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Mobile is Primary Way of Accessing Internet: Vivaldi CEO Ookla data also highlights that India gained two positions on the Speedtest Global Index for fixed broadband with the country now placed 63rd on the index. The company said that India recorded average download and upload speeds of 55.34 Mbps and 52.15 Mbps respectively on fixed broadband in February. However, it has to be noted that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in its Telecom Subscription Data said that India has 22....

Vodafone Idea in Talks With Apollo Global Management In the latest turn of events, Vodafone Idea is also looking forward to foreign investment agencies turning up some capital to pump it into its business. We have already covered, how the network of Vodafone Idea, post its integration exercise has been the single most detrimental factor for subscriber churn. So much so, that even free data offers could not lure more customers towards the telco....

Aeris, a global provider of IoT solutions, said it is employing a secure, smart IoT connection from M Auto, a major supplier of electric mobility solutions in Africa, to ensure ongoing transportation in the region. With 3,000 bikes that are ready for sale and 2,000 e-bikes already on the road, M Auto is currently the largest e-mobility start-up in Africa. M Auto is also making investments in e-bike production and distribution across the country....

iPhone 13 Discounted Price on Flipkart The iPhone 13’s base variant with 128GB is available on Flipkart for only Rs 65,999. This is a discount of Rs 14,000 over the original MRP of the device, which is Rs 79,900. There’s an additional discount of Rs 1,000 when the user purchases the device from an HDFC Bank credit card. Users can also check out other offers on the device that Flipkart is offering....

A reviewer claims that the always-on display (AoD) on the iPhone 14 Pro is compatible with a number of programmes. Instead of displaying a black background like on Android smartphones, the AoD on the iPhone 14 Pro models only displays a faintly lighted lock screen. The reviewer claims that the voice memo and maps apps are compatible with the AoD on the iPhone 14 Pro. Additionally, it is claimed to function with the control center’s Apple TV Remote functionality....

5G is going to be all over the world, including India very soon. It is the next generation of technology which will support faster and higher connectivity. As we have established in one of our reports earlier, 5G won’t be as harmful as people are speculating it to be. The 5G frequency bands fall under the non-ionising range, which means it is safe to be deployed. While 5G is slowly rolling out around the world, there is a question that begs to be answered, will it replace high-speed broadband internet connections?...

One of the questions that a lot of people have in their mind today is how much more will they have to pay for data once the private telecom operators are done with multiple tariff hikes. In late 2021, Airtel was the first to announce that it would be going with tariff hikes. Vodafone Idea followed it with a similar announcement but implemented tariff hikes a day earlier than Airtel....

While India and the world saw a meteoric rise in the growth of OTT (over-the-top) content platforms, there’s something else that has been slowly dying - theatres/multiplexes. The reason is simple. What you need to pay for one ticket to watch one movie, you can pay for an OTT platform’s monthly subscription that will have several movies and TV shows in it. Users have also become lazy post the pandemic....

Wireless charging has existed for quite some time, but in recent times generic users have become more and more interested in the same. Companies getting aboard the Qi Wireless charging standard has aided to the same too since most if not all flagship devices offer Qi Wireless charging. But, for those who might still be unaware regarding the same, they might be wondering as to what wireless charging is and how it works....

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country not only high-speed high-end broadband plans but also offer affordable plans for its users which also provides good connectivity speed. ISPs offer very low-cost plans with ample connectivity speed that might be suitable for users who are looking for plans that will keep their budget in check. Mentioned below are some of the affordable broadband plans availed by Jio, Airtel, BSNL and other ISPs that are likely to be within your budget....

If you’re looking for prepaid plans that provide more data, telecom operators provide multiple plans that might suit your need. Among the variety of plans offered by the telcos, users get the option to either go for the cost-effective daily data plans that offer adequate data or to opt for high-end prepaid plans that offer more data every day. Mentioned below are a select few 2GB/3GB heavy daily data prepaid plans offered by the three major telcos in India – Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea with the pack details....

Reliance Jio has slowed down on adding new subscribers. At the same time, Bharti Airtel has been adding more subscribers than Jio for consecutive months now. According to the Monthly Subscription report from Trai for January 2021, Jio added 1.9 million users in contrast to Airtel’s 5.8 million users. Adding to this, Jio is also behind Airtel with respect to active users. Jio has 324.52 million active VLR customers, while Airtel has 335....

India’s number one telco, Reliance Jio, might soon introduce tariff hikes. This would be a surprise for the market since many expect the telco to keep its tariffs the same in the near term and target a higher market share. Jio hasn’t been adding as many subscribers as it did in its initial years of operations. The telco added around 100 million subscribers every year for the first four years....

Reliance Industries has had an outstanding year. One of the critical reasons for that is the profits made my Jio Platforms for the year ending March 31, 2020. RIL has reported a cash profit of Rs 71,446 crore ($9.4 billion) out of which net profit is Rs 44,324 crore ($5.9 billion). Reliance Jio has become one of the most valued companies in India after the investment from Facebook and now Vista is also biting into the stakes of the telco....

In August, Reliance Jio, India’s number one telco, introduced a new prepaid plan for consumers. Its cost was Rs 750, and the plan’s speciality was that it came with 90 days of service validity. But now, Jio has changed that plan a little bit. The Rs 750 plan costs Rs 749 now. But that’s not the only change. There’s a small change in the benefit that this plan brings now....

Airtel Broadband Plans ACT Fibernet Plans ACT Fibernet is one service provider which is actually offering many speed options to the customers. The first plan is the ACT Storm plan offering 100 Mbps speed and 400GB monthly data and this plan comes for Rs 1,159. ACT is also shipping 1500GB data for the subscription period which becomes the major plus point with ACT plans. Tata Sky Broadband Plans Tata Sky is also offering plans which offer speeds of up to 100 Mbps or more....

JioPostpaid Plus: What is It and What it Offers? Last year, Reliance Jio stepped into the postpaid segment with JioPostpaid plan priced at Rs 199. As the name of JioPostpaid Plus itself suggests, it will be an upgraded version of original JioPostpaid service. Right now, we don’t have the pricing of JioPostpaid Plus plans or just a single plan, but we do know what the company is planning to offer under this upcoming service....

Channels Must Have a Unique Logical Channel Number (LCN) As per the new tariff order, Trai has marked that channels of a specific genre in the same language must be bundled together in the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG). Also, Distributors must share all the relevant information about the channels placed in EPG to Trai as well as in their official website. Further, all the channels in the EPG must have unique Logical Channel Number (LCN) which once allocated must not be changed until the channel is live in the DPO platform....

Apple has already extended the M1 Silicon to most of its products lineup, including the iPads and Macs. The only major product of the company that is yet to see the integration of M1 is the Mac Pro. Apple hasn’t announced anything new for the Mac Pro in a long time, and as there aren’t many rumours about the product either, users don’t know what to expect here. Mac Pro is a beast of a machine, and with the M1 integration, it should perform even better than most people can expect....

The forthcoming Flipkart Big Billion Days sale will effectively reduce the price of Apple’s M1-powered MacBook Air M1 (16GB RAM) to below Rs 70,000. The MacBook Air M1 will sell for as little as Rs 6X,490, according to a Flipkart listing seen by tipster Mukul Sharma (via India Today), but the precise price is yet unknown. Additionally, the item has a star next to the price, suggesting that the actual price reduction could not be close to the Rs 70,000 threshold....