Airtel Kicks Off 3G Network Phase Out Process With Kolkata Circle The process of switching off the 3G network has already started with Kolkata in the recent-concluded June quarter. By September, the shut down will be affected in 6-7 more circles and between December and March the entire 3G network would be shut down, Gopal Vittal, CEO (India and South Asia), Bharti Airtel, said during the company’s post-earnings call. “Yes, we do see an upgrade when someone moves from 2G to 4G…On the spectrum, probably by April 2020, we will really have only 2G and 4G....

Bharti Airtel isn’t going to over-spend in the spectrum auctions for the 5G airwaves. Randeep Sekhon, in an interview to the Livemint, said that 100 MHz of 5G airwaves is an ideal number to start with. However, if the airwaves are too expensive, even 40 MHz to 60 MHz is enough to fulfil early demand for 5G services, added Sekhon. Further, Sekhon said that Airtel isn’t going to partner with Chinese vendors anymore for network technologies....

India’s second-largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, has partnered with Tejas Networks for expanding its optical network. Bharti Airtel has been making large strides in order to make its networks ready for 5G and also enhance its B2B and broadband services around the country. Under the deal, Tejas Networks will supply and install optical transmission network (OTN) for Bharti Airtel. This deal will help Airtel in extending Airtel’s optical network towards the edge and will also help with the 5G backhaul....

In the current scenario, most people, if not all are reliant on technology for getting day-to-day tasks done. These include their schooling and office-related tasks. With COVID, most offices have moved to remote work, meaning that all the tedious meetings now take place in one’s house via the web rather than physically. In scenarios like this, a headphone or truly-wireless earbud is essential, since you would not like your colleagues or boss to hear your family or your television blasting whilst in a meeting, and, brands who deal with such products have realised the importance of offering more and more audio products to cater to the needs of the consumer....

Of late, we have seen BSNL increasingly trying to compete with private Internet Service Providers. BSNL introduced an affordable broadband plan of Rs 449 with 30 Mbps speeds taking on JioFiber’s Rs 399 plan that also comes with similar speeds. Initially, BSNL launched the Rs 449 Fibre Basic plan in select cities, however, it recently expanded the plan to all Bharat Fiber cities. With this new change, BSNL is now going against both JioFiber and Airtel Xstream Fiber....

The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country offer a variety of broadband plans for their users including the ones with OTT access. There has been a significant surge in demand for online content via multiple streaming apps. Users are basically looking for plans that not only offer high-speed internet connection but also arrive with added benefits and are reasonable as well. Mentioned below are the 150 Mbps broadband plans offered by some of the major ISPs that will meet your entertainment needs....

BSNL Data STV 1345 Details The STV 1345 is a higher end STV for the BSNL subscribers. The subscribers who spend Rs 1,345 and recharge their numbers using this STV will get long-term benefits for a year. The Rs 1,345 STV offers 1.5GB daily data to the subscribers for 365 days along with 10GB extra data as reserve. Since this offering is a data STV, there is no calling or SMS benefit bundled, and it merely offers data on a daily basis, all year long....

Approximately 1,63,000 Employees to be Affected by Salary Delay A source aware of the matter said, “Cash crunch has cropped up again, and the amount required to pay BSNL’s staff remuneration is not yet transferred for disbursal. The transaction is expected in the next few days.” Usually, the salary of BSNL employees gets credited on the last working day of every month. It is also worth noting that this would be the third time this year that BSNL would be delaying the salaries of its employees....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is losing ground in the fixed-broadband (FBB) market. Once termed as a king in the segment, BSNL is now behind Airtel and Jio in the space. The state-run telco’s performance has been declining in the fixed-broadband segment, and most of the new fiber connections are being added by Jio and Airtel. Jio currently stands at the number one position in both the FBB and the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) segment....

On Wednesday, the Cabinet approved the relief package for BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) worth Rs 1.67 lakh crore. A note from the government said that the presence of BSNL acts as a market balancer in the telecom market. Thus the Union Cabinet led by Narendra Modi has approved the revival package of BSNL amounting to Rs 1.67 lakh crore. The revival measures will focus on infusing fresh capital into state-run telco for upgrading the services of BSNL, de-stressing the balance sheet, allocating spectrum, and a merger with the BBNL (Bharat Broadband Network Limited)....

BSNL Announces Unlimited Calling Offer for Broadband, Landline Users BSNL is known for introducing such festive offers and it continues for Diwali 2019 as well. “We appreciate that on the festival occasions, our customers share greetings with their friends and families and as calling experience through BSNL landline is the best, so best wishes should be done through a best possible medium,” said Shri Vivek Banzal, Director BSNL. And the offer shall be valid on two days- October 27 and October 28....

Bharat Fibre Broadband Plans Revision Firstly, the most notable revision in the BSNL broadband roster has to do with the Bharat Fibre Broadband plans. Under this portfolio, BSNL has revised two plans. The first one among the two to undergo revision is the 500GB plan for Rs 777, which has now been changed to offer 600GB data per month. The monthly rental of this plan has also been revised to Rs 849, and this plan also offers unlimited free calls....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is currently offering its existing broadband customers a new year offer. To be precise, the offer is related to the fibre internet service provided by the company, but it is applicable only to DSL connection owners. Let me make it simple for you. BSNL has a large internet subscriber base that is currently utilising DSL connections. While the company has introduced Bharat Fibre services in most of India, users are still not shifting to fibre internet services....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) currently offers broadband plans to almost every telecom circle in India. The internet service provider also offers customers fibre internet services. There are special AirFiber plans offered by BSNL to its broadband customers which come with high-speed internet and more data. Now the telco is offering 19 AirFiber broadband plans PAN India. All of these plans come with unique data and speed benefits. The customers can get up to 100 Mbps speed with their FUP data....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) offers users a ton of prepaid plans. The state-run telco offers more options in the prepaid segment than any other telco in the country. While it is yet to roll out 4G networks, its prepaid plans are still full of value. One such plan is PV_199. It is a prepaid plan that stands out from its competitors when it comes to the benefits it bundles for the users....

BSNL Giving Free 2GB of Bonus Data on 4G SIM Upgrade To spread the word about its newly launched 4G service, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited had started providing free data to the subscribers who were updating to BSNL 4G SIM. BSNL had announced back in January, that subscribers in Chennai circle who are upgrading to 4G SIM would get free bonus data. With the new SIM purchase and upgrade to 4G SIM, BSNL was providing 2GB free data to its subscribers....

BSNL is trying to recover from its bad position. The government is giving the ailing telco the support it requires. Multiple relief packages have been announced for the state-run telco in a span of three years. Now, BSNL is very close to 4G deployment using homegrown technology. This should help the telco change its future towards a positive turn. Ashwini Vaishnaw, union telecom minister, has said that once the 4G of BSNL is deployed, it can be upgraded to 5G in just seven months....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been working on rolling out 4G. But at the same time, the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT), the R&D arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) which is BSNL’s partner in launching indigenous 4G, has also been working on homegrown 5G solutions. C-DoT had earlier said that once BSNL launches 4G, it can also launch 5G with the help of a simple upgrade....

Call of Duty (COD) Mobile has become an attractive option for smartphone gamers since the time PUBG Mobile got banned in India. It is an adaptation of the PC version of the game that is now available for the mobile gamers as well. The COD Mobile has millions of downloads on the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. It has announced a few in-game events that you should know if you are an active player of the game....

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the Indian non-governmental industry body of telecom operators of India has appreciated the efforts of the Rajasthan government to reduce the charges for laying of Aerial OFC and Underground OFC. The industry body stated that the reduction in charges will lead to a faster installation of aerial OFC resulting in the quicker and effective rollout of the 5G network across the State leading to a digitally connected and more advanced Rajasthan....