Vodafone India has moved the High Court to file a petition against the Department of Telecom for not taking any action in order to extend the operator’s licenses for Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata circles. Vodafone had asked the DoT for extension of its licenses which are set to expire in November 2014, but the government has instead directed the operator to bid for the airwaves, going by the terms of the new National Telecom Policy. (more…)Google+

In what is the first of its kind partnership, Tata Docomo has tied up with Saavn to launch a range of data plans, which allow users to stream music and also access exclusive international music content. (more…)Google+

Following our report today, Reliance Communications has announced the increase in tariffs by as much as 20 percent for its special vouchers across India. Further to this, the company has also raised tariffs of the promotional and concessional offers by 65 percent, cutting down the offered calling minutes to a great extent. The new tariffs will apply to all existing and new customers with immediate effect. (more…)Google+

Customers of Reliance Communications’ services will soon be paying more for the discounted coupons on voice calling plans/ data plans, or in some cases be getting lesser benefits on these unlike earlier. According to an ET report, RCom is all set to increase tariffs of its special schemed vouchers for users. (more…)Google+

In a deal believed to be around $1.26 billion, Qatar Foundation Endowment has bought a 5 percent stake in Bharti Airtel, reports WSJ. This deal will allow the non-profit organization owned by the Gulf state’s royal family to subscribe to 199.9 million new shares of the network operator. (more…)Google+

Bharti Airtel has revealed that the operator service provider will take hold of the remaining 30 percent stake in Warid Group’s telecom operations in Bangladesh. The acquisition will happen under the Bharti Airtel Holdings (Singapore), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel. (more…)Google+

One thing that hassles a lot of us shifting or upgrading from one smartphone to another is transferring important data and information as well as the apps effectively without missing or losing any. Working on these lines, Vodafone has launched a Red Box initiative across its Retail of Tomorrow (RoTo) outlets to help its customers as well as any smartphone user who is opting to purchase a new smartphone and is unaware or hesitant of the process of shifting his content on to the new phone, ET reports. (moreR...

After introducing a number of smartphones under its Aurus brand, Idea Cellular now has launched a new smartphone called the Whiz. The new device features a 4-inch WVGA display and a 1GHz dual-core processor and is priced at just Rs 7,850. Apart from this it has 512MB of RAM, and runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. (more…)Google+

Despite being uncertain about the future of its 3G network in several areas, Idea Cellular has launched yet another 3G smartphone named Aurus 2. The smartphone is the next version of the Aurus launched in the later half of last year. This dual-SIM smartphone is Idea’s first to feature Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. Starting from today, the phone is available for Rs 6,490 across nation. (more…)Google+

Aircel has launched new pocket friendly data plans to increase the internet adoption among masses. The Rs 24 plan is valid for 30 days and offers 100MB of data on accessing the Internet on mobile phones, which falls at an economical price of less than Re 1 per day. However, the cost for the data pack as well as the data limit may vary according to the circle. The plan is available for 2G as well as 3G services, depending up on the nature of Aircel services in the respective circle. (more…)Google+

After launching the M-Pesa with HDFC Bank back in 2011, Vodafone India has again launched its mobile money transfer and payment service, this time in collaboration with ICICI Bank. Originally launched in Rajasthan, M-Pesa will now be offered in the eastern areas of India that includes Kolkata, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand. (more…)Google+

This is the time of the year, when operators announce their special international tariff schemes for travelers planning to go abroad during vacations. Bharti Airtel has introduced exclusive international roaming packs for its subscribers traveling to some popular destinations including USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Australia, Germany, UAE and UK. These are promotional tariff schemes which have been launched for some time. (more…)Google+