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A newly released report suggests that the 5G smartphone shipment in India has witnessed a significant hike of 300% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022. The report has been released by Cybermedia Research on Wednesday according to which Samsung and Xiaomi led the 5G smartphone market. Samsung managed to have a 23% market share in the 5G segment whereas Xiaomi had 18% of the market share. Let’s take a closer look at the 5G smartphone segment performance in Q1 2022....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the Silver Jubilee event celebration of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), said that 5G will not only bring faster internet but will also rapidly ring in economic progress and boost jobs creation. Modi said that India’s economy would get a boost of $450 billion with 5G in the next one-and-a-half decade. PM Modi asked the government and the industry to cooperate and collaborate to hasten the 5G rollout in the country....

Aarogya Setu App is Mandatory for Government Officials The government of India has made the Aarogya Setu App necessary for government officials. Government officials have also advised that before going to offices, the government might check the app and if the status shows low risk or safe, then only employees must go to the office. In case if the status shows high risk or moderate, government officials must stay at home and safeguard themselves from the spread of Covid-19....

As the work from home culture is here to stay for a few more months, the internet service providers (ISPs) are offering a slew of broadband plans that are available for users who are looking out for high-speed and affordable options. Many of these plans offer a slew of unlimited internet plans including benefits such as bundled OTT subscriptions, unlimited data and much more. Let’s take a look at the 100 Mbps broadband plans from ACT, Airtel and BSNL....

Trai Gives 15 Days to DPOs to Show Compliance The sector watchdog has informed all the DPOs that within 15 days of the issue of this letter, the DPOs should list all the requested information on channel number 999 as prescribed by the Trai. Not only this, but the regulator has also noted that the facility of adding or dropping channels through SMS should also be provided to the subscribers within 15 days of the issue of this new direction....

The service has started in Haryana few days back. Now with 3G data they are also offering 2G data.With 3G data plans are pocket-burner for students and young populations, 2G data plans are still preferred by a lot of people. Now under the same price tag Aircel will be offering 3G and 2G pack ,this seems to be surprise move from Aircel hope this has been done in order to curb people using 3G under 2G packs....

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country not only high-speed high-end broadband plans but also offer affordable plans for their users which also provides good connectivity speed. These plans are suitable for first time users, students, individuals or anyone who wants to go for a budget option. As a matter of fact, multiple ISPs offer a very similar base plan. Mentioned below are the 40 Mbps broadband plans offered by Airtel, ACT, Connect and Netplus that are very similarly priced....

Broadband services providers have developed various plans for customers to cater to their different internet needs. There are many cases where customers land on broadband plans of different ISPs that offer similar benefits. For instance, the renowned broadband service providers JioFiber, Airtel Xstream and BSNL Bharat Fibre offers a similar broadband plan with 300 Mbps. In this article, we will mention all the benefits of these broadband plans and the differences between them....

Bharti Airtel is soon going to launch 5G services in India. The telco will start by offering 5G in key cities of the country. Most likely, cities where Airtel has already tested 5G networks for different use cases will get commercial 5G services as well. If you are someone who is excited about the launch of Airtel’s 5G network or 5G network in general, this one is for you. Airtel has acquired spectrum from the DoT (Department of Telecommunications) in several bands during the recently concluded 5G spectrum auctions....

One of the leading telecom operators in the country, Airtel has introduced two new monthly prepaid plans without any prior announcement. The move from the telco comes in compliance with industry regulator TRAI’s order according to which each service provider needs to have prepaid plans that can be renewed on the same date of every month. Airtel’s rival Jio has also recently introduced two plans at Rs 296 and Rs 259 that come with 1-month validity....

Urban Areas Register Noticeable Increase in Wireless Subscribers Despite Airtel and Reliance Jio registering 3.8 million and 1.5 million subscriber additions respectively in September, Motilal Oswal highlighted that the gross subscribers only “increased by a mere” 0.7 million. “There is a churn taking place, with [Vodafone] Idea losing 4.7m subscribers to Bharti/RJio,” Motilal Oswal said in the report. The firm also highlighted that the active subscriber additions have “slowed down” in September to 1 million as compared to 1....

Airtel to Enhance Super Fast Data Speeds on 4G/5G/FTTH Architectures As noted, with this deployment, Airtel consumers will experience faster data speeds on 4G/5G/FTTH architectures. Furthermore, Airtel stated that the new backbone architecture creates a solid foundation that can cut across technology generations to seamlessly work with data rates of 400Gbps and higher. Having said that, Airtel is building a future-proof network with this deployment in India. In addition, the architecture offers lower latency and software-controlled connectivity for Cloud infrastructure, faster transformation to virtualised platforms, and 5G readiness - essential to a world of connected devices and things....

Bharti Airtel, a leading telecom operator in India, recently discontinued the Disney+ Hotstar bundling with its prepaid plans. While the benefit is still available for the postpaid and broadband subscribers of Airtel’s services with select plans, there’s still another way Airtel users can get the Disney+ Hotstar Mobile subscription for free. For the unaware, the annual cost of the Disney+ Hotstar Mobile plan is Rs 499. With this plan, users can watch the entire content library of Disney+ Hotstar and also see live sports directly on their smartphones....

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, has the fastest mobile network in the country. The latest report from Opensignal, an independent analytics company, collected data between June 1 to August 29, 2022, in which Airtel emerged as the operator with the fastest mobile network in the country. In terms of 4G only, Vi’s score is slightly better. In the 4G domain, Vi was the best, with a score of 14....

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom company in India, has announced Airtel Xsafe. This is a service bundled with a product that we have already talked about before. Earlier, Airtel was just testing it with select customers. Now, the company has officially launched it for everyone. Airtel Xsafe is a security surveillance service from Airtel wherein customers would be able to purchase three different types of cameras from Airtel and then use those cameras to keep an eye on movements inside their homes or offices....

Bharti Airtel has opted for the four-year spectrum and adjusted gross revenue (AGR) payment moratorium benefit given by the government. According to an ET Telecom report, the second-largest telecom operator in the country stands to save up to Rs 35,000 to Rs 40,000 crore from this move. A few days back, Vodafone Idea (Vi) had opted for the payments moratorium benefit as well. Vi also stands to save up to Rs 60,000 crore from the said move....

Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with Park+ to offer FASTag based Smart Parking solutions. The partnership will focus on digitising the parking ecosystem using FASTag associated with a respective vehicle. Airtel Payments Bank is one of the leading online banking and wallet platforms with a deep reach in India, while Park+ is the market leader in automating parking spaces through FASTag. Even the majority of FASTag transactions in the country are being processed through Park+ systems....

The demand for data has been on the continuous rise for a long time and particularly in the last two years ever since the pandemic hit the world. A majority of the population needs plans that offer both good internet services as well as unlimited calling benefits among others such as OTT subscriptions. Telcos in the country have been providing multiple plans bundled up with offers to satisfy the need of the users....

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically increased internet usage at home, prompting a greater number of people working from home and students attending online classes. With work and entertainment both relying on the internet, one inevitable need in households is a robust broadband connection. Several telecom providers are offering unlimited broadband plans across India. Among the multitude of providers available, Bharti Airtel is a leading player offering broadband plans starting from as low as Rs 499....

Bharti Airtel Persists on the Top Spot with Highest Download Speeds Starting with the highlights of the report, the first thing to note is Bharti Airtel’s retention of the top spot for download speeds with the average speed being 10.1 Mbps. The list follows with other operators including Vodafone at 7.1 Mbps, Idea at 6.6 Mbps and R-Jio at 6.3 Mbps. Although Reliance Jio ranked last in this test, it showed the maximum improvement as compared to the last report....