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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 July 7th, 2021 6:50 PM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Hanging by a Thread Says Analyst

Vodafone Idea, the third-largest operator in India is “hanging by a thread,” says Edelweiss Research, a leading domestic institutional brokerage in a report on Friday. Edelweiss Research said that the third-largest operator in India “slightly undershot street’s expectations” on its fourth-quarter revenue. Vodafone Idea on June 30, 2021, reported its fourth-quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2021, with the operator highlighting that its revenue declined by 11.8% quarter-on-quarter... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 2nd, 2021 7:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Wired Broadband Low Penetration Turned TV Into Preferred Medium in India

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest wireless operator in India, on Friday said that it “is in talks” with over-the-top (OTT) streaming services for “seamless integration with Black plans.” The development was shared by the Airtel management on Friday with the operator unveiling its Airtel Black, an “all-in-one solution for homes.” Airtel management in the press briefing said that the time spent by its users on the television has increased due to... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 30th, 2021 6:27 PM 2 COMMENTS

Close Competition Expected For 5G Launch in India

Indian telecom operators are in “rush to become the first player to launch 5G” and “it is expected to be a close competition,” says Deepa Dhingra, senior telecom analyst at GlobalData. Dhingra told TelecomTalk that the “major” telecom operators in India including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are all “highly competitive” and that these operators “have been carrying out 5G trials.” In early June, it emerged that Bharti... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 26th, 2021 9:35 AM 7 COMMENTS

JioPhone Next User Experience Key for Adoption Than Pricing Say Analysts

JioPhone Next, the upcoming smartphone “jointly developed” by Jio Platforms, a majority-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries, and Google will have to deliver on user experience for large scale adoption, say multiple analysts. Initially announced in July 2020, Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries chairman at the company’s annual general meeting on Thursday, shared further details of the smartphone. Ambani said that the upcoming JioPhone Next will be “by far, amongst the most... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 23rd, 2021 3:26 PM 5 COMMENTS

Reliance Dials JioPhone for Growth, Jio Momentum Unlikely to Sustain Say Analysts

Bharti Airtel, the second largest wireless operator in India is “not affected” with the momentum generated by the JioPhone in March, says Motilal Oswal Financial Services. The Indian diversified financial services firm in a report on Saturday said that Reliance Jio, the largest wireless operator in India received a “boost from the launch of JioPhone.” Motilal Oswal said the “JioPhone effect” enabled the largest wireless operator to “revive” its user... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 18th, 2021 7:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

Disney+ Hotstar Tailors Offerings to Match Low Bandwidth In India: Disney CEO

The Walt Disney Company, a diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise, will “focus down on Hotstar, both from an entertainment standpoint and a sports standpoint,” says Bob Chapek, the company’s chief executive officer. Chapek on Monday said in the annual Credit Suisse Communications Conference that the choice made by the company to target sports and entertainment for Hotstar is due to its “benefits in those regions.” The Walt Disney... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 16th, 2021 4:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Sun NXT Records Over 40% Increase in Monthly Active Users

Sun NXT, the over-the-top (OTT) platform run by Sun TV, will not enter into a ”bidding game” as the management feels the platform can use “existing content and still deliver reasonable results.” SL Narayanan, group CFO of Sun TV Network on Friday said that the company has “done a decent job instead of just frittering away resources on opportunities which are suboptimal.” The group CFO of Sun TV said “it’s... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 11th, 2021 5:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Apple Private Relay Offers Limited Functionality Say VPN Companies

Private Relay, a privacy focused service unveiled by Apple will “become the first step towards cybersecurity for many users who wouldn’t have considered taking action otherwise,” says Daniel Markusson, digital privacy expert at NordVPN. Markusson told TelecomTalk that Apple, despite not providing “full-fledged VPN features” with its Private Relay service, will “boost cybersecurity awareness in general.” Crucially, the digital privacy expert at NordVPN said that the Private Relay is a... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 9th, 2021 6:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Releasing Movies Directly on OTT An Experiment Say Indian Multiplexes

Radhe, an Indian film starring Bollywood actor Salman Khan was a “big experiment” says Kamal Gianchandani, chief executive officer at PVR Pictures, the film production and distribution arm of the PVR Group. Gianchandani in the fourth-quarter earnings call on June 2, 2021, said that Radhe was the “first big film to go the pay-per-view route” in the country. However, the PVR Pictures CEO said that the pay-per-view (PPV) model is... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 4th, 2021 5:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Operators Much More Aggressively Reducing Dependency on Huawei

Indian telecom operators are “much more aggressively” trying to “reduce their dependence” on Huawei, says Gary Smith, chief executive officer at Ciena, a networking systems, services and software company. Smith in the second quarter earnings call on Thursday said that the company has “seen a lot of activity around the major carriers” in India “wishing” to reduce their dependence on Huawei. Further, Smith said that the company has “won more... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 2nd, 2021 4:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

First Indian Mobile Manufacturing Company Capable of Building 5G Phone: Dixon

Dixon Technologies is the “first Indian mobile manufacturing company” with the capability of “building the 5G phone as per any global requirements,” says Atul Lall, the company’s managing director. Lall in the fourth quarter earnings call on May 27, 2021, said that the company is in talks with a “player from the global markets” for exporting its 5G phone to the United States. The managing director at Dixon Technologies said... Read More

Bala Yogesh May 28th, 2021 6:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Deal Renewal Delay Drags Zee5 Revenues

Zee5, the over-the-top (OTT) streaming platform recorded a dip in quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) revenues due to the delay in the renewal of a telecom deal. The development was shared by Punit Goenka, the managing director of Zee Entertainment Enterprises in the fourth quarter earnings call on May 20, 2021. Goenka said that the renewal of the telecom deal has been “pending” since the third quarter of the previous year and that... Read More