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We are already aware that Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel happens to be the most trusted and cheapest operators in India when it comes to prepaid plans. Both operators have developed an extensive portfolio of prepaid plans to cater to the different needs of their subscribers. Now, 2GB daily data prepaid plans are most preferred by Indian subscribers. However, both Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel also offer 3GB data prepaid plans to their subscribers in case if they need more data for either work or entertainment purpose....

The company, whose Cloud solutions are used by other apps like Discord, Snapchat and Shopify, blamed that “high levels of network congestion in the eastern US”, for the issues. “We will conduct a post mortem and make appropriate improvements to our systems to prevent this from happening it again. We sincerely apologise to those who were impacted by today’s (Sunday) issues,” the report quoted a Google spokesperson as saying. The outage started at around 3 p....

On February 1, 2022, Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister of India, made the union budget announcements for the coming financial year. Focusing on the telecom sector and 5G, the finance minister said that the government would come up with a production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the manufacturing of 5G equipment as well as confirmed the 5G rollouts for FY23 with the spectrum auctions slated for CY2022. Along with this, Sitharaman said that 5% of the annual collection from the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) would go towards helping with the proliferation of broadband in rural India....

There is not a shred of doubt that the mmWave (millimetre wavelength) 5G will be useless for normal consumers. There are a lot of things that hint towards a scenario that says that the telcos might not bring mmWave 5G for normal consumers at all. First of all, there is the question of spectrum pricing in the auction that is expected to take place during Summer this year. Then, we all must remember that mmWave spectrum bands are too fragile....

A Parliamentary Panel on Wednesday expressed concerns over the high-spectrum price for 5G and the delay in the rollout of the next-generation network. The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, Chaired by Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor, in its report, said that 5G should be rolled out in India at least for a few specific use cases, but there’s no development in that area which is concerning. Further, the report mentioned that the high cost of the 5G spectrum is a concern as well and asked the government to pay attention to it....

India 5G Spectrum Auction 2022 finally concluded after a total of 40 clock rounds on August 1 with a total bid amount of Rs 1,50,173 crore. About 71% (51,236.2 MHz) of the total spectrum that was bid out has been sold. If you are following the series closely, we have already covered the spectrum understanding and related stories precisely this year. Now that the results are out, we know you must be waiting for the comparison tables of who won what....

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder of Bharti Airtel recently addressed the nation in the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) and said that India would be 5G ready in the next two to three years. This is because at the moment, in the Indian landscape, pricing of the spectrum and the equipment of 5G is too high and unfeasible for the industry. But he said that the pricing of the equipment would soon come down and it would help India become a 5G nation in the next two to three years — More details on the story ahead....

There are many countries where 5G network services are already present in many regions and major cities. Then there are countries such as India where the preparations for the 5G launch are going on. It is worth noting that according to data shared by Counterpoint Research, 5G smartphone sales penetration surpassed 4G smartphone sales penetration for the first time in January 2022. This is big evidence that the world is moving towards the 5G era and the consumers don’t want to spend a lot of money on 4G devices....

On Wednesday, the government announced the spectrum auction for India. This particular auction set for July 26 will pave the way for the 5G rollout in the country. There were a lot of key details announced by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that are going to affect the telcos directly. Charu Paliwal, a research analyst at Counterpoint Research, told TelecomTalk that the announcement of the spectrum auction was a mixed outcome for operators....

Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the 5G spectrum auction 2022 saw over 71% of the spectrum getting sold. This is a remarkable figure and mostly achieved because of the big contributions from Reliance Jio. Spectrum worth Rs 1,50,173 crore was sold during the auctions. A total of 51.236 GHz of the 72.098 GHz of available airwaves were chosen by the four bidders. As per an ET Telecom report, Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw spoke to the media following the auction and said, “We understand that the spectrum purchased is good enough to cover all the circles in the country....

Nokia and A1 Austria announced that they have successfully demonstrated 3 Component Carrier Aggregation (3CC CA) on a 5G Standalone (SA) trial network in Austria, reaching data rates of 2 Gbps. Carrier Aggregation (CA) enables mobile operators to achieve higher throughputs and improved coverage. This will let A1 provide its subscribers with a superior 5G experience. Carrier Aggregation on 5G Over the 5G network of A1 Austria, the trial used Nokia’s AirScale 5G baseband, a 5G smartphone, and commercial 5G Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)....

For users who are in the market for prepaid plans that provide an ample amount of data, 3GB/Day prepaid plans might be the way to go. All three private telcos provide a wide range of plans based on the needs of their subscribers including heavy data packs. Mentioned below are the 3GB daily data prepaid plans offered by Airtel, Jio and Vi along with the plan details that are fitting for data-intensive users....

Bharti Airtel announced yesterday that it has commercially tested 5G in Hyderabad and got great results. As per an ET Telecom report, Airtel has further said that ‘Make in India’ is a very crucial part of its 5G rollout in India. The telco is looking to source 5G network equipment from local manufacturers in the country. Nokia and Ericsson are two of the biggest radio equipment suppliers of the telco....

Video conferencing has become the new normal for people who want to meet other people. Be it for formal business or work-related meeting or for informal greets to your friends and family, people prefer video calls. It has resulted in high demand for good video calling apps. Understanding the demand, Bharti Airtel has been trying to get out its own video conferencing app. Just a few days back we reported that Airtel might soon launch a high-security video calling app and now Airtel BlueJeans video conferencing app has been announced....

Perpetual bond of up to USD 1 billion (about Rs 7,000 crores) denominated in foreign currency is “subject to price, market conditions and other terms and conditions as acceptable, and with conditions allowing for full accounting equity credit and subject to all applicable laws…” The terms of the rights issue cleared by the Board include price of Rs 220 per fully paid equity share (a premium of Rs 215 per fully paid equity share over face value of Rs 5 per share); and a rights entitlement ratio of 19 shares for every 67 shares held by eligible shareholders, the statement added....

Bharti Airtel, a leading telecom operator in India, launched World Pass plans recently for its customers. With the World Pass plans, Airtel has attempted to change how consumers look at international roaming (IR) packs. The telco has increased data allowances for the customers compared to its previous plans and has also given customers the flexibility of choosing between different kinds of packs, depending on their needs. Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel, in a letter to the customers, said that Airtel has attempted to solve every problem that the customer had with the previous IR packs with the launch of World Pass....

Dish TV and Airtel Digital TV Merger Talks Now Resume One of the persons related to the matter spoke on this issue, “The final scheme of arrangement and other details are being worked on.” Also, according to this person, Warburg Pincus, which had invested in 20% of Bharti Telemedia for $350 million back in 2017, will remain invested in the company even after the merger. Another person aware of the ongoings remarked that following the merger of the companies, Bharti Telemedia could also hold an IPO to be listed on the stock market....

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has launched two new prepaid plans for the users. With these two new plans, the company will be offering three months of Disney+ Hotstar Mobile subscription. There are more plans offered by the telco which bundle a free Disney+ Hotstar Mobile subscription, but these plans offer the over-the-top (OTT) benefit for one complete year. However, as mentioned above, these two new plans offer the Disney+ Hotstar Mobile subscription with only three months of validity....

Our mobile networks frequently go out of service throughout the day. There may be a number of reasons why it occurs, but there is no doubt that it is posing an issue for many customers. Additionally, you might as well have to put your phone in aeroplane mode when attending to a time-sensitive matter, like a meeting or even a doctor’s visit. In any event, it might be a nightmare to receive missed calls in these circumstances....

Airtel Thanks App Getting New Features Almost Everyday The new ‘Fight Corona’ fund contribution section comes right after the introduction of Apollo 24/7’s self-assessment tool inside Airtel Thanks app. Due to the lockdown, the country’s economy will take a massive hit. The government of India is looking for help from every Indian citizen via PM CARES fund. Now, Airtel users can donate funds right from the app itself. Furthermore, customers can also take Apollo 24/7’s free digital self-risk assessment test....