India has overtaken the United States to become the second-largest smartphone market in the world, trailing China, according to independent tech analyst Canalys. Recovering from a slump in the previous financial quarter, India grew its mobile phone shipments by 23% from the previous year. It received just over 40 million smartphone shipments in Q3 2017, with mobile brands Xiaomi and […]
» Read moreDomestic smartphone maker Micromax has launched its 4G enabled feature phone in association with state run telecom operator BSNL. Dubbed Bharat 1, the device will go on sale starting October 20 and is priced at Rs 2,200. With the collaboration of Micromax and BSNL, users will be able to enjoy unlimited calls and data at Rs 97 per month. Designed […]
» Read moreLeading Indian Telecom operator Airtel has rolled out its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services in Goa and Maharashtra. The telecom giant started the roll out of 4G VoLTE services last month with Mumbai. The company claims that its VoLTE service will offer customers HD quality voice calls along with faster call set up time. Airtel VoLTE will be available on […]
» Read moreBharti Airtel Ltd. is acquiring Tata’s consumer mobile business that will give the former a major subscriber base boost virtually for free and stem the bleeding for the latter from what is a loss-making venture. The transaction will be done on a “debt-free cash-free” basis, the companies said in a joint statement, although Bharti Airtel will take over a “small […]
» Read moreHuawei’s sub brand Honor has launched its Honor Holly 4 smartphone in India. The smartphone went on sale today only. The USP of the smartphone is its metallic design and a 13-megapixel camera. The Honor Holly 4 is priced at Rs 11,999 in India and will be available in Gold, Grey and Silver colour variants. The device will be available […]
» Read moreThe merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular is on track and is expected to be completed in calender year 2018, a top Vodafone official said on Wednesday. Vodafone India MD and CEO Sunil Sood said “absolutely”, when asked if the merger of the two telecom firms is on course. He spoke on the sidelines of India Mobile Congress in […]
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