Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) services have been present in India for several years. AirFiber or the FWA (fixed wireless access) services are fast becoming mainstream as 5G expands. Reliance Jio has plans to soon add 1 million AirFiber/FWA customers every month. This would help India in becoming a super well connected nation. However, in 2025, if AirFiber is now available in your area or soon going to arrive, should you pick that... Read More
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat or IOH) has established extensive microwave backbone transmission networks across Indonesia in collaboration with ZTE, addressing the nation's geographical challenges through advanced microwave technology. This partnership leverages ZTE's iFlexiTrunk Microwave Backbone Technology to bridge the digital divide, delivering high-speed communication, including 4G networks, to remote islands and rural areas. Also Read: Indosat, GoTo Launch Sahabat-AI Open Source LLM in Indonesia Expanding Connectivity to the Underserved With... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator, recently brought unlimited data prepaid plans for customers. This is 4G data, unlike Jio and Airtel that are offering unlimited 5G. However, with decent 4G coverage and capacity, unlimited 4G is not a bad deal for Indian consumers. Vi's unlimited 4G data offer is currently restricted to a few circles. The telecom operator might expand it to other circles after testing the... Read More
At CES 2025, Qualcomm Technologies showcased a range of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements and made significant announcements and collaborations across industries demonstrating how the company is transforming user experiences across diverse device categories, including PCs, automobiles, smart homes and enterprises. Also Read: CES 2025: Here Technologies Unveils AI Mapping Innovations and Strengthens Partnerships "AI is creating a generational shift in technology. In 2025, we will continue to see AI processing... Read More
POCO just launched the POCO X7 Pro in India. While the device is yet to make it into the hands of the customers, on paper, its specifications make it look like the ultimate midranger. We are categorising mid-range devices as phones in the Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 segment. POCO X7 Pro packs in all the power at a very reasonable price. Since we have not experienced the camera, we... Read More
Reliance Jio offers 5G-based Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) through its AirFiber service across 7,722 towns in India. Jio is reportedly scaling its AirFiber service by accelerating customer additions over the next 12 months. To achieve this, the company has started scaling up distribution and optimising the AirFiber onboarding process, enabling it to onboard over 1 million homes every month, according to a recent report. By the end of September 2024,... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), has brought the benefit of truly unlimited data on its prepaid plans. Yes, you are reading this correct - truly unlimited data. There's no FUP (fair usage policy) limit mentioned for these plans on Vi's website or mobile app. There are several plans that come with truly unlimited data now. However, these plans are not available in every circle. Vi is likely testing these plans. Upon... Read More
Xiaomi Pad 7 has just launched in India. This new tablet from Xiaomi has a super large screen measuring at 11.2-inches and a high-resolution display. Xiaomi has added the Nano Texture Display option here which is also available with the new iPad Pros from Apple. It has accessories support for Keyboard and a Pencil/Stylus. The tablet will run on HyperOS 2 based on Android 15 out of the box. Let's... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, put more focus on expanding in rural areas in FY25. Along with that, the telco has been very stringent in executing its 5G rollout plans and 4G expansion to add new customers after tariff hikes when other private telcos lost users. This has helped Bharti Airtel in closing the gap in revenue market share (RMS) with Reliance Jio. The emphasis on rural areas has... Read More
Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone) announced the completion of its placing of 79.2 million shares in Indus Towers Limited (Indus Towers), representing 3.0 percent of Indus' share capital. The placement, completed on December 5, 2024, raised Rs 28.0 billion (USD 330 million), Vodafone said on Friday. Also Read: Vodafone Group to Exit Indus Towers by Offloading Remaining 3 Percent Stake Loan Repayment and Stake Acquisition in Vi Of the proceeds, Rs... Read More
Blackstone has invested USD 300 million in an AI and data intelligence solutions company called DDN. On Thursday, January 9, DDN announced that it had received this investment from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities (Blackstone) at a USD 5 billion valuation. This investment will be used to help fund DDN's growth as it meets its customer's fast-expanding AI and high-performance computing (HPC) software and infrastructure needs, Blackstone said. Also... Read More
Gilat Satellite Networks said that it has closed the acquisition of Stellar Blu Solutions, a US-based provider of satcom terminal products and solutions, for a consideration of USD 98 million in cash, as adjusted. Gilat expects its annual revenues from Stellar Blu to range between USD 120 million and USD 150 million in 2025, based on Stellar Blu's backlog. In addition, the acquisition is expected to be accretive on non-GAAP... Read More
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