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.

January 8th, 2020 8:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

Oppo K1 and R15 Pro Receive ColorOS 6 Update Based on Android 9 Pie

At a time when smartphone brands are pushing Android 10 update to their smartphones, Chinese brand, Oppo is now pushing Android 9 Pie to its phones released in 2018. After pushing the Android 9 Pie-based ColorOS 6 update to Oppo R15 Pro and Oppo Find X smartphones, the company is now seeding the same update to Oppo R15 Pro and the Oppo K1 in India. The Oppo K1 which arrived... Read More

January 7th, 2020 7:34 PM 10 COMMENTS

Trai DTH Rule Changes: New NCF Channel Limit Might Not Benefit a Lot of People

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) made some reeling change on the first day of the year. As the new year knocked its way into the people’s lives, so did a new change for the DTH industry as well. Under this new notification which Trai released on January 1, the telecom regulator announced a plethora of changes which will change how the industry is functioning starting March 1. The... Read More

January 7th, 2020 6:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia 7 Plus and Motorola One Vision Started Getting Android 10 Update

Two of the phones in the market right now which are considered commendable mid-range smartphones, and were released last year have very recently started receiving the Android 10 update today. The Finnish company, HMD Global owned Nokia brand smartphones have always been known to receive quick updates, and the company is usually ahead of others in rolling out updates for its smartphones. Following that routine, Nokia has now started pushing... Read More

January 7th, 2020 1:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

After Airtel and Vodafone Idea RailTel Files Petition in SC For Review of AGR Dues

After the other telecom companies, namely, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel have reached out to the Supreme Court to seek relief from the AGR dues by filing review petition for the AGR order passed on October 24, another company has made a similar move. However, this is not a telecom operator that we are talking about. But, in this case, it is the PSU, RailTel which has reached out to... Read More

January 7th, 2020 12:09 PM 7 COMMENTS

BSNL Subscribers Express Disappointment After Extra Data Offer Expiry on Prepaid Plans

In some regions of the country, the state-led telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is one of the most favoured operators by the public. Although it might not be the case for the majority of public across the country, at least such is the case for states like Kerala. A few months back, BSNL rolled out tons of very attractive offers for its subscribers. Although the telecom operator does... Read More

January 7th, 2020 6:59 AM 7 COMMENTS

Trai New DTH Rules: Does It Really Mean Lower TV Bills Or Will You Pay More?

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) dropped a significant notification on the New Year’s Day announcing the changes from the discussions and consultations paper held over the past few months. While the first half of 2019 went into the implementation of the Trai tariff regime or the National Tariff Order (NTO), the other half of it went into fixing the so-called “drawbacks” of the NTO. After a lot of... Read More

January 6th, 2020 10:12 PM 10 COMMENTS

VIDEO: DTH Industry Lost 20 Million Subscribers in 2019 to OTT Apps and Trai Tariff Regime

The DTH industry is a very highly penetrated one with at least a single DTH connection in most households. However, this big industry in 2019 went through a rather big shock as the Trai tariff regime eroded around 18.8 million subscribers. The subscribers in the industry had to pay 25% more monthly rentals thus pushing them towards the OTT applications. This led to a loss of subscribers. We discuss the... Read More

January 6th, 2020 7:57 PM 4 COMMENTS

RedmiBook Trademark Hints Towards Likely India Launch in Coming Months

The laptop market is another lucrative front for the OEMs right now. There are very few players who are dominating the playing field. However, if there is one brand which is known for dipping its toes in all the waters, then it is Xiaomi. The OEM has already launched its laptop and notebook series in China before under the name of RedmiBook. Now, it seems that the manufacturer is readying... Read More

January 6th, 2020 6:30 PM 7 COMMENTS

Airtel and Vodafone Idea ARPU Will Grow at Least 6% Helped by Jio’s IUC Introduction

The past few months have not necessarily been the best months for the incumbent telecom operators in the industry, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. These two telecom companies have come under the burden of the AGR dues which go as high as Rs 90,000 crore for them and have to paid off as early as in January. However, as per an ETTelecom report on the matter, the move of the... Read More

January 6th, 2020 12:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Realme 5i With 5000mAh Battery and Quad Cameras to Debut in India on January 9

Realme 5i will make its debut in India on January 9, the company has officially announced today. The Realme 5i will extend the Realme 5 series which already has three phones- Realme 5, Realme 5s and the Realme 5 Pro. The Realme 5i will succeed the Realme 3i in India; The Realme 3i did exceptionally well in the country as the company managed to sell over one million units since... Read More

January 6th, 2020 11:59 AM 3 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio and Incumbents to See Effect of Data Tariff Hike By End of FY20

One of the major moves in the telecom industry in the last few days has been that of the tariff hike by the telecom companies. The companies like Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, and Bharti Airtel have hiked their tariffs by as much as 40% after Vodafone Idea first made the move. This data tariff hike has already been expected to boost the revenue of the companies by a certain extent... Read More

January 6th, 2020 9:25 AM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Report Reveals Good Broadband Sector Growth With Almost 2 Crore New Subscribers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), in its monthly report, mentions the number of subscribers industry-wise for all the important industries like the broadband, wireless, DTH, FM Radio and more. The figures are very important and crucial for the industry because they help us track of the industry's health, consumer interest, companies, and other things. As per this report, for the month ending in October 2019, the broadband subscribers... Read More

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