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Apple To Start Manufacturing iPhone 12 Later This Year Local employees have been dumped over a lot of extra work by Apple to get the online qualification process for the iPhone 12 rolling. This is the reason there is a one month delay in the engineering verification testing. According to a report, there are multiple iPhone 12 models coming. Now, another report suggests that 6.1-inch and 5.4-inch iPhone 12 models are going to enter the production stage later in September this year....

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple introduced the new iPhone 12 series as the new era for iPhones. The all-new iPhone 12 series comes with support for 5G connectivity. The iPhone 12 series includes - iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. In the US, Apple has partnered with Verizon and all the devices in the iPhone 12 series will be able to access the 5G Ultra Wideband....

Users Can Avail the Repair Programme by Reaching Apple Stores The Apple technicians will determine whether the user is eligible for the repair programme. Alternatively, you can also opt for a mail-service to Apple Repair Centre by contacting Apple Support. However, users are also recommended to backup their iPad to iCloud or their computer before taking their devices to services. In its support page, Apple has detailed the issue that is affecting some iPad Air (2019) models....

Apple is all set to launch multiple new products this year. The Cupertino tech giant recently came out with the new iPhone 13 series, Apple Watch Series 7, iPad mini 2021, and more in the September 14 event. Now, the company is expected to launch new products, including AirPods 3 and MacBook Pros’ powered by the M1X processors, very soon. The company is on track to launch all of these products in the coming weeks....

Star India English Entertainment Channel Packs Price Reduction The significant pricing change has been made in the English entertainment segment as Star India has announced a price slash of as much as 29%. Notably, these channels struggled to gain back traction after the introduction of the new tariff regime. With that being said, Star India is still holding on to its sports channels, and in case you want to catch any of the Star sports channels then you will have to subscribe to the entire premium sports packs or go for the individual channel selection, which will be quite an expense....

Asus OMG Days Sale Details Next, successor Zenfone Max Pro M2 also gets a Rs 1,000 discount for all variants. The 3GB RAM/32GB storage model is available for Rs 11,999, the 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant for Rs 13,999, and then the 6GB RAM/64GB storage model for Rs 15,999, during the offer period. Even the budget Zenfone Max M2 can be bought at a discounted price during the Asus OMG Days sale on Flipkart....

Unlimited FUP On Extra Amount Firstly, we are getting to actually the most unique feature which Airtel broadband plans come with. Usually, while the subscribers select a particular broadband plan, especially if its a fixed FUP one, and in between they want to access unlimited data, the only option is to change the plan and go through a hassle filled process. But, Airtel Xstream Fiber will be easily able to switch from fixed GB plans to unlimited data plans by paying a mere Rs 299 charge....

Bharti Airtel has announced that it had deployed additional spectrum in Haryana. The company has been on the move deploying additional spectrum in multiple states and telecom circles around the country. Bharti Airtel subscribers living in Haryana will now get a better network experience even during peak hours of usage. Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator of India, deployed 20 MHz of additional spectrum in the state. After the recent deployment of additional spectrum, the telco now has a total of 71....

Airtel Xstream Fibre Broadband Plans Become Affordable by 15% After putting all the new connection requests on hold due to the nationwide lockdown, Airtel has resumed providing new connections. All the new Airtel Xstream Fibre users get free installation and a 15% discount on long-term plans. The maximum discount any user can avail is Rs 7,198. It is a limited period offer expiring within the next 17 hours as of this writing....

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India is rocking in the B2B (Business-to-Business) segment. It looks like Airtel has actually been able to leverage its “premium” branding into convincing enterprises to purchase its services. For the unaware, Airtel operates its B2B business via a separate brand called Airtel Business. Through Airtel Business, Indian enterprises can purchase several products and services including Airtel IoT, Airtel Conferencing, Airtel Cloud, Airtel Office Internet, and more....

Moody’s Investors Service revised the ratings of Bharti Airtel and Bharti Airtel International, its Dutch subsidiary. As per the same, it has been rated from stable to positive as it improved credit metrics and operating performance. Annalisa Di Chiara, Moody’s senior vice president, stated that the outlook change to positive shows that the company is improving the above-mentioned metrics. It was added that if it sustained, then it could get the investment-grade upgrade in the next 12 to 18 months....

Bharti Airtel Thinking to File Curative Petition This new move has not been taken well by the telecom companies, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. While there has been no major reply from Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel has said that it is ideating on filing a curative petition. “While respecting the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s decision, we would like to express our disappointment as we believe the long-standing disputes raised regarding the AGR definition were bonafide and genuine....

As per a filing by Bharti Airtel in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), its rights issue has been oversubscribed by 1.44 times. The telco said that this is an approximate figure. Both the public and promoter groups have overbid for the rights issue. All the applications received are still subject to verification and clearing of payments. Further, the final basis of allotment is also left. According to ET Telecom, big names such as ICICI Prudential MF, SBI Life Insurance, Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund, Lion Meadow Investment, Nippon MF, SBI MF, and EuroPacific Growth Fund are a few of the names which have bid for getting shares in Bharti Airtel’s rights issue of Rs 21,000 crores....

Bharti Airtel, the number one telecom operator in the country, deployed a private 5G network for Bosch Automotive Electronics India Pvt Ltd (RBAI) facility in Bengaluru. The telco did it with the trial spectrum provided by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), so don’t confuse it for commercial deployment. But this deployment will certainly give a boost to Airtel’s brand image and an upper hand over the competitors, as Airtel has proven the power of its private 5G services right before the spectrum auctions....

Other Plans Of Airtel Xstream Broadband Service There are more plans that you can check out if you don’t want the 1Gbps plan from Airtel. The cheapest plan that you will find under the Airtel Xstream fibre is of Rs 799 for which you will be given 150GB high-speed data for one month after which you will have unlimited data with the speed of 100 Mbps. The second plan from the ISP is of Rs 999 and will give you 300GB high-speed data at 200 Mbps speeds after which the speeds will be reduced....

The Broadband India Forum (BIF) has asked the government to allocate the spectrum directly to the enterprises for captive private networks. For the unaware, BIF represents tech companies such as Microsoft, Google, Meta, Cisco, and more. As per BIF, the government must consider the recommendations given by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on private 5G networks. COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India), which represents the Indian telcos including Vi, Airtel and Jio, said that the 5G business case would not be viable if the government allocated the airwaves directly to the enterprises....

The audio market has seen an evolution of sound products. From wired earphones, the market shifted to Bluetooth earphones. While this transition took a little time, the market to shift from Bluetooth earphones to Truly Wireless Stereo (TWS) didn’t take as much. People want more convenience in the way they listen to the audio now. That is why several audio companies and even smartphone manufacturers are launching their own TWS products....

Band Steering is a term you might not have heard before, but your Wi-Fi router might be doing that without you knowing. It is a technology aimed to smoothen the broadband internet experience for the consumer. It is a fairly new technology, and that is why a lot of people don’t know about it. Band steering will allow you to get an uninterrupted and seamless browsing experience. It is a very clever technology developed for Wi-Fi networks that handle multiple devices at the same time....

The state-owned telecom operator provides some amazing prepaid plans when it comes to data and other benefits, however, in most cases gets overshadowed by the private giants – Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. In particular, BSNL offers a few prepaid plans that provide a remarkable amount of data for comparatively longer validity periods as compared to the private telcos. Mentioned below are three such prepaid plans offered by BSNL that come with great data benefits along with long validity periods....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has a major role to play in the growth of India. The state-run telecom operator has made some leaps to instil a little confidence in it when it comes to 4G. A few days back, a call was made over the indigenously developed 4G network of BSNL. This was a major development for the telco. India will be able to get rid of congested 4G networks with the help of BSNL’s 4G....