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November 13th, 2019 2:16 PM 5 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Developing 5G Use Cases On Private LTE Networks Along With Partners

The telecom industry is looking towards the adaption of the 5G technology and its use cases, however, there are a lot of hurdles before that is fully achieved. But, in a new update, as reported by ET Telecom, Bharti Airtel has started talking to partners and even getting into ones to create 5G use cases on the enterprise side. The Sunil Bharti Mittal led telecom operator is also in talks... Read More

November 13th, 2019 1:06 PM 1 COMMENTS

DTH and Cable TV Operators Refuse to Accept Less Amount for Carrying Channels

With the DTH industry going in circles and circles over the regulations, the relationships between DTH operators and the broadcasters have also gone a little sour as the new rules from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) have penetrated the workings of these broadcasters and Distribution Platform Operators (DPOs). Now, a new issue has come up in the industry related to the capping of carriage costs of the channels... Read More

November 13th, 2019 6:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Offering Many Long Term Plans for Subscribers With Free Extra Days and Discounts

There are a handful of DTH operators out there in the industry right now who are stealing all the attention from the subscribers. While the new Trai tariff regime has given a window of opportunity to these operators to lure subscribers and struck a new wave of competition, the DTH operators are rolling out new offers, discounts, channel packs to attract customers. Of course, at the apex of this list... Read More

November 12th, 2019 7:21 PM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL Subscribers Can Now Get 2GB Data Per Day for 60 Days Straight With Rs 365 Plan

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is back on the path of survival. A few months back, the state-led telecom operator was neck-deep in speculations and uncertainty about its future and the finances as the losses were growing wider. However, now the telecom operator has received a relief package from the government, which means that the telecom operator will now be reviving its operations and setting up a better enhanced 4G... Read More

November 12th, 2019 6:21 PM 6 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Under Rs 10,000 is a No Frills Smartphone

When it comes to the budget segment smartphones, the name of the brand, Xiaomi comes to the tip of the tongue instantly and righteously so, Xiaomi has made its name synonymous with this price range owing to the features which it ships in the smartphones in and around the Rs 10,000 price range. However, with this being said the only company dominating the Rs 10,000 and less price range in... Read More

November 12th, 2019 2:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

Asus 6Z Price Cut of Rs 4,000 Brings Down the Starting Price to Rs 27,999

The Taiwanese manufacturer had recently launched the ROG Phone 2 in India which comes with some power-packed specification curated specifically for the gaming experience. However, there are other smartphones by Asus which have perhaps not seen as much traction lately with a lukewarm response. The devices from Asus that we are talking about here are the Asus 6Z and the Asus 5Z. Now, previously Asus has slashed the price of... Read More

November 12th, 2019 12:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

Dish SMRT Stick for Rs 599 Could be Better than Dish SMRT Kit Although Latter Has More Features

It is popular news in the DTH and broadcasting industry right now that Dish TV is the second most popular DTH operator in the industry. This news comes after Tata Sky has taken the top position in the industry by boasting of the most number of subscribers. However, Dish TV is retaliating to this industry phenomenon in its own way. The DTH operator has now come to know that it... Read More

November 11th, 2019 7:02 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Finishes Lab Testing of Interoperable Set-Top Boxes, Public Rollout Expected Soon

Out of the many issues that have been circling in the DTH industry, something that has not been heard of since the last few weeks is DTH interoperability. While other major issues in the DTH industry have been making the headlines, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has not forgotten about the issue of DTH Set-Top Box interoperability and has been working on that front behind the scenes. Now,... Read More

November 11th, 2019 6:41 PM 1 COMMENTS

How to Install Google Camera on Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

No matter how much the custom ROMs and the UIs from the smartphone manufacturers grow in complexity and features, there are just some things by Google which cannot be competed at that level. One of the prime examples of this remains the Google Camera app. The reason why Pixel smartphones remain the best ones on the planet whenever it comes to photography is that they not only sport the top-notch... Read More

November 11th, 2019 5:38 PM 2 COMMENTS

Hybrid Set-Top Box Allows Users to Watch Satellite or Cable TV and OTT Content Together

Hybrid Set-Top Boxes are the new trend in the Indian broadcasting sector right now. Announced back in 2017, the Airtel Internet TV was probably the first hybrid Set-Top Box launched in India. Airtel Internet TV combines both Satellite TV and OTT content together as it runs the Android TV platform. Very recently, Airtel Digital TV launched the Airtel Xstream Box Set-Top Box as its new hybrid box and Dish TV... Read More

November 11th, 2019 2:13 PM 1 COMMENTS

Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A Users Can Now Enjoy New MIUI 11 As Update Rolls Out Ahead of Schedule

Xiaomi has been working on rolling out its latest ROM to the majority of devices. The new MIUI 11 comes with lots of changes and updates over its previous version. Until now, the MIUI 11 has been rolled out to a bunch of popular smartphones which includes the likes of Redmi Y3, Redmi 7, Redmi K20 Pro and more. However, the buyers of the budget segment, Redmi 8 and Redmi... Read More

November 11th, 2019 1:09 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Floats New Consultation Paper on Review of IUC Regulations and International Termination Charges

There has been a big debate going on in the Indian telecom industry about the Interconnection Usage Charges (IUC). Although IUC sounds like a matter which not many of the consumers would care to know about, the situation of the industry has become such that they have to be concerned about it now. This is courtesy of the latest telecom entrant, Reliance Jio which is now directly charging IUC from... Read More

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