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Ookla has just released the Speedtest Global Index for the month of May 2022. As per the company, India recorded a median mobile download speed of 14.28 Mbps in May 2022. It is a slight improvement from the 14.19 Mbps in April 2022. This has pushed India from the 118th position in April to the 115th position in the global ranking in May. At the same time, India went one rank up in the fixed-broadband speed global rankings to 75th position....

Indian telecom operators need to be at the forefront with their 4G offerings. While one operator (BSNL) in the country almost has a non-existent 4G subscriber base, the other one (Vodafone Idea) is losing subscribers quite fast. Since 5G is going to be the next big thing, the telcos and consumers both are focusing more on 5G than 4G. The truth of the matter is, Indian telecom users can do without 5G networks if they get true 4G speeds wherever they are....

As per Counterpoint Research’s Monthly Indonesia Smartphone Channel Share Tracker, the number of 5G sales volume to Indonesia increased by 159% YoY in Q2 2022. Leading this growth were Samsung, OPPO, Vivo, and Xiaomi. In order to accommodate the most recent communication technology, 5G smartphones have better, more recent specifications. Overall, they are therefore a superior option to a 4G smartphone in the same price range. Consumers may think about 5G to maintain their smartphone future-ready after selecting their preferences for normal specs like RAM, display, and battery....

The mobile internet users across India witnessed a dip in download speeds during the initial phases of the COVID-19 lockdown, Opensignal said in a report. The company engaged in the mobile network analytics said that the dip in the mobile internet speeds was more prominent in Tier 2 cities as compared to Tier 1 cities. However, Opensignal said that the easing of the lockdown restrictions has resulted in an noticeable improvement in the download speeds especially for the users in Tier 1 cities....

The iPhone 13 lineup was released in several markets last week. Since the launch of these new models, several Apple fans worldwide are gearing up to experience the new features. However, the early buyers of the iPhone 13 series are facing a minor inconvenience. The device features the “Unlock with Apple Watch” capability, which malfunctions. Many users who try to unlock the new iPhone via their Apple Watch models with their face masks faced some difficulty in unlocking their device....

iPhone 14 series launch is very close now. According to the reports surfacing online, the iPhone 14 series could include select models which would come with support for fast charging. The iPhone 14 Pro models could feature 30W fast charging. This would be the first time for an iPhone model to support 30W fast-charging. The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max might only be the models to feature support for high-speed charging....

The year 2023 has only just begun, but we have already been hearing reports about the upcoming iPhone, which is anticipated to be released later this year. Apple is allegedly working on some fantastic improvements for this year’s iPhones, as the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus disappointed by having essentially the same hardware as iPhone 13. iPhone 15 Series Specifications and Features (Rumoured) According to a report from 9to5Mac, due to a new EU rule requiring tech companies to standardise this on all electronic products, the iPhones of 2023 may include a USB-Type C connector....

Apple iPhones are loaded with features that will help users in many ways. Reportedly, Apple is working on adding a new feature that will detect mental health conditions of users, including depression and anxiety. A recent report states that the company has collaborated with the University of California and Biogen, a pharmaceutical company, to develop this feature and help diagnose the mental health of users with the help of their biometric data....

The Indian government had earlier announced the BharatNet initiative to bridge the digital divide that exists between the rural and urban parts of the country. In view of that, the Indian Space Association (ISpA) wants the government to extend the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) subsidy for satellite broadband services. Jayant Patil, ISpA Chairman, told ET Telecom that offering USOF subsidy to the satellite broadband services is a wonderful opportunity for the government as it would complement the ongoing BharatNet initiative....

A new 100MW data center campus will be built on 12 acres of land that BD Indonesia, a joint venture company between Big Data Exchange (BDx), PT Indosat Tbk (Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison), and PT Aplikanusa Lintasarta, has acquired from PT Suryacipta Swadaya (Suryacipta), a member of Survainternusa Group. The property is well situated in the Suryacipta City of Industry, one of Indonesia’s most prestigious and fully integrated smart industrial complexes....

Because of the pandemic and several lockdowns, the need for online connectivity grew multiple folds. During the time, people depended a lot on various online payment platforms to make transactions for almost everything they bought or exchanged. Both Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel benefitted a lot because of these online payment platforms. This is because users of the telco had no other option but to recharge from their homes using online wallets....

The telecom operators in India offer a variety of daily data prepaid plans for their subscribers, however, the maximum amount of data offered in a day is 3GB. The 3GB daily data packs are suitable for users who need a larger amount of data every day be it for online learning, gaming or working through their smartphones. Mentioned below are all the 3GB daily data prepaid plans offered by Jio, Airtel and Vi along with the details for users to choose from....

A majority of users while choosing their prepaid plans look for offers that provide value for their money. Some users want to go for high-data prepaid plans with added benefits whereas some want to opt for long-term packs and some want affordable options. Mentioned below are the daily data prepaid plans offered by the three major telcos in the country – Jio, Airtel and Vi that offer a good deal for the subscribers....

Jio Platforms has released its quarterly earnings report today. In the past few months, the telco has raised Rs 1,52,056 crores in capital through investments from various groups and companies. Reliance Jio aims to connect every Indian with internet and that is why it has partnered up with Google. Google bought a 7.73% equity stake in Reliance Jio for an amount of Rs 33,737 crore. Both the companies together will build an entry-level smartphone which will run on the Android operating system....

Reliance Jio on Friday announced a new annual plan priced at Rs 2399 offering users 2GB of daily data along with three new data only add-on packs. The company said that the new annual plan offers 33% more value than its competitors and that the work-from-home has been “made easy with affordable” 2GB per day plans. Jio said that the “value-for-money” plan is targeted at high-data users with the plans effectively costing users under Rs 200 per month....

Reliance Jio has launched two new work from home (WFH) prepaid plans for users across India. These plans are listed under the Work From Home Data Packs category. The denominations of these two new plans are Rs 2878 and Rs 2998. Both the plans are meant for users looking for long-term data pack options. Note that since these are data packs only, they don’t offer voice calling and SMS benefits to the users....

Reliance Jio has the affordable 4G prepaid plans in the Indian telecom industry. The Mukesh Ambani-owned telco always tried its best to innovate; Because of Reliance Jio, the mobile phone subscribers in India started getting daily data plans. It is because of Reliance Jio the self-care applications of telcos improved leaps and bounds in less than two years. It is because of Reliance Jio the competitors Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea did their best in improving 4G services across the nation....

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (“RJIL”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Bharti Airtel Limited for the acquisition of the right to use spectrum in the 800MHz band in Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Mumbai circles through spectrum trading. The trading agreement is in accordance with the Spectrum Trading Guidelines issued by the Department of Telecommunications and is subject to the requisite regulatory and statutory approvals. The aggregate value for the right to use this spectrum is Rs 1,497 crores, inclusive of the present value of associated deferred payment liability of Rs 459 crores, subject to any transaction related adjustments....

When it comes to broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) in India, uses have become accustomed to searching for services from JioFiber, Airtel Xstream Fiber, Excitel, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Bharat Fibre. These ISPs have built a solid brand around them and offer almost everything a user wants from his/her internet connection. JioFiber has been gaining quick ground and might become the largest broadband service provider in India, leaving behind BSNL....

300 Mbps Broadband Plan from JioFiber Offers These OTT Benefits Users get a total of 16 OTT benefits with the 300 Mbps plan from JioFiber. Note that users can also get a free Set-Top Box (STB) from the company and utilise all these OTT benefits. The 300 Mbps broadband plan of JioFiber offers the following OTT benefits: There’s a fair usage policy (FUP) limit of 3,300GB of data applicable on the amount of data that a user can consume in a month....