ACT to Also Equip Smart Cities with Wi-Fi Hotspots. Speaking at the launch event, ACT Fibernet CEO, Bala Malladi also discussed the company’s plans. He said that ACT Fibernet would partner up with content providers like ZEE 5, Alt Balaji, and Sony Liv amongst others to also boost its content offering. Malladi also emphasised gaming as an integral part of ACT Fibernet’s offering. He said that the company would also partner up with gaming cafes, gaming OEMs and more to provide an exceptional gaming experience....

RailTel Reaches Out to Supreme Court RailTel in its petition remarked, “It is submitted that the applicant is an internet service provider and national long-distance service provider where the definition of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) is different and does not include the words ‘any other miscellaneous revenue’ which is otherwise defined in clause 19 of the license agreement of access service.” The PSU said that the internet service provider (ISPs) and the other non-telecom companies have been clubbed with the access service providers after the October 24 order on AGR....

TCS Profits to Help Pay AGR Dues According to top officials of the company, most likely Tata Sons will resort to TCS, which is the stalwart of the holding company and will likely put together a way using the revenue of TCS to pay the dues. It is worth noting that the deadline for the AGR payments was actually January 23, but because of the modification petition filed in the SC, a hearing is pending on the matter....

Bharti Airtel has just announced the Airtel 5G Plus services for customers living in Shimla. This marks the 14th city that Airtel has launched 5G in since October. The telco announced 5G Plus for Lucknow on December 14, 2022. In a matter of a few days, the company has now launched it in Shimla. There are many advantages of Airtel 5G Plus services. Airtel has covered several areas of the city and will be expanding it to other areas in the coming weeks and months....

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, two of the top private telecom firms in India, will have a big responsibility in spearheading the 5G growth in the country. Both the telcos have the resources to launch PAN-India 5G network, but they would do it in a phased manner to ensure that they can get the best returns as not every circle is ready to deliver great revenues by consuming 5G services....

Both Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio offer a 1GB daily data prepaid plan to the consumers. These plans are meant for people who don’t have heavy data usage. Further, to ensure that the telcos are earning enough out of their customers, they don’t offer their 1GB daily data plans for the long or medium term. Users can only get these plans for the short term. Airtel and Jio are considered the top two telecom operators in India when it comes to network experience....

Bharti Airtel has just announced that it has extended its partnership with Oracle and will offer Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to its million-plus enterprise customers. Airtel Business, the enterprise service arm of Bharti Airtel, will be offering a range of industry-leading cloud solutions with the help of Oracle to enterprise customers, which will help in boosting the economy of India. By 2025, internet users in India are projected to grow to 900 million compared to the 622 million in 2020....

Airtel Digital TV New Multi TV Connection Pricing On the Airtel Digital TV website, if we navigate to the section where the company has detailed about the multi TV connection of Airtel Digital TV, we will find that Airtel Digital TV has noted that the “attractive monthly rental options start at Rs 94 per month”. To recall, previously Airtel Digital TV was charging Rs 80 per month for the Multi TV connection....

Bharti Airtel is looking to get ahead of Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea in the 5G race. The telco has been raising funds very aggressively. It might be solely because the telco wants to enter the spectrum auctions with full confidence about its ability to get the best out of it. In the last few months, Airtel has raised funds multiple times. Once through the rights issue, then with the Google partnership, and now the telco is looking to raise up to $1 billion (USD) with debt instruments....

Airtel Payments Bank today announced the launch of ‘Suraksha Salary Account,’ which is an innovative salary account for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Airtel Payments Bank made this announcement as India begins to open up following the COVID-19 lockdown. The payments bank company also stated that there are over 60 million units in India’s MSME sector which accounts for 29% of India’s GDP. Suraksha Salary account provides wide-range of benefits- free Hospicash Insurance, free Accidental Insurance, Zero Minimum Balance and more....

To control your TV with just one remote, you can connect the TV and Set-Top Box (STB) remotes. But what if you learn that you can simply use your phone to control your Android box? You did hear that correctly. A physical remote is typically included with your Xstream Box. However, if it breaks down or has certain problems, you can utilise the Airtel smart TV remote to continue watching your preferred shows....

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator is looking to get a 4.7% stake in Indus Towers from Vodafone UK’s share to help India’s Vodafone Idea (Vi). The telco said that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Vodafone UK to buy 4.7% equity interest in Indus Towers. Airtel has however put a principal condition that the amount it pays shall be used by Vodafone UK to be infused as fresh equity in Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL)....

Bharti Airtel on Friday listed the Airtel Xstream Set-Top Box (STB) refundable security deposit scheme on the dedicated Xstream Fiber section of its website. The refundable deposit scheme enables the Airtel Xstream Fiber users to purchase the Xstream STB for Rs 1500. The users purchasing the Xstream STB through the refundable deposit scheme can return the STB after 12 months of active usage and receive the amount paid at the time of installation....

Note: Airtel Xstream Fibre broadband plans are almost the same across all the cities, but ACT Fibernet’s broadband plans differ with every city. This article compares the broadband plans of Airtel Xstream Fibre and ACT Fibernet in Delhi. ACT Fibernet Broadband Plans in Delhi: What They Offer ACT Fibernet has a total of six broadband plans in Delhi right now and they start at Rs 749 per month (excluding taxes)....

The use of the internet has grown exponentially in the country since the last six years as telecom operators in the country came up with affordable tariff plans. Users now have access to a variety of choices of prepaid plans that are affordable as well. The most commonly used plans are the daily data packs that not only provide unlimited calling but also offer a fixed amount of data each day till the validity of the plan....

After the update, the users can switch their Alexa to understand commands in Hindi. For doing so go to Settings > Preferences > Language. At the same time, new users will get an additional option for setting their device in Hindi now. Also, with the help of Alexa Routines, users can now give smarter commands to the voice assistant. Such as when you get up from your seat while watching a movie, you can tell Alexa, ‘I am getting up’, and she will pause the movie for you....

Spotify is a fantastic tool for listening to your favourite songs and albums, finding new music, and creating playlists for friends. However, the user experience is extremely constrained if you aren’t paying for it. By upgrading your Spotify account, you can get unlimited skips, free downloads, offline listening, and a tonne of other wonderful benefits. For one month, Spotify Premium is free. Following that, you must pay Rs 119 each month....

The subscription plan has been fairly cheap, at least in comparison to the likes of Netflix, offering different durations as well. The base duration of one month has been quite useful, but it will no longer be on offer. The company will be offering either a three-month or annual Prime membership. Why did the company remove the one month plan? Find out by reading ahead. The new guidelines from RBI ask banks and financial institutions to bring an additional factor of authentication for processing recurring online transactions, with the deadline for the same set for September 30....

On its official website, Apple no longer offers the older iPhone 11. This suggests that the product has been formally retired by the manufacturer following the Far Out event last night, which saw the introduction of the iPhone 14 series. It was released in 2019; therefore, a few more years of iOS updates are still available. Even though Apple has taken the iPhone 11 out of its physical shops, you can still buy it on Flipkart while supplies last....

Apple is slated to unveil the next-generation iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models featuring double-stack OLED display panels. These display panels feature a couple of layers of light-emitting diodes and achieve twice the brightness than the usual Retina display panels. Furthermore, the report states that the Cupertino tech giant is in talks with display manufacturers such as LG and Samsung to provide OLED display panels to its large-screen devices....