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In an effort to compete with services like Snapchat and Instagram, WhatsApp last year added a new feature dubbed “View Once” that enables users to communicate photographs and videos that vanish after being viewed. This function is now being expanded upon by the platform, which also offers WhatsApp Premium, an optional subscription for business customers, and this time around, blocks snapshots and screen recordings for “View Once” images and videos....

Bharti Airtel, on multiple occasions now, have said that sharing of telecom infrastructure is important. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, during the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2021, reiterated that while adding new subscribers faster than the competition is important, the telcos also need to start working together. From this, Mittal meant that the telcos need to be able to see the larger picture and start sharing telecom infrastructure with each other....

Vivacom, a member of United Group, leading telecommunications and multimedia organization in Southeast Europe and the parent company of Nova in Greece, has won a high international ranking. According to the World Teleport Association’s Top Teleport Operators 2022 report, Vivacom has topped globally in terms of revenue growth from satellite services for business customers. After joining Southeast Europe’s top telecommunication and media operator just two years ago, Bulgarian telecom has quickly ascended to the top of the World Teleport Association (WTA) rating....

This implies that, at least during the sale, the Xiaomi 12 Pro will be among the most affordable Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-powered handsets in the nation. The Xiaomi 12 Pro is undoubtedly one of the most alluring offers at this price because it comes equipped with all the most cutting-edge technologies, such as a 120Hz refresh rate display, a 50MP + 50MP + 50MP camera configuration, and 120W HyperCharge rapid charging....

Xiaomi is all set to launch the Mi 10T series on September 30 globally. While there’s no update on whether the phones will reach the Indian market or not, complete specifications of Xiaomi Mi 10T and the Mi 10T Pro have been leaked online. Both the Mi 10T and the Mi 10T Pro smartphones will have Snapdragon 865 SoC and 5G connectivity on board. It seems like the Snapdragon 865+ SoC will be exclusive to some high-end gaming phones out there....

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 is one of the most sought after fitness bands in the Indian market. This is not just because it is priced quite low, but also because it offers a ton of value to the users. Now the Chinese tech giant has released a new firmware update for the fitness band numbered v1.0.2.46 (this is not the global build number of the update). The firmware update is going to bring two major updates to the fitness band which will also include support for multiple foreign languages such as Indonesian, Vietnamese, Greek, and Hebrew....

Xiaomi has just unveiled its latest product called Mi Watch Lite for the Chinese market. The Mi Watch Lite is nothing but the toned-down version of Mi Watch which the company launched in China back in November 2020. The smartwatch is already listed on the website on the global website of Xiaomi. All the specifications and features of the Xiaomi Mi Watch Lite are also mentioned in the listing of the product on the website....

Xiaomi is back in the Indian market with its latest offering Redmi 9 Prime. The Redmi 9 series has seen a lot of smartphones until now and another addition to the series will be Redmi 9 Prime. It is a budget-friendly smartphone which is coming with 4GB of RAM and expandable storage of up to 512GB. One of the highlights of the device is its big battery of 5020mAh. It is the largest battery on the Prime series of smartphones from Redmi....

Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro Launch Right Around the Corner Xiaomi recently announced the Redmi K20 Pro as the best-selling premium device in India and it makes complete sense as it’s the cheapest phone in the country with Snapdragon 855 SoC. The Redmi K20 Pro offers a unique design, full-screen experience, flagship processor, capable cameras and overall excellent software experience without any ads. However, we are into 2020 and new flagships with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC are coming soon....

You Broadband, the fiber broadband arm of Vodafone Idea, offers one of the most affordable 200 Mbps plans to the customers. If you are looking for a plan that offers you high-internet speed and also keeps your expense at check, You Broadband can make for a great option. But there’s just one thing; you won’t get any over-the-top (OTT) benefits with this plan. You Broadband doesn’t offer a single OTT benefit to its customers with any of its plans....

ZTE has been at the forefront of technological advancements in recent times, after having showcased the first commercially available smartphone to house an in-display camera. Whilst the product did not sell in great volumes, it was an indication of what was to come in the future and how far the tech segment has to go. Today, ZTE Corporation, which is known for being a major provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions on an international basis for the mobile internet, along with China Unicom completed a commercial trial of the industry’s first Intelligent Radio Network Orchestration Solution, featuring both user orchestration and network orchestration, in Dalian, located in China....

BSNL 100 Mbps Plans The state owned company, BSNL is the top wired broadband service provider in India with 8.39 million subscribers. Like others on the list, most BSNL plans are specific to circles and can vary between two states. For the sake of this comparison, we have considered the BSNL plans in the Chennai circle. BSNL provides two major 100 Mbps plans suitable for normal households with the base plan providing users with upto 100 Mbps speeds till 750GB each month for Rs 15,324....

Qualcomm Technologies, the company behind the Snapdragon platform that powers several Android devices is tipped to increase the price of its next generation flagship platform, the Snapdragon 875 by over 60%. According to a forum post on Clien, a South Korean message board, Xiaomi has reportedly received a price tag of US$250 for a Snapdragon 875 “set.” Qualcomm had previously charged smartphone makers US$150 to US$160 for the Snapdragon 865 “set....

Indonesia has added its name to the list of countries that have launched 5G services commercially. Telecom Operator Indosat Ooredoo has recently announced that they have launched 5G services in the city of Soho in Java, Indonesia. Indosat Ooredoo partnered with Chinese electronics manufacturer Huawei, which supplied 5G network for the telecom operator. A new partnership has also been formed with Surakarta Municipality, which encapsulates the launch of commercial 5G services in Indonesia....

The telecom operators now have a fresh worry in front of them. Their 5G rollout plans could slow down significantly if the government’s new mandate comes into effect from July 1, 2022. For the unaware, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) wants all the telecom gear imported to India from July 1, 2022, to be tested under the Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE) regime. While the intention behind the order from DoT is noble and in line with the security interests of India, it also stands to slow down the rollout of 5G....

5G Spectrum Auctions will continue for a straight fifth day on July 30, 2022. Today was the fourth day, where after 23 rounds of bidding, the telcos have spent a total of Rs 1,49,855 crore. On day 3, the cumulative bid amount was Rs 1,49,623 crore. The telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, as per Livemint, said that a total of 23 rounds of bidding had been completed at the end of the fourth day....

India is towards 5G launch, and at a crucial time such as this, Vodafone Idea (Vi), Airtel, Jio and global telecom vendors such as Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, and Samsung have said that India’s 5G standards known as 5Gi should match the global standards set by the 3GPP. It will be important to set the tone of 5G’s rollout and future in India. According to an ET Telecom report, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said that the issues regarding interoperability of the 5Gi are still there....

Bharti Airtel launched 5G Plus services for customers in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Thursday. 5G was inaugurated by the union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the state. While Airtel has not made any official announcement, the development has been shared by CNBCTV18. This means that not only Jio customers, but also Airtel customers in the city would be able to use 5G. Airtel 5G NSA is already supported by most of the 5G smartphones in the market....

Bharti Airtel’s 5G support is reaching more and more devices pretty fast. It is just what the CEO of Airtel, Gopal Vittal, had said during the recent investors call. Vittal had said that most of the 5G smartphones in India would get the 5G support of Airtel’s networks by mid-November. All of the iPhones are left to get it. iPhone users will have to wait till December 2022 for that....

Bharti Airtel, a leading telecom player in India, has launched a new prepaid plan worth Rs 199 which will come with 30 days of service validity. TelecomTalk is bringing you the information first about this new prepaid plan from the telco, which has been added silently. This is not the first time Airtel is offering users a Rs 199 prepaid plan. Before the tariff hikes got implemented back in late 2021, Airtel used to offer a Rs 199 plan....