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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 March 27th, 2020 7:18 AM 19 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio, Vodafone and Airtel Offer Additional Data with These Prepaid Top-Up Packs

As India enters into the third day of its 21-day lockdown as announced by the Indian PM Narendra Modi, majority of its citizens are now required to work from home. However, the data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) for a period ending December 2019 suggests that only 19.14 million in India have wireline broadband connections. Trai's data indicates that a large number of work from home users... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 26th, 2020 7:10 PM 6 COMMENTS

3 Major Changes Brought by Trai NTO 2.0 for Consumers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on January 1, 2020, made several changes to its 2017 initial tariff order with the new changes focusing on Network Capacity Fee (NCF) and broadcaster pricing. While certain elements of the order are being challenged in courts, the majority of the tariff order were implemented from March 1, 2020. Trai said that “the amendments will usher in better consumer offerings, more flexible tariff... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 26th, 2020 3:41 PM 30 COMMENTS

Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea Urge Users to Use Data Responsibly

Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the industry body for telecom operators like Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea, has urged its mobile customers to use their data more responsibly. The appeal from COAI comes at a time when data usage has been reported to increase, thanks to Covid 19 lockdown which has forced citizens to flood their home networks for professional use. PTI has reported that Rajan Mathews, director... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 26th, 2020 1:36 PM 4 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio and Airtel Offer Coronavirus Symptom Checker Tool

Indian telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have launched Coronavirus self diagnostic tools that lets users declare their health parameters and receive recommended steps based on their health status. As India is currently under a 21-day lockdown, the tools would certainly assist the government’s bid to contain the virus and ensure more citizens stay at home. Coronavirus has reached almost every Indian state and it is spreading at a rapid... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 26th, 2020 11:40 AM 9 COMMENTS

Indian Broadband Operators Crumble as More Users Flood Online

Netizens across India have taken it online complaining about the slow internet speeds while broadband operators indicate that the issues are due to the “unprecedented load” arising from Covid-19 lockdown. Even as India entered into a 21-day lockdown period on Tuesday night, several companies have already asked the employees to work from home from the second week of March. As more users flood online using their home connection, certain service providers... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 25th, 2020 7:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Redmi Smart TV Max 98-inch Banks on Big Screen Experience

Redmi on Tuesday announced its 98-inch TV that it claims to exceed the size of a single bed while delivering a 4K high resolution display capable of achieving 140000:1 high contrast ratio. The Smart TV runs on PatchWall similar to other Xiaomi TVs and the company said that it would be available for purchase in Mainland China for RMB 19,999 (approx. Rs 2,16,301). The Redmi TV with 98-inch screen features bezel-less... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 25th, 2020 4:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

Redmi K30 Pro vs Redmi K20 Pro: Every Difference Explained

Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi on Tuesday finally launched its much anticipated Redmi K30 Pro along with its sibling K30 Pro Zoom in China. The K30 Pro series are largely identical apart from the rear camera with the devices packed with features like the Snapdragon 865 chipset and larger 4700mAh battery. During the online launch event for the K30 Pro, the company revealed that the K20 and the K20 Pro in its... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 25th, 2020 11:59 AM 4 COMMENTS

Netflix, Facebook and YouTube Will Aid in Easing Network Congestion for Indian Telcos

Netflix, Facebook and YouTube have said that the companies will do their bit to ease the network congestion across India and the globe. The move from the American giants comes at a time when India has gone into a complete lockdown for 21 days and as millions go online to complete their professional work tasks. While Netflix has stressed that users can continue to watch Ultra-High Definition videos, if that is... Read More