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Redmi K20 to Take on Different Names in Different Markets The two phones, the Redmi K20 and the Redmi K20 Pro, are being believed to be the Poco successors in disguise for the Indian buyers. While the Redmi K20 is likely to debut as Poco F2 in India, the Redmi K20 Pro will likely take on the name of Poco F2 Pro. We have already seen a retail box of the Mi 9T surface on the internet which reveals the full specifications of the device....

Xiaomi has started teasing the Redmi Note 10 series launch in India, in-line with the tradition. The Redmi Note 9 Pro and Note 9 Pro Max were launched in March 2019 right before India went into lockdown. Later on, the company launched the standard Redmi Note 9 followed by a slew of other phones in Redmi 9 series. The Redmi Note 10 series announcement was made on Twitter by Manu Kumar Jain, the MD at Xiaomi India....

Redmi Note 10S has finally launched in India after debuting in China in March this year. The device comes with an impressive set of specifications and features, including the Super AMOLED display for higher quality visuals and a 5,000mAh battery with support for fast charging. Further, there is a quad-camera setup at the rear and a punch-hole cutout at the front housing the selfie-camera sensor. The device will be a huge competition for the likes of Motorola G40 Fusion, Motorola G60, Realme 8, and Xiaomi’s own Redmi Note 10 series....

Telecom operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are reportedly working on to bring a new mobile identity service that will replace the current OTP verification method. Right now, customers are required to enter an OTP generated by the client on the registered mobile number to avail some services. For example, if a customer is making a bank transaction at an e-commerce website, an OTP verification is required to process the transaction....

Almost every smartphone company looks for another company that can assemble the components to make a complete device. In the same way, Reliance Jio might soon place an order with UTL Neolync for 5 million units of the JioPhone Next. The price of the JioPhone Next might be Rs 3,500. The development comes from an ET Telecom report, but the order is not final yet. According to the publication, Reliance Jio is only “aiming” to place an order of 5 million units of the JioPhone Next with UTL Neolync....

Jio Reported 388 Million Subscribers in Fourth Fiscal Quarter The largest telecom operator of India Reliance Jio has a massive number of subscribers in a short period. The telco giant has whopping 388 million subscribers in the fourth fiscal quarter whereas Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea has still not disclosed their March quarter numbers. However, talking about the fiscal third quarter, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea reported a subscriber base of 283....

In the recent development of events Reliance has updated five of its prepaid plans that will now come with the subscription to India’s one of the leading OTT platforms Disney+ Hotstar. Telcos in India recently hiked the prices of all their prepaid plans up to around 20% including Reliance Jio. The above stated five plans were not officially included in the list released after the tariff hike. Consequent to the revised plans, Jio is now offering its users a one-year subscription to Disney+ Hotstar with prepaid plans starting from Rs 601....

Reliance Jio has once again strengthened its position as the leading fibre-based broadband service provider in the country in a very close contest as per a new report from the telecom regulator. In addition to this, Bharti Airtel also managed to surpass the government-owned telco Bhartiya Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and secured the second position in the list of wired service providers. Jio, Airtel Grow While BSNL Drops According to a report from ET Telecom, the leading service provider in India, Reliance Jio witnessed an addition of 0....

According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Reliance Jio delivered the fastest average 4G download speed to users in India in March 2022. Vodafone Idea (Vi) lead the category in upload speeds. As per a PTI report, TRAI’s data suggests that both Vi and Airtel delivered 17.9 Mbps and 13.7 Mbps average download speeds to their users. Jio delivered an average download speed of 21.1 Mbps. Vi isn’t too far from Jio, but Airtel’s speed is considerably lower than what many would like to see....

Reliance Jio GigaFiber Ranks First The first noticeable thing on the Netflix ISP Index Leader board is the top position of Reliance Jio GigaFiber. However, there is also one interesting thing to note, and that is the reduction of speed for Reliance Jio GigaFiber. Under the fibre category, Reliance Jio was providing 3.49 Mbps of speed to its customers during Netflix Prime Time as opposed to the previous speed of 3....

Samsung, the South Korean technology giant, helped India’s number one telecom operator, Reliance Jio, with its 4G deployment across the country. Now, both the companies might work together for the 5G rollout as well. Jio and Samsung have also worked together during the 5G trials of the former, which started back in June 2021. Now, according to a BusinessStandard report, Jio is in advanced talks with the South Korean tech giant for making the latter its third technology partner for rolling out 5G in India....

Reliance Jio, India’s number one telecom operator, is offering prepaid plans to the users that Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) aren’t. These plans were recently introduced by the telco and offer a major over-the-top (OTT) benefit to the users. To be precise, there are two prepaid plans that we are talking about and both of these plans bundled an OTT benefit that none of the telcos in the country is offering....

Reliance Jio Aiming to Hit 500 Million Subscribers According to Rajiv Sharma, co-research head at SBICap Securities said, “We don’t see telecom tariffs improving anytime soon with Jio emphasising its aspiration for 500 million 4G subscribers, which is a negative for Vodafone Idea’s share price and will also limit any further upsides in Bharti Airtel.” The first effect of Reliance Jio’s announcement of JioFiber has shown its impact on the share prices of Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel....

Reliance Jio ARPU to Witness a Rise In a note to its clients, SBICap Securities remarked: “Jio has also introduced a new 56-day category — offering more voice calling benefits (IUC minutes) vs the 28-day category — that comes at a higher cost per GB pricing for the consumer, which suggests that Jio no longer intends to incentivise deep discounting.” Not only this, but the analysts have also said that till March 2020, the subscriber addition of Reliance Jio is expected to continue at the same pace with 9 million subscribers joining the telecom operator, and after that in FY20-21, the subscriber addition is expected to continue at the pace of 4 million a month....

JioPhone at Rs 699: How to Avail it? Reliance Jio introduced the JioPhone back in 2017 and it became popular instantly, thanks to the affordable price tag. Jio is now notching up the things a bit higher and will be selling the JioPhone at just Rs 699 for a limited period. The company says it’s a limited period offer valid from Dussehra to Diwali. So maybe the offer will kickstart on October 8 on Dussehra and will end sometime later this month....

The investment environment in India has been put to question a lot of time given the tax laws of the country. However, on Friday one of the major question marks for the investors thinking upon India as their next investment destination evaporated in thin air as the bill passed in Lok Sabha put an end to the practice of retrospective taxation. For the unaware, the retrospective taxation law meant that companies could be taxed for their dealings in the past and this draconian and exploitative law was brought forth in the UPA II regime in India....

A report was launched on Paving the way for 5G readiness in India: A guide for effective policymaking on small cell deployment at a virtual webinar organised by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and GSMA today. Granting easy access to existing street furniture such as traffic lights, bus stops, street lamps, EB Power supply etc., is important to deploy 5G services in India, says SP Kochhar, DG, COAI....

Samsung will continue launching devices under the Galaxy Note series as the company rubbishes rumours of Note series discontinuation. Ever since the Galaxy Note 20 devices arrived, it is being rumoured that Samsung is discontinuing the Note series by bringing the popular S Pen support to all its flagship series- Galaxy S, and Z Fold. The Galaxy S21 series is launching next month, and the premium device in the series- Galaxy S21 Ultra is said to offer S Pen support, whereas the other two phones (Galaxy S21 and the S21+) will have optional S Pen support....

“Galaxy A20 will help Gen Z consumers capture brilliant images and videos and let them binge on their favourite content,” Babbar added. The phone sports a 13MP +5MP dual rear camera and an 8MP selfie camera. The phone is powered by an Exynos 7884 Octa-core processor and comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal memory. The phone will be available starting on April 10 on the Samsung e-Store, Samsung Opera House, leading e-commerce portals and retail stores across the country, Samsung said....

Samsung is going to launch the Galaxy A32 in India on March 5, 2021. Further, the device will also go on sale the very same day. A microsite on Samsung India’s website shows that the device will be launched on the said date and also reveals some of the key specifications of the device. It is expected that only the 4G variant of the device will be making its way to India at the moment....