One thing that’s mostly the case with affordable smartphones is that they don’t run well for more than 18 or 24 months. The Android and security updates offered to these phones are very few in comparison to flagships, and there’s not a lot these devices can do except for basic tasks. In order to increase their sales, smartphone companies are coming out with affordable 5G smartphones. Now note that the... Read More
There is a high chance that the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) 4G contract might only be rewarded to the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). TCS had recently acquired Tejas Networks, which is a global optical and broadband company that will be very helpful when it comes to conducting 4G trials. According to Pertsol, a domestic telecom firm, since C-DoT is a public sector unit (PSU), the contract of 4G rollout... Read More
Qualcomm is expected to launch the Snapdragon 898 SoC for the upcoming flagship smartphones in 2022. The chipset manufacturer has been ahead of MediaTek in both branding and performing when it comes to flagship chipsets. Now the Geekbench scores of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 SoC have been revealed. The chipset was installed in the smartphone model - Vivo V2102A. According to a Gizmochina report, the chipset is first expected to... Read More
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are the two top telecom operators in India in terms of subscribers’ market share. While these two operators are gaining market share both in terms of revenues and subscribers, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) are doing what they can to survive. 5G is not far away from here, and the telcos are already in the testing process of their 5G solutions.... Read More
Bharti Airtel is looking at a flurry of cash coming it's way. The telco is raising funds via a rights issue, and it has received the board’s approval for the same. This cash can help the telco in getting ahead of its competition. Airtel wouldn’t want to give up an opportunity of getting more cash. That is why if it gets a big investment from a major tech giant, its... Read More
Reliance Jio, India’s number one telecom operator in terms of subscriber market share, has called for the need of reducing the license fee charged from 3% to 1%. Note that all the operators have to pay the government a license fee which is 3% of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR). Matthew Oommen, President, Reliance Jio Infocomm, today said that the license fee for the telcos needs to go down to... Read More
WhatsApp users for so long have been waiting for the texting giant to come out with a solution for transferring iOS data to Android and vice versa. Until now, users had to resort to leveraging third-party applications for transferring their data across the mentioned mobile platforms which was a risk since their data is exposed. But now, WhatsApp has provided the iOS to Android or Android to iOS data chat... Read More
Samsung has just increased the price of its ‘A’ series smartphone. The device in concern here is the Galaxy A52. It is a 4G smartphone that has a decent display and is priced in the mid-range segment. Samsung has increased the price of the Galaxy A52 by Rs 1,000. The changes have been made on the website of the company and are also applicable in the offline retail stores in... Read More
Telecom operators are “actively replacing Huawei networks in India,” says Gary Smith, chief executive officer at Ciena, a networking systems, services and software company. Smith said that Ciena has “certainly been the beneficiary” of the telecom operators replacing Huawei equipment from their networks. Further, the chief executive officer at Ciena said that the company has “seen this dynamic for a while” and that “it is clearly a multi-year tailwind” for... Read More
The iPhone 13 series is expected to launch this month, and the iPhone 14 series is expected at the same time in 2022. The thing is, Apple might be building revolutionary smartphones for its ecosystem. When I say revolutionary smartphones, I mean revolutionary for Apple, and the context is in terms of an ecosystem. Let me make it simple for you. iPhones aren’t just standalone smartphones; they are the key... Read More
Randeep Sekhon, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Bharti Airtel, said that government should not look at the telecom industry as a primary revenue source. Instead, Sekhon said that government should look at the sector as a place from where a lot of tax revenues can be generated. Thus, according to the Airtel CTO, the government should avoid taxing the spectrum that telcos purchase and use. Sekhon iterated that spectrum is just... Read More
Xiaomi has just come out with a new smartphone called Redmi 10 Prime in India. The Redmi 10 Prime is targeted at the budget segment customers. However, what’s impressive about the smartphone is its display and battery specifications. At the price range the smartphone will be selling for; it becomes a very strong option for consumers since the price of the Redmi Note 10 series has been bumped up. Let’s... Read More
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Tejas was another company on blink of bankruptcy and Tata's bad investment by acquiring it, revived by 4G deal with…
Yes but funds are still not enough. They will Target few big cities in each circle complying minimum roll-out terms…
They have bought 50Mhz of N78 everywhere.
They have more than 40 percent 2G customers. Unless their percent of 2G customer falls below 10, they can't afford…
I like this article and agree with it. With this investment Vi might buy some spectrum this auction and start…
