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Chakri K November 21st, 2019 8:27 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Rs 1,188 Marutham Plan Now Offers Benefits for 365 Days, Validity Up from 345 Days

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has started providing additional 20 days validity with its Marutham prepaid plan of Rs 1,188. The Rs 1,188 prepaid plan, which is available in Chennai and Tamil Nadu telecom circles, now offers 365 days validity, up from the earlier validity of 345 days. That said, it's a promotional offer from the government-owned PSU similar to the one it's running on the Rs 1,699 yearly plan.... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 21st, 2019 6:18 PM 10 COMMENTS

Telcos Receive Two Year Payment Moratorium on Spectrum Dues As First Sign of Relief from the Government

The telecom operators have been caught in a financially stifling situation since a long time, and a big blow had come in the form of the new AGR decision from the Supreme Court which had put an additional burden of Rs 1.3 lakh crore on the telecom operators. Now there are two avenues which the telecom operators are looking forward to, for financial relief. The first way seems to be... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 21st, 2019 5:18 PM 3 COMMENTS

Set-Top Box Interoperability, Unified Numbering System and Other Changes Which Trai May Bring Soon

As always, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is planning some major changes for both the telecom and DTH sectors. The Trai tariff regime for the broadcasting sector introduced earlier this year did not receive a positive response from the citizens and the regulator is already working on to implement new changes. At the same time, Trai also issued a consultation paper on a unified number system which was... Read More

Chakri K November 21st, 2019 4:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Launches 256GB Storage Variant of Redmi Note 8 Pro

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro will now be available in China in an 8GB+256GB storage variant. The Chinese company has launched a 256GB variant of the Note 8 Pro at CNY 1,899 (approx. Rs 19,450). In India, Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 8 Pro in three variants- 6GB+64GB, 6GB+128GB and 8GB+128GB, priced at Rs 14,999, Rs 15,999 and Rs 17,999, respectively. Xiaomi will likely launch the Note 8 Pro with... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 21st, 2019 1:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Launches Mi Band 3i With Step and Calorie Tracking for Rs 1,299

Xiaomi is not only the biggest smartphone brand in the country at this time, but also it is has become the biggest wearable brand as well courtesy of its popular releases. The Chinese manufacturer got a good rep for wearables with the launch of the Mi Band 3, but then, Xiaomi also proceeded the line-up with the launch of the Mi Band 4 later this year in India. However, with... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 21st, 2019 12:07 PM 59 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Have Room to Raise Tariffs By 30%

In the upcoming days, all the telecom operators in the industry are going to raise tariffs. The first move was made by Vodafone Idea, which announced a hike in tariffs starting December 1. Next up, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and BSNL have also announced that they would be increasing the prices of their plans in the coming weeks. But, now the next question in the minds of the consumers is... Read More

Chakri K November 21st, 2019 11:25 AM 2 COMMENTS

Oppo R17 Pro Finally Gets Android 9 Pie-Based ColorOS 6 Update in India

Chinese brand Oppo is now pushing the Android 9 Pie update to Oppo R17 Pro smartphone. Similar to Xiaomi, Oppo is not known for rolling out software updates on time and it continues. The Oppo R17 Pro which was launched back in 2018, is now getting the Android 9 Pie-based ColorOS 6.0 update in India. Oppo has confirmed this news by updating the software updates page of the R17 Pro.... Read More

Chakri K November 21st, 2019 9:29 AM 28 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Announces 100W Wired Fast Charging Tech That Refills a 4000mAh Battery in 17 Minutes

When it comes to fast charging technologies, BBK Electronics-owned Oppo, OnePlus and Vivo are leading the charge, beating the likes of Samsung, Xiaomi and Apple hands-on. At the Xiaomi Developer Conference in China, Xiaomi announced its super-fast charging technology that is capable of charging a 4000mAh cell in just 17 minutes. The 100W Super Charge Turbo charging technology from Xiaomi will take on Vivo's 120W Super Flash Fast charging solution... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 21st, 2019 6:30 AM 1 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Customers Can Get an Amazon Fire TV Stick With No Additional Cost On a New HD Connection

Tata Sky has recently become the top DTH operator in the country, and it is because of the consumer-centric moves of the DTH operator and the right cards which it has played. Because of all this, the DTH operator has finally been able to replace the former king of the DTH sector, Dish TV. While DTH on its own is a very lucrative service to offer for these companies, there... Read More

Chakri K November 20th, 2019 8:05 PM 9 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi K30 Likely to Feature 120Hz Screen and 60MP Sony IMX686 Sensor

Xiaomi Redmi K30 will be the successor to the Redmi K20 and it may launch sometime next month or in early 2020. At the recently concluded Xiaomi Developers Conference in China, the company officially confirmed the Redmi K30 is coming next month. According to a new report, we now have some of the key specs of the upcoming handset from Xiaomi. The Chinese company already said the Redmi K30 would... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 20th, 2019 6:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Xstream Platform to Now Get Exclusive CuriosityStream Content

The Sunil Bharti Mittal led telecom operator has been making some massive strides on the OTT front and has been empowered by the launch of its Airtel Xstream Stick and the Airtel Xstream Box which are its converged digital offerings for the subscribers, allowing them to access OTT content alongside their DTH connections. Bharti Airtel has also got the Airtel Xstream app in its portfolio for the mobile users who... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 20th, 2019 6:12 PM 33 COMMENTS

BSNL Also Announces Tariff Hike Starting December, Plans Currently Under Review

Out of all the telecom operators in the industry, the state-led telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was the only one till now which had not announced a hike in the tariffs until now. All the telecom operators in the industry, starting from Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, and even Reliance Jio have made statements that they would be raising tariffs in the coming days, especially in December to drive... Read More