apps

C-DEP president suggests charging foreign apps for network use

Foreign apps generating large volumes of data should contribute to the building of telecom networks as it will create the right structure in the market, a senior official of think tank C-DEP said. He emphasised the importance of creating a fair market structure, suggesting that these data-heavy apps, primarily from the US and China, should fi...


Jio

Jio gains 3.24 million mobile users in August

India's largest mobile operator Reliance Jio added 32.4 lakh users in August, and its wireless subscriber tally topped 44.57 crore, according to data released by telecom regulator Trai. Bharti Airtel gained 12.17 lakh wireless subscribers in August, while cash-strapped Vodafone Idea lost 49,782 users. The mobile subscriber count of


Jio

Jio working with Nokia to provide affordable 4G services

Reliance Jio is working with featurephone makers including Transsion’s Itel, Lava, and Nokia to make their versions of affordable Jio Bharat 4G devices, in a bid to push around 250 million 2G users to go 4G and beyond, a top company executive said. The telco is also set to announce an enhanced version of its Rs 999-priced 4G phone with suppor...