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About the author: Arpit spends his day closely following the telecom and tech industry. A music connoisseur and a night owl, he also takes a deep interest in the Indian technology start-up scene and spends rest of his time spilling poetry and stories on paper.

Arpit Sharma July 19th, 2021 6:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telefonica Joins Hands With KKR to Deploy Open Access Fibre Across Columbia

KKR, a prominent global investment firm that has its arms spanning across multiple countries like in FiberCop in Italy, HyperOptic in the UK, and Open Dutch Fibre in the Netherlands, will now invest in Telefonica, Columbia. With this deal, KKR hopes to establish the first nationwide wholesale infrastructure company of Columbia. As per this new agreement signed between the global investment firm and the Columbian company, KKR will invest a... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 19th, 2021 4:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

Poco M3 Now Available in 4GB RAM Option for Rs 10,499

Poco has been an immensely popular brand in India ever since its launch. The F1 series which installed the legacy of Poco alongside the likes of Mi and other brands continues till date as the company has launched yet another device. To recall, at the start of this year, Poco launched the M3 which came with a 6GB memory specification. But, in a recent instalment of another device, Poco has... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 19th, 2021 3:32 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL Now Providing New Broadband and Landline Connections Via SMS Request

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been on an offer spree for long now. The public telecom company has been making it up on the side of the promotional offerings what it is not able to do on the 4G network front. We are seeing a lot of promotional offerings from BSNL. Also, in recent times, BSNL has taken some steps which are taking it closer to the private telecom... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 18th, 2021 6:10 PM 21 COMMENTS

TRAI Order on DTH Has Evolved to Rain Heavily on Subscribers’ Pockets

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) introduced the New Tariff Order back in 2020; however, at the time, the regulator was very optimistic about it. So, were the subscribers of DTH services were as well. After all, as the regulator, the responsibility that rests with TRAI is to protect the consumer interests. During the time, the most positive point about the NTO was its ability to let the consumers... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 17th, 2021 6:06 PM 1 COMMENTS

DTH Mandatory Channel Increase Means Less Space for Consumer Favourites

The new Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) National Tariff Order has changed a lot of things. However, the change was so big that it was opposed by a lot of broadcasters and consumers as well. We continue to see the effects of the NTO and the revised version of this order, NTO 2.0, even now. Under this rule, the subscribers are first required to buy the channel “slots” from... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 17th, 2021 5:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

D2h Adds Sony TEN 4 SD Channel and More Ahead Of Tokyo Olympics

D2h is one of the most popular DTH providers in the country. When it comes to an affordable cost, attractive NCF offers and very attractive Set-Top Box prices, D2h is usually the go-to solution for a lot of subscribers. However, the subscribers of D2h had been requesting for some channels to be added to the list of available options in the channel a-la-carte list. Now it seems that D2h has... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 17th, 2021 5:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

Verizon 5G Business Internet Customers Get $1,500 Advantage on Moving to Service With 10 Year Price Lock-In

Verizon, a prominent name in the North American telecom business has been doubling down on its 5G Business Internet service. The telecom company has announced that the 5G Business Internet service, which is an enterprise-level wireless internet service for companies is now available across 42 cities in the USA. Previously, Verizon had launched this service only in 24 cities across the country. It’s worth noting that 5G Business Internet is... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 17th, 2021 4:30 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Offering 5TB Data at 300 Mbps Under Special FTTH Plans

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is on an offer frenzy as it has been on a streak of launching new offers not only for its prepaid subscribers, but the public telco has been bullish on its broadband plans as well. BSNL is not only paying attention to FTTH subscribers but has also been launching offers for its old ADSL broadband customers. Now, it has been in BSNL’s tradition to launch... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 16th, 2021 5:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson Chinese Business Sees Decline Contrary to Analyst Predictions

Ericsson is one of the biggest players when it comes to telecom equipment manufacturing. The company like its many other rivals has a presence all over the world, including in India, China, and the USA. In India and the USA, the growing concern over security has led to a ban on Chinese vendors. While it is not as stringent in India, the heat is more strongly felt in the USA.... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 16th, 2021 4:52 PM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Might Start Being Used By Banks to Share Pension Related Info

WhatsApp is becoming more and more competition-proof as days roll by. Although no messaging application has been able to get to WhatsApp’s level of popularity, but given the increasing competition with the app, there was certainly pressure on WhatsApp to innovate and improve and offer some of the features which were available on applications other than WhatsApp. Now it seems that WhatsApp might be levelling up from simply being a... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 16th, 2021 4:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson to Provide Verizon With 5G Telecom Equipment Under $8.3 Billion Deal

Verizon has been making many leaps and bounds in the USA 5G network development scenario. The company had recently announced the launch of an expanded 4G network alongside a 5G network in many places in the country. In a new development, Verizon has now signed a hefty $8.3 billion contract with Ericsson to deploy 5G in a more intense and faster manner. Niklas Heuveldop, President and Head of Ericsson North... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 16th, 2021 3:33 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Offering Google Nest Mini and Nest Hub With Its Broadband Plans

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been especially focusing on its broadband plans and offering tons of new offers to the customers of these wired broadband services. In a new revelation, BSNL has changed another new promotion for its subscribers wherein the users will be able to get the Google Nest Mini or the Google Nest Hub at an extremely discounted price if they are subscribed to select broadband plans.... Read More