Chinese vendors such as Huawei and ZTE might not have a bright future in the telecom industry of India. The Indian government might amend the license conditions so that telcos in the country can’t take any critical telecom equipment from a Chinese vendor. If this were to happen, Huawei and ZTE would have no impact or contribution on the 5G trials and deployments in India. Would this mean that apart... Read More
In the recently concluded ‘One More Thing’ event, Apple has launched the new Macs with the in-house designed silicon chipset. The Cupertino tech giant has launched a new 13-inch MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini with the ‘M1’ silicon chipset. In addition to the new Macs and the chipset, Apple has also announced the release date for macOS Big Sur which is this Thursday, i.e., November 12, 2020. The... Read More
Huawei' sub-brand Honor just launched the Honor 10X Lite globally. Coming as a successor to the Honor 9X Lite, the 10X Lite is an upgrade in almost every aspect. Similar to other Honor devices launched in recent times, the Honor 10X Lite also lacks Google Mobile Services (GMS); Instead, it ships with Huawei Mobile Services (HMS), which according to the company is an equivalent to GMS. Key features of the... Read More
The Indian government is yet to make a final decision on the growing concerns of allowing Chinese vendors to be part of 5G field trials in the country. Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, however, stated that the "penetration of the neighbouring country into the existing network is too extensive." Indian telecom operators relied heavily on Chinese telecom gear makers like Huawei and ZTE. In recent times, we have seen... Read More
Bharti Airtel is likely to stop taking 4G equipment from the Chinese vendor ZTE in Punjab. The telco is looking to replace ZTE with the Finnish supplier Nokia. As per a report from ET Telecom, Nokia stands a chance of becoming the main equipment supplier for Bharti Airtel in the Punjab circle. Nokia and Airtel are currently in the stage of finalising things for the contract. Once both the parties... Read More
Ceragon CEO Ira Palti on Monday said in the third quarter earnings call that Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel continued with their network expansion plans “even under COVID.” Palti said that the largest wireless operator in India and the second largest wireless operator in India were both “fully operational” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ceragon Networks, a company that offers wireless backhaul and fronthaul solutions on Monday reported “strong revenues” in... Read More
Counterpoint Research on Tuesday said in a report that HMD Global’s Nokia phones led its 2020 Trust Rankings for the second successive year. The company offering industry analysis of the mobile and technology markets said that its trust rankings are based on four key points including software, security updates, build quality and devices recommended for enterprises. Counterpoint Research said that the Nokia phones had a lead across multiple price tiers... Read More
Airtel is offering users cashback on their prepaid recharges made through Amazon Pay. The offer is only applicable for Amazon Prime members. Users will be eligible to get 50% cashback on their recharges for up to Rs 40. It is a limited time offer which is valid until October 30, 2020. All the user needs to do is log-in to their Amazon Prime account and collect the cashback reward. Once... Read More
Vodafone Idea is the next player after Reliance Jio striving to enter the 5G market in India. In a virtual media briefing, telecom service provider’s Chief Technology Officer Vishant Vora specified that the telco is ‘keenly interested’ in conducting the 5G trials. He said that Vi would support the government decisions on the subject. However, the 5G spectrum auction is going to take place in 2021. Vi along with Jio... Read More
Airtel and Vi (Vodafone Idea) have ignored the Chinese vendors while awarding new projects. The two telecom operators are walking down the same path as Reliance Jio. The largest telecom operator in India has been highlighting that it does not depend on any Chinese vendor to provide its services. Thus, Jio has been termed ‘clean telco’ and the telecom giant has been leveraging off the term for a while now.... Read More
Counterpoint Research, a global industry analysis firm on Friday said in a report that the global smartphone market wholesale average selling price increased 10% year-over-year (YoY) in the second quarter of 2020. The firm said that the average selling price increased despite the shipments declining 23% YoY in the same time period. Further, Counterpoint Research said that the smartphone industry revenues declined by 15% YoY during the second quarter of... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Tuesday announced that its existing landline users and the broadband users with its landline connections can now migrate to Bharat Fiber connections by retaining existing number. The operator highlighted that the users can migrate to both Bharat Fiber voice and Bharat Fiber voice with broadband connections by retaining their existing number. The implementation of landline to Bharat Fiber connection is said to be introduced... Read More
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