Bharti Airtel is trying to change the way Indians are buying premium phones. Due to the expensive price tag, most users who want to buy a premium flagship phone resort to EMI schemes or use a credit card in order to get their favourite device. However, when they buy the phone, the stores offer nothing more than a simple EMI. Instead with Airtel, users will be able to buy the... Read More
Although WhatsApp’s partners are not ready for the step, its parent company Facebook has decided to go ahead with the decision of launching the WhatsApp Payments feature as early as next week in order to capture market share in India. Anonymous people who didn’t wish to be named said that Facebook was accelerating the rollout of the WhatsApp payments feature with full fervour since the competition is growing by the... Read More
Huawei through its sub-brand Honor has launched two new phones in India last week – The Honor 7A and the Honor 7C. The Honor 7A has finally made its way into the Indian markets, as the phone will start selling today exclusively on Flipkart from 12 PM onwards. The budget device is most likely going to come with many offers on Flipkart’s behalf, to make the deal more interesting. One... Read More
In a new update, DoT has directed that Idea Cellular, before heading towards the merger with Vodafone India, will have to liberalise the administratively-allocated spectrum held by Vodafone, worth about Rs 45 billion. Liberalising of the spectrum will mean that the telco will allow to use every technology like third-generation (3G) or 4G services. The direction to liberalise the spectrum held by Vodafone India comes from merger and acquisition guidelines.... Read More
OnePlus, the Chinese smartphone company which announced the premium OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition variant during its May 17 event in India has now confirmed the device will be up for sale in India on May 29, 2018. As you might be aware, it is a special edition flagship device, celebrating Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, which was released to the audience back in April. Also, the Marvel Limited Edition... Read More
Reliance Communications will tomorrow stand in the hearing on its plea against the NCLT’s order which pushed the telco towards insolvency after the Swedish manufacturer Ericsson filed a petition in the Tribunal. Today the telco was mentioned in the National Company Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) seeking an urgent hearing on the issue. The Tribunal also directed that the matter is listed for hearing tomorrow. In a regulatory filing, RCom said: "The... Read More
Previously, Idea Cellular had proposed a plan to DoT asking for the limit of FDI in the newly ‘to be merged’ company to be extended to 100%. In the coming week, the proposal has been expected to get the affirmative from the department. Officials confirmed the news after the Aditya Birla company submitted all required documents and when Vodafone India did the same. This approval would mean that the Idea... Read More
After going a lot of back and forth on the decision, now the state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is of the thought that a merger with MTNL will be a beneficial step for both the entities. However, if both the companies plan to come together and merge, there are a lot of hurdles on the way. Some hindrances which pose a real tough situation for the merger happen... Read More
Vijay Shekhar Sharma led company Paytm might be in for some serious trouble after a video surfaced of a sting operation in which Paytm officials can be seen talking about a shady deal. Given that the video is going viral on the internet since the last 24 hours, the Fintech company might lose out on a lot of credibilities since users have already started deleting the app. In a detailed... Read More
Bharti Airtel today announced that three 2018 Nokia smartphones, the Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1 and Nokia 8 Sirocco would be available for purchase from Airtel Online Store with down payment option starting at Rs 3,799. This offer is valid only for Airtel postpaid users as the telco bundles free postpaid plan with all the three smartphones. The down payment for the devices start at Rs 3,799 and goes up... Read More
Reliance Communications (RCom) and Ericsson have hit a new wall in their ongoing negotiations for the recovery of pending dues by the telco. This new hurdle which both the parties are facing has come up because of disagreement regarding the payment timeline. While RCom proposed a period of six months for paying up the dues worth Rs 1,000 crore, the Swedish manufacturer is of the thought that the payment should... Read More
Essential, a startup founded by the Android creator, Andy Rubin has axed development of its upcoming Essential Phone 2, according to a Bloomberg report. The company now is considering selling itself and has “cancelled development of a new smartphone,” people familiar with the matter said. The startup has reportedly hired Credit Suisse Group AG to advise on a potential sale and has received interest from at least one bidder already.... Read More
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Thank you Rupesh for good realistic long writing on Vi and BSNL.??
