Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has been trying to roll out 4G for ages. The telco has faced many roadblocks along the way, such as the government demanding to only roll out 4G using homegrown tech, then finding an Indian company that can provide proof of concept (PoC) of 4G tech and more. According to reports online, the technology that BSNL is using for homegrown... Read More
After the introduction of two new prepaid plans worth Rs 19 and Rs 49, Vi has introduced a new Rs 125 plan for the users. It is yet another data voucher from the company. In a short-span Vi has silently brought many new prepaid plans. These plans are aimed at helping the telco boost its average revenue per user (ARPU) and overall revenues. Vi's prepaid packs are available for customers... Read More
Apple, a technology major, is sending iPhone users alerts when their devices are compromised with spyware. Posts on Reddit show that Apple is alerting users for attacks from state-sponsored attackers. In the alert, Apple is telling the users that they are being targeted probably because of who they are and what they do. Through this spyware, which is Pegasus, attackers may be able to remotely access sensitive data, communications, or... Read More
As we predicted, OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) are going heavy on bringing AI to their devices. OnePlus and OPPO have partnered with Google to bring Gemini models to their smartphones. They plan to become the first OEMs to launch the Gemini models on smartphones later this year. Gemini models was announced at Google Cloud Next 24 event and it will launch later in 2024. Gemini models will ensure that consumers... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has announced that its follow-on public offer (FPO) to raise Rs 18,000 crore will be on April 18, 2024. It will close on April 22, 2024. For the anchor investors, it will open two days earlier on April 16, 2024. The telco's board met on April 11 to pass these dates for raising funds through equity. Vi recently raised Rs 2,075... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in the country, offers customers an OTT (over-the-top) service called Airtel Xstream Play. While you can purchase the subscription to the platform, you can also get it for free at no additional cost with the Airtel mobile plans and other services. Airtel has many prepaid plans as well as broadband plans and Xstream AirFiber plans with which users can get Xstream Play access at... Read More
Telecom operators in India have been waiting eagerly for the central elections or the Lok Sabha elections to be over. This is because they can only go for tariff hikes after that. The last time the Indian telecom sector witnessed a tariff hike, there was an increase of around 20-25% in the pricing of almost every plan. This time, according to an analyst (via RepublicWorld), the telcos will increase the... Read More
More than 1 crore requests were made in India by users to port SIM cards in February 2024. Indian telecom consumers have the option to port their SIM card to some other telecom operator’s network if they don’t want to stick with their current operator anymore. The users don’t have to worry about losing their existing contact number. Porting to another operator here means that the number will remain the... Read More
Motorola is soon going to launch a new smartphone in India. So far, the company has launched the Moto G34 5G, Moto G24 Power, Moto G04, and Moto Edge 50 Pro in the first four months of 2024. In April, the company is gearing up to launch yet another device called Moto G64 5G. It will be yet another addition to the company’s offering for users in the semi-affordable range.... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has brought a new plan for customers. This plan costs Rs 19. It is a data voucher and offers data for a very short term. The move will enable Vi users to get more flexibility in their options when they are looking to recharge with a data voucher for short-term data needs. To recharge with a data voucher, a customer needs... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's largest wireline services provider, added the most wireline users in February 2024. The data has been published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in its monthly performance indicator report for the telecom sector. According to the data, wireline subscribers in India increased from 32.54 million at the end of January 2024 to 33.10 million at the end of February 2024, denoting a net increase of... Read More
Apple sourced 14% of its iPhones from India in fiscal 2024. That means around 1 iPhone out of every 7 iPhones was made in India. Apple assembles the iPhones in India, but the component manufacturing still doesn't happen locally. According to Bloomberg, the value of the iPhones that Apple assembled in India in fiscal 2024 was $14 billion. Foxconn is the largest supplier of Made in India iPhones. It accounts... Read More
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If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…
Vi just showing their greedy face more than ARPUtel these days. With minimum spectrum and network, they want to take…
it would be harakari for vodafone to increase tariff, as it will only benifit 5g players
That is good enough speed as per 4G standard, and you get cheaper plan. You could dial *#0011# and show…
Tested BSNL 4G, on Band 28 coverage is best, speed also 10mbps to 40mbps with 10mHz
