Networking

India’s federal cabinet did not take up proposals on Wednesday for providing financial relief to the country’s cash-strapped telecoms sector, a government source said. The cabinet was widely expected to take a decision on a so-called relief package for the telecoms industry, which would have helped all wireless carriers but ...

Jio Fiber has expanded its broadband portfolio by adding quarterly plans in addition to semi-annual and annual offerings for its postpaid customers. The launch comes a couple of months after the Internet service provider (ISP) introduced its semi-annual and annual postpaid plans. Jio Fiber’s new quarterly postpaid broadband plans start ...

Vi (formerly known as Vodafone Idea) allows its postpaid subscribers to switch to an embedded SIM — or commonly called eSIM. Activating your Vi eSIM requires you to follow certain steps. With the help of eSIM, you can connect to the Vi network without requiring a physical SIM card in ...

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced a new Rs. 1,498 prepaid recharge plan that brings 2GB high-speed daily data access for 365 days. The plan, however, doesn’t include any voice calling support or SMS benefits. In addition to the new Rs. 1,498 prepaid plan, BSNL has brought a promotional ...

Vi (formerly known as Vodafone Idea) has launched new prepaid recharge plans along with one-year of Disney+ Hotstar Mobile. The new plans start from Rs. 501 and go up to Rs. 2,595. Customers also get benefits such as data allocation, unlimited voice calls, and SMS benefits with the new prepaid ...

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a new order asking telecom operators to stop offering differential tariffs via mobile number portability (MNP) offers. This is apparently done to “induce churn from the competitors’ network” and TRAI says that it has received complaints from many telecom service providers (TSPs) ...

Airtel prepaid recharge plans have been revised to include Disney+ Hotstar Mobile subscription for a year. The updated prepaid plans start at Rs. 499 and go up to Rs. 2,798. These are priced higher than the earlier Airtel prepaid plans that came bundled with Disney+ Hotstar VIP subscription — priced ...

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a slew of recommendations to enhance broadband connectivity in the country, and one of the key suggestions is fixing the minimum download speed for broadband connectivity at 2Mbps. This is four times more than existing minimum broadband speed of 512Kbps that the ...

Reliance Jio on Tuesday updated its prepaid recharge portfolio with one-year of Disney+ Hotstar Mobile service that Disney+ Hotstar announced last month. The new Jio prepaid plans come at the existing price band between Rs. 499 and Rs. 2,599. The plans have a range of validity options and include high-speed ...

Bharti Airtel said it plans to raise up to Rs. 21,000 crores via a sale of shares to existing shareholders as it builds a war chest to prepare for the launch of 5G services.. Bharti said the shares would be priced at Rs. 535 apiece, which is around a 10 ...