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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 September 1st, 2020 4:29 PM 4 COMMENTS

GIC, Brookfield Infrasturcture Completely Acquire Reliance Jio Tower Portfolio

GIC, a sovereign wealth fund established by the Government of Singapore on Tuesday said that it has acquired a 100% stake in a tower company from Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited. The transaction from GIC was made alongside Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and other co-investors. GIC in return would receive a portfolio of around 135,000 communication towers across India forming the infrastructure backbone of Reliance Jio’s telecommunications network. The transaction... Read More

Bala Yogesh September 1st, 2020 2:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

HSBC Users Eligible for 10% Earnings on JioFiber Recharge and New Installation

Reliance Jio on Monday unveiled HSBC as its banking partner with the agreement between the firms enabling JioFiber users with HSBC credit cards to receive 10% cashback on recharge and installation. The operator in early August unveiled Citi as its banking partner enabling JioFiber users with Citi credit card and debit card to receive cashback on installation and recharge. While the partnership with Citi was initially said to be valid... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 31st, 2020 6:05 PM 1 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Set to Modify Channel Numbers Beginning September 2

Tata Sky, the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator in India announced that the electronic programming guide (EPG) numbers on its platform will undergo a revision on September 2, 2020. The company highlighted that the revisions in the EPG numbers are largely in the English Entertainment genre along with Aaj Tak Tez, a Hindi news channel. It was said that the changes will be effective on September 2, 2020 at 12 am... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 31st, 2020 4:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Interest in Jio Platforms will Augur Well For Other Indian Tech Companies: GlobalData

GlobalData on Monday said that the “interest in Jio will definitely augur well for other Indian technology companies” at a time when companies across the globe are bracing up for digitisation. The data and analytics company said that several Indian IT vendors are struggling due to the COVID-19 outbreak in stark contrast to its global counterparts who have increased their valuations. GlobalData highlighted Apple as a global technology company increasing... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 31st, 2020 11:52 AM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL Expands Bharat AirFibre in Bihar, Plans Start at Rs 349 Per Month

The Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and IT, Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday unveiled the Bharat AirFibre service at Danapur Telephone Exchange in Bihar. The Bharat AirFibre service was unveiled alongside a “Next Generation Network Telephone Exchange” at New Bihar Vidhan Mandal compound. It was said that the Bharat AirFibre service will deliver “faster and reliable” internet connectivity to the users around the Danapur Telephone Exchange area.... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 29th, 2020 2:22 PM 2 COMMENTS

Prasar Bharati Adds 3 New Channels on DD Free Dish

Prasar Bharati, India’s public service broadcaster on Thursday announced that three new channels secured a slot on its DD Free Dish platform. The broadcaster announced that the three channels that secured its slots on the 47th e-auction will be allotted slots for the period between September 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021. The development is on the heels of the public service broadcaster in early August announcing the addition of... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 29th, 2020 7:04 AM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Broadband Introduces 300 Mbps Plan with 500GB Data Limit

Tata Sky Broadband, a subsidiary of Tata Sky Limited has introduced a new 300 Mbps plan with 500GB data limit per month. The pan India service provider with its presence in 18 cities across India had introduced the 300 Mbps unlimited plan in late May. The unlimited 300 Mbps plan carries a price tag of Rs 1900 per month with the operator highlighting that the plan will be available for... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 28th, 2020 7:36 PM 3 COMMENTS

Google Duo Set to Soon Land on Android TV

Google on Thursday announced that the Google Duo video calling service will soon be available on Android TV enabling users to connect to family and friends across the world through the large screen. The company said that “using the right devices can make a big difference in making video calls more enjoyable and engaging.” Further, Google also announced that the company is adding Chromecast support for Google Meet, designed to... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 28th, 2020 7:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Makes Multiple Changes to Broadcaster and Curated Packs

Tata Sky on Thursday revised the broadcaster packs and its custom curated packs targeting its Marathi and Bengali users. The largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator in India added multiple Marathi and Bengali channels to the existing broadcasting packs and custom curated packs enabling users to view more channels “without price increase.” The packs that are said to undergo revisions include the value packs such as Star Marathi Value and Star Bengali... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 28th, 2020 1:12 PM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL Reduces Payment Threshold Amount of Landline, Broadband, FTTH Connections

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Thursday revised the pay-by-date, upper threshold limit of non-payment of dues for landline, broadband and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) connections. The operator is said to have had a review of its existing policy on pay-by-date, threshold limit as the BSNL management is said to have considered ways to “maximize cash flow and collection efficiency.” It was said that the BSNL management with its revised policy seeks... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 27th, 2020 6:36 PM 3 COMMENTS

Airtel Accelerates Xstream Fiber Broadband Expansion Plans

Bharti Airtel has accelerated its Xstream Fiber expansion plans across India as the operator has now added over 25 new cities with the “launching soon” tag. The operator earlier in the month had the “launching soon” tag in 23 cities across the country. With the latest additions, Airtel has highlighted that its Xstream Fiber service will soon be available in over 50 cities in the upcoming months. In early August,... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 27th, 2020 2:19 PM 3 COMMENTS

Tensions Between India and China Has Put Considerable Pressure on Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo

The total smartphone production has hit 286 million units in the second quarter of the current year representing a 16.7% year-over-year (YoY) decline, TrendForce said in a report on Tuesday. The company engaged in the market intelligence reports said that the dip in the smartphone production was the “largest quarterly YoY drop in history.” However, TrendForce said that the smartphone production sequentially had a “slight” quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) 2.2% rebound. The... Read More