Broadband

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is reportedly discontinuing all its prepaid broadband services across telecom circles. The prepaid broadband service is available only in the DSL (Digital subscriber line) segment and subscribers get unlimited high speed broadband Internet access without monthly bills. It is reported that due to the prepaid broadband subscriber base being very small BSNL has decided to scrap the offering altogether and shift existing customers to postpaid. BSNL prepaid broadband service comes with benefits…

Over 97.5 percent of fixed broadband connections in India meet the 2Mbps speed threshold recommended by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) earlier this month, telecom network intelligence firm Ookla said on Thursday. The regulator proposed to revise the minimum broadband speed to 2Mbps from 512Kbps. Ookla stated that the revision didn't shift the needle much. As per the data shared by the Seattle, Washington-based company, as much as 60 percent of the Indian broadband consumer base received the basic 2- to…

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is giving up to four months of free broadband service to its Bharat Fibre and digital subscriber line (DSL) customers. The offer is also applicable for BSNL landline and Broadband over Wi-Fi (BBoWiFi) subscribers on a pan-India basis. The state-owned telecom operator has separately regularised its Bharat Fibre plans to offer the same tariffs across all its circles, except the Andaman and Nicobar circle. Bharat Fibre offers fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service starting at Rs.…

ACT Fibernet has a new offer to provide additional speed benefits to all customers through November. Under the new offer, the Bengaluru-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) is providing speed upgrades of up to 500Mbps to its broadband users for free. Customers can avail the benefit of the speed upgrade directly through the ACT Fibernet app. The company offers a variety of plans for its optical fibre-based broadband service in cities including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, and Hyderabad, among others.To inform…

ACT Fibernet has upgraded select broadband plans in Coimbatore and Hyderabad with additional data and speed benefits. As a result of the update, the Internet service provider (ISP) is offering 1250GB of monthly data allocation along with 60Mbps speed at Rs. 675 in Coimbatore, while its users in Hyderabad have the base Rs. 500 plan with 1000GB data quota and 40Mbps speed. ACT Fibernet has also brought the Rs. 549 ‘Starter' plan for customers using its optical fibre-based broadband service in Coimbatore.For Coimbatore…

ACT Fibernet on Tuesday launched its 1Gbps optical fibre-powered broadband plan in New Delhi. Called ACT Giga, the new broadband plan is claimed to deliver up to 1Gbps speed along with ‘unlimited' data allocation at a monthly rental of Rs. 1,999. It is marketed to deliver constant download and upload speeds to customers. Alongside the much-awaited 1Gbps offering, ACT Fibernet has introduced a new, entry-level broadband plan called ACT Welcome that brings 50Mbps speed. Both new plans will go live for existing and new…

In about two years of commercial roll out of its fixed-line broadband services, Reliance Jio has toppled 20 -year-old state-run telecom company BSNL as top service provider in the segment.According to a monthly telecom subscribers report released by the telecom regulator TRAI on Tuesday, Jio now leads the fixed-line broadband segment with 4.34 million customers.The segment had been dominated by the state-run telecom since its inception about 20 years ago.Reliance Jio fixed-line broadband customer base increased to 4.34…

Digital services company Jio Platforms on Monday announced a joint venture with Luxembourg-based SES to provide satellite-based broadband services in India, a joint statement said.The two companies have formed a joint venture, Jio Space Technology Limited, in which Jio Platforms (JPL) and SES will own 51 percent and 49 percent equity stake respectively."The joint venture will be the vehicle for providing SES's satellite data and connectivity services in India, except for certain international aeronautical and maritime…

Jio broadband service, or Jio Fiber, can be booked online. It offers a list of postpaid and prepaid plans across various parts of India. The broadband service also has a range of speeds to choose from, starting from 30Mbps to up to 1Gbps to let customers pick a suitable option depending on their requirement. Alongside high-speed Internet connectivity, Jio broadband comes bundled with free subscriptions to over-the-top (OTT) apps such as Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, and Netflix. This makes it a strong competitor…

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a new Fibre Entry monthly broadband plan at Rs. 329 for customers. BSNL Bharat Fiber's cheapest plan yet, the new broadband Internet plan will offer up to 20Mbps speed. It is currently available in select states. The plan has a Fair Usage Policy (FUP) limit of 1,000GB (1TB), after which subscribers will be able to browse at slower speeds, according to the service provider. Users will also have access to local and STD calling to any network in India.The new Fibre Entry…