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US-based computer giant HP has commenced the process of manufacturing laptops in India itself along with desktop towers, mini desktops and display monitors. This move from the manufacturer comes in the light of the government’s “Make in India” policy and the recently introduced production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for electronics. HP happens to have the highest market share in India in the segment as it holds about 31.5%. This would make it the first time any computer has expanded its Made-in-India profile....

June 15, 2021, has been decided as the date from when the telcos won’t be able to procure network gear/equipment from ‘non-trusted’ companies. The authority for making a list has been given to the National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC). Since the list hasn’t been finalised yet, the telcos are wondering whether Huawei and ZTE fall in the list of ‘trusted’ companies to provide network equipment. According to an ET Telecom report, clarity on the matter is required because both ZTE and Huawei have a strong footprint in networks all around the country....

The impact of alleged ties between Huawei and the Chinese government has been very bad for the former’s business. Huawei has been one of the major telecom gear vendors across the world. But many countries are now considering keeping Huawei out of their 5G plans. With 5G, the term connectivity would evolve into something new. The kind of data that will be generated with hyper-connectivity that 5G will enable will be too great for any nation to fall into the wrong hands....

Huawei P30 and P30 Pro: Price and Colours Let’s start with the price. The Huawei P30 has been launched for EUR 799 – Rs 62,200 – for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage model. In comparison the P30 Pro comes in three variants – 8GB RAM/ 128GB storage model for EUR 999 roughly translates around Rs 77,800, 8GB RAM/ 256GB storage model comes for Rs 85,600 and lastly the 8GB RAM/ 512GB storage model comes for EUR 1,249 (roughly Rs 97,300)....

Huawei Wi-Fi AX3 is a fairly new Wi-Fi router available for consumers in several international markets. Huawei is one of the biggest consumer electronics brands in the world. The company has been in the telecommunications and networking space for a long time; hence its products are generally expected to be feature-rich and high in quality. The Huawei Wi-Fi AX3 router comes with support for Wi-Fi 6 Plus and can deliver up to 3 Gbps of downloading speed....

Indian telecom operators in India are likely not going to be relieved from the 8% license fee (LF) that they have to pay every quarter of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR). The government recently redefined the AGR and excluded non-telecom revenues along with landline revenues to aid the telcos. However, the industry has been batting for a reduction in the overall LF from 8% to 1%. For the unaware, the 8% LF comprises a 5% contribution to the universal service obligation fund (USOF)....

The shift in technology and how people look at connectivity will change when 5G is introduced on a wide scale in India. The country’s private operators understand this and are gearing up their portfolio of services to be able to tap into the new revenue streams that arise with the launch of commercial 5G. One of the key things that 5G will boost is the role of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in addition to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)....

Even while adoption rates for Wi-Fi 6 and 6E are relatively low in 2022, Intel, the industry leader in semiconductor technology, is eager to transition to Wi-Fi 7, the next generation of broadband internet. In its most recent YouTube video, which was posted on Intel’s Newsroom channel, Intel and Broadcom demonstrated how Wi-Fi 7 can reach speeds of up to 5 Gbps, which is at least five times faster than the 1 Gbps maximum speed of Wi-Fi 6 and 25 times faster than the 200 Mbps average speed of Wi-Fi 5....

If you have ever purchased any electronic product, be it smartphones, smartwatches or earphones, you must have come across the terms like IP55, IP65, IP67 and more which might have left you wondering. For those unaware, these are the IP rating that is given to electronic products. The IP rating of any device certifies its protection against dust and water. In this article, we are going to take a look at what these numbers actually mean and how is each IP rating different from the other....

Apple’s 2021 flagship series saw a major jump in the storage for base mode iPhones. The iPhone 13’s base model came with 128GB of internal storage instead of 64GB the way iPhone 12 did. This was a happy change for the customers. The iPhone 13’s base model is priced at Rs 57,990 in the current Flipkart Big Billion Days sale. However, the 128GB variant has already gone out of stock....

The Apple iPhone 14, Apple iPhone 14 Plus, Apple iPhone 14 Pro, and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max are the company’s most current iterations of smartphones. This time, the business has substituted the Plus mode for the Mini model. The Cupertino-based technology behemoth is now reducing the manufacturing of the iPhone 14 since the newest model isn’t selling well. Foxconn has been told to shut down at least five manufacturing lines that were producing the iPhone 14 in Zhengzhou, China, according to a report from ITHome that cites supply chain workers as a source....

According to rumours, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max would include 6GB of newer, quicker RAM. The current series has 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM, whereas the variants above are rumoured to use LPDDR5 RAM. On the other side, the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will supposedly come with 6GB of the more antiquated LPDDR4X RAM. It is claimed that the upgraded RAM in the Pro models uses less energy....

Postpaid market has been discussed a lot less since the time prepaid plans with unlimited data and voice calling have been introduced in India. Vodafone Idea (Vi) offers some excellent postpaid plans with a ton of benefits. One of its postpaid plans called the ‘VIP RedX’ plan has been widely appreciated by consumers all around the country because of the utility it offers. There is a saying that postpaid customers are more loyal than prepaid customers....

Itel Vision 2 recently launched in India. It is an entry-level 4G smartphone that will succeed the Itel Vision 1 launched in February 2020. The device comes with a refreshed design in two colours with a glossy black. There is a punch-hole cutout at the top left of the screen housing the selfie-sensor. Further, the device comes with a fingerprint sensor at the rear. The Itel Vision 2 has a triple-camera setup at the rear with an LED flash....

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are going to get tough competition from the Adani Group in the upcoming 5G spectrum auction. Both the telcos have to launch 5G for B2B as well as B2C applications. For this, the telcos would heavily bid for the mid-band spectrum in the 3.3-3.67 GHz band. Before the Adani Group’s entry, no bidding war was expected as Vodafone Idea didn’t have the money to do it in the first place....

Telcos in competition offer different OTT benefits for users to enjoy and consume the Data that comes with the plan/pack subscribed. Now that Reliance Jio has removed Disney+ Hotstar benefits from its prepaid offerings, we have only two private telcos left to understand the Disney+ Hotstar bundling scenario. In this analysis, let’s look at the plans in which Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are currently offering Disney+ Hotstar Benefits. Also Read: Reliance Jio Complete List of 4G Prepaid Plans: Check it Out...

Reliance JioFiber 250 Mbps Broadband Plan When it comes to the FTTH service from Reliance Jio, the broadband service provider has offered a plan which is midway through the 100 Mbps and 500 Mbps broadband plan, and this is the 250. The Gold plan from JioFiber offers 500GB FUP data, and there is also 250GB additional bonus FUP data on top of this. The total data offering in this plan would be 750GB....

JioFiber Combo Plan Comes With One Week Validity and 1TB High-Speed Data A lot of users are now aware of the JioFiber Combo plan that’s priced at Rs 199 (excluding GST). The price of the plan including GST becomes Rs 234.82 and it ships with benefits of 100 Mbps speeds up to 1TB or 1000GB data, after which the speeds will be reduced to 1 Mbps. Users also get unlimited data benefit at 1 Mbps speeds and unlimited voice calling with JioFiber’s landline service....

Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel RMS Went Down Because of This Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel saw their RMS going down in April-June 2021 quarter. This is because their revenues from NLD went down. According to TRAI data analysed by major analysts, Jio’s RMS grew 242 bps quarter-on-quarter which took its RMS to 39.5%. At the same time, Bharti Airtel’s RMS dipped by 82 bps sequentially to 34.9%, while Vi’s RMS fell by 119 bps to 18....

JioPhone Next, the affordable smartphone from Reliance Jio is now up for sale via the Reliance Digital website. Earlier, the customers could purchase the smartphone only via one option. Now, the interested buyers can buy this budget smartphone without registering for it by placing an order from the official website. On the website, both the Black and Blue colour options of the JioPhone Next are available. Priced at Rs 6,499, the JioPhone Next is primarily aimed at rural customers....