Netflix’s global launch was announced at its press conference that happened during CES 2016 on the 6th of January. It is now available in almost every countries around the world (except China, Crimea, North Korea, and Syria), including India. In India, the video streaming company is offering its services in three tier pricing; Rs. 499 for SD streaming, Rs. 650 for HD streaming, and Rs. 800 for UHD streaming. I’ve... Read More
The Snapdragon 820 system on a chip (SoC) from Qualcomm would be the obvious choice of powertrain for flagship smartphones that will be coming out later this year. Apart from the usual performance improvements in CPU and graphics, the Snapdragon 820 features a new communication array designed to make LTE the de-facto communication standard for both voice and data. Here are some of the features of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820... Read More
The year 2015 was quite an exciting one for the telecom and smartphone markets. We saw a wider 4G LTE network rollout, hundreds of smartphone launched, and thousands of great apps and games. We, the whole team at TelecomTalk was busy in reporting all the important happenings in the telecom, DTH, and smartphone space. As 2015 has ended, we though we could share a few important parameters about the users... Read More
As per data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Kerala recorded the maximum revenue growth of 14 percent in the period between April and June of 2014 and AMJ 2015. The revenue of the state increased from Rs 1878.44 crore in the AMJ quarter of 2014 to 2135.4 crore in AMJ 2015. Idea seems to be the biggest beneficiary of this growth in the Kerala circle with the... Read More
The Apple iPad Pro, the company's first attempt to cater the laptop-tablet hybrid market, has been launched in India. Three variants of this huge tablet – the Apple iPad Pro 32GB (Wi-Fi only), the Apple iPad Pro 128GB (Wi-Fi only), and the Apple iPad Pro 128GB (Wi-Fi + Cellular) – have been launched in the country with a starting price of Rs 67,900. Apple iPad Pro pricing in India Apple iPad Pro 32GB... Read More
From linear architecture to ring architecture, from GPON technology to IP-MPLS system, the government’s fiber optic rollout initiative BharatNet or National Optic Fiber Network (NOFN) project has undergone massive restructuring so that after missing two earlier deadlines, it does not fail this time. But the big question is: Whether this time, the project will hit its stipulated time-frame of completion? In the first phase of the project, about 100,000 Gram... Read More
Obi rebranded itself as “Obi Worldphone” and its second innings started with the launch of “SF1” smartphone. The device falls in the mid-range segment as per the Indian smartphone market. To enlighten our users, Obi Worldphone is a venture of the former Apple CEO, John Sculley. The Obi Worldphone SF1 is targeted at the buyers who want an affordable good-looking device clubbed with worthy features and specifications. The smartphone has... Read More
A strange phenomenon is taking place in China. Contrary to the global trend, Chinese telcos are unwinding their WiFi deployments. The three service providers, China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile have decommissioned 87,000 WiFi access points this year. While WiFi is shrinking telcos added 680,000 2G, 3G or 4G base stations in the country. On the other hand, there has been a marked increase in WiFi deployments in India.... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is weighing ways to increase the involvement of private players in BharatNet, or the National Optic Fibre Project, which has been designed to provide broadband to every nook and corner of the country. Going by media report, the telecom regulator is likely to submit its recommendations to the government by the month-end for implementing the project with a greater private partnership. But the... Read More
Well, there’s too much of buzz around consolidation in the telecom industry with cash-rich Reliance Jio’s entry, but what does it actually mean for a mobile user like you and me? Firstly, the good news for mobile users is that with consolidation there would be some improvement in the quality of services. When there are too many players in the sector, the resources gets badly divided and which means limited... Read More
TRAI conducts Audit and Assessment of Quality of Service being provided by the service providers through independent agencies for Cellular Mobile Telephone Services, Basic Services and Broadband Services. As a part of this audit, the Audit Agency, M/s TUV SUD has carried out special independent drive test for 2G Cellular Mobile Telephone Services of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications, Aircel and Tata Docomo in Delhi in June July,... Read More
With the telcos planning to focus on 4G services in the coming year, the market for 3G in India faces an uncertain future just four years after its commercial introduction and only five years after the telcos spent nearly $15 billion for their 3G licenses. While there is a little doubt that 3G services introduced India to mobile broadband and its vast potential, 3G has not led to mobile broadband... Read More
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Pata nhi bro...open areas h fir bhi indoor panetration zero h vi ki L900 se...even airtel L900 providing better signal...jab…
Does the Rs.100 data only pack of Jio require any base active plan or is it standalone plan with service…
wish they had kept the 239Rs plan but idk Im not an economist ,im just glad Jio is still offering…
Im pretty sure Jio might release MMwave on Sep 2026 which marks 10 years of Jio 4G
