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Facebook to Expand WhatsApp Commerce to Non Jio Users
Jio to Use VoNR Technology for Voice Services on Future 5G Network
BSNL Introduces Rs 147 Plan with 10GB Data, Withdraws Multiple Plans and Services
Honor 9A, Honor 9S and MagicBook 15 Laptop Launched in India: Specifications and Prices
Oppo Reno 4 Pro with Snapdragon 720G SoC and 65W Fast Charging Launches in India for Rs 34,990
Xiaomi Mi TV Users to Get Early Pass for Watching Movies on Disney+ Hotstar
WhatsApp Web Users Finally Get Messenger Rooms With Screen Sharing Feature Enabled
Airtel Targeting Higher ARPU of Rs 300, Another Tariff Hike Around the Corner
Samsung Introduces Three New Shopping Schemes Including India First Student Programme
Broadband Internet Throttling: What is it and What You Can Do to Avoid it?

Facebook to Expand WhatsApp Commerce to Non Jio Users

Posted: 31 Jul 2020 07:26 AM PDT

This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/facebook-whatsapp-commerce-non-jio-users/286388/, Facebook to Expand WhatsApp Commerce to Non Jio Users

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook on Thursday said in the second quarter earnings call that Facebook is "really excited about the opportunity" in India. The company on Thursday reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, with Facebook recording an 11% year-over-year (YoY) growth in its revenue. The social networking giant said that its daily active users (DAUs) increased 12% YoY to 1.79 billion on average for June 2020. Similarly, Facebook said that its monthly active users (MAUs) also increased 12% to touch 2.70 billion as of June 30, 2020.

Facebook Sees India As A Huge Opportunity

Facebook also highlighted that the monthly users of its family apps including Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp touched 3.14 billion as of June 30, representing an 14% YoY growth.

“We’re glad to be able to provide small businesses the tools they need to grow and be successful online during these challenging times,” Zuckerberg said. “And we’re proud that people can rely on our services to stay connected when they can’t always be together in person.”

Further, Zuckerberg in the earnings call said that India is the largest country for Facebook in terms of its user base.

"It should be one of the faster-growing business opportunities as well to help businesses grow there, and we’re very excited about that," he said.

Zuckerberg also said that India presents a "huge opportunity" for the company to enable small businesses and individuals "to buy and sell things through WhatsApp."

"We want to enable that," Zuckerberg said. "That starts with enabling payments. A big part of the partnership that we have with Jio will be to wire up and get thousands of kiranas, small businesses across India, onboarded onto WhatsApp to do commerce there. And once we prove that out with Jio in India, we’re planning on expanding it to more folks in India and to other countries as well."

It has to be noted that Facebook initially announced its investment into Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries and the company behind Reliance Jio in April. Dave Wehner, CFO of Facebook in the earnings call said that Facebook closed its investment in Jio Platforms in July and that the company approximately paid US$5.8 billion in cash.

Facebook on its part is said to be working hard on expanding its multiple commerce products targeting small businesses and individuals. Zuckerberg said that the Facebook Shops that the company rolled out in early 2020, enables small businesses "to put in a catalog and then have a Shop across Instagram and Facebook to start." It was said that the Shops could eventually expand across all of the Facebook family apps. The company is said to be building Facebook Pay that enables users to store credit card information that makes it "easier to do follow-on transactions in any of the apps."

However, Zuckerberg said that he is "excited" about messaging commerce as it is "particularly important, especially in developing countries."

"But we’re seeing a lot of small businesses just conduct a significant portion of their business over Messenger or over WhatsApp," Zuckerberg said. "And in the medium term, I think the way that we’re probably going to build a business around that, we already offer the business API, and that will be meaningful."

Zuckerberg said that messaging commerce "will grow as a trend."

Facebook Warns of Decline in Daily and Monthly Active User Base

Meanwhile, the company said that it expects the DAUs and MAUs to be "flat or slightly down in most regions in the third quarter of 2020" as COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease. Facebook said that it is witnessing "signs of normalization in user growth and engagement" in the places where COVID-19 restrictions have been eased, "particularly in developed markets where Facebook’s penetration is higher."

Crucially, the company said that the revenue growth in the first three weeks of July was "in-line with our second quarter 2020 year-over-year ad revenue growth rate of 10%."

"We expect our full quarter year over-year ad revenue growth rate for the third quarter of 2020 will be roughly similar to this July performance," the company said.

It has to be noted that Coca-Cola, Unilever and other leading companies have pulled advertising from Facebook and other social networks. Despite the boycott of leading advertisers, Facebook highlighted a revenue growth rate of 10%.

Original article: Facebook to Expand WhatsApp Commerce to Non Jio Users

Jio to Use VoNR Technology for Voice Services on Future 5G Network

Posted: 31 Jul 2020 06:53 AM PDT

This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/jio-vonr-technology-voice-services/286446/, Jio to Use VoNR Technology for Voice Services on Future 5G Network

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is gearing up to launch 5G network in India using homegrown technologies and solutions. The company has revealed that its telecom arm, Reliance Jio will deploy voice over new radio VoNR tech to offer services on the future 5G network in India. As reported by ET Telecom, Jio Platforms have already developed its own IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) which is the backbone of its VoLTE services and handles 10 billion minute calls over a daily basis. Jio Platforms have also developed an end-to-end suite of products and platforms including the radio and core components. All the products are being made in India.

VoNR Services Will Power 5G Network in India

Kiran Thomas, who is the president of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) stated that IMS for 4G networks is backward compatible and it will work with the 5G network. He also stated that voice over new radio (VoNR) services would be used instead of VoLTE to power the 5G network. However, as the products built by the company are backward compatible with the 4G network, VoLTE services will be used without any hassle in the same equipment.

Also, the company is waiting for the 5G spectrum to start its first 5G trials in India using homegrown technologies and solutions. Jio has already developed the full 5G slack, and it has replaced various 4G equipment with its own developed technologies. Now, the company is in a position to test its own solution in 5G trials in India and distribute the complete end-to-end solution to other telecom operators globally after the successful trials in the country.

Jio Platforms Will Offer Digital Solutions to Various Businesses of Reliance

Kiran Thomas further stated that Jio platforms is developing the entire technologies and solutions to bring 5G in India. Also, Jio platforms is developing intellectual property, and homegrown solutions which will support Reliance Jio and various business were Reliance Industries have made its space.

Original article: Jio to Use VoNR Technology for Voice Services on Future 5G Network

BSNL Introduces Rs 147 Plan with 10GB Data, Withdraws Multiple Plans and Services

Posted: 31 Jul 2020 04:55 AM PDT

This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/bsnl-rs147-prepaid-plan-introduced/286438/, BSNL Introduces Rs 147 Plan with 10GB Data, Withdraws Multiple Plans and Services

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Chennai circle on Thursday introduced a new Rs 147 voucher with multiple benefits including 10GB data on the occasion of 74th Independence day. The operator is also offering additional validity on multiple vouchers including the Rs 1999 plan. Further, BSNL also announced that various vouchers including the Patanjali plans are being withdrawn from the market. The operator said that the introduction of new plans and additional benefits would be effective from August 1, 2020, while the removal of plans and services are in effect from July 31, 2020.

BSNL Introduces Rs 147 Plan with 10GB Data Benefit

The state-run PSU on Thursday introduced a Rs 147 voucher in the Chennai circle with unlimited local and STD calling at home and on national roaming. The operator said that the unlimited calling will be applicable till 250 voice minutes per day with BSNL charging users at base tariff beyond 250 minutes.

Additionally, the Rs 147 voucher offers 10GB data to users along with free BSNL tunes with the voucher said to be valid for 30 days.

The operator also announced that the Rs 1999 plan now offers an additional validity of 74 days to those users who recharge between August 1 to August 31, 2020. The Rs 1999 plan offers multiple benefits to users including unlimited local and STD calling till 250 minutes per day along with high speed data till 3GB per day for 365 days. With the additional validity offer, the users will now receive a total validity of 439 days from August 1.

BSNL also said that the Rs 247 voucher will provide an additional validity of six days between August 1 to August 31, 2020. The Rs 247 voucher provides unlimited calling facility and 3GB daily data for 30 days. In a separate release, BSNL highlighted that the Rs 247 voucher will now provide access to Eros Now service along with complimentary BSNL tunes service.

The operator highlighted that the bundled packages on the Rs 1999 voucher and Rs 247 voucher including access to Eros Now services would only be applicable for the original validity period.

Further, BSNL said that the Rs 429 pack dubbed as "Digital India Plan" would also offer access to Eros Now service. The Digital India plan enables users to browse high speed data till 1GB per day along with unlimited local and STD calling for 81 days.

BSNL said that the username and password details of the Eros Now service will be shared with the users of the Rs 429 plan and the Rs 247 plan through an SMS. The operator also said that the SMS will contain a download link for the app. However, BSNL said that the users activating the Rs 429 plan voucher through self care SMS will not receive the access to the Eros Now service.

BSNL Withdraws Multiple Plan Vouchers Across Tamil Nadu

The operator on Thursday said that multiple vouchers including the Patanjali plans are being withdrawn from July 31, 2020. BSNL introduced multiple Patanjali plans in mid 2018 including an Rs 144 plan that enabled users to make unlimited calls and browse 2GB data along with 100 SMS. The operator also offered two other vouchers namely Rs 792 voucher and Rs 1584 voucher that provided 180 days and 365 days validity. It was said that the existing Patanjali users are permitted to recharge with any other plan voucher available in the Chennai circle.

Additionally, the operator announced that the Rs 551 voucher along with the Rs 349 and Rs 447 vouchers will be withdrawn from July 31, 2020.

The Rs 551 data voucher enabled users to browse high speed data till 5GB per day for 90 days with the operator restricting the speed to 80 Kbps upon reaching the limit. It has to be noted that BSNL has recently introduced a Rs 599 voucher that offers unlimited voice calling facility and 100 SMS along with the identical data benefits as with the Rs 551 voucher.

The Rs 349 voucher with a validity of 64 days offered unlimited local and STD calls along with 1GB daily high speed data and 100 SMS per day.

Further, the Rs 447 voucher offered unlimited local and STD voice calls along with free incoming on national roaming and daily high speed data till 1GB. The Rs 447 voucher had a validity of 84 days and also offered free Personalised Ring Back Tone service (PRBT).

Original article: BSNL Introduces Rs 147 Plan with 10GB Data, Withdraws Multiple Plans and Services

Honor 9A, Honor 9S and MagicBook 15 Laptop Launched in India: Specifications and Prices

Posted: 31 Jul 2020 02:43 AM PDT

This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/honor-9a-9s-magicbook-laptop-india/286426/, Honor 9A, Honor 9S and MagicBook 15 Laptop Launched in India: Specifications and Prices

Honor has launched three new products for the Indian market — Honor 9A, Honor 9S, and the Honor MagicBook 15. One of the specialities of Honor 9A is its huge 5000mAh battery. An interesting thing to note is that this is the largest battery offered by Honor with any of their smartphones ever. None of the smartphones, 9A or 9S are 5G phones, they will be able to support 4G LTE. Honor's first laptop, MagicBook 15 comes with a 15.6-inch FullView display with 8GB of DDR4 RAM. Another thing that a lot of people might like with the Honor 9A is its 3.5mm headphone jack. Let's take a look at the specifications and price of all these products.

Honor 9A: Specifications and Features

Starting with the screen, there is a 6.3-inch HD Dew Drop Display with 1600 x 720 pixels resolution. It also has TUV Rheinland certified eye comfort mode. The speakers on the smartphone produce an output of 88db and offer a more immersive sound experience. There is 3GB RAM +64GB storage which is expandable up to 512GB with a microSD card. Powering the smartphone is the MediaTek Helio P22 chipset.

The Honor 9A weighs 185 grams, making it one of the lightest smartphones in the market with a 5000mAh battery. It is 9.04mm thick. There is a 3.5mm headphone jack making it convenient for music lovers who want to use wired headphones for convenience.

Coming to the camera of the device, there is a triple camera setup in the rear where the primary camera is a 13MP lens paired with a 5MP super-wide-angle lens and a 2MP depth sensor. The front camera comes with an 8MP lens. But the highlight of the Honor 9A is its 5000mAh battery.

Honor 9S: Specifications and Features

The Honor 9S comes with a 5.45-inch HD+ display with 1440 x 720 pixels resolution. It also comes with the eye comfort mode which is TUV Rheinland certified. It has the Dark Mode based on Android 10. It comes with an internal storage of 32GB but you can expand it up to 512GB with a microSD card slot. There is a single camera in the rear with an 8MP primary lens with support of panorama and beauty mode. There is a 5MP front camera for selfies. Another noteworthy feature of the device is that it supports face unlock. It is powered by the MediaTek Helio P22 chipset as well.

Honor MagicBook 15: Specifications and Features

The Honor MagicBook 15 is a very compact laptop. It is very thin and light and easy to carry. It weighs only 1.53 KGs. There is a 2 in 1 fingerprint power button just like the new MacBook models. Bezels on top of the screen are 5.3mm in size only making it look ultra-slim. It is powered by the AMD RyzenTM 5 3500U mobile processor. With the 65W fast charging support, in just half an hour, the laptop will charge up to 53% from 0%. The charger is a Type-C connector. On a single charge, the laptop can run up to 6.5 hours.

Honor MagicBook 15 comes with a 15.6-inch display with eye comfort protection. The webcam camera is a pop-up camera which is not offered by any of the laptops in India currently. It is located on the keyboard and it will only come out when you need it improving your privacy levels.

There are multiple ports — USB 2.0, 3.5mm headphone jack, HDMI port, USB 3.0, and a Type-C port. It will come with pre-installed with Windows 10. File transfer between two devices (MagicBook 15 and Honor phone) will be very seamless with Honor Magic-link 2.0. It comes with 8GB of DDR4 RAM and 256GB of SSD storage.

Honor 9A, 9S and MagicBook 15: Pricing and Availability

The Honor 9A with 3GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage has been launched for a price of Rs 8,999. It will be available in Phantom Blue colour. Coming to the Honor 9S with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, it has been launched for a price of Rs 5,999. It will be available in Blue colour. The MagicBook 15 has been launched for a price of Rs 39,990.

The Honor 9A will be available on Amazon from August 6, 11 AM. The Honor 9S will be available on Flipkart from August 6, 12 PM. The MagicBook 15, it will be available from August 6 as well on Flipkart at 12 AM.

Original article: Honor 9A, Honor 9S and MagicBook 15 Laptop Launched in India: Specifications and Prices

Oppo Reno 4 Pro with Snapdragon 720G SoC and 65W Fast Charging Launches in India for Rs 34,990

Posted: 31 Jul 2020 01:39 AM PDT

This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/oppo-reno-4-pro-watch-india/286414/, Oppo Reno 4 Pro with Snapdragon 720G SoC and 65W Fast Charging Launches in India for Rs 34,990

Oppo Reno 4 Pro was launched in the global market last month. Now, Oppo has launched Reno 4 Pro in the Indian market. Oppo Reno 4 Pro features TUV Rheinland certification and it also comes with the 3D borderless design. Alongside Oppo Reno 4 Pro, the company has also launched its first smartwatch in India which is dubbed as Oppo Watch. The Oppo Reno 4 Pro comes with a special feature Oppo Relax which can be used for meditative purposes. One of the key features of the Oppo Reno 4 Pro is the 65W fast charging support.

Oppo Reno 4 Pro: Specifications and Features

The Oppo Reno 4 Pro measures 160.2×73.2×7.7mm and weighs 161 gram. It features a 6.55-inch AMOLED display with DCI-P3, 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate. Also, the device has 3D curves on both edges. Under the hood, the device features Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G chipset with 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage. The internal storage of the device can be expanded up to 256GB using dedicated microSD card.

As of camera specifications, the Oppo Reno 4 Pro features a quad-camera system which houses 48MP primary camera, 8MP wide-angle-camera, 2MP macro lens and 2MP mono lens. Towards the front, Oppo Reno 4 Pro features 32MP selfie camera which is placed inside the punch-hole on display. Camera features of the device include AI Portrait Mode, ultra-dark mode and many more. The Oppo Reno 4 Pro is powered by 4000mAh battery and it also comes with 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 charging which can fully charge the device in just 36 minutes. Lastly, the Oppo Reno 4 Pro runs on Android 10-based ColorOS 7.2 which offers various features like dark mode, ambient mode and many more.

Oppo Reno 4 Pro: Pricing and Availability

Oppo has launched the Reno 4 Pro in only one variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. It is priced at Rs 34,990. The first sale of Oppo Reno 4 Pro will start from August 5, 2020 and it will be available in two colour variants which are the Starry Night and Silky White.

Oppo Watch: Features, Price and Availability

Oppo has also unveiled its first smartwatch in India which is dubbed as Oppo Watch. The watch is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor. Oppo Watch features a 3D curved 1.91-inch AMOLED display. Also, the smartwatch comes with 5 different exercise sensors. Oppo Watch has been launched in two variants. The 41mm variant of Oppo Watch is priced at Rs 14,990 whereas the 46mm variant is priced at Rs 19,990. Both the watches will go live on sale from August 10 onwards.

Original article: Oppo Reno 4 Pro with Snapdragon 720G SoC and 65W Fast Charging Launches in India for Rs 34,990

Xiaomi Mi TV Users to Get Early Pass for Watching Movies on Disney+ Hotstar

Posted: 31 Jul 2020 12:34 AM PDT

This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/xiaomi-mi-tv-early-pass-hotstar/286396/, Xiaomi Mi TV Users to Get Early Pass for Watching Movies on Disney+ Hotstar

Xiaomi has announced a strategic partnership with Disney+ Hotstar to offer multiplex Bollywood movies to Mi TV users before anyone else. Xiaomi has been recently launching new features and products to help consumers in tough times and cater to their entertainment needs. The recent partnership with Disney+ Hotstar is dubbed as Multiplex Banner. Eshwar Nilakantan, who is the category lead at Mi TVs, stated that through the partnership, Xiaomi is focusing on offering first day, first-access of Bollywood movies to Mi TV-Patchwall users. The partnership with Disney+Hotstar will allow Mi TV users to watch all the latest upcoming Multiplex Bollywood movies before anyone else.

Multiplex Banner Feature Will be Available from July 31

The new feature has been dubbed as Multiplex Banner. All the Multiplex Bollywood movies which will be released in Disney+Hotstar will be available two hours before for Mi TV users before the actual release. For example, if a movie is scheduled to release at 8.30 PM, Mi TV users will get prior access, and they will be able to watch it at 6.30 PM before anyone else. Disney+Hotstar has already launched Dil Bechara movie free for all the Hotstar users or non-users.

Xiaomi is Exploring More Opportunities to Bring Exclusive Partnerships to Mi TV Users

Nilakantan also stated that Xiaomi has earlier partnered with Disney+Hotstar to offer exclusive sports content to Mi TV users. Now all the Mi Fans across the country will be able to watch first-day, first-show of Multiplex Bollywood Movies. Also, Xiaomi is exploring more opportunities to bring exclusive partnerships to Mi TV users.

Xiaomi Patchwall 3.0 Offers Several Unique Features

Xiaomi is continuously upgrading Patchwall 3.0 to offers a seamless experience to its users. Patchwall 3.0 allows Mi TV users to stream and search content from 23+ apps in more than 16 different languages. Xiaomi has recently partnered with Hoichoi to offer exclusive Bengali language content to its users. Xiaomi has also added various new features in Patchwall 3.0 which are Celebrity Watchlist and dedicated trending content section.

Original article: Xiaomi Mi TV Users to Get Early Pass for Watching Movies on Disney+ Hotstar

WhatsApp Web Users Finally Get Messenger Rooms With Screen Sharing Feature Enabled

Posted: 30 Jul 2020 11:45 PM PDT

This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/whatsapp-web-users-messenger-rooms/286386/, WhatsApp Web Users Finally Get Messenger Rooms With Screen Sharing Feature Enabled

WhatsApp is easily one of the biggest social media apps in the world with more than a billion active users. Back in June, the app had an active user base of 1.5 billion people. One of the reasons why it has been so successful over the years is that it keeps rolling out new updates. Another anticipated update of the app remained the 'Messenger Rooms' integration. Now it has finally happened. But the update has been restricted to WhatsApp Web only. There is no word on when the update will be rolled out for the mobile version of the app. Let's take a look at how it is and how it will work.

Messenger Room Live in WhatsApp Web, How You Can Access?

If you can't see the Messenger Rooms option in your WhatsApp Web app, then you should check if it is updated and running the latest version or not. The latest version of the app is 2.2031.4. If you want to use the Messenger Rooms, then you have two ways available in which you can do it.

The first way would be to open the app and find the down arrow kind of symbol on the top left of your screen. When you click on that, you will see an option for 'Create a room' clicking upon which you will be prompted to click on 'CONTINUE IN MESSENGER' option or 'CANCEL' option. When you click on the continue in Messenger option, you will be taken to your default browser and asked to log in to your Facebook account if not already. When you do that, you will be able to create a room and ask people to join by sharing the link with them.

Another way you can do so is by going to an individual chat screen and click on the attachment option. Once you do so, you will see a new option 'Room'. Click on it and you will be asked to follow the same procedure as with the other option.

One thing to note is that the Room won't be created on the WhatsApp app itself, but it will redirect you to the Messenger's link in your default browser. Video calling will also support screen sharing.

Original article: WhatsApp Web Users Finally Get Messenger Rooms With Screen Sharing Feature Enabled

Airtel Targeting Higher ARPU of Rs 300, Another Tariff Hike Around the Corner

Posted: 30 Jul 2020 10:57 PM PDT

This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/airtel-higher-arpu-rs300-tariff-hike/286364/, Airtel Targeting Higher ARPU of Rs 300, Another Tariff Hike Around the Corner

Bharti Airtel recently released its quarterly report as per SEBI guidelines. The telco reported an increased average revenue per user (ARPU) of Rs 157 in the Q1'21. Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel said that the telco will be looking for reaching a higher ARPU mark in the coming time. This is so that the telco could ensure that it is running a sustainable business with a good and strategic business model. Vittal said that Airtel would stop working with its Chinese partners ZTE and Huawei in case there is a notification from the government. But then that would mean the telco will have to purchase the 5G spectrum from either Indian companies or from some other country, which will be quite expensive for the company.

Tariff Hike Necessary to Ensure Higher ARPU

Airtel doesn't offer the cheapest plans right now. That said, Vittal noted that the tariffs have to go up even further. The only question that needs to be answered is that when is the right time to do so. Higher tariffs will ensure that ARPU of Bharti Airtel reaches Rs 200 from the current Rs 157 and then later Rs 300 as well. This will help the telco in maintaining a sustainable business model and along with that will help them in making meaningful capex expenditure.

Vittal said that Bharti Airtel is not in a hurry for deploying 5G services. The telco believes that the current base price for 5G airwaves which is set by the regulator is not the right one, it is far too expensive than what it should be. Vittal further said that it would take years for India before it can get the 5G ecosystem which makes any impact.

Along with that, Bharti Airtel has shut down its 3G network and services. But the telco is yet to move on from the 2G network. Vittal said that they are not in any hurry for shutting down the telco’s 2G services. Only when the revenue coming from the 2G network is very low, the company will make a decision on continuing it or not.

Original article: Airtel Targeting Higher ARPU of Rs 300, Another Tariff Hike Around the Corner

Samsung Introduces Three New Shopping Schemes Including India First Student Programme

Posted: 30 Jul 2020 09:15 PM PDT

This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/samsung-new-shopping-schemes-india/286174/, Samsung Introduces Three New Shopping Schemes Including India First Student Programme

Samsung on Wednesday announced the launch of its three new shopping programs in India designed to reward existing users while also enhancing the "value proposition" for Gen Z and millennial users. The company said that the three new programs would "enhance the shopping experience for consumers who are buying consumer electronics & mobile devices" on its online store. Samsung said that it had witnessed a "significant rise in traffic and sales on its online store." The company said that the traffic to its online store is expected to hit 400 million in 2020 representing an increase of 1.4 times as compared to 2019. Further, the company said that the Samsung Shop app has grown 10 times year-to-date as compared to its 2019 traffic.

Samsung Referral Programme and Samsung Shop 20K Advantage Launched in India

Samsung said that the Referral Programme enables existing Samsung users to earn benefits up to Rs 1500 in vouchers on every successful referrals. The company said that the vouchers would be valid on the Samsung online store and that the referred users can earn up to 8% discount on purchase of devices at Samsung online store.

The Samsung Referral Programme is said to be valid on over 15 devices including smartphones, tablets and wearables.

The Samsung Shop 20K Advantage is said to offer "unmatched value" to the users of Samsung Shop app. The "World's First" 20K Advantage Programme is said to provide an opportunity to the users to unlock 10 shopping vouchers worth Rs 20,000 in total value. Samsung said that the users can earn the opportunity to unlock the vouchers by registering on the app with their contact details. The company said that the vouchers would cover multiple categories including smartphones, TVs, washing machines, refrigerators, microwaves, smartwatches and tablets. Samsung said that each voucher will offer up to Rs 2000 shopping benefit depending on the transaction value and that the vouchers would be valid for 365 days.

Samsung Unveils India First Student Programme

The company has also launched the Samsung Student Programme, a "first-of-its-kind" online student-specific programme in India. Similar to the programs available in the countries like the US and Canada, the Student Programme enables students to access the Samsung online store through their official college email id. Further, Samsung said that the students can also access the online store through validation by an "authorized student credentials verification agency." The Student Program is said to enable access to a "special catalogue" of products consisting of smartphones, tablets and accessories at a "special price" along with value added services such as complimentary insurance.

"The innovative programs address existing loyal Samsung consumers and first time users including the young tech savvy student community that is looking to access the latest technology across product categories," Asim Warsi, senior vice president at Samsung India, said in the release. "For Samsung, the Online Store (Samsung.com) is a key focus area for growth and we are targeting 10% of our overall business in mobiles and consumer electronics through this important channel."

Original article: Samsung Introduces Three New Shopping Schemes Including India First Student Programme

Broadband Internet Throttling: What is it and What You Can Do to Avoid it?

Posted: 30 Jul 2020 06:45 PM PDT

This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/broadband-internet-throttling-explained-india/286282/, Broadband Internet Throttling: What is it and What You Can Do to Avoid it?

One thing that is really frustrating for anyone is slow internet after paying for high-speed data. It happens with everyone. There are a lot of factors behind it such as the location you are in or the kind of device you are using and more. But one major factor bending slow internet speed which not a lot of people know about is internet throttling. Some internet service providers (ISPs) deliberately limit the bandwidth for the users so that they can't access full speed from their internet connection. But why do they do so? Keep reading ahead to find out.

Deliberate Broadband Internet Throttling by ISPs

The primary purpose of internet throttling by ISPs is to maintain a stable network connection throughout. If there are a lot of people using the internet in the same area at the same time to stream HD content online or download big files, it can create a lot of pressure on the network. This is the reason why internet plans come with a Fair Usage Policy (FUP) which limits the customer to a particular amount of monthly and daily data. This is so that the internet won't be used by just the small percentage of people who want to use it every time. It should be available for everyone in the same capacity. Another reason why ISPs do such a thing is so that they can offer higher bandwidth with premium plans for which they earn more.

How Do You Identify Broadband Internet Throttling?

One of the easiest ways of checking internet throttling is to keep checking the internet speed at regular intervals. You can use a speed test app or some other service. Note down the speed that you get at different times. If you find a pattern where the internet speed is slow and where it is high, you will understand that your ISP is throttling the internet for your connection. Ask other users who are in your area if they find a similar pattern or not. If it is like that, then the ISP is throttling the internet to maintain a stable network.

What You Can Do to Avoid Internet Throttling for Your Network?

An easy thing to do would be to use a VPN network for downloading, uploading, or browsing through the internet. ISPs won't be able to track your actual internet usage if you use a VPN network. Thus you might just escape the bandwidth throttling. Another way you can escape internet throttling purchase a premium internet plan or high data plan which doesn't limit your data usage to what you don't want for a day or a month. Another way to do so is going with the best high-speed internet provider that fits all your internet activities. Ensure that they offer plans that meet your internet needs.

Original article: Broadband Internet Throttling: What is it and What You Can Do to Avoid it?

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