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State-run BSNL has reportedly witnessing increased demand for its Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) services across the country. A new Business Line report says BSNL installed over 85,000 new connections last month. And the telco is focussing on taking the overall number to more than one lakh per month. BSNL is the leading broadband operator in India with around eight million subscribers under its belt. However, the ISP is losing the existing subscribers regularly, as per the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has revamped the benefits of the Rs 94 prepaid plan for its customers. The telco has done so in a very silent manner, and the change was spotted first by TelecomTalk. After the change, the benefits of the plan have been reduced for the customers. This is something that BSNL has done with several of its prepaid plans in recent times. It is basically an indirect tariff hike by the state-run telecom operator....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is going to remove the Rs 775 broadband plan on November 15, 2022. This plan was introduced as a part of the offer announced during the 75th Independence Day for India. BSNL offers 75 days of validity with this plan. Further, users who purchase the Rs 775 plan also get 150 Mbps of internet speed and 2000GB (2GB) of internet data. Post the consumption of 2TB of data; the internet speed drops to 10 Mbps....

A couple of days back, we reported the new update that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is scheduled to get. Well, that particular update is now live for users across different gaming platforms and devices. The size of the update for different platforms and the patch notes are also available. It is a mid-season update for the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War that introduces several new things for the players of the game....

American multinational technology conglomerate Cisco Systems has revealed that it is operating with telcos in India – Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea. The company has partnered up with Indian telcos in the light of their upcoming 5G ambitions to build an automated and converged network that will enhance both cost and services efficiency. Executive VP and GM at Cisco, Jonathan Davidson has said in a statement that Cisco and Airtel are working together to build the country’s first 5G ready, fully automated, 100G IP and optical integrated network....

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the Indian non-governmental industry body of telecom operators of India and GSMA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance mobile telecommunications in India. Both the Industrial bodies announced their collaboration to the world on mutual interests on Wednesday. While COAI represents telecom, digital services and internet companies in India, GSMA is a global organisation unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation that brings about positive business environments and societal change....

Connect Broadband is a regional internet service provider (ISP) providing services in Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu & Kashmir. The company has some exciting offers in store for customers. One of the exciting plans that you can get from the company is its 100 Mbps option. This is a kind of speed that is more than enough for most Indian households. What’s special about this 100 Mbps plan from Connect Broadband is that it comes bundled with multiple OTT (over-the-top) benefits at a very affordable price....

D2h Smart Remote App Features and Installation These days, people like the convenience of having their smartphone as their remote. A lot of the times, the users lose their remote, or it is simply not easily accessible. Thus it makes sense to have an application on your phone which you can use to change the channels on your screen. In case you are a D2h subscriber, the D2h Smart Remote app is the way to go for you....

200 FTA Channels Will Be Offered in the Base Rs 130 Slab Trai received a lot of flak after NTO 1.0 because of expensive Network Capacity Fee (NCF). Right now, customers get a total of 100 channels in the base slab of Rs 130 (Rs 153 including taxes) and Rs 23 will be added every month for every slab of 25 channels. It is also worth noting that one HD channel shall be treated as two SD channels....

American multinational giant Dish Network will leverage Dell Technologies Inc for crucial parts of the new 5G network, which is being built in the United States. The information was revealed back on Tuesday. As reported by Reuters, Dish is eyeing to cover 70% of the country’s population with its network by 2023. Not only this, but Dish is gearing up to launch its first 5G service in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the coming period....

On July 14, The Warrior, which was directed by Lingu Swami, was made available worldwide. One of the most eagerly awaited films is the Ram Pothineni starrer. The movie has been doing well at the box office and has gotten strong reviews from both the general public and reviewers. The producers have sold its digital rights to Disney Plus Hotstar, a well-known OTT powerhouse. Lets learn more about the movie OTT platform distribution Fifty days after its theatrical premiere, the bilingual movie will be made available on the digital platform....

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Delhi Police have together launched the ‘Central Equipment Identity Register’ project. This project will help the authorities in tracing, blocking, and reporting IEMI numbers of stolen electronic devices. According to a PTI report, the project is currently launched in Maharashtra and Delhi. With the new project, the concerned authorities will be able to take quick actions and also notify the telecom service providers (TSPs) about the stolen devices so that they can be blocked....

DoT Wants the Airwaves in 26-28 GHz Bands and 3.3-3.6 GHz Bands For smooth 5G services rollout, DoT wants 3000 units of premium millimetre waves in the 26-28 GHz bands and around 125 units in the 3.3-3.6 GHz bands. The DoS is said to have assured the officials that it is ready to give the airwaves to DoT in all the locations it is not already using the requested bandwidths. The telecom operators have warned the government about the repercussions if they were not to get the requested bandwidths....

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is going to hold an online workshop on the transition to IPv6 in India. This workshop will take place on July 27, 2022, and will start at 11 AM. It will be a two-hour thirty-minute workshop meaning it will end around 1:30 PM. For the unaware, there are two types of internet protocol in India right now. The first is the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), and the second one is IPv6....

The importance of Data Centers is known, and for a Digital Economy, Data Centers constitute the core of the storage and computational requirements. In such a move, Equinix, the world’s digital infrastructure company, announced its fifteenth International Business Exchange (IBX) Data Center in Tokyo, Japan. Details of the location of the DC, sustainability measures and growth forecasts in the story ahead. Data Center Location: For serious business customers, Data Center Locations do matter, and that’s the reason businesses in digital infrastructure plan Data Centers strategically considering many parameters....

With the successful introduction of 5G services, Ericsson and MTN Nigeria have achieved a historic milestone. This significant agreement is the outcome of a productive 21-year engagement that has been renewed, reinforcing the two parties’ rich history of partnerships. Implications of MTN Nigeria’s and Ericsson’s 5G launch The 5G technology of Ericsson, which includes the 5G Radio Access Network & NSA Packet Core, will promote the development and digitalisation of important industries like education, healthcare, and manufacturing in the first phase of the deployment, which covers portions of Lagos and Nigeria....

In February, we reported that Facebook is expected to come out with a new smartwatch powered by Android. It was unclear whether Facebook was planning to use its own custom skin or go with Google’s Wear OS. Regardless, new information related to the smartwatch has come up, thanks to The Verge. As per the publication, Facebook’s smartwatch might come with two cameras. You heard it right, ‘TWO’ cameras. Further, the smartwatch might come with a detachable display....

“Starting today, India Today Group, Vishvas.news, Factly, Newsmobile, and Fact Crescendo, all of whom are certified through a non-partisan International Fact-Checking Network, will review news stories on Facebook for facts, and rate their accuracy…” Facebook said in a statement. It added that this would be done for content in languages including English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi. “We are committed to fighting the spread of false news on Facebook, especially ahead of the 2019 General Election campaign season....

The craze for online gaming has shot up. This is because now online gaming isn’t just restricted to consoles or computers/laptops, but also available in smartphones. Games such as PUBG Mobile have changed the way people look at online gaming today. More and more streamers have crept up and taken over YouTube, making a fortune by gaming online. But one thing which is of prime importance when you are looking at online gaming is speed, latency, and the stability of your internet connection....

Users will Have “Better Options” for Broadband with Increase in Fiber Penetration The GlobalData report highlighted that the Indian government targets to install optical fiber connectivity across 600,000 villages “under its ambitious" ‘Digital India Mission’ program by 2023. The company said that the total fiber optic access lines recorded 113% year-on-year (YoY) growth in 2020 and that it will reach 10.19 million by 2025. Crucially, Raut said that the company is “optimistic” about India’s fixed broadband services outlook and “estimates fiber optic lines to hold 23% market share of total access lines” in 2025....