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WhatsApp Forwarding Info: What Is It, How It Works It usually happens that WhatsApp brings features to iOS first and then to Android, and with the new features too, the company will follow that. With the Forwarding Info and Frequently Forwarded features, WhatsApp is trying to make the forward message experience better, as it has been trying to do it since the last one year. With the Forwarding Info feature, WhatsApp will let users get more details about the messages that have been forwarded....

The retention of social media platforms has torn the roof in the current landscape. Nearly every active smartphone user is using one of the renowned platforms to connect with their social circle. To make the platform experience premium and hassle-free, social media platforms are rolling out new features and updates to intrigue the users. In a new development, the Facebook-owned platform WhatsApp might soon provide beta users early access to its multi-device feature....

There is evidence that WhatsApp is working on including a feature that would allow users to mask their online status. Users could select who can view their online status on the instant messaging app using this feature. In a subsequent version, it’s likely to be accessible. Separately, it has been alleged that the Meta-owned firm is changing the window within which beta testers can remove messages. The function is present in WhatsApp for Android version 2....

Almost everyone with an internet connection or a DTH connection is spending hours of his/her day in consuming entertaining content from various OTT content platforms. This has given a tough competition to DTH providers in India. People are shifting from traditional channel pack subscriptions from DTH operators to subscriptions from OTT content platforms. The shift makes sense as channel packs are on average more expensive than the subscription fee a customer has to pay for an OTT content platform subscription....

Be it working from your office or home or enjoying videos via OTT platforms, you need to have the best Wi-Fi connection. However, Wi-Fi speed and coverage are prone to waver, especially in large apartments with huge concrete walls. You might enjoy the best Wi-Fi connection in specific regions of your home while there could be dead spots in some places. The unreliable nature of Wi-Fi can be the result of many factors that will affect its coverage, speed and overall reliability....

Wi-Fi Routers have revolutionised the way we use the internet. Gone are the days of using the internet on one single device that was connected to a broadband connection using lengthy untidy wiring. Now we can easily connect a Wi-Fi router to a broadband connection to create a broadband connection Wi-Fi network. Connecting a router to a broadband connection not only gives us access to immensely higher internet speeds, but it does that wirelessly, on any device with a Wi-Fi-enabled and, on multiple devices at the same time....

The Adani Group recently announced that it would be entering the telecom sector by participating in the 5G spectrum auction of 2022. According to the analysts, Adani Data Networks has already bid for 5G airwaves. But Adani Group is only focusing on enterprise services with 5G. Consumer market business is still a far reality for the Adani Group. It is very much understandable as well because the industry experts also believe that 5G revenues from consumers would be very low or negligible compared to the revenues that the companies will make post the launch of services....

Xiaomi is planning to launch its next mid-range smartphone Xiaomi 12 Lite pretty soon and the handset was spotted on the Geekbench benchmarking site with model number 2203129G recently. Now a Xiaomi device has been spotted at the FCC certification site with model number 2203129G which is most likely the Xiaomi 12 Lite. The smartphone has also been spotted at other certification sites like IMEI database, EEC, and HTML5 test database revealing some intel on the device....

There have been several reports of leaked details on the upcoming flagship device from Chinese smartphone giant – Xiaomi 12. Although any official announcement is yet to be made by Xiaomi the recently leaked information suggests that the latest device from the makers will be unveiled on December 12, 2021. It was heavily rumored in the past that Xiaomi 12 could operate on Snapdragon 898 which is the latest chipset from Qualcomm yet to be launched....

Xiaomi and Oppo New In-Display Selfie Camera Details Unlike the other selfie camera designs like the pop-up mechanism or the punch-hole style cutout, there is nothing of that sort in Oppo’s latest prototype. On taking a look at the newest upload on Oppo’s official Twitter account we a see a device with a selfie camera which is entirely hidden under the display and does its job from beneath the surface....

Xiaomi India, today announced that it has sold over 8 Million Smart TVs across Redmi and Xiaomi portfolios. With top-of-the-line specifications and features, Xiaomi India has accelerated the adoption of Smart TVs and revamped the TV viewing experience across millions of households in the country. Xiaomi India in known for providing a revolutionary experience that completely immerses viewers in their favourite content, Xiaomi and Redmi Smart TV’s have redefined the way India discovers content....

Xiaomi Mi 10: Specifications and Features Starting things with the Xiaomi Mi 10, the phone flaunts a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen with a punch-hole cutout on the top left side. The handset also offers a 90Hz refresh rate alongside featuring a 180Hz touch response rate. On the hardware front, we have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, paired with 8GB/12GB of RAM and 128GB/512GB of onboard storage. The phone lacks a microSD card slot....

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro: Rumoured Specifications Alongside revealing the timeline of the Redmi Note 7 Pro launch, Weibing also posted the teaser poster showing the complete phone in all its glory. The Redmi Note 7 Pro will look exactly like the Redmi Note 7. This means that the Redmi Note 7 Pro will come with waterdrop notch with the selfie camera equipped in it, gradient finish, and dual cameras....

Telecom Operators Skipped Major Subscribers While Extending Prepaid Plan Validity Earlier, telco giants such as Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel extended the validity of their prepaid plans until April 17, 2020. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea increased the validity of prepaid plans of nearly 80 million and 100 million customers who belong to the category of low APRU. Similarly, BSNL has extended the validity of its prepaid plan until April 20, 2020....

By - Mr Tony Verghese and Mr Rakesh Warrier, Partners at JSA, Advocates & Solicitors India’s 5G journey has witnessed it all – from conspiracy theories that COVID-19 is a cover-up for the deployment of 5G to a bizarre instance of High Court proceedings being interrupted by an enthusiastic Bollywood fan. While more than 30% of the world’s nations have already implemented 5G commercially (South Korea being the first nation to do so), India is still grappling with issues at every level – be it in relation to market readiness, financial viability, or regulatory structure....

DoT Seeks Roadmap for 5G Field Trials in India “DoT has asked telcos to give presentations on 5G preparedness and use cases. Telcos will give presentations with their technology partners,” said a person aware of the matter to ET Telecom. DoT has been pushing telcos for conducting 5G field trials in India. We are not sure when the 5G spectrum auction will happen in the country, but the field trials will be the first step towards bringing fifth-generation network services....

India is eagerly waiting to witness the multiple benefits of the 5G network. Even though the technology is not deployed, it has already started providing benefits to the market. As per a report by renowned firm GlobalData, job posting with 5G titles has doubled in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. The major reason behind the increase in job postings is the interest of the government in 5G technologies....

Everyone’s waiting for the 5G launch in India. The telcos have made their networks ready for handling higher demand and have tested multiple innovative use-cases to ensure that they can monetise as fast as possible with commercial 5G rollout. However, given the pace at which the developments are taking place, it is unlikely that the 5G launch in the country would go as planned. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is still waiting for the Cabinet to give its final decision on matters related to spectrum auction....

The fifth-generation network technology still eludes the Indian subscribers and telecom operators. There are multiple reasons for it, like the financial condition of the telecom companies, delay in the spectrum auction, among others. However, the 5G technology in other countries and in a global scale has been growing rapidly, with telecom companies in countries like South Korea and the USA vehemently adding subscribers and relaying fast services. On the same lines, data and statistics have also started coming on 5G subscribers around the world and where the trajectory is headed in this regard....

Taking the 5G revenue trends from the global markets, Nokia India, in its annual Mobile Broadband Index (MBiT) report, said that by 2026, mobile 5G services are forecasted to generate USD $9 billion, which will be equivalent to 37.7% of total mobile services revenue. The total revenues that the telcos make from 5G services is expected to grow at 164% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) from the expected USD $0....