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Dish TV Loaded Fresh Content on In-House OTT Platform Watcho

Posted: 16 Nov 2021 01:13 AM PST

Dish TV Dish TV, a major Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider in India, offers customers an in-house over-the-top (OTT) platform called Watcho. The company had loaded Watcho with fresh content in the second quarter of FY22. This move from the DTH company came to ensure that people more and more people stuck with its platform. The app already has cumulative downloads of 36 million so far. According to an Indian Television report, Dish TV focused on reducing its debt in the second quarter of FY22. The DTH operator had reported consolidated subscription revenues of Rs 6,445 million and operating revenues of 7,181 million for the quarter ending September FY22. During the same quarter, Dish TV repaid debt worth Rs 697 million. This helped the telco in reducing its debt to Rs 5,566 million at the quarter-end.

Dish TV Net Profit During the Quarter Was Rs 354 Million

The DTH company's profit before tax was Rs 553 million, while the net profit was Rs 354 million. While profits in the books are keeping the company in the race, there's a big concern that's looming over the DTH operators. Dish TV said that household spending during the quarter wasn't in line with what households used to spend during the last few years. The company said that this is majorly because of the emergency of OTT platforms. As per Dish TV, high-end consumers tried out OTT while the low-end consumers were sampling Free Dish services. To counter this and stay in the competition, Dish TV announced multiple offers. The company was offering one month of recharge on every five months subscription. Further, there's was a 'Lucky Recharge Offer' wherein customers could get up to 100% cashback on a recharge of Rs 501. Dish TV believes that this year's festive season had also seen a rise in consumer spending like what used to happen in previous years.

Wi-Fi HaLow Claimed to Provide Connectivity Up to 1 Km

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 11:41 PM PST

Wi-Fi HaLow With the advent of the digital era, more and more smart products are being launched globally every day. While all of them require strong connectivity, Wi-Fi networks have a big limitation of range. But, to fulfil the dream of more connected devices in the world, Wi-Fi HaLow has just arrived, which is claimed to offer connectivity up to a range of 1 km. It is developed to connect a large number of Internet of Things (IoT) products such as smart air conditions, smart speakers, and other industrial smart devices. According to a BusinessInsider report, the new Wi-Fi technology has received certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance. For the unaware, Wi-Fi Alliance is the global organisation that certifies Wi-Fi focused companies.

Wi-Fi HaLow Works on Current Protocols

All the existing smart devices can be connected with the Wi-Fi HaLow as it works on the current protocols only. Since it doesn't require new infrastructure, this new technology is expected to significantly improve the current Wi-Fi setup around the world. One of the biggest things about the new Wi-Fi technology isn't just the kind of range that it can provide; but also the amount of power it consumes. For providing such a large range, Wi-Fi HaLow consumes lesser power than the current Wi-Fi networks. The new Wi-Fi technology has been developed to work with the sub-1 GHz spectrum, while the standard Wi-Fi tech currently in the market can only support 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band connectivity. The applications of Wi-Fi HaLow will be wide. It can be used for the connectivity of smart devices across industries and homes. But note that since it will operate on such a lower spectrum band, it won't be able to carry speeds the way a 5 GHz or a 2.4 GHz band network can. The commercial availability of this new Wi-Fi technology is still in the dark.

Vodafone Idea Short of Funds to Incur Capex: ICICI Securities

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 10:37 PM PST

Vodafone Idea Vodafone Idea (Vi) is short of funds for incurring capex. The telco has indeed benefitted from the relief measures announced by the government, but the absence of cash for incurring capex is an issue. Vi's competitors including Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are heavily investing in their networks to increase capacity and coverage. But due to stale revenues and cash flow, Vodafone Idea is not able to do that. ICICI Securities said that Vodafone Idea is very hopeful to raise cash by the year-end which will help the telco a lot in making new investments.

Vodafone Idea Net Debt Piles to Rs 1,927 Billion

As per the capital market company, Vodafone Idea's net debt has piled to Rs 1,927 billion. This includes deferred spectrum liability of Rs 1,047 billion, adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues of Rs 634 billion, and bank borrowing of Rs 228 billion. Vi will have Rs 97 billion in dues to clear in the next 12 months (by September 2022). If the company is able to successfully raise funds by the end of FY22, it should be able to clear dues comfortably as well as invest in networks. The telco's revenues fell 12.8% YoY in the September FY22 quarter. However, mobile revenues for the company saw an increase by 1.8% QoQ to Rs 83 billion. The subscriber base dipped by 0.9% which affected the mobile revenues. However, a positive for the telco was that its 4G subscribers grew. Vodafone Idea added 3.3 million new 4G subscribers during the quarter. Further, the average revenue per user (ARPU) of the company grew by 4.8% QoQ to Rs 109. An additional day during the quarter helped the telco with its ARPU and the price hike in base plans also helped. ICICI Securities has said that until and unless the telco doesn't add new subscribers and expand the user base, major revenue growth is not possible.

RailTel Telecom Revenues Grow With Strong Growth in ISP Services

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 09:38 PM PST

RailTel RailTel Corporation recently reported its Q2 FY22 profits at Rs 675 million. It is a 29% YoY growth because of the rise in telecom revenues and reversal of ECL provisioning. The company's project revenues did not grow in the first half of FY22, but the company is positive about the remaining half. With the growth momentum the company has, ICICI Securities said that RailTel is guided for at least 25% higher revenues in the FY22. Since listing, the company has grown by 25%, which is a healthy sign. RailTel is also eyeing projects worth Rs 70 billion to Rs 100 billion from the Railways for implementing high-speed data connectivity on the 700MHz band. The company is further planning to expand the towers to 5,000 from the current 1,100. ICICI Securities has maintained its 'Buy' call on the company and has increased earnings per share (EPS) by 5.3% / 4% for FY22E / FY23E.

RailTel Telecom Revenues Grew Because of Strong Growth in ISP Services

The telecom revenues of the company were up 29.3% YoY to Rs 2.7 billion. The increase in revenue has been driven because of the surge in the internet service provider (ISP) segment. For the unaware, RailTel has an ISP arm called RailWire. Strong subscriber addition in RailWire helped the average revenue per user (ARPU) to grow to Rs 500. The total number of subscribers in the quarter grew to 422,000 as compared to 318,000 in FY21. ICICI Securities report mentions that RailTel will see strong revenue growth even in the coming half of FY22. This is due to certain projects that the company is expecting to execute from the Railways and coal companies. The company's telecom services earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) grew 75% YoY to Rs 707 million. In H2 FY22, the company expects revenue growth of 25% compared to H1 FY22 growth of 23.8%. Telecom revenues of the company should grow further as more projects are completed.

WhatsApp Likely Develops New Apps For UWP and macOS

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 08:41 PM PST

WhatsApp It looks like there is good news coming in the future for the Windows Phone users of WhatsApp. A couple of years back, there was a possibility to see the Universal Windows Platform app for WhatsApp. Notably, apps developed using this technology are capable of working on Windows 10+ and Xbox. Now, a report by WABetaInfo citing @ALumia_Italia has discovered significant details about the development of the Windows Platform app. The good news for Windows users is that they will be able to install a new complete app to use the messaging platform, which is different from the WhatsApp Desktop app. This app supports multi-device feature, which does not require the primary device (smartphone) to be connected to the internet.

WhatsApp Likely Working On New Apps

Going by the WhatsApp tracker site, WhatsApp is developing a couple of new apps for UWP and macOS. After a long wait, it looks like the much-awaited development has finally arrived. According to the Twitter handle mentioned above, UWP and macOS Catalyst applications will be available to all users via a future update. However, the account that shared the details of the Universal Windows Platform app for WhatsApp has shared a few screenshots to back this claim. Undoubtedly, it is a significant development for Windows users. Furthermore, WhatsApp owned by Meta (formerly Facebook) has confirmed that it is also working on a new app that will be rolled out to macOS Catalyst. It is possible as Apple lets this to be compatible with iPad applications that will be used on macOS Catalyst. However, the support for iPads will be activated at a later date as the app is currently under development. As of now, there is not much information about the appearance of the app for macOS Catalyst. As per the claim, it will appear similar to the iPad app. Further sources emphasize that we have to wait for the iPad app to be rolled out to users though there is no word regarding the exact release date. Given that these new apps under development by WhatsApp are yet to be officially confirmed, we will share further updates in the future. Moreover, we can expect changes in the development as well.

Vodafone Idea MD Downplays JioPhone Next, Airtel Smartphone Offers

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 07:52 PM PST

Vodafone Idea Vodafone Idea's (Vi) managing director, Ravinder Takkar, has downplayed the smartphone offers from Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. Reliance Jio is providing the market with JioPhone Next under the EMI scheme while Airtel is offering a cashback on the purchase of select smartphones. According to an ET Telecom report, speaking to analysts, Takkar downplayed the impact of JioPhone Next and Airtel's smartphone cashback offer. Takkar said that Vodafone Idea has been proving its users with such an offer for a long time. In fact, Vi also offers financing schemes on refurbished devices. Takkar believes that it is still too early to say how the smartphone offer from either of the telcos will impact the market, but he said that Vi has been providing one such offer for a long-time now.

Tariff Hikes Necessary and 5G Spectrum Reserve Price Should be Cut

Vodafone Idea has been very vocal about the need for tariff hikes in the industry. The telco's average revenue per user (ARPU) is the worst amongst all the private telecom operators. It needs the increase in ARPU desperately to improve its cash flow. The last tariff hikes came back in 2019. It has been over two years now. But Vi can't go for tariff hikes until and unless its competitors are doing the same as well. Further, Vi's senior management feels like the 5G spectrum's base or reserve price should be cut to make it more feasible for the telcos to roll out 5G networks faster. Takkar said that if the base price of the 3.5 GHz spectrum band remains the same, it might not see any takers in this auction. The telcos can roll out 5G with the help of 4G spectrum and Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) if they don't get the 5G spectrum for a feasible price. The sector regulator is currently working on deciding a fresh base price for the 5G spectrum and the auctions are expected to take place around April-May.

Vodafone Idea Trumps Jio in One Prepaid Plan Category

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 05:41 PM PST

Vodafone Idea Jio In many ways, while Vodafone Idea's (Vi) prepaid plans are a tad bit expensive than Jio and Airtel's offerings, you can't deny the benefits they come with are really good. Vodafone Idea knows how to stand out with its prepaid plans and that too how to do it in style. There's a prepaid plan in the telco's arsenal that trumps Jio's offering badly. So much so that Jio's plan looks insignificant in front of Vi's prepaid plan. Before we go ahead and check out the details of the concerned prepaid plan, there's one thing that you should know. While Vi's prepaid plan is better in terms of benefits offered, Jio's prepaid plan is way better if you are looking for a wider 4G coverage throughout the country. The major problem with Vodafone Idea is not that it doesn't provide users with great offers but that the telco doesn't have the kind of 4G coverage its competitor does. That said, let's move on to the prepaid plan that we are talking about.

Vodafone Idea Prepaid Plan That's Way Better than Jio's

Vodafone Idea offers a plethora of prepaid plans, and so does Jio. However, there's one plan offered by both the telcos that's almost the same. Both Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio offer a 3GB daily data plan for 84 days. This plan is built for heavy data users or for people who are relying on 4G networks to work from their homes. But when you compare the benefits, Vodafone Idea's 3GB daily data plan for 84 days is just a much better value option than Jio's same offering. This is because of multiple reasons. First, Vi's plan is cheaper and second; Vi offers much more benefits than Jio. Here's a breakdown of both the plans so that you can understand them better.

Vodafone Idea 3GB Daily Data Plan

Vodafone Idea offers its 3GB daily data plan with 84 days of service validity for Rs 901. With this plan, the telco offers unlimited voice calling and 100 SMS/day. But on top of that, users are also going to receive 48GB of bonus data from the company. Further, this plan is bundled with the two unique offers of Vi, which are – Weekend Data Rollover and Binge All Night. There's also an over-the-top (OTT) benefit of Vi Movies & TV offered to the users. But wait, that's not all. There's another major OTT benefit of the Disney+ Hotstar Mobile plan offered to the users for one year. Now let's take a look at what Jio is offering in the same domain.

Reliance Jio 3GB Daily Data Plan

Reliance Jio offers its 3GB daily data plan with 84 days of service validity for Rs 999. The basic benefits are the same – unlimited voice calling and 100 SMS/day. There's no bonus data offered, and there are no benefits like Weekend Data Rollover or Binge All Night with this plan. Further, there is no major OTT benefit included except subscriptions to a few of the Jio apps. Looking at this, it can be safely said that Vodafone Idea has managed to comfortably beat the 3GB daily data plan of Reliance Jio.

Tata Sky Broadband Top Three Plans for Businesses

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 10:52 AM PST

Tata Sky Broadband Tata Sky is one of the leading broadband service providers in the country. The company has been offering the FTTH service in the country under the name Tata Sky Broadband. These plans offer broadband speeds of up to 1 Gbps. While there are other broadband service providers that offer relatively more affordable plans, the quality of service that is offered by Tata Sky Broadband is always high. Let's take a look at the plans offered by the service provider from for businesses from here.

Tata Sky Broadband 1 Gbps Plan

Tata Sky Broadband 1 Gbps plan is priced at Rs 3,600 per month. The plan comes with benefits including unlimited data, unlimited landline calls, and free installation. Also, the service provider offers a dual-band router bundled with this plan. When you choose the plan for higher validity periods such as three months, you will get it for Rs 10,800. With the six months and 12 months subscription plans, you will get considerable discounts and it will cost Rs 19,800 and Rs 36,000 respectively.

Tata Sky Broadband 500 Mbps Plan

Tata Sky Broadband 500 Mbps plan costs Rs 2,300 on a monthly basis. The plan comes with benefits such as unlimited data at 500 Mbps, unlimited landline calls, and free installation of the service. Also, the service provider offers a dual-band router bundled with this plan. When you choose the plan for higher validity periods to save money.  There is a three months plan that helps you save Rs 6,900. With the six months and 12 months subscription plans, you will get considerable discounts and it will cost Rs 12,900 and Rs 24,600 respectively.

Tata Sky Broadband 300 Mbps Plan

Tata Sky Broadband 300 Mbps plan is priced at Rs 1,500 per month. The plan comes with benefits including unlimited data, unlimited landline calls, and free installation. Also, the service provider offers a dual-band router bundled with this plan. When you choose the plan for higher validity periods such as three months, you will get it for Rs 4,500. With the six months and 12 months subscription plans, you will get considerable discounts and it will cost Rs 8,400 and Rs 15,600 respectively. All of the above-mentioned broadband plans are offered with 3.3TB monthly fair-usage-policy (FUP) data.

ACT Fibernet Offers Speed Boost up to 500 Mbps for its Customers Across India

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 08:16 AM PST

ACT Fibernet The customers of ACT are in for getting new exciting offers from the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as it has announced additional speed benefits for users throughout the month of November 2021. The Internet Service Provider; ACT Fibernet has announced up to 500 Mbps of upgradation in broadband speed for its users for free. The entity currently operates in cities such as Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, and more to provide optical-fiber-based broadband services offering a variety of plans for its customers.

The Limited Offer from the Operator

ACT Fibernet sent out emails to its users across the country informing them about the speed boost offer. The company has also confirmed the fact in a statement that the offer will be valid to all its active users across the country until the end of November 2021. The new offer by the broadband company offers users an upgrade to 100 Mbps of internet speed if they are subscribed to a less than 100 Mbps plan. On the other hand, for the customers who have opted for a more than 100 Mbps but less than 300 Mbps data plan, ACT will boost the internet speed to 300 Mbps. Similarly, for users subscribed to more than 300 Mbps but less than 500 Mbps data plan, the internet speed will be boosted to 500 Mbps. Note that the company won’t upgrade the existing 500 Mbps plan users to a 1 Gbps speed plan. To get access to ACT Fibernet's special offer, customers need to go to the provider's official website. Users can spot an advertisement banner of the offer, tapping on which they can easily avail the offer. The offer is valid for already subscribed users of the service. A similar kind of plan was launched by the company last year as well when the country had gone into lockdown and most of the work went online. That also resulted in ACT increasing the prices of its plans in cities across India.

OnePlus 10 Series Now Has a Rumoured Launch Time-Frame

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 06:53 AM PST

OnePlus 10 Series Monday marked the launch of the new OnePlus Nord 2 Pac Man Edition in the Indian market. The latest smartphone was launched with getting some enhancements from its original model OnePlus Nord 2. However, the buzz in the market is about a new leading series of smartphones which will be launched by the OnePlus – OnePlus 10 series. Although there's no official information as to when the device will be launched, speculations suggest that we can see the device in the first quarter of next year. On the other hand, there has been a report suggesting when the device could be launched and other details about the same, credits to 91Mobiles.

The Expected Launch Timelines and Additional Details

Even though the rumours suggest that the device will arrive in the first quarter, if the leaked reports are to be believed, we might actually witness the device by the end of January or early February next year. Some reports suggest that the smartphones are under private testing in some countries of Europe and China currently, while there hasn't been any official comment from the makers. The rumoured time frame of the device launch suggests that makers are counting on this flagship series to compete with Samsung Galaxy S22 series coming out early next year. As of now, it is expected that the OnePlus 10 series will include two devices namely the OnePlus 10 and its enhanced version OnePlus 10 Pro. Moreover, the details of the OnePlus 10 Pro have leaked in the past. It is expected that the device will have a square-shaped camera module design with the left side bending into the frame based on a prototype design of the same. It is also suggested that the handset will have a triple camera setup while there are no available details on the camera sensor specs of the device. A periscope lens with 5x Optical zoom support is rumoured to be featured in the device. The device could also come with Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 898 processor or Snapdragon 8 Gen1. The operating system for the device will be developed by OnePlus and Oppo if the rumours are to be believed. OnePlus might also use a 65W or 125W fast charge technology with this series. The display of the device is expected to feature 6.7-inch QHD+ AMOLED with a 120Hz refresh rate.

WhatsApp Features You Should Look Out for

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 05:48 AM PST

WhatsApp New Features With over 2 billion active users, WhatsApp is one of the world's leading online messaging app. WhatsApp has been providing users with faster connectivity and great service for a while now and it is about time the user experience gets more enhanced. WhatsApp is looking forward to bringing new and exciting features on its platform which may either add functionality to its already existing features or could be a completely new feature on its own. In this article, we'll talk about the features which WhatsApp may soon bring to its platform.

The Upcoming Features from on WhatsApp

One of the most exciting features coming up that will be advantageous for businesses is that WhatsApp is going to allow them to create advertisements that could be linked with the WhatsApp account. This will help the running businesses to attract an audience from Facebook as the ad will allow interested buyers to know that businesses operate on WhatsApp as well. The “Advertise on the Facebook” option will be soon available in the tool settings with the upcoming updates on WhatsApp business using which users can create a Facebook ad. iOS users are going to receive a better privacy option very soon. The new 'My Contacts Except' feature is soon coming on the platform which will allow users to control who can see their Last Seen, About, and Profile Photo on WhatsApp. The WhatsApp beta will include a feature where users can create customized group icons using emojis, icons, and even a custom background. This feature is expected to arrive with the Android 2.21.20.2 beta update. WhatsApp on iOS on the other hand will soon witness a new 'communities' feature. The feature is designed to allow admins to have more control over the smaller groups of their community. If invited privately by the admin, users can also join these communities using the 'Community invite Link.' Last but not the least, as reported earlier WhatsApp is also working to make itself a multi-device platform currently multi-device is available in its beta program which allows the users to opt-out of it when desired. However, according to recent sources, this feature has been removed and will be rolled out on WhatsApp beta for iOS with a compulsion.

Redmi Smart Band Pro May Launch in India with Redmi Note 11T 5G

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 04:50 AM PST

Redmi Smart Band Pro The launch event in China last month witnessed the reveal of the Redmi Smart Band Pro and Redmi Watch 2 Lite. As of now, Redmi Smart Band Pro is awaited to go on sale in the upcoming weeks in European countries. According to the tipster Mukul Sharma, the company could soon launch Redmi Smart Band Pro in India as well however no date has been confirmed. The speculations are being made that the smartwatch could launch with Redmi Note 11T 5G on November 30. Redmi Smart Band Pro is next in line after its previous model Redmi Smart Band. The upcoming smartwatch will compete with Huawei Watch Fit and Samsung Galaxy Fit fitness trackers. The smartwatch was also spotted in a poster which hints towards the fact that the watch will be indeed launched in India.

Specifications of Redmi Smart Band Pro

The display of the soon arriving Redmi Smart Band Pro might feature a 1.47-inch (194×368 pixels) AMOLED touch with 282-pixel density, 100% NTSC color gamut coverage, 8-bit colour depth, and up to 450nits of peak brightness. The smart band is expected to work with smartphones that operate on Android 6.0 or iOS 10.0 and later versions. Users might be able to access it through Xiaomi Wear/ Xiaomi Wear Lite Apps. The device will most probably be backed by a 200mAh battery and would run for 14 days on a typical charge and for 20 days on power saver mode. The device supports Bluetooth v5 and will use Apollo 3.5 processor. It has also been certified by 5ATM for being dust and water-resistant. The additional features of the Redmi Smart Band Pro include heart rate monitoring, SpO2 monitoring, and sleep quality tracking. Along with various workout modes and workout tracking the device also supports features that include deep breathing exercises, stress level monitoring, menstrual tracking, and more. Globally the only colour available for the device is black, so it will be a thing to see whether the makers opt for any other colour in India. The price tag of the device and other additional details of the device is still unknown and users will probably have to wait until its launch to find out.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 Might Go Official on November 30

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 04:12 AM PST

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 The US-based chipset maker Qualcomm has confirmed when it will host the Snapdragon Summit. Usually, the company will launch its flagship chipsets during this annual event. Now, Qualcomm has confirmed that the event will be hosted on November 30. Previously, it was rumoured that the company would unveil the successor to the Snapdragon 888 chipset, and it is tipped to be dubbed Snapdragon 898 or Snapdragon 895 SoC.

Qualcomm Summit Date Confirmed

From the recent reports, it looks like the upcoming chipset will be called Snapdragon 895 or Snapdragon 898 soC, with the reports speculating the last option. On the other hand, it looks like both names might not materialise as it is also speculated that it might be named Snapdragon 8 Gen1. We can get to know more details about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 from here. Going by the fresh speculation pertaining to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 as leaked by a well-known tipster Ice Universe on Twitter, the chipset could be unveiled on November 30. As of now, there is no confirmation regarding the time of the event. However, it looks like Qualcomm is right on track this year as it is all set to unveil the next-generation flagship mobile processor at the same time of the year as usual.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 Rumoured Specs

From the details of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 that have been leaked in the past with the moniker Snapdragon 898 SoC, it is touted to deliver up to 20% more performance than the existing Snapdragon 888 SoC. The chipset could be built on the 4nm process. It would be interesting to see how the chipset curbs down the heat as the devices using the Snapdragon 888 chipset were associated with thermal issues. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 chipset is believed to feature a four-cluster core layout, which will give a prime 2x core, which is speculated to be clocked at 3 GHz. It is hinted that three of these cores will be clocked at a low frequency than the prime X2 core. Also, there will be four efficiency cores, of which two will handle high-frequency, and the other two will handle low-frequency. Moreover, the benchmark scores of the upcoming Qualcomm chip have been leaked. Going by the same, the chipset has scored 1,250 and 4000 points in the single-core and multi-core tests, respectively.

Samsung Galaxy A32 Gets RAM Plus Feature With New Variant in India

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 02:42 AM PST

Samsung Galaxy A32 The South Korean tech giant Samsung has taken the wraps off a new variant of the Galaxy A32 4G smartphone in India. This is a mid-range offering that comes with 8GB of RAM. Notably, the smartphone was unveiled earlier in a single storage configuration featuring 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage space. Even the new variant with 8GB RAM also comes with the same storage capacity. Notably, the smartphone's new variant that entered India comes with Samsung's RAM Plus feature, which is the name given by Samsung for the virtual RAM capability. Let's take a look at the price, specs and other details of the new Samsung smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy A32 Price

When it comes to pricing, the Samsung Galaxy A32's new variant with 8GB RAM is priced at Rs 23,499. It arrives in three colour options such as Awesome Blue, Awesome Black, and Awesome Violet. Notably, the already existing 6GB RAM variant is available for Rs 21,999 via the official Samsung online store, and other major online and offline channels.

Samsung Galaxy A32 Price Specifications

Detailing on its specs, the Samsung Galaxy A32 new variant also comes with similar specifications except for the improved RAM. To recap, the smartphone flaunts a 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display. The screen features a waterdrop notch at the top to provide room for the selfie camera and a refresh rate of 90Hz. Under its hood, the Samsung Galaxy A32 smartphone gets the power from an octa-core MediaTek Helio G80 SoC teamed up with 8GB RAM and support for 4GB virtual RAM. Notably, this will be borrowed from the internet storage capacity of 128GB. A 5000mAh battery along with support for 15W fast charging fuels the smartphone. For imaging, the Samsung Galaxy A32 is fitted with a quad-camera arrangement at its rear comprising a 64MP primary sensor, an 8MP secondary ultra-wide-angle lens, a 5MP tertiary macro lens and a 2MP fourth depth sensor. The other goodies include standard connectivity aspects such as 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, USB Type-C port, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, and a 3.5mm headphone jack, AI face unlock and an in-display fingerprint sensor.

Kappa Broadband Has Structured Plans Like Telcos Prepaid Plans

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 02:05 AM PST

Kappa Broadband We are all used to looking at prepaid plans from the telecom operators with 28 days, 56 days, 84 days, and 336 days validities. But hardly do we get to see a fixed-line broadband internet service provider (ISP) doing the same. Kappa Broadband, a regional ISP offering services in seven states of the country, including Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Rajasthan, is offering broadband plans with such validity structure.

Kappa Broadband Unlimited Data Plans With Different Kind of Validities That We Are Used to See

Kappa Broadband offers truly unlimited data plans to its customers. All of the plans offered by the company are on a pre-pay basis. The company offers its unlimited plans with 28 days, 84 days, 168 days, and 336 days validities. There are two plans with 28 days, 84 days, 168 days, and 336 days validities each. If you are comfortable with low speed, you can go with the 10 Mbps speed option, or if you want more speed, you can go with the 20 Mbps speed plan. The unlimited internet plans from Kappa are sort of expensive. This 10 Mbps plan with a validity of 28 days is available for Rs 800 per month. The price is mentioned without GST, so the plans are quite expensive. If you want the 20 Mbps plan for 28 days, you will have to shell out Rs 1,000 per month (18% GST will be added at the time of billing). The company promises that the upload and download speeds offered are uniform. This is very expensive considering what you can get from the fiber ISPs, including Airtel Xstream Fiber, JioFiber, BSNL Bharat Fibre, Excitel, and more. As mentioned above, you can purchase the 10 Mbps, and 20 Mbps plans with different validities from Kappa Broadband. The most expensive unlimited data plan listed on the company's website costs Rs 9,000 and comes with a long-term validity of 336 days which is approximately 11 months.

Bharti Airtel Announces ESG Committee of Board of Directors for Sustainable Business

Posted: 15 Nov 2021 12:59 AM PST

Bharti Airtel ESG Bharti Airtel has just announced about the formation of a new ESG Committee of Board of Directors. The telco wants to sharpen its focus towards environmental, sustainability, and governance (ESG) agenda. The Chairman of the ESG Committee will be Manish Kejriwal. Other board members are – Nisaba Godrej, Independent Director; D.K. Mittal, Independent Director; Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Non-Executive Director; and Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and CEO (India and South Asia).

ESG Committee to Provide Oversight to Bharti Airtel

The role of the ESG Committee would be to offer oversights to Bharti Airtel on its progress on the ESG targets, initiatives and best practices. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprises said that it is the responsibility of the businesses to sharpen their ESG agendas so that they can contribute to the global efforts for fighting climate change. Mittal added that Airtel has always set high standards of corporate governance, transparency and has proactively laid out a comprehensive ESG roadmap. For the unaware, Bharti Airtel has committed to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 Green House Gasses (GHG) emissions 50.2% by FY2031 from FY2021 as the base year. Further, the telco has set a goal of reducing the scope 3 GHG emissions 42% over the same time frame. Bharti Airtel will achieve meet its ESG agendas by accelerated green energy adoption across its network operations. The telco is also building energy efficient infrastructure and processes. Airtel is working hard to implement sustainable business practices at its workplaces. Bharti Airtel has also become the first telecom company in India to join the United Nations (UN) Global Impact. UN Global Impact is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world. The telco is also aligned with the Paris Climate Accord. For just the FY ending 2021, Bharti Airtel's e-bills contributed to saving 667 tonnes paper sheets. Further, 5,554.3 tonnes of e-waste was recycled.

Redmi Note 11T 5G India Launch Confirmed for November 30

Posted: 14 Nov 2021 10:41 PM PST

redmi Note 11t 5G Redmi Note 11T 5G is confirmed to launch in India on November 30, 2021. According to the speculations in the market, the smartphone is expected to be the rebranded version of the Redmi Note 11 which launched in China last month. The device is expected to come in three storage variants. Now the company has confirmed that the smartphone will launch on November 30, 2021. The teaser rolled out by the company doesn't mention any other details about the device. However, if the device is in fact a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 11 launched in China last month, there are a few things that we can guess about the device.

Redmi Note 11T 5G Specifications (Expected)

The Redmi Note 11T 5G is expected to come with a 6.6-inch FHD+ display with support for 90Hz refresh rate. The smartphone could be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. In the camera department, the smartphone could feature a 50MP primary sensor at the rear paired with an 8MP ultra-wide-angle sensor. For selfies, the device might feature a 16MP sensor at the front. The Redmi Note 11T might pack a 5,000mAh battery with support for 33W fast-charging. These are not the confirmed details but mostly the device will come with all the above-mentioned specifications. As for the pricing, that's in the dark and quoting any amount would be a wild guess. However, it would be good to see the Redmi Note 11T priced anywhere around the Rs 15,000 to Rs 17,000 mark. Anything more than that would feel quite expensive if the device comes with the above-mentioned features/specifications. More details about the Redmi Note 11T should come out from Xiaomi in the coming days as the launch is very nearby. Once again, the smartphone will launch in India on November 30, 2021.

Huawei Likely to be Ousted from Canada’s 5G Journey

Posted: 14 Nov 2021 10:03 PM PST

Huawei The impact of alleged ties between Huawei and the Chinese government has been very bad for the former's business. Huawei has been one of the major telecom gear vendors across the world. But many countries are now considering keeping Huawei out of their 5G plans. With 5G, the term connectivity would evolve into something new. The kind of data that will be generated with hyper-connectivity that 5G will enable will be too great for any nation to fall into the wrong hands. According to a report from The Canadian Press, Huawei is likely to be ousted from Canada's 5G journey because of security concerns. The conservatives are pressing the liberals to keep Huawei out of Canada's 5G to ensure that Beijing can't spy on Canada.

Chinese Government Might Force Huawei to Surrender Info

It may be possible that the Chinese government and Huawei have no ties. But there's also a distinct possibility that Huawei is asked or rather forced by the Chinese government to surrender information about the application use patterns and personal information of the Canadians. The reason why conservatives are worried about this happening is because of the law that Chinese companies need to follow. As per the law, Chinese organisations and companies need to help the state intelligence if and when required. Huawei has said multiple times that it does not engage in espionage, but no one can really know about the inner workings. However, Alykhan Velshi, Huawei Canada's Vice President of Corporate Affairs, said the company complies with the rules and regulations of 180 countries across the world, and if Huawei were to violate the trust it has built, it would only be able to sell in one country. Regardless of Huawei's history, the risk for governments across the world to include Huawei in its next-generation connectivity plans is too big. Trusting Huawei would be like a gamble, but only this time, a whole nation would be at stake.

Apple iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max to Get Macro Mode Toggle

Posted: 14 Nov 2021 08:38 PM PST

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Apple iPhone 13 series consists of two high-end smartphones – the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. These smartphones come with a great camera system featuring a wide-angle lens, an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a telephoto lens that can capture macro photos. At the time of its launch, the iPhone 13 Pro did not come with a manual toggle for macro mode but it can be simply switched to the Macro model by getting close to an object. When the camera switches, it will create a flickering effect in the viewfinder, which looks like a bug. Notably, this is not an issue but it is the way Apple has developed the camera functionality in the iPhone 13 Pro models. These camera units can automatically switch to the macro lens when users reach closer to the object. While it looks like the screen is flickering, what actually happens is a change in the lens. However, one major aspect that Apple has missed out here is the addition of a toggle that will let users switch off the automatic lens changing feature as it will avoid the flickering effect.

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Models To Get This Camera Feature

With the latest iOS 15.2 beta update, it looks like Apple is all set to add a new button that will let users of the iPhone 13 Pro models turn the macro mode on or off manually. The update to the iOS 15.1 adds an option to the Camera app to toggle the "Auto Macro" feature on or off. To toggle this feature when needed, it is important to go through the process of camera switching of the ultra-wide lens and zooming into the subject. Now, the upcoming iOS beta 15.2 brings the manual toggle to switch to the macro mode from within the camera app than entering into the settings. This toggle should be able to fix the issue that users of the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max models were facing to switch to the Macro mode whenever the subject is too close to the camera. To enable the Macro mode toggle in the latest update, users need to go to Settings -> Camera -> Auto Macro and disable the option. This way, when users get close to the object in the viewfinder of the camera, the Macro model toggle will appear at the bottom left of the camera UI.

TRAI to Get 5G Spectrum Details from DoT Within a Week

Posted: 14 Nov 2021 07:38 PM PST

TRAI 5G The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) about the availability of the 5G spectrum for the auctions. The lack of a National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP) makes it a little confusing for the regulator to make recommendations. According to an FE report, DoT will submit a response to the queries of TRAI within a week. This will allow the regulator to go ahead with its process of consultations on the matter.

5G Spectrum Required by Multiple Stakeholders

There are multiple stakeholders including satcom players, telecom companies, and broadcasters who are interested in getting their hands on the 5G spectrum. Further, the DoT has also recommended that the 600 MHz spectrum band be included in the 5G spectrum auction along with the airwaves in the 700 MHz, 3.5 GHz, and mmWave spectrum. There will also be 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, and 2300 MHz spectrum bands included in the auction. TRAI has to recommend a fresh base price for all the concerned spectrum bands. The DoT has prepared the response to the regulator's queries and TRAI will get it once the telecom secretary approves it. According to the publication's report, this should happen within a week. Because the telcos have been given extra time to conduct 5G trials, the spectrum auction is likely going to happen in April – March 2022. A cut in the reserve or base price of the 700 MHz band and other bands is very important to ensure that it is feasible for the telcos to rollout 5G in India. The higher the cost of the 5G rollout, the more expensive the service will be for the end consumers. It is worth noting that while a huge chunk of capex from telcos will go towards the 5G services rollout, there will also be 4G investments required for the next few years.

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