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Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, is soon going to come out with financial and performance results for Q3 FY22. The telco’s average revenue per user (ARPU) is surely going to see a boost due to the prepaid tariff hikes implemented during the quarter. Further, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) report suggests that Airtel added new users in November 2021 and the same is expected for the month of December as even Vodafone Idea (Vi) went for tariff hikes which resulted in the subscriber churn rate increasing for the telco....

Bharti Airtel customers get the advantage of Airtel Thanks programme under which they get multiple offers and benefits. Almost every one of us purchase OTT subscriptions to our favourite platform. There are multiple OTT platforms available and the good thing is, not all of them are super expensive, but you still have to pay for them. With Airtel Thanks benefits though, you get free OTT subscription to major platforms. But recently, Airtel also launched ‘Airtel Thanks Digital Store’....

Bharti Airtel’s broadband arm, Airtel Xstream Fiber on Friday officially announced its 1 Gbps plan offering for the users. This is the fastest-speed plan users can get from the internet service provider (ISP). It will cost users Rs 3,999 per month and is also available for long-term purchase in the validity options of 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. It is a great plan for someone who wants a seamless internet experience....

Connect Broadband Rs 999 Plan When we talk about the Rs 999 broadband plan, the competition in the market grows multiple folds. This is because the ISPs are offering a ton of benefits with their Rs 999 broadband plans. Thus, Connect Broadband has also built an offer for its customers that they simply can’t reject. The Rs 999 broadband plan Connect comes with 100 Mbps of speed. Yes, obviously, the speed should have been more than this....

The Indian wearables market has witnessed a year-on-year growth of a whopping 93.8% in the third quarter of this year, which is between July and September. Also, during this period, the wearables shipment accounted for 23.8 million units, claimed the latest data from IDC (International Data Corporation). Notably, the segment has defeated the supply chain issues that slowed down the shipment of smartphones in the same period. For the uninitiated, the wearables market comprises smartwatches, fitness bands, and earwear....

The Indian government is not looking at iMessage as a standalone social media platform like WhatsApp or any other application. Earlier, the Indian government had sent a notice to Apple India to get details on how the company is complying with the new social media rules. But as per an Indian Express report, the government has withdrawn its notice because it isn’t considering iMessage as a social media platform anymore....

Logitech Crayon support for Apple’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th Gen) and iPad Pro 11-inch (4th Gen) models has been added to the product listing on the business website. This implies that the newest iPad Pro devices may be released soon. The Cupertino tech titan is already anticipated to have a launch event in October when it may introduce these two tablets. The M2 SoC might be used to power the iPad Pro 12....

If you are an Apple fan, you might definitely be looking forward to the Apple events that happen throughout the year. But there’s one event every year that no Apple fan would want to miss out on. It is the new iPhone series launch event which takes place in September mostly. This year as well, Apple has announced a new event for September. This event has been confirmed for September 7, 2022....

As promised at the November 10 event, Apple has started rolling out the macOS Big Sur to a slew of devices. The rollout started late on November 12. Thanks to demand, Apple servers went down for a while and the company even acknowledged the issue. Nevertheless, the Cupertino giant managed to resolve the issue quickly and everyone with a compatible device can download the macOS Big Sur right away. macOS Big Sur brings a lot of new features like refreshed design, new Safari browser, some major changes to Messages and Maps applications and Apple also focussed a lot on the privacy front....

Apple, a consumer tech giant, is planning to roll out a new ‘Lockdown’ option for its products, including iPhones, iPads, and Macs. This feature would be added to protect the Apple devices from state-sponsored hackers who release spyware. However, as per an AP report, the Apple devices with Lockdown activated would make them less usable. This simply means one thing. Apple, which is recognised as one of the tech companies with the safest products, hasn’t been able to adequately shield iPhones, Macs and iPads....

Apple decided to start doing things in-house after making a complete shift in regards to its processors, from the A-series chips for the iPhone and iPad to the more recent M1 chip for its entire Mac line. The company is also working towards bringing this unification to other products in its Mac lineup, be it the Mac Pro or the MacBook, in a bid to push localised production. Now, it seems the modems in use will also receive a major change....

The American tech giant Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be commencing from June 7 and will end on June 11, 2021. It used to be a physical offline event, but since 2020 and the arrival pandemic, Apple is going ahead with the digital events route. It is only fair that this year as well, Apple holds the WWDC event online because of the rising number of cases every day in the USA....

Asus Zenfone 6 Launch Details The company has announced that the launch event for the phone will start globally tonight at 20:00 CEST, meaning that in India the event will be live at 11:30 PM and fans will be able to catch it live via ‘Asus’ official Twitter feed. Now we already know the tagline of this new device from Asus which reads, ‘defy the ordinary’, and it has already hinted that the Zenfone 6 will bring something which will not be seen on other flagship phones....

ATC Built Close to 1,000 Sites in India in Third Quarter Tom Bartlett, president and CEO of ATC, said in the earnings call that the Indian telecom market is “very strong” and that the operators are now looking beyond the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) case. “I think there has been a general slowdown overall, not just regards to COVID, but I think also with regard to clearing through a lot of the AGR, a lot of tax issues, I think that put a slowdown,” Bartlett said in the earnings call on Thursday....

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 the ongoing geopolitical challenges must not be allowed to disrupt the commercial operations between telecom operators and Chinese telecom equipment makers....

Android TVs have become very popular. There are various ways people can get the experience of Android TVs if they don’t own one. One is to buy a Set-Top Box which is powered by Android. Another is to get an Android TV stick which can be connected with your TV. One great thing about the Android TV stick is that you can carry it with you wherever you go. It is small and very light in weight....

The term “Virtual Private Network,” or VPN, refers to a solution for creating a secure network connection when utilising public networks. VPNs mask your online identity and encrypt your internet activity. This makes it more challenging for outside parties to monitor your internet activities and steal data. Real-time encryption is employed with VPNs. By allowing the network to route your IP address through a specially set up remote server operated by a VPN host, a VPN can conceal your IP address....

Incentives for Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel Retailers Bharti Airtel has announced new incentives for the retailers, wherein for converting every two Reliance Jio customers into Airtel customers, they will get Rs 100. The thing to note here is that there is no such incentive for Vodafone Idea, which means that for customers who convert from Vodafone Idea to Bharti Airtel, the retailers will not receive any incentive. Also, as per the retailers, Reliance Jio has rolled out a similar incentive for these retailers....

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, is gearing up for mmWave 5G trials. Randeep Sekhon, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Bharti Airtel, said that mmWave bands would be included in the telco’s next round of 5G trials. For the unaware, the mmWave 5G bands will be able to deliver the fastest 5G speeds to the users. The sub-6 GHz bands are good for coverage, but they can’t offer the fastest speeds....

Airtel Prepaid Plans With 28 Days Validity Detailed Bharti Airtel has a total of five prepaid plans offering 28 days validity. There are two plans under Rs 100 priced at Rs 49 and Rs 79; The Rs 49 basic plan offers Rs 38.52 talk time and 100MB data, whereas the Rs 79 plan comes with Rs 63.95 talk time along with 200MB data. Both the plans will be valid for 28 days and the service validity will expire after the said validity period....