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Reliance Jio Experiencing Declining ARPU The person aware of the matter said, “The telecom company has informed bankers that it expects to topple competition on the subscriber front shortly, which would bring in more revenue, and roll out its fibre to home (FTTH) network, all of which will ensure a successful IPO.” Another person close to Reliance Jio said that there are hovering concerns about the falling average revenue per user (ARPU) of Reliance Jio....

Mukesh Ambani, Managing Director and Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) made plenty of big announcements at the company’s 44th Annual General Meeting (AGM). One of those announcements was JioPhone Next. The JioPhone Next has been slated to arrive in the market on September 10, 2021. Another big announcement during the event was made regarding 5G. In a statement, Mukesh Ambani shared that Reliance Jio will be leveraging the cloud products developed by Google to power its homegrown 5G solutions....

Jio Targets Cricket Lovers with New JioCricket App on JioPhone The new JioCricket App is said to be available in nine languages including Hindi, Bangla, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati and English. It was also said that the new cricket features a Jio Cricket Play Along with game in two languages including English and Hindi. The Play-Along game enables users to predict each ball with the game also said to include “other interesting” features like special quiz and daily prizes to “keep the users engaged....

Once you install a Wi-Fi router at your home, you might forget about it until the internet crashes while you are amidst a game or streaming a video. When there is a slow Wi-Fi speed due to some interference, you will witness that files will take a look time to upload to the cloud and your web browser will spin without loading what you intend to browse. Only then, you will realise that you want faster Wi-Fi connectivity....

The South Korean tech giant Samsung has just announced a new multi-chip package (MCP) for 5G smartphones. This is Samsung’s effort in improving the customer experience by offering better performance speeds to the next-generation smartphones. According to an IANS report, Samsung has already started mass producing low-power double data rate 5 (LPDDR5) UFS (universal flash storage) MCP that will integrate NAND flash memory chips and DRAM in a single package....

It can be difficult to take your smartphone to a repair or service centre, especially if the user’s personal data is still on it. Samsung has added an intriguing new feature to its devices called Repair Mode in an effort to simplify things for owners of its Galaxy smartphones. Simply said, a service professional at a repair centre won’t be able to access a user’s personal data when in Repair Mode....

Samsung Galaxy A70s: What to Expect? The Galaxy A70s could be an iterative upgrade to the Galaxy A70 which featured decent specifications for the asking price of Rs 28,990. The Galaxy A70s will likely have a 64MP triple camera setup on the back that replaces the 32MP setup we found the Galaxy A70. According to sources close to IANS, the Galaxy A70s will come in two variants and the prices will start from Rs 30,000....

Samsung Galaxy M51: Specifications and Features The Galaxy M51 rocks a 6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with 20:9 aspect ratio and centred punch-hole cutout. The single cutout on display houses 32MP selfie camera. Under the hood, the Galaxy M51 has the Snapdragon 730G chipset, paired with 6GB/8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. The phone also has a dedicated microSD card slot for storage expansion up to 512GB. Cameras on the Galaxy M51 include a 64MP Sony IMX682 sensor with f1/8 aperture, 12MP ultra-wide-angle sensor with 123-degree field-of-view, 5MP macro camera and a 5MP depth sensor....

Samsung has started rolling out the new ‘One UI 3.1’ update for Galaxy S20, Note 20, Fold 2 and Z Flip. For the unaware, the One UI 3.1 from Samsung is based on Android 11. The surprising thing is no one thought that Samsung would roll the One UI 3.1 update this fast for several devices. But the update will be rolled out in a phased manner which means only a handful of the above-mentioned devices will get the update first....

Samsung Galaxy S22+ Renders Leak From the leaked 5K renders and a 360-degree video of the Samsung Galaxy S22+ as revealed by OnLeaks and 91Mobiles, the device could borrow a lot of design elements from its predecessor - the Samsung Galaxy S21+. Notably, a previous leak showing the renders of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra hinted at a lot of redesigns. Talking about the design of the Samsung Galaxy S22+, the smartphone appears to flaunt a punch-hole camera at the top of the display and have slim bezels....

Samsung has finally announced the prices of its latest foldables in India, including the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4. Both the devices were recently launched by the company for the global market. While the devices were available for pre-orders in India, their prices weren’t revealed. But now, Samsung has revealed all the memory variants of the device and their prices for Indian consumers. The pre-booking is available in India till August 17 mid-night....

After rolling out the One UI 3.1 update to Galaxy Tab S7 and the Tab S7+, Samsung has started seeding the same update to the Galaxy S20 FE smartphone. Launched last year as the most affordable phone under Galaxy S20 series, the S20 FE received its Android 11 update in December 2020, ahead of the planned February 2021 release. Samsung announced One UI 3.1 with the Galaxy S21 series last month stating that the existing phones will pick up the update in the near future....

Samsung has urged its 20,000 offline retailers to sell Galaxy Smartphones using Benow app and encourage physical distancing amid the lockdown period. Since rival companies like Xiaomi and Vivo have already launched similar incentives for their offline retailers, Samsung must start digital sales and include all offline retailers in the digital world so they can increase their sales and customer base. Since the retailers are already facing financial distress due to the lockdown period, online sales will help them revive their position in the market and fulfil consumer demand....

The Satcom Industry Association of India (SIA-India) recently told DoT (Department of Telecommunications) that India should adopt international best practices for spectrum allocation. In simple words, that would mean that India should go ahead with the administrative allocation of spectrum to the satcom players. This is something that the telecom players can’t wrap their heads around. Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio are very much against the notion of creating a differential practice to allocate spectrum to the telcos and to the satcom players....

Supreme Court Does not Budge From Its Decision The result of the Supreme Court hearing, however, did not turn in favour of the telecom companies. All three Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, and Tata Teleservices pleas were rejected by the Supreme Court. This order, which was passed on Friday, as per an ET Telecom report, said that there is no scope for recalculation of the AGR dues. The recent Supreme Court ruling also highlighted and referenced the judgment passed last year in the same matter in the month of July....

BSNL Extends Additional Daily Data Offer Till June End With this new update, BSNL has also issued a list of plans and STV with which the additional data offer will be valid. BSNL noted that Rs 186 prepaid plan which used to offer daily data of 1GB will now offer 3.21GB of daily data. Similar will be the case for Rs 429 plan which offers 1GB daily data usually but combined with this offer it will ship 3....

Shark Tank India’s second season launches today. With the second season of the popular business programme Shark Tank India about to broadcast, an increasing number of business entrepreneurs’ have strong hopes that it will offer cash for their endeavours are about to come true. The judges supported many companies in the inaugural season as they navigated the challenging start to their businesses. In reality, a few of these businesses have developed into globally active, extremely successful multinationals....

The launch of the Chennai 1 hyperscale data centre campus at Sipcot IT Park in Chennai, India, has been announced by AdaniConneX, a joint venture between Adani Enterprises and EdgeConneX. The campus provides 17 megawatts (IT Load) in Phase 1 and scales up to 33 Mw at full capacity. First pre-certified IGBC Platinum Rated data centre in Tamil Nadu is located on the Chennai 1 site. In order to give businesses and hyperscale consumers sustainable energy options, the facility will also be powered by up to 100% renewable energy....

Social Currency is a new TV show on Netflix. It is a reality TV show which involves Indian social media influencers. Basically, it’s an effort from Netflix to garner the interest of their following and get more subscriptions. A total of eight Indian social media influences have been included in the show. These influences will be tested over a 21-day period without getting access to personal smartphones, verified handles, and online followings....

The internet service providers in the country are seeing increased traction and have added several million new subscribers during the pandemic. With the necessity of the internet in today’s era, everyone is opting for broadband plans that provide multiple benefits and reliable connectivity. Having said that, the state-run telco BSNL and Airtel are gaining traction for offering reliable connections with bundled benefits. Here, we have curated a list of the best broadband plans from Spectra, Airtel, BSNL, and Excitel....