Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel, wrote to the customers addressing the concerns around 5G. The spectrum auction is over, and the telcos have the required 5G spectrum. There are many consumers who are confused about how they will receive 5G services, whether they will have to switch to new SIM cards or new smartphones, and more. Airtel’s CEO has clarified some of these aspects that every consumer should know....
Dish TV DishNXT HD Set-Top Box Dish TV happens to be one of the most liked DTH companies in the country right now. The DTH provider has been continuously providing offers to its consumers to draw more customers. Rightly so, because of the latest filing Dish TV seem to be a little in financial distress even though its Watcho app has been doing exceptionally well. However, when it comes to Set-Top Boxes, Dish TV gets left behind as its HD STB, the DishNXT HD STB is priced at Rs 1,590 much more than others in the same range....
Airtel Rs 97 Plan Revised: What it Offers Now? With the revised Rs 97 prepaid plan, Bharti Airtel is shipping unlimited voice calling without any FUP limit, 500MB of 4G/3G/2G data and 300 SMSes. All these benefits are valid for 14 days from the date of recharge. Before the revision, the plan offered unlimited voice calling, 2GB of data benefit and 300 SMSes for the same 14 days. The Rs 97 prepaid plan is aimed at the basic users who want to keep their account active....
Airtel Thanks Programme Rolled Out to V-Fiber Broadband Users Bharti Airtel Simplifies Broadband Tariff Portfolio Bharti Airtel, earlier this month, revamped its entire broadband tariff lineup to offer fewer plans than before. In several cities, the company is now providing just four plans of Rs 799, Rs 1,099, Rs 1,599 and Rs 1,999. In some cities like Hyderabad, Vijayawada, there are just three plans of Rs 699, Rs 1,299 and Rs 1,599....
Bharti Airtel has launched 5G in 14 cities now. The last launch took place on Monday when the telco announced that its 5G Plus services would be available in Shimla. It is not unknown that telecom operators can’t provide 5G services in airports anymore. Thus, Airtel’s presence in Pune with 5G is not there for now, as the telco had only launched 5G in Pune in the airport. But there are still 14 cities and many areas inside these 14 cities where Airtel has launched 5G commercially for the users to experience....
It seems that Google is rapidly working on improving the latest version of Android, Android 12, as it has received its third beta after the release of the second Android 12 beta not too long ago. In relation to Android 12’s update timeline, this marks the third update and, it is quite important as it is the last build prior to the OS hitting platform stability, expected later in the fall....
Telecom operators in India are struggling a lot when it comes to the financial aspect. A lot has been said about the Indian telecom industry over the last six months, but telcos are trying their best to provide services during these tough times. And to improve their financial stability, telcos will have to increase the tariff prices. The last tariff hike which happened in December 2019 had a very positive impact on ARPU of Bharti Airtel....
The new iPhone 14 series will be unveiled by Apple later this week. A recent report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claims that the Apple AirPods Pro 2 will be unveiled during the forthcoming Apple event on September 7. Late in 2019, Apple unveiled the initial AirPods Pro headset, and a rumoured sequel has been making the rounds in the media ever since. The new AirPods Pro 2 could be unveiled alongside the iPhone 14 series and Apple Watch Series 8 at Apple’s planned “Far Out” launch event, which was previously thought to take place later this year, contrary to original expectations....
Apple Homepod Features Overview Apple’ smart speaker has finally made its way to the Indian market at a reasonable price of Rs 19,900. Yesterday, Apple released iOS 13.3.3 update and the changelog of the update showed ‘Support for Indian English Siri voices for Homepod.’ This clearly indicated the launch of Homepod is right around the corner and the official website now has a listing of the company’s first smart speaker....
Apple recently launched the refreshed iPad Pro and the new iMac sporting the M1 chipset. When we take a look at the past, one can see a major difference in performance in comparison to the previous intel chips. It seems, however, that whilst all this was going on in the front, things behind the curtains are heating up, as it seems Apple has started working on the second generation of the M1 chip, which as of now seems to be dubbed M2....
There have already been reports about the wide-ranging products Apple is planning to launch this year ranging from new iMacs to new PCs and even new smartphones. Now, in a new development, the latest report states that Apple will be introducing its M2 chipsets in 2022 as well. This report falls in line with yet another report from Bloomberg which also says that the company will be launching four new iMacs this year along with Apple Silicon’s M2 chipset....
Apple might soon start designing a 5G modem for chipsets on its own. The Cupertino tech giant might design a 5G modem for its chipsets used in the iPhones. Apple’s iPhones run on the A-series chipsets that have been designed in-house. Apple has already spent over a billion dollars in 2019 for acquiring Intel’s smartphone modem chip business. Now, a Bloomberg report suggests that Apple is looking to hire dozens of engineers for a new office in Southern California....
A lot of things happened this week in the tech space, but the one that grabbed all the eyeballs is WhatsApp’s new privacy policy. Starting February 8, WhatsApp says it might start sharing user data with Facebook to improve the services. Whatever information WhatsApp collects from a user, it will be shared with its parent company Facebook. And yes, the data sharing will also include your mobile number and even the smartphone in which you install WhatsApp....
The first 17.3-inch foldable OLED laptop in the world, the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, was today introduced in India by Taiwanese technology behemoth ASUS India. The 12.5" Foldable OLED laptop, which is incredibly thin and light and only weighs 1.5 kg, opens out into a 17.3-inch gadget with six different modes (without a keyboard). The folding design enables a variety of operation modes, including Desktop, Laptop (with Bluetooth® keyboard), Laptop (with virtual keyboard), Tablet, Reader, and Extended....
Asus Zenfone 5Z Now Takes on the Redmi K20 and Poco F1 The Zenfone 5Z is the flagship smartphone from Asus and it’s powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset. The price cut comes right after the launch of Redmi K20 which starts at Rs 21,999 and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 chipset. On the other hand, the Poco F1 is currently available for purchase at a starting price of Rs 17,999....
The much-awaited battle royale game, Battlegrounds Mobile India aka BGMI, is now available for pre-registered users on Google Play Store. Krafton Inc, the game maker, released the teaser for BGMI more than a month ago, and finally, the game is released to the public, albeit under the moniker of ‘Early Access.’ The full-fledged public rollout of the game might happen in the next couple of weeks. Ever since PUBG Mobile was banned by the Government of India, fans have been eagerly waiting for the game’s return....
What are Best Fit Plans? While almost all the subscribers were making the switch to the new Trai new tariff based channel packs, there was the question of some subscribers being left out since it was the subscribers who would have to make the channel selection. The reason for this could simply be lack of awareness about the new implementation or merely the lack of general know-how about how to go on with the transition process like it was the case with a lot of customers in the old age group....
TP-Link Deco M5 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System The TP-Link Deco M5 delivers a stable connection with rates of up to 1267 Mbps to an area of up to 2000 square feet. The system promises to support up to 100 devices and guarantee lag-free connectivity to all of them. The TP-Link Deco M5 system is versatile, as it may work as a router, access point, or range extender. It comes with features like setting up a guest network and parental controls that allow elders to limit the online time for kids and block inappropriate websites....
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have both released their quarterly results for Q2 FY23. Airtel said that its ARPU reached Rs 190 during the quarter, while Jio’s ARPU was Rs 177.2. Now what’s worth noting here is that the analysts expected Jio’s ARPU to rise above Rs 180 level, while Airtel’s ARPU was expected to reach Rs 187 figure. What has really happened is that Jio saw a very marginal gain in ARPU while Airtel saw a decent gain....
Bharti Airtel’s average revenue per user (ARPU) is expected to drive up in the near term. The analysts have said that much of the telco’s 2G user base will also be retained and converted into 4G because of the recent smartphone offer. This will help the telco reduce the churn rate. At the same time, with converting from 2G to 4G, customers will naturally start paying more which will mean an increase in the ARPU for Bharti Airtel without doing much....
