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Bala Yogesh October 30th, 2020 9:29 PM 45 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio ARPU at Rs 145, Average Data Consumption Per User at 12GB

Jio Platforms, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries registered 7.2% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) improvement in its consolidated revenue while its net profit grew 19.8% on a quarterly basis. The development was shared by Reliance Industries on Friday with the company reporting its second quarter results and half yearly results for the period ended September 30, 2020. Reliance Industries highlighted that Jio Platforms consolidated revenues hit Rs 18,496 crores while its consolidated... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 30th, 2020 5:18 PM 9 COMMENTS

BSNL VoLTE Support Enabled on Asus ROG Phone 3

Asus on Wednesday announced a new firmware update for its Republic of Gamers (ROG) Phone 3 featuring multiple bug fixes and updated Android security patch. The company introduced the ROG Phone 3 in India in late July with a price tag of Rs 49,999 for its base variant. The device is powered by a 3.1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus mobile platform with the company promising an “immersive gaming” experience... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 30th, 2020 2:33 PM 4 COMMENTS

Excitel Slashes Broadband Plans, Set to Expand to 50 Cities by End of 2021

Excitel Broadband, a service provider with a presence in 12 cities across India on Friday announced a “sale” on its broadband plans for the festive season. The operator said to be among the Top 10 service providers in India highlighted that its broadband plans will be available to its users “at exciting prices.” Excitel Broadband offers three major plans with 100 Mbps, 200 Mbps and 300 Mbps speeds. The company... Read More

Chakri K October 30th, 2020 1:30 PM 13 COMMENTS

Vi Tops 4G Speed Charts Across 120 Cities in India

As per Ookla, Vi delivered the fastest 4G Download and Upload speeds compared to all other operators for the July to September 2020 period. The most consistent and fastest 4G network verification is based on analysis by Ookla of tests taken with Speedtest by 4G users across the country. The latest verification by Ookla comes on the back of fastest 4G network verifications for GIGAnet across various circles over the... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 30th, 2020 12:10 PM 3 COMMENTS

Apple Sets September Quarter Record in India

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple in the company earnings call on Thursday said that Apple had set a September quarter sales record in India. The iPhone maker on Thursday announced its financial results for its fiscal 2020 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2020 with Apple posting a “record” September quarter revenue of US$64.7 billion. Apple said that its quarterly earnings per diluted share for its fourth quarter hit... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 30th, 2020 10:04 AM 3 COMMENTS

5 GHz Routers, Benefits and Things You Must Know About Them

5G routers are becoming quite popular amongst Indians now. The speciality about these routers is that they come with dual channels namely 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. Either of these channels can provide you with high-speed internet comfortably. These routers are also capable of handling gigabit-speed plans. While people are used to the 2.4 GHz router with the band providing good speeds, they are nothing like the 5 GHz routers.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 30th, 2020 7:02 AM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL Rs 1999 Prepaid Plan Against Long-Term Plans From Jio, Airtel and Vi

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) much recently extended the validity of its Rs 1,999 prepaid plan. Now the plan comes with a validity of 425 days as compared to the 365 days it earlier offered. With the extended validity, this plan becomes more fruitful for the user. Thus it becomes interesting to see what Jio, Airtel, and Vi (Vodafone Idea) are offering compared to the Rs 1,999 plan from BSNL.... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 29th, 2020 7:44 PM 104 COMMENTS

Vi Registers ARPU Increase, Data and Voice Consumption Falls

Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Thursday reported its second quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2020 with the company registering an 1.2% quarter on quarter (QoQ) increase in its revenues. The third largest wireless operator in India said that its second quarter revenues hit Rs 107.9 billion as the “impact” of the COVID-19 lockdown “gradually started to ease.” The company citing Ookla said that it is “now the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 29th, 2020 6:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel, Tata Sky Top the Charts for User Experience

Reliance Jio and Airtel are jointly ranked as number one telecom operators in India in terms of providing an excellent customer experience. According to a report from Kantar, a data, insights, and consulting firm, Jio, Airtel, Tata Sky, Netflix, and Apple are the leading companies in their respective segments for providing an exceptional customer experience. The firm said that Reliance Jio and Airtel users engage with the operators and its... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 29th, 2020 4:52 PM 2 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Had Stellar Second Quarter: Kotak

Kotak Institutional Equities on Wednesday said in a report that the second quarter of the current financial year was a “stellar quarter” for Bharti Airtel’s India wireless business “on all counts.” The firm in its report said that the Bharti Airtel Africa wireless business did “even better” as compared to its Indian peer while the non-wireless India businesses of Airtel registered “steady prints.” Airtel on Tuesday announced its second-quarter financial... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 29th, 2020 3:15 PM 5 COMMENTS

Samsung Reclaims Top Position in Indian Smartphone Market After Two Years: Counterpoint

Indian smartphone market witnessed a 9% Year-over-Year (YoY) growth on the shipment of devices in Q3, 2020, Counterpoint said in a report on Wednesday. The firm in its report said that a total of 53 million units of smartphones were shipped during the quarter. One of the key takeaways from the report is that this was the highest-ever shipment recorded in the history of the Indian smartphone market. The third... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 29th, 2020 1:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vi Unveils New Add-On Packs With Games, Star Talk Benefit and More

Vi (Vodafone Idea) has launched new unlimited talktime add-on packs which are offering users multiple unique benefits. There is Star Talk, Games, Sports, and Contest benefit included with the new plans. A total of 8 such plans have been introduced by the third largest operator in India. One thing to note would be that even though these plans are listed under the add-ons category, they come with standalone validity. So... Read More