November 29th, 2018 8:10 PM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL to Offer Aadhaar Enrolment and Updation Facilities Via its Customer Service Centres Across India

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will soon offer Aadhaar enrolment and updation facilities in its 3,000 customer service centres across India, at an estimated project cost of about Rs 90 crore, its Chairman Anupam Shrivastava said Thursday. With this, BSNL joins the roaster of entities like banks and post offices that are authorised by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to offer Aadhaar services. The set up will... Read More

November 28th, 2018 8:52 PM 1 COMMENTS

Realme Intends to Provide Premium Sense to Devices Below Rs 20,000: CEO Madhav Sheth

Realme, which spun off as an independent entity from Chinese smartphone major Oppo, said Wednesday it would expand its operations to the Middle East, northern Africa as well as markets like Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh over the next few months. The company, which started operations in India a few months ago, is also strengthening its portfolio in the country with the launch of new products like power banks and... Read More

November 28th, 2018 10:57 AM 66 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Separates Fibre Network Assets Under Separate Entity Before Sale

In its run-up to raise money for operational costs and to better compete with telcos like Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea Limited has transferred its fibre networks assets to a wholly owned subsidiary. This segregation of the fibre network assets by the company will allow it to now engage in talks with potential buyers and will also fasten the transfer process once the deal is finalised. Asset Sale... Read More

November 28th, 2018 9:09 AM 131 COMMENTS

Should You Recharge Your Prepaid Number Every 28 Days?

Before beginning, let's accept the facts - Many of us own two mobile numbers obtained due to various reasons - network, cost-effectiveness, as failsafe option etc. but as on today use only one (mostly Jio). The second number was recharged several months, if not years ago thanks to lifetime validity and now has balance in single digits. Now, all of us are worried about telcos forcing us to recharge a... Read More

November 27th, 2018 2:38 PM 11 COMMENTS

RCom and Jio Spectrum Trading Deal in Jeopardy as DoT Refuses to Accept Land Parcel as Security

Reliance Communications (RCom) has remarked that its deal of spectrum trade with Reliance Jio Infocomm will land in jeopardy if the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) does not accept a land parcel instead of bank guarantees as security. DoT, however, is adamant on only receiving bank guarantees worth of Rs 3,000 crore from the telco and has also stated that Reliance Jio can furnish these guarantees on behalf of RCom. This... Read More

November 26th, 2018 2:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus Celebrates its Four Year Amazon Partnership With a Slew of Exchange Offers on OnePlus 6T

When the Chinese manufacturer, OnePlus made its first step in the Indian market four years ago, it chose Amazon.in as its partner for selling the OnePlus One in the sub-continent. Now, even after four years, the partnership between the Chinese OEM and the e-commerce giant hasn’t gotten dim and seems to be going strong. While other manufacturers have branched out into different methods, OnePlus’ primary distribution medium has been through... Read More

November 23rd, 2018 9:07 AM 1 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro Can Be Purchased for Rs 12,499 During Black Friday Sale: Here’s How

Xiaomi's Redmi Note 6 Pro will surely gain a significant attraction from the buyers because of its competitive price tag. To make the device an appealing buy, Xiaomi already confirmed that it would be selling the Note 6 Pro with a discount of Rs 1,000 during the Black Friday Day sale that's going to take place today on Flipkart and Mi.com. So the effective price of 4GB+64GB variant comes down... Read More

November 22nd, 2018 5:53 PM 1 COMMENTS

Rupee Slide Against US Dollar Adding to Pricing Pressure: Xiaomi

On the sidelines of the Redmi Note 6 Pro launch in India, Xiaomi said that rupee's slide against the US dollar is adding to pricing pressure for the Chinese tech major in India, particularly in the handset market that is witnessing stiff competition. Xiaomi, earlier this month, hiked prices of two of its handsets Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A as well as that of power banks and some television sets... Read More

November 21st, 2018 8:51 PM 3 COMMENTS

Telecom Secretary Urges Every State to Make Proper Use of Bharat Net Infrastructure

The government on Wednesday urged states to use the rural broadband infrastructure being put in place through Bharat Net project and said it would create opportunities for monetisation and ensure that the benefits of the network reach the masses. Addressing the Rural Telecom Summit organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan emphasised that a strong connectivity infrastructure will be crucial to ensure the success of all... Read More

November 21st, 2018 8:37 PM 9 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to Introduce UPI in JioMoney App by February 2019, Approval in Process for the Telco

Unified Payments Interface, or simply known as UPI has been powering payment methods and gateways on a large number of applications lately. Starting from applications like PhonePe, Google Pay and BHIM, the NPCI-owned payment method has managed to amass heavy usage volume thanks to its easy transaction methods. As per a report, UPI witnessed close to 482.36 million transactions worth Rs 74,978.27 in October 2018 alone. That is a staggering number... Read More

November 20th, 2018 12:53 PM 33 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel to Not Participate in Early Auction of 5G Spectrum, Pushes for Delayed Sale of Airwaves

Sunil Bharti Mittal led telco, Bharti Airtel has shown distaste for participating in any early spectrum sale of 5G airwaves citing that there is not the right kind of ecosystem present in India currently to support 5G. Bharti Airtel’s leadership spoke in an analyst meet and clarified its stance on the 5G spectrum auction saying that the technology is three to four years away and it would not be in... Read More

November 20th, 2018 10:57 AM 3 COMMENTS

Itel A44 Power Launched in India With 4000mAh Battery, VoLTE and ViLTE at Rs 5,999

Itel is back. The company is mostly committed to launching entry-level phones targeting consumers who can’t afford expensive smartphones from Samsung, Xiaomi and others. Itel, on Monday, launched a new A series phone in India called the A44 Power. As goes for a lot of Itel phones, the biggest highlight of the Itel A44 Power is its battery setup. The smartphone comes with a massive 4000mAh battery. Itel has launched... Read More

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