She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, the most awaited series of the year, has now been released in India. The first episode of the series premiered on August 18, 2022, and is available on the OTT service Disney+ Hotstar. The series starring Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk has received a 4.7 IMDb rating as of now. She-Hulk was supposed to appear in the film ‘The Death of Incredible Hulk’, but the appearance of the lady superhero was yet to be made as the film never came....

Reliance Jio IUC Top-Ups and 4G Data Vouchers: What’s the Difference? Reliance Jio 4G data vouchers act as proper top-ups which ship with a certain amount of data. The Mukesh Ambani-owned company has a total of five 4G data vouchers priced at Rs 11, Rs 21, Rs 51, Rs 101 and Rs 251. The Rs 251 voucher is an exception for this comparison as it comes with a standalone validity of 51 days, unlike the other four vouchers which offer data benefit with the validity of existing pack....

Expanding its affordable truly wireless earphones lineup, Skullcandy today launched ‘Jib True’ earphones at a price of just Rs 2,999. The Skullcandy Jib True earphones are promised to offer 22 hours of battery life with six hours of charge in the bud and 16 hours in the case. These are over-ear style truly wireless earphones taking on the likes of OnePlus Buds Z, Realme Buds Air Neo, Realme Buds Q and the Redmi Earbuds S....

1 Gbps broadband plans are being offered by several companies in India at the moment. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like JioFiber, Airtel Xstream Fiber, Connect Broadband, Tata Sky Broadband, ACT Fibernet, Spectra and so on, are providing broadband plans with speeds up to 1 Gbps. While the adoption for 1 Gbps plans is still low, it is good to see Indian companies offering such speeds. ACT Fibernet was the first to launch 1 Gbps broadband plan in Hyderabad back in 2017....

SpaceX, the venture by Billionaire Elon Musk aims to launch the company’s own satellite internet service, Starlink in the country of India in 2022. For those of you unaware, the aerospace company has listed multiple Indian locations on its website, with the services being available on first-come-first-serve criteria. In case you were curious, interested users can pre-book Starlink services in India on the website for a refundable amount of $99 or Rs 7,265....

Sun Direct, a south centred Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator is now offering subscribers 148 free-to-air (FTA) channels for only Rs 58. A few days back, TelecomTalk reported about the revision of network capacity fee (NCF) by Sun Direct. The Sun Direct subscribers now pay the least NCF charges as compared to the other DTH operators in India with the operator charging Rs 59 for primary and Rs 23.60 for secondary connection....

The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) offer a variety of broadband plans for their users according to their suitability with different price tags and speeds. Tata Play, Jio and Airtel provide almost similar 1 Gbps plan when it comes to pricing and data limit. While Airtel and Jio offer the plan at identical price tags, Tata Play actually offers a cheaper plan, however, the benefits are different. Mentioned are the 1 Gbps broadband plans offered by Tata Play, Jio and Airtel along with the plan benefits....

Tata Play as well as Jio offer a high-speed 500 Mbps broadband plan for their subscribers. High-Speed connectivity is now necessary for a lot of things in the ever-transforming world whether it is work, learning, gaming, streaming or leisure. While at the first glance the plan offered by Tata Play seems better as it is slightly cheaper, Jio might be a better option because of the benefits that are bundled with its plan....

Tata Play Binge will leverage the BlueMarble platform of Comviva to accelerate its digital journey. It would strengthen the company’s standing as India’s leading content distribution platform. BlueMarble platform will power Tata Play Binge and help the subscription service maximise its growth by targeting a more extensive customer base beyond the company’s DTH subscribers. Tata Play Binge is an OTT (over-the-top) aggregation service from Tata Play. It is a move to capture consumers who want to consume OTT content on the go....

Tata Sky Cashback Offer: What You Might Not Know Previously, Tata Sky had rolled out the Flexi Annual plan as its long-term plan to compete with the other offerings which operators like Dish TV and D2h were putting out for their subscribers. However, the issue with Annual Flexi Plan was that the subscribers had to wait till the end of 12 months to get their amount. But, Tata Sky recently wiped the Annual Flexi Plan and instead changed it into the cashback scheme for the subscribers....

Government Tries to Help Telecom Operators In order to help the telecom operators and decrease their stress regarding AGR dues, senior officials from telecom, finance and Niti Aayog department had a meeting behind closed doors and discussed all relief measures which can be deployed without any delays. Vodafone Idea has strictly marked that if no relief is provided by the Supreme Court, they will be forced to shut down their operations....

The much-anticipated smartphone from Tecno, namely Tecno Spark 8 Pro, is confirmed to launch on December 29 in India. It is expected to be a budget smartphone and will sport MediaTek Helio G85 SoC. Note that the smartphone has already launched in two colour options in Bangladesh. The company has confirmed the launch date of the smartphone through its Twitter handle. With that, Tecno has also confirmed that the Tecno Spark 8 Pro will feature 33W fast-charging, which will be able to charge the device from 0% to 85% in an hour....

The Indian telecom operators registered deterioration in multiple quality of service (QoS) parameters including metering and billing credibility for postpaid services, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said in its report. The report released by Trai for the quarter ended March, 2020 highlights the performance of the cellular, wireline, broadband and direct-to-home (DTH) operators. According to the report, the cellular operators recorded deterioration in multiple QoS parameters such as traffic channel, radio access bearer (RAB) congestion along with the time taken for refund of deposits after closures....

China Mobile, a major telecom player in China, has increased its 5G subscriber base by 152 million since the begning of the year. In August, all the Chinese operators added a net 26.2 million 5G subscribers, according to the most latest information available from the carriers. The Rise in the Chinese 5G Subscribers In terms of customer base, China Mobile, the largest operator in the world, added 15.08 million new 5G customers in August....

India’s telecom industry wants to pay lesser taxes and need exemption on paying custom duties to the government. The license fee which telcos in India have to pay is way too high than what operators in other parts of the world need to. That is why, the industry has sought for a reduction in spectrum usage charges (SUC), spectrum acquisition charges, licence fee, removal of GST (goods and services tax) from certain areas, and exemption on paying custom duty from the government in the upcoming budget — more details on the story ahead....

The world is moving towards new and efficient technologies for communication. Especially when it comes to wireless connectivity/communication, the way things are progressing with 5G around the world is phenomenal. Broadcasting is something that most people understand in traditional terms as watching TV. But it can be so much more in this day and age with advanced tech solutions. Anindya Saha, Chief Technology Officer at Saankhya Labs, talked to TelecomTalk about the new 5G broadcast technology that the company has been working on and explained its application....

Google recently announced its new short-video platform called ‘Threadit’. It is designed and developed, keeping in mind the needs of working professionals. Thus, it will not suit people looking for entertainment platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and more. Instead, the app will allow working professionals to communicate better with their team through short videos. Whatever important information that someone wants their team to have can be communicated through ‘Threadit’ with the help of a short-video....

Aircel Customers Should Port Out by October 31, Says Trai Aircel used to have around 90 million subscribers at the time of shutting down the services. Over the last few years, Aircel was struggling to cope up with the competition in the industry, but after the commercial launch of Reliance Jio in 2016, the company woes worsened. Similar to Vodafone and Idea Cellular merger, Aircel and Reliance Communications (RCom) announced a merger to bring some stability to the sector....

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today issued new directions on tariff advertisements and tariff publications for telcos. The new set of rules issued by Trai is in a bid to boost transparency in mobile offers published by telcos on their respective websites and other platforms. The regulator is aiming to help subscribers make informed decisions while choosing a tariff plan. For those who are unaware, a lot of customers of telecom operators complain to Trai that they are unable to find proper information regarding a tariff plan or they might not be able to find a reported or advertised plan on the company’s website....

Recommendations by Trai on KYC of Set-Top Boxes The telecom regulator had floated the consultation paper on the topic, “KYC of DTH Set Top Boxes" in July 2019. The regulator also invited comments from the industry stakeholders and the experts by August 19, 2019, and September 2, 2019. After the invitation of comments from these stakeholders, an open house discussion was also held by Trai on September 26, 2019, in Delhi to seek further views of the stakeholders on various topics....