Jio Platforms engaged in an equity deal with Facebook back in April. It was a $5.7 billion (Rs 43,574 crore) deal which would result in Jio giving away a minority stake of 9.99% to Facebook. This deal between Reliance Jio and Facebook is considered as the biggest FDI in India’s tech landscape. Reliance Jio has now received the amount of the deal. Alongside, it has given away a 9.99% stake of its company as well....
Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in the country, had partnered with Disney+ Hotstar and brought multiple new prepaid plans bundled with the OTT (over-the-top) benefit. Disney+ Hotstar Mobile plans were more common, while there are only two Disney+ Hotstar Premium plans available from Jio. In fact, Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi), competitors of Jio, don’t even offer plans bundled with Disney+ Hostar Premium. Ahead of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup, which would have been streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar platform, Jio has removed its Hotstar Mobile plans....
Soon after the recent tariff hikes of its plans effective from December 1, Jio has revised the streaming benefits of some of its plans. The customers who choose Rs 601, Rs 799, Rs 1066 and Rs 3119 Jio prepaid plans can now access a one-year Disney-Hotstar mobile subscription, Jio TV, Jio Cinema, Jio Security and Jio Cloud. The data limit of the Rs 601 plan is 3GB per day (total 90GB), post limit; the speed gets reduced to 64 Kbps....
Reliance Jio Upload Speed Cap As per few of the Twitter users, Reliance Jio has started putting a limit on the speeds of the subscribers of JioFiber. The speeds that we are referring to here is the upload speed on the JioFiber connection. Although the upload speeds have been known to be slightly lower than the download speeds, the difference between the upload and download speeds in the case of JioFiber connection will make the subscribers rethink about their connection....
The most high-end plan a service provider can offer in India is the 1 Gbps broadband plan. The super-high-speed broadband plans offer exceedingly fast connection seamlessly across multiple devices. These plans are suitable for places such as offices or any enterprise which requires multiple devices to be connected to the internet at once. It also fulfils other purposes such as gaming or streaming which needs a constant and stable connection to ensure there is no lag....
JioFiber, the fiber broadband arm of Reliance Jio has become one of the most popular broadband services providers in India. The company has joined the ranks of Airtel and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in a very short time when it comes to being the best internet service providers (ISPs). There are a ton of prepaid and postpaid broadband plans you can choose from the offerings of JioFiber. Today, we are going to take the Rs 2,499 broadband plan from JioFiber and compare it with the closest offering of ACT Fibernet....
Reading Into Netflix ISP Index Rankings for JioFiber One of the major indexes when it comes to tracking the speeds of internet service providers in India is the Netflix ISP Index. While other reports like Tutela and OpenSignal focus on telecom operators, Netflix’s report very accurately traces wired broadband service providers and the speeds which they provide to their subscribers. For the last two months, Reliance JioFiber or Giga Fiber, as it appears on the ranking till now, had been on the third place....
Airtel Unified Conferencing Solution Bundles Benefits of Zoom and Airtel Airtel launched its Unified Communications service offering in March 2019, offering an integrated solution for high definition (HD) audio, video and web conferencing. The company partnered with Zoom and offered business customers a solution that combined Zoom with Airtel’s free audio conferencing solution. Airtel said that the unified solution would offer multiple features including instant one click access, video conferencing, audio conferencing and enabling up to 1000 people on video from locations across the globe....
KaiOS became very popular with the entry of JioPhone in India. For the unaware, the JioPhone runs on the KaiOS, and it is an operating system that’s being used by other feature phone manufacturers around the world. But now, KaiOS won’t longer support some of the key features of the virtual assistant from Google. The Google Assistant in KaiOS won’t support sending texts or making voice calls anymore. Note that this is in terms of voice command; users can still manually search contact and make a call or send a text....
Lenovo has launched a new smart device in India with Google Assistant integrated. Dubbed as the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential, it offers full voice support with Google Assistant and it is also the company’s first smart device to support the Hindi language commands. In the past, we have seen Lenovo launching smart clocks in India and the new Smart Clock Essential is just an upgrade to the older models. The new model features an easy-to-read LED display that displays the current time, weather and alarms....
Linksys, the connected home division within the Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) and Belkin International, has today launched the Velop AX4200 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh System in India. Note that this mesh system was already present in the international markets and has only launched in India recently. It is the latest flagship Wi-Fi 6 mesh system from Linksys, which starts at Rs 19,999. Let’s take a look at the complete specifications and price of the Linksys Velop AX4200 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh System....
Broadband connection has become one of the most important aspects of our lives, especially at difficult times. Since the deadly Coronavirus has forced everyone to stay at home, work from home has become the new normal. Almost all big companies have announced work from home to ensure the safety of their workforce. As people are staying at homes, they are relying on an active internet connection to cater to their work and entertainment needs....
The fourth-largest telecom operator in Spain, Masmovil has extended the 5G footprint across 200 towns and cities in 35 provinces of Spain. The telco released an official statement and marked that it will continue to develop and deploy 5G infrastructure in the coming months for future expansion. Some of the cities in which the telco provides 5G services are Valencia, Sevilla, Melilla, Orense, Salamanca, Malaga, Madrid, Huesca, Jaen, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Almeria, Avila, Alicante, Alcobendas and Barcelona....
MediaTek today announced its most powerful chipset under the Helio G series. Dubbed as the MediaTek Helio G95, the chipset succeeds the Helio G90T which we have seen on several smartphones like the Redmi Note 8 Pro, Realme 6 and the Realme 6i. The Helio G95 SoC is a minor upgrade over the Helio G90T and we might see the Realme 7 sporting it as per various leaks and rumours....
MediaTek said that it has made progress in its collaboration with Intel to introduce 5G connectivity to next generation laptops “with the successful development and certification of its 5G modem data card.” The company shared the development on Thursday with MediaTek highlighting that its MediaTek T700 5G modem concluded 5G standalone calls in “real world test scenarios.” It was said that the MediaTek T700 will be used to introduce 5G connectivity to Intel powered laptops....
Xiaomi on Thursday said that the MIUI 12 is rolling out to several devices including the Mi 9 and Redmi K20 series. The company unveiled the MIUI 12 in mid April featuring enhancements to privacy, design, multitasking and updates to the dark mode. Further, Xiaomi said that the MIUI 12 will roll out to 40 devices with the first batch of devices receiving the update in June. The first batch of devices included Mi 9, Mi 9T, Mi 9T Pro, Redmi K20 and the Redmi K20 Pro....
Motorola just launched a new budget smartphone aka the Moto E7 Plus in India. Priced at Rs 9,499, it is the only smartphone under Rs 10,000 to offer a 48MP rear camera. The Moto E7 Plus has decent specs on board and it comes in a single variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The Moto E7 Plus takes on the Redmi 9 Prime directly which is currently the best phone under the Rs 10,000 price segment....
The two largest telecommunications firms, Airtel and Reliance Jio, are the first to offer their customers 5G network connectivity following the government’s release of the 5G Network Operations. Both companies have started to compete with one another. With the introduction of 5G Plus services, Airtel and Jio’s business has constantly been growing. Airtel and Jio 5G Cities At first, the most recent 5G services were available in about 8 cities, but now they are available in about 13 cities, including- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Guwahati, Panipat, Pune (Airport), Nagpur, Varanasi, Gurugram and Patna....
Netgear, a global networking company service to both consumers and businesses, has launched a new Wi-Fi router called ‘RAX10’ 4-Stream. If you have been facing issues with getting seamless high-speed internet directly on your device, it is because of multiple reasons. Thus, simply upgrading your broadband plan won’t do the trick. You also need to get a high-capacity Wi-Fi router that can deliver that high-speed data to your device. The newly launched RAX10 - an affordable 4-Stream AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 router can be a good option for your home if you want a high network capacity router....
The Indian broadband market is hugely dominated by big names such as Jio, Airtel, BSNL and more who offer a wide range of broadband plans for their customers. However, there are also other Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country that provide amazing internet connectivity in select cities of the country. These ISPs as well offer very reasonably priced plans that in some cases might even be better than the key players of the market....
