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According to the Performance Indicator Report (PIR) filed by Trai, Tata Sky now has the most number of active subscribers, and it has surpassed Dish TV in this regard Since a long time, Dish TV has ruled the DTH industry by boasting of the most number of subscribers, however, finally the crown has been taken away from Dish TV, and by now you might have guessed already that the title of the top DTH operator in the country now belongs to Tata Sky. In terms of average active subscriber base, Tata Sky has now emerged as the top DTH operator. As…

Panasonic has introduced a new range of 4K and Smart TVs which start from Rs 27,900 and offer features like Android TV, HDR 10 and 4K dimming feature Panasonic has been active in the TV space for quite some time now. We have seen the OEM debut many TVs in the past, but today, Panasonic has made a new leap by announcing the launch of its Android Smart TV series. The new Smart TVs by Panasonic come with Google’s Android Platform, and as you would expect, this new series of TVs comes with smart features and Google-certified built-in assistance tools…

Bharti Airtel will be working with the Government of Haryana to design and deploy a future-ready high capacity network Bharti Airtel that is also India’s largest integrated telecommunications services provider had announced today that it has been chosen as the strategic Network Solution partner by Faridabad Smart City Limited (FSCL) to transform the NCR satellite town of Faridabad into a Smart City. It is notable that Faridabad is one of the 100 cities which have been identified by the Ministry of Urban Development (Government of India) as part of the Smart Cities Mission. Under the Faridabad Smart City Limited (FSCL)…

Reliance Jio Infocomm is shipping offers on it feature phone, the JioPhone, and as per the analysts, this move could be aimed at poaching the 2G subscribers of the rival telcos, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. However, an ET report which suggests the same also noted that while this move will help Reliance Jio in gaining subscribers, it might come at the cost of a slight dent on the ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) which remains a key metric in the industry especially at a crucial time like this. It is worth noting that on Tuesday, the Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance Jio announced…

Cable TV operators like DEN Networks, GTPL Hathway and others will now offer 150 SD channels for Rs 130 NCF There has been a struggle going on in the DTH and cable TV industry ever since the implementation of the new Trai tariff regime. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) brought the new pricing regulations in place in the country, and that led to the increase of monthly subscription costs for the DTH and cable TV subscribers. After Trai realised the drawback of the new tariff regime, it has been since going on with the task of coming up with corrective measures…

This has been an important year for OnePlus in India. The Chinese manufacturer launched the OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro, two different variants of the phone for the first time and the second half of the year has been even more special as the company launched the OnePlus TV in India first, only a few days back. The OnePlus TV was launched alongside the next in line phone from the company, which is the OnePlus 7T. Now both, the OnePlus 7T and the OnePlus TV are available for purchase online on Amazon. However, this new piece of information is not about the pricing or the sale of…

BSNL will shut down 3G services in Madurai today, and it will make the 4G network live for the city and some nearby places The state-led telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) Achilles heels has been its sparse 4G network availability. However, despite that, the telecom operator is slowly increasing the number of cities under the 4G network and Madurai in Tamil Nadu seems to be the latest addition starting today in this list. Now, Tamil Nadu will have four cities in total which will be under BSNLs 4G coverage with Madurai being the fourth one. The four cities…

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, both ship the Rs 399 postpaid plan even though it is not well promoted. This plan also comes with less benefits giving the edge to Rs 499 postpaid plan A few months back, the telecom industry had a massive change wherein all the telecom operators made some significant revisions to their postpaid plans. While the prepaid plans were under reeling changes after the data tariff war, the postpaid plans were not changed as much. Since this wasn’t accurately reflective of the industry and the consumer behavior, the telcos decided that they had to revamp their…

Airtel contended that it repeatedly brought to the regulator’s notice the consequences of Jio’s move to reduce the ringer duration. The company said cutting the ring time would also help it in plugging further losses on Interconnect Usage Charges. Telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have slashed ring time on outgoing calls from their network to 25 seconds to counter a similar move by Jio and plug losses amid a high decibel feud over the issue. While Airtel informed regulator TRAI about its decision in a letter, sources said Vodafone Idea too has cut the ring time in select circles. Airtel, in…

The Motorola One Macro could debut next week, and it is expected to come with a 2MP sensor especially for macro photography Motorola has been furthering its line-up of smartphones with one unique series, and that is the Motorola One. The speciality about the Motorola One series is that each phone in the line-up comes with a focus on just one aspect of a smartphone. Previously, we have seen the launch of the Motorola One Vision which came with an emphasis on photography and sported a 48MP camera, and then we saw the launch of the Motorola One Action which came with…

DishSMRT Stick by Dish TV and D2h Magic Stick are identical in their working and in the apps they ship, but both come with a different price tag If you are a TV viewer, then the chances are that you are also abreast of the latest happenings in the DTH and broadcasting industry. As of late, the DTH operators in India have been focusing on different areas by which they can keep their subscribers intact and glued to their screens. In a scenario where the viewers want to watch content streamed over the internet, the only solution that remains in…

Airtel Digital TV is currently offering a total of 563 channels to its subscribers but not all the channels will come bundled with the All Channels Pack Airtel Digital TV, the DTH arm of Bharti Airtel, has introduced a new pack called ‘All Channels.’ As the name of the DTH pack itself suggests, it offers all the channels which are being aired on the Airtel Digital TV platform. The price of the newly launched plan is Rs 1,315, however, after the addition of Network Capacity Fee (NCF) of Rs 360, the price of the plan becomes Rs 1,675 for just…

Tata Sky has been on the tiptoes for launching new packs, different bundles and more for the subscribers to give them many choices Tata Sky is known for offering the best channel packs in the DTH industry right now. The company has a wide range of offerings like Smart Packs, Broadcaster Packs starting at just Rs 49, Curated Packs and so on. What separates Tata Sky from other DTH operators in the industry is the channel pack offerings. Tata Sky has nearly a dozen Smart Packs under its portfolio and they ship with both FTA channel and regional channels. The best part is…

The Triple Play plans by the broadband service providers offer DTH, landline and wired broadband service, all three under a bundled offering If there is one industry that has undergone a massive change this year, it has to be the wired broadband segment. This year, because of the arrival of the competition, the broadband sector in India has gone through a total revamp, and as a courtesy, we are getting to see a massive reboot of plans from the operators as well. Gone are the days when the operators used to ship a little data with select speed options and…

Trai had introduced a new consultation paper on ‘Tariff related for broadcasting and cable services’ to which the DTH operators have responded with their comments The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been floating a new consultation paper for both the DTH and the telecom industry in the past few weeks. A few days back, the sector regulator had introduced a new consultation paper on ‘Tariff related for broadcasting and cable services’. The paper was open for comments by the industry stakeholders and experts, and now the comments have come pouring in on the new consultation paper from the DTH…

Spotify has launched a new family plan for a total of 6 members available for Rs 179 per month There was a time when streaming music online used to be a thing only a few people could enjoy. The primary reason for that was slow internet speeds. However, we have come far from those times, and now there is no lack of high-speed internet which is more than enough for streaming videos in HD, let alone music. This has also led to the coming of a lot of streaming services like JioSaavn andWynk from the telecom operators. But, other applications like Spotify…

In a new move, Bharti Airtel has followed Reliance Jio in lowering its outgoing call ringing time to 25 seconds. Currently, Reliance Jio calls ring for 20 seconds Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have been locking horns since the last few years, but recently the two telecom operators have been engaged in a different kind of rivalry. Since the past few months, the matter between the two rival telcos has been about missed calls and something called Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC). Now the Reliance Jio subscribers must have already noticed that the telco has reduced the ringing time of its outgoing calls…

To recall, BSNL introduced the extra data offer back in June this year as Bumper Offer, providing up to 2.2GB daily data on top of the existing plan’s data benefit Government-owned telecom service provider BSNL has extended its extra data offer, but the company has made changes to the overall scheme. Under the new scheme, BSNL will be providing extra daily data of up to 1.5GB on just six prepaid plans and the data benefit will differ with months. The six prepaid plans which will be part of the company’s extra daily data offer are Rs 349, Rs 399, Rs 447, Rs…

Flipkart’s arch-rival Amazon has picked over 100 Vodafone stores in nine cities through a partnership with the telecom giant to act as pick-up stores for customers. Amazon India will leverage the wide reach of Vodafone stores to provide a “safe and convenient” option for customers who may not be available during the day to receive their package, the company said. The pick-up facility is available in cities including Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Jaipur, Indore, Ahmedabad etc. Customers can select these points as a pick-up location on the checkout page of their order while shopping on Amazon. Strengthening its last-mile delivery…

The Galaxy Fold is the first foldable smartphone to commercially launch in India and it comes in a 12GB+512GB storage variant Samsung has brought its foldable smartphone- the Galaxy Fold to India today. The futuristic device, which was announced at the MWC 2019, earlier this year has finally made its way to the Asian sub-continent. The Samsung Galaxy Fold comes in a single variant with a whopping 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage, and it’s priced at Rs 1,64,999. Samsung said the phone would be up for pre-bookings starting October 4 and the shipping will begin on October 20. As for…