As we step into 2023 with new hopes, telcos have some good news in the form of 5G services for us. However advanced we get with technology, there are some essential prerequisites we need to cater for our daily mobility needs. As we enter the new week of the New Year 2023, Let’s look at the yearly plans offered by Bharti Airtel and Jio and see who provides better options to consumers in this analysis....
Indian free-to-air (FTA) satellite television provider DD Free Dish has transpired to be the enabler of competitiveness in the media and television industry with its presence in more than 40 million Indian households, according to the CEO of Prasar Bharti, Shashi Shekhar Vempati. The statement was made by Prasar Bharti’s CEO on Wednesday where he talked about the astounding growth witnessed by the platform in the last few years. Vempati was delivering the keynote at the 18th edition of Video and Broadband Summit (VBS)....
The list of the top Indian web series of 2022 was published by IMDb. At the top of the list was Panchayat Season 2 with Neena Gupta, followed by Delhi Crime Season 2 with Shefali Shah. Indian web series has provided a diversity of content due to the widespread consumption of OTT, and the year 2022 saw the release of numerous excellent web series. Here is a list of the top five....
As the Direct-to-Home (DTH) sector in India is becoming highly competitive by the day, the operators in the country are luring new customers and making sure their existing users are retained with the launch of exciting offers. Going by the same, Dish TV has hit the headlines as it is providing its HD Set-Top Box (STB) for a very attractive price. Instead of its earlier price of Rs 1,690, the Dish TV HD Set-Top Box is now available at a price of Rs 1,590....
Dish TV India, one of the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators in India on Wednesday launched the “Korean Drama Active” service. The company said that Korean Drama Active service would be available on its Dish TV and d2h platforms. Dish TV India, the company behind the DTH brands like Dish TV, Zing and d2h said that the new service enables its users to watch the Korean drama content in the Hindi language....
Dish TV’s Reintroduction of the 30-Day Lock-in Period It was back in April when Dish TV had first introduced the lock-in period on pay channels and select channel bouquets. Initially, the lock-in period was only limited to the sports channel, but slowly it was extended to other channels as well. As you would expect, the subscribers did not like this move as it restricted them from opting into specific channels and channel packs and then dropping them....
Telecom operators in India last year started offering Disney+ Hotstar benefit with their prepaid plans. It is a great benefit for a user who would have bought the subscription of the over-the-top (OTT) platform anyway. It is important to note that the plans that we are going to list will offer Disney+ Hotstar VIP and not the Premium subscription. The Disney+ Hotstar VIP plan costs Rs 400 for a year....
The demand for portable home routers has increased since the advent of 4G. With the arrival of 5G, it is expected to drive even further. NTT Docomo, one of the major telecommunications service providers (TSP) in Japan, is offering a new home router called 5G HR01. NTT Docomo has said that it will be available in the market starting the end of August 2021. It is an easy-to-install 5G home router that is available only in a single colour of ‘Dark Grey’....
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has approached the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for seeking his opinion on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues payment timeline. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have said that they have already paid more than 10% advance on the dues as per the Supreme Court’s (SC) order. But according to an ET Telecom report, DoT believes otherwise. Thus the government body is out seeking professional legal opinion on the matter to rule out any confusions relating to the payment timeline of AGR dues that exist between the telcos....
“Revival of MTNL through the introduction of VRS, refund of interest on the surrendered broadband wireless spectrum (BWA) and debt restructuring by monetisation of land and building assets of MTNL will be taken up in the 2nd meeting of the DCC on February 21”, the DoT memo stated. MTNL which operates in Delhi and Mumbai has employee strength of 23,000. The PSU is in such a dire state that it can’t even pay salaries and has sought a revival package....
D2h Long-Term Recharges: Check What You Get At the moment, D2h is running three long-term recharges. Almost every DTH subscriber in the country choose monthly recharge option over long-term recharges because we all know what happened by Independent TV. For the unaware, Independent TV closed its operations recently, leaving more than 80,000 users in jeopardy. Independent TV launched an affordable long-term plan in early 2019 and a lot of subscribers chose it....
When choosing your business or home internet provider, there are many factors to keep in mind. You should choose the fastest and safest Internet service available to you as a business owner in order to ensure business productivity. Being able to access dependable internet at home is crucial now more than ever since the majority of us continue to work from home. Here are 5 Reasons Why Fiber Cable Is Preferable to Copper Cables a) Speed The fiber-optic internet is much faster than even the highest-speed copper Internet connections, with possibilities ranging from 5 Mbps to 1 Gbps+....
Demand for connectivity has grown over the last few months. Even when looked at the last five years, more and more businesses have shifted to an online platform. For entertainment, people now depend on streaming services more than anything else. The thing is, this is just the start. In the coming few years, a majority of the world’s population will seek to rely on internet connectivity to execute their daily tasks and more....
Reliance JioFiber, the broadband service comes in both postpaid and prepaid connections. Some of these plans offer attractive benefits for users. One such benefit is the free Netflix subscription. Give that Netflix is a popular video streaming service and also one of the most expensive platforms right now, it is interesting to get a free subscription to this platform with JioFiber. Reliance JioFiber Prepaid Plans Offering Netflix Access The monthly plans priced at Rs 1,499 and above come with Netflix along with other benefits including Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, ZEE5 and more....
Earlier in May, Google announced that it would bring group calling feature to the web version of Duo along with various other features. Now, Google Duo’s web version has received an increase in the total number of participants in a group video call. Google announced the feature via its official Twitter account, and Google Duo web version will now allow 32 people to take part in a group video call....
The Pixel 7 series and the Pixel Watch are anticipated to be introduced during Google’s upcoming launch event on October 6. The company has confirmed the colour variations and new Tensor chips for the Pixel 7 series, meanwhile, before the official unveiling. Speaking of the new chipset, the Search Engine giant has verified the name of the second generation Tensor chip that will power its flagship Pixel 7 series. The Tensor G2 is the name of the new SoC....
The first internet area that Google launched on the African continent is in South Africa. South Africa has officially joined Google’s global network of 106 zones and 35 cloud regions. On the continent, Google is reportedly constructing what is known as “Dedicated Cloud Interconnect” locations. The on-premises networks of users will be connected to Google’s grid by these locations in Nairobi, Lagos, Cape Town, and Johannesburg. Additionally, links to Google’s Equiano subsea cable will support them....
Multiple reports have revealed Korean Giant Samsung’s intentions of launching a smartwatch during the upcoming Unpacked Event featuring an OS built in collaboration with Google’s Wear OS and Samsung’s Tizen. This bit of detail led to a lot of enquiry regarding this mysterious new operating system. For an uninformed reader though, what might have stuck out could be the Tizen branding, which to most is unknown. So, what exactly is Tizen OS and why is it so important for Samsung?...
OnePlus 8 Official Renders Leaked Online: What They Suggest The OnePlus 8 could soon be revealed via an online-only event as the world is fighting Coronavirus. The OnePlus 8 will be a major step-up from the OnePlus 7T in terms of design. Gone are the teardrop notch and circular camera system as the OnePlus 8 will have a punch-hole on the top left centre of the screen and OnePlus 7 Pro-style camera module design....
Rs 1,499 International Roaming Plan This plan by Bharti Airtel offers free incoming calls, 3GB data and 250 mins of local and India calls to the subscribers. There are no additional benefits in this plan, like it is the case with almost every international roaming plans. The validity of this plan is 10 days. Airtel International Roaming Plans Above Rs 2,000 The second plan with Bharti Airtel is the Rs 2,499 plan, which is similar to the plan as mentioned above....
