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Tanay Singh Thakur April 4th, 2021 7:02 AM 5 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone Idea, BSNL and Jio Will All Target Homegrown 5G

The last few years have changed the trend of the telecom market completely. If you notice, several countries, including India, are shifting towards homegrown technology because of security concerns. India’s only four operators, Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), and Reliance Jio, are also expected to integrate more homegrown technology into their upcoming 5G networks. Jio and Airtel are pretty vocal about the same. Jio has said... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 27th, 2021 5:01 PM 60 COMMENTS

5G Smartphones in India Aren’t Worth the Extra Money: Opinion

5G is the next-generation connectivity technology that stands to change the way both people and machines interact with each other. Several new 5G devices have launched in the last year, and people are going mad for upgrading from current their 4G device to a 5G one. But in very simple words, 5G devices aren’t worth your extra money today. Let me explain why! 5G supportive chipsets cost extra for the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 21st, 2021 8:00 PM 16 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Should Delay Tariff Hikes For As Long As Possible

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest, or rather, the poorest performer amongst all the private operators in the country, should delay introducing tariff hikes for as long as possible. Vi hasn’t seen good days since the month of October in 2019. That was the last time the telco displayed a net gain in addition of mobile subscribers. We are not counting the latest report from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 21st, 2021 4:00 PM 76 COMMENTS

Jio Has Slowed Down on Subscriber Addition, But Why

Reliance Jio has slowed down on adding new subscribers. At the same time, Bharti Airtel has been adding more subscribers than Jio for consecutive months now. According to the Monthly Subscription report from Trai for January 2021, Jio added 1.9 million users in contrast to Airtel’s 5.8 million users. Adding to this, Jio is also behind Airtel with respect to active users. Jio has 324.52 million active VLR customers, while... Read More

Chakri K March 18th, 2021 9:38 AM 14 COMMENTS

Another Tariff Hike Will Set Back the Slowly Recovering Vodafone Idea

Telecom operator Vodafone Idea is recovering slowly after losing more than 150 million subscribers over the last two years. Vi has been struggling in the industry ever since Reliance Jio entered the Indian telecom market. It has been a tough ride for Vodafone Idea, to say the least, but the best part is the telecom operator is bouncing back strongly. After announcing the new brand identity in 2020, we are... Read More

Chakri K March 8th, 2021 10:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

JioBook: An Affordable Laptop by Reliance Jio With 4G LTE and JioOS Reportedly in the Works

After conquering the telecom and feature phone segments, Reliance Jio seems to be setting its eyes on India's laptop market. A new report by XDA Developers claims that Reliance Jio is working on a low-cost 4G LTE-enabled laptop called JioBook. According to the firmware reviewed by the publication, Jio is reportedly developing a laptop running a forked version of Android. Months after the JioPhone launch in 2017, Jio revealed that... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 3rd, 2021 4:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

Huawei is Going to Revolutionise Foldable Phones Again, Here’s Why We Think So

Huawei might just revolutionise the tech industry, once again. For those of you in the dark, the Chinese company has always offered top quality products on the bleeding edge of design and innovation. From its telephoto cameras to its foldables, Huawei has time and again set the bar when it comes to both consumer tech as well as concepts. One such product was the Huawei Mate X, the company's first... Read More

Chakri K January 1st, 2021 7:12 AM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Removes FUP Limit on Off-Net Calls and Instantly Becomes the Best Prepaid Operator

As Trai implements the zero Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) regime, Reliance Jio removed the six paise per-minute charges on off-net calls. Since October 2019, Reliance Jio has been charging its user six paise for every one minute of voice calls made to other networks. And a majority of its unlimited combo prepaid plans had a FUP limit for non-Jio calls. For example, Jio's prepaid plans with 28 days validity offered... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 18th, 2020 2:27 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Enters Tougher Terrain Following Government Restriction on Sourcing Chinese Gear

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to restrict Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) from sourcing telecom gear made by Chinese companies, News18 reports. The development is on the heels of the escalated tension at Ladakh's Galwan valley where the Chinese and the Indian troops are engaged in what is termed as the biggest confrontation since 1967. The publication citing unnamed government sources said that the department has been asked... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 20th, 2020 1:03 PM 2 COMMENTS

OnePlus Pulls Off ‘Brave Move’ with OnePlus 8 Series Pricing

OnePlus on Sunday announced the Indian pricing of its OnePlus 8 series smartphones with the pricing seen as “aggressive” and on the “expected” lines. The company announced that the OnePlus 8 will begin at Rs 41,999 and the base variant of OnePlus 8 Pro is priced at Rs 54,999. While the company announced its pricing of the OnePlus 8 series smartphones for the US and European markets at its launch... Read More

Chakri K February 19th, 2020 6:58 AM 2 COMMENTS

Jio Broadband Users Can Choose Rs 199 Weekly Pack Over Monthly Plan to Get 10 Times More Data

Reliance JioFiber, which entered the broadband market with an aim to achieve 50 million users in the first year of starting operations, is currently facing a major setback with sub-par tariff plans. JioFiber users who were part of the Preview offer are disconnecting the service and choosing local ISPs because of the FUP limit they are providing right now. However, there's a small trick with which JioFiber customers can get... Read More

Chakri K February 10th, 2020 7:01 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Aims to Maintain Transparency by Reducing Cap of A-la-Carte Channels to Rs 12 from Rs 19

Telecom regulator Trai always urged it wanted to maintain "transparency" in the broadcasting sector with the National Tariff Order. However, the NTO 1.0 failed to make a mark in the industry due to various reasons like increased monthly subscription prices, the sub-par implementation from operators, pricier individual channels, broadcasters playing with bouquet packs and so on. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is now aiming to fix these issues and... Read More