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Reliance Jio Reportedly Discontinues Rs. 799 Recharge Plan in India With 1.5GB Daily Data Usage, 84 Days Validity
Reliance Jio has seemingly removed its Rs. 799 recharge plan in India, making its Rs. 889 prepaid plan the cheapest one that offers 1.5GB data per day and 84 days of validity. This comes soon after Airtel also discontinued its Rs. 249 recharge plan, hiking its price to Rs. 299. This hints at an industry-wide trend where telecom service providers ha...
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) 5G Services Rolled Out in Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram With Introductory Offers
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced that it is rolling out its 5G services to two new cities. This is part of the telecom service provider’s ongoing effort to expand its 5G coverage in India 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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Airtel Down? Here's Why Thousands of Users Couldn't Make Calls, Send Messages
Airtel is currently experiencing a network outage, as reported by users across India. Over the past 30 minutes, users have taken to social media and Downdetector to voice their complaints. The issues reported include the inability to make calls, send messages, or access mobile internet services, with some devices showing "no signal."
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BSNL Launches e-SIM Service in Tamil Nadu Circle; Pan-India Expansion to Follow Soon
BSNL launched its e-SIM service in Tamil Nadu on Friday. According to the state-owned telecom operator, the e-SIM service is a flexible and cost-effective solution that eliminates the need to obtain physical SIM cards for a BSNL connection. While it is currently available in a single region, the e-SIM service will soon be expanded across the countr...
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BSNL 4G Services Rolled Out in Delhi; Anti-Spam and Smishing Protection Expands to All Users
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced the launch of its 4G services in Delhi. The soft launch was launched last week on the occasion of Independence Day, allows customers in Delhi to access high-speed data and voice services using BSNL SIMs on compatible devices. Additionally, BSNL has announced the nationwide deployment of its network-side...
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Airtel Rolls Out Free Apple Music Subscription for Prepaid Users in India for Six Months
Bharti Airtel is offering a free subscription to Apple Music to prepaid users in India. In February, the telecom operator announced a strategic partnership with Apple, which saw the rollout of complimentary access to Apple TV+ and the company’s music streaming service for Airtel’s Wi-Fi and postpaid user base. With the latest move, it has been ...
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From Landlines to 5G: Tracing India's Telecom Revolution on Independence Day 2025
On the 79th Independence Day of India, the country remembers its illustrious history, the periods of struggle, and the numerous revolutions that have shaped our modern world. Among all these stories, one that perfectly encapsulates all of these elements is the country’s telecommunications story, from rotary-dial landlines to blazing-fast 5G netwo...
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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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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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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) 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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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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Reliance Jio Reportedly Discontinues Rs. 799 Recharge Plan in India With 1.5GB Daily Data Usage, 84 Days Validity
Reliance Jio has seemingly removed its Rs. 799 recharge plan in India, making its Rs. 889 prepaid plan the cheapest one that offers 1.5GB data per day and 84 days of validity. This comes soon after Airtel also discontinued its Rs. 249 recharge plan, hiking its price to Rs. 299. This hints at an industry-wide trend where telecom service providers ha...
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) 5G Services Rolled Out in Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram With Introductory Offers
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced that it is rolling out its 5G services to two new cities. This is part of the telecom service provider’s ongoing effort to expand its 5G coverage in India 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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Airtel Down? Here's Why Thousands of Users Couldn't Make Calls, Send Messages
Airtel is currently experiencing a network outage, as reported by users across India. Over the past 30 minutes, users have taken to social media and Downdetector to voice their complaints. The issues reported include the inability to make calls, send messages, or access mobile internet services, with some devices showing "no signal."
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BSNL Launches e-SIM Service in Tamil Nadu Circle; Pan-India Expansion to Follow Soon
BSNL launched its e-SIM service in Tamil Nadu on Friday. According to the state-owned telecom operator, the e-SIM service is a flexible and cost-effective solution that eliminates the need to obtain physical SIM cards for a BSNL connection. While it is currently available in a single region, the e-SIM service will soon be expanded across the countr...
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BSNL 4G Services Rolled Out in Delhi; Anti-Spam and Smishing Protection Expands to All Users
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced the launch of its 4G services in Delhi. The soft launch was launched last week on the occasion of Independence Day, allows customers in Delhi to access high-speed data and voice services using BSNL SIMs on compatible devices. Additionally, BSNL has announced the nationwide deployment of its network-side...
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Airtel Rolls Out Free Apple Music Subscription for Prepaid Users in India for Six Months
Bharti Airtel is offering a free subscription to Apple Music to prepaid users in India. In February, the telecom operator announced a strategic partnership with Apple, which saw the rollout of complimentary access to Apple TV+ and the company’s music streaming service for Airtel’s Wi-Fi and postpaid user base. With the latest move, it has been ...
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From Landlines to 5G: Tracing India's Telecom Revolution on Independence Day 2025
On the 79th Independence Day of India, the country remembers its illustrious history, the periods of struggle, and the numerous revolutions that have shaped our modern world. Among all these stories, one that perfectly encapsulates all of these elements is the country’s telecommunications story, from rotary-dial landlines to blazing-fast 5G netwo...
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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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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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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) 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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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...
