The number of small businesses or new start-ups has been rising constantly in the country. Most of these businesses require small workspaces in order to hash out the work process. Working with a small team in these workspaces also means the need for a stable and seamless internet connection. It is also necessary that the internet is available across multiple devices at a constant speed. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country provide a lot of plans that are suitable just for this situation....

NCF: More Channels in the Base Slab of Rs 130 With the new tariff order, Trai has asked the Distribution Platform Operators (DPO) to offer 200 channels for the base price of Rs 130. Further, the maximum NCF that can be charged by a DPO cannot exceed Rs 160 per month. The new tariff order also lets the DPO charge different rates for certain regions/areas. Adjusted Rates for Multi TV Connections For those with Multi TV connections, the new tariff order would ensure that full NCF is not changed but rather a DPO can levy a maximum of 40% NCF from the declared charges on the primary connection....

One of the biggest issues in making 5G a faster reality for India is the spectrum pricing of the airwaves. The 5G airwaves are priced very much in the premium range as per the telcos. The telecom operators have made it clear that if they have to overpay for the 5G spectrum, they will ignore spending any money in the spectrum auctions. Looking at this, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sent a reference to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), seeking fresh base prices of the different 5G and 4G spectrum bands....

As per teleco company America Movil’s financial report, 64 cities nationwide have 5G service at the conclusion of the third quarter of 2018. The telco has 40 cities in Mexico with 5G connectivity at the conclusion of the preceding quarter. By the End of 2022, Mexico Will Have 100 Cities With 5G Service America Movil reported that the transition of subscribers and traffic to its 5G network had progressed. The telco highlighted that in Mexico, where prepaid lines predominate, 5G services are contributing to a rise in demand for postpaid mobile subscriptions....

5G is a very exciting technology, and while the other countries already have live 5G networks, India is still in the testing phase. However, for 5G to be successful in India, the telcos need to get it at a fair price. The 5G spectrum auctions are going to be very crucial for determining how well India progresses in the 5G era. Telecom operators have already said that they need the spectrum at an affordable price else their cost of network deployment will go up....

5G spectrum auctions are less than a month away in India. The telecom operators have already made their networks 5G ready and have conducted enough tests and trials to launch it commercially once they receive the spectrum. When asked by TelecomTalk during a virtual briefing, Dr Thiaw Seng Ng, Head of Network Evolution, SEA, Oceania and India, Ericsson, said that the early use cases that Indian telecom operators will be enabling with 5G are FWA (Fixed Wireless Access), Healthcare (remote ambulance), and eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband)....

After reading what is happening in the United States (U.S.), many people are worried about 5G affecting the aircraft equipment in India. But the doubts and air regarding this have been cleared by Ashwini Vaishnaw, communications and IT minister of the country. Vaishnaw has confirmed that 5G is not an issue for the Indian airline industry. The problems won’t even come on aircraft from international airlines flying within India. In the U....

ACT Fibernet Makes Changes to Netflix Entertainment Plans ACT Fibernet established a partnership with Netflix earlier this year to offer up to Rs 500 cashback on Netflix subscription via its rental. For example, if a customer chooses the 1 Gbps ACT Giga broadband plan, then he/she can get Rs 500 cashback on monthly Netflix subscription. If the person chooses Rs 500 Netflix Basic plan, then the overall charges will be waived off thanks to this offer....

Additional 15 Days of Subscription in ACT Fibernet Plans To get 15 days of additional subscription from ACT Fibernet, the subscriber will have to pay for five and a half month of their plan in advance. On doing this, the subscribers will get 15 days of additional free subscription period from ACT Fibernet, meaning that by paying for 5.5 months of subscription, the subscribers will enjoy a total of 6 months subscription....

Act Fibernet, the third largest wired broadband service provider in India has revamped its broadband plans in seven cities including Hyderabad, Guntur, Eluru, Nellore, Vijayawada, Tirupati and Visakhapatnam. The operator with 1.69 million subscribers as on July 31, 2020 has been revamping its fibernet plans since late September. Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore are the cities where ACT Fibernet has revamped its plans since late September. The operator in Visakhapatnam now offers enhanced data benefits while the users in other cities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana receive both enhanced speeds and data limits....

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) will be very happy with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) after the SUC (Spectrum Usage Charges) order. The telecom department has removed the 3% floor rate on SUC and this would help the telcos in saving a lot of future outflows towards these statutory fees. The telecom operators had recently told DoT that while removing SUC from future spectrum acquired through auctions is a good move, it wouldn’t mean anything if the SUC floor rate of 3% of AGR (adjusted gross revenue) is not removed....

The fiber broadband market in India has become majorly of three operators namely Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). While there are other internet service providers (ISPs) providing plans which are competitive to the plans offered by the above three service providers, they are hardly present PAN-India. Today, we are going to look at the broadband plans offered by Airtel, Jio, and BSNL which are appropriate for heavy data users....

Vahan To Use its Technology to Connect People With NGO’s Vahan is a Bangalore based startup which matches people who are looking for jobs with employers who are looking for people through messaging services such as WhatsApp. Bharti Airtel is bringing its resources to Vahan, and they are collaborating on helping people during extraordinary circumstances the world is in. Vahan has already collected more than thousands of NGO’s and help groups profile....

Both Airtel and Vi offer a variety of prepaid plans that range all the way from high priced data-intensive plans to cheaper options and from long validity plans to packs that have shorter validity periods. The 28-day validity plans are in particular highly popular in the country as it suits the requirement of a majority of the population. Mentioned below are the prepaid plans with 28 days validity along with the pack details offered by Airtel and Vi....

In the 4G era, Samsung’s only telecom customer in India was Reliance Jio. Thus, when the Indian government announced a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the telecom sector, Samsung initially didn’t partake. But after bagging the deal with Airtel, Samsung’s interest in the Indian market grew. This gave the company enough incentive to invest more in the market. Now, Samsung is reportedly looking to make 4G and 5G gear for the telecom operators in Tamil Nadu, India....

CuriosityStream Channel: What to look Forward? CuriosityStream channel is one of the globally renowned channels which was initiated by John Hendricks, the founder of Discovery channel to offer premium class content to users which would allow them to discover their passion and interest amongst various series and movies covering different genres like love, space, art, history, travel cars, and many more. Some of the award-winning popular shows which users can enjoy is Age of Big Cats, Favorite Places by Stephen Hawking and many more....

Airtel CuriosityStream, Airtel Seniors TV and 2 More Channels Available for Free When it comes to platform service channels, no DTH operator can surpass Airtel Digital TV as it has more than 30 value-added channels on offer right now. Airtel Digital TV is now sending an SMS to its subscribers stating that the four platform and premium service channels- LetsDance, AapkiRasoi, Airtel SeniorsTV and Airtel CuriosityStream will be available for free till April 14, 2020....

Bharti Airtel is one of the telecom operators providing the Airtel eSIM service to its subscribers. With the proliferation of devices that offer eSIM features to the users, it is imperative to know about this new phenomenon. If you were to buy a smartwatch in the premium segment, or an Apple iPhone, then chances are then you would have to resort to using an eSIM instead of a physical second SIM....

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom company in India, is also known for running one of the most successful DTH (Direct-to-Home) businesses in the country. Airtel Digital TV is the DTH brand of Bharti Airtel that has millions of customers in India now. Airtel offers multiple STBs (Set-Top Boxes) to customers, including the HD, SD, and an Xstream (Android) box. But these STBs could feel a little expensive for some. The thing is when you purchase a new connection from a DTH company like Airtel, you are not just purchasing an STB, but actually many things....

When it comes to broadband plans, a majority of users tend to look for affordable plans with better internet speeds. While service providers like Jio or BSNL offer the cheapest broadband plans, their base plans provide comparatively lesser connectivity speed options. On the other hand, Airtel and ACT both offer 40 Mbps base broadband plans with different price tags. At first, it may seem like Airtel clearly has an edge over ACT when it comes to pricing but there is a twist....