Vodafone Idea, the third-largest telecom operator in India, has just announced that it has forayed into eSports. The telco has partnered with Gamerji and launched an eSports platform on the Vi app. Vi is trying to attract mobile gamers yet again to play eSports tournaments on its mobile app. This is not the first time that the telco has tried to get the attention of mobile gamers. While eSports is... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, is likely to get approval from the telecom department for the payment of the pending license fees (LF) and spectrum usage charges (SUC) for the third quarter. It was reported that the telco had paid just around 10% of its statutory dues that arose from the third quarter. According to an ET report, the telco has proposed a payment plan to... Read More
In an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom company in India, the shareholders have approved the approval of Rs 1600 crore worth of optionally convertible debentures (OCDs) to the American Tower Company (ATC). This is not the first time the shareholders have approved the move. Vi couldn't go ahead with the same earlier because one of the conditions for the OCD issue to ATC was... Read More
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, is reportedly looking for a stake in one of the largest fintech companies in India - Paytm. According to a Bloomberg report, Mittal is looking to fold Paytm Payments Bank and Airtel Payments Bank in a stocks deal and is also looking to buy Paytm shares from other holders. The report said that the talks are in the early stages right now and... Read More
Jio TV and ZEEL (Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited) have renewed their content partnership deal for two more years. The deal would see ZEEL's suite of over 60 SD and HD channels continue to be available for Jio TV users on the app. Jio TV is a live TV app owned by Jio Platforms, and it is offered at no additional cost to Reliance Jio's mobile services subscribers. Inside the Jio... Read More
The impact of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system in India has been great over the last few years. The adoption of UPI has kept on growing, especially during the pandemic when a lot of users preferred cashless transactions. Now UPI could soon reach major international destinations such as Indonesia, UAE, and Mauritius. It is worth recalling that UPI has already reached Singapore, and now international money transfers to users... Read More
The broadcasters and the cable TV operators have finally put an end to their differences. For the last few days, the broadcasters and the cable TV operators were fighting over the implementation of the New Tariff Order (NTO) 3.0. But according to a Livemint report, the differences were finally put aside late on Thursday. The fight resulted in the discontinuation of services for many cable TV subscribers. Major broadcasters, including... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is on track to building a successful business. The state-run telco is no longer looking to tolerate the circles that are non-performing in nature. There are over 13 telecom circles where BSNL saw a fall in revenues. The telco's Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), P.K. Purwar, has written to the Chief General Managers (CGMs) of these circles that immediate steps should be taken to improve... Read More
Paytm, one of the largest and oldest online payment platforms in India, has said that it is currently the only platform in the country to exclusively offer UPI Lite payments. UPI Lite payments enable faster real-time transactions with just a single tap on the Paytm app. The purpose is to eliminate the need to enter the PIN every time you are trying to buy something. Thus, for low-value transactions, Paytm... Read More
Samsung, a South Korean tech giant, has made several big investments in India over the last few years. It is also a part of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme of the Indian government to manufacture smartphones locally. Now, Samsung has revealed that in the making of the Samsung Galaxy S23 series, which was unveiled on Feb 1 globally, over 700 Indian engineers were involved. According to a PTI report,... Read More
Google Pixel 6a is currently retailing at a very low price on Flipkart India. It is starting at just Rs 29,499 for the 128GB variant. On top of that, users can also get a Rs 1000 discount with HDFC Bank debit and credit cards. Since it is the platform of Flipkart, there's also a 5% cashback on the use of Flipkart Axis Bank card. Flipkart is also allowing users to... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has removed four Special Tariff Vouchers (STVs) from its offerings. The state-run telco said that with effect from February 16, 2023, it will remove the following STVs - STV71, STV104, STV135 and STV395. These are the four plans that were removed by BSNL recently. Regardless, there are several other STVs offered by the company that you can recharge with. None of the removed STVs was... Read More
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