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ACT Broadband, a prominent non-telco internet service provider (ISP) in India, has a sweet offer for customers purchasing new fiber broadband connections. Under the offer, ACT is offering customers a free Wi-Fi router with zero installation fee and a ton of data. Note that the offer we are going to discuss is applicable for customers in Bengaluru, and users in other cities can enquire with the customer care team of ACT to see if they can also get the same offer....

ACT Fibernet aka Atria Convergence Technologies has revised its broadband plans in two more cities- Kakinada and Rajahmundry. In both the cities, ACT Fibernet is now offering just three broadband plans priced at Rs 549, Rs 699 and Rs 999 per month, with speeds up to 150 Mbps. The company’s ACT Diamond plan available at Rs 999 is also part of Netflix cashback offer; As part of this offer, users can avail Rs 100 cashback on Netflix subscription every month....

ACT Fibernet vs Hathway Broadband: Plans Upto 30 Mbps The first thing to note is that ACT Fibernet has very few plans when it comes to low speeds. For example, ACT Fibernet has the 15 Mbps plan offering 100GB data which it ships for Rs 685 per month. After this, ACT Fibernet directly has a 50 Mbps plan with 240GB data, 1500GB additional data for Rs 959 per month. Whereas, Hathway is focusing more on providing unlimited data to its subscribers in the low-speed range....

ACT Fibernet (also known as Atria Convergence Technologies) has finally made the much-awaited change to its broadband plans. The Internet Service Provider (ISP) has started offering unlimited data with its broadband plans, finally taking on Airtel Xstream Fiber, JioFiber and BSNL Bharat Fiber. The new change from ACT Fibernet is for the broadband plans which are available in Chennai city. However, we are expecting ACT Fibernet to make similar changes in other cities as well....

The controversy related to WhatsApp’s privacy policy has still not settled in India. The social media giant has said that it is scrapping the last date for the users in the country to accept the privacy policy. However, there will be certain functionalities that the users who don’t accept the said policy will lose. According to a PTI report, the MeitY Special Secretary and Financial Advisor Jyoti Arora said that the government is still looking at the problem carefully....

Broadband services providers have developed an array of internet plans that are packed with high-speed internet benefits and services. Some of the renowned broadband services providers that offer high-speed internet plans are Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Nextra. In general, 100 Mbps broadband plans by ISPs are widely used by consumers. However, internet speed is a subjective factor and to fulfil the different needs of consumers, broadband services providers offer different plans with multiple benefits....

The local branches of Airtel and MTN have been ordered by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to reverse the pricing hikes they implemented last week. Reuben Muoka, director of public affairs for the NCC, said that both carriers had already raised voice and data rates by 10% despite just having received the regulator’s temporary clearance. Muoka said in a statement that despite the tariff adjustment being submitted and provisionally accepted by NCC management pending the board of the commission’s final approval, it ultimately did not receive their blessing....

India’s one of the major telecom company Airtel offers 4G and voice services to its customers across the country. Even though the telco provides high-speed internet services, there might be instances where users can face lag or issues with their Airtel internet connection. This issue might also arise when users put their Airtel SIM in an Android device. One of the major reasons behind this issue could be that the Airtel APN settings of the users are not being saved....

Bharti Airtel offers consumers a bundled service called Airtel Black. The purpose of this service is to offer everything that a consumer can take from Airtel under a single package with a single bill. This brings convenience to the feet of the consumers as they don’t need to pay separate bills for different services such as broadband, mobile, and DTH (Direct-to-Home) service. Today, we are going to look at an Airtel Black that comes with the OTT (over-the-top) benefit of Netflix....

Airtel Black to Cater to High Paying Postpaid Subscribers The strategy would be aimed at the launch of Airtel Black which will provide services like lounge access, better content offerings, discounts on consumer brands, international roaming, health insurance and bundled apps and streaming services, for people who are ready to pay more than Rs 999 per month. As the figure suggests, the move would be targeted at high paying customers....

On Friday, Google and Airtel said in a joint statement that the former is going to invest up to $1 billion in the latter. Against the first $700 million, Google will get an equity stake of 1.28% in the telco, subject to regulatory approvals. A quick thought must have popped into the minds of everyone aware about the Google and Jio deal that this partnership with Airtel might bring conflict of interest into play....

Back in July 2020, Nxtra, the data center business of Bharti Airtel announced that the Carlyle Group will take a 25% stake in the company. At the time, Nxtra was valued at USD $1.2 billion. Now, the stake sale is completed. Carlyle Group has picked up a 24.04% stake in Nxtra Data Limited for Rs 17,880 million. On Wednesday, Airtel said, “We wish to submit that upon conversion of 17....

Airtel Digital TV, one of the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) service providers in the country, has reduced the price of HD (High-Definition) Set-Top Boxes (STBs). Much recently, Tata Play had discounted its HD and SD STBs by Rs 200. Following Tata Play, Airtel Digital TV has done the same. But Airtel Digital TV has only reduced the price for HD STB and not the SD STB as Tata Play did. Let’s check out the fresh pricing....

New Airtel Digital TV Packs The new base packs which have been introduced by Airtel Digital TV are available in the Selfcare section of the Airtel Digital TV website. Like we mentioned above, the packs have been differently curated based on viewership. Like there is the AP Mega HD pack for Rs 436, AP Mega SD pack of Rs 320, AP My Family HD pack of Rs 365, AP My Family SD pack of Rs 275, AP Value Lite HD pack for Rs 180, AP Value Lite SD pack of Rs 140, AP Value Plus HD pack of Rs 275, AP Value SD sports pack for Rs 213....

Airtel Wi-Fi Calling Now Available in 10 Circles Bharti Airtel managed to beat Reliance Jio by launching VoWi-Fi service ahead of the Mukesh Ambani-owned telco. While Jio has launched its VoWi-Fi service in just three circles, Airtel Wi-Fi Calling is available in ten circles now. The circles in question are Delhi NCR, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, UP(West), Maharashtra, Mumbai and Kolkata. On the flip side, Reliance Jio is offering VoWi-Fi service in Kerala, Maharashtra and Kolkata circles only....

Airtel Online Store Offering Galaxy S10 and S10+ With 24 Months EMI Option Talking about the Samsung Galaxy S10, Airtel Online Store is selling both the 128GB and 512GB variants of the phone. The 128GB variant with EMI option comes with an upfront payable amount of Rs 9,099 followed by Rs 2,499 for the next 24 months. Users choosing the 512GB variant of the Galaxy S10 will have to pay an upfront amount of Rs 13,809 along with Rs 3,499 monthly bill for 24 months....

Bharti Airtel is one other company that can be said to be faring well in the Indian telecom industry apart from Reliance Jio. The telecom operator, besides having a reliance telecom business on the consumer front, has other services that it offers. Bharti Airtel’s business arm is another feather on the cap, and now it seems that Airtel Payments Bank has joined the same category. As per Anubrata Biswas, Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Payments Bank, the company has finally turned profitable after 55 months of business....

Tata Sky HD Set Top Box Compared With Airtel Xstream Box The first major difference in the how Tata Sky and Airtel Digital TV have approached OTT content is in how the two companies have decided to offer their Set-Top Boxes. While Airtel Digital TV has gone ahead and introduced a Hybrid Set-Top Box, Tata Sky continues to offer its HD Set-Top Box to the consumers. It is worth noting that a Hybrid Set-Top Box is something that lets the subscribers enjoy OTT content alongside the satellite TV channels by the amalgamation of the two things, whereas, a normal Set-Top Box is not able to pull off any such thing....

An Easy-to-Use Update Moving audio from one device to another device is quite simple. All users need to do is say “Alexa, pause” on the current and device and then ask the voice assistant to play it on another device by saying “Alexa, resume music here.” The same goes for radio shows and podcasts as well. Users can simply say “Alexa, resume radio here” to move the radio program or “Alexa, resume podcast here” to move the podcast to another device....

The software giant Google just rolled out the final beta version of its latest iteration of mobile OS - Android 12. It is believed that the company will soon roll out the stable version of the operating system. So soon, there are claims regarding the next big iteration of the OS. While the Android 12 stable version is awaited, it is said that the next iteration will be a minor update....