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Tanay Singh Thakur January 30th, 2021 6:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Apple to Manufacture Products for Global Market in Tamil Nadu: Report

The shift of manufacturing electronic products and its components from China to India is still happening. As per recent developments, Apple is all set to manufacture its entire ecosystem of products for the global market in Tamil Nadu, India. It is worthy to note that Tamil Nadu already hosts Salcomp and Foxconn's manufacturing facilities, which produce and supply Apple products and components. According to a report from ToI, the state... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 30th, 2021 1:57 PM 21 COMMENTS

Spectrum Offering Increased by DoT in Certain Circles, Details

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is now offering more spectrum of certain bands in select circles. It recently amended its Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the spectrum auctions slated to be held on March 1, 2021. The telecom department has increased the airwaves offered in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz band. This has been done for select telecom circles only. The additional airwaves might have come from the excess... Read More

TT Desk January 30th, 2021 11:14 AM 3 COMMENTS

Average Data Consumption per User Increases to 12.2GB in 2020: Economic Survey

As per the Economic Survey that was conducted in 2020 in relation to broadband and the internet, the average data consumption per subscriber per month has shot up from 9.1GB in March 2019 to 12.2GB in June 2020. In other aspects, the internet, as well as broadband penetration, has grown rapidly in both urban and rural areas, with the number of subscribers for broadband and narrowband being 776.4 million, in... Read More

Chakri K January 30th, 2021 7:26 AM 9 COMMENTS

BSNL Again Revises Rs 1,999 Annual Prepaid Plan, Data Benefit Reduced

Renowned telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has revised the PV 1,999 or Rs 1,999 annual plan yet again. At the end of December 2020, the telco has made changes to the OTT subscriptions. And now, it has reduced the data benefit. The PV 1999 from BSNL used to offer 3GB data per day, however, starting February 1, the plan comes with just 2GB daily data. With this... Read More

TT Desk January 29th, 2021 10:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus Buds Z Review: Truly Wireless on a Budget?

OnePlus is one of, if not the most well-known brand within the tech enthusiast community. The company time and again offered devices that came with great value, making them a no-brainer of a buy. They forayed into the earphone segment a few years back and launched their first truly wireless earphones- the OnePlus Buds in July 2020. In late 2020, the company announced the launch of the OnePlus Buds Z,... Read More

TT Desk January 29th, 2021 8:41 PM 1 COMMENTS

Apple Sales in India Skyrocketed During Q4 2020: What Made This Possible?

Apple, the Cupertino based tech giant has been a key part of the smartphone market in India. Due to the pricing, the Apple iPhones have never been available to the mass market, with most of the premium smartphone buyers eying a new iPhone as their day-to-day smartphone. In 2020, during the crash of the market owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple sales were booming, with the company setting record numbers.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 29th, 2021 7:52 PM 0 COMMENTS

Disney+ Hotstar Prepaid Plans Under Rs 600 You Can Choose From

Telecom operators in India last year started offering Disney+ Hotstar benefit with their prepaid plans. It is a great benefit for a user who would have bought the subscription of the over-the-top (OTT) platform anyway. It is important to note that the plans that we are going to list will offer Disney+ Hotstar VIP and not the Premium subscription. The Disney+ Hotstar VIP plan costs Rs 400 for a year.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 29th, 2021 5:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

UPI Transactions Became a Hit in India Amid Pandemic

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system became a very essential part of most peoples lives during 2020. As the economy pushed towards being cashless to support social distancing, the role of UPI apps grew multiple-fold. Things such as paying bills to purchasing subscriptions, people relied on UPI apps for completing the transactions. As per a PTI report, President Ram Nath Kovind said that in the last month of 2020, Indians transacted... Read More

Bala Yogesh January 29th, 2021 3:18 PM 5 COMMENTS

5G Deployment for Commercial Use More Than Couple of Years Away: Motilal Oswal

Motilal Oswal Financial Services on Thursday said that the 5G deployment in India for commercial use is “still more than a couple of years away.” The firm in a report said that the extended timeframe for 5G is due to multiple factors such as “spectrum availability” and that the “ecosystem development would take much longer.” The report is on the heels of Bharti Airtel announcing that it has become the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 29th, 2021 1:55 PM 20 COMMENTS

5G Core Should Come from Indian Suppliers: IT Minister

5G has become the talk of the town. While 5G is still quite far away from being rolled out in India, the government and the operators have started planning and investing on it quite heavily. After 4G, the next big thing in the Indian telecom industry will be ‘Made in India’ 5G network. Both Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have said that they will rollout homegrown 5G. Airtel has even... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 29th, 2021 12:55 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel 5G Will Be ‘Made in India’, DoT Reduces Notice Period to 6 Months

Bharti Airtel announced yesterday that it has commercially tested 5G in Hyderabad and got great results. As per an ET Telecom report, Airtel has further said that ‘Make in India’ is a very crucial part of its 5G rollout in India. The telco is looking to source 5G network equipment from local manufacturers in the country. Nokia and Ericsson are two of the biggest radio equipment suppliers of the telco.... Read More

TT Desk January 29th, 2021 11:08 AM 4 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Introduces Mi Air Charge: Wireless Charging, Minus the Cables

Wireless chargers have been the talk of the town for quite some time now, but what people fail to see is that wireless charging is not really wireless. Yes, the phone is not being plugged to an adapter, but a charging stand is required to dock the phone. Add to that is the hassle of being unable to use the phone whilst charging, something that does not occur with wired... Read More