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About the author: Tanuja is a passionate technology and telecom buff who has been following the telecom industry for several years now.

Tanuja K February 10th, 2023 10:30 AM 26 COMMENTS

TRAI Could Soon Push for Incoming and SMS Only Packs as Tariffs Go Up

A large section of society can't afford mobile tariffs at current levels. Once that goes up, it would become even further out of reach for low-income users. Connectivity is a fundamental right today. Thus, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is looking for ways to cut down costs for consumers and bring affordable mobile packs. The regulatory body may push for getting new packs which only offer incoming and... Read More

Tanuja K February 9th, 2023 9:29 PM 7 COMMENTS

BSNL has Been Denied a Level Playing Field Compared to Private Telcos

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been denied a level playing field compared to the private telecom operators with regard to rolling out of 4G services, said the Standing Committee on Communications and IT. While the private telcos are rolling out 5G, BSNL is still working out its 4G rollout plans. The state-run telecom operator has had to face several losses due to the fact that it is still providing... Read More

Tanuja K February 9th, 2023 5:47 PM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Equity Holding for Govt After Conversion

Vodafone Idea (Vi), on February 3, 2023, got the order from the Ministry of Communications to go ahead with the dues to the equity conversion process. On February 7, 2023, Vi informed the stock exchanges that the board of directors of the company had approved the allotment of 16,133,184,899 equity shares of the face value of Rs 10 each at an issue price of Rs 10 per equity share to... Read More

Tanuja K February 9th, 2023 4:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

How You Can Get a New iPhone for Rs 28000 from Flipkart

iPhones give you an entry into the Apple ecosystem. In case you want an iPhone just to experience iOS, you don't need to spend a lot. You can get an iPhone for Rs 28000 from Flipkart. This is a brand new iPhone that we are talking about. Apple's iPhone SE 3 launched in 2022. The device had the old body, the same as the iPhone 8. If you want a... Read More

Tanuja K February 9th, 2023 2:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 11 Concept Phone to Arrive at MWC Barcelona 2023

OnePlus 11 5G was announced at the Cloud 11 event in New Delhi on February 7, 2023. During the event, OnePlus also announced that it would be bringing the OnePlus 11 Concept Phone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2023. This is not the first time that OnePlus would be bringing a concept phone for its users. OnePlus Concept One was a smartphone that was introduced by the company... Read More

Tanuja K February 9th, 2023 1:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia is Extending Fiber Broadband Equipment Manufacturing in India

Nokia, a global telecom gear and equipment maker, has announced that it will extend manufacturing of PON optical line terminals (OLTs) in India. The company will be manufacturing the PON OLTs in its Sriperimbudur factory, located near Chennai. Nokia said that it has decided to extend manufacturing in India because of the increasing demand from local customers in the country as well as demand seen in the international markets. The... Read More

Tanuja K February 9th, 2023 12:41 PM 12 COMMENTS

Airtel 5G Plus Now Available in Dharamshala, Mandi and Baddi

Bharti Airtel launched 5G Plus network services in three more cities of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. The three new cities are Dharamshala, Mandi, and Baddi. This takes the total count of Airtel's 5G Plus services to 86 cities. In the state of Himachal Pradesh, 5G is available in a total of four cities. It was already available for customers in Shimla. The best thing about Airtel's 5G services is that... Read More

Tanuja K February 9th, 2023 11:23 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Gets all Fibre Assets of Telesonic after Merger

Bharti Airtel Limited owned subsidiary Telesonic Networks Limited has merged with Airtel. The merger took place on February 1, 2023, and now Telesnonic does not exist as a separate entity. Now Telesnonic's business will continue in the name of Bharti Airtel, and Airtel also gets all the fibre assets of Telesonic merged into its business. This would enable Bharti Airtel to effectively leverage the core infrastructure built by Telesonic that... Read More

Tanuja K February 9th, 2023 7:13 AM 21 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G and 5G, How it Can Make Huge Difference

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been working to roll out indigenous 4G for a long time in India. The state-run telco would beat Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) in bringing the widest indigenous 4G network in the country. What would be even more special for BSNL is that it would be able to upgrade to 5G with homegrown technology as well. Thus, unlike the private telcos, who have... Read More

Tanuja K February 8th, 2023 8:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Near Airports: DoT Talking with DGCA and MCA

5G is not operational around airports in India. There's a big reason behind that. There's a risk that the 5G frequencies that operate on the C-band in India can interfere with the crucial altimeter equipment that's inside an aircraft. Thus, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) asked the telcos to avoid installing 5G base stations in the C-band within 2 kilometres from both ends of the runway and almost a kilometre... Read More

Tanuja K February 8th, 2023 7:51 PM 1 COMMENTS

Indian DTH Market Keeps Losing Subscribers in Q2 FY23

The Direct-to-Home (DTH) market is continuously losing subscribers in India. The falling trend is likely to continue because of the rapid growth of OTT (over-the-top) content platforms and the wide reach of the internet in the country. The Indian DTH market shrunk by 2.17% in Q2 FY23. The data was published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in its quarterly performance indicator report. From 67.04 million subscribers during... Read More

Tanuja K February 8th, 2023 2:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi 13 Pro India Launch Date Announced

Xiaomi 13 Pro is soon going to launch in India. The company has officially confirmed the launch date of the device. Xiaomi said that it would launch the Xiaomi 13 Pro on February 26, 2023 in India. Xiaomo 13 Pro boasts of a camera that has been co-created with Leica.The event will begin at 9:30 PM IST and will be livestreamed through the official website of Xiaomi along with its... Read More