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Emirates Telecommunications Group Company (e& formerly Etisalat Group) has now confirmed the acquisition of additional shares in the British telecoms giant, Vodafone Group. In a stock market statement, e& indicated the purchase of additional shares had been completed on January 17, 2023. Emirates Telecommunications Group’s stake in Vodafone Group is now increased to an aggregate of 3,272.3 million shares, representing 12.0% of Vodafone’s issued share capital (excluding treasury shares). Also Read: Etisalat by e& and Nokia Demonstrate First 100 Gbps Fiber Broadband...

As per Tele2 executives speaking to Reuters on Friday, the Russian telecom company Tele2 has filed a lawsuit in Moscow against Ericsson for what it claims is the Swedish company’s failure to uphold equipment supply agreements. They are aware of a legal dispute that has been mentioned in Russian news outlets, but we are unable to comment further at this time. Further Information Regarding the Pullout A penalty of 900 million Swedish crowns ($81 million) and the layoff of 400 local employees were announced by Ericsson as part of its announcement that it would cease operations in Russia in April and complete its exit from the market in the coming months....

Ericsson has teamed up with renowned telecom operator 2degrees to offer 5G network services in New Zealand. The information was released by the telecom giant in the latest release. The partnership with Ericsson will allow 2degrees to maximise the capacity of 4G capacity twice of the current state. Initially, the company is eyeing Auckland and Wellington for the 5G sites. However, network expansion plans will begin soon with the prospect of nearly 700 5G sites....

A partnership between Ethiopian telecommunications company Ethio Telecom and Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company Ericsson has been established to expand Ethio Telecom’s 4G services. The expansion of 4G services will be deployed in the South West region of Ethiopia within this year. A press release by Ericsson revealed that the company would provide its portfolio of Ericsson Radio System Products to Ethio Telecom for this deployment project. 4G Network Core Expansion to Take Place in Ethio Telecom’s Regional Data Centers Ethio’s Telecom’s regional data centres, including the data centres in Addis Ababa, will witness the core expansion of the 4G network....

According to the Mobile Broadband India Traffic Index (MBiT) report by Nokia, India will see a huge surge in the number of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connections in the coming years. The Finnish telecom gear maker’s report suggests that the FTTH connections in India would reach 10 million by 2025. It is worth noting that in 2014, there were only 0.7 million active FTTH connections in the country, but that number reached 4 million by the end of 2020....

The OTT platforms have already produced some excellent content by the midway point of 2023, and the third week of January saw the release of a ton more. Mission Majnu, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna, debuted on Netflix this week. Chhatriwaali, which stars Rakul Preet Singh, will air on ZEE5. The HBO special “The Last of Us” is also streaming on Disney+ Hotstar for fans of the post-apocalyptic genre....

The second quarter of this financial year (July-September) is likely to be a healthy quarter for the telecom companies, though the drivers would not be the same for all the operators. Reliance Jio Infocomm’s performance would be driven by subscriber additions, while Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) would benefit from normalisation post the lockdown and tariff hikes, according to a report by IIFL Securities. “We expect 5% and 4% quarter-on-quarter EBITDA growth for RJio and Bharti Airtel on a consolidated basis, while VIL and Indus are likely to see flat EBITDA....

Garmin is arguably one of the best developer and manufacturer of sports, activity and fitness tracking smart wearables. The company unveiled the Garmin Forerunner 745 a couple of months back in the US, but today it has launched the same in India. Garmin has claimed the Smartwatch to be “an advanced GPS smartwatch built for runners and triathletes”. The smartwatch will be able to offer athletes and any average user a detailed outlook and data for any physical activity they engage in—more details on the smartwatch ahead....

Globe Telecom, a major provider of telecommunication services in the Philippines, is expanding 5G coverage to allow Filipinos to enjoy faster mobile and broadband speeds in key areas nationwide. The digital solutions platform provider revealed that its ongoing 5G rollout journey had added a few more 5G Network sites in crucial locations. Globe Telecom Adds New 5G Sites Globe said it expanded its 5G services with 212 sites in Visayas and 25 sites in Mindanao to cover Davao City, Cebu, Iloilo City, Zamboanga City, Cagayan de Oro City, Boracay and Bacolod City, taking the total count of new sites with 5G coverage to 237....

At the recently held seventh edition of the Google for India conference, Google announced an array of features for its products. The special thing about these features for its select products is that they will be exclusive to India. We are talking about Google products including Google Assistant, Google Search, and Google Pay. To know more about these features, keep reading ahead. Google Assistant for Cowin vaccine booking Google Assistant will now provide end-to-end assistance for vaccination booking on the Cowin website....

Google Pixel 7 series, as well as Pixel 6a users in India, can’t use 5G yet. The search engine giant earlier said that it is working on rolling out 5G for its three devices, including Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 6a. Now, Google has confirmed that in the first quarter of 2023, the OTA (over-the-air) update for 5G support will be provided to the Pixel 7 series devices and the Pixel 6a....

Google Duo Website Following Material Design UI Last month, we got to see some rumours surfacing about the web version of the Google Duo. As rumoured by the company, the web version of Google Duo is now live on desktop and web. If you would like to video chat with your contacts over laptop or desktop through the Google Duo web app, then all you need to do is visit the website and login in into your Google account....

We recently covered the release of the Android 12 beta 3 update for supported devices, with users who have opted for the update having used it for around a week or so. But, if you are one such user, you might be sick of the stability issues that are plaguing this beta release. The beta 1 and beta 2 versions were pretty stable, but, this third iteration seems to have brought with it some big issues that hamper usability....

Google likes to be at the forefront of introducing new and better technology in the world. With the increased demand in video calling, Google has been ramping up its video conferencing app Google Meet with new features and updates. On Tuesday, Google said that it is aware of the security problems that people are facing while on a video conference and thus will be rolling out several new features which will enhance the security of the app....

Google Pixel 6 is expected to debut sometime in October this year. Last year, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company would be making significant investments in its hardware during the Q3 2020 earnings call. He further said that the company had planned a great roadmap up till 2021. Many started suspecting that the company might be working on its processor called “Whitechapel” from that point on. A report via 9to5Google revealed that smartphones coming by fall would be the company’s first phones that will be powered by their “GS101” Whitechapel chipset....

On selecting their city of choice, users would have to swipe their train or bus around the city on Maps and pick up as many passengers as they can. The search-engine giant has also created a stand-alone website for the game. “Navigate different cities around the world in this rendition of the classic arcade game ‘Snake’,” the pop-up appearing on Maps titled “April Fools!” reads. The game would be available for all Android and iOS users, worldwide for a week, the post noted....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) are now set to receive Rs 15,000 crore sovereign guarantee from the government of India. In October 2019, the Union Cabinet approved the revival package of BSNL and MTNL that included the allotment of 4G spectrum along with the issuance of a sovereign guarantee of Rs 15,000 crore. The proposal to issue the sovereign guarantee to BSNL and MTNL has now received the nod of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) in the finance ministry....

Telco Secy Asks BSNL to Present Analysis The government led telecom operator was given the direction during a meeting with the telecom secretary, Aruna Sundararajan. BSNL, Chairman and Managing Director, Anupam Shrivastava presented the company financials and a projection about the company’s health to the telecom secretary. BSNL CMD also spoke about the company’s accumulated losses since the entry of Reliance Jio into the market and touched topics like Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) and early retirement plans for employees....

GTPL Hathway Hybrid Set-Top Box: What We So Far? The GTPL Hathway hybrid Set-Top Box looks identical to the ACT Stream TV 4K Box that was launched by ACT Fibernet a few days ago. It fits in your palm and all the ports are placed on the rear side. As you can see in the image, there’s a Cable TV port, AV port, HDMI port for connecting the box with the TV, Ethernet port for directly accessing the internet through the box and the power supply port....

Hathway offers fixed-line broadband services in select cities of the country. The ISP (internet service provider) has non-uniform offerings in each of the cities it provides services. This means that the plans that you might get in city A could be different from the plans in city B. Today, we will be taking a look at a plan offered by the company in Bangalore, Karnataka. One of the biggest cities in the nation, Bangalore has got one of the best 100 Mbps plans offered by Hathway....