Mobile Data Consumption
Rising cost of data hinders rapid digitisation: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Rising prices of data and devices are a concern for the rapid proliferation of digitisation, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. The comments have come against the backdrop of a recent hike of about 57 per cent in the minimum monthly recharge plan by the country's second-largest telco Bharti Airtel. "Rise in cost of data or cost of devices are of concern because they are impediments in rapid digitisation," Chandrasekhar said. The minister said that he is not exactly aware of the hike in mobile services rates by Airtel and the ministry may approach telecom regulator Trai to examine if the hike is going to have a short-term or long-term impact. He said that there has been an impact on prices across the world due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the impact of data price need to be examined. Bharti Airtel has increased the price of its minimum recharge for the 28-day mobile phone service plan by about 57 per cent to Rs 155 in eight circles, ..
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Q2 results: Reliance Jio logs 26.9% jump in net profit as Arpu rises
Gross revenue rises 22.8 percent annually to Rs 28,506 crore in second quarter
 "Q2 results: Reliance Jio logs 26.9% jump in net profit as Arpu rises")
New OTT audience tracking tools take centre stage in video streaming space
With billions of dollars spent every year on original programming--and movies now being launched via OTTs with theatres remaining shut--the need for audience measurement is stronger than ever
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Coronavirus impact: How data proved to be the new oil and saviour in 2020
Seamless broadband service is the backbone of remote working and telecom providers leveraged this opportunity to the maximum
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Japan's NTT to invest $2 bn in India to set up data centres over next 4 yrs
It will be building new campuses in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, Chennai and Noida, and also augmenting capacities at its existing facilities in the financial capital and Bengaluru
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Real estate players eye data centres to create separate class of assets
Players such as Puravankara, Salarpuria Sattva in talks to develop data centres in top metros
Telecom sector revenue expected to rise 15% in FY21 on higher ARPU: COAI
The industry's revenue, Kochhar said, will grow at 14-15 per cent in FY21, led by some improvement in average revenue per user
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Telcos may buy 4G spectrum due to rise in data consumption, says COAI
The telecom sector body had earlier voiced against the spectrum auction due to financial stress in the sector
 "Telcos may buy 4G spectrum due to rise in data consumption, says COAI")
Bharti Airtel posts consolidated loss before tax of Rs 7,010 crore in Q4
During the quarter, the company took an exceptional charge of Rs 7,004 crore mainly on account of the re-assessment of interest on licence fee, and spectrum usage charges (including interest on AGR).
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Data consumption in rural India jumped nearly 100% during lockdown: CSC CEO
According to the CSC data, Wi-Fi Choupal has more than 12 lakh registered subscribers who use this as a supplement to their mobile connection.
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Indians opt for mobile data over broadband in early days of lockdown: Study
India went into a 21-day lockdown beginning Tuesday as concerns over spread of coronavirus increase
 "Indians opt for mobile data over broadband in early days of lockdown: Study")
Data demand sees a 10% surge as people step up work from home over Covid-19
The demand for data dongles has also doubled in the last few days and many retailers are asking for a week to replenish their stocks
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J&K lifts ban on social media, access to 2G internet services till Mar 17
Earlier, only access to white-listed sites was allowed after the services were restored for a week on January 25 and subsequently extended from time to time.
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Digital trappings: Brands lobby for influence in a data-rich world
Data allows you to map, target and deliver relevant content says K V Sridhar, founder and chief creative officer at HyperCollective.
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Star India chairman hopes telecom tariff hike won't limit data consumption
He also hit out against branded content and in-film advertising, terming it as "crass commercialisation" which "taints" and "sullies" the experience.
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Mobile data traffic to triple in India by 2025, reach 22 exabytes: Ericsson
One EB is equivalent to one billion gigabytes
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Nokia rides 5G wave, surging data consumption to entrench its position
Nokia - working with all existing telecom players in the country - is witnessing an urge among players to prepare their networks with 5G technology in advance
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Average data consumption among Indians close to 10GB per month: Report
YouTube is India's most preferred OTT platform
India consumes most mobile data per month in world: NITI Aayog
Amitabh Kant did not share the source of the data
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