Vodafone Idea (Vi) has made a written request to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for deferring license fees (LF) and spectrum usage charges (SUC) for the second, third, and fourth quarters for this fiscal year. The total dues for the telco regarding the same would come around Rs 6,000 crore. According to an ET Telecom report, the telco said that it wouldn’t be able to pay the concerned dues on... Read More
India is yet to see the power of 5G. Private telcos including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are already running 5G trials in different parts of the country. While the telcos have come quite far with testing 5G, they are still not at the point where they can conclude it. The telecom companies were expected to finish the 5G trials by November 2021. This would have meant... Read More
The competition in India among all the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) has been continuously rising. The tough competition compels the providers to come up with strong tariff plans to satisfy their users. The days are gone when users used to get pleased with comparatively low speed of internet and low amount of Fair Usage Policy (FUP). But the introduction of private ISPs changed the game in the domestic market. Users... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has come up with the deadline to implement the New Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0 from December 1, 2021, to April 1, 2022. The decision of TRAI will provide a major respite to the distribution platform operators (DPOs) and broadcasters. Notably, TRAI has come up with a new implementation plan for NTO in order to ease the migration of subscribers to the new regime.... Read More
In the recent development of events, the prices of Xiaomi’s two smartphones Redmi 9A and Redmi 9A Sport have been officially hiked in India by the makers. The officially hiked prices are in effect from today that is November 11, 2021, and users can see the same on Amazon and Xiaomi’s official websites. The reason behind the price hike is being speculated as an ongoing global semiconductor issue that is... Read More
The European telecom vendors Nokia and Ericsson, UK-based Cisco and Indian vendor Tejas are among the first wave of telecom equipment vendors that bagged the trusted sources approval. The National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) provided its approval to the above-mentioned vendors. On the other hand, Chinese vendors ZTE and Huawei are yet to complete their documentation process in order to be eligible for the NCSC approval. NCSC Approval For Trusted... Read More
Samsung has been launching two variants of its Samsung Galaxy S series smartphones every year for a while now. One of these smartphones is usually powered by Exynos which is a processor built by Samsung itself. The other variant of the smartphone which is released only in the US uses a Snapdragon processor. However, with the introduction of the new Galaxy S22... Read More
The leading representative body for the telecommunications industry in India, COAI, has appreciated and thanked the State Government of Tamil Nadu for issuing directions that safeguard the telecom infrastructure. These directives were issued in response to a letter shared by COAI. It highlights the necessity for authorities to be cognizant of the ongoing developments in the sector and offer the required support to drive the necessary infrastructure for technological advancements.... Read More
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has been one of the most anticipated smartphones lately. Due to the success of the Galaxy S20 FE with the Snapdragon 865 SoC, Samsung fans are waiting to see just how good the S21 FE 5G will be. A Google Play Console listing of the device with two variants, spotted by famous tipster Mukul Sharma tells us that the device will be available in both... Read More
If you are a Netflix fan or a fan of streaming content from any other over-the-top (OTT) platform, you need a solid broadband connection for a seamless viewing experience. Netflix measures the primetime performance of its application on an Internet Service Provider’s (ISP) network and then lists it on the speed hierarchy basis. For the month of October 2021, Netflix has mentioned that nine ISPs of India have made it... Read More
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) were asked to pay Rs 40,000 crore as the one-time spectrum charge (OTSC) by the Department of Telecommunications. Because of the disputes between the telcos and the government, the case had reached the Supreme Court (SC). However, the government then showed the motive of settling the issue out of the court. To that extent, the SC asked the DoT to come up with fair... Read More
The Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has been working towards rolling out numerous new features for its users. Before these features are rolled out to the stable version of the app, it will test them on beta versions to resolve any issues that exist. Likewise, the tracker site WABetaInfo has revealed that it has spotted a slew of new features that are under testing on the app. As per the... Read More
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where are the plans?no details , whats new whats changed?
Vi should decrease the tariff somewhere near to Jio's. So it can grab users from Airtel and Jio.
If out of 481, 108 is 5G customers. That means customer on Jio 4G network reduced from 452 million in…
In my nearest enodeB, Jio switches off b40 daily at around 1 am, restores around 6 am. b3 and b5…
If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…
