It’s possible to get a decent 55-inch Ultra-HD television for under Rs. 40,000 today, from popular brands such as Xiaomi, Hisense, AmazonBasics, and Vu, to name a few. On the other hand, premium options from brands such as Sony, LG, and Samsung cost well over Rs. 1,00,000 for the same size, and there are still
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It’s official: Ericsson is being punished by China for Sweden’s decision to ban Huawei. Otherwise thing’s are looking OK for the kit vendor. Ericsson’s net sales fell 1% year-on-year buy were up 8% when adjusted for adjustments that once more worked in Ericsson’s favour. The reason for this was a sales decline of SEK 2.5
Bell Canada has become the latest major telecom to announce its latest public cloud deal, this time hooking up with Google Cloud to give its network and IT infrastructure a leg up. The deal brings together Bell’s 5G network with Google’s multi-cloud, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, the telco said. Amongst other things,
Social networking giant Twitter is finally rolling out captions for voice tweets. The company had introduced the feature of voice tweets last year. As per The Verge, Twitter had rolled out the voice tweets feature in June 2020. At the time of the launch, the feature was criticised by many accessibility advocates for not having
Consumers in the UK are once again starting to see the appeal of smart home-related technology and it’s not just about smart TVs. Research firm GfK released the results of its latest annual Smart Home Study UK this week, along with the message that the Covid-19 pandemic has rejuvenated a market that was previously in
South Korean operator KT has become one of the world’s first operators to move its commercial 5G network to standalone mode. 5G SA means the whole network is using 4G-specific technology, as opposed to NSA which adds a layer of 5G-ness on top of legacy infrastructure. China has been ahead of the game on 5G
The government has reportedly withdrawn a letter it had sent to Apple India seeking details on compliance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 — which are commonly known as the new IT Rules — that came into force earlier this year. The letter is said to have been
BTEE had one of those strategic, news-light briefing sessions today, in which it was stressed that OpenRAN is far down its priority list. The virtual event kicked off at 8am with one of those Kevin Bacon ads – specifically the one in which 5G enables remote shaving. It’s hilarious to see the 5G wireless robotics
The UK’s competition watchdog is proposing to take its investigation into Cellnex’s planned acquisition of CK Hutchison’s towers to the next level unless they can give it a good reason not to. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) late on Thursday announced that its phase one investigation into the deal has raised competition concerns. Specifically,
Google Maps has rolled out a new real-time bus service information feature for users in Delhi. It will enable users to know exactly when the next bus will be arriving at the bus stop, enabling them to plan their commute better. Google has teamed up with Delhi Transport Ministry, Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS),
Some of the biggest telecoms operators in the Middle East have come together to form the industry’s latest OpenRAN alliance. Etisalat, STC, Zain, Mobily and Du have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to signal their joint commitment to rolling out OpenRAN technologies and their intention to help one another on the journey. The goals
The Spanish bit of Vodafone has joined its British and German stablemates in picking Ericsson for its standalone 5G core work. In common with previous announcements this is a ‘precommercial’ thing at this stage, which is presumably somewhere between a trial and the real deal. The announcement says Vodafone Spain has selected Ericsson as its
The Delhi high court on Monday deferred hearing on the plea by Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla in connection with the dismissal of her lawsuit against 5G wireless network technology. Justice Sanjeev Narula recused from hearing Chawla’s plea and directed that it be listed before another bench on July 29. “Subject to the order of the
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Arnab Das, VP, Global Service Line, Advanced Networking & IoT, Capgemini Engineering, explores the possibilities presented to operators by private networks. The global private 4G/5G infrastructure market will hit close to $6 billion by 2024, IDC
Identifying and correcting interference issues in a mobile environment is a challenging but critical task. Mobile users near the interference source will experience degraded call success rates, increased dropped calls, decreased battery life, poor voice quality, and reduced data throughput. Detecting, locating, and ultimately eliminating sources of RF interference is an essential strategy for service
Realme X9 series has reportedly been spotted on China’s TENAA and 3C, as well as Russia’s EEC certification websites. The model number RMX3361, believed to be of the vanilla Realme X9, has reportedly made its way to TENAA and 3C website, suggesting that the phone may launch soon. The listings hint at some of the
Telenor has sold its operations in Myanmar for less than a quarter of the licence fee it paid to enter the market seven and a half years ago. The Norwegian firm has agreed to hand the business over to Lebanon-based investment firm M1 Group for US$105 million (NOK900 million), $55 million of which is payable
Google Play store has reportedly received an update on Wear OS 3.0 ahead of the official release. The update brings a new design to the user interface (UI) of the app marketplace on smartwatches running Google’s new OS. Google announced Wear OS 3.0 at its Google I/O event in May and said that it will