Author: Lingraj Sahu

Tata Sky subscribers can get a maximum of three connections in the name of secondary connections with Rs 153 as NCF charges Over time, Tata Sky has surely rolled out new offers, discounts, and cashback for the subscribers to lure the customers to its DTH platform. However, when it came to multi-TV policy, Tata Sky was the operator which was far behind every other DTH company. But then Tata Sky brought some changes to its multi-TV policy to make it more attractive for the subscribers who wanted more than one connection for their home. Now to do that, Tata Sky…

Cable TV connections can now be cheaper than the DTH connections as they come with a discount on NCF for the 50 additional channels. There has been a competition going on in the DTH industry after the implementation of the new Trai tariff regime. Ever since the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced the new tariff regime in the industry, the competitiveness of the sector has definitely gone up. However, the implementation of the tariff regime also meant that the subscribers were now facing increased monthly rentals with the new regulations in place. This rattled some of the subscribers.…

Not only Airtel Digital TV, other DTH operators like Tata Sky, Dish TV, and D2h are also running a similar offer on Set-Top Box upgrades Airtel Digital TV has already made its intentions clear of migrating the existing Cable TV subscribers to its platform. To provide an extra option of choosing a smart Set-Top Box, the Digital TV arm of Bharti Airtel has launched a new Android TV-based 4K STB called Airtel Xstream Box. The Airtel Xstream Box is an upgraded version of the Airtel Internet TV which the company introduced back in 2017. It’s already a piece of known news…

Reliance Jio is still offering the Preview Offer to some new Reliance JioFiber customers with the previous benefits When Reliance JioFiber made its debut in India approximately a month back, the interested users were not fascinated by the high-speed data services as much as they were from the freebies that Reliance Jio had to offer with its broadband connections. There were rumors in the market before the arrival of the service that Reliance Jio would offer free TV services along with its FTTH service, JioFiber. However, when the service was launched, we came to know that a separate cable TV connection would have…

Various broadband service providers like Tata Sky broadband, Hathway, and Airtel are offering high-speed plans which come with unlimited data The broadband industry has been brimming with new plans and offers ever since the launch of the Reliance JioFiber FTTH service and even before. In the run-up to the launch of the JioFiber FTTH service, the other broadband service providers had launched many plans to lure the subscribers beforehand. This led to a more competitive environment, where the subscribers had many choices from various broadband subscribers. Broadband service providers like Hathway, Tata Sky Broadband and others lined up their most attractive…

Tata Sky Binge offers a way to access OTT content on your TV screen by offering a special edition of the Amazon Fire TV Stick DTH operators have been focusing more and more on the OTT offerings as they have been for the satellite TV channels. As a result of this, we are getting to more services that bring OTT content to the TV screens alongside traditional TV channels. The biggest example of this is none other than the Tata Sky Binge service. Under this service which comes for a measly price of Rs 249 per month, the subscribers get…

As part of its festive season’s offerings, BSNL has reintroduced the Rs 96 prepaid plan for voice-only customers for a promotional period of 90 days As we are drawing nearer to the festive season, we are getting to see more and more offers from the telecom operators. Reliance Jio is at the forefront of this, while other telcos are also shipping some or the other offer. The state-led telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is also pushing some offers specially for the festive season. Come October, the telco has also extended some of its attractive offers for the public…

LG is offering a 55-inch 4K TV model number 55UM7600PTA with AI features and more, and it competes with the OnePlus TV As of late, we have been seeing many TV launches in the industry, and it is justified as the festive season in India is also the festive season for the TV manufacturers as well. This year we got to see some new entrants in the TV segment, and the most notable of them was obviously the popular OEM, OnePlus. However, before OnePlus, the premium TV segment has been dominated by the likes of Samsung, Sony and LG. Out of…

Bharti Airtel has started testing the Voice over Wi-Fi technology on select smartphones in regions like Bengaluru, Pondicherry and more. Over the years, we have seen much revolution when it comes to data speeds and calling technology. Initially, all calls used to happen over the 2G network, and that was the norm, but after coming of Reliance Jio, the Voice Over LTE technology, or popularly known as VoLTE has become the norm. The next in line in the series of improvements in voice calling is a similar technology known as VoWi-Fi. It doesn’t take a lot to understand what VoWi-Fi…

Public Broadcaster, Prasar Bharti has asked Trai to make DD channels free from NCF and available even to the inactive subscribers. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been asked by the public broadcaster, Prasar Bharti that the DPOs should mandate the DD channel which it provides even for the inactive subscribers. Currently, the distribution platform operators (DPOs) have been mandated by Trai to offer 25 DD channels to the active subscribers. But, now the public broadcaster has asked the telecom regulator to mandate the DPOs to make the case same for inactive subscribers as well. These requests from…

Bharti Airtel’s broadband service, Airtel V Fiber is competing hard with Reliance JioFiber which ships plans from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps speed The rivalry between Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio is well known by everyone. The two telecom operators have been on the polar ends of spectrum ever since the latter stepped into the telecom industry a few years back. Even though Reliance Jio made some hard manoeuvres in the market, Bharti Airtel has been able to match it for the most part. Whether it is in prepaid, DTH, or in broadband, Bharti Airtel has launched offerings which closely compete with…

WhatsApp is introducing the disappearing messages functionality for Android users now and is currently rolling out the feature for Beta users Over the last few years, WhatsApp has evolved from merely being an instant messaging application to doing what it does best, and that is being a full-fledged communications solutions. Under Facebook’s leadership, the favourite messaging app of the world has undergone many changes owing to the constant stream of updates. There have been new features on WhatsApp like Status, unsend, forwarded tag, forward limit and more which enhance the user experience, improve privacy and security and protect the users…

Reliance Jio’s spectrum in 800 MHz band will expire in 2021, and hence the telco needs to buy back its airwaves in the latest auction The Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance Jio has been in the industry for three years now, and in these three years, the telco has amassed a massive number of subscribers beyond 300 million and brought various changes to the industry given its pricing tactics. However, all of this has been based on Reliance Jio’s success with a 4G only network. The telecom operator is the only one in the country which boasts of the…

The OnePlus 7T comes with Warp Charge 30T, and the Snapdragon 855+ SoC and is in some ways, comparable to the OnePlus 7 Pro OnePlus this year launched one of most hyped phones in the last few years, and it debuted in the premium segment. The phone that we are talking about is the OnePlus 7 Pro. The device remains, till date, one of the best phones anyone can possibly get their hands on. The phone comes with the best in class processor, 90Hz Fluid display and other quirks which have made it get some rave reviews from the users. However, now OnePlus…

BSNL has partnered up with the payments bank and the app company, PayTM to provide easy access and connectivity to public Wi-Fi hotspots India’s state-led telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been making consumer-centric moves in the market for almost a year now. Although the telecom operator remains under massive debt from the data tariff war, its consumer-centric offerings have helped him keep the subscriber base intact and even grow a little. As part of this, BSNL has launched various offers, validity extensions and new services as well. Today we are going to be talking about the latter, as…

Reliance Jio has sold a massive number of JioPhones helped by various offers like Monsoon Hungama and other cashback schemes. The Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance Jio has definitely brought a reeling change in the telecom industry after its entry in 2016. Since then, the telecom operator has brought over a data tariff war in the industry as well, which bruised not only the sector as a whole but also brought a wave of consolidation. Since day one, the telco has been having the sole aim of amassing as many subscribers as possible. Even three years later, the telco…

The Realme X2 Pro would come with Snapdragon 855+ SoC, 90Hz Fluid Display and 64MP camera sensor Realme has carved out a niche for itself in the budget and entry-level segment. However, with the launch of the Realme X, the brand made a leap to the mid-range segment as well, although it was branded as a premium device. But, now Realme is all set to introduce its new flagship phone, and it is the Realme X2 Pro. This year we have already seen the launch of some notable Realme phones like the Realme 5 Pro which came with a quad-camera setup…

All telcos, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea offer Rs 1,699 prepaid plan, but BSNL has a certain edge over others A year ago, long-term plans were not a thing in the telecom industry but propelled by the data tariff war the telecom operators have introduced different plans which come at a high cost but offer a longer offering. The long term plans which the telcos like Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and BSNL have introduced come with validities like six months, and a year. Out of all the long term plans that the telcos are offering, the Rs 1,699…

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…

For the unaware, Reliance Jio introduced the JioPhone at an affordable price of Rs 1,500 back in 2017 Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm has come up with a new offer under which users can purchase the JioPhone at just Rs 699. As part of the company’s JioPhone Diwali Gift 2019 offer, Reliance Jio will be providing the Rs 1,500 worth JioPhone at Rs 699. This essentially means the customers will save Rs 801 on the JioPhone, and at the same time, the company will provide additional data for the first seven recharges made on JioPhone. Having said that, there are no terms and conditions…

Disappearing messages feature will be rolled out to WhatsApp very soon, but the real question is: will users make use of the upcoming feature? Instant messaging platform WhatsApp has pushed a new 2.19.275 beta update on Google Play Store which has some traces of an upcoming feature called ‘Disappearing Messages.’ WhatsApp did not roll out any significant features in the last few months and the Facebook-owned company did not even announce the release date of much-awaited dark mode feature for both Android, iOS devices. However, that’s changing now as WhatsApp has started its development of disappearing messages. As the name itself suggests, messages…