After a lot of back and forth, finally, the wait for in-flight cellular services is over. Now fliers will be able to make calls, send SMS and browse the internet while flying as now the Department of Telecommunications has given a green flag to allow cellular connectivity in flights. An … Read More
The telecom department is not willing to command a blanket ban on messaging apps and platforms, however, it’s looking for technical solutions to control certain instances of misuse, according to Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan. Recently, the DoT has sought views on blocking services such as WhatsApp, Facebook in specific instances, … Read More
Telecom gear makers, Huawei and ZTE, are now said to be banned from selling 5G technology equipment to Australia. This move from the Australian government comes with the prompting of China “politically motivated’. Huawei, one of the largest smartphone brands in India took to Twitter and expressed the disappointment. Huawei … Read More
WhatsApp has reportedly denied the Indian Government’s demand to track the origin of spam messages on the platform. WhatsApp said that the solution to track spam messages would undermine end-to-end encryption and affect privacy protection for users. However, WhatsApp has agreed to educate people in differentiating the spam messages. Emphasising … Read More
HMD Global the Finnish upstart has released its latest phone in India, the Nokia 6.1 Plus. The phone had firstly debuted in China with the name of Nokia X6. However, it has been rebranded in India as the Nokia 6.1 Plus. The phone had also been the victim of a … Read More
The Oppo Realme 2, which is launching in India on August 28 will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, as teased by both Realme and Qualcomm on Twitter. The Realme 2 will succeed the Realme 1 which was a massive success for Oppo in the country. With this new … Read More
The steering committee set up to chart India’s 5G roadmap today recommended additional spectrum for fuelling the next-generation of wireless services and suggested that the allocation of the first tranche of such radio waves will be announced this year. The panel, which submitted its report to the government today, gave … Read More
Lava, the domestic handset brand today announced its second Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone in India, namely, the Lava Z60s. As the name itself suggests, the Z60s is a successor to the Lava Z60, which was launched earlier this year as the company’s first Android Go device. The Lava Z60s … Read More
Telecom operators are offering aggressive prepaid plans which in fact hurting the ARPU. To keep the ARPU in check, telcos have rolled out aggressive postpaid plans, and at the same time, they’re looking to take on Jio’s foray into the postpaid segment. In response to Jio’s Rs 199 postpaid plan, … Read More
Infinix has announced a new smartphone in the Indian market, dubbed as the Infinix Note 5. It’s the company’s first Android One smartphone and also the cheapest Android One device in the sub-continent. The Infinix Note 5 succeeds the last year’s Infinix Note 4, which was exclusive to Flipkart. For … Read More
Reliance Communications (RCom), the Anil Ambani-led company today announced the completion of the planned sale of its media convergence nodes (MCNs) and related infrastructure assets, worth Rs 2,000 crore, to Mukesh Ambani-backed Reliance Jio Infocomm. RCom said the transaction entailed 248 nodes covering close to 5 million sq. Ft. of … Read More
Apple has removed the Onavo security app by Facebook from the App Store citing the app has violated its privacy guidelines. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Facebook would pull a mobile virtual private network (VPN) app called Onavo from Apple’s App Store. Later, a CNBC report on late … Read More
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