Dish TV India, one of the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators announced that the company would move subscribers on the Happy India Bouquet priced at Rs 30.50 per month to a new bouquet. The company that operates DTH brands like Dish TV, Zing and d2h shared the development on the dedicated sites of Dish TV and d2h. The development is a result of Sony Pictures Network India announcing that the Happy India pack priced at Rs 30....

Dish TV Offer With Older Prices Explained The Zabardast offer by Dish TV is basically offering reduced prices to the subscribers for their DTH connection. Dish TV has noted that the subscribers will enjoy older prices for their connections. By older prices, Dish TV entails that the subscribers can enjoy the channels at the same costs which they used to pay in the pre-Trai tariff regime time. Since the new Trai tariff regime has increased the costs of subscription for DTH and cable TV services by quite a margin, this is an interesting proposition from the DTH operator since the subscribers who do not like to pay more for their DTH connections after the new changes....

Du, a leading telecom operator in the United Arab Emirates, has demonstrated the first satellite-enabled 5G Mobile Network backhaul in the Middle East using SES medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites. On Monday, both companies announced that the Satellite connectivity delivered by SES accommodated du’s 5G backhaul requirements over remote areas of the region. Live Demonstration of Technology The live Proof of Concept (POC) saw multiple tests conducted over an SES’s O3b satellite, which included voice and data scenarios to measure QoS and stress test load capacity....

Excitel, one of the fastest-growing private broadband companies in India is now offering double speed to the users at the cost of Rs 50 more per month. A thing worth remembering here is that this benefit is only there on the 12 months plan. The broadband service provider offers three plans with different speeds - 100 Mbps, 200 Mbps, and 300 Mbps. These plans are further offered with different validities such as 1 month, 3, months, 4, months, 6 months, and so on until 12 months — more details ahead....

The internet has evolved very quickly in the last few years. Demands for data connectivity have risen multiple folds, and people rely a lot on their home wired broadband connections for getting reliable internet at fast speeds. There are three different types of wired broadband connections that users can choose from - fiber, direct subscriber line (DSL), and cable internet. Before you get an internet connection for your home, it is important to understand the differences between the three, so you can decide which one you should go for....

In the field of audio and wearables, Fire boltt is a well-known Indian brand. Fire Boltt has just introduced a brand-new TWS earphone. The Fire Pods Ninja 601, the newly launched product, is intended for gamers. The audio equipment is priced competitively under Rs 1,500 and competes in the market with rival TWS earbuds from brands like Xiaomi, Realme, boAt, Noise, and more. Discover what the Fire Boltt Fire Pods Ninja 601 has to offer right out of the box by reading on....

The mobile and fixed broadband speeds in India remained flat in the week of July 6 to July 12, as compared to the prior week, Ookla said in a report on Thursday. Ookla, the company behind the Speedtest platform in its weekly report of the COVID-19 Impact on Global Internet Performance said that the mean fixed broadband download speed in India touched 40.09 Mbps. In the prior week of June 29 to July 5, Ookla data highlighted that the mean fixed broadband download speed in India hit 40....

Social Network for Streamers Further, Flyx is said to enable users to create a cross-platform watch-list along with a private list for its users to mark the content that has already been viewed. “Watching movies and shows has a huge impact in our social life and surprisingly none of the current social media captures it well enough," Shashank Singh, CEO and Co-founder of Flyx, said in the release. “FLYX is inherently very social and fun to use....

GIC, a sovereign wealth fund established by the Government of Singapore on Tuesday said that it has acquired a 100% stake in a tower company from Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited. The transaction from GIC was made alongside Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and other co-investors. GIC in return would receive a portfolio of around 135,000 communication towers across India forming the infrastructure backbone of Reliance Jio’s telecommunications network. The transaction value is said to be approximately US$3....

American multinational technology company Google has made its space in the smartphone segment with its Pixel series smartphones. Recently, Google announced its latest offering Pixel 4a in the US. Also, Google France has accidentally teased the launch date of Google Pixel 5 and Google Pixel 4a 5G variant. However, Google has also discontinued the sales of Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL in the US and some of the other regions....

Google Seeks Updates From Ministry Of Health and Family Welfare Google is very determined with spreading only right knowledge and from a good source. This is why Google is working with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The company is taking the ministry’s advice on what should people do to keep themselves and others around them safe. Google has updated its Search, the COVID-19 spot and YouTube in the Google Play Store, which will now present people with the new developments on coronavirus throughout India and the world....

Google’s recently initiated a blog that centres around the capabilities of the camera of Pixel phones. The recent blog described in detail how HDR+ with bracketing works on its devices. Google, however, slipped some crucial information on the upcoming Google Pixel 5a. The move, however, was accidental or a smartly planned tease; we will never know! But on the bright side, we know how the camera of Pixel 5a will look like....

Google has set October 6 as the date for its yearly “Made By Google” event. At Google I/O 2022, the internet juggernaut already announced that it would introduce the Pixel 7 series and Pixel Watch at this event. The company also disclosed that it is working on a Pixel tablet, with a 2023 release date, in addition to these two product lines. It has yet to formally confirm the introduction of a foldable and a tiny Pixel, though....

Foreign direct investment up to 100% is allowed in India’s booming telecom services sector with 49 per cent allowed under the automatic route and beyond that through government route subject to observance of stipulated conditions by the licensee and investors. “However, in consideration of the extant FDI policy and procedure, it is necessary to take the government approval for FDI beyond Rs 5,000 crore even if there is no change in the percentage of foreign/ NRI equity already approved,” the statement said....

The Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) has requested to reduce the base price of 5G airwaves by 60-70% in a letter sent to the government. According to an ET Telecom report, the letter sent a week ago claims that reducing cost will help the telecom service providers make better participation, failing which not many takers would be there for the airwaves. The 5G spectrum auctions are expected to be conducted in April-May 2022....

HFCL, an Indian telecom company, has announced that it has won purchase orders from the state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and RailTel Corporation of India Limited. Informing the stocking exchanges, HFCL said that it has received advance purchase orders worth Rs 447.81 crores from both companies. Out of the total amount, the biggest share of the order is from BSNL, which has placed an advance purchase order of Rs 341....

Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Galaxy A71 vs Galaxy A50s: Price Samsung’s latest Galaxy A51 is available in a single 6GB+128GB variant which starts at Rs 23, 999. The device is available in Prism Crush Black, White, Blue, and Pink colour options. Samsung also said a premium 8GB+128GB variant would be launched very soon. The Galaxy A71 is yet to launch in India and is expected to make its debut within February itself carrying a price tag of Rs 29,999....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is one of the major telecom operators of the country. Even though the operator hasn’t entered the 4G domain in its full capacity yet, it remains one of the largest telcos in India nonetheless. BSNL has been operating for two decades now and has served millions of Indians. As we all know, BSNL has faced its fair share of issues. But it is not just the telco, but also the subscribers who have faced issues with the services of BSNL....

As we earlier reported that Chinese telecom gear makers Huawei and ZTE were barred from the government portal that would have a list of all the trusted telecom operators; the gear makers have now appointed respective nodal officers to connect with the telcos and National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) to provide information regarding telecom equipment that telcos may agree to purchase from. The information was rolled out by industry executives, which marked that Chinese gear makers are following the process to have approval to the government portal....

Huawei isn’t having a very jolly time in the international markets. The company has been banned from providing telecom equipment in several countries where it had a major presence. Further, last year, even Google had removed the GMS support for Huawei’s Android smartphones. Due to security concerns, multiple nations have removed Huawei from their plans of rolling out the 5G networks. This has hurt Huawei a lot because its major chunk of revenues came from supplying telecom equipment to various operators around the world....