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Tanay Singh Thakur November 28th, 2024 2:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Govt Won’t Interfere with Tariff Hikes from Jio, Airtel, and Vi

The private Indian telecom operators including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) recently hiked the tariffs of prepaid and postpaid mobile plans. The tariffs moved up between 11-25% across different plans, and with that, the base plans also got more expensive. From base plans, we mean the minimum recharge plans to keep the SIM active. The Indian government has made it very clear that it won't get involved... Read More

Kripa B November 28th, 2024 1:40 PM 3 COMMENTS

DoT Plans to Refarm 1100 MHz Spectrum Across Ministries and Departments for 5G, 6G: Report

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is reportedly preparing to refarm or repurpose over 1,100 MHz of spectrum currently held by various ministries to support 5G and 6G services. The initiative, expected to generate Rs 5 lakh crore in government revenue, involves reallocating airwaves in 10 bands, including mid-band (1-6 GHz) and portions of the 6 GHz band, which are ideal for next-generation telecom technologies, according to ET. Also Read: First... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 28th, 2024 1:09 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL has Been Losing Wi-Fi Customers for Years

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has been losing Wi-Fi customers for years. Once hailed as the king of the fixed broadband industry, BSNL has receded in the ranks against the likes of Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. BSNL's total Wi-Fi users stood at 4,06,600 for the financial year ending March 31, 2024, shared Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar... Read More

Kripa B November 28th, 2024 12:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nvidia and Partners Develop AI Model to Predict Future Glucose Levels in Individuals

Nvidia, along with researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv-based startup Pheno.AI, has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model called GluFormer. This model can predict an individual's future glucose levels and other health metrics using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data. According to Harvard Health Publishing and NYU Langone Health, data from continuous glucose monitoring could help more quickly diagnose patients with prediabetes or diabetes, as Nvidia highlighted.... Read More

Kripa B November 28th, 2024 11:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

Google Launches AI Campus in London to Equip Students with Digital Skills

Google has launched the AI Campus in Somers Town, Camden, aiming to equip UK students with essential digital skills for the AI-driven future. The campus, developed in partnership with Camden Council and Camden Learning, focuses on providing local sixth-form students access to cutting-edge AI and machine learning resources, mentorship from Google and Google DeepMind, and real-world projects across diverse fields like health, social sciences, and the arts. Also Read: Denmark... Read More

Srikapardhi November 28th, 2024 10:25 AM 0 COMMENTS

Deutsche Telekom to Roll Out Commercial O-RAN Network in Germany with Nokia

Deutsche Telekom will roll out large-scale commercial O-RAN network in Germany with Nokia. The Finnish telecom gear vendor has been awarded a contract to supply over 3,000 sites for Deutsche Telekom AG's (DT) Open RAN network expansion in Germany. The deal, which also involves Fujitsu, will see Nokia replace the incumbent vendor in Northern Germany, with commercial deployment already underway in Neubrandenburg. Also Read: Deutsche Telekom, Skylo and Qualcomm Trial... Read More

Srikapardhi November 28th, 2024 8:47 AM 0 COMMENTS

Orange Partners With OpenAI and Meta to Expand AI Models for African Regional Languages

French telecommunications company Orange, serving 292 million customers worldwide as of September 30, 2024, announced on November 26 its partnership with OpenAI and Meta to fine-tune AI large language models (LLMs) for understanding African regional languages that are currently unsupported by any generative AI model. Orange aims to expand open-source AI models to include African regional languages for the first time, promoting digital inclusion. Also Read: Orange Business Launches GenAI... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 28th, 2024 6:44 AM 0 COMMENTS

Jio’s Netflix Prepaid Plans to Watch the Upcoming Squid Game Season 2

Reliance Jio has two prepaid plans which bundle Netflix for customers. These are not new plans and have been available for customers in all the licensed service areas (LSAs). You would need a Netflix subscription to watch the Squid Game season 2. Thus, these plans from Jio can be a decent deal for you. Let's take a look at the plans and their benefits. Before we go ahead and do... Read More

Srikapardhi November 27th, 2024 7:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Deutsche Telekom, Skylo and Qualcomm Trial Satellite-Based SMS Service

Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm, and Skylo Technologies have completed an end-to-end trial of SMS sending and receiving over GEO satellite network integrated with a terrestrial mobile network. Conducted in Greece via Deutsche Telekom's Cosmote subsidiary, this trial utilised the 3GPP Release 17 standards for Direct-to-Handset (D2H) communication. Also Read: Deutsche Telekom Turns Anonymised Network Data into Music with AI Satellite and Terrestrial Network Integration The companies claim this marks the first... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 27th, 2024 6:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

Era of Slim Phones is Coming Back with Apple and Samsung Taking the Lead

Remember the era of slim phones? It wasn't too long back. iPhones, Samsung's Galaxy S series, and other Chinese makers used to focus on keeping their devices as slim/thin as possible. But it all changed naturally as device makers started integrating larger batteries, larger cooling systems, and more complex designs to make the device perform better. But Samsung and Apple are going into the past and bringing the slim phones... Read More

Kripa B November 27th, 2024 4:38 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tech Mahindra and AWS Collaborate to Develop AI-Powered Network Operations Platform

Tech Mahindra, an Indian IT services and consulting company, has signed a multi-year strategic agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop an Autonomous Networks Operations Platform (ANOP). The platform, built on artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and generative AI (GenAI) services powered by AWS, is designed for Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and enterprise customers. Also Read: Dell Expands AI for Telecom Program with Intel to Enhance Network Operations... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 27th, 2024 2:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus Ace 5 Series Launching Soon, will Come to India as OnePlus 13R

OnePlus is soon going to launch a new smartphone series in China - Ace 5. It will have two phones - the OnePlus Ace 5 and OnePlus Ace 5 Pro. The company is skipping the "4" branding and launching the Ace 5 directly after the OnePlus Ace 3. With the OnePlus Ace 5, you will see many upgrades over last year's model, and it will come to the Indian market... Read More