Spotify Technology, the company engaged in the music streaming services on Wednesday said that it is “playing the long game” in the Indian market. The development was shared by Paul Vogel, CFO of Spotify Technology at the Goldman Sachs 29th Annual Communacopia Virtual Conference. Vogel said that “India is a unique market” and that the companies entering the Indian market should be prepared to play the “long game.” The company... Read More
Amazon Alexa is a smart assistant which can make your life a bit easier. You can ask Alexa to do things such as play music, switch on the light or turn it off and much more. Even though Alexa supported devices were rolled out in India, the Amazon Alexa app didn’t support Hindi. Hindi is the native language of Indians and while not everyone knows English, a majority of the... Read More
Digital payments giant, Paytm, today saw its Android application being pulled down by Google from the Play Store. The reason behind removing Paytm from Google Play Store was repeated policy violations. Paytm recently added 'fantasy cricket tournament,' feature to its mobile app which is the reason behind Google removing it citing policy violations. Alongside Paytm, another app from One97, Paytm First Games was removed from Play Store. As the removal... Read More
PUBG Mobile was arguably the most popular and downloaded Battle Royale game in India from the Play Store or App Store. A few days back, the Indian government declared the app to be unsafe for the privacy of Indians and along with some other apps, banned it in the country. So users and players can’t download the game from Play Store anymore. While this was bad news for the PUBG... Read More
Facebook on Monday announced the Watch Together feature on its Messenger app, enabling users across the world to watch videos with friends and family over Messenger video calls and Messenger Rooms. The company said that the Watch Together feature aids users to “feel together even when you’re not” with friends and family. Facebook, since early 2020, announced multiple new features such as Messenger Rooms and expansion of WhatsApp group voice... Read More
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Monday said that the recommendations released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) services does not address important issues. SP Kochhar, director general of COAI said that the consultation paper released by Trai in 2018, had raised several “important issues” such as “lawful interception of OTT services.” However, Kochhar said that the recommendations released by Trai... Read More
YouTube today introduced a new feature called 'YouTube Shorts,' and as the name itself suggests, it is a direct rival to TikTok in India. YouTube Shorts is a new video experience that lets a user create short videos right from the YouTube mobile app. With TikTok already banned in the country, YouTube Shorts might gain some momentum and give a tough competition to Instagram Reels. According to YouTube, Shorts is... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Monday said that the regulatory interventions are not required “in respect of issues related with privacy and security” of Over-the-Top (OTT) services. The authority on Monday released its recommendations on the Regulatory Framework for OTT Communication Services after a “multistage consultation process.” The Department of Telecommunications in 2016, sought the recommendations of Trai on net neutrality “including traffic management and economic, security... Read More
PUBG Corporation on Monday said that it is “actively monitoring the situation” around the Indian government’s decision to ban 118 mobile applications including PUBG Mobile Nordic Map: Livik and PUBG Mobile Lite. The company in a statement on Monday said that it has seen an “overwhelming amount of support” from its user base in the country. The Indian government on September 2, 2020 said that it is blocking 118 mobile... Read More
Tata Sky, one of the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) providers in India expanded its Movies on Rent, a transactional video on-demand service to its digital platforms such as its mobile app. The Movies on Rent service is said to be available to Tata Sky subscribers with an “active account status.” The DTH operator on its website said that the subscribers can use the Tata Sky mobile app and the Watch Tata... Read More
Zoom Video Communications, a company engaged in video conferencing app solutions on Monday said that India is its second largest country in terms of its user base. The development was shared by Eric Yuan, founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications in the second quarter earnings call. Yuan said that the US emerges as the top source in terms of visitors to its web site with India taking the second... Read More
A few months back, when it was still an early COVID-19 period for the world, Apple and Google announced that they are coming together to build a feature which will help people recognise if they have been exposed to someone who has been tested positive for COVID-19. The feature was still in developing stages for a few months until now. Both the companies on Tuesday announced that they are going... Read More
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um no no i meant how 3500mhz doesnt penetrate through walls and such
That not gonna happed instead Government should mandate all new phone (Smartphone & Keypad phone) should come with 4G Network…
Target is mid May for 1L sites. I don't have any doubt that it won't be covered. I am keeping…
2G should be shut down immediately by all three operators. BSNL should fast track LTE on 700Mhz and 900Mhz bands…
6G frequency should be around 7-8Ghz and bandwidth should be atleast 500Mhz per operator and sub-Ghz bandwidth should be 30-40Mhz(600/450Mhz).
