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Tanay Singh Thakur October 17th, 2020 9:20 PM 71 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s 5G Won’t Be Commercially Viable Believes Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi)

Earlier this year, India’s leading telecom operator Reliance Jio announced on its 43rd Annual General Meet (AGM) that it will offer homegrown 5G to the users. The next big thing for the telecom industry is 5G. Thus Jio offering homegrown 5G will certainly put it ahead of the rival telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi). Jio is looking to generate native intellectual property rights (IPR) by backing the the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 17th, 2020 3:00 PM 9 COMMENTS

OnePlus 8T vs Mi 10T: Did Xiaomi Pull Off a Winner?

OnePlus launched its latest flagship device, OnePlus 8T in India on October 13, 2020. Only a day later, Xiaomi came out with the Mi 10T. Both the Chinese smartphone giants have launched their devices at a very close price range and at the same time. Thus a lot of users will be confused about which one they should pick. There are major differences between the two and in a lot... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 17th, 2020 11:00 AM 16 COMMENTS

Micromax Launches ‘in’, Eyes to Make Comeback in the Smartphone Market

Micromax has launched a new sub-brand ‘in’ which is all set to represent India in the smartphone segment. ‘in’ was launched through the digital handles of Micromax. With 'in', the Indian smartphone manufacturer is eyeing to make a strategic re-entry into the smartphone market. Micromax will ensure that with the products of ‘in’, Indians can get high-performance smartphones without worrying about their privacy. The logo of ‘in’ is branded blue... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 17th, 2020 7:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

Essential Prepaid and Postpaid Packs for Amazon Festive Season

The Amazon Great Indian festival is back in India. For the Amazon Prime users, the sales started from Friday but for the non-Prime users, the sales will start from Saturday. The Prime membership typically costs Rs 999 per year with the members receiving several benefits such as free one-day and two-day delivery along with access to Prime ecosystem such as Prime Video, Prime music. However, there are a number of... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 16th, 2020 10:06 PM 6 COMMENTS

DoT Takes Out Illegal Signal Repeaters From Various Locations

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has taken out multiple illegal mobile signal repeaters across Delhi. This was possible due to the help of relevant authorities and mobile operators present in the city. Different locations of the city such as South Extension, East of Kailash, and Sant Nagar had both commercial and residential buildings operating active illegal mobile signal repeaters. After the search and scanning of the authorities came to rest, a... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 16th, 2020 6:51 PM 20 COMMENTS

Government Considering All Options on Vodafone Arbitration Appeal

The government of India on Thursday said that “all options” on the Vodafone arbitration case are currently “under examination” and that a final decision has not been made on the issue. The clarification was issued by the finance ministry on Thursday after certain media houses reported that the Attorney General (AG) was in favor of not appealing in the Vodafone arbitration case. Vodafone Group in late September won an arbitration... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 16th, 2020 4:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Wynk Music Announces Navratri Nights Online Concerts

Wynk Music, the music streaming app from Bharti Airtel on Friday announced Navratri Nights, a “first-of-its kind” online concert. The company in a release said that the online concert will feature performances from artists such as Mika, Kinjal Dave and Sachin-Jigar. The online concert will be streamed live from October 17, 2020 to October 25, 2020, between 7 pm to 8 pm on Wynk Music. The company highlighted that the... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 16th, 2020 3:19 PM 13 COMMENTS

BSNL Installs BTS Site at Highest Altitude Post, Announces Extra Validity on Select Vouchers

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Friday said that it has commissioned a new base transceiver station (BTS) at Bankar, Sikkim. The development was shared by the operator on Twitter with BSNL highlighting that the new BTS site is located on the “highest altitude post of the Indian Army.” The battalion camp of the Indian army is said to be situated at a height of 16,400 feet and is said... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 16th, 2020 1:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Moves 13 Regional Channels to New EPG Slots

Tata Sky, the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator in India on Thursday revised the electronic programming guide (EPG) numbers of 13 regional channels. The development is on the heels of the operator revising the EPG numbers of various channels on its platform since early September. Tata Sky has moved channels in the English entertainment genre along with Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi and Marathi regional channels to new EPG slots as part of... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 16th, 2020 11:31 AM 24 COMMENTS

DoT Pushes for More 5G Spectrum, Asks DoS and Defence Ministry to Vacate Airwaves

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has requested the Department of Space (DoS) and the defence ministry to vacate airwaves in the medium and high range spectrum bands for the 5G services rollout. The three parties met to discuss the spectrum issues under a committee led by the Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba. Initially, the 5G spectrum auction was slated to take place in 2020. However, the issues related to the spectrum... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 16th, 2020 10:01 AM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 8 Gets Price Cut After the Launch of OnePlus 8T

OnePlus came out with its latest flagship device, OnePlus 8T on October 14, 2020 with the company launching the device in two variants. The base version of OnePlus 8T with 8GB RAM 128GB storage carries a price tag of Rs 42,999 while the top-tier variant with 12GB RAM 256GB storage is priced at Rs 45,999. With the company pricing the OnePlus 8T so low, a price cut for OnePus 8... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 16th, 2020 7:04 AM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Removes Multiple STVs And Offering Full Usage Value on Rs 110 Voucher

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is removing multiple STVs from its offerings. BSNL Chennai announced via its Twitter account about the removal of five STVs from October 16, 2020. The state-run telecom operator is also going to be offering full usage value to the users on the Rs 110 talktime voucher for a limited period. Both the removal of the five STVs and the full usage benefit on the talktime... Read More