visited countries. The new rates are applicable for incoming calls, outgoing calls, SMS and data. […]

Tata Docomo cut 60% reduction in its tariffs for its wireless internet service

July 4, 2012

Tata Docomo cut 60 per cent reduction in its tariffs for its wireless internet service under the Tata Photon Plus brand name. Under the new tariff plan, postpaid customers can choose from unlimited 6 gigabyte usage for only Rs 950 rental or unlimited 11 gigabite for only Rs 1,200. […]

Airtel’s Application Store – Airtel App Central

March 19, 2012

App Central is India’s first mobile app store, offering a one-stop shop open 24×7 to meet all our customers’ personal device needs. This service is available for both Pre paid and Post paid Airtel customers. There are currently over 71,000 apps available for download across 550+ devices. […]

Tata Docomo ‘Unlimited Plan’ for GSM Postpay Customers at Rs. 899

March 12, 2012

Tata DOCOMO launched ‘Unlimited Plan’ for Tata DOCOMO GSM postpay customers across Karnataka at a monthly rental of Rs. 899. Under this plan, customers can enjoy unlimited Local and STD calling for free! In addition, Local and National SMS will be free for the postpay customers. […]

Aircel WiFi Tariffs – Access Wi-Fi Internet from Aircel Wi-Fi Zones

March 5, 2012

Aircel Wi-Fi Now access high speed internet on your Wi-Fi enabled device – mobile phone, laptops, netbook or tablet at any of the Aircel Wi-Fi zones. Aircel Wi-Fi is currently available in various zones of five […]

Tata DOCOMO Bloodline Club VAS Service is Now Available to All

March 5, 2012

After the widespread success of its Bloodline Club VAS service, Tata DOCOMO has decided to take this service to the next level. The Bloodline Club which was only restricted to Tata DOCOMO customers will now be available for everyone and by everyone. […]