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About the author: Shrijan loves the process of creating content in various verticals, whether it be words, sounds or videos. He's also inclined towards digital marketing and tech industry developments. The art of creation always triggers his interest.

Shrijan Soni April 21st, 2020 6:42 PM 2 COMMENTS

COAI Requests States to Open Retail Recharging Centres

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has requested the states to open retail recharging centres to aid telecom subscribers. Since telecom services fall under essential services, COAI has urged that people involved in the business of retail recharge centres should be provided with a pass to move out. Similarly, telecom subscribers must also be allowed to step out in a staggered manner to get their recharge done. Since the... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 21st, 2020 4:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

Latest OxygenOS Features Introduced With OnePlus 8 Series

OnePlus launched its most awaited OnePlus 8 series on April 14, 2020, via an online event. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer launched OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro smartphones with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, IP68 Water resistance and many more exciting features. OnePlus during the official launch revealed some new features of OxygenOS. OnePlus has introduced a series of new features in OxygenOS, which will enhance user experience. Also, all the... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 20th, 2020 8:09 PM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Seeks Time from Government to Pay Quarterly AGR Dues

Vodafone Idea has urged the government for extra time to clear its outstanding quarterly AGR dues, a new ET Telecom report says. Since the entire nation is facing the wrath of COVID-19. The telecom industry is also facing financial distress. Vodafone Idea being one of the major operators in India has not cleared the bank guarantees to safeguard its spectrum payment. To ensure that bank guarantees are not invoked, and... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 20th, 2020 6:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

Dish TV OTT Platform Watcho Witness Increase in Content Viewership

Dish TV increased the content game and released its OTT platform Watcho for subscribers to give them the premium and best content. Since the government has announced the lockdown period, people have been relying on TV and OTT platforms for their entertainment purposes. The OTT arm of Dish TV Watcho has witnessed a 50% increase in content consumption. Also, the average time spent by users on the platform has been... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 20th, 2020 5:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

TV Viewership Gets Hit in the Week 14 of 2020: BARC

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 and implementation of precautionary lockdown period, TV Viewership has reached new heights. As people are staying at home, they are relying on the television platform for their entertainment. From the beginning of the lockdown period, general viewership of nearly every genre achieved better figures. However, recent BARC and Nielsen Study stated that TV viewership slightly decreased in Week 14 as compared to Week 13 of... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 17th, 2020 5:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Revises Fixed International Terminal Charges to Re 0.65 per Minute

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has released the 16th amendment of the Interconnect Usage Charge (IUC) Regulations. Trai has changed the provisions and rate of the fixed International Termination Charges (ITC). ITC charge, which was earlier prescribed at Re 0.30 per minute, has been changed to the prescribed regime of Re 0.35 per minute to Re 0.65 per minute. Also, Trai has marked that Access providers will offer... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 17th, 2020 2:57 PM 2 COMMENTS

Samsung Achieves 8.5Gbps 5G Speeds in Lab Tests

Samsung conducted 5G lab tests and achieved a maximum speed of 8.5Gbps. The company powered the test on Samsung’s 5G mmWave Access unit and combined 800MHz of spectrum bandwidth in the mmWave Band and MU-MIMO. Samsung claims that using the combined technology, it achieved a downstream rate of 4.3Gbps speed on both the devices. Not only this, but the company also claims that the 5G demo tests were done combining... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 17th, 2020 1:38 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telcos Seek More Time from Trai for Submitting Prepaid Recharge Pattern Details

Last week, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) directed all the major telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio to submit data on recharge pattern details. In response to the request as reported by ET Telecom, telcos have urged Trai to provide time till April 20, 2020, as the requested information is vast and compilation process would take more than 24 hours. Since the government of India... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 16th, 2020 6:26 PM 1 COMMENTS

Electronic Gadgets Will Be Available on E-Commerce Platforms from April 20

Since the lockdown period has been extended for another 19 days, the government is planning to provide relief to the commercial sector. As per a senior home ministry official, electronic gadget like Laptops, Smartphones, Refrigerators will be available on E-commerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal. Not only this, but stationery items will also be available in the platforms, and people will be able to order them. However, no distinction... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 16th, 2020 4:12 PM 2 COMMENTS

Reliance Industries and Facebook Might Create Multi Purpose App for Users

Reliance Industries and Facebook are planning to create a multi-purpose app for users which will allow them to buy groceries through Reliance Stores, make payment using JioMoney and many more. Not only this, both the companies have hired top consultants and lawyers based in the US to explore all the aspects. Also, it is expected that Facebook will use its WhatsApp platform and leverage the new app by integrating existing... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 16th, 2020 1:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Extends Availability of 10 Pay Channels for Free Until National Lockdown

The most famous and lovable DTH operator of India, Tata Sky has announced 10 channels for free until the national lockdown period. Since the threat of COVID-19 was not neutralised in the first phase of lockdown, the government extended the lockdown period until May 03, 2020, to combat the deadly virus. With the announcement, Tata Sky will encourage its subscribers to stay at homes and enjoy the free interactive services.... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 15th, 2020 5:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Chairman Purwar Appointed as Chairman and MD of MTNL for 6 Months

Government has given the additional charge of MTNL to Parvin Kumar Purwar who is the current Chairman of the state owned BSNL. With the announcement, Purwar will handle the position of Chairman and Managing Director (MD) in MTNL for next 6 months. It is expected that with Purwar on power, the state-owned telcos will efficiently work and provide seamless services and benefits to their subscribers. Also, Purwar was at the... Read More