Tariff hikes are around the corner for the telecom industry in India. Some will say it is well due as the last hike came back in Dec 2021. The industry people expect the hike to be 20-25%. This would mean, keeping your SIM active will become a costlier affair. In fact, even now, Airtel and Jio have kept a minimum recharge for active validity around Rs 150, which is quite... Read More
Telecom Argentina has announced the signing of two new energy agreements with Genneia and YPF Luz as part of its plans to incorporate renewable energy sources into its energy matrix. The company has signed these agreements to supply electricity through wind sources for a period of 10 years. Also Read: Telecom Argentina Boosts Agtech Sector With Network Deployment in Pergamino and Rojas New Energy Agreements Under the contracts, a total... Read More
A couple of days back, Lava launched its first ever smartwatch in India. It is called Lava ProWatch ZN. If you want to check out its unboxing, you can check out our YouTube channel (it is available in the shorts section). Lava has strategically decided to launch a smartwatch as it is a growing market in the country. The smartwatch from Lava is priced in the affordable category. While the... Read More
Malaysian operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), the state-owned company deploying the country's wholesale 5G network, has selected Ericsson to accelerate digitalisation in Malaysian enterprises, leveraging the capabilities of its 5G network. Intel will serve as the technology partner, as per earlier Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), DNB announced on Friday. Also Read: Ericsson and DNB Malaysia Successfully Test RedCap on 5G Network With MediaTek Partnership for 5G Acceleration DNB and Ericsson... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, is eyeing to raise Rs 150 billion or about $1.8 billion through debt. The telco wants to raise this money through banking or financial institutions. The funds will help Vodafone Idea pay off dues and invest in capex to roll out 5G and purchase additional airwaves in the spectrum auctions. Vi also needs to invest money into 4G networks to compete... Read More
Apple, a US tech major, has posted record revenues in India during the March 2024 quarter. Even though the company's global revenues dipped 4% YoY, its business in India boomed. Declining iPhone sales (by 10% YoY) was the major reason for lower revenues. In India, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said that they saw double-digit growth during the March quarter. Cook said, "As you know, as I’ve said before, I... Read More
Indian telecommunications service provider Bharti Airtel announced that 5.2 million customers are now experiencing 5G services in Maharashtra, except for Mumbai. Airtel has been announcing its 5G user milestones state-wise since the launch of its Airtel 5G Plus services. This announcement follows Airtel hitting the 3 million 5G user mark in Mumbai, as reported by TelecomTalk last month (April 2024). Along with the user mark, Airtel also announced that it... Read More
Spearheaded by broadband provider Kinetic and Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation (EMC), a USD 39 million public-private partnership (PPP) aims to bring high-speed fiber internet for the first time to approximately 16,000 locations in Lowndes County, Georgia. Construction has already started and is expected to provide multi-gig internet speeds to eligible homes and businesses across the counties, Kinetic said on Thursday. Project Details The PPP between Lowndes County, Colquitt EMC, and... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are the three prominent telecom operators in India. All of these telcos offer users a prepaid plan with the denomination of Rs 299. It is a popular plan for users with a decent budget looking for a short-term validity option. All of these telcos offer their Rs 299 plan with a service validity of 28 days. Apart from that, Jio and Airtel... Read More
Telia Finland announced today the expansion of data center capacity in Helsinki to meet the increased demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) services. The telco noted that with AI-driven tasks consuming significantly more power than traditional processes, data centers are witnessing an annual increase of up to 30 percent in capacity requirements across the Nordic region. Also Read: Telia Estonia Partners With Sunly to Operate 100 Solar Powered Mobile Sites Sustainable... Read More
OnePlus Nord CE 4 launched last month in India (April 2024). I have been toying with the device for about 20 days now, and have some opinions on it. OnePlus wants this product to be sold to the masses. The OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 12 are premium segment phones, while the Nord CE 4's price will hit the sweet spot to garner a larger customer base for OnePlus. The Nord... Read More
Japanese mobile network operator Rakuten Mobile has commenced radio frequency testing for its 700 MHz spectrum, commonly referred to as the "platinum band." The telco is preparing to launch base station operations using the 700 MHz band, drawing on its expertise gained from building its virtualized Open RAN cloud-native mobile network in the 1.7 GHz band. Also Read: Rakuten Mobile to Expand Network Using 700 MHz Spectrum Spectrum Expansion and... Read More
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Vi lost customer again in March but this time it is least in financial year 2024. The carrier had lost…
Difficult to believe.
And there are wifi 7 router on amazon lol
wifi is western culture hence ban wifi -these ppl probably
If BJP govt wants to move forward with fast broadband penetration and follow Industry standards by de-licensing 6Ghz for Wifi7…
