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About the author: Chakri is a go-to guy for your next smartphone recommendation. Back in his engineering days, he used to play with smartphones by installing custom ROMs and that passion got him into the tech industry. He still goes nuts about a smartphone knocking his door for review. Currently managing everything at Telecom Talk, Chakri is trying to master PUBG Mobile in his free time.

Chakri K July 8th, 2018 7:57 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Oppose PDOs Proposal Citing Security and Financial Restraints

Indian telecom companies are against the decision of Trai (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) to pave the way for Public Data Offices. These PDOs will resemble the old-fashioned PCOs, except they will cater to providing data to the public instead of calling facilities. However, in this development, the telecom operators are of the view that this move would further make a dent to the already financially hampered telecom industry and it... Read More

Chakri K July 8th, 2018 12:13 PM 46 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Bundles Unlimited Voice and 2GB Data With Its Rs 99 Prepaid Plan

Bharti Airtel has revised its entry-level prepaid plan of Rs 99. Airtel's Rs 99 plan is now offering benefits in-line with Reliance Jio's Rs 98 prepaid plan. The leading telecom operator has made a revision to the entry-level plan to offer double data to match the Jio's plan. The Rs 99 prepaid plan from Airtel now gives 2GB of 2G/3G/4G data along with unlimited local, STD & national roaming calls... Read More

Chakri K July 7th, 2018 11:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Plans to Double Broadband Home Passes this Year to Resist Entry of Reliance Jio in the Segment

Reliance Jio has already sounded the trumpet for a new broadband tariff war in the telecom sector, as such with the Mukesh Ambani telco all set to step in the home services industry, Airtel is already on the task of increasing its stronghold in the home broadband segment. Airtel has been a renowned player when it comes to broadband. Therefore the telco is chalking out strategies to hold onto its... Read More

Chakri K July 7th, 2018 7:32 PM 11 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Releases MIUI 10 Global ROM With Version 8.7.5 to Redmi Note 5 Pro

Xiaomi has finally started the rollout of MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM to eligible devices. After putting a hold on Beta Testing for Chinese Developer Edition of the MIUI 10, Now the Chinese OEM is all set for the final phase of the MIUI 10 Global ROM rollout. The company had launched the MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM in Delhi in an exclusive event last month. Now that the company... Read More

Chakri K July 7th, 2018 6:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia 5.1 Plus Image, Specifications and Camera Details Leaked

Nokia 5.1 Plus or better known as the Nokia X5 has been a subject to a lot of leaks and speculations lately. A new image has surfaced on the Chinese platform Baidu where another hint was spotted pointing towards the launch of Nokia 5.1 Plus. The phone, alternatively known as Nokia X5 is possibly set to launch on July 11, as the new poster image highlights. Along with the date,... Read More

Chakri K July 7th, 2018 1:03 PM 6 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Wages Postpaid Data War Against Vodafone By Revising Rs 499 myPlan Infinity Plan

Bharti Airtel is not letting other telecom operators such as Reliance Jio and Vodafone India gain an upper hand in the postpaid market. Unlike Vodafone, Airtel is revamping its postpaid plans separately, and the latest plan to get the treatment is the entry-level Rs 499 myPlan Infinity plan, which now offers 75GB of data. Earlier, Airtel offered 40GB of data per month with the same Rs 499 myPlan Infinity postpaid... Read More

Chakri K July 6th, 2018 8:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Sony Xperia XZs, Xperia L2 and Xperia R1 Get Price Cuts Across All Offline and Online Stores

Sony Mobile has listed three of its devices with new price cuts for the Indian market. The said phones by Sony Mobile are the Xperia XZs, Xperia L2, and the Xperia R1. With the new price cut in action, the Xperia XZs will now be available for the best buy price of Rs 29,990 which was previously retailing for Rs 39,990. Next, the Xperia L2 will be up for grabs at Rs... Read More

Chakri K July 6th, 2018 2:23 PM 48 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Removes FUP on its Broadband Plans to Tackle Jio GigaFiber

Bharti Airtel didn't take much time to respond to Jio's aggressive foray into the broadband segment. Airtel has removed FUP limit on its broadband plans with immediate effect in Hyderabad city. As of now, Bharti Airtel has removed the limit only in Hyderabad city and in other cities, the telco is still providing broadband plans with FUP limit on a monthly basis. All the Airtel broadband plans in Hyderabad city... Read More

Chakri K July 6th, 2018 11:43 AM 2 COMMENTS

BlackBerry Ghost to Debut in India With 4,000mAh Battery, Slim Bezels and Dual Rear Cameras

Fans of BlackBerry might have a reason to rejoice as news has surfaced informing about the launch of BlackBerry’s new phone, the BlackBerry Ghost, in India. Evan Blass, the known tipster better known by his username @evleaks tipped that this phone by the Canadian manufacturer would come with a 4,000mAh battery. The battery backup of this device is going to be impressive given the current flagship standards. The last device... Read More

Chakri K July 6th, 2018 11:08 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Makes Amends to Interconnectivity Norms, Makes Busy Hours Forecast Mandatory

Nearly after two months of consultation on interconnectivity rules of telecom operators, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is ready to prescribe amendments to the existing terms and conditions for an operator to seek fresh call connect ports from other telcos. The consultation from the industry was open till May 18 for these draft regulations. The matter had come into Trai’s scrutiny after complaints from Reliance Jio were received... Read More

Chakri K July 5th, 2018 8:22 PM 5 COMMENTS

Railways to Start Accepting Aadhaar and Driving License in Electronic Format from DigiLocker

The Indian government had introduced DigiLocker to help citizens store their documents over cloud safely. The DigiLocker is a digital storage service which houses all authentic documents on digital format. In this new update, which concerns Indian Railways, the public entity has said that from now on it would start accepting Aadhaar cards and Driving License in the electronic format provided they are in your DigiLocker. Indian Railways has sent... Read More

Chakri K July 5th, 2018 5:07 PM 6 COMMENTS

Vodafone Makes Amazon Prime Membership Affordable for its Prepaid Users

Vodafone India has introduced a new youth offer under which it is offering Amazon Prime membership for just half the rate. This new offer will allow Vodafone prepaid users in the age group of 18-24 to avail the Amazon Prime membership just for Rs 499. It is notable that the actual price of Prime membership without any offer is Rs 999. The Prime membership avails free one-day shipping and discounted... Read More