3G or 4G? Which is your preference - CIOL Network

3G or 4G? Which is your preference - CIOL Network

BANGALORE, INDIA: Even as Airtel bought stakes in Qualcomm to establish its broadband leadership in both 3G and 4G services, there has been an increased effort by other telecom companies to push for 3G.

While Idea slashed the 3G prices by 70 percent, Reliance Communications has announced a set of initiatives to make 3G data usage affordable for all usage segments.

Reliance's Netconnect 3G data plan offers 1 GB of 3G data for Rs..250 per month and 2 GB for Rs.. 450 per month while Idea's Hero-25 offers 100 MB data with a validity period of three days, for Rs..25.

Reliance's My Best Plan is ideal for a first time user who is not sure of his usage with the key benefit being “No bill shock” by billing upto 6 GB 3G data for Rs..1250 and unlimited usage at no cost beyond 6 GB of usage. Idea's Rs..599 plan gives prepaid 3G users 2 GB of data with a validity of 60 days. Similarly, a Rs..850 plan comes with 60 days validity and a Rs..1250 plan gives users 4GB of 3G data for 90 days.

Going by the above details, it seems Reliance and Idea are aggressively pursuing their 3G plans to defuse the hype around Airtel's 4G launch.

While 4G offers the latest technology, 3G is already tested and tried. Which one would you prefer? Let us know in the comments tag.

RCom announces up to 61 pc cut in 3G rates - MSN India

New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) Intensifying 3G tariff war, Reliance Communications (RCom) today announced up to 61 per cent cut in rates, following similar reduction by Airtel and Idea.

RCom''s 3G services users will have to pay Rs 250 for high- speed internet usage up to 1 GB and thereafter have to pay 20 paisa for each MB data used, Anil Ambani Group firm said in a statement.

Earlier, the charges for 1GB was Rs 650 and 50 paisa for each MB used thereafter.

"We would like our customers to enjoy Reliance 3G network with the best broadband speeds for Internet access and uninterrupted data usage at the most competitive price point across all segments," RCom''s Group head for Brand and Marketing Sanjay Behl said.

Earlier, Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular reduced their 3G rates to Rs 3 per MB data download.

For 2GB usage, RCom''s 3G subscribers will have to pay Rs 450 instead of old rate of Rs 710.

This new plan of RCom will be available in 333 towns across 13 telecom circles where the company has started 3G services, the statement said.

The recent reduction in tariff comes in the wake of low 3G penetration across the country. According to global telecom industry body GSM Association, there were only 10 million 3G users till March compared to overall 900 million mobile subscriber base in the country.

Reliance Communications slashes 3G tariff - telecomlead.com

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Telecom Lead India: Reliance Communications has announced new 3G rates. The mobile major offers 1 GB 3G data for Rs 250 per month and 2 GB of 3G data for Rs 450 per month.

With the new tariff, Reliance Communications is following the foot steps of GSM operators such as Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone. 

Though the telecom industry has slashed 3G tariff by 70 percent, the consumers are apprehensive of network quality. Recently, a survey from Ericsson India pointed out that improvement in network quality can assist operators to ramp up customer additions.

The new Netconnect 3G data plans are now available across all 13 Reliance 3G circles, including Metros (Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata).

The company's Netconnect mobile broadband footprint is already available in over 1,200 towns.

Reliance Communications said its My Best Plan is a customer friendly with its usage adaptive feature i.e. it generates the lowest bill for any data usage by the customer. The plan is ideal for a first time user by billing upto 6 GB 3G data for Rs 1250 and unlimited usage at no cost beyond 6 GB of usage.

"We would like our customers to enjoy our superior Reliance 3G network with the best broadband speeds for Internet access and uninterrupted data usage at the most competitive price point across all segments. This will ensure maximum benefits to our valued customers across 333 towns in 13 3G circles," said Sanjay Behl, group head " Brand & Marketing, Reliance Communications.

 

 

If the customer uses 2.5GB, the customer gets billed for  Rs 250 as rental and Rs 300 extra usage (at Rs 0.2/MB for 1.5 GB), for Rs 550.

Reliance Communications is trying to tap customers from competitor's network including Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, etc. 

On a 1GB plan from any other operator,  this customer would have been billed for Rs 250 as rental and Rs 4,500 for extra usage (at Rs 3/MB for 1.5 GB) " a total bill of Rs. 4750. My Best plan will save the customer Rs 4,200 pm on just 2.5 GB usage and saving will be much higher with higher usage.

Reliance's 3G data plan starts at Rs 750 per month. It is the only operator to offer unlimited 3G data on the prepaid platform.

editor@telecomlead.com

T-Mobile USA Is Now Open to Merge to Another Company - Gotta Be Mobile

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Following the failed sail of T-Mobile USA to AT&T last year, T-Mobile’s parent Deutsche Telekom AG revealed that the company is now open to a merger of its U.S. operations to another company rather than a complete sale. As T-Mobile is the fourth largest national carrier in the U.S., any sale of the company would face increased regulatory scrutiny and that was the reason why AT&T had decided to walk away from the deal as consumers, industry members, and regulators were not happy.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Deutsche Telekom head Rene Obermann says, “We do not exclude any option for the T-Mobile unit in the U.S., also not a merger. A complete sale is unlikely. You understand that I can’t say more in public on T- Mobile USA.”

T-Mobile USA has recently been struggling to stay competitive and it remains the only national carrier to not offer the iPhone for its network. The carrier lost over 500,000 post-paid subscribers last quarter and blames the lack of an iPhone on its network as reason for customer defection despite offering affordable voice and data plans to customers.

Also, although the carrier has committed to LTE for its future 4G network, T-Mobile USA is one without an LTE network or an imminent rollout of the four largest carriers in the U.S.–Verizon and AT&T are continuously building out their LTE footprints and Sprint’s network is expected to go live in select cities mid-year.

There has also been chatter that T-Mobile USA may merge with regional carrier MetroPCS. The combined entity would serve just over 10 percent of the U.S. population should that happen.

 

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