Author: Lingraj Sahu

Technology and telecom writer covering India’s telecom industry, 5G, smartphones, consumer technology, digital services, and emerging technology trends. At TelecomByte, he focuses on breaking industry developments, product launches, regulatory updates, and technology news, with an emphasis on factual reporting and source-based analysis.

Dish TV India has come up with a new offer under which the SD Set-Top Box users can upgrade to an HD Set-Top Box at just Rs 799 Dish TV India has come up with a new offer under which the SD Set-Top Box users can upgrade to an HD Set-Top Box at just Rs 799. Yes, the largest DTH company in the country has introduced this offer now to lure more users into shifting to an HD Set-Top Box. That said, this is an offer that includes a monthly pack as well. Dish TV will take the old SD Set-Top…

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The unique thing about You Broadband plans is that it offers multiple subscription validity options to the subscribers You Broadband is one of the popular wired Internet Service Providers in the country as it has operations across 20 cities. In several cities, You Broadband is providing up to 200 Mbps speeds taking on competitors like ACT Fibernet, Airtel Xstream Fibre, Hathway and Reliance JioFiber. You are owned by UK-based telecom operator Vodafone even after its merger with Aditya Birla-owned telco Idea. Reliance JioFiber is providing 100 Mbps speeds even with its base broadband plan, but on the other hand, You Broadband’s plans…

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PUBG Mobile Lite is available for download on the Google Play Store in several regions of South Asia, Africa, and East Europe PUBG Mobile Lite is now receiving a massive 0.14.1 update which adds a new Golden Woods map to the game. According to the company, the Golden Woods map offers a tight battleground with small towns to loot and shoot in. The map also features unique shrubbery for intense combat scenarios. Besides the Golden Woods map, the 0.14.1 update also brings several new features to PUBG Mobile Lite. The update adds New Winner Pass season, achievement system, title system, new…

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Vodafone Idea has introduced this offer for its existing and new subscribers who get their hands on the newly launched Vivo V17 Pro Vivo today launched its latest smartphone, the Vivo V17 Pro. The new phone comes with a quad-camera setup and a pop-up dual selfie camera with huge bets on the camera quality. These days, while smartphones go for sale, we also see a lot of bundled offers from the telecom operators. It won’t be hard to find certain cashback offers, extra benefits, and more on the new phones that debut these days. Vivo V17 Pro is no different in this…

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BSNL’s Rs 1,098 prepaid plan was one of the best offering under the company’s portfolio, but with this revision, the plan may not be preferred by many BSNL has been making revisions to its prepaid plans for a while now. The government-owned PSU, which is struggling with financial issues, has now revised the popular Rs 1,098 prepaid plan. BSNL’s Rs 1,098 prepaid plan was introduced way back in 2016 when Reliance Jio made its entry to the Indian market. This plan from BSNL used to ship benefits for 84 days, but now, the company has reduced it to 75 days. One…

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TRAI has floated a new consultation paper titled Developing a unified numbering plan for fixed-line and mobile services The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been on a row of introducing new consultation papers. The telecom regulator is introducing these new papers to improve the industry with innovative solutions to the problems that exist. Some of the consultation papers have been about the issues in the new tariff regime as well. However, today, TRAI has floated a new consultation paper in the public domain, which targets the issue of developing a unified numbering plan for fixed-line and mobile services. Like the title…

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Xiaomi today announced price cuts on Redmi K20 Pro and Redmi Note 7S for the upcoming festive season Redmi K20 Pro will start at Rs 24,999 for a limited period in India, Xiaomi has announced today. With the festive season around the corner, Xiaomi has announced the price cuts of two smartphones- Redmi K20 Pro and the Redmi Note 7S. The Redmi K20 Pro is the company’s flagship smartphone with Snapdragon 855 SoC, and during the festive sale, the phone will be available for as low as Rs 24,999. Notably, there will be bank offers on top of the price drop, so you can…

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The Vivo V17 Pro brings upgrades in every aspect when compared to the V15 Pro that was launched earlier this year At an event in New Delhi today, Chinese smartphone brand, Vivo announced the world’s first dual pop-up selfie camera phone- the Vivo V17 Pro. The V17 Pro comes as a successor to the V15 Pro and it comes powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform. Vivo is upping the camera game with the V17 Pro as the phone comes with a total of six cameras- two on the front and four on the rear side. The Vivo V17 Pro…

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Back in 2018, when Vodafone announced a partnership with Amazon India, the Rs 399 RED Basic also shipped with free subscription of Amazon Prime worth Rs 999 Vodafone India has made a change to its RED Basic postpaid plan of Rs 399 and it no longer ships with free Amazon Prime membership. Vodafone announced its partnership with Amazon India last year to offer Amazon Prime subscription worth Rs 999 at no extra cost to its postpaid customers on plans above Rs 399. However, with the company’s ARPU falling on a constant basis, Vodafone was said to remove the Rs 399…

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The Galaxy A70s could be an iterative upgrade to the Galaxy A70 which featured decent specifications for the asking price of Rs 28,990 Samsung Galaxy A70s is confirmed to launch in India by the end of this month. The Galaxy A70s will come as a successor to the Galaxy A70 that was launched in India earlier this year for Rs 28,990. The Galaxy A70s will sport a 64MP rear-facing camera, similar to the Realme XT. Samsung recently launched the Galaxy A30s and Galaxy A10s smartphones in India and the next in the line would be the Galaxy A70s. After the 48MP camera phones, it…

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Tata Sky Broadband has operations in over 20 cities and it offers both unlimited data and fixed GB plans Tata Sky is a very known name when it comes to DTH services. However, making full use of its last-mile connectivity which it has developed by servicing homes with DTH, the company launched its broadband services too. Now, Tata Sky Broadband has expanded its network to more than 20 cities. The service provider is offering high-speed connections and various unlimited data plans as well. Also, not to forget that Tata Sky broadband has its operations in some of the major cities of India.…

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The Vodafone Idea brand has garnered an overwhelming response with over 2 lac wishes from both Vodafone and Idea subscribers Telecom services provider Vodafone Idea Limited has just turned one and the company on Wednesday said that it has decided to go green to mark the celebrations. As a part of this celebration, the Vodafone Idea will be planting a tree and encouraging customers to be a part of this initiative. To be a part of this initiative and join the celebration, customers have to send in their wishes along with a selfie. Vodafone Idea has decided to plant trees in…

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Last year, Reliance Jio stepped into the postpaid segment with JioPostpaid plan priced at Rs 199 but that plan received poor response Reliance Jio will be introducing a new service for postpaid users in the coming days called JioPostpaid Plus. As the same itself suggests, JioPostpaid Plus will be a premium version of the JioPostpaid service that was introduced by Reliance Jio last year. However, JioPostpaid failed to impress the audience because it has only one plan under its portfolio priced at Rs 199 and the benefits were lukewarm compared to the postpaid plans from other telcos. But the JioPostpaid Plus service…

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Google has made some major announcements in the fifth iteration of the Google for India event held in Delhi Google has considered India as a major market for its products and services. In line with that, the tech giant has started holding an event annually in India, especially focused on the country. This event is called the Google for India event, and the fifth iteration of the event just went down in the books. In this event, the tech giant announced a bunch of interesting updates, products, and services. These included updates to Google Pay, Google Search, Google Assistant, Google…

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Bharti Airtel’s prepaid plans of Rs 97, Rs 129, Rs 148, Rs 597 and Rs 998 does not have any daily data FUP limit compared to other plans Bharti Airtel has a wide range of prepaid plans under its belt and most of them ship with a daily data limit. Before the entry of Reliance Jio to the Indian market, telecom operators did not offer any unlimited combo plans and they used to charge data, calling and SMS benefits separately. However, things have now changed as Airtel and Vodafone Idea providing unlimited combo plans to the customers. Right now, Bharti…

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The customers buying any LG TV can avail this offer which is offering a discount of Rs 1,499 on the channel packs for six months The DTH operators are providing more and more offers to the subscribers these days. Airtel Digital TV has been vigil as of late to provide new attractive offers for its customers. The DTH operator is providing discounts on upgrade to new STBs and is also giving away a discount on its new set-top boxes. But, what a lot of customers might not know is that there is a way to avail free services from Airtel Digital TV for…

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Sun Direct is offering a full discount on the additional NCF which charged while selecting more than 100 SD channels There is no doubt that the Direct-to-the-Home (DTH) industry has become competitive after the rollout of the new tariff regime by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Now, more and more DTH operators are vying for the top spot and trying to lure subscribers. South India centered DTH provider, Sun Direct is also in this race. Now, in a new move, Sun Direct has done away with the additional NCF cost which used to be charged above the base price…

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Nextra broadband is a new service provider with operations in seven cities, the company offers broadband plans starting at Rs 699 and 10 Mbps speed There was a time when finding broadband plans with unlimited data was a hard task for interested subscribers. If you were a heavy data consumer and you wanted a broadband plan for your internet needs, chances were that you’d have to get a data add-on pack from your internet service provider. However, that is no longer the case. The coming of Reliance JioFiber has upped the stakes in the broadband playing field, and now the competitors…

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The Redmi 7A brought some major upgrades over the Redmi 6A and the same seems to be happening with the Redmi 8A as well Xiaomi Redmi 8A will be launching in India on September 25, the Chinese company confirmed on Twitter today. The Redmi 8A will also sport a teardrop notch display and a 5000mAh battery to take on the Realme C2 and other smartphones in the similar price range. Notably, the Redmi 7A has launched just a few weeks ago in India starting at Rs 5,999 and the arrival of Redmi 8A in such a quick time was not an expected…

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HMD Global confirmed the Nokia 7.2 would be available in two colour options- Charcoal and Cyan Green HMD Global has brought the Nokia 7.2 to the Indian market today. The Nokia 7.2 was launched at the IFA 2019 tech show in Berlin earlier this month and it took the company just three weeks to launch the phone in India. The Nokia 7.2 is the first smartphone from HMD Global to offer a 48MP triple camera setup on the rear side, but the phone has the older Snapdragon 660 chipset on board. The phone comes in two variants- 4GB+64GB and 6GB+64GB, priced…

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