5G is just around the corner, and the telecom operators are worried about the way the 5G spectrum will be auctioned. The use cases of 5G technology will be way more than 4G, and the airwaves/spectrum will be required by not just the terrestrial network service providers but also by the satcom service providers and the enterprises. The enterprises or non-telecom firms will require airwaves for 5G to allow machine-to-machine communications, office automation and more....

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been an integral part of the Indian telecom industry 0ver the last few decades. The regulatory body has been working hand in hand with the government to ensure that consumers’ interests are always protected. But the recent telecom draft bill 2022 was trying to dilute the power of the sector regulator. It brought concerns and confusion among the stakeholders in the industry....

Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal on Tuesday said that the government needs to extend support to the industry for early 5G rollout by pricing spectrum at a reasonable level. “This is for the government to basically figure out when to auction. It is not our domain,” Sharma said. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recommended an auction of about 8,644 MHz of telecom frequencies, including those for 5G services, at an estimated total base price of Rs 4....

Truecaller Voice Feature Coming Soon to Premium Subscribers Truecaller Premium subscribers can be able to spot the upcoming Truecaller Voice feature on the new version of the mobile app. On the caller profile, there’s a new option called ‘Voice’ which will allow users to make voice calls over the internet to Truecaller users who received the feature. If the voice option is available, then users will be able to the voice calls for free over the internet like WhatsApp voice calling....

The new IT rules notified by the IT ministry a few months ago have already caused much ruckus in the country. At one time even causing the people to think that Twitter would be ousted from the country for its non-compliance. While the other Big Tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Facebook subsidiary Instagram have joined the queue to comply with the new laws, Twitter has been the painted bird in this regard, standing away from the crowd and defying the laws openly....

Airtel Xstream Fiber Broadband Plans Airtel has dominated in every segment, especially in the broadband sector. Airtel offers a variety of broadband plans to its customers. The speed of the internet ranges from 100Mbps to max 1 Gbps. Airtel customers can easily switch their broadband plan into an unlimited plan by just paying Rs 299. Yes, you read it right. If you are an Airtel broadband user, you can easily upgrade your plan into an unlimited plan by paying a small amount of Rs 299 every month....

Google Sabrina Android TV Dongle Google Sabrina might be the first Android TV dongle from Google. Design of the device from the leaked images suggest that Sabrina will come with a pebble-like design in three different colours — white, black, and pink. It might be a little bigger and taller than the Chromecast. Also, the leaked picture suggests that there will be a big ‘G’ branded in the middle of the device....

OnePlus TV Coming Soon: What to Expect? OnePlus is still a young brand established only a few years ago, but the company is not hesitating to foray into other departments. OnePlus is known just as a smartphone brand until now, but the company will soon be a TV manufacturer as well. OnePlus TV is expected to revamp the experience of TVs in our homes and OnePlus might be doing it with the software....

Vi, better known as Vodafone Idea is one of India’s leading telecom operator and has been one of the front runners for quite some time. Today, it announced its plan to offer special Covid-19 relief offers for around 60 million low-income customers in a bid to help them stay connected at all times during the 2nd wave of Covid. This is the second time a telecom provider in India is offering such a plan, with Airtel has recently announced a similar plan to provide some relief to its low-income customers....

Vivo Secures 21% Market Share in Q4 2019 Vivo has been doubling down its efforts in the Indian smartphone market and it’s now evident with the market share it managed to grab in Q4 2019. Vivo entered India back in 2014 and managed to grab a significant presence in the offline market alongside Samsung. In 2019, to compete with the online smartphone models from brands like Xiaomi, Samsung and Realme, the BBK Electronics owned brand launched two different series with impressive specs on board....

Vivo V15 Pro Gets a Price Cut: Should You Buy it Now? When Vivo launched the V15 Pro in India, it was the only phone under Rs 30,000 to offer a pop-up selfie camera and in-display fingerprint scanner. However, a lot has changed in the Indian smartphone industry after the Vivo V15 Pro launch. We now have pop-up selfie camera phones under Rs 15,000 and they also ship with in-display fingerprint scanners....

Vivo V19: Expected Specifications Vivo V19 is expected to have Snapdragon 712 Chipset for powerful performance paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. We can also expect that Vivo V19 will have dual-punch hole cameras and 48 MP AI quad-camera setup on the back which will be followed by 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens, 2MP macro lens and 2MP depth sensor camera. Towards the front, Vivo V19 is expected to have a 32MP main camera and an 8MP wide-angle lens....

The Vivo X60 series was launched in India in March 2021. The company announced three new smartphones in the series, namely Vivo X60, Vivo X60 Pro, and Vivo X60 Pro+. Now, the entry-level smartphone in the series, which is the Vivo X60, has received a price cut. The Vivo X60 comes with a 120Hz refresh rate display, a triple-camera setup at the rear, and a 4200mAh battery. The company has slashed the price of the smartphone up to Rs 3,000....

The Chinese smartphone giant Vivo had released its Vivo X70 series of smartphones in India back in September 2021. The recent revelations suggest that the smartphone manufacturer might be planning to introduce a successor series in 2022. Vivo is planning to launch the Vivo X80 series that will consist of Vivo X80, X80 Pro and X80 Pro+ smartphones. Now in a new development, a known tipster has provided details for the camera lens to be featured in Vivo X80 Pro....

The Chinese smartphone giant Vivo had released its Vivo X70 series of smartphones in India back in September 2021. The recent revelations now suggest that the smartphone manufacturer might be planning to introduce a successor series in 2022. The speculations are being made as the specification details for the Vivo X80 series have been recently leaked on the micro-blogging website Weibo. The details regarding three Vivo devices have been leaked and information regarding the processor in Vivo X80, Vivo X80 Pro and Vivo X80 Pro+ has emerged....

15% Hike Not Enough for Telcos It is worth noting that since the last few days, starting with Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and then Reliance Jio have all announced tariff hike citing investments in networks as the reason for their move. Vodafone Idea has said that the new hiked tariffs in the industry will go effective on December 1. On the sidelines, the Mumbai based investment firm has commented that with Reliance Jio increasing taxes essentially by 14%, there is headroom for other telecom operators to increase their tariffs by 15% as well....

Bharti Airtel recently announced that its ARPU ending Q4 20 increased to Rs 154 from Rs 123 in Q419! Exciting stuff! This pretty much reflects a hopeful future for the telcos, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only enhanced this outlook for the three incumbents. Even before the pandemic struck, we had started to see price hikes which came as a huge relief. But, the pandemic has the potential to completely transform the Indian telecoms ecosystem....

Vodafone Idea has been working non-stop in coming out with better offers for its 4G customers and the telco has succeeded in doing that by a long margin. The plans that Vodafone Idea offers to its customers are unparalleled by any other operator in the market. It is very true that offers such as ‘Binge All Night’ and ‘Weekend Data Rollover’ are the best that any operator is offering and it might have helped Vi in adding new customers....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Nokia India partnered up to test the capacity of 5G, where it is hard to deploy fiber. Using the E-Band microwave spectrum, the telco and Nokia India could achieve 9.85 Gbps of backhaul capacity in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. For the unaware, the E-Band spectrum ranges from frequencies between 60 GHz to 90 GHz. Vodafone Idea was using spectrum in the 80 GHz band for the respective trial....

Vodafone Idea offers support for Wi-Fi calling on select smartphones from select brands. The third-largest telecom operator in the country has now added Wi-Fi calling support for a Vivo smartphone. Multiple devices from brands such as Xiaomi, Samsung, Apple, OnePlus, Oppo, and Realme support Vi VoWi-Fi calling, but for Vivo, the support has only been extended for one device. The Vivo device being talked about here is the ‘X60 Pro+’....