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Redmi Note 9 Pro Sale Will Happen as Scheduled Today Xiaomi India Managing Director, Manu Kumar Jain, tweeted confirmed the postponement of Redmi Note 9 Pro Max sale in India. The public note from Xiaomi says ‘In the light of multiple state lockdowns, the first sale of Redmi Note 9 Pro Max has been postponed to a later date. We regret the inconvenience." At the moment, it is unknown when Xiaomi will conduct the sale, but we are expecting it won’t happen until things settle down....

Xiaomi is all set to announce the Redmi K50 series in China. The Redmi K50 gaming edition model which will be a part of the K50 lineup will arrive with a humongous 120W fast charge technology which was introduced by the brand a few months ago. While the 120W fast charge technology is a huge milestone in itself, a new report suggests that the company is working on yet another faster charging solution....

Mi TV ‘Pro’ Models Start Receiving Android Pie Updates It was through an XDA Developers report that we had come to know about the Android Pie update on the Mi TV 4 Pro, Mi TV 4A Pro, Mi 4C Pro and Mi TV 4X Pro, which was announced to happen sometime in September. Out of these models, the Mi TV 4A Pro and the Mi TV 4C Pro are the two variants which have already started receiving the Android Pie updates....

Xiaomi Redmi 7 First Impressions: Design and Display Instead of a durable metallic body, Xiaomi has taken a different route and put the Redmi 7 in a glossy plastic body. However, Xiaomi has not done this for absolutely any reason but instead has made this sacrifice to bring the beautiful gradient finish to its new phone. The company has also termed this new design as “Aura Smoke”, and we would have to say that it’s tough to hold anything against this design as it surely gives the phone an aesthetic appeal....

Finally, the two much-awaited smartphones from Redmi 9 series have launched. The Xiaomi Redmi 9A and the Redmi 9C were launched in Malaysia today. There are a lot of common features in both the smartphones and both of them are also priced in the entry-level range. Apart from the common features, the devices have quite significant differences as well. An interesting thing to note is that Redmi 9C has become the world’s first smartphone to be powered the MediaTek Helio G35 SoC....

Xiaomi Redmi 9i just went official in India at a starting price of Rs 8,299. The Redmi 9i, as expected, is basically a Redmi 9A with beefed up RAM and storage. The Redmi 9i comes in two variants- 4GB+64GB and 4GB+128GB. It is the cheapest phone in India right now with 4GB of RAM and even 128GB of internal storage. Similar to the Redmi smartphones launched recently, the Redmi 9i also ships with MIUI 12 out of the box....

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha May Reach the Indian Market According to an ET Telecom report, the Chinese company is also looking at bringing its concept phone- the Mi Mix Alpha to the Indian market. That said, at the upcoming Mi Note 10 launch event, the company may showcase the Mi Alpha to the media and the actual launch of the phone might happen later this year once the phone enters mass production....

You Broadband Has Unlimited Data Plans With Speeds Up to 75 Mbps As noted, You Broadband is currently offering two types of broadband plans to the customers- Dual Speed (FUP) and Unlimited Data plans. In Hyderabad city, You Broadband has four unlimited data plans starting at just Rs 738 monthly charges (including taxes). The four Unlimited Data plans from You Broadband offers speeds of 15 Mbps, 30 Mbps, 50 Mbps and 75 Mbps....

Bharti Airtel-Shaw Academy Partnership: What You Need to Know? First of all, Shaw Academy provides online interactive courses focused on building practical skills and it’s one of the famous portals for online courses across the globe. As part of its partnership with Bharti Airtel, Shaw Academy online courses will be available for Airtel Thanks mobile customers. Airtel Platinum mobile customers will now get a one year access to the entire Shaw Academy course library worth Rs 6000....

The effect of COVID-19 was seen in every sector of the economy. One of the already struggling sectors, the telecom sector saw many losses and hardships during the lockdown period. Reliance Jio was the only telecom company which saw profits during the time because of all the investments which came in. One of the many side-effects witnessed was low migration rate and new user addition to the 4G. In the first quarter of 2020, an all-time low user addition and migration rate to 4G was recorded....

The pricing of 5G airwaves has been termed as ‘unaffordable’ by telcos in the past. To ensure a smooth 5G roll out across the nation, the floor prices set by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) need to be reduced. According to a Livemint report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is likely to have a chat about the same with the regulator. In the recently concluded spectrum auctions for 4G airwaves, the 700 MHz spectrum saw no interest from any of the telcos....

5G is yet to officially arrive in India. But the smartphone manufacturers have already started selling smartphones with 5G connectivity support. 2021 saw many new affordable 5G smartphones making it to the market. It is still quite a bit of time for the 5G networks to launch in India, and there’s no saying whether the telcos will right away offer prepaid or postpaid services with 5G to the users or only reserve the 5G networks for the enterprises initially....

5G networks are yet to go live in India. There are multiple reasons for the delay of the next-generation network rollout in India. While other nations have already come out with live commercial 5G networks, India is still in the testing phase. However, even after the trials are finished, the rollout of 5G will depend a lot on the spectrum auction that is expected to take place in the first half of 2022....

The fifth-generation mobile network popularly known as 5G is clearly the next big thing in the technology industry. It is no surprise that countries across the globe are commencing and completing their plans for 5G networks at the earliest. 5G is not just a revolutionary technology but also a driver of numerous other industries. Existing industries will make their business processes much more efficient with 5G networks, and new industries will bloom....

Apart from the IPL (Indian Premier League), one more area where the Ambanis are expected to bid heavily is the spectrum auction for offering 5G mobile services. The good thing for Jio, owned by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), is that they have the money to pull off big purchases. While they have submitted a huge EMD (Earnest Money Deposit) compared to their competitor, the question is, will they follow up with the big purchases entirely?...

There is a multitude of use-cases of 5G that will be discovered and developed further once the technology arrives commercially in India. Vivek Kalra, Director & Head of Telecom, India & SAARC, Juniper Networks, talks about the readiness of India to adopt 5G standards of communication and sheds light on how AI-driven networks will help the Indian telecom operators. How upgrading to SD-WAN will support Indian enterprises, and what will it offer to telecom service providers?...

ACT Fibernet Gaming Packs: What Do They Offer? The Gaming Packs from ACT Fibernet is a subscription service for gamers that will be made available in two variants- A-Game Basic with one-month subscription and A-Game Ultra for six months. These Gaming Packs also come with many first-to-India features. The ACT Fibernet Gaming Packs offer benefits like Speed on Demand, Data Boost, Partner Benefits and in-game benefits (ACT Fibernet to announce partnerships with game makers)....

ACT Dussehra Offer to Provide Rs 100 Cashback ACT is offering users an instant cashback of Rs 100 on their next recharge. For this, the users will have to use the promo code ‘ACT100’. The terms and conditions mentioned on the website highlight that this offer is only valid from October 22 to October 27, 2020 midnight. To avail the benefit of this offer, the user must recharge their next plan through the website of ACT directly....

ACT Fibernet has rolled out multiple promotional offers including 500GB of bonus data and Rs 100 off on select plans for the World Wi-Fi day celebrated on Saturday, June 20. The World Wi-Fi day is a worldwide initiative to help bridge the digital divide. The initiative is organized by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) under the leadership of the Connected City Advisory Board (CCAB). India’s Reliance Jio is one of the board members of the WBA while Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is classified as an operator member....

Nokia Smart TVs Incoming: What Should We Expect According to Flipkart, this partnership with Nokia will leverage the understanding of the needs of Indian consumers to develop, facilitate the manufacturing and distribution of the Nokia branded Smart TVs. At the same time, Flipkart will also manage the end-to-end market strategy as well. So it seems like there’s no involvement of Nokia in developing the Smart TVs, except for the branding....