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• Bharti Airtel 4G Subscriber Base Up 14.4 Million, Monthly Data Usage Per User at 16GB
• Vu Masterpiece TV Unveiled in India for Rs 3,50,000
• Tata Sky Moves 22 Hindi Channels to New Slots, 19 Channels to be Revised Soon
• YouTube Redesigned for iOS and Android Devices
• BSNL Bharat Fiber Revamped Plans Now Live in Multiple Circles
• Vivo Might Launch New Operating System ‘Origin OS’ in Coming Months
• Broadband Internet Users Can Enhance Their Connection with Simple Tricks
• Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea and BSNL Best Data Add-On Packs You Can Choose From

Bharti Airtel 4G Subscriber Base Up 14.4 Million, Monthly Data Usage Per User at 16GB Posted: 27 Oct 2020 06:46 AM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/bharti-airtel-4g-subscriber-base-monthly-data/306690/, Bharti Airtel 4G Subscriber Base Up 14.4 Million, Monthly Data Usage Per User at 16GB Bharti Airtel on Tuesday reported its second-quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2020, with the company highlighting that its 4G subscriber base hit 152.7 million. The second-largest wireless operator in India said that its 4G user base was up by 14.4 million for the quarter while its average revenue per user (ARPU) touched Rs 162. The company said that its APRU in the same period in the previous financial year was at Rs 128. Crucially, Airtel recorded consolidated quarterly revenues of Rs 25,785 crores, up 22% year-over-year (YoY) for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Further, its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for its second quarter was up 32.6% YoY. Monthly Data Usage Per Airtel User at 16GB Bharti Airtel said that its "usage metrics remain best in class" with the company registering the average data usage per user at 16GB per month. The company also said that it offers "brilliant network experience" with a network portfolio of over 200,000 towers, adding over 5000 sites during its second quarter of the current financial year. "In the mobile segment, we added over ~14 Mn 4G customers and grew revenues by ~26%. Our focus on building the most aspirational brand in Indian Telecom to win quality customers is delivering results," Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel, said in the release. "Our data consumption grew by 58% YoY which reflects the strong engagement of customers on our network." Bharti Airtel highlighted that its overall data traffic increased to 77.3PB per day in its second quarter in the current financial year. In the same period in the previous financial year, the overall data traffic on Airtel network was said to be at 48.9PB per day. The company said that the voice usage on its network was at 1005 minutes per user per month for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Bharti Airtel Extends LCO Partnership to 48 Cities Across India The second-largest wireless operator in India highlighted that its Homes business segment that offers broadband and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) services registered a 7.3% YoY revenue growth. Airtel is said to have added 129,000 broadband users during its second quarter in the current financial year with its wired broadband subscriber base hitting 2.58 million. The company said that it has inked "many more" partnerships with Local Cable Operators (LCO) in cities where the company is currently not present, extending its model to 48 cities across India. "The company also focused on fast-track network expansion by rolling out Fibre Home Passes and upgrading existing copper network during the quarter," Airtel said in its earnings release. Meanwhile, it was highlighted that Airtel added 549,000 Direct-to-Home (DTH) users in its second quarter of the current financial year. The company said that its Airtel Digital TV user base has increased from 16.8 million in the previous quarter to 17.4 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Airtel also said that the Wynk platform registered 59.3 million monthly active users (MAUs) during the period ended September 30, 2020. Similarly, the Airtel Thanks platform and Airtel Xstream platform is said to have registered 81.6 million MAUs and 33.7 million MAUs respectively during the second quarter of the current financial year. The company also said that it added nine million Wynk users during its second quarter while the Airtel Thanks and Airtel Xstream platform witnessed eight million new users each. Original article: Bharti Airtel 4G Subscriber Base Up 14.4 Million, Monthly Data Usage Per User at 16GB ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

Vu Masterpiece TV Unveiled in India for Rs 3,50,000 Posted: 27 Oct 2020 05:17 AM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/vu-masterpiece-tv-unveiled-in-india/306676/, Vu Masterpiece TV Unveiled in India for Rs 3,50,000 The Vu Group on Tuesday unveiled Vu Masterpiece TV in India with the company highlighting that its latest model is a "landmark" product "for the entire industry." The company that ventured into the television industry a decade earlier said that its new 85-inch Vu Masterpiece TV features "class-leading OLED technology" in a "stunning bezel-less screen and exquisite build quality." The Vu Group said that the Masterpiece TV features 1000-nit brightness that "makes it ideal for watching jaw-dropping HDR10+" video footage along with Dolby Vision content. Vu Unveils Vu Masterpiece TV in India The 85-inch model with 4K HDR screen is said to be capable of reproducing "one billion colors" with the TV also integrated with an 50-watt soundbar. "A person who chooses the Vu Masterpiece TV understands sophistication and luxury, and this exquisitely crafted television stands for success and makes an authoritative design statement," Devita Saraf, chairman and CEO of The Vu Group, said in a release. The integrated soundbar is said to consist of six speakers including two sets of woofers and tweeters for "deep bass and crystal-clear highs." "Beautiful design encasing pathbreaking technology has always been our forte, and we are proud to present another product that would make a stunning statement in any home or office," Saraf said. Vu Masterpiece TV Enables Users to Upgrade to Vu Conferencing System The Vu group said that the Masterpiece TV supports display content at 120Hz refresh rate with the model running on Android 9 providing access to streaming apps such as YouTube and Amazon Prime Video. The company said that the Vu Masterpiece TV users can also "optionally" upgrade to the Vu conferencing system based on Windows 10 with a 4K camera supporting apps such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams. The Vu Masterpiece TV carries a price tag of Rs 350,000 and is said to be available across several "retail stores" in India. Original article: Vu Masterpiece TV Unveiled in India for Rs 3,50,000 ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

Tata Sky Moves 22 Hindi Channels to New Slots, 19 Channels to be Revised Soon Posted: 27 Oct 2020 03:55 AM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/tata-sky-moves-hindi-channels-slots-revised/306663/, Tata Sky Moves 22 Hindi Channels to New Slots, 19 Channels to be Revised Soon Tata Sky, the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator in India on Tuesday revised the electronic programming guide (EPG) numbers of over 20 Hindi regional channels on its platform. The operator since early September has revised EPG numbers of various channels on its platform including English entertainment channels along with Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali regional channels. Tata Sky on its web portals has highlighted that 19 Hindi regional channels will have its EPG revisions on Wednesday following the 22 Hindi regional channels that had its EPG revisions on Tuesday. Tata Sky Revises EPG Numbers of 22 Hindi Regional Channels The DTH Operator on Tuesday revised EPG numbers of multiple Hindi regional channels such as ABP Ganga, News18 Rajasthan and News18 Bihar Jharkhand. ABP Ganga on Tuesday was moved from its old EPG of 1108 to its new EPG of 1127 on Tata Sky. Further, the operator revised News18 Rajasthan from its old EPG of 1131 to its new EPG of 1176 while News18 Bihar Jharkhand was revised to 1129 from its old EPG of 1105. News18 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand, Zee Bihar Jharkhand, Oscar Movies Bhojpuri, Bhojpuri Cinema, Big Ganga, Dishum, B4U Bhojpuri, Surya Bhojpuri, Zee Biskope are the channels that had its EPG revisions on Tata Sky on Tuesday. Also Read: DTH Operator Error Codes The operator also moved Filamchi, Sadhna Plus News, Kashish News, Zee Rajasthan News, First India Rajasthan, News18 Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh, IBC 24, Bansal News, INH 24X7 and Channel Win to new EPG slots on Tuesday. Tata Sky to Revise EPG Numbers of 19 Hindi Regional Channels on Wednesday Tata Sky on its portals highlighted that 19 Hindi regional channels including India News UP UK, News State UP Uttarakhand and India News Rajasthan will have its EPG revisions on Wednesday. India News UP UK will be revised from its existing EPG of 550 to its new EPG of 1136 on Tata Sky on Wednesday. Further, the DTH operator will revise News State UP Uttarakhand from its existing EPG of 552 to its new EPG of 1137 on Wednesday. Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand, India News MP CH, News State MP CG, Patrika TV Rajasthan, Swaraj Express SMBC, are the other channels scheduled to have its EPG revisions on Tata Sky on Wednesday. Additionally, Tata Sky also highlighted that Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh, Sadhna News MP CG, Bhaskar News, News18 Urdu, Zee Salaam and Gulistan News will have its EPG revisions on Wednesday. The DTH operator will also move select Doordarshan channels including DD Bharati, DD Uttar Pradesh, DD Bihar, DD Madhya Pradesh and DD Rajasthan to new EPG slots on Wednesday. Original article: Tata Sky Moves 22 Hindi Channels to New Slots, 19 Channels to be Revised Soon ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

YouTube Redesigned for iOS and Android Devices Posted: 27 Oct 2020 02:21 AM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/youtube-redesigned-for-ios-and-android-devices/306653/, YouTube Redesigned for iOS and Android Devices In a bid to make its app more interactive and time-saving for the users, YouTube has rearranged the buttons and now offers a more streamlined video viewing experience with its new update. The update is said to be released for both the Android and iOS devices. The buttons have been rearranged and moved to new locations which are said to be more prominent for the users to save their time. With this update, YouTube has also added gestures which will make it easier for the users to navigate through the video player while watching videos. More details ahead. YouTube Update Brings Enhanced 'Video Chapters' and Other Features With an enhanced 'Video Chapters' feature, users will now be able to see a complete list of all the chapters which are included in the video they are watching. It will help them in directly skipping to the part they want to learn about. This is just one of the five prominent features that YouTube has added on its new update. Also, the captions button 'CC' has been moved to the top of the screen so that the user doesn't have to find it through the menu every time he/she needs to switch it on and off. Adding to this, the 'Auto-Play' toggle has also been moved from below the video player to the top of the screen, to the left of the 'CC' button. As per a blog post by YouTube, this feature is going to be tested for desktops soon as well. Now, there are additional features for the app which will let users save plenty of time and energy. Entering and exiting the full-screen mode has been made easier. Now users can simply swipe up to enter full screen and swipe down to exit it. Further, the app will be suggesting users for rotating the phone in the appropriate direction for getting the best viewing experience of the video. Along with this, a new digital wellbeing tool named 'Bedtime Reminders' has been introduced which will allow users to manage their time on the app. Original article: YouTube Redesigned for iOS and Android Devices ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

BSNL Bharat Fiber Revamped Plans Now Live in Multiple Circles Posted: 27 Oct 2020 12:26 AM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/bsnl-bharat-fiber-revamped-plans-now-live/306636/, BSNL Bharat Fiber Revamped Plans Now Live in Multiple Circles Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has revamped its existing Bharat Fiber plans to offer enhanced speeds and data limits across multiple circles in India. The state-run operator earlier in the month celebrated 20 years of its corporatization with BSNL dedicating the entire month of October as Customer Delight Month. BSNL planned multiple activities as part of its Customer Delight Month initiative that included revising its existing Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) plans in a bid to retain existing users while also targeting new users. Further, an internal list accessed by TelecomTalk earlier in the month highlighted the plans that were set for revamp included over 50 FTTH plans in its North, South and West zones. The operator also offers over 100 plans in its East Zone with several of these plans set for a revamp as well. BSNL Revamped Plans Now Live in Multiple Circles Across India According to the BSNL portals, the operator has now revamped its existing Bharat Fiber plans in nine circles including Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. Further, the revamped plans are also live in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh East, Uttar Pradesh West and Uttarakhand circles of BSNL. Under the revamped plans, the operator is now offering up to 50 Mbps speeds on its plans priced under Rs 500 per month including its "100GB CUL" plan priced at Rs 499 per month. The operator now enables users subscribed to the 100GB CUL plan to browse at 50 Mbps speed till 100GB with the operator restricting the speed to 2 Mbps upon reaching the limit. BSNL earlier enabled users subscribed to the 100GB CUL plans to browse up to 20 Mbps speed. The operator has enhanced its plans priced between Rs 500 to Rs 650 per month including its "3GB CUL Monthly" plan to offer up to 100 Mbps speeds and 2 Mbps upon reaching the data limit. The 3GB CUL monthly plan priced at Rs 519 per month enables users to browse up to 100 Mbps till 3GB per day with the operator restricting the speeds to 2 Mbps upon reaching the limit. Further, BSNL has enhanced its FTTH plans priced above Rs 650 to Rs 799 per month to also offer 100 mbps speeds. However, the plans priced between Rs 650 to Rs 799 under the revamp offers 5 Mbps speeds to users on reaching the data limit. It has to be noted that the “500GB CUL” plan priced at Rs 777 per month was revised in early October to offer up to 100 Mbps speeds till 500GB. The users subscribed to the 500GB CUL plan will be restricted to 5 Mbps upon reaching the 500GB data limit. The BSNL plans priced between Rs 800 to Rs 999 per month such as the 600GB CUL plan priced at Rs 849 per month now offers up to 100 Mbps speeds till 600GB. The users subscribed to the Bharat Fiber plans priced between Rs 800 to Rs 999 per month will be restricted to 10 Mbps upon reaching the data limit. The 600GB plan earlier offered users up to 50 Mbps speed till 600GB with BSNL restricting the speed to 2 Mbps upon users reaching the data limit. BSNL Also Revamps its Top-Tier Plans Priced Above Rs 1000 Per Month BSNL has also revamped its Bharat Fiber plans priced between Rs 1000 to Rs 1499 per month including "750GB Plan Monthly" to offer up to 200 Mbps speed till 3.3 TB (3300GB). The operator restricts the speeds on the plans priced between Rs 1000 to Rs 1499 to 15 Mbps upon a user reaching the data limit. The BSNL 750GB Plan Monthly priced at Rs 1299 per month earlier offered users up to 100 Mbps speed till 750GB with the operator restricting the speed to 2 Mbps upon reaching the data limit. The operator has also revamped its FTTH plans priced above Rs 1499 per month to offer up to 200 Mbps speed till 4TB (4000GB). BSNL restricts the speed to 20 Mbps upon a user reaching the data limit on plans with monthly rentals above Rs 1499 such as the "30GB CUL" plan. The users subscribed to the 30GB CUL plan were earlier offered up to 16 Mbps speed till 30GB per day with the operator restricting the speeds to 4 Mbps upon reaching the data limit. As of press time on Tuesday, the operator has listed its revamped plans alongside the existing plans in its nine circles including Chandigarh. The operator is expected to offer its revamped plans across India except for Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the upcoming days. Original article: BSNL Bharat Fiber Revamped Plans Now Live in Multiple Circles ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

Vivo Might Launch New Operating System ‘Origin OS’ in Coming Months Posted: 26 Oct 2020 11:01 PM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/vivo-launch-new-operating-system-origin-os/306615/, Vivo Might Launch New Operating System 'Origin OS' in Coming Months Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Vivo might soon launch a new Android operating system (OS) for its users called 'Origin OS'. The new system will be replacing the current OS which is 'Funtouch OS'. The exact date for the launch of this new system is unknown. But as per a report from Digital Chat Station (DCS), Vivo might launch the new OS by the end of this year.  The Origin OS is also expected to be among the first echelon of Android customised user interface (UI). More on the story ahead. Vivo to Bring Users New System Called 'Origin OS' The Origin OS will come with multiple improvements over the Funtouch OS that Vivo devices currently run on. The Chinese giant is going to launch the Vivo X60 series later this year and it just might happen that it comes with the new Origin OS. If you pay attention to the name of the new system, it has been said that the Origin OS literally means 'Original Operating System'. So it is really intriguing to think about the changes that Vivo might bring with its new operating system. An important thing to note here would be that during last year, in the same period, Vivo's Funtouch OS project manager had posted on Weibo about a new operating system namely 'JoviOS' that the company was working on. But due to unknown reasons, Vivo is said to have abandoned that project. Thus it is safe to assume that the Origin OS is an even better and improved system than JoviOS. Vivo hasn't said or confirmed anything about the new 'Origin OS' yet but with time it will be cleared whether the Chinese giant will release the operating system for the users or not. As for Funtouch OS, it is unclear whether it will be discontinued or not. The company has been working on developing stable Android 11 updates for the Funtouch OS so rationally it is strange to think that it is also going to launch a new OS. Original article: Vivo Might Launch New Operating System 'Origin OS' in Coming Months ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

Broadband Internet Users Can Enhance Their Connection with Simple Tricks Posted: 26 Oct 2020 08:39 PM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/broadband-internet-enhance-connection-simple-tricks/306213/, Broadband Internet Users Can Enhance Their Connection with Simple Tricks Every one of us at some point face issues with the speed of our broadband internet connection. We can't do a lot of things without a high-speed and reliable internet connection such as streaming full HD or 4K videos, real-time online gaming, and more. If you have picked a high-speed internet plan and yet you don't get the high speeds, then there are a few things you can do to optimise your Wi-Fi connection. Mentioned below are all the things you can do to improve your Wi-Fi connection. Ways to Improve Broadband Internet Connection First thing's first, if you have an old router, then please upgrade it to a new one. Modern generation routers provide easy configurations and more data throughput. Once that is done, check the direction of the antenna in the router. Ensure that the antenna of the Wi-Fi router is parallel to the antenna in your gaming device. Even keeping one antenna horizontal and the other one vertical can work well for your gaming, video, or downloading experience. Another thing which you must do is evaluate the strength of the Wi-Fi network. There are multiple apps present in both the Android Play Store and Apple App Store which can do this for you. It will help you identify the dead zones in your house where Wi-Fi connectivity is not as impressive as on other parts. If there are multiple devices connected to the same Wi-Fi router, then it only makes sense that you disconnect some of the devices from the network during heavy streaming or online gaming purposes. On rare occasions, there is also interference with the Wi-Fi network. See if your Wi-Fi is placed correctly. If not, then the performance of the network is bound to be bad. So keep your Wi-Fi in a place where you don't have to worry about its network being interfered with. One of the best ways to fix Wi-Fi is to simply restart it. It works well for a lot of users. Your network needs to be refreshed from time to time. Thus restarting the router becomes necessary sometimes when your Wi-Fi connection is acting strange. The last thing that you can do is connect to the right channel. The new generation routers give users the option to connect with multiple channels. Make sure the one you are connected to is the right one depending on the kind of distance you have from your router. Generally, the 5 GHz channel works better when you are close to the router and the 2.4 GHz channel works better when you are a little away. Original article: Broadband Internet Users Can Enhance Their Connection with Simple Tricks ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea and BSNL Best Data Add-On Packs You Can Choose From Posted: 26 Oct 2020 06:33 PM PDT This post first appeared on TelecomTalk Read more at: https://telecomtalk.info/jio-airtel-vi-bsnl-best-data-packs/306505/, Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea and BSNL Best Data Add-On Packs You Can Choose From Apart from prepaid packs with voice calling benefit, there are also packs which solely come with the benefit of data. These packs are suitable for those people who already have voice calling benefit available but have exhausted their fair-usage-policy (FUP) data. BSNL, Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and Jio all provide data add-on packs to the users. Today we are going to list all the best data add-on packs you can choose from either of these telcos in case you have exhausted your FUP data. Keep reading ahead to find out more about this. Reliance Jio Reliance Jio offers a variety of data add-on packs. There are packs which can help a user work from home and then there are plans which are solely for short-term use. Starting with a work from home data add-on pack, you can get a pack priced at Rs 251. It ships with 50GB FUP data and comes with a standalone validity of 30 days. There are also four Disney+ Hotstar packs available. They are priced at Rs 612, Rs 1,004, Rs 1,206, and Rs 1,208. Users can also opt for the Rs 499 cricket pack which comes with a standalone validity of 56 days and offers 84GB (1.5GB daily) of data along with Disney+ Hotstar benefit. There are also four cheap packs priced at Rs 11 (offers 800MB data), Rs 21 (offers 2GB data), Rs 51 (offers 6GB data), and Rs 101 (offers 12GB data). Bharti Airtel With Airtel, users only get to choose from two data add-on packs. They cost Rs 401 and Rs 48 each. The Rs 48 voucher comes with 3GB FUP data and a validity of 28 days. The Rs 401 voucher comes with 30GB data and a validity of 28 days. However, the Rs 401 voucher comes with an OTT benefit of Disney+ Hotstar VIP for 28 days as well. Vodafone Idea (Vi) Vi also offers a variety of data add-on packs like Reliance Jio. There is the Rs 351 voucher which offers 100GB data with a validity of 56 days. There is also the added benefit of 'Vi Movies & TV'. Users which want a fairly lesser amount of data can go for the Rs 251 data add-on pack which offers 50GB data and it comes with a validity of 28 days. This pack also comes with an added benefit of 'Vi Movies & TV'. The Rs 98 pack is under the double-data offer which is now offering 12GB data instead of 6GB with a validity of 28 days. BSNL With BSNL, users can choose between data add-on packs which range from Rs 16 to Rs 1,098. With the Rs 16 voucher, which is also the cheapest one, it offers users 2GB data with a validity of 1 day. There is a work from home voucher which is named 'Data_WHF_151' which ships with 40GB data and has a validity of 30 days. Then there is another one named 'DATASTV_197' which offers users 2GB daily data and an option for changing the caller tune unlimited times. It has a validity of 54 days. Then there is 'DATA_1098', which comes with a validity of 84 days and offers users unlimited data in addition to unlimited voice calling and 100 SMS/day. Original article: Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea and BSNL Best Data Add-On Packs You Can Choose From ©2020 TelecomTalk. All Rights Reserved.

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