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The amount of data used over home connections has grown recently. The demand for dependable and smooth Wi-Fi access across numerous devices has grown dramatically, whether customers utilise it for streaming, work-from-home, or even for small companies to carry out basic operations. Although the country’s Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide a wide range of broadband plans, from low-cost, reasonable low-speed plans to high-end plans with speeds up to 1 Gbps, most customers prefer a sufficient internet connection at a reasonably cheap cost....

DTH Operators Could Be Most Vulnerable to JioFiber Bundled Plans Bank of America Merrill Lynch said that direct-to-home (DTH) companies could be “most vulnerable” to Reliance Industries’ bundled broadband and cable services as they are unlikely to offer dual services. It did not anticipate a direct impact on broadcasters but said that indirect impact on subscription revenue could be felt if DTH/MSOs (multiple-system operator) revenue are affected. The report did not rule some pressure on Bharti’s broadband revenue triggered by Jio’s entry in the space....

DTH Operators Being Helped by New Trai Tariff Regime It is also worth noting that powered by the new tariff regime, the DTH operators also enjoyed an advantage on the revenue front as well. Although the active subscriber base shrunk overall, the ARPU went up in the third and fourth phases because of the Network Capacity Fee (NCF) of Rs 130 plus taxes. The ARPUs were much lower before the new tariff regime, so in the later period, the industry enjoyed better ARPU, which translated to a yearly growth of 8....

The budget device supports 22 languages including English, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. The Lava A7 Wave currently comes with a one-year replacement guarantee along with six months replacement offer (on accessories). In India, feature phones still contribute a significant market share to the companies. Reliance Jio, which launched the JioPhone a couple of years ago is now the leading feature phone brand in the country. While Reliance Retail and Samsung occupy the top two spots in the Indian feature phone market, Lava is third on the list as the company consistently launches new feature phones every now and then....

The homegrown smartphone brand Lava just announced its first 5G smartphone - Agni 5G. The smartphone is priced under Rs 20,000, which is already dominated by various Chinese brands such as Redmi. Having said that, there will be stiff competition between devices that exist in this sector and the Lava offering has joined the fight. Here, we have come up with a comparison between Lava Agni 5G and Redmi Note 10 Pro to see which one has better specs, at least on paper....

Lava, an Indian manufacturer of smartphones, introduced the Blaze on Thursday. The smartphone is available in four distinct colours. It has a 13MP main sensor and three rear cameras, and its display is hole-punched. A sizeable 5,000mAh battery unit is included with the smartphone. Using the extra built-in storage, the RAM of the device may virtually be increased to 6GB. The Lava Blaze will go up against products like Realme C31, Moto E7 Plus, and Poco C31 in the market....

Lenovo K10 Plus: Specifications and Features The Lenovo K10 Plus rocks a 6.2-inch HD+ display on the front with a resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels and 87% screen-to-body ratio. The phone measures 8.3mm in thickness and weighs 172 grams. The fingerprint scanner is placed on the rear side, similar to the Lenovo K10 Note. On the front, the phone has a teardrop notch as well that keeps the selfie camera....

Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel South Asia on Tuesday said that India needs to adopt 5G standards which are accepted globally. Going for 5G standards sourced locally is only going to result in India being locked out of the global ecosystem of technology. It is not the first time he has expressed this thought. Earlier as well, Vittal has expressed that Jio backing the 5G standards set by the Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) is going to slow down the pace of innovation in India because of multiple reasons — more on the story ahead....

The new MediaTek Dimensity 9000+, which primarily competes with the recently released Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, was released in an effort to challenge Qualcomm’s “Plus” variations of SoCs. A few changes have been made to the new MediaTek chipset in order to boost GPU and CPU performance. The new processor was unveiled on Wednesday as the company’s latest smartphone system-on-chip (SoC). Up to 320MP cameras and 180Hz full HD+ displays are supported by the Dimensity 9000+....

In a recent development, one of the leading chipmakers in the market, MediaTek, had launched its latest and most powerful MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC for smartphones previously this week. The new chipset from Taiwan based company is expected to power a number of high-end devices next year. Now, MediaTek has officially revealed the benchmarking results of its latest chipset, which offer some interesting results. MediaTek Benchmarking Results MediaTek took over the Chinese microblogging website Weibo and posted a video there revealing benchmarking details of its latest chipset....

Micromax In Note 1 was launched alongside In 1b in a virtual event which took place on November 3, 2020. Now In Note 1 has received an over-the-air (OTA) update which brings a ton of improvements by fixing general bugs and new features for the device. The update also packs the December 2020 Android Security Patch. Looking at the changelog, it seems like Micromax is paying a lot of attention to the cameras of the device since most of the major improvements and additional support added is for the camera system — more details on the story ahead....

It seems that Micromax is gearing up to launch a new handset in India, as is evident by a teaser released by the company on Twitter, that reveals the launch date of July 30 for the same. Going by the teaser released by Micromax, the upcoming handset will offer smooth performance, long battery life with the focus group being Gig workers. The teaser does not reveal the name of the handset, but we can expect it to be released as the Micromax IN 2B in India, as the device was spotted on Geekbench in June....

MIUI 11 Global ROM Launch: What to Expect? MIUI 11 brought a lot of new features to the table compared to MIUI 10. Xiaomi did not go a major design refresh this year as well, however, the Chinese company has added several new UI elements which will offer enhanced user experience. MIUI 11 brings Dark Theme to all the Xiaomi phones; Xiaomi introduced Dark Theme with MIUI 10, but it was limited only to select Xiaomi phones....

OnePlus Support: Extended Warranty, Updated Returns and More OnePlus announced on Wednesday that the company has extended the warranty and updated its returns policy as it seeks to support the needs of its customers amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The company in a note explained that the warranty period of its devices that expires between March 1 and May 30, 2020 has been extended to May 31, 2020. Further, the company is also extending its returns period to 30 days from the existing 15 days....

Motorola is upping its game in the smartphone industry. It has brought some decent smartphones to the market in recent years, but the smartphone manufacturer has failed to enter into the premium segment of the market. But now, it is coming out with its flagship device, Motorola Edge+. The device was launched last month alongside Motorola Edge. The device is going to hit the Indian market as well. Flipkart has teased about the launch of the smartphone in India....

Motorola Edge+: What to Expect? The Motorola Edge+ will be a flagship smartphone with specs like 6.67-inch Waterfall display and 90Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, it is expected to have Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC, coupled with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. The Edge+ is also rumoured to have a 108MP primary camera on the back which will be paired with 16MP and 8MP snappers....

“… we do not see any challenge in paying salaries for the month of April. We have sufficient cash balance and internal resources and will be able to meet our liabilities without any issue,” Purwar claimed. The monthly wages totalling Rs 200 crore would be supported from Rs 250 crore that the telecom PSU has available as cash and cash equivalents, he added. “We are following up on all our legitimate claims…of almost Rs 1,000 crore (from various sources)....

The National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) has been designated as the apex body in India to scan for any security lapses in the telecom equipment companies and their supply chains. The events from 2018 and beyond in the telecom industry, especially in the United States, have left a bitter taste in the mouth of governments all across the world. Given the due tensions and the especially precarious situation which exists between India and China, there is more stress on the security of the equipment since the majority of it comes from across the Indo-Sino border only....

On Monday, the well-known video streaming service Netflix and Ubisoft revealed their collaboration to produce three mobile games for Netflix based on popular gaming brands beginning in 2023. The three games will build upon the Valiant Hearts, Mighty Quest, and Assassin’s Creed universes, and they will only be accessible to Netflix subscribers globally via mobile devices without any commercials or in-app purchases. According to IANS, Netflix Vice President of Games Mike Verdu, they are excited to partner with Ubisoft, whose track record of building unforgettable environments for fans is unsurpassed....

Netflix Mobile Only Rs 199 Plan Details Other Plans by Netflix Ajay Arora, Director, Product Innovation, Netflix said, “Our members in India watch more on their mobiles than members anywhere else in the world – and they love to download our shows and films. We believe this new plan will make Netflix even more accessible and better suit for people who like to watch on their smartphones or tablets – both on the go and at home....