Infrastructure is one of the biggest challenges that India has to address with respect to the 5G rollout. The cash-strapped telecom sector is getting help from Prime Minister Modi’s Gati Shakti, which will help with cutting down logistic costs, increasing cargo handling capacity and reducing the turnaround time. PM Modi had previously launched the National Master plan worth Rs 100 trillion for multi-modal connectivity to boost the economy and reduce logistic costs....

While the foreign telecom operators keep coming to India, the Indian operators are only bound in India. Pointing this out, Ashwini Vaishnaw, cabinet minister for IT and Railways told ET Telecom that the government is making new reforms that aim to strengthen the sector further. These reforms will help the operators in not only providing service in India but also abroad. Vaishnaw said that if foreign operators can come to India, then Indian telcos should also be present in the US, Europe, and more places....

The telecom minister of India, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision is to benchmark the Indian Telecom industry with the rest of the world. In order to make this happen, the licensing norms and regulations must change in India. The telecom minister, in an interview with the Financial Express, confirmed that the government would be aiming to change the regulations in the sector and make them more of light-touch while being focused on the end-consumers, the common people, and also on the marginalised section of the society....

Apple recently started rolling out the iOS 15 and iPadOS15 for iPhone and iPad users around the world. Both the updates are also offering six months of free Apple Music service to the users. But not everyone is eligible to get it. Only owners of select products are eligible to get this offer. Further, this six months of free Apple Music offer will only stay for the users when they update to the iOS 15 or iPadOS 15....

The iPhone 12 series has become a great success story for Apple. The latest flagship series has done exceptionally well, even better than what people predicted it would do. Note that behind every successful product, there are plenty of factors. One of the major contributing factors for Apple’s iPhone 12 series success is the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 around the world. Every major market where iPhone 11 series was available at that time was in lockdown....

The rumours about the launch of two new devices iQOO Neo 5S and iQOO Neo 5 SE smartphones, have been floating around for a while and after a long wait, the devices have been launched in China. The new handsets launched by Vivo’s subsidiary company are the latest addition to the iQOO series. Both iQOO Neo 5S and iQOO Neo 5 SE will be available in three colour options, and Neo 5S will go on sales from this week itself, whereas users interested in Neo 5 SE will have to wait for one more week....

Reliance Jio and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) gained subscribers while Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea lost its users in March, a report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) reveals. The Trai report highlighting the Telecom Subscription Data as on March 31, 2020 said that India had 989.10 million active wireless subscribers. Crucially, the total number of telephone subscribers in India is said to have decreased from 1,180....

JioFiber Rs 199 Weekly Plan: A Better Option Over Monthly Plans Previously, this pack was there as a supporting-pack so that a subscriber can use the broadband service even after exhausting all the FUP data provided by the base plan. However, JioFiber has changed the scene by making this Rs 199 plan a standalone plan. Wait, there is a catch. You can’t recharge it as your first recharge. This plan is only available for existing JioFiber FTTX subscribers....

Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Varanasi, Nathdwara, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad are the eight cities where Reliance Jio 5G is currently available. Residents of these cities can connect to the active 5G network once they receive the invitation on their My Jio app. The telecom provider has also guaranteed that 5G services will be accessible shortly throughout all of India by December 2023. Further Details on the 5G Network You will receive an SMS or a notification from the MyJio app if you reside in Delhi, Mumbai, or any city where Jio 5G is accessible....

Jio Platforms on Sunday announced that Qualcomm Ventures, the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated is set to invest up to Rs 730 crores in Jio Platforms. The investment from Qualcomm Ventures is said to translate into 0.15% equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis. It was said that the investment from Qualcomm Ventures into Jio Platforms will “deepen the ties” between Qualcomm and Jio Platforms. Crucially, the ties with Qualcomm is said to support Jio Platforms “on its journey to rollout advanced 5G infrastructure and services for Indian customers....

Reliance Jio Content Partnership with Disney Reliance Jio has also recently partnered up with Disney to bring Disney content on-board the Reliance Jio JioCinema app. Under this partnership, famous movies like Toy Story 3, The Jungle Book, The Lion King and more are now available on the application. However, to access the JioDisney section, you will be required to share the link of this page with five of your contacts via WhatsApp, SMS, Instagram or Facebook....

A couple of days back, we reported that Tata Sky is offering a 1 Gbps broadband plan. This plan is offered only in Wagholi (Pune suburb) at the moment. The offering becomes interesting when the user purchases the plan for 1-year. With 1-year validity, the cost of the plan comes down to Rs 4,012 per month (Rs 48,144 in total) which is very close to the price of 1 Gbps broadband plans offered by Airtel Xstream Fiber and JioFiber on a monthly basis....

Reliance Jio has been able to grow its fiber business exponentially in India due to competitive pricing and also leveraging the rise in demand for broadband connections over the pandemic. JioFiber keeps on innovating with its offers to ensure that its customers are satisfied. The company offers users the option to choose between long-term and short-term plans. If you are someone who is confused about what kind of validity you should choose with JioFiber, let me make it simple for you....

The attempt to register SIM cards is experiencing difficulties in light of news that 15 million SIM cards in Kenya may become inoperable by October 15 as the latest registration deadline approaches. In accordance with data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), according to several Kenyan news websites, 8.2 million of Safaricom’s 42.53 million subscribers, 4.65 million of Airtel Kenya’s 17.04 million subscribers, and 1.24 million of Telkom Kenya’s 3....

Koo app has been trending on Twitter for a few days now. Many Indian personalities such as Union Minister Piyush Goyal and others have tweeted about using the microblogging platform to share information. For the unaware, the Koo app has been developed and grown completely in India. Because of the disagreements between Twitter and the Indian government, many users look at Koo app as the Twitter alternative they can switch to....

Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, said that he is “absolutely committed” to Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest private telco in India. Birla told BQ Prime in an interview that the intent right now is to find a partner to come and invest in the company. Birla said that finding investment right now is not the easiest of things because everyone knows that the company was in trouble....

Lava Blaze NXT Important Details The new LAVA phone has a premium glass back and an octa-core MediaTek Helio G37 chipset for processing power. It has a 6.5-inch screen with a maximum clock speed of 2.3 GHz. The device has 64GB of internal storage and 4GB of RAM that can be expanded by an additional 3GB. The new smartphone has an 8MP front camera for selfies with features like time-lapse, slow motion videos, GIFS, and intelligent document scanning, as well as a 13MP, AI triple rear camera....

The firm also unveiled new models of IdeaPad tablets, Yoga all-in-one desktops and ultra-slim notebooks in the price range of Rs 23,990 to Rs 1,69,990 a unit. The company’s growth expectation comes mainly on the back of demand for its ultra-slim notebooks and a 1.5 million laptop order it bagged from the Tamil Nadu government. “We will execute the ELCOT (Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd) order in this quarter....

The Chinese multinational technology company Lenovo will be launching two new tablets namely YOGA Pad Pro and Xiaoxin Pad Plus. The recent leaks have revealed quite a bit of information on both the upcoming tablets from Lenovo. To know more about what Yoga Pad Pro and Xiaoxin Pad Plus might feature read ahead. What Can We Expect From YOGA Pad Pro and Xiaoxin Pad Plus? Digital Chat Station recently revealed that the Lenovo YOGA Pad Pro will feature a 13-inch 2K (2,160x1,350 pixels) display without a punch-hole....

“With this built-in technology, users of LG televisions will be able to do much more than simply watch TV like. They can read news updates, check the weather forecast, order food, and can control their surroundings in a much easier and efficient way. We are confident that this new feature will elevate the home entertainment experience of both our existing and future consumer,” Younchul Park, Director-Home Entertainment, LG Electronics India, said....