iQ00 is in a launch spree. Very recently, the smartphone manufacturer showed the world a glimpse of its new product iQ00 Z1x. Now it has unveiled yet another smartphone, the iQ00 U1. The only thing is, it is not a 5G supporting smartphone. It is a 4G device and at the same time is also the most affordable smartphone from the company. The smartphone comes with a triple camera setup... Read More
People prefer broadband connections over mobile networks for a variety of reasons. One of them is stability and another is speed. Broadband connections are very secure as well. But let’s face it, they are very expensive. Even though they are better than 4G networks, they are much more expensive as well. Fiber broadband connections are even more expensive. At the same time though, they are worth it. If you want... Read More
Samsung India on Thursday announced that its entire range of Galaxy Smartwatches will now be Made in India. The company announced the development with the launch of its Galaxy Watch Active2 4G Aluminium Edition in the country. The Galaxy Watch Active2 4G Aluminium Edition will also be the company’s first smartwatch to be made in India. The company said that it offers the “widest range of 4G smartwatches in India.”... Read More
US Federal Communications Commission Chairman said that the Indian government needs to auction 5G spectrum at a reasonable price for local telecom operators. Ajit Pai also said that both India and the US need to quickly move together on 5G. “Our suggestions might be to follow some of the market-based strategies, for example, to allow flexible use of spectrum and not to prescribe what particular applications or services that spectrum... Read More
The OnePlus 7 Pro, introduced in 2019, was the Chinese company's first take on the premium smartphone segment. However, OnePlus fell short of the user expectations as the phone lacked behind the flagships from Samsung, Apple and Google in various aspects. This year OnePlus is upping the ante with the OnePlus 8 Pro. Not only the OnePlus 8 Pro is the company's costliest phone till date, but it is also... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Employees Union (EU) on Thursday said that the government of India is promoting Reliance Jio while offering only “lip service” to BSNL. The BSNLEU voiced their concerns following a tweet from Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, MP of Ladakh who said that the government has sanctioned 54 Jio mobile towers for the uncovered rural areas of Ladakh. Namgyal said that the new towers would be covered under... Read More
Swedish and Chinese telecom vendors are likely to oppose the telecom department’s new order on mandatory testing and certification for telecom equipment from October 1, 2020 through TEC-approved local testing laboratories. On June 23, 2020, the DoT has issued a fresh directive that all kinds of telecom equipment and products will have to undergo “in-country screening from October 1, 2020. DoT has notified Transmission Terminal Equipment (including multiplexing equipment), PON... Read More
The ongoing geopolitical situations between India and China are showing adverse results in the telecom industry. Earlier the government was planning to stop Chinese telecom gear makers from supplying network to the state-owned telcos BSNL and MTNL. Not only this, but private telcos were also in the loop. However, if the private telcos will be barred from purchasing telecom gear from Chinese vendors, they will have to pay massive outstanding... Read More
BSNL has been trying to introduce 4G services in India for quite some time now. It has faced many roadblocks in the process. The biggest of them is the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the government. When it was found that BSNL was rewarding the tender to foreign companies, this move from the telco was objected. It was said that it does not align with the government’s vision of ‘Make... Read More
The ongoing tensions between India and China are showing an adverse effect on the commercial telecom business. Government of India is planning to stop Chinese vendors from providing telecom equipment to state-owned telecom operators BSNL and MTNL. However, private telcos operating in India and Huawei is opposing the government’s decision of banning Chinese telecom equipment makers in the country. As reported by ET Telecom, private telcos and Huawei stated that... Read More
PUBG Mobile has become one of the biggest games in the world. People are crazy about the game and keep waiting for new updates and features. But in China, PUBG Mobile comes with a different name. It is known as Game for Peace. In the past, whatever features came to the Game for Peace, they were launched for PUBG Mobile globally as well. Now the Chinese version of the game... Read More
Bharti Airtel on Thursday enabled pre-booking option for its Airtel Xstream Fiber Broadband services in all 25 cities where the company is scheduled to launch its services soon. In early April, Airtel highlighted on its Xstream Fiber site that its services would be rolling out to new cities. The company initially said that the services would be rolled out to the new cities in a gradual manner with cities like... Read More
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