An email sent to Vodafone Idea remained unanswered. Last month, the board of directors of Vodafone Idea Ltd had approved Rs 25,000 crore fund-raising plan by way of the rights issue to existing eligible equity shareholders. The promoter shareholders – Vodafone Group and Aditya Birla Group – have informed the board that they intend to contribute up to Rs 11,000 crore and up to Rs 7,250 crore, respectively as part of such rights issue....

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has just announced that it has signed the first license agreement for satellite broadband services in India with OneWeb. Bharti backed OneWeb will offer broadband internet services via a constellation of low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellites making it the first of a kind broadband service delivery platform in India. OneWeb already had plans to commence services by May 2022 in India. Things seem to be rolling for OneWeb in India, while its competitor Starlink (SpaceX owned LEO satellite company) hasn’t made any progress at all....

Consumer Interest Rate Cannot be Compromised Trai Chairman R S Sharma said consumer choice and consumer interest are “non-negotiable” and “cannot be compromised” and that companies not adhering to rules will have to face the consequences. “We have received complaints about the inconvenience to customers. These complaints relate to software and systems put in place by distributors not enabling true choice for consumers, which is the aim of the whole framework....

Ericsson, Swedish multinational telecom equipment and solutions maker has launched Ericsson Private 5G. Ericsson Private 5G is a next-generation private cellular 4G and 5G network. It offers secure and simple 4G LTE and 5G Standalone (SA) connectivity to various sectors. Moreover, it is capable of optimising and simplifying business operations by keeping sensitive data on-premise, providing zero-downtime upgrades, and giving high performance through Service-Level Agreements (SLAs). Thomas Noren, Head of Dedicated Networks, Business Area Technologies and New Businesses, Ericsson, said that Ericsson Private 5G is the best of Ericsson’s current portfolios of solutions....

Ericsson India, one of the major telecom gear vendors which has partnered with the telcos for helping them develop 5G use cases has shown support to ‘Save the Children’ organisation and has partnered with the Institute of Child Health (ICH) in Kolkata for intensifying the pediatric care requirements of the hospital. Ericsson India has provided the ICH Kolkata, CMC Jijamata Maternity Hospital (Pune), PC Seithy Hospital (Indore), Niloufer Hospital (Hyderabad), and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital (Gangori, Jaipur) with life-saving equipment like oxygen concentrators, ventilators, pulse oximeters, bi-pap machines, and other critical medical supplies....

Ericsson has announced enhancements to its 5G portfolio today. Leading the way is the new Radio 4490, a dual-band radio that is said to deliver 25% lower power consumption and lesser weight compared to the current product. Ericsson said that this new radio is compatible with most of the radio sites across the globe as it supports the main FDD (Frequency Division Duplexing) bands that are used by the telecom operators for rolling out 5G....

Eronet is a very underrated Internet Service Provider (ISP) in India. The company has a presence in several cities of India and has a bigger network than major ISPs, including ACT Broadband and Excitel. Eronet is often overlooked because the company doesn’t invest a lot in branding and advertising its services. One of the notable things about the broadband plans from Eronet is their price. The company offers some of the cheapest broadband plans in the country....

Excitel Launches Up to 300 Mbps Broadband Plans Priced Under Rs 1,000 Excitel Broadband launched its services in Delhi first, followed by Hyderabad in the second half of 2017. Later on, the company expanded operations to Jaipur, and now, Excitel is offering up to 300 Mbps broadband plans in Lucknow and Bengaluru cities as well. At the same time, the company has silently launched 200 Mbps and 300 Mbps broadband plans quietly to take on the competition....

India has the largest Facebook and WhatsApp Communities in the World Facebook Will Create a Single Community for Small Businesses Across India Mark Zuckerberg also added that Facebook would create a single community of all the small businesses spread across India and get them over Facebook-owned platform WhatsApp for communication and facilitate online payments through the platform. Since India already has the largest WhatsApp Community, the plan of creating a single community of small businesses will help make a pathway for smooth e-commerce in India....

Facebook today announced a new feature called ‘Vanish Mode’ for both Messenger and Instagram. As the name of the feature itself suggests, messages vanish or disappear automatically once the receiver views it. Users can send memes, GIFs, stickers or reactions in the vanish mode and everything disappears without staying in the chat history. The feature is currently rolling out to Messenger and Facebook says it will reach Instagram in a few days from now....

If you are looking for one bill payment for the whole family, the telecom companies offer family postpaid plans that might suit your needs. These plans come at different price points and offer varied benefits. The telecom operators do offer multiple budget plans for their subscribers, however, the expensive plans actually come with all the great added benefits. Mentioned below are the family postpaid plans offered by Jio, Vi, BSNL and Airtel that are costly but offer remarkable benefits....

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which oversees national and international communication through different cable, satellite, wire, and cable in the US, has unveiled the pre-production draft of its new national broadband maps. The FCC believes the maps will only get better from here since they now give the best picture of where broadband is and is not available across the nation. Broadband Maps Empower Consumers With the new maps, the FCC has integrated the information from broadband providers with hundreds of location-specific data sources, giving a detailed and accurate picture of fixed broadband availability which helps consumers....

Like everything, technology also its pros and cons. While we all know the pros that technology brings to our lives, in recent years, technology has started to face backlash for its negative attributes. One segment that is majorly impacted by the growth of technology is the environment we live in. However, innovators in the tech space are being mindful of the environmental impact of the technology they create and are coming up with solutions for the same, which lets technology co-exist with the environment....

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has just launched its new flagship Find X5 series of smartphones globally. The much-awaited Find X5 lineup series consists of Find X5 and Find X5 Pro devices. The devices have been launched with LTPO technology along and the premium model of the lineup comes with Qualcomm’s flagship chipset. Mentioned below are the major specifications and price details of the newly launched Find X5 series of smartphones....

Fake Fingerprints Can Unlock Your Devices The test ratio is based on a total of twenty attempts to unlock the devices using fake fingerprints. The results were astonishing; the fingerprint scanner got manipulated 80% of times. This is an issue and can pose significant dangers if exploiters got the perfect knowledge on how to manage the fingerprint recognition system. Tech companies need to take care of this and come out with a solution fast....

BSNL Extra Data Offer Extension Details As per the new information released by BSNL, the promotional offer which was rolled out by the telecom operator for luring in subscribers has worked like a charm, and the subscribers have been loving the free data which they are getting on their numbers. Seeing the consumer demand, the telco has already extended this offer for a couple of times. But, this time around BSNL has noted that the extension will be valid from July 4, 2019, to October 1, 2019....

Google Phone App Supported Android Devices Google Phone app is the most demanding and lovable App by users. However, no official statements have been released by the company regarding the availability of Google Phone app on non-Google Devices. Still, some smartphone users are able to download the app. Asus ZenFone 6 users were able to download the Google Phone app on their smartphones. Also, Google Phone app was visible on Oppo Find X2 Pro and LG V60 ThinQ devices....

Pixel 3a XL’s Price to Make it a Premium Segment Smartphone The price tag of the upcoming Pixel phones was speculated to be around $399 or approximately Rs 28,000 when converted to INR. Some of the other speculations had hinted towards a price tag of Rs 42,000 as well. However, now all these speculations will be put to rest as we have come to know about the price of the Pixel phone, specifically the Pixel 3a XL with this new leak....

An upgrade over the Pixel 6 could be unveiled by Google soon. The Google Pixel 7 is rumoured to be released in October of this year on the international market. The Google Tensor 2 SoC, the company’s upcoming chipset, is expected to power the smartphone, according to the tipsters, although Google has not yet made an official announcement about the matter. The Pixel 6a was made official by Google in India a few weeks ago, but the Pixel 6 series was not formally introduced in the country....

Google recently introduced its Google Pixel Watch during the Google I/O 2022 developer’s conference. The device is the first smartwatch from the company and has been in rumours for quite some time. The company will officially launch the smartwatch about six months from now and we only know so much about the device when it comes to the specifications. However, a new report might give us some ideas about the processor to be featured in the upcoming watch from Google....