Netflix, one of the popular streaming services, has said that about 70 million of its viewers watch shows with advertising every month. This number has almost doubled compared to May this year. In countries where Netflix’s ad-supported plan is available, more than 50 percent of new subscribers are choosing it. Amy Reinhard, President of Advertising…
Government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Wednesday launched direct-to-device satellite connectivity service. This will solve the problem of connectivity in remote areas. This service was introduced by the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) last month. Recently, some smartphone companies have also provided the feature of satellite connectivity in their devices. The Department of…
Government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced the launch of the first fiber based intranet service. This TV service has been started in selected areas of the country. Last month, BSNL introduced this service called IFTV with its new logo and six new features. The company’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network will be used…
Reliance Jio, one of the big telecom companies, has said that with its True 5G network, smartphone battery can last up to 40 percent longer. The company uses a standalone architecture along with other technical features for its 5G services whereby the bandwidth of the spectrum is specified according to the application. This improves the…
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani is planning to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of his telecom business Reliance Jio. Analysts have put the valuation of this telecom company at more than 100 billion dollars (about Rs 8,41,090 crore). After this, Reliance Industries (RIL) can also list its retail unit in the stock market. About five years…
State-run telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) had showcased the direct-to-device (D2D) technology at the India Mobile Congress last month. With this, calls can be made without mobile network or SIM card. BSNL has started the trial of D2D service. With this service, mobile devices like smartphones can be connected through satellite network. It…
Subscribers of government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) are increasing. In July this year, big telecom companies like Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio had increased their tariffs. After this, many subscribers of these companies joined BSNL. According to the report of telecom regulator TRAI, BSNL has added about 25 lakh new subscribers in…
The problem of piracy has increased rapidly in the last few years. Piracy of movies has a big share in this. This is a big concern for the entertainment and media industry. This industry is facing huge loss of business due to piracy. The measures taken to deal with this problem seem to have failed….
The speed of 5G network of big telecom companies Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio has declined significantly. Both these telecom companies are facing slowdown in network speed. However, it is being said that they are trying to manage spectrum resources effectively. According to a report by independent analytics firm OpenSignal, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India Mobile Congress (IMC) on Tuesday. On this occasion, Prime Minister Modi gave information about many achievements in mobile network connectivity, broadband usage and optical fiber network expansion. Along with big telecom companies like Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, many technology related companies like Xiaomi and Qualcomm are also…
