Ncell starts online recharge service

Private sector mobile service provider Ncell has started online recharge service for the first time in the country, enabling its customers to top-up their balance and pay postpaid mobile bills using Debit and Credit cards from VISA, MasterCard and UnionPay.

The service, which came into operation from Tuesday, is aimed at enhancing the customer experience by implementing digital solutions, according to Ncell.

Ncell Mela in 4 cities

The fun-filled 4G focused carnival begins on Dec 23

Ncell Private Limited is organizing its annual Ncell Mela in 4 major cities of the country, which is scheduled to start on December 23. The fair will be organized in Pokhara, Biratnagar, Butwal and Lalitpur to get closer with customers and provide experience of faster mobile broadband--long-term evolution (LTE)/fourth generation (4G) service--at local level.

The mela is being held in the 4 cities where Ncell has swiftly expanded 4G service, offering opportunities that high-speed connectivity brings. All the entertainment activities and games will have 4G theme in the fair and visitors will be able to enjoy the performance by famous celebrity artists and bands.

Ncell brings new voice packs at more affordable tariffs

Ncell Private Ltd. committed at providing quality services at affordable rates has introduced four new voice packs, which enable prepaid customers to enjoy more talk times at more affordable rates. Customers can now enjoy up to 700 minutes in a month with new voice pack.

New voice packs have come into effect from Thursday (November 23) for a period of 90 days. Under these packs, customers depending upon their talk time requirement, can subscribe to daily, weekly and monthly voice packs. That if not all; customers can now also subscribe 3-day voice pack.

Ncell and iflix partner to give subscribers unlimited data and access to iflix

Ncell Pvt Ltd. on Wednesday announced the launch of its exclusive partnership with iflix, the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets. Under this collaboration, all Ncell customers can enjoy up to three months unlimited access (worth Rs 900) to iflix’s world-class service starting from Thursday (October 12).

• Unlimited access to iflix's vast library for 3 months, exclusive for Ncell customers
• Video streaming for free during mid-night to 5 AM
• 2 hours of daily free streaming service to 4G users
• 1 hour iflix data pack at NPR 50
• Access to iflix on up to 5 devices

Over 6500 new customers getting connected to internet every day in Nepal

Nepali internet service providers (ISPs) are adding more than 6500 data customers each day. This is what the most recent management information system (MIS) report released by telecommunications regulator—Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA)—shows.

As per the report, ISPs have added a total of 2.4 million new internet users during last fiscal year 2016/17. This means in an average 6500 plus Nepali people are being connected to the internet on daily basis.

Internet at as low as 2 Paisa/MB

Private sector telecom company Ncell has come up with an attractive new data pack offer that allows customers use internet service at as low as 2 paisa per MB. This is the first time that the data of the wireless mobile data dropped down to such a low tariff.

The offer launched last week, bundled 4G data enabling customers to enjoy internet at more affordable rates. Customers subscribing to any data pack under this offer get extra same volume of 4G data as a bonus, and can enjoy internet service at as low as 2 paisa per MB including taxes. If a customer subscribe 500 MB all time pack, s/he will also get additional 500 MB 4G data as bonus.

Ncell 4G/LTE connects Kohalpur and Birendranagar

Ncell has expanded its fourth generation (4G)/long term evolution (LTE) service in two more cities - Kohalpur of Banke and Birendranagar of Surkhet district of mid-western region of the country. The company brought the service into operation from today (September 1, Friday).

All Ncell customers possessing 4G SIM (U-SIM) with 4G compatible handset in Kohalpur and Birendranagar will be able to experience high speed mobile broadband from Friday. Customers who are still to change their SIM to 4G SIM can easily acquire 4G SIM with same mobile number at just Rs 1 by visiting nearby Ncell Center. With the SIM upgrade, which can be done by furnishing original document (citizenship certificate or driving license), the customers will also receive 1GB 4G data with validity of 3 days.

Text message alerts prove life saver in flood-hit Nepal

By Arun Karki

TADUWA, Nepal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It was a simple text message that saved Shreejana Pariyar from being washed to oblivion along with all her worldly goods when flash floods devastated western Nepal last week.

A day after the Babai river flooded her home in Taduwa village - carrying off everything but the beds and leaving a muddy mess in its wake - Pariyar delivered a baby son.

“I feel luck to be alive,” she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation, cradling her newborn on the porch of her home.

“The water swept away food, clothes, kitchen utensils and everything I kept inside, apart from the beds,” she added.

Ncell customers in flood and landslides affected districts send over 16.6m free SMS

Ncell customers in flood and landslides affected districts have sent over 16.6 million text messages, utilizing free SMS service provided by the company to ensure communications of customers.

The company, in a bid to support customers stay in touch during the time of natural disaster and contribute to rescue and relief operations, had provided 50 free SMS per day per customer. Free SMS service was made available to the customers residing in government defined 23 affected districts until Tuesday (August 15) as per directives of the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA).

Facebook turns to original TV content with new Watch tab

Facebook Inc.’s push toward original video content will take a big step forward Thursday with the launch of a new section, dubbed Watch, as reported by Market Watch.

The new tab, which Facebook FB, -0.03%   said late Wednesday will launch for a limited number of U.S. users for now, will feature about 40 original series, with plans to eventually scale up to hundreds of shows. Facebook said it will become available to more users in the coming weeks.

MoIC plans to implement merger policy within three months

What are the plans in telecommunications sector?

The government is working out formulate a merger and acquisition policy, allowing telecom companies to merge. The line ministry of the telecom sector, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) has said that the policy will come into effect within three months.

MoIC, unveiling its annual plan for the current fiscal year 2017/18 recently, said, “With objective to provide quality service by creating healthy competition environment in telecommunications sector, merger and acquisition related regulation will be taken approval and implemented within three months for a provision that allows operators provide service by merging with each other.”

Ncell provides Saapati of Rs 40

Prepaid customers can take the service by dialing *9988# when main balance drops to Rs 5 or less

There is a good news for Ncell pre-paid customers. Ncell has doubled the amount of Saapati to Rs 40 allowing customers to enjoy telecom services even as they are unable to top up balance due to various reason. Customers can simply dial *9988# and follow the instruction to take the Saapati.

Saapati has remained as one of the much-admired services of Ncell. The company increased the credit limit by increasing the credit limited under Saapati facility to Rs 40 recently to mark the 5th anniversary of successful operation of the service.

Ncell 4G/LTE reaches 17 cities

10 more cities connected with 4G

Leading private sector telecom company Ncell has expanded its fourth generation (4G)/long term evolution (LTE) service in 10 more cities, making the new high-speed mobile broadband service available in various cities. It has officially launched the service in the additional cities from Tuesday.

With this launched, Ncell’s 4G will now be accessible in a total of 17 cities of 14 districts. As per the company, the 10 cities that are getting connected with the service officially from Tuesday are Biratnagar, Birtamode, Damak, Dharan, Bharatpur, Hetauda, Birjung, Bhairahawa, Butwal and Nepalgunj. Customers have already started to take benefit from the service in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhakatapur, Banepa, Dhulikhel, Pokhara and Damauli.

Ncell 3G to reach 60pc population by the end of 2018

Private sector GSM mobile operator—Ncell has said that the company will expand its 3G network focusing remote and rural parts of the country, contributing in making high speed mobile connectivity available for people living in such areas to reap benefit of mobile broadband.

Ncell which had launched its 3G service in 2010, has stated that by expanding the 3G network in line with the permission granted by the government for technology neutrality, the service will be made accessible for 60 percent population of the country by the end of 2018.

Gangnam Style is no longer the most-played video on YouTube

Psy's Gangnam Style is no longer the most-watched video on YouTube.

The South Korean megahit had been the site's most-played clip for the last five years.
The surreal video became so popular that it "broke" YouTube's play counter, exceeding the maximum possible number of views (2,147,483,647), and forcing the company to rewrite its code.
But the song has now been overtaken by another music video - Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's See You Again.

Ncell’s Magic Voice service for fun call

Nepal’s leading GSM mobile service provider, Ncell last week launched a mobile Interactive Voice Response (IVR) based Value Added Service (VAS) service “Magic Voice”, which allows customers to change their voice while making a call. In the initial phase of the service, the company has stated that it will be providing three types of voice and four types of background sounds.