Vodafone Idea opts defers payment of Rs 8,837 crore AGR dues, gets option to pay interest via equity Vodafone Idea, which is also known as Vi, has decided to defer the payment of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) related dues worth Rs 8,837 by a period of four years. The company in its latest filing has revealed that it will pay its AGR dues
Bharti Airtel is the first internet provider to offer FTTH services in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Bharti Airtel is the first internet provider to offer FTTH services in Andaman & Nicobar Islands Bharti Airtel has become the first private Internet service provider in India to launch FTTH (Fiber-to-the-Home) services via Airtel Xstream Fiber in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. People living in the area will now be able to use
Airtel launches its first multiplex in the Metaverse: Check details
Airtel launches its first multiplex in the Metaverse: Check details Bharti Airtel on announced that it has launched India’s first multiplex, the Xstream Multiplex, on the Partynite Metaverse platform. The Xstream multiplex is an extension of Airtel’s Xstream Premium offering, which recently achieved a
Airtel, Jio to install over 4,779 4G mobile towers in uncovered villages of India
The government of India has allotted Rs. 3,683 crore project to Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. Under this project, both telcos are expected to install over While some Indians in the metropolitan areas are expecting a 5G rollout to happen in the forthcoming months, others in rural regions are still expecting a proper 4G connection on their phones. Although now a major part of the country has
Airtel launches new Xstream Fiber broadband plans in India: Check details
Airtel has introduced three new broadband plans worth Rs 699, Rs 1,099 and Rs 1,599. These plans give users access to 17 OTT platforms among other things. Bharti Airtel today introduced three new broadband plans in India under its Xstream Fiber service. These new broadband plans offer a host of benefits to the users. The list includes subscription to 17 OTT platforms including Netflix,
Vi launches Hero Unlimited prepaid plans with unlimited night time data: Check all plans
The benefits are aimed at providing an edge over the plans and packs offered by Vi’s primary competition, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel Vodafone Idea (Vi) has launched three new Vi Hero Unlimited prepaid plans for users across different circles. The new plans offer various data and calling benefits. These benefits exceed just the usual daily data limit. The plans can be
Samsung could soon start making 4G, 5G equipment in India: Details here
Earlier Samsung only had Reliance Jio as a client, but now with multiple players in the Indian telecom industry the company thinks that it is the right time to enter the local manufacturing market. Samsung has is reportedly planning to locally manufacture its 4G and 5G gear in India. The company has conveyed its stance to the telecom department and is looking to apply for the next edition of the production-linked incentive (PLI)
Airtel hosts India’s first 5G-powered hologram interaction: Know details
During the event, the company played Kapil Dev’s famous 1983 Cricket World Cup match in 4K over 1Gbps network speed and 20ms low-latency. Bharti Airtel and other major Indian telecom service providers are constantly holding 5G trials and are gearing up for the spectrum auction. Today, during an event held in Gurugram, Airtel showcased the 5G network’s high-speed,
Airtel, BSNL beat Reliance Jio to add more new subscribers in December
While Jio and Vi lost 12.9 million and 1.6 million subscribers respectively, Airtel and BSNL gained 4.75 lakh and 11.67 lakh subscribers in December 2021. India’s mobile internet subscriber count decreased from 1,191.05 million at the end of November 2021 to 1,178.41 million at the end of December 2021, the recent report shared by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has
Google says attackers worked with ISPs to deploy Hermit spyware on Android and iOS
Researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group say attackers are working with internet service providers to deploy the commercial-grade Hermit spyware on both Android and iOS devices. A sophisticated spyware campaign is getting the help of internet service providers (ISPs) to trick users into downloading malicious apps, according to research published by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) (via TechCrunch). This corroborates
Apple Music’s student plan is getting more expensive in the US, UK, and Canada
Apple Music is increasing the price of its subscription for students in the US, UK, and Canada. Students in the US and Canada now have to pay $5.99 / month, while subscribers in the UK will have to pay £5.99. Apple Music has raised the subscription price of its student plan in the US, UK, and Canada, as first reported by 9to5Mac (via TechCrunch). While it’s increasing the price from $4.99 to $5.99 / month in the US and Canada, student users in the UK