DoT gives MTNL 6 month extension to implement BB interception system

13 May, 2013, 9:14 am IST tech2 News Staff Services

The  Department of Telecommunications has granted a six month-extension to MTNL for installing a system that will enable lawful real-time interception More

BSNL, MTNL may enter cable TV and broadcasting services

11 May, 2013, 12:38 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

If latest reports are to be believed, state-owned telcos, BSNL and MTNL are looking to make a foray into cable TV and broadcasting services... More

GSM subscriber base fell by 1.97 million in February 2013: COAI

16 Mar, 2013, 11:27 am IST Anuradha Shetty General 1 Comments

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has released its GSM subscriber figures for the month of February 2013. As per the body's figures, More

Twitter suspends Anonymous' account, reinstates it hours later

20 Dec, 2012, 11:49 am IST Nishtha Kanal General 1 Comments

YourAnonNews, one of the biggest accounts of the hacker group Anonymous, was suspended by Twitter and brought back to life within a matter of a few hours More

No GSM subscribers added in November 2012: COAI

18 Dec, 2012, 6:13 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

As per figures presented by COAI, GSM operators including Bharti Airtel, Idea and Vodafone lost more than 9 million subscribers in November... More

Anonymous hacks and defaces Kapil Sibal's website

30 Nov, 2012, 5:50 pm IST Nishtha Kanal General

Union Minister for Communication, Information and Technology, Kapil Sibal’s website was hacked by hacktivist group Anonymous’ Indian arm today. More

BSNL, MTNL, GLONASS to bring navigation services to India

23 Nov, 2012, 4:40 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

The government will soon give way to a three-way partnership between Russia's NIS GLONASS, BSNL, and MTNL to introduce navigation services in India. More

MTNL Mumbai offers night plan of up to 2Mbps download speed

07 Nov, 2012, 9:42 am IST tech2 News Staff General 4 Comments

MTNL is offering its customers in Mumbai five unlimited broadband plans with download speeds of up to 2Mbps from 12am to 8am at no additional charge. More

India's telephone subscriber base stands at 939mn: DoT

05 Nov, 2012, 2:15 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General

As per figures put together by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), India’s telephone subscriber base grew by 4.42 percent to 939.57 million... More

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea report user base fall in August

11 Oct, 2012, 9:14 am IST General

Three major telecom players - Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular - have reported a decline in subscribers for the first time in over 10 years. More

TRAI reports major leaps in phone, Internet connectivity

02 Aug, 2012, 1:31 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) yesterday released their "The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators" report for the period between January and March 2012. More

Maharashtra is home to most Internet subscribers in India: Survey

26 Mar, 2012, 2:33 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General

The state's economic survey that was recently presented to the legislature revealed some interesting figures; ... More

MTNL offers 2 Mbps plan for Rs.25/month in Mumbai

21 Feb, 2012, 1:30 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General 15 Comments

In an attempt to get high speed broadband connection within the reach of the masses, Mahanagar Telephone ... More

BSNL, MTNL to secure government agencies' network

19 Sep, 2011, 6:44 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General

Security is certainly not something anyone would want to take for granted, and certainly not if it has to More

MTNL introduces Rs. 229 BlackBerry plan

30 Aug, 2011, 1:17 pm IST Karan Shah Mobile services

MTNL have announced the launch of their new BlackBerry plan, known as the BlackBerry Lite Service Plan (BIS Lite), according to a report by Telecomtalk. More

MTNL upgrades its subscribers to 3.5G HSDPA

23 Aug, 2011, 4:43 pm IST Karan Shah Mobile services 4 Comments

MTNL has announced the upgradation of its 3G/ UMTS users to 3.5G HSDPA, which provides a download speed of 3.6 Mbps, according to a report by Telecom Talk. More

LTE-TDD may launch early next year in India

18 Aug, 2011, 4:47 pm IST Karan Shah Mobile services 2 Comments

Majority of the network operators of the Broadband Wireless Association (BWA) are planning to opt for LTE as the technology that will power networks in the near future, according to a report by Telecom Talk More

Mobile Number Portability Costs BSNL, MTNL 6.5 Lakh Subscribers

08 Aug, 2011, 3:44 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Mobile services 4 Comments

Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is a popular trend among mobile phone users who wish to change their mobile service providers, but aren't really keen on taking up a new number. More

MTNL to Not Hike Tariffs

05 Aug, 2011, 11:56 am IST Anuradha Shetty Mobile services

The mobile market in India and that of the mobile service providers is booming. More

Tikona Introduces Broadband Bill Free Plan

15 Jul, 2011, 12:23 pm IST Karan Shah ISPs 9 Comments

Tikona, frontrunners in outdoor Wi-Fi networks, have delved into the broadband home segment with their new ‘Bill Free Plan’. More