India’s leading smartphone and TV manufacturing brand Xiaomi India has announced the launch of an all-new Xiaomi Service+ application. The app will focus on addressing all service & support requirements of its customers in one place. Xiaomi Service+ is a step further towards the brand’s commitment to providing seamless after-sales services. The support services offered via Xiaomi Service + will include device repair, price quotations, live chat assistance and more....

You Broadband, a fiber broadband internet service provider owned by Vodafone Idea (Vi), is rapidly updating its offerings in multiple cities of India. The company started by upgrading the unlimited internet plans in Ahmedabad and then extended similar plans for Kakinada and Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh. In an exclusive, a reliable source told TelecomTalk that You broadband will be launching new plans for two more cities. Keeping its focus on South India, Vi’s subsidiary will soon launch new fiber plans for Bangalore, Karnataka, and Chennai, Tamil Nadu....

The project is under the supervision of Ben Relles, former Head of YouTube’s unscripted programming, SlashGear reported on Tuesday. Developers who create this kind of interactive content develop multiple storylines for the same show. To keep the story flow smooth, the different storylines are made to intersect at certain points, resulting in different potential endings for a single show, which once started, cannot be paused, rewinded or forwarded. With Bandersnatch that launched in December last year, Netflix became the first content platform to attempt an interactive entertainment aimed at adults....

The next round of spectrum auction is slated to take place from March 1, 2021. Telecom operators have been waiting for the auctions to enhance their spectrum portfolio for better positioning in rolling out 5G services and also to enhance existing capacity. The government will be auctioning airwaves in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz - considered as sub 1 GHz bands, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, and 2500 MHz bands....

4G Consumption Was Driven by Popularity of Videos in India The Nokia study indicated that 4G consumption was mainly driven by the popularity of videos in the country. A growing number of smartphone users coupled with cheapest mobile data plans in the world and rural internet penetration helped popularise videos in the country. He added that data consumption in India is probably the highest in the world, ahead of markets like China, the US, France, South Korea, Japan, Germany and Spain....

5G launch in India is just a matter of a few months now. We might get to see live 5G networks in multiple cities of India by the end of 2022. At the same time, one should remember that 4G tariff hikes are nearby too. Back in November 2022, every telco had announced a prepaid tariff hike. This tariff hike for the prepaid plans came after a two year period....

If you are looking for a 5G smartphone that could be a good gift to someone, well, you have come to the right place. We have compiled a list of 5G phones for you that you can gift to your loved ones. It is a good idea to gift a 5G phone instead of a 4G one as telecom operators have already started rolling out 5G, and within 18 to 24 months, it will be widely available wherever you go in India....

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released a report for Day 6 of bidding for the airwaves in the spectrum auction 2022. 5G spectrum is necessary for the telcos to rollout 5G services in India later this year. The auction, which began on July 26, 2022, has now reached its seventh day of bidding. Telcos will meet again today to bid for airwaves. A total of 37 clock rounds have been completed....

In the not-so-distant future, 5G will become a regular part of internet users in India. Since 5G is around the corner, the industry experts have already started talking heavily about it. In a recently held event, the telecom industry experts said that 5G would open up a lot of new opportunities for Indians. But for the next-generation technology to be commercially successful, the industry and the government will have to work together....

ACT Broadband has reduced the price of its plans for users in Hyderabad. The change might be extended to other circles as well; thus, read this till the very end to understand what’s different now. On Monday, TelecomTalk reported about how genius of an offering the 1 Gbps plan from ACT Broadband is. But now, that plan has been made more attractive for the consumers by the company. How has it become a more attractive offering?...

Of late, broadband internet has become an integral part of many households as there is an increase in the use of the internet. Some popular broadband service providers in India are ACT Broadband and Airtel Xstream Fiber. These companies provide high-speed internet at affordable rates. Here, we will compare the 1 Gbps internet plan offered by these service providers to know how these plans are different. Check out the comparison from here....

ACT Fibernet is one of the leading commercial internet service providers (ISPs) in India. The fiber broadband company is only present in select regions and cities of the country. ACT offers consumers multiple options to choose from when it comes to the home fiber internet connection. The highest speed plan offered by ACT is the 1 Gbps speed plan. With ACT Fibernet, one thing that a consumer must keep in mind is that the price of the plan differs from city to city....

Reliance Jio has been one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. The telco has a subscriber base of 388 million people. At the same time, Silver Lake is one of the most prominent global investors in large-scale technology. Now, the company will invest in Jio Platforms Limited as well. Silver Lake is investing Rs 5,655.75 crore into Jio Platforms. This will mark the equity value of Jio Platforms at Rs 4....

If you are looking for prepaid plans that are massively data-intensive then 3GB/day daily data plans might be the right choice for you. The three major telecom service providers in the country offer multiple 3GB/day plans that can fulfil your high data requirements. These high-end prepaid packs are suitable for users who are looking to boost up the data in their plans. Mentioned below are all the 3GB/day daily data prepaid plans offered by Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea along with the plan details....

Bharti Airtel launched its 5G services during IMC 2022 on October 1, 2022. The initial announcement happened with the launch of Airtel 5G Plus services in eight cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur and Varanasi and within less than 30 days of launch, the company announced that it surpassed 1 million unique customers on its 5G network. In this Analysis, let’s look at the timeline, showing the aggressive nature of Rollouts while also focusing on the announcements made by the telco....

Bharti Airtel’s 5G network has reached 14 cities. The latest addition to the list of 5G cities for Airtel was Shimla. Apple has also released the software update for iPhones to support Airtel’s 5G. Thus, ensure that if you want to use Airtel’s 5G on your iPhone, you have to update the device to the latest version of iOS, which is iOS 16.2. The software update brings 5G support not just for Airtel but also for Reliance Jio....

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has just released its monthly telecom performance report for March 2022. During the month, Airtel was seen adding the most number of subscribers. Jio was right behind Airtel, while Vodafone Idea (Vi) was the only private telecom operator to lose subscribers. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, also saw its overall user base declining during the month. Airtel Added 2....

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel users in India are pretty excited about the arrival of 5G. Since it has already been announced for several cities, users across the country are anticipating a 5G rollout in their city and town soon as well. Jio says that it will cover the entire nation with 5G by December 2023, while Airtel says it will do so by March 2024. Because of this excitement and the hype that has been created around 5G, some customers with 4G phones might be feeling left out....

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, offers a bundled service called Airtel Black. With Airtel Black, Airtel is not only creating value for its business by locking the customers in its ecosystem but is also adding a lot of value to its customers’ lives. The most affordable Airtel Black plan that’s listed on the website of the telco offers both fiber broadband as well as DTH (Direct-to-Home) services to customers....

Bharti Airtel has officially discontinued the Rs 49 prepaid plan for the users. The second-largest telecom operator in the country had already stopped providing the plan in certain regions but hadn’t announced anything. However, today, Bharti Airtel has officially announced that it is discontinuing the Rs 49 prepaid plan for the users from July 29, 2021. Post the concerned date, the cheapest prepaid plan that users will be able to recharge with is the Rs 79 plan....