Vodafone 4G launching in Mumbai on February 10

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After successfully launching 4G LTE in Kerala, MysoreKolkata and Delhi & NCR, Vodafone is all set to launch its 4G services in Mumbai on February 10th, Wednesday. According to ET, it will launch its 4G services in Bengaluru on February 11th, Thursday. The company already said that testing has commenced successfully and it has started rolling out 4G-Ready SIMs in these circles. Continue reading “Vodafone 4G launching in Mumbai on February 10”

Idea launches 4G LTE services in Orissa

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Idea Cellular has launched its 4G LTE services across 12 towns in Orissa, after it launched 4G services in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab regions. It launched 4G services across five states in South India – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana in December last year. Continue reading “Idea launches 4G LTE services in Orissa”

Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Delhi & NCR

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Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Delhi and NCR, as it had promised last week, after launching it in Kerala, Mysore and Kolkata. It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3, which the company acquired last year. Vodafone said that it is now available in prominent business and residential corridors of Guragon, and the the roll out will be completed in all parts of Delhi & NCR in phased manner. It is built on strong fiber back-haul, and is supported by its 3G services.  Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Delhi & NCR”

Google is testing to beam 5G internet from solar drones under Project SkyBender

Google already offers internet to places who have low or no internet access via it’s Project Loon. Now, the tech giant is working on a new project dubbed as Project SkyBender under which it is planning to beam 5G internet from solar drones, as per a latest report from The Guardian.

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Idea launches 4G LTE services across 39 towns in Karnataka including Bengaluru

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Idea Cellular has launched its 4G LTE services across 39 towns, including Bengaluru in Karnataka, after it launched 4G services across five states in South India – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana last month. Earlier this month It launched 4G services in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab regions. Continue reading “Idea launches 4G LTE services across 39 towns in Karnataka including Bengaluru”

Vodafone 4G launching in Delhi and NCR on February 3

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After successfully launching 4G LTE in Kerala, Mysore and Kolkata, Vodafone is all set to launch its 4G services in Delhi and NCR on February 3rd, Wednesday. Naveen Chopra, Chief Operating Officer, BJAS Murthy, Operations Director – North and Apoorva Mehrotra, Business Head – Delhi & NCR will be present at the launch event. The company started issuing 4G-ready SIM cards in Delhi & NCR region through Vodafone stores last week. Continue reading “Vodafone 4G launching in Delhi and NCR on February 3”

Google to create smartphones with built-in face and object recognition

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Google is apparently working together with Movidius which is a startup under Alphabet Inc just like Google. The collaboration is aimed at bringing deep learning technologies to smartphones.

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Sony acquires Israeli LTE Modem Chip Technology Innovator – Altair Semiconductor

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Sony has announced that it has come to an agreement with Israel based Altair Semiconductor and majority of its shareholders to acquire the company.

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Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Kolkata

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Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Kolkata after a month of launching its 4G services in Kerala. It was launched in Mysore earlier this month. It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3 and is built on a strong fibre backhaul. Vodafone 4G is available in BBD Bag, Park Street, Alipore, Ballygunge, Salt Lake Sector 5, Airport and EM bypass in the circle and the roll-out will be completed across all parts of Kolkata by June 2016 in a phased manner. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Kolkata”

Airtel launches 4G LTE in Manjeri, Tirurangadi and Thalaserry, now in 50 towns in Kerala

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Airtel has commercially launched its 4G LTE services in Kochi in Manjeri, Tirurangadi & Thalaserry in Kerala. With this Airtel 4G is now present in 50 towns in Kerala. It launched 4G services in 296 towns across India earlier back in August last year. It was launched in Kochi in the same month and in Thiruvananthapuram in September.  Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE in Manjeri, Tirurangadi and Thalaserry, now in 50 towns in Kerala”

Vodafone offering 4G-ready SIMs in Delhi ahead of 4G roll out

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Vodafone has started offering 4G-ready SIM cards in Delhi & NCR region through Vodafone stores, ahead of 4G roll out in the circle. It will be based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3, which the company acquired last year. Back in October last year it promised to roll out 4G services in Delhi/NCR region by December, but it got delayed. It launched 4G services in Kerala last month and it was launched in Mysore (Mysuru), Karnataka earlier this month. Continue reading “Vodafone offering 4G-ready SIMs in Delhi ahead of 4G roll out”

Ultrasonic proximity detection will soon help to get rid of the black spots on your smartphone

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Proximity sensors are something that is a standard on smartphones ever since touchscreens came along as they help to avoid accidental input when calling or when the phone is in your pocket. The issue however is that they ruin the phone’s design and aesthetics especially on lighter coloured phones.

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Idea launches 4G LTE services in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab

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Idea today launched its 4G LTE services across four more states or three telecom circles – Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab, three weeks after it launched 4G services across five states in South India – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. Idea said that its 4G LTE services will be available across 183 towns in these circles by 31st January 2016. It also said that it has received over 1.5 million 4G service requests from existing customers on its pre-book offer. Continue reading “Idea launches 4G LTE services in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab”

China kick starts 5G research and testing

5G is the next major phase of mobile telecommunications and follows the global adoption of the 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) standard since 2012. A new report from China states that the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has started research and testing of the 5G technology.

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Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Mysore

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Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Mysore (Mysuru), Karnataka after a month of launching its 4G services in Kerala. It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3, which the company acquired last year. “It is built on a strong fibre back-haul, and is supported by new and superfast 3G services on a modern network of 2100 MHz,” said the company. Vodafone is offering free 4G upgrade to 4G with instant SIM swap through all Vodafone stores and select retail outlets in the city. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Mysore”