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Xiaomi has kicked off the Mi Fan Festival 2022 sale in India. The discount sale is already live on Mi.com and will go on till April 12. A slew of Redmi and Mi smartphones are available at discounted prices during the sale. Redmi 9i Sport, Redmi 10, Redmi 9A Sport, Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note

AT&T and giant US defense contractor Northrop Grumman want to see how 5G can improve the efficacy of US armed forces. Northrop is currently helping the US Department of Defense (DoD) with its Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2 – pictured) programme, which will funnel sensor data from all branches of the military – land,

The merger of Thailand’s second and third largest mobile operators looks set to happen sooner rather than later, with the shareholders of both companies having now approved the move. DTAC and True Corp both held shareholder meetings on Monday and both subsequently announced that the proposed deal had been given the green light by an

Over 600 social media accounts of the central government were hacked in the last five years, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Responding to a query on the hacking of government’s Twitter handles and e-mail accounts, the minister said since 2017, 641 such accounts have been hacked. Altogether 175

For all their talk of services and enabling a digital lifestyle, sometimes telcos just want to show off about the size of their networks. It seems to be Germany’s turn this week, with three operators each putting out announcements on the same day, each one talking up a rollout of one sort or another. Incumbent

The UK government has announced vague plans ‘to make Britain a global hub for cryptoasset technology and investment’, which includes having the Royal Mint issue an NFT. In a statement bursting at the seams with fintech buzzwords, the government announced stablecoins will be recognised as a valid form of payment, that it will legislate for

Apple is rumoured to be working on a hardware subscription service that would let users pay a monthly subscription fee to get access to the latest iPhone model every year. According to a new report, the company could rake in even more money, compared to when users purchase a new upgrade for their existing iPhone

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Tipu Ali, Networks Account Manager at Telehouse, looks at the evolving political and regulatory environment for UK telcos. The UK’s communications infrastructure is set to move into the ultrafast broadband lane. With the current UK broadband

Spanish MNO Telefonica has created a collection of NFT’s based on drawings by an artist called Ferran Adrià – a move which is says demonstrates its commitment to Web3 and metaverse. The collection consists of 114 unique NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens) based on drawings by by Ferran Adrià (such as the one below), which are

Telecom giants in India are offering ‘Unlimited Data’ plans. However, there is a catch. Airtel, Jio, Vi, among other telecom operators, have multiple prepaid recharge plans in which their customers can get huge amounts of data to spend per day. They also offer such data services for postpaid customers. However, there is a limit, and

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is getting an equity funding injection of close to US$600 million from a trio of entities owned by its existing shareholders. While that sounds like good news for the troubled Indian telco, it will only have a quarter of the sum at its disposal, with the lion’s share going to pay monies

UK MNO Vodafone says it is donating 3,000 connected smartphones and 1,000 portable chargers to refuges including those fleeing Ukraine Vodafone says it is working with Charity Refugee council to distribute the equipment and has extended its Tech Appeal programme which allows individuals and businesses to donate more tech. It also recently announced that it

Vi (Vodafone Idea) has introduced two new prepaid recharge plans in India. The plans are priced at Rs. 327 and Rs. 377, with different data limits. The Rs. 327 recharge plan offers 30-day validity, while the Rs. 337 plan is valid for 31 days. In addition, the Vi prepaid plans bundle Vi Movies and TV

The company formerly known as Etisalat has partnered with the company formerly known as Facebook, essentially to highlight the significance of its recent rebrand. Meanwhile, the company formerly known as Etisalat’s domestic arm in the UAE, which is still known as Etisalat, has inked a 5G private networks partnership with Nokia, which hasn’t had a

French operator group Orange and e-health platform DabaDoc have made it easier for folks living abroad to nag family members back home about seeing a doctor. Called DabaDoc Consult, it enables people from Africa residing in Europe and the US to cover the cost of a video consultation between a doctor and family living in

Motorola is said to be working on a new smartphone that could be launched as part of the company’s Moto G-series lineup. The handset, tipped to be the Moto G82, has been spotted on certification websites in various countries including the Wi-Fi Alliance, EEC, BIS, and TDRA websites suggesting the upcoming launch of the smartphone.

Consumer electronics giant Samsung has announced that Galaxy owners will be able to repair their own gadgets starting from this summer. The self-repair programme applies to the Galaxy S20 and S21 range and the Galaxy Tab S7+. Collaborating with iFixit, known for its gadget ‘teardowns’ and which is apparently ‘the leading online repair community’, customers

German smart antenna startup Alcan Systems has invented a transparent antenna that you stick on a window to allow high frequency spectrum to get through. The embrace of millimetre wave by the 5G era was celebrated as opening up vast new swathes of spectrum real estate that would enable hitherto unimaginable wireless data rates. There