Bharti Airtel has been innovative with its services as much as possible. The company has continuously pushed its customers to be a part of its ecosystem. The cost of entry could be very low with a 4G SIM today and a basic recharge pack. Then, customers can also get other services in the DTH (Direct-to-Home) segment, as well as fibre broadband services. Most of you might already be aware of the fact that Airtel offers something called Airtel Black....

Bharti Airtel has selected the global software giant IBM and Red Hat to build a new 5G ready network cloud. By using the portfolio of IBM and Red Hat which offers cognitive enterprise capabilities, Bharti Airtel will start working on its next-generation network, analytical tools and enterprise services on the cloud software which is based on open standards. Similar to this deal, Bharti Airtel has signed a multi-year agreement with Nokia to strengthen its 4G networks and lay the foundation of 5G capabilities in India....

Bharti Airtel, the second largest telecom operator in India and Swedish gear vendor Ericsson on Wednesday announced the renewal of a multi-year contract for the supply and deployment of 5G solutions from Ericsson. According to Ericsson, the continued deployment of its products and solutions will “enhance” the network capacity of Airtel. Further, the company highlighted that continued deployment of Ericsson products will result in Airtel users witnessing a “superior experience....

Bharti Airtel has just launched ‘Airtel Safe Pay’ to protect its users’ digital payments and transactions. The service has been launched under the telco’s online banking arm, ‘Airtel Payments Bank’. With the ‘Airtel Safe Pay’, users will be able to make net banking and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions through Airtel Payments Bank without any worry of losing their money to online frauds and thefts. Airtel says that this technology is better and more secure than the industry’s two-factor authentication system — more details on the story ahead....

Airtel Xstream Set-Top Box is an Android TV-based STB which comes for Rs 3,999 if a customer wants to buy a new connection. But for the existing customers of Airtel Digital TV, if they have an SD or HD Set-Top Box, they can get a new connection of Xstream Set-Top Box for just Rs 1,999 in addition with Rs 250 as the engineer visit charges. But with a new offer rolled out by Airtel, the Xstream Fiber customers of the company can get it at an even discounted price of Rs 1,500....

Bharti Airtel has been expanding its fiber broadband business around the country. One of the best things about purchasing a new broadband connection from Bharti Airtel is that users can get a free router from the company. All of the Airtel Xstream Fiber plans come with a free router for the users. Since more and more smart devices are being launched in the market every day, the need for a powerful and seamless internet connection has surged....

Netflix Benefit Goes Away from Postpaid Plans Too The call to take down the Netflix benefit came a few weeks back when the postpaid plans were also sapped out with this benefit. It marked the ending of the partnership between Bharti Airtel and Netflix. For almost more than a year, Bharti Airtel was the sole broadband service provider in the country which was offering free three months Netflix benefit to its subscribers, but that is no longer the case....

Echo Show 5 at Rs 4,499, Echo Auto at Rs 2,999 and More Deals

For example, ‘The Batman’, which is a new title and is available at Early Access, will cost users Rs 499 to rent it. Both the Prime and non-Prime members will have to pay this amount since it is available at early access. But for old movies which are already on the platform, the price charged by the company is comparatively lower. Further, Prime members can access most of the old movies on the platform for free as they have a full-fledged Prime subscription....

Google has rolled out an update to Android Auto, which brings in new features and capabilities to the car infotainment screen. Notably, the update will let you play games directly from the display of your infotainment system while it is parked. These games will be powered by GameSnacks, an HTML5 platform developed by Google’s Area 120. Previously, some of these games were available to people who enrolled in the beta program of Android Auto....

With the Android Q, looks like Google is taking privacy very seriously. Google wants to build on “top of privacy protections in Android” users. The Android Q comes with several nifty features like – more control over location, more privacy protections, ways to engage users, support for foldable smartphones and innovative new screens, sharing shortcuts, changed settings panels, connectivity, Wi-Fi performance mode, improved peer-to-peer and internet connectivity, among others. Let’s talk in details about the features Android Q brings....

There have been several reports of Apple launching its next-gen Apple AirPods Pro 2 in 2022 and many have suggested that the device might be launched in the third quarter of this year. As per a recent report from Digitimes, Apple is increasing its total output capacity as it gears up for the shipment of the high-end next-gen AirPods Pro 2. The report follows the information revealed by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo who just a few days earlier, provided a timeline for the launch of Apple AirPods Pro 2....

Apple on November 10 unveiled the M1 silicon chipset for the next generation Macs. The Cupertino tech giant launched two new MacBooks sporting the silicon chipset. A new MacBook Air 13-inch and a new MacBook Pro 13-inch were announced on the event. There was no difference in the design of these laptops from the previous generation, but there was a huge difference in the overall performance because of the M1 silicon chipset....

“Citing an anonymous source, The Information said that ‘in interviews with prospective hires for the team, Apple has told engineers that they expect to have their own modem ready by 2025’,” the CNET report added. Apple has been hiring engineers for the project to build its own 5G chips that would work as key modems to connect iPhones to mobile networks. Earlier, the company had stopped working with the leading 5G modem provider - Qualcomm - because of a dispute over Qualcomm’s licensing fees....

Multiple reports had come saying that Apple is planning to ditch other vendors and use its own in-house 5G modem on the future iPhones. Apple had reportedly made big investments for coming up with its own 5G modem for the A-Bionic chipsets. But the move has failed, and the company will keep relying on Qualcomm for 5G modems. Apple doesn’t want to rely on third-party companies for modems. An in-house 5G modem would have also meant lower costs of manufacturing....

Apple on Monday unveiled iOS 14, the next generation operating system for iPhone at its first ever virtual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The iOS 14 features the “biggest update” to the home screen which now hosts widgets and App Library, a space for all of the user’s apps automatically organized into “one simple, easy-to-navigate view.” The company has also updated several other elements of the OS including Messages where users can now pin conversations to the top of their messages list....

As the world is learning to live and cope up with Covid-19, sports and entertainment venues across the globe are returning to live events at full capacities. A new partnership has been announced today between ASM global, which is the world’s leading venue management and services company, and Mobilitie, which is the largest privately-held telecommunications company in the US. This partnership will enable fans to experience a new era of boosted streaming capacities and dynamic digital engagement experiences....

Asus has launched the Asus Zenfone 9 globally. The device is an exciting addition from the company, which will go against the flagship smartphones in the market. But what’s interesting here is that it comes with a display that is shorter than 6-inch, which hasn’t happened many times in 2022. Well, we are here to check out the top 7 features of the Asus Zenfone 9. Let’s see what the device has inside it that it could be a good option for you to buy whenever it is available in your respective market....

The renowned American multinational entity AT&T is rapidly expanding its 5G coverage in the US region. After one year of launching 5G services in the US, AT&T 5G is now used by more than 250 million people. Not only this, but the AT&T 5G+ is now present in 38 cities and 20 venues across the US. The company is also expecting to expand the reach of 5G+ technology in parts of 40 cities and 40 venues by the end of the year....

In order to start deploying edge networks and provide low-latency offerings, US operator AT&T disclosed that it used regional standalone (SA) 5G units. In stark contrast to earlier wireless generations, 5G was created and is currently being implemented. To put it briefly, they are bringing network services considerably closer to their users. As per AT&T’s CTO Jeremy Legg, response time or latency can be sped up by minimising the physical distance between a consumer and the data or online service they are seeking....