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Tanay Singh Thakur July 5th, 2022 4:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Metaverse Value to Grow as Big as GDP of Japan by 2030, to Redefine Marketing as Well

All the private Indian telecom operators including Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel are jumping into the metaverse world and investing a significant sum of money into it. Several local, as well as international tech companies, have also poured in billions of dollars into the metaverse. In fact, Facebook rebranded itself as Meta to align with the future. But there are many who think that Metaverse is just... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 5th, 2022 2:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

O-RAN Is Important for Telecom Industry to Reduce Costs and Promote Diversity

At the first roundtable discussion organised by ASSOCHAM, a non-governmental trade body, leaders and stakeholders from the industry talked about the potential of O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network) in India. G Narendra Nath, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), the government of India, said that O-RAN is of great importance as radio access networks account for the bulk of the investments in networks. Nath said that with O-RAN, the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 5th, 2022 1:21 PM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel Payments Bank Appoints Shilpi Kumar as Chief Marketing Officer

Airtel Payments Bank (APB), the profitable banking subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, has announced that it has appointed Shilpi Kumar as the new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for the company. Shilpi Kumar will oversee the marketing and corporate communication function for APB. The role of Shilpi in the company would involve planning, developing, implementing, and monitoring the overall business marketing strategy. Things such as market research, product marketing, pricing, marketing communication,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 5th, 2022 12:07 PM 1 COMMENTS

China Broadnet 5G Network Live Now

Just a couple of days back, China got its fourth telecom operator China Broadnet. The new company has now switched on 5G networks. China Broadnet was earlier known as China Radio and Television, and the company had already received the 5G license in June 2019 before being formally inaugurated in 2020. China Broadnet’s strategy with the 5G mobile offering is different from what the top three operators are doing. Instead... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 5th, 2022 10:45 AM 0 COMMENTS

Smartphones to Get Further Expensive in 2023

Smartphones today are more expensive than they should be. This is because of the rise in the cost of chips and other components. Now, as per a Bloomberg report, the cost of chips is going to go up further in 2023. A key supplier to TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Company), Showa Denko K.K., a Japanese chemicals company is expecting to raise prices further and cut down unprofitable product lines. There have... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 5th, 2022 8:45 AM 1 COMMENTS

Jio, Vi, Airtel, BSNL Will be Audited for Differential Offerings to MNP Users

None of the telcos want to lose their customers. Be it the operator at the top or the operator at the bottom, everyone values their customers just the same. Thus, when the consumers put in the MNP (Mobile Number Portability) request, the telcos try to do their best to stop them from leaving their network. Because of this, quite often the telcos have been accused of offering differential pricing to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 5th, 2022 7:12 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Payments Bank Offers Three Rewards123 Subscription Plans

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, has a subsidiary called Airtel Payments Bank. Customers of the Airtel Payments Bank get something called Rewards123. Through Rewards123 subscription, Airtel Payments Bank (APB) offers many benefits to the customers when they transact online/digitally. Once users purchase the Rewards123 subscription, they become eligible to earn consistent rewards every month, which includes monthly cashback on several kinds of transactions. There’s a Platinum Online... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 4th, 2022 7:12 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Offering Rs 2000 Worth of Recharge Benefits with Moto G42

Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in India, is offering Rs 2,000 worth of recharge benefits to consumers on the purchase of Moto G42. The smartphone was launched today for Rs 13,999 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB. There’s a 6.4-inch AMOLED FHD+ display, and the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 octa-core processor. There’s an assured upgrade to Android 13 with three years of security updates. If... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 4th, 2022 6:22 PM 1 COMMENTS

Mobile Tower Installation Frauds in India, COAI and DIPA Warn Public

Indians are getting duped of hard-earned money by the fraudsters claiming to install mobile towers on the premises of the people and pay rent against it. Thinking of it as an opportunity to earn extra income, people usually give in to the bait of these fraudsters. These fraudsters ask people to pay up a small deposit in their personal or company accounts in the name of government tax for leasing... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 4th, 2022 4:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Virgin Media O2 Brings UK its First 5G Connected Hospital

The United Kingdom (UK) has received its first 5G-connected hospital. It has been possible because of a partnership between Virgin Media O2 and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Virgin Media O2 has switched on the 5G network at the hospital and it is a part of Maudsley Digital Lab’s series of digital health and innovation trials funded by NHS Digital. It is a private 5G network which... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 4th, 2022 4:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus TV 50 Y1S Pro Comes to India With Smart Features and Affordable Price

OnePlus has just launched the OnePlus TV 50 Y1S Pro in India. This launch will expand the Y TV series portfolio of OnePlus in India. It is worth recollecting that OnePlus launched the OnePlus TV 43 Y1S Pro recently, and since it received an amazing response from the market, the company has decided to launch it in an even bigger size. Let’s take a look at the specifications and price... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 4th, 2022 2:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Signal Boosters and Wireless Jammers Illegal in India

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has just issued a fresh public advisory on the use of signal boosters/repeaters and wireless jammers. The telecom department said that the use of wireless jammer or signal jammer, GPS blocker or other signal jamming devices is illegal in India except specifically permitted by the Government of India (GoI). Only authorised organisations such as police forces, state or union territory governments, and defence forces can... Read More