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Jio, Airtel gained subs at Vi’s expense in Nov ’22; b’band monthly growth 0.47%

Telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel cumulatively gained nearly 25 lakh (25,00,000) mobile subscribers in November 2022 even as troubled Vodafone Idea lost nearly 18.3 lakh customers, according to data by sector regulator TRAI.

WhatsApp working on new Mac app

WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, is developing a new Mac app that will make better use of system resources by utilizing the Apple Mac Catalyst development environment.

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Elon Musk changes his Twitter name to ‘Mr Tweet’

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, amused his followers by changing his Twitter profile name. Musk announced on Twitter that he had changed his name to "Mr. Tweet" on the microblogging site.

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Airtel launches 5G services in more J&K locations

Bharti Airtel yesterday announced the launch of its 5G services in Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Akhnoor, Kupwara, Lakhanpur and Khour areas. Airtel’s 5G services are already live in the cities of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Meta to reinstate Donald Trump FB, Insta accounts.

Meta Platforms Inc has said it will reinstate former U.S. President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks, following a two-year suspension after the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021.

The restoration of his accounts coul...

5G IoT connections to surpass 100 mn globally by ’26

According to a report released on Tuesday, global 5G IoT (Internet of Things) connections will reach 116 million by 2026, up from 17 million in 2023.

The healthcare sector and smart city services, according to Juniper Research, will drive this 1,100 percent g...

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“This initiative will empower subscribers to pay online and subscribe to the channels they want to watch and get it activated on their TV sets in real-time without any delay. Without needing to undertake any software development, LMOs can approach Mobiezy for their pre-built and pre-integrated solution that uses NXTDigital’s news APIs and can be up and running with their own mobile apps within just a few days.”

RU Ediriwira, Group CTO, NXTDigital Limited

“With the launch of Partnership for Growth 3.0 we intend to expand our network with 40 new NXTHUBs, each offering up to 650 live TV channels and broadband. Our efforts are focused on harnessing the convergence of technologies, developing robust apps and creating new business models that will help the overall ecosystem, delivering the best experience to our subscribers. We hope to achieve a stronger foothold in the rural regions of the country and grow our subscriber base.”

N.K. Rouse, COO, NXT Digital Ltd

“One of the key principles of the Hinduja Group is ‘Partnership for Growth’. After 2.0 saw the launch of HITS to connect LMOs in even the most remote locations through the only satellite-based cable TV platform in India; 3.0 focuses not just on strengthening the overall ecosystem we have built, but harnessing the convergence of technologies – to be delivered through a national network of NXTHUBs. Video and broadband are only the beginning of the digital highway of services that we have developed for roll-out backed by a robust suite of innovative apps developed by service providers exclusively for our LMOs and subscribers.”

Vynsley Fernandes, MD & CEO, NXTDigital Limited

“Wireline broadband is becoming ever more important not only in connecting homes across the country but also small to large enterprises-to the digital economy. The NXTHUBs will be the perfect point-of-presence to offer broadband services to cater to these consumer needs.”

Yugal Kishore Sharma CEO, ONEOTT Intertainment Limited

Amazing and grim battle for survival. Guess it will end up in Supreme Court. All that NCLT asked Zee to do was to file a reply to Invesco petition for a EGM. Now this is getting too serious. So far Invesco has been hammered for demanding an EGM. What is Zee upto? Ofcourse my lawyer community knows better!