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BSNL Updates: From Re 1 Plan to Q-5G Service; Here Are Five Recent Announcements
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has made a series of strategic announcements in recent months. From the Re. 1 Freedom Offer and the Q-5G Service to the doorstep delivery of SIM cards, these initiatives underscore BSNL’s attempts to not only attract new subscribers but also challenge private players in India’s telecom space. Here are five of...
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Airtel Cloud Launched by Xtelify as Gen AI-Ready Cloud Platform for Telecom Businesses
Airtel’s fully-owned subsidiary Xtelify launched a telco-grade cloud platform for telecom businesses on Monday. Dubbed Airtel Cloud, the cloud platform was initially designed to serve the telecom operator’s internal operational requirements and houses all its digital assets and capabilities. It is said to handle 140 crore transactions per minut...
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BSNL Freedom Offer With 2GB Daily Data, Unlimited Calls for 30 Days Announced
BSNL has launched a new prepaid recharge plan for users in India for a limited time. The state-owned telecom operator made the announcement via its social media handle on Thursday while providing more details about what this Independence Day-themed prepaid recharge plan offers. Dubbed Freedom Offer, it provides consumers with 2GB of 4G data per day...
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Elon Musk's Starlink Gets Satellite Internet Permit In India
Elon Musk-led Starlink has received a licence to launch satellite service in India, and a framework for spectrum allocation is also in place for a smooth rollout, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday.
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) 5G Services Rolling Out in Surat, Meerut, and Seven Other Cities With Special Introductory Offers
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced that it is rolling out its 5G services to nine new cities. This is part of the telecom service provider’s ongoing efforts to expand its 5G coverage to 23 cities, including 17 priority circles. As an introductory offer, the company is offering unlimited 5G data to its subscribers with a recharge of Rs. 299.
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Spoofed Calls Reduce By 97% In Government's Anti-Fraud Initiative
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia announced significant achievements in the government's fight against telecom fraud, revealing that the Sanchar Saathi portal has been utilised by 15.5 crore citizens nationwide.
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JioPC With AI Tools, Cloud Storage Launched for JioFiber and Jio AirFiber Subscribers in India
JioPC was launched in India as a virtual desktop platform on Tuesday. This cloud-based service transforms a JioFiber or Jio AirFiber customer's set-top box into a personal computer, requiring just a keyboard, mouse, and internet connection. Subscribers receive 100GB of cloud storage and access to various AI tools.
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Elon Musk's Starlink Can Have Only 20 Lakh Connections In India: Minister
Billionaire Elon Musk-led satellite communication services provider Starlink can have only 20 lakh connections in India, Union Minister Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said on Monday, playing down the threat to state-run BSNL and other telecom players.
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Non-Stop Hero Recharge Plans Now Available in Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa Circles: Benefits
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is now allowing its subscribers in two new circles to get its recently rolled out Non-Stop Hero recharge plans. Although there are 14 plans in total that the telecom giant offers as part of the Non-Stop Hero range, in the two new circles, there are only three recharge plans available.
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BSNL Reduces Validity of Its Rs. 197 Prepaid Plan; Offers New Benefits
The government-owned TSP, BSNL has reduced the total validity of its Rs. 197 prepaid plan along with the plan’s benefits. With a recharge of Rs. 197, the TSP used to offer 70 days of validity, which it has now brought down by 16 days to only 54 days.
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Rolls Out Additional Benefits With Rs. 199, Rs. 179 Prepaid Plans: Report
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is said to be giving special offers to a select group of its prepaid subscribers. These customers can reportedly, with a recharge of Rs. 199, get 1GB of extra data per day, on top of the 2GB data that is available to them for the validity of the plan. The company is said to be also offering 4 days of extra service with its Rs. 17...
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Airtel Offers 12-Month Free Perplexity Pro Subscription to All Users: How to Get
Bharti Airtel announced a partnership with Perplexity on Thursday, under which all of its users will receive a free subscription to the AI platform’s paid tier. The telecom operator said access to the Perplexity Pro plan will be provided to its entire user base across mobile (prepaid and postpaid), Wi-Fi, and Direct-to-Home (DTH). The free subscr...
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MTNL Defaults On Bank Loans Worth Nearly Rs 8,600 Crore
State-run telecom firm MTNL has defaulted on bank loans worth Rs 8,585 crore from seven public sector banks, the company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) 5G Services Rolled Out in Mysuru, Subscribers to Get Unlimited 5G Data on Some Plans
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has rolled out 5G services in Mysuru, following its Bengaluru launch last month. Mysuru subscribers with 5G smartphones can now access unlimited 5G data as part of an introductory offer. Vi partnered with Samsung for the deployment and confirmed it is working to enhance network coverage by deploying additional spectrum across var...
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Musk's Starlink Receives India's Final Regulatory Nod for Launch
The Elon Musk-led firm has been waiting since 2022 for licences to operate commercially in India. Last month, it received a key license from India's telecom ministry to launch, but has been waiting for a go-ahead from India's space regulator.
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BSNL Updates: From Re 1 Plan to Q-5G Service; Here Are Five Recent Announcements
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has made a series of strategic announcements in recent months. From the Re. 1 Freedom Offer and the Q-5G Service to the doorstep delivery of SIM cards, these initiatives underscore BSNL’s attempts to not only attract new subscribers but also challenge private players in India’s telecom space. Here are five of...
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Airtel Cloud Launched by Xtelify as Gen AI-Ready Cloud Platform for Telecom Businesses
Airtel’s fully-owned subsidiary Xtelify launched a telco-grade cloud platform for telecom businesses on Monday. Dubbed Airtel Cloud, the cloud platform was initially designed to serve the telecom operator’s internal operational requirements and houses all its digital assets and capabilities. It is said to handle 140 crore transactions per minut...
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BSNL Freedom Offer With 2GB Daily Data, Unlimited Calls for 30 Days Announced
BSNL has launched a new prepaid recharge plan for users in India for a limited time. The state-owned telecom operator made the announcement via its social media handle on Thursday while providing more details about what this Independence Day-themed prepaid recharge plan offers. Dubbed Freedom Offer, it provides consumers with 2GB of 4G data per day...
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Elon Musk's Starlink Gets Satellite Internet Permit In India
Elon Musk-led Starlink has received a licence to launch satellite service in India, and a framework for spectrum allocation is also in place for a smooth rollout, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday.
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) 5G Services Rolling Out in Surat, Meerut, and Seven Other Cities With Special Introductory Offers
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced that it is rolling out its 5G services to nine new cities. This is part of the telecom service provider’s ongoing efforts to expand its 5G coverage to 23 cities, including 17 priority circles. As an introductory offer, the company is offering unlimited 5G data to its subscribers with a recharge of Rs. 299.
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Spoofed Calls Reduce By 97% In Government's Anti-Fraud Initiative
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia announced significant achievements in the government's fight against telecom fraud, revealing that the Sanchar Saathi portal has been utilised by 15.5 crore citizens nationwide.
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JioPC With AI Tools, Cloud Storage Launched for JioFiber and Jio AirFiber Subscribers in India
JioPC was launched in India as a virtual desktop platform on Tuesday. This cloud-based service transforms a JioFiber or Jio AirFiber customer's set-top box into a personal computer, requiring just a keyboard, mouse, and internet connection. Subscribers receive 100GB of cloud storage and access to various AI tools.
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Elon Musk's Starlink Can Have Only 20 Lakh Connections In India: Minister
Billionaire Elon Musk-led satellite communication services provider Starlink can have only 20 lakh connections in India, Union Minister Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said on Monday, playing down the threat to state-run BSNL and other telecom players.
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Non-Stop Hero Recharge Plans Now Available in Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa Circles: Benefits
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is now allowing its subscribers in two new circles to get its recently rolled out Non-Stop Hero recharge plans. Although there are 14 plans in total that the telecom giant offers as part of the Non-Stop Hero range, in the two new circles, there are only three recharge plans available.
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BSNL Reduces Validity of Its Rs. 197 Prepaid Plan; Offers New Benefits
The government-owned TSP, BSNL has reduced the total validity of its Rs. 197 prepaid plan along with the plan’s benefits. With a recharge of Rs. 197, the TSP used to offer 70 days of validity, which it has now brought down by 16 days to only 54 days.
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Rolls Out Additional Benefits With Rs. 199, Rs. 179 Prepaid Plans: Report
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is said to be giving special offers to a select group of its prepaid subscribers. These customers can reportedly, with a recharge of Rs. 199, get 1GB of extra data per day, on top of the 2GB data that is available to them for the validity of the plan. The company is said to be also offering 4 days of extra service with its Rs. 17...
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Airtel Offers 12-Month Free Perplexity Pro Subscription to All Users: How to Get
Bharti Airtel announced a partnership with Perplexity on Thursday, under which all of its users will receive a free subscription to the AI platform’s paid tier. The telecom operator said access to the Perplexity Pro plan will be provided to its entire user base across mobile (prepaid and postpaid), Wi-Fi, and Direct-to-Home (DTH). The free subscr...
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MTNL Defaults On Bank Loans Worth Nearly Rs 8,600 Crore
State-run telecom firm MTNL has defaulted on bank loans worth Rs 8,585 crore from seven public sector banks, the company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) 5G Services Rolled Out in Mysuru, Subscribers to Get Unlimited 5G Data on Some Plans
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has rolled out 5G services in Mysuru, following its Bengaluru launch last month. Mysuru subscribers with 5G smartphones can now access unlimited 5G data as part of an introductory offer. Vi partnered with Samsung for the deployment and confirmed it is working to enhance network coverage by deploying additional spectrum across var...
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Musk's Starlink Receives India's Final Regulatory Nod for Launch
The Elon Musk-led firm has been waiting since 2022 for licences to operate commercially in India. Last month, it received a key license from India's telecom ministry to launch, but has been waiting for a go-ahead from India's space regulator.
