The Indian broadband industry saw a strong growth since the pandemic hit, and work-from-home became the new normal. As the market became more competitive with more players adding every quarter, big Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Airtel, Jio, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) started offering cheaper broadband plans to the users. A few months back, Jio, Airtel, and BSNL launched new entry-level plans priced much lower than the 100 Mbps plans....

Government, Trai and Long Journey of Need to Revamp BARC In December 2018, MxM India, a business-to-business media company in a blog post said that the government must not have a role in the television rating process. The post was in response to Trai issuing a consultation paper on the “Review of Television Audience Measurement and Rating System in India.” “Vested interests have evidently got onto the act and prevailed upon the government to do this,” MxM India said in its post....

The new national Hindi news channel was launched by Anurag Thakur, the federal minister for information, broadcasting, and sports and youth affairs. The slogan of the channel is “Vision of new India!” At the launch event on Sunday, Thakur spoke and wished the team luck. He congratulated Dr Jagdeesh Chandra and the entire Bharat24 team on their new endeavour. Thakur is confident that Bharat24 would carry out this job with the utmost seriousness since the media is the fourth pillar of democracy and should serve as a conduit between the public and the government....

In a fresh development, the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has refused to hear the Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) penalty case today, i.e., October 26, 2021. According to a PTI report, TDSAT said that it won’t be hearing cases today. The reason behind the tribunal not sitting for a hearing today is unknown. To recall, on October 12, 2021, Justice Shiv Kirti heading TDSAT had listed the Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea penalty case for hearing on October 26....

Bharti Airtel, a leading telecom player in India, has announced the launch of 5G services at the Bengaluru Kempegowda International airport. Airtel said that it deployed 5G for its customers in Terminal 2 of Bangalore airport. Airtel had already announced that it would be deploying 5G in Bengaluru, Karnataka. This has made the Bengaluru airport the first airport in the country to get 5G networks. In the Terminal 2 of the airport, Airtel customers can seamlessly consume 5G network services if they are on an active plan and they own a 5G supportive smartphone....

Bharti Airtel has been adding more subscribers than any other telco in India for the last few months. In a report, ICICI securities has highlighted that the telco will continue adding subscribers and gain more market share in the Q4 FY21. The key highlight of the report was the Rs 1 billion benefit that Airtel is likely to receive post the scrapping of Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) on January 1, 2021....

Both Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel provide their customers with OTT benefits with a number of their prepaid plans. But there are a few specific prepaid plans and data vouchers which come with a free one year subscription of Disney+ Hotstar VIP subscription. Disney+ Hotstar is a popular OTT content platform in India which allows customers to access Hindi and other regional language content very easily. One year subscription of Disney+ Hotstar VIP comes for Rs 399....

Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel Prepaid Plans Start at Less Than Rs 25 Right now, the basic service validity prepaid plans from Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel starts at less than Rs 25. Bharti Airtel has a Rs 23 Smart Recharge plan that does not offer any talk time or data benefit, but it extends a customer’s service validity by 28 days. Vodafone Idea has a Rs 24 All-Rounder plan with the same service validity extension benefit....

Bharti Enterprises-led consortium, which is backed by the UK government, has won the bid OneWeb, the bankrupt global satellite operator which has SoftBank Group Corp as one of the major investors. Bharti Enterprises had in 2015 participated in a funding round for OneWeb alongside other investors including Qualcomm, Virgin Group and Airbus Group NV. OneWeb formed an alliance in 2018 with partners including Delta Air Lines Inc., Bharti Airtel and Sprint Corp....

The BTW09 Moksha TWS earphones from Blaupunkt have been introduced in India. These are said to guarantee that users receive the greatest sound experience, even in the noisiest settings. Even in the busiest streets, airports, subways, and other places, there is a hybrid ANC (active noise cancellation) of up to 35bd that should completely block out outside noise. There is also Blink Pair Technology, which connects to a smartphone instantly and without any delay when the case is opened....

One of the most demanded categories of broadband plans in India is 200 Mbps plans. Such a plan is ideal for streaming, gaming, heavy-downloading and more. If you are looking for a 200 Mbps broadband plan, we are listing some of the best ones in India from ACT Fibernet, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Airtel Xstream Fiber, and Hathway. It is important to keep in mind that all of these plans are subject to availability in the region you live in....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced a new web portal called ‘BOSS’. BOSS stands for ‘Bundle Offer System Simplified’. It will become a place for the subscribers where they can come and purchase different services of BSNL in a single bundle. The state-owned telco has been announcing attractive offers and new initiatives for the subscribers which include the new broadband plans and upgraded benefits on the old plans. BOSS portal will avail products such as Google Nest Mini/Google Nest Hub for the subscribers....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, JioFiber, and Airtel Xstream Fiber are all in a very strong position. In addition to this, companies such as Excitel, Spectra, ACT Fiber, and more also have a good future in India. This is because the times have changed, and the way people looked broadband has evolved. Earlier, a broadband connection meant getting a landline connection from BSNL (for most of the users) or Airtel and then get a DSL internet connection through that....

Indian operators offer a ton of prepaid 4G data plans to their users. Thus users have a plethora of options at their disposal which can be very hard to choose from since users don’t really understand which plan would be best for them. To make it easier for you to choose your next prepaid plan, today, we are listing all the popular 4G data plans for May 2021. We will include plans from all the operators of the country, including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Vodafone Idea (Vi), Reliance Jio, and Bharti Airtel....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is soon going to launch 4G networks in the country. What will be special about this 4G launch from BSNL is that it will be done using homegrown technology. This is not something that private telecom companies, including Jio, Airtel or Vodafone Idea, can say for themselves. BSNL faced a lot of hurdles in the past when it tried to launch 4G. But this time around, things are looking fresh for BSNL....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Employees Union (EU) on Thursday said that the delay in the roll out of BSNL 4G services is hampering the operator’s revival plans. The BSNLEU in a letter to the secretary of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) highlighted several issues including the non-implementation of measures announced as part of BSNL revival package. Additionally, BSNLEU said that the BSNL management should address several key issues including the timely payment of salary to BSNL employees and the revision in the wages for non executives....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are two of the four telecom operators in India. Both the companies have a substantial number of subscribers in their portfolio. While one telco is struggling to roll out its 4G networks, the other is struggling to raise capital and expand the reach of its 4G networks. There are many who believe that either of the telcos won’t survive in the future....

In a fresh development, it has been reported that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)has completed the core network trials for 4G. The state-run telco is expected to launch 4G services within six months from now. The trials with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have been completed and successful. The core network trials finished by February 28 and right now, the trials for the radio networks are ongoing which are further expected to finish within seven to ten days....

BSNL Rs 1,999 Plan Finally Launches in Kerala BSNL has been delaying the launch of its value for money prepaid plans in Kerala circle. The Rs 1,999 plan, which is already available in the majority of BSNL circles, is now official in Kerala as well. Thankfully, BSNL did not reduce or modify the pack benefits; The Rs 1,999 plan from BSNL offers 250 minutes of voice calling per day, unlimited data capped to 80 Kbps after 3GB per day and 100 SMSes per day....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom company, will be upgrading 2343 left-wing extremism (LWE) phase-1 2G sites to 4G. As per a notification from the ministry of communications, the capital expenses along with operating expenses for a period of five years to complete this project will be funded by the universal service obligation fund (USOF) on the actual cost that is discovered by BSNL through its tender process....