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BSNL Updates: From Re 1 Plan to Q-5G Service; Here Are Five Recent Announcements
- Wednesday August 6, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Ketan Pratap
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Airtel Cloud Launched by Xtelify as Gen AI-Ready Cloud Platform for Telecom Businesses
- Monday August 4, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) 5G Services Rolling Out in Surat, Meerut, and Seven Other Cities With Special Introductory Offers
- Thursday July 31, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
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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Elon Musk's Starlink Can Have Only 20 Lakh Connections In India: Minister
- Monday July 28, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
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) Rolls Out Additional Benefits With Rs. 199, Rs. 179 Prepaid Plans: Report
- Monday July 21, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Announces Rollout of 5G Services in 23 More Indian CIties
- Monday June 30, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Vi announced that it is rolling out 5G services in 23 more Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Agra, Aurangabad, Kozhikode, Cochin, Dehradun, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Malappuram, Meerut, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Rajkot, Sonepat, Surat, Siliguri, Trivandrum, Vadodara and Vizag. The rollout will happen in phases. Vi 5G network was alre...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Vodafone Idea Partners With AST SpaceMobile to Bring Direct-to-Device Satellite Connectivity to India
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with US-based satellite technology company AST SpaceMobile to introduce direct-to-device satellite broadband connectivity in India. With this move, the telecommunications provider aims to expand broadband-based cellular access at locations with challenging terrains where deployment ...
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BSNL Announces Q-5G Service in India, Launches SIM-Less Quantum 5G FWA for Enterprises in Select Circles
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced the name of its 5G service via its social media handle on Wednesday. It is dubbed Q-5G, short for Quantum 5G. This move comes nearly a week after the state-owned telecommunications provider invited public input for naming its 5G services before it commences trial. Further, BSNL has also launched the Q-5...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Announces Rollout of 5G Services in Bengaluru
- Tuesday June 10, 2025
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Vi announced the rollout of its 5G services in Bengaluru. Vi users with 5G-supported smartphones can access the high-speed 5G network starting June 11. The carrier had rolled out 5G services in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Patna, and Chandigarh last month. As a launch offer, Vi is providing unlimited 5G data on prepaid plans starting at Rs. 299.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Starlink Reportedly Nears India Launch With DoT Approval for GMPCS License Expected Soon
- Thursday June 5, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Starlink is said to have moved a step closer towards its launch in India. According to a report, the Elon Musk-owned company is soon expected to receive the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) license from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). This license grants permission to satellite-based network service providers fo...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Airtel vs Jio vs Vodafone Idea (Vi): Most Affordable Prepaid Plan With OTT Benefits
- Thursday May 22, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Major telecom providers such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) offer a variety of affordable recharge packs for prepaid subscribers in India. Several prepaid recharge plans by Airtel, Jio, and Vi bundle free access to over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as JioHotstar, enabling subscribers to watch films, shows, and live sports on...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Airtel Black Rs. 399 Plan Now Includes IPTV Services Alongside Existing Broadband, DTH Benefits
- Monday May 12, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Airtel Black has made changes to one of its existing plans for broadband, landline, and DTH customers in India. Priced at Rs. 399, the bundled plan now includes Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services alongside other existing benefits such as broadband services and direct-to-home (DTH) benefits. With the inclusion of IPTV, Airtel Black’s mos...
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Reliance Jio Reportedly Halts Express Home Delivery of SIM Cards Following DoT Directive
- Wednesday May 7, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Reliance Jio is said to have halted its plans of rolling out express home delivery of SIM cards in India. As per a report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) intervened before the telecom operator’s initiative was publicly announced and objected to it, citing national security concerns. It has reportedly directed Jio, along with other ser...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Airtel Partners With Blinkit for 10-Minute Home Delivery of SIM Cards in Select Indian Cities
- Tuesday April 15, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with Blinkit for quick deliveries of SIM cards in select cities in India. It enables customers to get doorstep deliveries of both prepaid and postpaid Airtel SIM cards by paying a nominal convenience fee. The telecom operator will also offer the facility of porting SIM cards from another se...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Reliance Jio Led Indian Market In Network Speed and Mobile Coverage; Airtel Offered Best 5G Gaming in H2 2024
- Thursday April 3, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Reliance Jio emerged as the fastest mobile network provider in India across all technologies combined in the second half (H2) of 2024, according to a market analysis. The telecommunications service provider also led the market in terms of highest 5G availability across cities, with 73.7 percent of its users being able to access Jio’s 5G network a...
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www.gadgets360.com
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BSNL Updates: From Re 1 Plan to Q-5G Service; Here Are Five Recent Announcements
- Wednesday August 6, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Ketan Pratap
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Airtel Cloud Launched by Xtelify as Gen AI-Ready Cloud Platform for Telecom Businesses
- Monday August 4, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) 5G Services Rolling Out in Surat, Meerut, and Seven Other Cities With Special Introductory Offers
- Thursday July 31, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Elon Musk's Starlink Can Have Only 20 Lakh Connections In India: Minister
- Monday July 28, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Rolls Out Additional Benefits With Rs. 199, Rs. 179 Prepaid Plans: Report
- Monday July 21, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Announces Rollout of 5G Services in 23 More Indian CIties
- Monday June 30, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Vi announced that it is rolling out 5G services in 23 more Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Agra, Aurangabad, Kozhikode, Cochin, Dehradun, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Malappuram, Meerut, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Rajkot, Sonepat, Surat, Siliguri, Trivandrum, Vadodara and Vizag. The rollout will happen in phases. Vi 5G network was alre...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Vodafone Idea Partners With AST SpaceMobile to Bring Direct-to-Device Satellite Connectivity to India
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with US-based satellite technology company AST SpaceMobile to introduce direct-to-device satellite broadband connectivity in India. With this move, the telecommunications provider aims to expand broadband-based cellular access at locations with challenging terrains where deployment ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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BSNL Announces Q-5G Service in India, Launches SIM-Less Quantum 5G FWA for Enterprises in Select Circles
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced the name of its 5G service via its social media handle on Wednesday. It is dubbed Q-5G, short for Quantum 5G. This move comes nearly a week after the state-owned telecommunications provider invited public input for naming its 5G services before it commences trial. Further, BSNL has also launched the Q-5...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Announces Rollout of 5G Services in Bengaluru
- Tuesday June 10, 2025
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Vi announced the rollout of its 5G services in Bengaluru. Vi users with 5G-supported smartphones can access the high-speed 5G network starting June 11. The carrier had rolled out 5G services in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Patna, and Chandigarh last month. As a launch offer, Vi is providing unlimited 5G data on prepaid plans starting at Rs. 299.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Starlink Reportedly Nears India Launch With DoT Approval for GMPCS License Expected Soon
- Thursday June 5, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Starlink is said to have moved a step closer towards its launch in India. According to a report, the Elon Musk-owned company is soon expected to receive the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) license from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). This license grants permission to satellite-based network service providers fo...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Airtel vs Jio vs Vodafone Idea (Vi): Most Affordable Prepaid Plan With OTT Benefits
- Thursday May 22, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Major telecom providers such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) offer a variety of affordable recharge packs for prepaid subscribers in India. Several prepaid recharge plans by Airtel, Jio, and Vi bundle free access to over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as JioHotstar, enabling subscribers to watch films, shows, and live sports on...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Airtel Black Rs. 399 Plan Now Includes IPTV Services Alongside Existing Broadband, DTH Benefits
- Monday May 12, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Airtel Black has made changes to one of its existing plans for broadband, landline, and DTH customers in India. Priced at Rs. 399, the bundled plan now includes Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services alongside other existing benefits such as broadband services and direct-to-home (DTH) benefits. With the inclusion of IPTV, Airtel Black’s mos...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Reliance Jio Reportedly Halts Express Home Delivery of SIM Cards Following DoT Directive
- Wednesday May 7, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Reliance Jio is said to have halted its plans of rolling out express home delivery of SIM cards in India. As per a report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) intervened before the telecom operator’s initiative was publicly announced and objected to it, citing national security concerns. It has reportedly directed Jio, along with other ser...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Airtel Partners With Blinkit for 10-Minute Home Delivery of SIM Cards in Select Indian Cities
- Tuesday April 15, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with Blinkit for quick deliveries of SIM cards in select cities in India. It enables customers to get doorstep deliveries of both prepaid and postpaid Airtel SIM cards by paying a nominal convenience fee. The telecom operator will also offer the facility of porting SIM cards from another se...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Reliance Jio Led Indian Market In Network Speed and Mobile Coverage; Airtel Offered Best 5G Gaming in H2 2024
- Thursday April 3, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Reliance Jio emerged as the fastest mobile network provider in India across all technologies combined in the second half (H2) of 2024, according to a market analysis. The telecommunications service provider also led the market in terms of highest 5G availability across cities, with 73.7 percent of its users being able to access Jio’s 5G network a...
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www.gadgets360.com