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About the author: Tanay is someone with whom you can chill and talk about technology and life. A fitness enthusiast and cricketer, he loves to read and write.

Tanay Singh Thakur April 24th, 2024 9:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson and F.I.R.S.T at IIT Kanpur Announce Partnership

Ericsson and F.I.R.S.T (Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science & Technology) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, have announced a strategic partnership to drive innovation in Mobile Financial Services (MFS) and fintech solutions. The partnership is said to be focused on catering to the real customer needs, by identifying emerging technologies, trends and market insights. Ericsson is a major player in processing mobile wallet transactions. Its platform... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 24th, 2024 6:52 PM 0 COMMENTS

Excitel Has More than 1 Million Customers, Expands to 50+ Cities

Excitel, a broadband internet service provider (ISP), has achieved the milestone of having more than a million customers. Its services are now available in 55 cities. The company offers services in major Indian cities such as Noida, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Hisar, Agra, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Kanpur, and more. Excitel's average revenue per user (ARPU) has reached Rs 500, with a YoY growth of 25%. Also Read: ACT Broadband Netflix Bundle,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 23rd, 2024 2:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Lava Launches Prowatch VN and Prowatch ZN in India

Lava, a major Indian consumer electronics company, has launched two new smartwatches in India. The two new products are named Prowatch ZN and Prowatch VN. The model with ZN suffix is a more premium product. Let’s go through their price and specifications to understand what you are getting. Lava Prowatch ZN and Lava Prowatch VN Price: Lava Prowatch ZN will be available in both silicon and metal straps. The silicon... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 22nd, 2024 8:01 PM 4 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Posts Rs 5583 Crore Net Profit in Q4 FY24

Reliance Jio, Indians largest telecom operator posted Rs 5583 crore net income or net profit in Q4 FY24. The telco reached a total subscriber base of 481.8 million for its mobile business. During the quarter, the telco added 42.4 million new users. 5G contributed to a major chunk of Jio’s mobile data traffic during the quarter. Over 28% of the wireless traffic came from 5G networks for Jio. Reliance Jio... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 18th, 2024 7:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea’s Most Premium Postpaid Plan in India

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, offers arguably the best premium mobile postpaid plan. Vi is one of the largest players in the postpaid segment. REDX is a brand of postpaid services that Vi has been offering to its customers for quite a few years. The REDX plans bundle the most benefits for customers. It isn't just about the entertainment/OTT (over-the-top) benefits, but also about the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 17th, 2024 10:20 AM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Raises Rs 5400 Crore from Anchor Investors

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has raised around Rs 5,400 crore from anchor investors. The telco is raising a total of Rs 45,000 crore through a mix of equity and debt. This Rs 5,400 crore came from anchor investors, by allocating 4,90,90,90,908 equity shares at Rs 11 each. Vi plans to raise Rs 18,000 crore through FPO (Follow-on Public Offer). It will open on April... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 17th, 2024 7:17 AM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Prepaid Plans that Offer 2.5GB Daily Data

Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom operator, offers a variety of prepaid plans. Jio also offers plans that come with 2.5GB of daily data. There are plans with 1GB, 1.5GB, 2GB and 3GB daily data as well. The 2.5GB daily data plans are for people who use plenty of mobile data every day. However, it is worth noting that since Jio is offering unlimited 5G data, consumers aren’t as worried about... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 16th, 2024 3:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 11 5G Gets a Price Cut in India

OnePlus 11, the flagship phone from OnePlus in 2023, has received a price cut. The device is the predecessor to the OnePlus 12 but is still a good phone given its specifications and the remaining four years of software support. The device has a Hasselblad-tuned camera system and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. While there’s also the OnePlus 12R that has the chipset, there are... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 16th, 2024 1:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Releases New Application Schedule for Spectrum Auction 2024

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has released a new application schedule for the spectrum auction 2024. For the unaware, due to the upcoming central elections, the telecom department had to change the schedule of the spectrum auction. Earlier, the auction was slated for May 20, however, later it was pushed 15 days ahead to June 6, 2024. Following that, the telecom department has released a new schedule for the application... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 16th, 2024 12:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

Moto G64 5G Launched in India: Price, Offers and Specifications

Motorola has launched a new smartphone, Moto G64 5G in India. It is yet another affordable smartphone from the company in its Moto G series, which saw multiple new devices launching this year. Moto G34 5G, Moto G04, and Moto G24 Power are the three devices that Motorola launched in the G series in 2024 in the Indian market. There was also the Moto Edge 50 Pro, but it is... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 16th, 2024 7:55 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Xstream AirFiber 100 Mbps Plans Explained

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in the country, is slowly expanding the reach of its 5G FWA (Fixed-Wireless Access) services. Currently, it is available in seven cities including Rajkot, Kolkata, Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, and Gurgaon. The telco plans to expand it slowly to other cities as the demand for 5G FWA increases. Airtel is offering very limited plans to customers under the Xstream AirFiber service. There are three... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 15th, 2024 8:00 PM 1 COMMENTS

Samsung Overtakes Apple to Become World’s Largest Smartphone Vendor

Samsung has become the world’s largest smartphone vendor by shipping the most devices in Q1 2024. Preliminary data from IDC shows that iPhone shipments fell 9.6% YoY during the quarter, enabling Samsung to take the edge. While Samsung also saw a decline in shipments, the decline for Apple was much higher. For Samsung, the decline in smartphone shipments during the quarter was at 0.7% YoY to 60.1 million units. At... Read More