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Independent TV and Antrix Corporation Row Detailed Firstly, it is important to understand the situations and circumstances which led to Independent TV’s sudden disappearance. The DTH operator first stopped its operations when it was cut off from the source by Antrix Corporation. The commercial arm of ISRO was the signal provider for Independent, and the DTH company owed a hefty sum, Rs 9 crore to be specific in the month of June....

India Registers Lower Download, Upload Speeds on Mobile in December Ookla highlighted that India is now placed 129th on the Speedtest Global Index for mobile with the country recording an 12.91 Mbps and 4.97 Mbps average download and upload speed respectively. In the previous month, Ookla data highlights that India recorded 13.15 Mbps average download speed and 4.90 Mbps average upload speed. Qatar, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, China and Australia are the top five countries on the Speedtest Global Index for mobile in December, 2020....

Ookla, a market leader in network intelligence and analytics, on Tuesday released the latest Speedtest Global Index report for the month of October 2022. Note that October is the month when Indians got to experience 5G in several cities of the country, from Airtel and Jio. While Airtel went for a commercial rollout, Jio has limited its 5G release to beta testing by only allowing select invited customers to experience it....

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has already suggested airwaves that can be reserved for captive private 5G networks. However, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) wants to identify more airwaves that can be potentially used for private 5G. The Indian government has allowed enterprises to directly purchase the spectrum for setting up private networks. These enterprises can, of course, not provide commercial services to consumers with this spectrum but only use it for captive private networks....

The Indian government is totally committed to helping develop telecom in Arunachal Pradesh. The state is considered strategically important. The Union Minister of State (MoS) for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan, said that the central government is completely committed to developing telecommunications services in Arunachal Pradesh. According to an Arunachaltimes report, Chauhan has directed the senior officers of the state government to ensure that the Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) completes the installation of very-small-aperture-terminal (VSATs) within the timeline....

Indians Seek Alternative to Chinese Smartphone Brands The firm said that retailers’ preference of Chinese smartphone brands have also taken a dip due to anti-China sentiment. “Indian smartphone users have predominantly been using Chinese smartphones,” Amit Sharma, analyst at CMR, said in a release. “In Q2 2020, the cumulative market share of Chinese brands fell to 73%, akin to the levels last seen in Q3 2019. In addition to COVID-19 and consequent supply side challenges, the anti-China sentiment also emerged as a key factor....

The popular Hong Kong-based smartphone manufacturer Infinix is all set to launch its Infinix Hot 12 Play smartphone in India. The smartphone has already been launched in Thailand and apparently, it’s coming to India very soon. As a matter of fact, the handset will make its debut in the Indian markets on May 28. The brand has also announced that it will be launching Infinix Note 12 series on May 20....

Earlier this week, Facebook faced a sudden global outage wherein Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were down for a few hours. In the wake of this Suddenly, Facebook came up with an announcement regarding a significant change on Instagram. Going by the same, Instagram will merge the portrait style video format IGTV and videos on the feed into Instagram Videos. There will be a new Video Tab that will be added to the app....

Apple’s iPhone 13 series has become a megahit for the company. It is arguably one of the most sought-after premium devices globally, and the data from Counterpoint suggests that even after several months of its launch, the iPhone 13 series is doing good in the market. The data revealed that iPhones took five different positions in the top 10 smartphones in the global market. Let’s take a deeper look into what Counterpoint Research had to say....

Apple will introduce 5G to Indian users in the iOS beta program as early as next week. Although it has been confirmed by Apple, we still don’t have a final date. India finally announced the launch of 5G services on October 1. A few weeks ago, after pressure from the Indian government to enable 5G services on its Indian devices, Apple announced that it would release the necessary software update to users in December....

Chinese smartphone giant iQOO is all set to launch the iQOO 8 series of devices in China on August 17. During the launch, the company is expected to launch two new flagships offerings intended for the Q3 and Q4 of 2021. These devices will be the iQOO 8 and the iQOO 8 Pro. Ahead of this launch event, the company began teasing certain details in relation to the upcoming flagship phones....

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer iQOO, originally founded as the subsidiary of Vivo is gearing up for the launch of its iQOO 9 series of smartphones in India. The company has announced an iQOO 9 SE model for the series along with iQOO 9, and iQOO 9 Pro. The iQOO 9 SE model wasn’t launched along with the other devices in China. There have been a few reports regarding the iQOO 9 SE smartphone in the past, however, a new report suggests that it might be a rebranded version of another iQOO device....

The iQOO Neo 7 5G has been launched as the company’s latest high-end product. The Neo 7 5G has been introduced as a successor to the Neo 6 5G. It is anticipated to reach India soon. However, the company has not yet issued a statement. The Neo 7 5G has a lot of high-end features. So let’s look at the features, cost, and other information for the gadget. iQOO Neo 7 5G Specification and Features The MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ SoC, which is the company’s newest flagship smartphone chip, is included in the iQOO Neo 7 5G....

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) all brought multiple Disney+ Hotstar prepaid plans for the users in early 2022. This was because of the demand that the IPL (Indian Premier League) creates for the platform. None of the other platforms has been focused this much by the telcos. But now, Disney+ Hotstar won’t be streaming IPL anymore. The company didn’t win the bid for the cricket league’s streaming rights....

Reliance Jio and HMD Global have partnered to launch four new Nokia smartphones in India. In a virtual briefing today, HMD announced four new smartphones including Nokia C01 Plus, Nokia C30, Nokia G10 and Nokia C20 Plus. Further, the company confirmed that its first 5G offering in India will be Nokia XR20. The partnership between Jio and HMD Global will entail a ton of benefits for the users. Here’s everything you should know....

Postpaid plans offered by telcos range from very cheap prices to expensive price tags with amazing benefits. Further, users can get family connections at just one price tag as well as individual connections. However, there are some postpaid plans offered by the telcos that come at reasonable price tags and offer adequate benefits. Mentioned below is a family postpaid each from Reliance Jio and Airtel that comes with great benefits at a reasonable price tag....

Soon after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government would auction telecom spectrum in 2022, telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have reignited their battle over the quantum of spectrum to put to 5G auction. In a letter written to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Airtel had proposed that the lower amount of airwaves should be put for the auction, between 3.43 GHz and 3....

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, two of the leading telecom operators in India, could launch 5G on August 15, 2022, i.e., today. Airtel has confirmed that it will be rolling out 5G from August 2022, while Jio’s chairman, Akash Ambani, had hinted that India would get to see 5G networks on the special occasion of 75th Independence Day. Neither of the companies firmly said that it would be Independence Day when they would launch 5G....

After the price revision, the yearly plan will be available at Rs 1,499 (currently Rs 999), the monthly plan will be available at Rs 179 (currently Rs 129), and the quarterly plan will be available at Rs 459 (currently Rs 329). There has been no comment from either of the operators yet and it will be worth looking at the price of the new plans.

Reliance Jio, India’s number one telecom operator, might have launched 5G silently in Bangalore. The telco has so far officially announced that its 5G has reached the following cities - Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Varanasi. In Nathdwara, the telco has announced 5G-powered Wi-Fi, so it is not exactly 5G network mobile services. But now, Jio could have launched 5G silently in Bangalore. Bangalore is one of the top cities in India, and Jio’s prime competitor, Bharti Airtel, recently launched 5G in Bangalore Airport’s Terminal 2....