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• Mobile Network Issues, Ways to Fix Common Problems
• Vodafone Idea Unveils MyAmbar App for Women Safety in India
• Tata Sky Broadband Introduces 20Mbps Plan in Select Cities, Removes 300Mbps Plan
• Airtel Digital TV Adds India Ahead and Lokshahi, Set to Remove 5 Channels
• India Among Lowest Ranked Countries for Mobile Internet Speeds: Ookla
• Zee5 Ties up with Meghbela Broadband, Select users to Receive Access for No Additional Cost
• Truecaller Unveils Call Reason Feature on Users Demand
• Carrier Aggregation in Indian Telecom Networks
• ACT Fibernet Enable Users to Subscribe to Five Streaming Apps

Mobile Network Issues, Ways to Fix Common Problems Posted: 22 Oct 2020 08:23 AM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/cellular-network-issues-ways-fix-common-problems/305913/, Mobile Network Issues, Ways to Fix Common Problems More often than not, people face issues with their cellular network. Sometimes the problem is related to voice calls, and sometimes it is with the internet. The users face network issues not just limited with one or two telecom operators, but all of them. There are many things that you can do to resolve the problems which you are facing with your network. Be it voice calling or internet issues; there is a fix for everything. So if you want to know how you can fix these problems by yourself, keep reading ahead. Solutions for Trouble With Making Calls/Receiving Calls/Sending and Receiving Calls If there are coverage issues or issues in the quality of a voice call, then switch-off any of the devices around you that produces electromagnetic induction such as internet routers. Then restart your mobile. You can also try inserting the SIM card in another device. If even that doesn't solve your problems, contact your network operator who would be able to sort the issue from their end. When your mobile reflects that the network of your SIM card is down; if you are an Android user, go to the settings of your device. Then find 'Mobile/Cellular Network' and tap on it. Manually select your network operator. For example, if your SIM card is from Vodafone Idea, then tap on 'Vi'. In case you are an iOS user, just go to Settings, tap on 'Mobile + SIM' and go to SIM Settings > Network Selection and then search for network. Manually select the operator you are subscribed to. If this doesn't solve your issue, the users would have to get in touch with the customer care team of their network operator. Even when facing issues with SMSs and messages, just restart your device or try inserting your SIM card in another device. If this doesn't do the job, you can contact your network service provider. Solutions for Trouble With Using the Mobile Internet In case you are unable to browse a particular site on the mobile phone using mobile data, check if it is a particular website or an app that you are facing this issue with. If it is the case, just clear the cache and cookies of that website/app and see if you can then use the internet. If the problem is with every website and app, then you can troubleshoot your internet. Firstly, check if you have kept the 'Mobile Data' switched on. Then ensure that under the settings, you have selected the fastest option for your mobile network. If it is not 3G or 4G, then immediately change the settings. One thing that you should always ensure is that your SIM card is in the right slot. If you are using Mobile Data from SIM 1, ensure that you have your SIM 1 as the network which provides fast data to you. You can also check the APN (Access Point Names) settings. Select the following under APN settings of your device: for Android – www, for iOS – iPhone. Another thing which you should keep in mind is that your data subscription pack can be expired. So check if you have enough data to browse or not. You can also put your device in Airplane mode and switch it off in a second. It will refresh your network and might solve any of the connectivity issues that you are facing. The last thing you can do is try using the SIM card in any other device. If even that doesn't work, just contact your network service provider. Original article: Mobile Network Issues, Ways to Fix Common Problems ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

Vodafone Idea Unveils MyAmbar App for Women Safety in India Posted: 22 Oct 2020 07:07 AM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/vodafone-idea-unveils-myambar-app-women-safety-india/305925/, Vodafone Idea Unveils MyAmbar App for Women Safety in India Vodafone Idea Foundation, the Corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of Vodafone Idea Limited on Thursday unveiled MyAmbar app in partnership with NASSCOM Foundation, Safety Trust, and UN Women. The MyAmbar app solution is said to be designed and developed especially for safety and empowerment of women in India. The company said that the app developed under the 'Connecting for Good program' is intended to aid women to understand and stand against violence. The MyAmbar app is said to be available in both English and Hindi. The company highlighted that the app provides women with an "easy access" to emergency helpline numbers. Vodafone Idea Unveils MyAmbar App Solution The CSR arm of the third-largest wireless operator in India highlighted that the app also aids women through a "step-by-step risk assessment tool." Vodafone Idea Foundation highlighted that the tool will guide the women "through various ways in dealing with their current status." "Vodafone Idea is committed to leveraging our technology strengths to create social impact through sustainable solutions," P Balaji, chief regulatory and corporate affairs officer at Vodafone Idea, said in the release. "We strongly believe that when you educate, empower or support a woman in any ecosystem, you impact her entire family, her immediate ecosystem in the community, which in turn brings in a strong multiplier effect on the overall social and economic development of the entire country." Crucially, the company also said that the app has an extensive service directory aiding women to reach out to legal and counselling services at a "click of a button." MyAmbar App Features Dedicated SOS Button The company said that the MyAmbar App introduces "ready help and education" to all women on "gender-based violence to understand the issue and avail support services." Vodafone Idea Foundation said that the app would provide a "safe haven for the survivors and high-risk victims" to file their complaints and request help without bias or judgment. "One in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence. More than 4 lakh cases on crime against women were registered in 2019 according to India National Crime's Record Bureau (NCRB)," Ashok Pamidi, CEO of NASSCOM Foundation, said in the release. "Today, with MyAmbar, we have taken a vital step to leverage technology to work towards women’s safety and empowerment. I urge everyone to use MyAmbar and support us in bringing this solution to every woman across India’s remotest corners." The MyAmbar app is said to offer several useful features such as "Ready to use directory of helpline numbers across India." Further, the MyAmbar app is also said to offer extensive information on multiple aspects of "gender-based violence presented in easy to understand form." Crucially, Vodafone Idea Foundation highlighted that its MyAmbar app has an "upfront SOS helpline button." Original article: Vodafone Idea Unveils MyAmbar App for Women Safety in India ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

Tata Sky Broadband Introduces 20Mbps Plan in Select Cities, Removes 300Mbps Plan Posted: 22 Oct 2020 05:38 AM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/tata-sky-broadband-20mbps-plan-300mbps-plan/305917/, Tata Sky Broadband Introduces 20Mbps Plan in Select Cities, Removes 300Mbps Plan Tata Sky Broadband has introduced a new 20Mbps plan for its users in select cities. The internet service provider (ISP) has updated its web portal and with that also unveiled new plans for select cities. The 20Mbps broadband plan is currently available in Chennai, Noida, Greater Noida, Gurgaon, and New Delhi. However, it is worthy to note that Tata Sky Broadband has reduced its presence from 18 cities to 16 cities. The operator has not listed its plans for Lucknow and Hyderabad under its revamp. More on the story ahead. Tata Sky Broadband New 20Mbps Plan Tata Sky broadband is now offering a new broadband plan with 20Mbps speed to the users in Chennai, Noida, Greater Noida, Gurgaon, and New Delhi. This plan will ship with unlimited data and will cost the user Rs 1271.9 per month. The operator has not highlighted the long-term availability of its new 20Mbps plan yet. The unlimited data on Tata Sky Broadband means 3300GB (3.3TB) fair-usage-policy (FUP) data. After the user consumes his allotted FUP data, the operator restricts the speed drops to 3Mbps. What's interesting to note is the pricing of this plan. It is quite unclear what Tata Sky Broadband seeks to achieve as it has priced the 20Mbps plan with unlimited data more than the 100Mbps plan with unlimited data. Also, Tata Sky Broadband is not providing its services in Lucknow and Hyderabad anymore. Under the offers section on the website, the service provider has mentioned that it is offering “Free Expert Installation” and “Free Router Dual-band ONT+ Wi-Fi Router.” Tata Sky Broadband has also mentioned on its website that it is offering users 'Plan Change Flexibility', 'Safe Custody', and 'Data Rollover'. Meanwhile, the operator has removed its 300Mbps broadband plan from its offerings. So now the maximum speed plan a user can get from Tata Sky Broadband is 200Mbps. It also has to be noted that the 200Mbps plan is not available everywhere. Tata Sky Broadband has also highlighted on its website that it will offer its users 99.9% uptime on its network. Along with that, the download and upload speeds that a user gets with a plan is said to be uniform. Original article: Tata Sky Broadband Introduces 20Mbps Plan in Select Cities, Removes 300Mbps Plan ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

Airtel Digital TV Adds India Ahead and Lokshahi, Set to Remove 5 Channels Posted: 22 Oct 2020 03:33 AM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/airtel-digital-tv-india-ahead-lokshahi-remove-channels/305902/, Airtel Digital TV Adds India Ahead and Lokshahi, Set to Remove 5 Channels India's third-largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator, Airtel Digital TV has added two new channels to its platform namely 'India Ahead' and 'Lokshahi'. The DTH operator has been adding and removing channels regularly now. With the addition of two new channels, the service provider also announced that five channels would be discontinued from its platform. The five channels to be discontinued include 'PTC Punjabi Gold', 'PTC Music', 'PTC Simran', Box Cinema, and Power TV. All these channels are going to be discontinued on November 3, 2020. More on the story ahead. Airtel Digital TV Adds New Channels, Removes Multiple Old Ones The first newly added channel is 'India Ahead'. It is a free channel for the subscribers available on channel number 373. 'India Ahead' is a news channel and aims to bring fresh news for the subscribers. The second newly added channel is 'Lokshahi'. The 'Lokshahi' is a regional news channel available on channel number 540 and it is also free for the subscribers. Talking about the five channels that are set to be removed, all of the five channels are currently available to the subscribers to watch. However, the operator is alerting its users about the channel discontinuation from November 3, 2020, through a scroll at the bottom of the screen. Just a few days back, TelecomTalk reported about the removal of two channels and the addition of a new one by the Airtel Digital TV. The DTH operator had removed 'Sahara Samay' and 'Sahara Samay Rajasthan', while adding 'Bansal News' to its platform. What's interesting to note is that Airtel Digital TV is paying a lot of attention on the news channels it is offering to the subscribers. The DTH operator has added several news channels in the past month while also removing multiple of these channels as well. Additionally, Airtel Digital TV in the past month added 'first-of-its-kind' educational channels namely 'Aakash EduTV – JEE' and 'Aakash EduTv – NEET'. Both the channels were offered for free to the subscribers until October 21, 2020. However, the users who want to subscribe to these channels now need to pay Rs 246 monthly, Rs 1,231 for six months, and Rs 2,214 for 12 months (1 year). Original article: Airtel Digital TV Adds India Ahead and Lokshahi, Set to Remove 5 Channels ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

India Among Lowest Ranked Countries for Mobile Internet Speeds: Ookla Posted: 22 Oct 2020 01:57 AM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/india-ranked-countries-mobile-internet-speeds/305886/, India Among Lowest Ranked Countries for Mobile Internet Speeds: Ookla India has dropped two places on the Speedtest Global Index for mobile in September while the country gained two places on the Index for the fixed broadband segment, Ookla highlighted on Tuesday. The company behind the Speedtest platform released its Speedtest Global Index for September with South Korea and Singapore topping the index for mobile and fixed broadband segments respectively. Ookla said that South Korea registered an average download speed of 121 Mbps on mobile in the month of September to take the top position on the Index. Further, Singapore retained its position at the top of the index on the fixed broadband space for the month of September with the country recording an average download speed of 226.60 Mbps. India Drops Two Places on Speedtest Global Index for Mobile Ookla highlighted that India has dropped two places on its Speedtest Global Index for mobile with the country registering an average download and upload speeds of 12.07 Mbps and 4.31 Mbps respectively. India is now ranked 131st on the Speedtest Global Index with Uganda, Bangladesh, Somalia, Venezuela, Sudan, Palestine and Afghanistan registering lower download and upload speeds than India. According to Ookla, the Speedtest Global Index "compares internet speed data from around the world on a monthly basis." The company said that the data for Speedtest Global Index "comes from the hundreds of millions of tests taken by real people using Speedtest every month." The Speedtest Global Index for mobile covers 138 countries across the globe with South Korea, China, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Netherlands clinching the top five spots on the Index. The company highlighted that the average global download speeds on Mobile touched 35.96 Mbps in September while the average upload speeds hit 11.22 Mbps. India Climbs Two Places on Speedtest Global Index for Fixed Broadband The Speedtest Global Index for fixed broadband highlights that India is now ranked 70th in the month of September.The index reveals that India recorded an average download and upload speeds of 46.47 Mbps and 42.43 Mbps respectively on fixed broadband in September. According to Ookla, Singapore, Hong Kong, Romania, Switzerland and Thailand clinched the top five spots on Speedtest Global Index for fixed broadband in September. The Speedtest Global Index for fixed broadband is said to cover 175 countries across the globe with Sudan, Mauritania, Algeria, Cuba, Yemen and Turkmenistan occupying the bottom five spots on the index. Ookla highlights that the average global download speeds on fixed broadband hit 85.73 Mbps in September while the average global upload speeds touched 45.74 Mbps. Original article: India Among Lowest Ranked Countries for Mobile Internet Speeds: Ookla ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

Zee5 Ties up with Meghbela Broadband, Select users to Receive Access for No Additional Cost Posted: 22 Oct 2020 12:11 AM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/zee5-meghbela-broadband-no-additional-cost/305874/, Zee5 Ties up with Meghbela Broadband, Select users to Receive Access for No Additional Cost Zee5, a Over-the-Top (OTT) platform on Thursday announced that it has partnered with Meghbela Broadband in a bid to expand its distribution ecosystem. The company said that its platform has witnessed over three times growth in its user base as the users "are now looking at entertainment beyond the traditional Direct-to-Home (DTH) and Cable TV. Zee5 said that it has been "working very closely" with internet service providers across India to provide "easy access" to its OTT content. It was said that the Meghbela Broadband with its partnership with Zee5 will offer its users "easy access" to the OTT platform through its Android Box Select Meghbela Broadband Users to Receive Complimentary Access to Zee5 The company said that the select users of Meghbela Broadband will receive "complementary access" to "all" Zee5 premium content including movies and live channels. "Consumers today are demanding more options and value from their internet service providers," Zee5 said in a release. It was said that Meghbela Broadband users will need to login on Meghbela Android TV using a one-time password (OTP) generated on the mobile app for access to Zee5 content. "Meghbela Broadband being a Class- A ISP based in Eastern India & ZEE5, India's Entertainment Super-app, coming together of these two will surely break into the unchartered territory of the East by providing Meghbela Android TV Box bundled with ZEE5 Premium Subscription backed with high-speed internet up to 250mbps," Tapabrata Mukherjee, director, Meghbela Broadband, said in the release. Zee5 Partnership Eyes "Wider Audience" with its Partnership with Meghbela Broadband Zee5 highlighted that its platform offers over 100 originals across multiple genres with over 1.25 lakh hours of programming across 12 languages. “In a connected world, the role of ISPs is critical to connect the household to the world," Rahul Maroli, senior vice president at Zee5 India, said in the release. "The strategic alliance with Meghbela Broadband enables us to provide our bespoke entertainment experience to an even wider audience. With consumers now looking at digital platforms to fulfil their entertainment requirements, we wanted to ensure that consumers get a seamless experience with the best of content to choose from." The OTT platform said that its alliance with Meghbela Broadband enables a "wider set of diverse" users to access a "super digital entertainment experience." Original article: Zee5 Ties up with Meghbela Broadband, Select users to Receive Access for No Additional Cost ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

Truecaller Unveils Call Reason Feature on Users Demand Posted: 21 Oct 2020 10:52 PM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/truecaller-unveils-call-reason-feature-users-demand/305859/, Truecaller Unveils Call Reason Feature on Users Demand Truecaller, a mobile application that enables users to identify and block calls on Wednesday unveiled Call Reason feature. The company said that its latest addition to its platform, the Call Reason feature will let users know why someone is calling them with Truecaller highlighting its new addition as a "game-changer." The Call Reason feature is said to be available only for Truecaller users on Android with the feature said to be rolling as part of its version 11.30 update. Further, Truecaller said that it has enhanced its messaging experience with the company adding an in-app, on-device translation feature. Truecaller Unveils Call Reason Feature on Android The company said that its platform had earlier solved the question of 'who' as it enabled the users to identify the calls and now with its latest addition, it is solving the 'Why.' "We've been seeing tweets and messages from you telling us that you wanted to know why people were calling. It's clearly a great idea, so we made it happen," the company said in a blog post. Truecaller said that the Call Reason feature aids users by making them understand if a call is urgent, personal or business. It was said that the users can set three custom reasons that they think would use the most for Call Reason. Additionally, Truecaller said that its users can write a reason every time they call or skip writing the reason altogether. "We can think of a thousand more ways this will change your calling experience," the company said. "To access it, simply click on the Call Reason button before making a call." Truecaller iOS 14 Update to Introduce New Improvements It has been reported that the Call Reason for iOS platform would be introduced in early 2021. Crucially, Truecaller in a tweet said that the "technical restrictions" on iOS has resulted in its app to be different to the Android version. "However, with iOS 14 there are a lot of improvements we’ve made in our upcoming version, including the Caller ID! More information on that coming soon," the company said in a tweet. Original article: Truecaller Unveils Call Reason Feature on Users Demand ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

Carrier Aggregation in Indian Telecom Networks Posted: 21 Oct 2020 08:25 PM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/carrier-aggregation-indian-telecom-networks/305737/, Carrier Aggregation in Indian Telecom Networks Carrier Aggregation (CA), a feature of LTE Advanced enables telecom operators and devices to combine two or more Long Term Evolution (LTE) carriers into a single data channel. The CA enables telecom operators to enhance the capacity of the data rates and the entire network by capitalising on fragmented spectrum allocations. The operators can apply the LTE Advanced feature either on their LTE Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) variant or on the Time Division Duplexing (TDD) LTE variant with up to five component carriers. It has been said that the five component carriers can deliver up to 100 Mhz of total transmission bandwidth for a telecom operator. Smartphones Supporting CA Delivers Higher Internet Speeds The devices supporting CA offer users better speed and network connectivity as compared to devices with no support for CA. The CA enabled devices can club multiple LTE connections and treat them as one as compared to non CA devices that typically dial one LTE connection between the phone and the network. The devices supporting CA when latched onto a supporting network would deliver double or higher internet speeds due to the enhanced connectivity. With the CA enabled devices, the users can prevent minor lags during online gaming while also preventing buffering when watching a high-definition video that are often caused by patchy networks. Crucially, the CA enabled devices also prevents network oscillations that results in the smartphone delivering higher battery life. Devices and Telecom Operators Supporting CA in India The Indian telecom operators including Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have implemented CA in most of its circles. However, the operators have not implemented CA on all its bands with Jio enabling CA on Band 3, Band 5 and Band 40 while Airtel enabling CA on Band 3 and Band 40. Similarly, the users need a compatible handset supporting CA to browse at higher speeds such as select devices powered by Qualcomm sporting an X5 modem or later. The users with select Mediatek and Exynos devices also support CA implemented by the Indian telecom operators. Original article: Carrier Aggregation in Indian Telecom Networks ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

ACT Fibernet Enable Users to Subscribe to Five Streaming Apps Posted: 21 Oct 2020 06:34 PM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/act-fibernet-enable-users-subscribe-streaming-apps/305773/, ACT Fibernet Enable Users to Subscribe to Five Streaming Apps ACT Fibernet enables its users to get subscriptions of up to five over-the-top (OTT) content streaming platforms. Netflix has been a part of the internet service provider's (ISP) plans for a long time now. But now apart from Netflix, there are four other OTT platforms subscriptions on offer. The other four platforms include Sony Liv, Aha, ZEE5 Premium, and Hungama. The good thing is that users purchasing broadband plans from ACT Fibernet are eligible to get cashbacks and discounts when they purchase subscriptions of these particular OTT platforms. More on the story ahead. ACT Fibernet Offers Cashbacks and Discounts on OTT Subscriptions Starting with Netflix, ACT offers different broadband plans in different cities which come with the benefit of Netflix. Different plans get different amounts of cashback. For example, there are a total of five Netflix plans on offer from ACT for Bengaluru users. The 'ACT Blaze' plan offers users a cashback of Rs 50 when they subscribe to Netflix while the 'ACT GIGA' plan offers users a cashback of Rs 500 for the same. Depending on the kind of plan you choose, you will get the appropriate cashback. For users who want a subscription of ZEE5 Premium through the website of ACT, they can get a one month trial of the streaming platform. Post the free trial, users will have to pay Rs 99 per month for the subscription of ZEE5 Premium. It is interesting to note that there is no further discount or benefit for ZEE5 Premium apart from the one month trial. ZEE5 Premium normally costs Rs 99 per month even if the users opt to subscribe to the platform directly. As for the users who want a subscription of Hungama, they will get a discount of Rs 150 if they purchase it through the website of ACT. Normally the subscription of Hungama costs Rs 249 per month, but with ACT, the users can get it for Rs 99 per month. The Users who want the subscription of Sony Liv can get it for Rs 299 per month from the website of ACT. What's interesting to note is that getting a subscription of Sony Liv from directly the website of the streaming platform also costs the same. Finally Aha, the last streaming platform on offer from ACT. However, the users subscribing to Aha through the website of ACT neither get a discount or cashback at all for subscribing. Whether the user subscribes through the website of ACT or through the website of AHA, they needs to pay Rs 365 only for a whole year. Original article: ACT Fibernet Enable Users to Subscribe to Five Streaming Apps ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

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