Bala Yogesh

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.

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Indian Telecom Infrastructure Not Sufficient to Run 4G

Indian Telecom Infrastructure Not Sufficient to Run 4G

India’s existing telecom network network infrastructure “just isn’t sufficient to run 4G networks,” says Rod Smith, executive vice president at American Tower. Smith in the JP Morgan 49th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Monday said that the company is witnessing a “large number” of new tower sites … Read More

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Reliance Jio Needs Tariff Hikes, Financials Weak Say Analysts

Reliance Jio Needs Tariff Hikes, Financials Weak Say Analysts

Reliance Jio, the largest wireless operator in India needs tariff hikes as its financials are “weak,” analysts said. Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries recorded Rs 3508 crore as consolidated net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, translating to a 47.5% year-over-year (YoY) increase. The development was … Read More

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Users Need to Switch Off WiFi When Not Using Internet For This Reason

Users Need to Switch Off WiFi When Not Using Internet For This Reason

Internet disruptions along with blocking access to social media platforms have turned into “knee-jerk responses to protests or civil unrest worldwide,” says Gabriele Racaityte-Racai, communications manager at Surfshark. According to an social media censorship tracker maintained by Surfshark, a virtual private network (VPN) service provider, one in three countries across … Read More

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Indus Towers Positive About Vodafone Idea Survival

Indus Towers Positive About Vodafone Idea Survival

The Indian telecom market is currently “witnessing” almost 40% year-on-year (YoY) growth in data volumes, said Bimal Dayal, managing director of Indus Towers in the fourth-quarter earnings call on Friday. According to Dayal, the surge in data volumes is “fairly rapid” and will “continue to drive growth” for all the … Read More

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Slow Internet in India Makes VPN Providers Tap Local Servers

Slow Internet in India Makes VPN Providers Tap Local Servers

With the telecom networks across India “getting modernized with deep fiberisations,” it should “impact the overall quality of the internet relatively soon,” says Gabriele Racaityte-Racai, communications manager at Surfshark. In July 2020, Surfshark, a virtual private network (VPN) service provider in its Digital Quality of Life Index highlighted that India … Read More

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Urban Telecom Users in India Will Accept Tariff Hikes

Urban Telecom Users in India Will Accept Tariff Hikes

With India placed under multiple COVID-19 induced restrictions, the mobile subscription penetration in the country will now hit the 100% mark in 2025, says Deepa Dhingra, telecom analyst at GlobalData. In late March 2020, India was placed under an intense lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the government eased … Read More

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