Tecno Spark 4: Specifications and Features The Tecno Spark 4 rocks a 6.52-inch HD+ display on the front with 20:9 aspect ratio and it’s also said to offer 90% screen-to-body ratio. Tecno also says the display can get up to 450 nits bright. Underneath, the Spark 4 has the MediaTek Helio A22 chipset, which we saw in the likes of Xiaomi Redmi 7A and Tecno Spark Go smartphone priced under Rs 6,000....
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is going to auction the spectrum primarily seen by the telcos as airwaves for backhaul services. We are talking about E & V bands. The e-band spectrum is airwaves between 71 – 76 GHz and 81 – 86 GHz, while the V-band spectrum is airwaves in the 60 GHz band. The E & V band spectrum are considered ideal for providing high-speed broadband services in rural India....
Timex iConnect Review: Design and Fit If we are to sum up the design of Timex iConnect, then it would be fair to say that the watch checks this box for the users in a fairly good manner. When you take the smart watch out of the box, you will see the rectangular dial perfectly placed in the middle with padding on the sides. The padding which the watch comes with makes it prone to some of the bumps that it could get....
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday released its monthly performance report for the telecom sector, which revealed that a total of 7.29 million MNP requests were made during October 2021. Out of the total MNP requests, 4.20 million requests were made in Zone-1, and the other 3.09 million requests came from Zone-2. For the unaware, Zone-1 is Northern and Western India while Zone-2 is Southern and Eastern India....
Legal Approach Against Trai’s New DTH Rule Changes The broadcasters in India, which include big groups like the broadcasters guild, the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) which includes all the big groups like Star India, Zee Entertainment Limited have decided to give the January 15 deadline, a cold pass. This is a rare thing to happen in the telecom and the broadcasting industry given that Trai’s word is the absolute last resort being the regulatory, but the negative sentiment around the new rules is so high that the broadcasters are ready to defy the rules which have been given by Trai....
Satellite Communication in India The limitation currently is that the low band devices constitute low-bandwidth gadgets, which are mostly in the category of Internet of Things. These devices do not require a lot of bandwidth and can function with the exchange of a few packets over the network. Such services would be vastly useful in the context of rural areas, which the government has badly wanted to connect through the means of the Community Service Centres (CSCs), Bharat Air Fibre and many other means....
Broadcasters Have Enough Content to Sustain for Four Weeks It is expected that the virus outbreak will increase the viewership of broadcasters, but on the other side, broadcasters might also exhaust their content bank after a period of three or four weeks. Yatin Balyan, who is the investment and enterprise national head of Omnicon Group media, noted that travel had been restricted and people are not venturing out because of the virus outbreak....
Operators to Follow Quality of Service Norms In its release, firstly Trai has mandated that the licensees, will be bound by the rollout obligations and other license conditions to provide these access services. It will be imperative that the licensees ensure that they test all applicable systems before the rollout of their commercial services. The origin of this new rule lies in the Quality of Service (QoS) norms which Trai has made very stringent in the last few years....
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Monday said that the recommendations released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) services does not address important issues. SP Kochhar, director general of COAI said that the consultation paper released by Trai in 2018, had raised several “important issues” such as “lawful interception of OTT services.” However, Kochhar said that the recommendations released by Trai on Monday does not address the key issues....
Airtel Xstream Fiber Unlimited Data Plans Now the plan that we are talking about here comes with a unique configuration. The first plan in the Airtel Xstream Fiber, or popularly known as Airtel Broadband roster is the Rs 799 broadband plan. This plan ships 100 Mbps speed and unlimited local/STD calls to the subscribers. When it comes to the data limit, the plan as such offers 150GB data per month to the subscribers....
In response to rumours that it could introduce extra fees on UPI payments, the central government has clarified its position. The Ministry of Finance stated in a series of tweets on Sunday that UPI is a “digital public benefit” and that there are no plans to charge for UPI services. The government has provided financial support for the nation’s digital payments ecosystem, according to the tweet, which also stated that alternative methods must be used to fund the cost of recovery....
Verizon Plans to Deploy Over 8,000 C-Band Sites This Year For the unaware, C-Band spectrum ranges from 4 GHz to 8 GHz. The company said that it has already put more than $160 million in capex for deploying C-Band in the first half of 2021. Hans Vestberg, CEO and Chairman of Verizon said that the company has all the resources it needs to deploy 8,000 C-Band sites by the end of this year....
Vodafone Idea (Vi) had announced its partnership with Hungama Music a few months back. The telco is offering users a free experience of Hungama Music directly from its mobile app. Using the Vi app, a Vodafone Idea subscriber can directly access the platform of Hungama Music and play songs from there. For the unaware, Hungama Music is one of the largest aggregator, distributor and publisher of audio entertainment content across the world....
Vivaldi, a Chromium based browser on Tuesday delivered an update to its Android app that introduces dark mode for web contents. The company launched its Android app in April with features including built-in ad and tracker blockers, note-taking functionality and “real tabs.” The update delivered on Tuesday promises to build on unique features introduced in the first version. Additionally, the company said that it has “squashed some bugs” and polished the browser with under the hood improvements....
Vivo has just launched the Vivo T1 Pro 5G and the Vivo T1 44W in India. Most of the specs of these two smartphones were out already. But today, after the official launch of the devices, we know everything about the price and specifications/features. The Vivo T1 Pro 5G is the better option here if you want a more powerful experience from your device. Here’s everything you should know....
Vivo has just launched the V20 Pro 5G officially for the Indian market. The device is dubbed as the as slimmest 5G device in this category. So it should give good competition to the OnePlus Nord 5G which is priced in the same category. The Vivo V20 Pro 5G retains a lot of features from the base variant in the series, Vivo V20. It comes with a 64MP primary sensor at the back and a 44MP primary sensor at the front....
The Chinese technology company Vivo is all set to launch its next smartphone Vivo Y21T which will be the latest addition to the Y series of the company. According to a report from 91mobiles, the new handset is going to launch in India on January 3, 2022. Furthermore, key specifications of the upcoming device from Vivo have also been revealed suggesting that the smartphone is more likely to be a mid-range affordable device....
Vivo has just launched the Vivo Y1s for the Indian market. The company launched it very silently. The Vivo Y1s has been listed on the website of the company, but no announcements were made. It is an entry-level 4G device which brings a basic Android experience for the users. There is a 4,030mAh battery inside the device which does not support fast-charging. One thing to note is that there is only a single camera in the device....
The Vivo Y52 is the latest smartphone to be released by Vivo in its Y-series (2022). It is an update to the Vivo Y52 from the previous year and shares the same MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor. A 48MP camera configuration, a 5000mAh battery, and a big display are all features of the smartphone. The Vivo Y52 (2022) also features an 8MP selfie camera, a side-mounted fingerprint reader, and support for 18W fast charging....
We have entered 2023 with new hopes, but things appear difficult for the merged and once largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi). As we discussed, many transformations in the telecom sector will be finalised this year, and the long-struggling telco Vodafone Idea has a lot on its scale to deal with the changing times. Although the telco dragged instances without significant improvements from the last few years, we believe this year will differ....
