Interview with Prasanna Gokhale, CTO, ACT Fibernet

We interviewed Prasanna Gokhale who is the Chief Technology Officer at ACT Fibernet. The company previous known as ACT Broadband has been offering high speed internet services in India for quite some time and it has been offering speeds which other players rarely offer. In this interview, we discuss High-Speed broadband, Gigabit internet, ACT Fibernet’s expansion plans, streaming devices and more.

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Samsung On-Device AI technology for AI Deep Learning announced

Earlier last month, Samsung expanded its proprietary NPU technology development and also delivered an update to the same. At the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), the company introduced its On-Device AI lightweight algorithm and today, Samsung has announced an update to the same.

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e-SIM-based device shipments to reach nearly 2 billion units by 2025

e-SIM enabled smartphones are gaining momentum gradually and telecom operators in India like Airtel, Jio is also offering the same. In similar lines, today, Counterpoint Research Analysis has released a new report regarding the global shipments of e-SIM based devices and it also includes their findings of a potential rise in the adoption of integrated SIM-based solutions.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 said to come in two variants, support LPDDR5X RAM

Update: Snapdragon 865 variants are said to come in two versions condenamed ‘Kona’ and ‘Huracan’, one with integrated X55 5G modem  and the other one without it. It is also said to support LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 3.0 storage.

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Realme 5G smartphone will launch later this year

OPPO and OnePlus have introduced their 5G smartphones this year, now Realme has confirmed that it will launch 5G smartphones globally this year. This was confirmed by Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth after a meeting with Realme founder Sky Li.  Continue reading “Realme 5G smartphone will launch later this year”

Paytm SoundBox First Look — Offline payments made easy

Paytm, an Indian e-commerce payment system and digital wallet company launched its own wallet i.e., Paytm wallet in 2014. It is being widely used by many users, retailers and more to send/receive money easily. Now, Paytm is testing a nifty new device known as Paytm SoundBox that is aimed to streamline offline payment systems and is tailored for retailers as well as customers. We spent some time with the SoundBox, and here is the first look.

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MediaTek 5G 7nm SoC with built-in Helio M70 5G multi-mode modem announced

MediaTek at the Computex 2019 in Taiwan today announced the company’s first 5G SoC built using 7nm FinFET process technology and MediaTek Helio M70 5G modem built in. It uses the latest Cortex-A77 CPU, Mali-G77 GPU and MediaTek’s most advanced AI processing unit (APU).  The multi-mode 5G chipset is for 5G stand alone and non-stand alone (SA/NSA) sub-6GHz networks. It supports connectivity from 2G to 4G to bridge existing network access while 5G networks roll out globally.

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Lenovo Project Limitless world’s first 5G PC powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform announced

Lenovo at the Computex 2019 in Taipei announced Project Limitless, which calls as the world’s first 5G  always-on, always-connected PC, powered by new Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G modem. Lenovo did not share any specification of the device yet, but the prototype shows a convertible design, large screen and a fingerprint sensor.

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EE to launch 5G services in six cities in UK on May 30

EE; UK’s mobile network that is part of BT Group today announced that it will launch 5G in Uk starting in six cities: London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh and Belfast from May 30th. It will also introduce new 5G plans, a range of six new 5G smartphones and devices. The company announced 5G roll out plans last year. Continue reading “EE to launch 5G services in six cities in UK on May 30”

OnePlus 7 Pro 5G announced, coming to EE in the UK and Elisa in Finland

Along with the OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus also introduced the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G at its event, after the company showcased  a 5G prototype smartphone at the MWC in February. As the company had already announced last year, it will be available exclusively with EE in the UK and Elisa in Finland. The company has not announced any other partnerships and did not reveal the price or the availability of the phone in these markets.

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NETGEAR Nighthawk AX4 and Nighthawk AX8 tri-band Wi-Fi 6 routers launched in India

NETGEAR, the company known for its routers and range of networking devices, today, announced the launch of two of its tri-band Wi-Fi 6 routers namely Nighthawk AX4 and Nighthawk AX8 in India.

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Mediatek’s 5G chip is coming to India by end of 2019

At the China Mobile Global Partner Conference in Guangzhou, MediaTek introduced the first 5G baseband chipset, Helio M70. Today, Mediatek has confirmed that the 5G chipset will be arriving in India by this year-end with the shipping happening next year.

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Tenda 4G680 Wireless 4G LTE and VoLTE Router launched in India

Tenda, the company that is known for its networking solutions has introduced a new wireless 4G LTE and VoLTE router named Tenda 4G680 in India, today. Tenda 4G680 is a 300Mbps wireless router and is priced at Rs.12,000.

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LINKSYS Velop Tri-Band Mesh WiFi System launched in India

Linksys, the brand which is known for its lineup of routers and networking solutions has announced ‘Velop’, the whole home WiFi product in India, today. The Tri-Band Mesh WiFi System is priced starting Rs.19,999.

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Samsung starts mass production of 5G multi-mode chipsets

The trend of 5G is picking up the pace swiftly, and we are seeing news of 5G all over the web. In the same lines, today, Samsung has announced the mass production of 5G multi-mode chipsets for the latest premium mobile devices.

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