As 2022 draws to a close, we look back at popular OTT movies and television shows. The best place to watch movies and television shows in December is curled up under a blanket with some snacks and warm beverages nearby. Here is a list of Hindi films and television shows that dominated OTT platforms like Netflix, Zee 5, Disney+, Hotstar, and others as we look back on the year that was....
Vodafone Idea subsidiary You broadband has some broadband plans for the Ahmedabad circle. The broadband plans range in speed from 40 Mbps to 200 Mbps and are available for validity periods of one month, 95 days, six months, and a year. A 3.5TB or 3,500GB fair-usage-policy (FUP) data allowance is included with the package. And after the FUP data has been consumed, the speed is decreased to 1 Mbps. Notably, GST is included in the plans’ prices....
The video streaming platform YouTube is likely testing a new feature, which will let users download videos on their web browser for desktop. Currently, the latest addition to YouTube will be available as an experimental feature and will be exclusive to Premium subscribers. YouTube enables paid subscribers on both Android and iOS platforms to download videos on their browser. Also, it will be supported only in computers or laptops that run the latest versions of the Opera, Edge or Chrome web browsers....
The three private telecom operators of India – Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel provide a ton of prepaid plans for their subscriber base. The most popular prepaid plan, however, remains the daily data packs offered by the telcos. If you’re someone who is looking for cheap prepaid plans, the telcos offer a variety of options to choose from. Mentioned below are the affordable 1GB/Day daily data plans offered by Jio, Airtel and VI that you should go for when you’re on a budget....
During the time of lockdown, people have been working from their homes. This has led to a rise in demand for data from an individual. According to stats, most of the internet users working from their homes don’t have a broadband connection and work with cellular data. Now, people require more of daily data to get their jobs done. Along with that, streaming and downloading requests have also touched the sky....
4G smartphones are getting more expensive as days go by. This has happened because the COVID-19 spread across the world. Supply chains have been hit, and the cost of shipment of mobile parts has increased. Even the chipset costs have gone up due to extremely high demand, whereas there is a very limited supply. Indian telcos are trying to move the 2G users to 4G as fast as possible. It is in the interest of the telcos as they want to earn higher revenues by potentially increasing the average revenue per user (ARPU) figure....
5G network launch is scheduled for today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make the announcement of the 5G launch at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022, being held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. 5G is going to revolutionise the digital journey of India. It is much more than just a mobile network for consumers. 5G can enable several use cases that were never possible before with wireless networks. Even in the consumer domain, 5G is going to make a huge difference by enabling use cases such as cloud gaming which the telcos are eagerly seeking to monetise....
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has taken the decision to withdraw the notification that was issued to carry out mandatory testing and certification of existing consumer electronic products. The move comes in after facing a strong backlash from the smartphone industry as well as the telcos. The government in a press release stated that exemptions on these widely used products will reduce the compliance burden and will enable the industry to roll out their products faster and will also reduce import delays....
5G spectrum auction 2022 is already underway. One day in four rounds, telcos made huge spending to the tune of Rs 145 billion. This means that most of the purchases were made by the telcos on Tuesday. Now, it is expected that the auction will be over soon. On day 1, it was a new record set by the telcos when over Rs 145 billion worth of spectrum was purchased....
5G spectrum reserve price may not go down any further in India. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has already cut the price of the airwaves for the telcos. But the price cut was unsatisfactory for the telcos. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) had asked TRAI to revisit the airwaves reserve price and reduce it further. According to an ET Telecom report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is unlikely going to ask the TRAI to reduce the recommended price of the airwaves any further....
As pointed out by the parliamentary panel on IT, 5G trials in India haven’t initiated because of the delays and inefficiency of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). But according to a report from ET Telecom, the 5G trial applications submitted by Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are likely to be approved in the coming two weeks. The questions asked by the parliamentary panel on IT has certainly pushed DoT to move faster and avail the airwaves in the appropriate spectrum band to the telcos for initiating 5G trials....
India will celebrate its Republic Day on January 26. On January 26, 1950, the Indian Constitution came into force, and this day is celebrated as Republic Day throughout the country. The 1949-adopted Constitution took the place of the Government of India Act of 1935 as the country’s primary law. This was when India gained its independence as a republic. Every year, a sizable procession honours Republic Day in New Delhi and includes tableaus representing each Indian state....
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country not only high-speed high-end broadband plans but also offer affordable plans for its users which also provides good connectivity speed. The majority of users need connectivity for home use, online learning or are individual users, therefore, they do not really require high-speed broadband plans. Mentioned below are the base broadband plans offered by some of the major ISPs in India – ACT, Reliance Jio, Tata Play and Airtel along with the plan details....
ACT Fibernet, a popular internet service provider (ISP) in multiple parts of India, has said that its Wi-Fi hotspots across the country have seen data consumption of over 2500TB of data. For the unaware, the company has been doing a very noble act of offering free internet data through its Wi-Fi hotspots installed in multiple major cities of India. ACT Fibernet said that it installed over 4300+ Wi-Fi hotspots in cities such as Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Chennai in 2021....
Adani Group was the surprise entry in the 5G spectrum auction. Many initially assumed that it was to give strong competition to Jio and Airtel in the consumer space with 5G. But the Adani Group later clarified that it just wants to serve customers in the B2B space. At present, the Adani Group doesn’t want to enter the consumer mobility space, and it makes sense. For now, it can be perceived that Adani Data Networks Ltd, the Adani Group subsidiary which participated in the spectrum auctions, will start with services in six LSAs (Licensed Service Areas)....
The Covid-19 crisis hit India in 2020 and, ever since then, the country has been struggling with the pandemic. During the first wave, the lockdown was implemented, which resulted in zero sales in multiple sectors, be it tech or auto. The second wave of the pandemic, which came in March of 2021, has had severe effects within the country. To maintain services, telcos such as Jio, Airtel and Vi recently decided to provide certain packages to people in the lower sections of society so that they are able to maintain connections with their loved ones in these troubled times....
Responsible Usage of Data Will Ease Network Congestion “We are asking people for responsible usage of network…to avoid any trivial use of internet and networks…so that remote working, online education, digital healthcare, payments and other critical services, can run smoothly and uninterrupted,” Mathews told PTI. Mathews also said that there was a 20 to 30% increase in data demand in the last few days due to lockdowns in several states and territories....
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecom player in India, on Thursday announced that it has launched 5G Plus services in Visakhapatnam or Vizag. This is the 18th city for the telco to reach with 5G Plus. In the last three days, Airtel has launched 5G Plus in multiple cities and states. The telco is deploying 5G NSA (non-standalone) and seems to be on track with what it said about covering the entire nation with 5G networks by March 2024....
Bharti Airtel, the second largest telecom operator in India, is now offering Disney+ Hotstar with a total of seven plans. Near the end of 2022, Airtel made a lot of changes to its prepaid plans with respect to the benefit of Disney+ Hotstar. The telco never made any comments on why it is making the changes. On November 16, 2022, TelecomTalk reported that Airtel is offering Disney+ Hotstar with only two prepaid plans - Rs 499 and Rs 3359....
Amdocs, one of the leading provider of software and services to various companies today signed a new multi-year agreement with telecom operator Bharti Airtel. Back in November 2017, Airtel first partnered with Amdocs to leverage its latest technologies to enhance digital customer support. As part of this new multi-year agreement, Airtel’s postpaid and broadband customers will be migrated to Amdocs’ modern digital business system under the managed services model for rapid delivery of new digital customer experiences....
