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Tanay Singh Thakur July 6th, 2022 6:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

Railways RoW Portal Integrated With GatiShakti Portal, to Ensure Better Connectivity

Indian Railways RoW (right of way) portal has been integrated with the GatiShakti portal for the telecom sector. The announcement was made by the Department of Telecommunications. This move will ensure that connectivity improves for people travelling with Indian Railways in the future. Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) applauded the move and thanked the Ministry of Railways, National Broadband Mission, and DoT for the integration. The body said, “This... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 6th, 2022 6:14 PM 6 COMMENTS

Flagship Smartphones Need to Cool Down

Most of the flagship smartphones, along with mid-range devices, are overheating today. If a consumer is spending hard-earned money on an ultra-premium device, he/she wouldn’t want it to overheat fast and ruin the experience. iPhones are generally better than Androids in the heat department. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 was one of the biggest contributors to flagship Android smartphones overheating in 2022. The chipset’s elder brother, Snapdragon 8+ Gen1, which is... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 6th, 2022 4:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Announces New Rule for International Calls

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has come up with a new rule for the international calls that Indian consumers receive. The telecom department has amended the clause in the unified license for TSPs (telecom service providers), which says that ILDOs (International Long-Distance Operators) need to stop any international call without or with improper caller line identification (CLI) from reaching the end customer. This move will up the security of Indian... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 6th, 2022 3:26 PM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL Hikes Price of Data Voucher and Reduces Benefits of Two More Plans

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has hiked the price of the Rs 1498 data voucher. It is a direct hike which BSNL said will be applicable from July 1, 2022. The same voucher will now cost users Rs 1515. The benefits will be the same – 2GB of daily data with speed reduced to 40 Kbps after. The validity of this plan is 365 days. While it is not a... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 6th, 2022 1:15 PM 2 COMMENTS

Redmi K50i 5G India Launch Date Confirmed

Redmi K50i 5G launch date has now been confirmed for India. The smartphone will go official in the country on July 20, 2022. This will be after three years that Xiaomi will launch a Redmi K series smartphone in India. The device has been under heavy speculation and is expected to be a rebranded Redmi Note 11T Pro. Let’s take a look at the leaked specifications of the smartphone. Redmi... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 6th, 2022 12:27 PM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea, Airtel and Jio to See Slower Mobile Revenue Growth in Q1 FY23

The private telecom operators in India including Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and Bharti Airtel aren’t going to see robust growth in mobile revenues in Q1 FY23. This is due to a couple of reasons, said ICICI Securities in a note. First of all, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) saw a decline in subscribers. The smartphone prices were up and thus the sales were lower resulting in fewer... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 6th, 2022 11:06 AM 0 COMMENTS

iQOO 10, iQOO 10 Pro Launch Date and Time Confirmed

iQOO is soon going to release its flagship smartphone series for the year – the iQOO 10 series for the users. The series will come with two smartphones – iQOO 10 and iQOO 10 Pro. The devices will first be launched in China and then will be made available for customers in other parts of the world. iQOO has announced the launch date and time of the smartphone series. The... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 6th, 2022 9:46 AM 1 COMMENTS

Vivo Expected to Launch New 5G Device Soon

Vivo, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, is soon expected to launch a new affordable 5G smartphone. Reportedly, this device will be placed under the Y series portfolio. The smartphone in concern is the Vivo Y30 5G. The smartphone’s launch is expected soon because of its listing on NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) in Thailand. There’s already a Vivo Y30 smartphone available in the market, but it is the standard edition... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 6th, 2022 8:39 AM 9 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Offering JioCall to 2G, 3G Users for Making VoLTE Calls

Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in the country, is offering the JioCall app to consumers on 2G/3G smartphones for making VoLTE calls. Even if your 4G smartphone doesn’t support VoLTE (which would be pretty strange in today’s world), you can use the JioCall app for making HD calls. JioCall app can be downloaded through the Google Play Store on Android and App Store on iOS. Note that the JioCall... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 6th, 2022 7:03 AM 28 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Quietly Adds Rs 109, Rs 111, Rs 128 and Rs 131 Monthly Packs

Bharti Airtel, a major telecom operator in India, has added four new prepaid plans for its users. These plans are meant to give users something affordable to keep their SIM active. Of course, there was the Rs 99 plan already available for the users. But, the Rs 99 plan comes with 28 days of validity only. Users were slightly irritated that they didn’t get a super-affordable prepaid plan from Airtel,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 5th, 2022 8:34 PM 2 COMMENTS

Reliance Communications Non-Core Assets See No Takers

Reliance Communications (RCom), a major telecom operator now under insolvency proceedings, has failed to sell its non-core assets. The company has not seen any interested party for its non-core assets, which include land in Pune, Chennai and shares of Reliance Realty and Campion Properties Ltd. RCom had told the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that the Committee of Creditors had approved the sale of non-core assets. EoI (Expression of Interest) by... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 5th, 2022 8:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus Might Make Nord an Independent Brand

Back in 2020, for the first time, OnePlus launched a Nord smartphone. At that point, there weren’t a lot of Nord branded products. In 2022, OnePlus launched multiple Nord products, including Nord Buds. There are reports online which suggest that OnePlus might separate Nord from its existing brand and make it an independent brand or a sub-brand of the company. Xiaomi has done this successfully with Redmi and Poco. Since... Read More