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- Design and Innovation Equally Vital Along With Investments in Semiconductor Sector, Says MoS IT
- 5G in India: TRAI Working on DoT’s Deadline for Submitting Recommendations
- MediaTek Dimensity 8000 5G SoC Series Launched
- iPhone 12 Available at Heavily Reduced Price in India
- BSNL Selfcare App Now Has 1 Million+ Downloads, 4.4 Star Rating
- Reliance Jio 1GB Daily Data Plans Start at Rs 149 Only
- Poco M4 Pro 4G vs Poco M4 Pro 5G: All That is Different
- Bharti Airtel Leads With AGR Market Share Gain, Other Telcos Follow
- Jio vs Airtel vs Vi: Who Offers the Most Expensive Disney+ Hotstar Plan
| Design and Innovation Equally Vital Along With Investments in Semiconductor Sector, Says MoS IT Posted: 01 Mar 2022 02:03 AM PST
Growth of India's Technology SectorSpeaking at the conference the minister stated that the government's ambitions, particularly in the semiconductor sector, is very clear and the roadmap involves huge investments. He stated that it is very natural given the geopolitical circumstances, however, it is equally important to strengthen the ecosystem around design, innovation and systems. The minister said that with the help of a combination of policies and leadership vision, India is at its peak of growth and expansion in the technology sector. The Indian government has received proposals from five companies interested in setup semiconductor and display factories in India by making a cumulative investment of $ 20.5 billion which is roughly around Rs 1.53 Lakh Crore. The companies which have submitted proposals to set up electronic chip manufacturing plants include a joint venture of Vedanta Foxconn, IGSS ventures and ISMC. A new release from the IT ministry informs that these companies are looking to make an investment of $13.6 billion and are seeking $5.6 billion support from the centre via the Rs 76,000 crore incentive scheme. Furthermore, Vedanta and Elest have also submitted their applications to install display fab projects in the country with an investment of $6.7 billion and are seeking around $2.7 billion in support from the government. Moreover, the government is also going to sponsor 40% of the chips above 28nm up to 45nm as well as setting up manufacturing units for 45nm to 65nm wafers. The Vedanta-Foxconn Joint Venture, IGSS ventures and ISMC have submitted their proposals to set up 28 nanometres to 65-nanometre semiconductor fabs which will have a capacity of nearly about 120,000 wafers a month. The government had previously announced the decision to allocate Rs 76,000 crore outlay for semiconductors and display manufacturing segment which will help boost their production in the country |
| 5G in India: TRAI Working on DoT’s Deadline for Submitting Recommendations Posted: 01 Mar 2022 12:52 AM PST
5G network rollout timeline heavily depends on the time that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will take for submitting the recommendations for upcoming spectrum auctions. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had already written to the regulator asking to expedite the process so that the 5G rollout can happen by August 15, 2022. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) wants India to have live commercial 5G networks by the Independence Day of 2022. Whether this will happen or not will depend on how fast TRAI is working. TRAI Working on the Deadline Despite LimitationsAccording to a Financial Express report, TRAI is working on the deadline despite limitations being there. This will allow the government to go ahead with the spectrum auctions by May at the latest. If there's any delay, the 5G spectrum auctions in India will get stretched to June or even July of this year. DoT will consider the pricing and the other recommendations of TRAI for the spectrum bands that will be availed during the spectrum auctions. The telcos have requested the regulator and the DoT to slash the prices of spectrum by more than 90% to make the 5G rollout a feasible process in India. While that is unlikely to happen, a price cut is surely going to be there. None of the telcos touched the 700 MHz band during the 4G spectrum auctions of 2021 due to its steep pricing. DoT had also written to the TRAI explaining that there is an additional spectrum available for the auctions in certain bands, including 800 MHz, 900 MHz, and 1800 MHz. But while the DoT can easily put the pressure of a timeline on TRAI, it is really important for the regulator to take its time so that a viable solution to all the recommendations provided by the industry and its stakeholders can be delivered. There are new elements such as satellite communications (satcom) involved in the upcoming auctions, which makes the job of TRAI even harder. |
| MediaTek Dimensity 8000 5G SoC Series Launched Posted: 28 Feb 2022 11:56 PM PST
MediaTek has just launched the Dimensity 8000 SoC series for premium 5G smartphones. This series has two chipsets in the lineup — Dimensity 8000 and Dimensity 8100 SoC. This chipset series is meant to deliver a flagship-level experience to the users, be it in gaming, displays, connectivity, multimedia, and imaging capabilities. MediaTek said that both the new chipsets borrow the advanced technologies from the Dimensity 9000 platform. The Dimensity 8000 series chips are built on the ultra-efficient TSMC 5nm production process and integrate an octa-core CPU. MediaTek Dimensity 8000 Series is the Little Brother of Dimensity 9000 PlatformThe MediaTek Dimensity 8100 SoC has four premium Arm Cortex-A78 cores clocked at up to 2.85 GHz, and the Dimensity 8000 SoC has four premium Arm Cortex-78 cores clocked at up to 2.75 GHz. CH Chen, Deputy General Manager of MediaTek's Wireless Communications Business Unit, said the MediaTek Dimensity 8000 series is the little brother of the Dimensity 9000 platform. This means that the Dimensity 8000 series chips have all the flagship capabilities. Both the Dimensity 8000 series chips combine an Arm Mali-G610 MC6 GPU with MediaTek's HyperEngine 5.0 gaming technologies for delivering exceptional power efficiency, which can extend the playtime and bring the best in class frame-rates – 170fps for the Dimensity 8100 SoC and 140fps for the Dimensity 8000 SoC. The chipsets support quad-channel LPDDR5 memory and UFS 3.1 storage, which ensure ultra-fast data streams. The Dimensity 8000 series SoCs are powered by a five gigapixel per second image signal processor (ISP), which will ensure that the devices produce the clearest HDR photos and videos in their class. MediaTek laid out the features of the Dimensity 8000 series chips: a) Support for up to 200MP cameras and 4K60 HDR10+ photography. b) MediaTek's 5G UltraSave 2.0 power-saving enhancement suite for improved efficiency. c) Leading 3GPP R16-ready 5G modem to boost sub-6GHz performance using 2CC Carrier Aggregation. There are more features and capabilities of the Dimensity 8000 series chips, making them a good option for flagship 5G smartphones. |
| iPhone 12 Available at Heavily Reduced Price in India Posted: 28 Feb 2022 11:31 PM PST
Apple's iPhone 12 series, which launched in 2020, is now available for a very heavy discount for the Indians on Amazon's official website. Apple's iPhones are widely popular in India. So popular that people are ready to spend thousands of rupees for an iPhone that was launched two years back. It is because of multiple reasons, including the better resale value, more OS updates than Android phones, and the status symbol iPhones have become. Thus, while the iPhone 13 is the latest flagship available from Apple currently, users are still buying the iPhone 12 devices. In fact, there are many who are going for the iPhone 11 series as well. Let's take a look at the price of the iPhone 12 series devices in India currently. iPhone 12 Series Price in India Reduced HeavilyiPhone 12's base variant with 64GB memory is available in India for Rs 53,999 on Amazon, while the 128GB variant is available for Rs 60,999. There's also a 256GB variant which sells for Rs 69,999, but it is only available in two colours – Black and Red. The iPhone 12 mini is also available at heavy discounts on Flipkart. The 64GB variant of the device can be purchased for Rs 50,099 only, while the 128GB variant is available for Rs 55,099. The 256GB memory variant is selling for Rs 65,099. The iPhone 13 series is quite expensive at the moment compared to what the users can get the iPhone 12 devices for. Many Indians don't purchase the latest iPhone series right away because they want to get it for a reduced price when another flagship series from Apple is announced. One can also get the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max at reduced prices on Amazon. But that still means purchasing a smartphone priced around the Rs 1,00,000 mark, which many won't find a good deal as it is two years old now. |
| BSNL Selfcare App Now Has 1 Million+ Downloads, 4.4 Star Rating Posted: 28 Feb 2022 10:16 PM PST
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Selfcare is a relatively new mobile application that is made with the aim to ease the customer journey. BSNL has two mobile apps currently. The first is the old one which is 'My BSNL App', and the second one is the 'BSNL Selfcare'. Selfcare was launched in late 2021, and it offers a modernistic experience to the users. In a very short span, BSNL users have shown a lot of love towards the new Selfcare application. BSNL Selfcare now has more than a million downloads with a 4.4 Stars rating in the Google Play Store. It has been a quick adoption by the BSNL users as there's a lot of merit for using the BSNL Selfcare over the old My BSNL App. BSNL Selfcare Allows Users to Do Almost EverythingBSNL Selfcare allows users to track usage details of benefits (talktime, data, and SMS) along with recharging and paying bills conveniently. The layout and overall design of the application have been widely compared to the mobile app of Vi. It is not necessarily bad that BSNL's Selfcare app looks like the Vi app. All that a user would want at the end of the day is a smooth experience, be it with recharges or paying bills. One of the best things is that users can not only manage their BSNL numbers but also the numbers of their parents, relatives, and friends with the Selfcare app. All the recharge packs that are available on the website of telco are also available on the Selfcare mobile app. The size of BSNL Selfcare is only 6MB which is very less and light. Thus, almost anyone can download them very easily. BSNL Offering Recharge DiscountBSNL is also offering a 4% discount to the users on prepaid plans when they use the BSNL Selfcare app for making recharges. It is a limited time offer that will be there until March 31, 2022, only. |
| Reliance Jio 1GB Daily Data Plans Start at Rs 149 Only Posted: 28 Feb 2022 08:53 PM PST
Reliance Jio, India's number one telecom operator, offers its 1GB daily data prepaid plans starting at Rs 149 only. 1GB daily data prepaid plans are good for people who are not looking for something data-heavy. With such plans, users can comfortably get validity, a decent amount of data, and unlimited voice calling without any worries. Let's take a look at all the 1GB daily data prepaid plans offered by Reliance Jio. Reliance Jio Rs 149 Prepaid Plan With 1GB Daily DataReliance Jio offers its Rs 149 prepaid plan with a short validity of 20 days. With this plan, users get 20GB of total data (1GB every day), unlimited voice calling, and 100 SMS/day along with all the Jio apps. Post the consumption of fair-usage-policy (FUP) data, the internet speed reduces to 64 Kbps. Reliance Jio Rs 179 Prepaid Plan With 1GB Daily DataReliance Jio offers its Rs 179 prepaid plan for 24 days to the users. The remaining benefits of this plan are completely identical to the Rs 149 plan. Here as well users get 1GB of daily data, unlimited voice calling, and 100 SMS/day along with all the Jio apps. Reliance Jio Rs 209 Prepaid Plan With 1GB Daily DataThe Rs 209 prepaid plan from Reliance Jio comes with 28 days of validity and 1GB of daily data. With this plan, users get unlimited voice calling, 100 SMS/day, and a subscription to all the Jio apps. With both the Rs 209 and Rs 179 plans, the speed reduces to 64 Kbps once the FUP data is consumed. These are the three 1GB daily data packs that you can purchase from Reliance Jio. Unfortunately, users don't get any longer-validity prepaid plan from the telco that comes with 1GB daily data. Note that Reliance Jio isn't the only operator which offers a 1GB daily data plan. Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and BSNL also offer such prepaid plans to their users. |
| Poco M4 Pro 4G vs Poco M4 Pro 5G: All That is Different Posted: 28 Feb 2022 08:11 PM PST
On Monday, Poco launched the Poco M4 Pro 4G for the Indian market. It is worth noting that just a couple of days back, the company had also launched the Poco M4 Pro 5G in the market. Both the devices are available in three storage variants and have minimal price differences. So what's really different between the two? Let's find out. Poco M4 Pro 4G vs Poco M4 Pro 5G: Display, Battery, Camera, and ChipsetThe Poco M4 Pro 4G has launched with a 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with support for 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch-sampling rate, and 1100nits of max brightness. At the same time, the Poco M4 Pro 5G has a slightly larger 6.6-inch FHD+ DoT display with support for 90Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch-sampling rate, and DCI-P3 wide colour gamut. One of the big differences between the two devices is that the Poco M4 Pro 4G will come running on MIUI 13 based on Android 11 out of the box, while the Poco M4 Pro 5G boot in MIUI 12.5 out of the box, that too is based on Android 11. The Poco M4 Pro 5G is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC, while the Poco M4 Pro 4G sports MediaTek Helio G96 SoC. Both the smartphones feature LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 internal storage. The battery specifications of both the 4G and 5G variants of the Poco M4 Pro are the same. Both devices pack a 5000mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging. In the camera department, the Poco M4 Pro 4G has a triple-camera setup at the rear with a 64MP primary sensor, an ultra-wide-angle sensor, and a macro sensor. There's a 16MP sensor at the front for video calling and selfies. The Poco M4 Pro 5G only has two cameras at the rear — a 50MP primary sensor and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle sensor. There's no macro sensor in this one, and for selfies, there's a 16MP sensor at the front here too. Poco M4 Pro 4G vs Poco M4 Pro 5G: PriceBoth smartphones have been launched in three memory variants. Take a look at their price below. Poco M4 Pro 4G Price — 4GB+64GB = Rs 13,999 Poco M4 Pro 5G Price — 4GB+64GB = Rs 14,999 Both the devices are available on Flipkart. While Poco M4 Pro 5G is already available for sale, the Poco M4 Pro 4G will go on the first sale from March 7, 2022 (12 PM). |
| Bharti Airtel Leads With AGR Market Share Gain, Other Telcos Follow Posted: 28 Feb 2022 06:50 PM PST
The overall industry adjusted gross revenue (AGR) grew by 9.9% YoY and 4.4% QoQ to Rs 476 billion during Q3 FY22. During the quarter, Bharti Airtel's AGR market share grew by 90bps QoQ (350bps YoY), said ICICI Securities, in a report. At the same time, Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) AGR market share kept on dipping with 60bps further down during the quarter to 18.4%. The analyst said that Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) saw some improvement in the performance in 16 key circles. Reliance Jio's AGR market share also dipped by 40bps QoQ to 40.6%. The thing with Jio is that any impact of tariff hikes becomes evident only in the long-term as it has many long-term plan users in the prepaid segment. BSNL Revenues Rose 5.8%It is worth noting that the revenues of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) rose by 5.8% despite the non-disclosure by Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). Many users shifted to BSNL after the prepaid tariff hikes from the private operators. This helped the telco add new users and also gain more revenues. Bharti Airtel's AGR market share was up by 21.5% YoY and 7.2% QoQ to Rs 169 billion. During the quarter, Airtel's AGR market share rose to 35.4%. ICICI Securities said that Bharti's market share has been gaining steadily, and the growth is expected to accelerate in the next two quarters for everyone. As mentioned above, Vodafone Idea Limited’s (VIL) AGR market share dipped down to 18.4%. The telco's AGR dipped 4.8% YoY; however, it saw a growth of 1% QoQ to Rs 88 billion. Reliance Jio's AGR market share was 40.6% which is 40bps down QoQ but up by 65bps YoY. The telco's AGR rose 11.1% YoY and 3.4% QoQ to Rs 193 billion. The telco has a high proportion of long-validity plan users; thus, the benefit of the tariff hike will come in the later quarters for the telco, said ICICI Securities. |
| Jio vs Airtel vs Vi: Who Offers the Most Expensive Disney+ Hotstar Plan Posted: 28 Feb 2022 06:14 PM PST
With the demand for OTT or Over-The-Top platforms being on an all-time high, telecom operators bundle up the subscriptions to this platform along with their prepaid plans. One of the leading OTT platforms in the country is Disney+ Hotstar and all three private players – Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vi offer multiple prepaid plans along with the subscription to the platform. In this article, we are going to look at the prepaid plans offered by Jio, Airtel and Vi to find who offers the most expensive Disney+ Hotstar plan. Reliance JioWhen it comes to the most expensive prepaid plan with Disney+ Hotstar subscription, the leading telecom operator in the country offers a yearlong plan. Jio provides a prepaid plan at a price tag of Rs 4,199 that offers 3GB data per day for a validity period of 365 days. The plan offers unlimited voice calls and 100 SMS/day along with a 1-year Disney+ Hotstar Premium subscription worth ?1499 at no extra cost. The plan also comes with access to a few Jio applications such as Jio Cinema and Jio TV. AirtelSimilar to Jio, the most expensive plan from Airtel with bundled Disney+ Hotstar is a yearlong plan, however, the details are distinct. Airtel provides a prepaid plan at a cost of Rs 3,359 that offers 2GB data per day for a validity period of 365 days. The plan comes with truly unlimited voice calls and 100 SMS/day along with a Disney+ Hotstar subscription worth Rs 499 with which users can enjoy live sports, movies, Hotstar Specials and more. The plan also offers access to a free trial of the mobile edition of Amazon Prime Video, Wynk Music Premium and a few other apps. Vodafone Idea or ViVodafone Idea or Vi offers only a limited number of Disney+ Hotstar Plans and the most expensive one from the telco is also a long-term plan. Vi offers a prepaid plan at a price tag of Rs 3,099 that provides 1.5GB data per day for a validity period of 365 days. The plan comes with unlimited voice calls and 100 SMS per day along with 1-year access to Disney+ Hotstar Mobile. However, when it comes to additional benefits, the telco provides quite unique offers. With the "Binge All Night" benefit, users can binge through the internet with no limits during the time period of 12 midnight to 6 am. Additionally, Vi offers a "Weekend Roll Over" feature using which users can carry forward the unused daily data from Monday-Friday to Saturday and Sunday. Apart from this, Vi also offers up to 2GB of additional backup data every month which comes at no cost. When it comes to the entertainment part, users get access to Vi Movies and TV with this plan through which they can enjoy unlimited movies, music, live TV and much more on the app. |
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