Xiaomi has recently launched a new version of the Mi 11 called the ‘Mi 11 Star Diamond edition’ in China. It is a smartphone aimed at gifting and primarily for females in the market. The ‘Star Diamond Edition’ of the smartphone comes with a cover that has 10,000 embedded crystals that look very sparkly and enhance the overall premium feel of the device. It has all the similar specifications as the Mi 11 though....
Xiaomi, India’s highest-selling Smart TV brand for 10 consecutive quarters now has launched the much-awaited Mi QLED TV 4K in the country. The newly launched TV is completely manufactured in India to boost the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. It comes with a 55-inch screen and supports all the major HDR codecs that a TV can. The Smart TV comes with a premium metallic bezel-less design. Xiaomi has also claimed that this Smart TV ships with the best speaker system they have built so far....
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7S: Design and Display The first striking thing when you lay your eyes on the Redmi Note 7S is the glass back. The phone comes in three colour options, which include Onyx black, Sapphire Blue, and Ruby Red. Inside the box, Redmi is shipping a free case, charger and cable along with the device itself. The Redmi Note 7S also follows the Aura design philosophy and the rear panel has been made of 2....
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has been launched in India recently and the smartphone just went on for sale in the country. The Redmi Note 9 comes as a successor to the Redmi Note 8 that was launched in October 2019. The Redmi Note 8 is an incredible budget smartphone, despite Xiaomi constantly hiking its price. The Redmi Note 9 builds on the success of Redmi Note 8 and retains several features as well....
Yotta Infrastructure has just announced that it has been empanelled with the Ministry of Electronics Information Technology (MeitY) as an accredited Cloud Service Provider. This means that Yotta can provide its portfolio of cloud and cloud-enabled services to Indian government departments, public sector organisations, and rural and urban administrative bodies. It will enable India to move towards digitalisation faster. Yotta was also awarded LEED Gold Certification for Sustainability and Uptime Institute’s Tier IV Gold Operations Certificate....
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is working with the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) to generate proof of concept (PoC) for homegrown 4G. After multiple delays, the trials were expected to finish by January 31, 2022. But it looks like there will be more delays in the completion of the 4G trials as, until January 31, the companies involved haven’t been able to achieve success....
2023 is a crucial year for the Indian telecom industry. Several things that will potentially affect millions of people across the country will happen. 2022 will forever be the year which introduced India to 5G. But it is 2023 that will be the game-changing year and will set the tone for the sector for many years to come. Everyone’s eyes are on what is happening with Vodafone Idea (Vi). In addition, BSNL’s promise to roll out 4G and 5G will be tested this year....
The 700 MHz spectrum band is considered important for the telcos to help out with the 5G rollout in India. However, there were no takers of the 700 MHz airwaves in the recently concluded spectrum auctions because of its high reserve price. The telcos in the past have asked the sector regulator and the telecom department to revise the prices of the coveted 700 MHz band. However, according to an ET Telecom report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) hasn’t taken any action or communicated anything to the regulator about bringing down the price of the 700 MHz band for the 5G rollout....
5G smartphones don’t need to support every band there is. This is because it would increase the overall cost of the smartphone, which at the end of the day, consumers will have to bear. It is a classic case of ‘beware what you wish for’ as a consumer. The number of 5G smartphones in the market is rising, and with that, there are a lot of people wondering whether they got the right 5G device that supports all the frequency bands....
“Within Indian context, the government has not taken a position, unlike some other countries….Australia, New Zealand, and the US…have taken a clear position…Of course, we will follow whatever the Indian government decides, and we will work with the government to ensure that India’s strategic needs and security are fully looked after,” he said. Last year, Idea Cellular and Vodafone completed the merger of their India operations to create the country’s largest telecom operator to take on competition from rivals Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel....
5G is going to create new jobs in India across different industry verticals in 2023. Indian telecom operators started rolling out 5G in Oct 2022. But to prepare for the rollout, the operators had already started up-skilling employees and training them for effectiveness and efficiency in engaging with the new technologies and demands that 5G would bring. As 5G is rolled out to other cities and towns in India, the need for skilled labour is only going to go up....
Internet Service Provider (ISP) ACT Fibernet has silently rolled out a new offer in Hyderabad city. As part of the new offer, ACT Fibernet new customers can avail one month of free service on subscribing to five months plan. Usually, the company offers 15 days of extra service on 5.5 months subscription plan. For a limited period, it is offering an additional 15 days of service, taking the total free service benefit to 30 days or one month....
Apple is not just a household name in the smartphone industry, but it is also a prominent player in the market for smartwatches and even truly wireless earphones. The AirPods Pro 2 have reportedly been a huge hit on the market. A new model of the wildly popular AirPods Pro has been eagerly anticipated by Apple fans, and the model’s replacement has been doing exceptionally well in the marketplace....
The big day for the 5G Spectrum Auction is almost here. Spectrum acquisition in new bands, toppings in existing bands and circles depend on the subscriber base, spectrum coming to expiry in the near term, demand and future planning. Here’s a circle-wise overview of total spectrum holdings of Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea with wireless subscriber numbers of May 2022 as per TRAI data. Telco with Highest and Lowest Spectrum Holdings across Circles: Overall, Vodafone Idea (Vi) holds the highest quantum of spectrum in the Maharashtra & Goa circle with 122....
The significant change that has occurred in the tariff plans of Airtel, Vi and Jio after the recent price hike is the changes in the streaming benefits of their annual prepaid plans. In terms of data, call, and SMS benefits, Airtel’s Rs 3359 prepaid plan provides 2GB of daily data, 100 SMS and unlimited calls per day. Post data quota, the speed will get reduced to 64 Kbps for the users....
Bharti Airtel has been rolling out 5G network services pretty fast in the country. The second-largest telco has now reached its 12th city with the 5G Plus services. In just a matter of a few days, Airtel has added four new cities under its 5G coverage. The telco initially started with eight cities. The latest addition to Airtel’s 5G-covered cities is Guwahati. Guwahati is the capital of Assam and is also known as the gateway to North-East India....
Bharti Airtel has announced 5G Plus network services for customers in Agartala. The 5G Plus services of Airtel are now present in 47 cities. Earlier today, Airtel announced 5G for Dehradun. Now it has been announced for Agartala. It is the capital city of Tripura, a northeast Indian state. The city has stunning lakes and beautiful temples. Now, Airtel customers in Agartala can experience 5G for no additional cost. Only Airtel 4G customers with active data plans can experience 5G....
Airtel and VIL Revenue to Witness Growth ICICI Securities remarked on this matter by saying, “Airtel and VIL’s mobile revenues to grow by 4.2% and 1.5% quarter-on-quarter respectively on higher 4G subscriber addition, low base on seasonality, partially offset by lower interconnect usage revenue as Jio starts charging for voice calls.” As per the brokerage firm, Vodafone Idea will witness a rise of 1.5% in its revenue, whereas, the other incumbent, Bharti Airtel will witness a rise of 3% in its revenue which will be helped by Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) gains for both the telecom companies....
Reliance Jio Prepaid Plans With 56 Days Validity Firstly, we will take a look at what the Reliance Jio prepaid plans are offering with their 56 days validity offerings. The first plan in this comparison is the Rs 399 prepaid plan which offers 1.5GB daily data to the subscribers for 56 days straight, thus totalling to 84 days of total data benefit. Along with this, the subscribers also get the benefit of 100 SMS per day and Jio to Jio free calling....
