Call drop: Government asks TRAI to examine telecos' tariff plans

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 09:39

The government also said they cannot escape the responsibility of meeting standards as it is their basic service obligation.

Need to check illegal use of Spectrum: COAI chairman

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 13:51

He also said that to fix call drops national fiber RoW guidelines are also needed.

DoT to take up special audit of telcos on call drops: Prasad

Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2015, 16:09

The Department of Telecom will undertake special audit to assess the coverage and quality of service of all mobile operators in the metro cities to assess the gravity of problem to call drops.

From August, cellphone users to get mobile balance on call drop

Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015, 12:01

Good news for those cellphone users who often face poor network and high call drop rates.

First time in 20 Years, Indian mobile phone sales drop

Last Updated: Monday, May 18, 2015, 11:57

Within the smartphone segment, Samsung has an even bigger lead, a market share of 27.9 percent, followed by Micromax with 16.2 percent and Intex, an Indian brand, with 9.2 percent.

Indian cellphone market shrinks by 15% in Q4

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 19:18

Unit sales of mobile handsets in the Indian market declined by 15 percent during January-March 2015 even as Samsung continued to dominate the market, a study from a market researcher said on Wednesday.

No mobile coverage in about 55,669 villages so far: Prasad

Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2015, 16:01

Even after 20 years of launch of mobile services in the country, around 55,669 villages do not have mobile coverage till now.

Aircel, BSNL, Voda not meeting QoS benchmarks in some circles

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 17:00

Aircel, BSNL and Vodafone are not meeting the quality service benchmark for call drops in some telecom circles, Parliament was informed today.

Qualcomm preps technology to reduce burden on mobile networks

Last Updated: Friday, February 27, 2015, 08:56

Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm wants wireless carriers to set up new technology that would offer cellphone users better reception in places like subway tunnels and shopping malls.

Verizon to sell wireline operations, towers worth $15.6 bn

Last Updated: Friday, February 6, 2015, 07:39

Verizon Communications said it would sell wireline assets to Frontier Communications for $10.54 billion in cash and sell and lease cell phone towers for around $5 billion to American Tower in a deal that will help it pay off recent wireless spectrum purchases.

Qualcomm may face record fine of over $1 bn in China

Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2015, 11:45

Qualcomm, the world's biggest cellphone chip maker, may face a record fine of over USD 1 billion in China for overcharging and abusing its market position in wireless communication standards.