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About the author: Born in India, Yogesh loves to travel and has lived in multiple countries including New Zealand and Canada. His bylines can be found on various newspapers and blogs throughout the world, including Vancouver Sun, Surrey Now-Leader, Daily Hive , Investing News Network and Rach F1.

Bala Yogesh October 12th, 2020 1:45 PM 4 COMMENTS

GTPL Hathway Set to Launch Hybrid Box in Coming Months

GTPL Hathway on Saturday announced that it added 80,000 net broadband users in the second quarter of the current financial year including 40,000 Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) users. The company engaged in Digital Cable TV and broadband services announced its second quarter and half yearly results for the period ended September 30, 2020. GTPL Hathway said that it has added 1,30,000 net broadband subscribers in its first quarter of the current financial... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 10th, 2020 7:02 AM 55 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Likely to Make Quick Call for Tariff Hikes

ICRA, a credit rating agency on Thursday said that the hike in the telecom tariff is “on the cards” as the telecom operators in India are “required to make sizeable payouts” to the government. The firm highlighted that the telecom operators are required to pay for their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) liabilities, auction installments and regular revenue share to the government. The Supreme Court in early September provided a 10-year... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 9th, 2020 1:45 PM 24 COMMENTS

Google Pixel 4a Launched in India, Introductory Price Set at Rs 29,999

Google on Friday launched the Pixel 4a officially in the Indian market with the device set to be made available on Flipkart from October 16, 2020. The device was initially unveiled in early August, 2020, with the company highlighting that the Pixel 4a will be “packaged in a sleek new hardware” featuring an “incredible camera.” The Pixel 4a features an 5.8-inch display and a 3140mAh battery with Google highlighting an... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 9th, 2020 12:02 PM 22 COMMENTS

Galaxy F41 Launched in India with 64MP Camera, 6000mAh Battery, Prices Start at Rs 16,999

Samsung on Thursday unveiled the Galaxy F41 in India, the first smartphone from the company under its F Series. The Galaxy F41 is said to be developed “in close partnership” with India’s homegrown e-commerce platform Flipkart. Samsung highlighted that the Galaxy F41, the “Full On” device is suited for the “lifestyle of young Gen Z and millennial” users. The device with an 6.4-inch full high definition (HD) plus screen features... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 8th, 2020 4:52 PM 12 COMMENTS

Airtel Expected to Post Over 4 Million Subscriber Additions: ICICI Securities

ICICI Securities on Wednesday said in its research note that it expects Bharti Airtel to post 3.3% mobile revenue growth on a quarterly basis. The firm in its preview of the second quarter earnings results said that it expects Vodafone Idea (VIL) to post 1.5% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) mobile revenue growth. ICICI Securities said that “for a seasonally weak” second quarter, it expects operators to post mobile revenue growth due to... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 8th, 2020 12:28 PM 45 COMMENTS

Jio Delivered Higher Voice Quality in September, Vodafone, BSNL Marginally Behind

Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in India registered higher voice quality rating in September with Vodafone and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) recording marginally lower ratings. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on its MyCall Portal highlighted that Reliance Jio recorded average voice quality rating of 3.5 in September. The state-run BSNL and Vodafone recorded average voice quality rating of 3.4 in September while Idea registered an average voice... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 7th, 2020 6:39 PM 68 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Offering 11 OTT Apps at Rs 399

Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in India on its web portal highlighted that the top-tier JioPostpaid Plus plan priced at Rs 1499 carries a six month contract period. The operator in late September introduced its JioPostpaid Plus plan in multiple tiers including the Rs 1499 plan that enables users to browse up to 300GB data. The users subscribed to the Rs 1499 plan will also be provided unlimited voice... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 7th, 2020 4:59 PM 19 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Set to Receive Rs 4000 Crores, Indus Towers and Bharti Infratel Merger Near Completion

Vodafone Group on Monday said that it has agreed with Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India to continue with the completion of the merger between Indus Towers and Bharti Infratel. The British telecom giant said that it expects to be issued 760 million new shares post the completion of the merger translating to 28.2% stake in the combined company. It has been said that the new shares will be issued to... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 7th, 2020 3:20 PM 7 COMMENTS

Airtel Renews Multi-Year Contract with Ericsson, New Deal Includes Support for 5G

Bharti Airtel, the second largest telecom operator in India and Swedish gear vendor Ericsson on Wednesday announced the renewal of a multi-year contract for the supply and deployment of 5G solutions from Ericsson. According to Ericsson, the continued deployment of its products and solutions will “enhance” the network capacity of Airtel. Further, the company highlighted that continued deployment of Ericsson products will result in Airtel users witnessing a “superior experience.”... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 7th, 2020 11:59 AM 1 COMMENTS

Galaxy 20 Fan Edition Launched in India, Users Can Receive Up to Rs 8000 on Pre-Booking

Samsung India on Tuesday introduced the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE) in India with “exciting” offers for the users pre-booking the device. The Galaxy S20 FE had its global unveil in late September with the device featuring a 6.5-inch full high definition (FHD) Infiniti-O display. The Galaxy S20 FE display supports 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch report rate with the device also sporting a “pro-grade” triple rear camera system.... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 7th, 2020 7:02 AM 1 COMMENTS

Flipkart Introduces New Nokia Smart TVs, Prices Start at Rs 12,999

Flipkart, the homegrown e-commerce marketplace on Tuesday launched new Nokia Smart TVs powered by Android 9 in High Definition (HD) ready, Full HD and Ultra HD models. The e-commerce company said that new Nokia TVs are designed and made in India and will be available from October 15, 2020, during “The Big Billion Days.” Flipkart said that it has partnered with Onkyo, a Japanese company engaged in home cinema and... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 6th, 2020 5:48 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Boosts Kids Content Portfolio with USP Studios Partnership

Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in India on Tuesday said that it has partnered with USP Studios to boost the kids content on its platform. The operator said that its users thanks to Jio’s partnership with USP Studios will now have access to eight “exciting edutainment apps” including Kids First and Kids TV India. USP Studios is said to be a company engaged in creating content for kids largely... Read More