Tata Sky Binge+ STB Update Changelog The first major change that has come to the STB’s performance is in sound. The audio channel output has been fixed for the users. Further, the display can be switched from SDR to HDR as per the user’s wish. The Android Security Patch has been updated to March 2021. Also, users can now reboot device preferences. These are all the major changes brought to the Binge+ STB....
Tata Sky Binge: What Exactly Is It and What It Offers?
Tata Sky has been growing its broadband business quite aggressively over the last few years. Tata Sky Broadband now offers every kind of plan a customer would want. There is a super-high-speed plan of up to 1 Gbps and a plan with speed as low as 50 Mbps on the offering. Tata Sky Broadband offers a total of seven different broadband plans; one of those plans is a 500 Mbps plan....
The way Indians look at wireline broadband has completely changed today. Earlier, users were happy with speeds of up to 10 Mbps and some low amount of fair usage policy (FUP) data. But since the time Airtel Xstream Fiber, JioFiber, and other such private internet service providers (ISPs) have come to the market, that’s changed. Users now want at least 100 Mbps speeds with more than 1,000GB monthly FUP data with their fiber plans....
Tata Sky Offers Four STB Variants to Users The DTH operator enables new users to select either an Standard-definition (SD) STB, High-definition (HD), the Android powered Binge+ STB or the Tata Sky+ HD STB. Tata Sky has priced its SD STB and the HD STB at Rs 1499. However, the existing users opting for a Multi TV Connection can select the Tata Sky HD STB for a price of Rs 1199....
Tata Sky Annual Sports Pack Details The a-la-carte cricket pack that we are talking about is available in two languages – Hindi and English, and it only offers one channel for an annual subscription fee. Under the English option, subscribers will get the Star Sports 1 English channel for 12 months at the rate of Rs 202 for the entire year. Similarly, the Annual Cricket Hindi pack which will offer Star Sports 1 Hindi for a whole year will set back the subscribers by Rs 201....
Tata Sky Stops Offering 6 Months and 12 Months Channel Packs To recall, the first consumer-centric move from Tata Sky was when it had slashed the prices of its Set-Top Boxes. After the price cut, the Tata Sky Set-Top Boxes were retailing at Rs 1,399 for the SD variant, and the HD Set-Top Box was available for Rs 1,499. However, a few months back, the customers had the choice to select a semi-annual pack or annual pack with these Set-Top Boxes....
Last week, Wind River revealed a partnership with Indian giant Tata’s IT services consulting division, Tata Consulting Services (TCS). According to Wind River, the two businesses will collaborate to develop a full-stack Virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN) solution for 4G and 5G networks. Installation and testing will be handled by TCS using Wind River Studio as the cloud platform. TCS Will Use Wind River Studio To Serve Its Cognitive Network Operations Services Wind River Studio and TCS’ Cognitive Network Operations Platform are combined in this release, according to a statement from TCS Vice President and Head of Network Solutions and Services Vimal Kumar (CNOPS)....
Sun NXT Has “Impressive Collection of Content” Says Sun TV Group CFO Narayanan said that Sun TV is “investing in movies” and that Sun NXT has a “hike” in its user base each time the company premieres a new movie on its OTT platform. “If anything Sun NXT [has] got an impressive collection of content,” Narayanan said in the first quarter earnings call on Friday. “So, you get all our channels streaming live, and then you also have access to my entire library and you can choose a nonlinear option on these serials as well....
Government Plans to Add Fibre Footprints As per the words of Tilak Raj Dua “India needs to install more than 1,00,000 towers in order to provide quality services to billion customers.” Currently, 16 out of 36 states and union territories have matched their policies with Centre’s Right-of-way (RoW) 2016 norms. To ensure global connectivity, the government is also planning to increase fibre footprints by nearly 7.5 kilometres by 2022. Also, the BJP led government is planning to fiberise 60 % of the telecom towers by the end of 2022....
Telecom Italia’s (TIM) core profit decreased 11.2% in the third quarter compared to the same period a year earlier as declining domestic revenues exceeded cost savings and the contribution from TIM’s Brazilian arm. The largest phone operator in Italy announced on Wednesday that its EBITDA-AL (earnings after interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and lease) for the period of July to September came to 1.31 billion euros. This is lower than the 1....
It is the last day of the week, and all the telecom stocks are in the red. It is not just the telecom stocks, but also the indexes including NIFTY and SENSEX in the negative. After seeing a good Thursday, Vodafone Idea’s stock (listed as Idea) is 5.41% in the red (at the time of writing), trading at Rs 10.50. This comes after the board of the telco has approved for raising up to Rs 14,500 crores on Thursday....
1. Gangs Of Wasseypur (2012) Gangs of Wasseypur is one movie that has been loved by all crime movie lovers ever since it was released. Directed by Anurag Kashyap, this movie is full of thrill, action, fun, and entertainment. Like all the other Anurag Kashyap movies, this one has also made its way to changing the history and trajectory of the entertainment industry. This movie starring Manoj Bajpayee, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, along with the other great actors, is loaded with legendary dialogues and top-notch cinematography....
Changes in UI The first thing that the developers will see when they flash the ROM for the new Android Q Beta is the build number in the quick settings menu on pulling down the notification panel. In addition to this, Google has revamped the emergency information on the phone, and it now includes blood group type, allergies, address, medication, organ donor and other medical information. The notifications have also been given a different touch to allow better control....
Xiaomi on Sunday announced that it has pushed a new update to its web browsers on Google Play that enables users to turn off the aggregated data collection in the incognito mode. The company said that the new update would be available on the Mi Browser, the company’s preloaded browser on Mi devices and the Mint Browser, available to download on Google Play. Xiaomi said that the ability to turn off aggregated data together with its approach of storing the data in “non-identifiable” structure “goes beyond any legal requirements and demonstrates our company’s commitment to user privacy....
Trai Channel Selector Application: What is it? To help the subscribers in migrating to the new channel packs, Trai has launched a channel selector application. The channel selector application is available on the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India official website, and it is an excellent way for the subscribers to go through the process and list out the channels before actually finalising them. The channel selector application will allow these subscribers to get the right pricing for their selection and to have an appropriate estimate about what they will be paying every month, without a bias....
IBF Argues in Favour of Subscribers Selecting Channel Packs It is worth noting that IBF is the topmost body which represents the pay-TV broadcasters in India. In its comments, IBF said that the bundling of TV channels has in fact been good for the TV channel subscribers in India as it has brought better “value for money” to them. Also, the ad-revenue has allowed the broadcasters to stop the pass-through of content costs to the subscribers, which in other cases would be much more....
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) believes that there is a gap for new types of skilled professionals who can help with deploying the network inside buildings or over buildings in a timely manner. According to TheHinduBusinessline report, TRAI has proposed a dedicated digital connectivity infrastructure (DCI) - designers, engineers, property managers, and evaluators. The digital ecosystem is only going to become more complex from here, and that is why these new professionals are needed who can understand the work fast and ensure that the network generation networks are rolled out in a timely manner....
“It is for the government to take a call on the priorities. But, my understanding is that on NDCP which was announced last year…there will be the accelerated implementation of provisions,” Sharma told PTI. Asked if the continuity of the Narendra Modi-led government would ensure that pending issues in the sector are taken up expeditiously, Sharma said, “I think the telecom department has been addressing the issues earlier also, and I am sure there will be new renewed vigour....
Trai to Develop a Proof of Concept as Next Step The regulator also said that it would further sit down with the stakeholders and deliberate to identify more issues, in case there are any, before moving on to developing a Proof-of-Concept. Trai believes that with the support and active participation of all industry stakeholders and industry representatives, it will be able to create an acceptable solution for STB interoperability by year-end....
