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
India and China are not in good terms at the moment. Things between both countries are heated up because of the border tensions. ZTE and Huawei are two Chinese companies which have been helping telcos in providing telecom services in India for a long time now. But both of these companies will be left out of 5G trials which will take place in India. This decision was taken by the... 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
BSNL has been desperately trying to upgrade its existing network sites of 2G and 3G to 4G. The state-owned telco has been facing many issues in doing so. The Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) objected the telcos contracts for not aligning with the government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign. However, BSNL has reportedly approved the contracts for ZTE and Nokia to upgrade its existing network sites to 4G.... Read More
While telecom operators in India are not interested in participating 5G spectrum auction, analysts now predict that the government itself will have a tough time in auctioning the 'costly' 5G spectrum. An ET Telecom report says the government will likely face difficulties in selling the 5G spectrum because of Coronavirus. A few months ago, the DoT approved all the vendors to participate in 5G trials in India, including Huawei. With... Read More
The impact of the Coronavirus outbreak is now visible as two major brands- ZTE and LG are moving away from taking part at the upcoming Mobile World Congress tech show which will kickstart on February 24 in Barcelona. MWC is the world's largest tech show for smartphones and various brands take part. South Korean brand, LG, has been an integral part of MWC every year, but this year, it will... Read More
An Indian telecom export body has requested National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to ban the purchase of equipment from Chinese companies like Huawei, ZTE and Fiberhome for government networks, claiming that they can pose a serious national security threat. "Ban the procurement of any Chinese telecom equipment in any government telecom network (centre or state), including power, rail, defence and PSUs. We believe that indigenous equipment makers already have the... Read More
Some Android phone vendors are skipping security patches without notifying users, and instead hoodwinking their customers into believing their smartphone software is up to date with Google’s monthly security releases, according to a new research. Researchers with Germany’s Security Research Labs (SRL) tested the firmware of 1,200 phones from manufacturers like Google, Samsung, Sony, Nokia, Huawei, Motorola, LG, HTC, ZTE and TCL for every patch released in 2017. The results... Read More
ZTE has launched the Blade A2 Plus smartphone in India featuring a massive 5000mAh battery. The phone is priced at Rs. 11,999 and will be exclusively up for sale via Flipkart, starting from February 6. It will be available in Gold and Silver color variants. Regarding specifications, the ZTE Blade A2 Plus comes with a metal unibody design and a 5.5-inch Full HD 2.5d curved glass display bearing a resolution of... Read More
As reported earlier, Chinese smartphone maker ZTE has finally launched the Nubia Z11 and Nubia N1 smartphones in India. The Nubia Z11 is priced at Rs. 29,999 while the Nubia N1 is priced at Rs. 11,999; both the phones will be exclusively up for sale on Amazon, pre-ordering will start from December 16. The Nubia Z11 comes with a 5.5-inch full HD 1080p 2.5D curved glass bezel-less display featuring 81%... Read More
ZTE has come up with yet another mid-range smartphone, dubbed as the ZMax Pro. For now, the device will be releasing in the US in August. ZTE has not yet revealed its release timeline for other regions outside the US. It will retail at $99 after in-store rebate from MetroPCS stores. The smartphone comes with a 6-inch Full HD 1080p display. It is powered by a Snapdragon 617 octa-core chipset... Read More
ZTE Nubia Z11 has finally gone official in China. The device was being teased for quite some time. It is launched in two variants - 4GB RAM/64GB storage and 6GB RAM/128GB storage. In China, the lighter variant is priced at 2499 yuan (approx. Rs. 25,525) while the premium variant will retail at 3499 yuan (approx. Rs. 35,730). ZTE will also launch Nubia Z11 C Limited Collector’s Cristiano Ronaldo edition in... Read More
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