Bharti Airtel has set up a countdown timer on its Airtel Xstream Fiber page that highlights that the free installation and discount up to 15% offer will be valid till the early hours of Monday. The company initially started the offer in late April for the new Airtel Xstream Fiber users in select cities across India. However, the offer has since been expanded to most cities in India where Airtel operates its Airtel Xstream Fiber services. The company also provides an additional offer of 1000 GB of bonus data for six months to new users in select cities across India including Chennai and Coimbatore. Airtel has highlighted that the secondary offer of bonus data would also expire on the same day as the primary offer.

Bharti Airtel Offers Free Installation and Discount up to 15% to New Users

The company provided free installation and discount up to 15% to new Airtel Xstream Fiber users who signed up for long term plans across major cities in India. Under the offer, the new Airtel Xstream Fiber users who selected six month packs of Basic, Entertainment, Premium and VIP plans would receive 7.50% discount while annual pack subscribers were offered 15% discount.

The Basic pack that enables users to browse up to 100 Mbps speed till 150GB is normally priced at Rs 799. It has to be noted that the company offers unlimited calling on all its plans along with complimentary access to Airtel Xstream. Further, the Entertainment, Premium and VIP plan users will also receive one year access to Amazon Prime Video and Zee5 along with Airtel Xstream.

The Airtel Xstream Fiber users who sign up for six months of the Basic Pack are required to pay Rs 4434 including the 7.50% discount which translates to Rs 739 per month.

The Entertainment plan promises to deliver up to 200 Mbps speed till 300GB of data for Rs 999 per month. However, the company charges Rs 5544 from users who subscribe to the six month pack of the Entertainment plan which translates to Rs 924 per month.

The Premium plan enables users to browse up to 300 Mbps speed till 500GB for Rs 1499 per month. The six month subscribers of the Premium plan are required to pay Rs 8319 which translates to Rs 1387 per month.

The top-tier VIP plan from Airtel enables users to browse unlimited data up to 1 Gbps speed for Rs 3999 per month. With the 7.50% discount, the company charges Rs 22,194 from users subscribing to the six month pack of the VIP plan which translates to Rs 3699 per month.

Similarly, Airtel is currently offering a 15% discount to users who sign up for its annual plans. Under the offer, the Basic plan users who sign up for the annual plan are required to pay Rs 8150 which translates to Rs 679 per month. Further, the Entertainment plan users are required to pay Rs 10,190 for the annual subscription which translates to Rs 849 per month. The annual Premium plan subscribers are required to pay Rs 15,290 which translates to Rs 1274 per month. The VIP plan subscribers can end up with maximum savings of Rs 600 on the annual subscription as the company charges Rs 40,790 from users which translates to Rs 3399 per month.

Crucially, the offer is also valid to users in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh where the company currently offers unlimited data on all its plans.

New Airtel Users in Select Cities Can Also Receive 1000 GB of Bonus Data

The company on June 3 introduced a bonus data offer to new Airtel Xstream Fiber users in select cities across India including Chennai, Coimbatore, Cochin and Ernakulam.

Under the bonus data offer, Airtel offered 1000GB or 1 TB of additional data to new users signing up Basic, Entertainment and Premium plans. The company highlights that the bonus data would be applicable for six months from the date of activation of the new Airtel Xstream Fiber connection.

While the bonus data offer was initially scheduled to expire on June 7, the company now has extended the offer till the early hours of Monday, June 15.

Airtel also has a new ticker on its Xstream Fiber page which highlights that the company follows “strict norms for a safe & fast installation.”

Original article: Airtel Issues Final Call for Free Installation and Up to 15% Savings on New Broadband Connections

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Internet experience isn’t just determined by how you download files. Upload speed plays a major role as well. In India, one of the most common problems which broadband internet users face is slow uploading speed even when their downloading speed is really good. But the good thing is, users can increase their broadband upload speed with a few simple steps. It will enhance their streaming and uploading experience. Read below to learn how you can increase your broadband internet’s upload speed.

Switch From Asynchronous to Synchronous Service

If you have chosen a broadband plan which is for your residence, you might be signed up for an asynchronous service plan. What does that mean? It means that while you might get a good download speed, your internet service provider would have put a cap on your upload speed. But it is very easy to solve. Just call up your internet service provider and ask them to switch your plan to a synchronous plan. It allows the you to get a better upload and streaming speed.

Slow Upload Speed can be Solved with Special Precautions

There are different reasons for why your upload speed is coming less with your broadband plan. But you can take special precautions for keeping your upload speed high. There might be reasons such as physical barriers like walls or being too far away from the Wi-Fi router. One of the best things which you can do for solving your internet issues is that you can connect your computer to the internet with the help of ethernet. If you still face upload speed problems after that, here is what you can do:

• See if your router can support the internet standards you want.
• Ensure that other connected devices from your Wi-Fi aren’t being used all at the same time for streaming HD content or heavy downloads.
• See if there is a firmware update available for your router. It is important to keep your internet router updated to the latest version to ensure faster connectivity.

Check if Some other Application is Installing an Update

Sometimes, your device might be installing an update at the same time as when you are trying to upload or stream something. This can potentially reduce your internet speed both for downloading and uploading. To increase your upload speed, you can just stop any other app from installing an update and let all the speed drive to the uploading process or streaming process. Also, see if any other device connected to your network is not updating.

There is one more thing that you can do and that is to checks if there are malware or other harmful software application or viruses. Removing malware and viruses will keep allow your internet upload speed to increase.

These are a few of the steps that you can take to increase the upload speed for your broadband connection.

Original article: Upload Speed for Your Broadband Internet Can Be Increased With a Few Simple Steps

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Amazon Prime Membership worth Rs 999 will now be available with select JioFiber plans. The existing JioFiber subscribers along with new subscribers can avail the one year Prime membership at no additional cost. The Prime membership will include free and fast delivery of products ordered on Amazon along with exclusive access to top deals. Additionally, JioFiber subscribers can also enjoy Amazon Prime Video service along with free access to Prime Music, Prime Gaming and Prime Reading. The free Amazon Prime membership can be activated by JioFiber subscribers through the JioFiber account on the MyJio app or through the Reliance Jio site.

Amazon Prime Membership Available on Select JioFiber Plans

According to the sources, JioFiber subscribers on the Gold, Diamond, Platinum and Titanium plans can avail the one year of Amazon Prime membership at no additional cost.

The Gold plan enables users to browse up to 250 Mbps speed till 500GB of data with Jio providing free voice calls, unlimited video calling and unlimited access to Jio applications. Additionally, Jio offers complimentary access to popular OTT apps like Disney+ Hotstar, SunNXT, SonyLiv, Zee5, JioTV and JioCinema. The Gold plan is priced at Rs 1250 per month with Jio currently offering 500GB of additional data due to COVID-19 lockdown, 250GB as bonus data and 500GB of additional data to the annual plan subscribers.

The Diamond Plan is priced at Rs 2499 and enables users to browse at 500 Mbps speed till 1250GB. The benefits of the JioFiber Gold plan including voice calls and access to Jio applications along with bonus data are also applicable on the Diamond plan.

The Platinum Plan is priced at Rs 3999 while the Titanium plan is priced at Rs 8499. The Platinum plan enables users to browse up to 1 Gbps speed till 2500 GB while users can avail 5000GB of bonus data with the plan.

Further, the Platinum plan enables users to browse up 1 Gbps speed till 5000GB while users can avail bonus data up to 10,000GB.

Crucially, the Platinum and the Titanium plan users can avail other benefits of the Gold plan including unlimited voice and video calls along with unlimited access to Jio applications.

Amazon Prime Video Service Also Available with Airtel Xstream Fiber Plans

It has to be noted that Bharti Airtel also offers complimentary access to Amazon Prime Video service on select Xstream Fiber plans including its Entertainment, Premium and VIP plans. The Entertainment plan of Airtel Xstream Fiber is priced at Rs 999 and offers users 200 Mbps speed till 300GB of data.

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited earlier offered Amazon Prime Video service on select Bharat Fiber Plans priced at Rs 750 and above. However, the operator recently withdrew the offer.

Original article: Amazon Prime Membership Now Available with JioFiber Plans

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) withdrew its Bharat Fiber 200 Mbps plan in favor of a new 100 Mbps plan with a Fair Usage Policy (FUP) of 1400GB or 1.4TB. The operator made the changes in the Chennai Circle where BSNL initially introduced the 200 Mbps plan along with the Telangana circle in January. While BSNL introduced the 200 Mbps plan on a promotional basis with an initial validity of 90 days, BSNL Chennai circle continued to deliver 200 Mbps to its users beyond its initial validity. As of press time on Friday, BSNL Tamil Nadu circle and the Puducherry circle continue to offer the 200 Mbps plan with the plan reflected on the respective circle pages.

BSNL 100 Mbps Plan with 1.4TB Data

The new 100 Mbps from BSNL dubbed as “Fibro Combo ULD 1999 CS 15” enables users to browse up to 100 Mbps speed till 1400GB or 1.4TB. The Fibro Combo ULD 1999 CS 15 is priced at Rs 1999 with the operator capping the speeds to 2 Mbps upon reaching the 1400GB limit. Additionally, BSNL enables users to make unlimited calls to any network across India.

The Fibro Combo ULD 1999 CS 15 is priced identically as the Fibro Combo ULD 1999 CS55 plan that offered 200 Mbps speeds.

With the changes on Friday, BSNL Bharat Fiber speeds are now capped to a maximum of 100 Mbps across all price points in Chennai and the majority of circles. While the operator has not specified a possible reason for the change in its offerings, network feasibility could be one of the reasons for BSNL to drop the 200 Mbps plan.

Meanwhile, BSNL continues to offer its “33GB Plan” at a price point of Rs 1999 across India except the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The BSNL 33GB Plan enables users to browse up to 100 Mbps speed till 33GB per day with the operator capping the speeds to 4 Mbps upon reaching the 33GB limit.

In Karnataka, BSNL also offers a Fibro Combo ULD 1999 CS311 plan along with the 33GB Plan at a similar price of Rs 1999. The Fibro Combo ULD 1999 CS311 plan enables users to browse up to 150 Mbps speed till 1500GB or 1.5TB. Additionally, BSNL offers a 1000GB CS62 Fibro plan in Karnataka that enables users to browse up to 100 Mbps till 1000GB. The 1000GB CS62 Fibro plan is priced at Rs 1995 in the Karnataka circle with the operator reducing the speeds to 2 Mbps upon reaching the 1000GB limit. BSNL offers users to make unlimited calls to any network on both the Fibro Combo ULD 1999 CS311 plan and the 1000GB CS62 Fibro plan.

BSNL speeds in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are limited to 10 Mbps at all price points including the top-tiered Rs 7999 plan. The Bharat Fiber BB – 225GB_CS333_AN plan priced at Rs 7999 enables users to browse up to 10 Mbps speed till 225GB with the operator capping the speeds to 512 Kbps beyond 225GB. Further, BSNL charges Rs 0.10 per MB upon reaching the 225GB limit on the Rs 7999 plan in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The operator does not have an Rs 1999 plan as in most other circles, however, BSNL offers an Bharat Fiber BB – 25GB_CS331_AN plan to its users in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Bharat Fiber BB – 25GB_CS331_AN priced at Rs 1899 enables users to browse up to 10 Mbps speed till 25GB with the operator reducing the speed to 512 Kbps beyond 25GB. Similar to the Bharat Fiber BB – 225GB_CS333_AN plan, BSNL charges Rs 0.10 per MB beyond 25GB from users on the Bharat Fiber BB – 25GB_CS331_AN plan.

BSNL Offers 200 Mbps Plan in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Circles

The Fibro Combo ULD 1999 CS55 plan that BSNL continues to deliver in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry circles enables users to browse upto 200 Mbps speed till 1500GB or 1.5TB. BSNL limits the speeds to 2 Mbps upon reaching the limit of 1500GB or 1.5TB and the plan is priced at Rs 1999.

It has to be noted that the BSNL Tamil Nadu circle on Sunday expanded the 200 Mbps plan to 11 other cities as part of its Bharat Fiber expansion. The 11 cities that received Bharat Fiber connection include Salem, Namakkal, Mettur, Yercaud, Omalur, Sankagiri, Tiruchengode, Attur, Valapady, Rasipuram, and Velur.

The Bharat Fiber service was initially restricted to major cities of Tamil Nadu including Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Pollachi, Trichy and Vellore. However, the operator has expanded the Bharat Fiber service to Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Erode, Karaikudi, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Nagarcoil, Ooty, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli and Tutucorin.

It remains to be seen whether BSNL continues to deliver the Fibro Combo ULD 1999 CS55 plan in the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry circles or introduce the changes similar to the Chennai circle.

Original article: BSNL Drops 200 Mbps Plan, Unveils New 100 Mbps Plan with 1.4TB Data

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Internet has become a very important part of our lives. Almost every one of us needs it to complete our day to day job. That is why it is important that you choose the best Internet Service Provider or Broadband operator in your area for your home or your office. There are a few tips that you can follow to select the best service provider. Because when you do, you will get a seamless connectivity experience and will be able to work-from-home very comfortably at the time of a global pandemic. Read ahead to find out what you should do for getting the best internet service provider for yourself.

Search For Internet Service Providers in Your Area

The first thing that you should do is compile a list of all the internet service providers in your area. Then look at the internet for reviews of their services. Check what is the pricing model each of them adopts. Not every provider will be available in your area. See the service provider which is famous in your area for providing good services.

Detail out the Plan and Services

Once you are done with compiling a list, research about everything that the internet service providers you have chosen offer to their customers. Compare their plans extensively, check what speed they provide and how much data they provide with different plans. Also, see if installation charges and equipment costs are charged by the customers. Check if there are data caps put on the daily data or monthly data offered.

Determine How Much Speed you Need

It is very important that you determine the kind of speed and monthly data/daily data which you require. Once you know what you need, it will become much easier for you to understand which internet service provider is the best for you. Check yourself how much data you consume every day and how much more or less you are going to need. If you stream at very high quality or if there are more people in your home who will be using the internet connection, then go for higher data and speed plans.

Test Your Internet Speed

The next step for you will be to check your current internet speed. This will also help you in understand how much more speed you need. With this, you can also check your current data limits for every day/every month. It will help you understand what you actually need.

Choose Your Internet Service Provider

After you have considered all the things mentioned above and gathered enough evidence on which internet service providers are really good, it is time for you to choose one service provider. Another smart thing that you can do is set up two internet connections but only if costs for a single connection supersedes costs of a double connection if you have a very large family. You can get every information you want on the internet service provider that you want on Google. In case you don’t get something, you can take their number out from Google and call them up to enquire about everything you need to know.

Original article: Do This Before Choosing Broadband Service Provider for Your Home or Office

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Hathway Broadband has finally introduced its high-speed 200 Mbps broadband plan in Hyderabad city. Competing with Airtel Xstream Fiber, Hathway is offering the 200 Mbps broadband plan at an effective price of Rs 899. For the unaware, Airtel Xstream Fiber also has a 200 Mbps plan priced at Rs 999 in Hyderabad city. This new 200 Mbps plan from Hathway Broadband can be availed only in three months subscription model. The plan comes with 1000GB FUP limit per month along with 3 Mbps after FUP speeds. The new plan, as listed on Hathway’s official website, is currently available only in select parts of Hyderabad city. These are not the fastest speeds offered by Hathway as the Internet Service Provider is providing 300 Mbps speeds in Chennai city for a long time. Continue reading to know more about the 200 Mbps broadband plan by Hathway.

Hathway 200 Mbps Broadband Plan: FUP Limit and Pricing Detailed

Alongside launching the 200 Mbps broadband plan in Hyderabad, Hathway also reduced its offerings in the city. To recall, Hathway used to provide wide-range of broadband plans with different speeds ranging from 25 Mbps to 150 Mbps. However, it is now providing just three broadband plans in the city- 50 Mbps, 100 Mbps and 200 Mbps.

As for the 200 Mbps plan launched now, it is available for subscription only in three months package and it costs Rs 2,697 (effective price of Rs 899 per month). We have reached to Hathway’s regional office in Hyderabad for more details regarding the new plan. Users can avail the plan in only three months package for now and the company will also provide a free-to-use Wi-Fi router. Hathway is also waiving off installation charges for the users who choose the 200 Mbps plan. The price mentioned above is excluding taxes.

Benefits of the plan include 1000GB or 1TB FUP limit per month, after which speeds will be reduced to 3 Mbps. The 200 Mbps plan by Hathway is called as ‘Hathway Turbo’ broadband plan.

Hathway vs Airtel Xstream Fiber: 200 Mbps Broadband Plans Compared

As noted, Airtel Xstream Fiber is also offering a 200 Mbps broadband plan to the customers called ‘Airtel Entertainment’ at Rs 999 per month. The plan offers unlimited data (capped at 3.3TB every month) along with unlimited voice calling and free access to services like Amazon Prime, ZEE5 and so on. On top of that, Airtel is providing a 15% discount on long-term plans of six months or 12 months.

On the flip side, Hathway is offering the 200 Mbps broadband plan in only three months subscription model, and it does not offer voice calling or free access to OTT subscriptions.

Original article: Hathway Launches 200 Mbps Broadband Plan at an Effective Monthly Price of Rs 899

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Hathway Broadband on Sunday introduced the 200 Mbps plan in Hyderabad at an effective price of Rs 899 per month. The company previously introduced the 200 Mbps plan in Chennai and other select cities across India. However, several key rivals of Hathway including Airtel and Act Fibernet offer 200 Mbps plans across India. According to Tom’s Guide, a publication dedicated to consumer tech products, 200 Mbps is ideal for users who are streaming 4K content or  for “sharing large files” online. The publication highlights that 200 Mbps is also recommended for users who have five or more devices connecting to the internet simultaneously. With only 19.08 million wired broadband subscribers, India’s wired broadband penetration is low as compared to wireless penetration. However, internet service providers across India offer plans from 10 Mbps to 1 Gbps internet speeds. With that said, TelecomTalk compares the 200 Mbps plans across the top five service providers in India.

BSNL 200 Mbps Broadband Plans

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is the largest service provider in India with a subscriber base of 8.23 million as of January 31, 2020. The operator unveiled its 200 Mbps plans in early 2020 in the Chennai and Telangana circle and has since expanded its plans to the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry circles.

BSNL offers its 200 Mbps plan as part of its Bharat Fiber service with the operator charging Rs 1999 from its users for the top-tier plan. The 200 Mbps plan dubbed as “Fibro Combo ULD 1999 CS55” enables users to browse up to 200 Mbps speed till 1500GB with BSNL limiting the speeds to 2 Mbps beyond 1500GB. BSNL also enables users to make unlimited calls to any network across India.

While the operator continues to expand its 200 Mbps plans to several parts of Tamil Nadu, BSNL no longer offers its 200 Mbps plans in the Telangana and Chennai circles.

Bharti Airtel 200 Mbps Broadband Plans

Second on the list is Bharti Airtel with a subscriber base of 2.43 million as of January 31, 2020. Unlike other operators on this list, Airtel provides four major plans across India including the Basic, Entertainment, Premium and VIP plans.

The Entertainment Plan enables users to browse up to 200 Mbps speed till 300GB at a price of Rs 999 per month. Additionally, the company offers users to upgrade their package to unlimited data at Rs 299 per month. Crucially, Airtel provides unlimited data at a base price of Rs 999 per month in select cities across India including Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Vadodara.

The Entertainment plan also enables users to make unlimited calls across India along with complimentary access to Airtel Xstream, Amazon Prime Video and ZEE5 service.

Atria Convergence Technologies 200 Mbps Broadband Plans

With a subscription base of 1.54 million as of January 31, 2020, Act Fibernet is third on the list. The company offers 200 Mbps plans across select circles in India including Chennai, and Hyderabad. Act Fibernet plan prices vary with the city, however, the company offers up to Rs 500 Netflix cashback with its 200 Mbps plans. Under the Netflix cashback, the Act Fibernet users are required to sign in to Netflix through a dedicated page that also requires the users to enter the Act Fibernet credentials. Once the user enters the required data, Act Fibernet credits the users with a corresponding cashback to the user account.

In Hyderabad, the 200 Mbps plan of Act Fibernet is priced at Rs 1999 with a monthly data limit of 1500GB. The company enables users to continue browsing the internet beyond the 1500GB limit at a reduced speed of 4 Mbps. Act Fibernet offers Rs 200 as part of its Netflix cashback to the users on its 200 Mbps plan in Hyderabad.

Similarly, the 200 Mbps plan of Act Fibernet in Chennai is priced at Rs 1125 per month. However, the company in Chennai offers a reduced Fair Usage Policy (FUP) limit of 1250 while the post FUP speed is also capped to 1 Mbps. Act Fibernet offers a Netflix cashback of Rs 100 with its 200 Mbps plan in Chennai.

As of press time on Monday, Act Fibernet offers 200 Mbps plans in Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam.

Hathway Cable and Datacom 200 Mbps Broadband Plans

Hathway is fourth on the list with a subscriber base of 0.92 million as of January 31, 2020. The company offers 200 Mbps plans in three cities across India including Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata.

The 200 Mbps plan of Hathway in Hyderabad is said to be part of the company’s “promotional offer” with the plan limited to “select location” of the city. The 200 Mbps plan is available for three months subscription at a price of Rs 2697 and enables users to browse up to 200 Mbps speed till 1000GB per month. The company limits the speed to 3 Mbps upon reaching the 1000GB limit.

In Chennai, Hathway offers its 200 Mbps plan under the Gpon Turbo with the plan enabling users to browse up to 200 Mbps speed till 1000GB per month. The 200 Mbps plan in Chennai is available for subscription at a price of Rs 1049 per month with the provider capping the speeds to 5 Mbps upon reaching the limit.

Similarly, Hathway offers the 200 Mbps plan in Kolkata under the Turbo 200 plan that enables users to browse at high speed till 1000GB. The company limits the speed to 5 Mbps upon reaching the limit of 1000GB per month and the Turbo 200 plan is available for three months, six months or annual subscription. Hathway has priced the Turbo 200 plan at Rs 5997 for three months subscription in Kolkata.

Reliance Jio 200 Mbps Broadband Plan

With a subscriber base of 0.84 million as of January 31, 2020, Reliance Jio is the fifth largest service provider in India. While the company does not offer an 200 Mbps plan, it offers an 250 Mbps across India.

The Gold plan enables users to browse up to 250 Mbps speed with an FUP limit of 500GB per month for Rs 1299. However, the company offers an introductory data of 250GB of additional data per month along with an additional 500GB due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Further, Jio offers 500GB of bonus data to its annual plan subscribers.

The Gold plan also enables free access to popular OTT apps including JioTV, Disney+ Hotstar, ZEE5, SonyLiv and SunNXT. Jio also enables users to make unlimited voice calls to any network in India while TV video calling is also bundled with the Gold plan.

Original article: 200 Mbps Broadband Plans of BSNL, Airtel, ACT Fibernet, Hathway and Reliance Jio Detailed

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India has registered a five place gain on the Speedtest Global Index for mobile broadband speeds in May as the country with four major telecom operators took the 127th spot on the charts. Ookla, the company engaged in fixed broadband and mobile network testing applications, maintains a Speedtest Global Index that compares internet speed data of countries around the world on a monthly basis. According to Ookla, the data for the Speedtest Global Index is derived “from the hundreds of millions of tests taken by real people” on its Speedtest platform each month.

India Gains Five Places on the Speedtest Global Index

In its latest rankings released on Monday, Ookla’s data reveals that India has registered 11.37 Mbps of average download speeds on mobile and an average upload speed of 4.33 Mbps. The data indicates a slight jump in the mobile download and upload speeds as India recorded 9.81 Mbps download speeds on mobile and upload speeds of 3.98 Mbps in April.

India’s neighbours Pakistan took the 113th spot on the Speedtest Global Index for mobile broadband speeds followed by Sri Lanka while Nepal took the 119th spot. Bangladesh maintained its position at the 130th spot on the Speedtest Global Index for mobile broadband speeds.

Further, the global average download speed on mobile is said to be 33.71 Mbps in May while the upload speeds touched 10.89 Mbps. South Korea with an average mobile download speed of 100.22 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.81 Mbps continued its position at the top of the standings. The United Arab Emirates jumped two places to take the second spot while China, Qatar and Netherlands rounded up the top five on the Speedtest Global Index for mobile broadband speeds.

India Drops Three Places on Fixed Broadband Index

India registered a three places drop to 74th in the fixed broadband space as the country registered an average download speed of 35.96 Mbps and upload speeds of 32.60 Mbps in May. According to Ookla’s data, India registered an average fixed broadband download speed of 35.84 Mbps and an upload speed of 32.36 Mbps in April.

Bangladesh is ranked 101 on the Speedtest Global Index for fixed broadband speeds in May followed by Sri Lanka at 103rd spot. Further, Nepal dropped a place to 119th on the list while Pakistan maintained its 157th spot on the Speedtest Global Index for fixed broadband speeds.

The global average download speed on fixed broadband is said to be 76.94 Mbps while upload speeds touched 41.09 Mbps in May. With an average download speed of 205.13 Mbps and an upload speed of 213.88 Mbps, Singapore maintained its position at the top of the charts. Hong Kong, Thailand, Romania and Switzerland rounded up the top five on the Speedtest Global Index for fixed broadband speeds in May.

Original article: India Gains 5 Places in Mobile Broadband Speeds, Still Behind Pakistan and Nepal

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Ookla on Monday said that the mean mobile download speed in India increased in the week of June 8 as compared to the speeds registered in the prior week of June 1. The company engaged in the internet testing, data and analysis said that India registered a mean mobile download speed of 12.39 Mbps during the week of June 8 to June 14. According to Ookla, the speeds registered by India during the week of June 8 represent a 5% increase as compared to the speeds registered during the peak week of March 2.

Mobile Broadband Speeds Continues to Rise in India.

In the prior week of June 1 to June 7, India registered a mean mobile download speed of 12.05 Mbps. The mean mobile download speeds in India continue to register an increase since it recorded a dip to 8.57 Mbps during the week of March 23 to March 29. The speeds recorded during the week of March 23 is the lowest in Ookla’s data available from the week of December 16. It has to be noted that India registered a mean mobile download speed of 11.75 Mbps during the week of March 2, considered by Ookla as the peak week.

The global mean mobile download speed touched 34.78 Mbps during the week of June 8 representing an 6% increase as compared to the speeds registered during the week of March 2.

Trinidad and Tobago maintains its position at the top with the country recording a mean mobile download speed of 39.86 Mbps during the week of June 8. According to Ookla, the speeds registered by Trinidad and Tobago during the week of June 8 represent an 112% increase as compared to speeds registered during the week of March 2.

El Salvador, Hong Kong, Iraq and Macau registered an 50% increase in mean mobile download speeds during the week of June 8 as compared to the week of March 2.

Fixed Broadband Speeds Marginally Dip in India

However, the mean fixed broadband download speeds in India registered a marginal dip during the week of June 8 as the country recorded download speed of 38.42 Mbps. According to Ookla, the speeds registered by India during the week of June 8 represent a 1% decrease as compared to the speeds recorded during the week of March 2.

Similar to the mobile space, the fixed broadband speeds in India continued to register an increase since its dip during the week of March 23. India registered a mean fixed broadband download speed of 32.88 Mbps during the week of March 23 with the speeds improving to 35.41 Mbps during the week of March 30. Unlike the mobile broadband speeds, India’s fixed broadband speeds continued to remain flat in the week of April before registering an increase from the second week of May. Additionally, Ookla said that India recorded higher Speedtest volume on fixed broadband during the week of June 8 as compared with the prior 12 weeks average.

The global mean fixed broadband download speed touched 77.71 Mbps during the week of June 8 representing an 2% increase as compared to speeds registered during the week of March 2.

Lebanon continued its position at the top with the country recording a mean fixed broadband download speed of 19.33 Mbps during the week of June 8. According to Ookla data, the speeds recorded by Lebanon during the week of June 8 represent an 163% increase as compared to speeds registered during the week of March 2.

Iraq recorded a mean fixed broadband download speed of 28.67 Mbps during the week of June 8 representing an 52% increase as compared to speeds recorded during the week of March 2. Meanwhile, Taiwan recorded a mean fixed download speed of 113.91 Mbps during the week of June 8 representing an 36% increase as compared to speeds registered during the week of March 2.

While Iraq and Taiwan continued to record over 30% improvement in mean fixed download speed during the week of June 8 as compared to the week of March 2, several countries witnessed a decrease. Kuwait and Qatar are among the countries that registered a decrease in the mean fixed broadband download speed during the week of June 8 as compared to prior weeks. In the prior week of June 1, Kuwait and Qatar registered over 30% increase in mean fixed broadband speed as compared to speeds recorded during the week of March 2.

Original article: Mobile Broadband Speeds Continues to Rise in India, Fixed Broadband Speeds Marginally Dip

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Sometimes setting up a new broadband connection for homes or businesses can be stressful. Due to ease of business and various incentives by the government, various broadband service providers have made their space in the market. All the service providers in the market compete with each other and offer various plans and packages to lure the customers. Not only this, but broadband service providers also offer different types of broadband connection to customers to fulfil their various internet needs. There are various types of a broadband connection which every customer must evaluate to ensure a fast and comfortable browsing experience. Here are all the types of broadband connection and their details which customers must evaluate before setting up a new broadband connection or switch their existing broadband connection type.

DSL Broadband

DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Lines which is the most common and famous wireline broadband connection. DSL technology transmits data over copper lines which are installed to homes and businesses. DSL broadband speed varies from several hundred kbps to Mbps. One of the significant features of DSL broadband connection is the internet speed. DSL broadband’s speed depends upon the distance between your home or business premises and the closest telephone company facility. In simple terms, if you are far away from the telephone company facility, you will witness the slower broadband speed, and in case if you are nearby, you will have a faster internet connection. DSL broadband connection has two different transmission technologies. One of them is asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) whereas the second one is symmetrical digital subscriber line (SDSL). In ADSL customers get higher download speed than upload speed for hassle-free browsing whereas in SDSL customers gets equal download and upload speed.

Cable Modem

Cable modems are much faster than DSL broadband connection. Cable modem providers use the coaxial cables to offer internet connection to customers. The same coaxial cable is also used for various other purposes. In cable modem, the transmission speed depends upon the type of cable which is being used by the internet service provider. Not only this, cable network and traffic load are also some of the essential factors which affect the transmission speed in cable modems. Mostly all the cable modem has two connections out of which one is to the cable outlet and the other one to the computer. Cable modem speed ranges from 10 Mbps, and it can deliver up to 1 Gbps internet speed.

Wireless Broadband

Sometimes DSL and cable broadband connection can be costly in urban areas due to high demand and traffic on transmission lines. To avoid that, a wireless broadband connection is offered over fixed networks to provide internet access to customers. Wireless broadband type uses a radio link between the customer’s location and the service providers facility. The major use of the wireless broadband connection is mainly in remote areas where other types of broadband connection types are not available. As of speeds, wireless broadband speed is almost same as of DSL.

Fibre Broadband

Fibre optic broadband connection has dominated the entire broadband industry. The new fibre optic technology offers massive download and upload speed which cater to the high-speed internet demand of customers. Fibre optic network technology uses transparent glass fibres which have the diameter of a human hair. Fibre broadband is the fastest broadband connection type available in the market. However, one of the major drawbacks of fibre broadband is availability. Fibre optic network technology is not available in all the locations.

Satellite Broadband

Sometimes installation of internet towers by service providers is difficult, especially in remote areas where resources are available is scarce. In such situations, the satellite broadband connection comes to the rescue. Satellite broadband connection requires a dish antenna. However, satellite broadband has two significant drawbacks. Firstly, the connection is hampered in case of bad weathers, and the other one is price structure. Satellite broadband connection can be expensive as compared broadband connection types. Though the connection can be costly customers get extremely high-speed internet.

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In the current scenario, internet users often consider Wi-Fi and Broadband connection as the same technology. However, it is essential to know that both terms are different in functions and features. Many internet users often consider that Wi-Fi and Broadband connection refers to an active internet connection, but the actual definition and functioning of both the terms are disparate. In case if users don’t know the difference between Wi-Fi and broadband connection, they might face several troubleshooting issues with their connection. Here in this article, we will cover the differences and working of Wi-Fi and broadband connection.

What is Wi-Fi and How Does it Work?

In simple terms, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) uses radio signals and frequencies to transfer data, and it doesn’t require any wires for connection. Wi-Fi solely relies on radio waves to deliver information. Wi-Fi uses 802.11 wireless ethernet technologies. Talking about working, Wi-Fi works in two steps. Firstly, the wireless transmitter receives data and information from the broadband connection, which is installed at our homes. Secondly, the transmitter converts the received information and emits it. Once the information received from radio waves is emitted, devices which are connected through Wi-Fi picks up the information. One of the intriguing features of Wi-Fi is that it does not require a physical connection between the sender and the receiver. The transfer of the signal is done through transmitters.

What is Broadband and How Does it Work?

Broadband in simple terms is one of the ways through which users can connect to the internet. Now, one of the most important features of a broadband connection is that it offers high-speed internet connection with and without wires. There are various types and technologies of broadband connections which we have earlier discussed. All the technologies of the broadband connection offer high-speed internet connection to users. The working of broadband connection depends upon the type of technology which the internet users are selecting. For instance, the latest fibre optic network technology offers fast internet speed with high-bandwidth and symmetrical speeds. Fibre optic broadband connection uses transparent glass fibres which have the diameter of human hair. Similarly, cable modem technology uses coaxial cables to provide an internet connection to users.

Difference Between Wi-Fi and Broadband

Now that we know what Wi-Fi and broadband mean, it will be easier to evaluate the differences between Wi-Fi and broadband. In simple terms, broadband is the means through which users get an internet connection. Broadband provides internet connection to users at their doorsteps. On the opposite pole, Wi-Fi is a medium or simple way to use your broadband connection via an access point. One of the major benefits of Wi-Fi connection is that it allows users to connect to the internet via multiple devices simultaneously. As of broadband connection, it directly connects to your devices, offering faster internet speed to users.

Advantages of Wi-Fi Connection

Now we can easily evaluate the advantages of Wi-Fi connection. One of the major advantages of Wi-Fi connection is that it is cheaper than a broadband connection. Apart from this, users get to connect with multiple devices simultaneously. Another major advantage of Wi-Fi is convenience. W-Fi devices offer convenient options to users at any location. The mobility of connection is not present in a broadband connection.

Advantages of Broadband Connection

Broadband connection offers lightning-fast internet speed. Since users get unlimited data pack options in broadband connection, they don’t have to worry about the data limit. As of security measures, a broadband connection is the safest and reliable source of internet connection. Many users say that broadband connection is costly, but with unlimited high-speed internet data packages, the broadband connection falls under the affordable category and it caters to both work and entertainment need of users.

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Bharti Airtel on Thursday enabled pre-booking option for its Airtel Xstream Fiber Broadband services in all 25 cities where the company is scheduled to launch its services soon. In early April, Airtel highlighted on its Xstream Fiber site that its services would be rolling out to new cities. The company initially said that the services would be rolled out to the new cities in a gradual manner with cities like Hosur was highlighted to receive the Airtel Xstream Fiber services on April 30 or May 1. However, the COVID-19 lockdown resulted in Airtel hosting a new countdown timer on the 25 cities that suggested that the Airtel Xstream Fiber services would be rolled out in early June.

Airtel Pre-Booking Now Open in 25 Cities

While the countdown timer was removed in early June on the Airtel Xstream site, the company continued to list the cities with the “launching soon” tag. The cities that currently with the “launching soon” tag include Ajmer, Aligarh, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Dharamshala, Ghazipur, Gorakhpur, Hosur, Jagadhari, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Kakinada, Kolhapur, Kota, Mathura and Mirzapur.

Additionally, Muzaffarnagar, Rohtak, Shahjahanpur, Shimla, Thanjavur, Tirupati, Udaipur, and Yamunanagar are the other cities that are listed with the “launching soon” tag.

While Airtel enabled pre-booking on its Airtel Xstream site since early April, several users have highlighted on social media that the company representatives in their cities provided no additional responses to the pre-booking. However, new Airtel users in the 25 cities have said on social media that the company representatives in these cities have started reaching out to users for the installation of Airtel Xstream Fiber services.

Airtel Providing Free Router and Free Installation to Users in 25 Cities

Airtel has highlighted that the users who have pre-booked the services in the 25 cities will receive free router and free installation.

Similar to its pan-India plans, Airtel is offering its Basic, Entertainment, Premium and VIP plans in all 25 cities.

Additionally, the company also has an “invite now” tag in over 100 cities across India where interested users can sign up for the Airtel Xstream Fiber services.

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has expanded its Bharat Fiber services to several new areas of Gujarat, BSNL employees said on Friday. The new cities include Bhuj, Mundra, Mandvi, Anjar, Adipur, Gandhidham and Rahpar in the Kachchh district. The development was highlighted on the BSNL Marketing page on Facebook which is said to be run by BSNL Gandhidham employees. Additionally, a BSNL employee tipped to be belonging to the BSNL Himatnagar Secondary Switching Area (SSA) said that the Bharat Fiber service is available for bookings in the Modasa, Idar and Daramali. The Bharat Fiber service was initially available in Ahmedabad, Anand, Bardoli, Kalol, Mehsana, Patan, Surat and Vadodara. However, BSNL has now expanded its services to several other areas of Gujarat in the recent months.

BSNL Bharat Fiber Services in 48 Hours

The BSNL Marketing team in Kachchh area said that the Bharat Fiber services would be installed in 48 hours along with “guaranteed speed” to all subscribers. Crucially, the team said that the IPTV services would also be available soon with the Bharat Fiber connections in the area.

However, the residents of Bhuj, Mundra, Mandvi, Anjar, Adipur, Gandhidham and Rahpar are said to be offered only two plans including the Rs 777 plan with 50 Mbps speed. Additionally, the BSNL Marketing team said that a Rs 1277 plan with 100 Mbps speed is also provided to the new users.

The Rs 777 plan is available to subscribers across several BSNL circles on a promotional basis. In Guarajat, the Rs 777 plan is applicable till June 22 while in most circles, the plan is available till June 24. The Rs 777 plan enables users to browse up to 50 Mbps speed till 500GB and 2 Mbps beyond 500GB. BSNL also enables users of the Rs 777 to make unlimited calls to any network across India.

Similarly, the Rs 1277 plan is also available in several BSNL circles across India with the plan enabling users to browse up to 100 Mbps speed till 750GB. BSNL enables users to browse at 2 Mbps beyond the 750GB limit along with offering users unlimited calls to any network across India.

The BSNL Marketing team also said that the free Hotstar subscription is offered to new users in the areas of Bhuj, Mundra, Mandvi, Anjar, Adipur, Gandhidham and Rahpar. Crucially, the team has not specified if the free Hotstar subscription is applicable on both the Rs 777 plan and Rs 1277 plan.

It also has to be noted that the Bharat Fiber service is available only in select areas of Bhuj, Mundra, Adipur and Gandhidham.  However, the marketing team said that Bharat Fiber service is available across the entire areas of Mandvi, Anjar and Rahpar.

BSNL Introduces New 40 Mbps Plan in Gujarat

Meanwhile, the new areas covered under BSNL Himatnagar SSA including Modasa, Idar and Daramali are said to be offered a new 40 Mbps plan. According to the team at BSNL Himatnagar, the new plan enables users to browse up to 40 Mbps speed till 250GB per month and at 1 Mbps beyond the fair usage data. Additionally, the new plan also enables users to make unlimited calls across India. The 40 Mbps plan is said to be available on 12 months subscription at a price of Rs 5700 which translates to an effective price of Rs 475 per month.

In other select areas of Gujarat, the 40 Mbps plan is said to be offered till June 22.

BSNL offers a similar 40 Mbps plan dubbed as “300GB Plan CS337” in other select circles including Kolkata, Rajasthan, Sikkim and West Bengal. The 300 GB Plan CS337 enables users to browse up to 40 Mbps speed till 300GB and at 1 Mbps beyond the fair usage limit. Similar to most other BSNL plans, the 300GB Plan CS337 plan enables users to make unlimited calls across India and is priced at Rs 499 per month. The operator has extended the validity of the 300 GB Plan CS337 to September 1 in the four circles. In the Odisha circle, BSNL offers the 40 Mbps plan under “Bharat Fiber 300 GB CUL CS346” plan priced at Rs 600 per month.

It has to be noted that BSNL currently offers a Rs 499 base plan under its Bharat Fiber services in Gujarat dubbed as the Fibro 100GB plan. The Rs 499 plan enables users to browse up to 20 Mbps speed till 100GB and 2 Mbps speed beyond the fair usage limit. Additionally, the users on the Fibro 100GB plan can also make unlimited calls to any network across India. BSNL has priced its Fibro 100GB plan at Rs 5988 for those subscribing to its 12 months pack.

Original article: BSNL Expands Bharat Fiber Service, Introduces New Rs 475 Plan

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Broadband internet connection is used by many people in their homes and offices. It can offer great speeds and many people can connect to it at the same time. One of the most frustrating things is you might find your broadband connection disconnected at sometimes. No one likes it when they open a webpage and it is unresponsive. However, the good thing is, you can check what the problems are and with the help of a few simple tips and tricks, you can solve them on your own. Read ahead to find out the tips and tricks.

Problems With Cable Connection or DSL Modem

If you have a cable connection and can’t get a steady or stable connection, then you can try out power cycling because that might resolve the issue you are facing. Another thing that you should do is that you should check if all the cables connected to your ethernet ports and router are undamaged. Also, check the wires outside your home. Sometimes it may happen that the cables or wires outside your home might get damaged due to bad weather or any other external factors.

Restarting the Modem

If you try to access the internet and find your broadband connection disconnected, then you should try restarting the modem. Just remove the power cord from the back of the router and keep it like that for at least one minute before you attach the cord back. Also, restarting the modem refreshes the network and brings back the stability of the internet.

Scan For Malware and Viruses

Viruses and malware are not just bad for your computer, but also for your broadband connection. If you find your broadband connection disconnected too often then you need to see if there are viruses and malware in your system. They can severely impact your broadband connection and also the speed of your browser. Keep your anti-virus system updated and your system clean and clear.

Check Your Data Pack

If you are witnessing frequent broadband connection drops, then you can do one smart thing and check your data pack. It may feel like to you that your connection has dropped, but in reality, you might have exhausted your data pack. But if your internet pack is not exhausted, then you should contact your service provider and tell them that you are facing problems.

Micro-Filter

Micro-filter is the thing which connects with your smartphones, desktops, and modems. So you should try disconnecting every device from the micro-filter because that can be a problem for your broadband connection. Then, when you are reconnecting the devices, do so one by one and not all at the same time.

Upgrade Your Modem and Firmware

You should also consider upgrading the firmware and modem. Older versions of firmware and modem can be a threat to your internet security and can result in slow internet and frequent broadband disconnections. Firmware is something which is installed in your computer and is a part of the software of your modem or internet router. If you face problems even after upgrading the modem and firmware, then you should contact your internet service provider.

Network Issues

Your internet service provider may be providing you with less than average service. You should ask your ISP to check if there are problems from their side of services. Sometimes it may happen that there might not be any issue from your side but from the side of your ISP. You should also ask for suggestions from your internet service provider on how to improve your internet connection.

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ACT Fibernet has rolled out multiple promotional offers including 500GB of bonus data and Rs 100 off on select plans for the World Wi-Fi day celebrated on Saturday, June 20. The World Wi-Fi day is a worldwide initiative to help bridge the digital divide. The initiative is organized by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) under the leadership of the Connected City Advisory Board (CCAB). India’s Reliance Jio is one of the board members of the WBA while Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is classified as an operator member. Several operators around the world are currently providing World Wi-Fi day “celebration offers” including Wi-Fi.hk, a government run initiative in Hong Kong currently offering free WiFi in the region on Saturday.

ACT Fibernet World Wi-Fi day Celebration Offers

ACT Fibernet is currently enabling users to save Rs 100 on “select plans” as part of the World Wi-Fi day celebrations. The company said that the offer is applicable on website purchases and the users are required to enter “ACTWIFI100” code at the time of purchase. The offer is said to be applicable across all ACT Fibernet cities including Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Delhi.

However, ACT Fibernet has not specified the “select plans” on which the offer can be availed. TelecomTalk has reached out to ACT Fibernet for additional details on the offer.

The company is also offering 500GB bonus data as part of the World Wi-Fi day celebrations. The bonus data is currently restricted to Twitter and requires users to share the Service Set Identifier (SSID) name to be eligible for the bonus data.

ACT Fibernet Hiked Plan Prices By Rs 100

It has to be noted that ACT Fibernet on May 31 unveiled new plans across eight cities. The company in an email notification to its users said that the broadband plans had constant prices despite “increased cost of operations,” one of the factors that led to the company increasing its prices.

In majority of the eight cities, the prices were hiked in the range of Rs 21 to Rs 26 with the hike mostly implemented on entry level plans while the top-tier plans remain unchanged. In Delhi and Visakhapatnam, the company hiked certain plans by Rs 100.

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Bharti Airtel is set to expand its advance rental plans to multiple cities in the upcoming days. The company offers the advance rental plans usually to the cities where its Airtel Xstream Fiber services are offered through franchise tie-ups with Local Cable Operator (LCO). Airtel in its fourth quarter ended March 2020 said that 11 cities across India and close to 180,000 homes have been connected through the franchise tie-ups. The company is scheduled to unveil its Airtel Xstream Fiber services in 25 cities in the upcoming weeks with Airtel listing the cities with an “launching soon” tag on its website. It has now emerged that the advance rental plans would be applicable on certain cities with the “launching soon” tag.

Advance Rental Airtel Xstream Fiber Plans Begin at Rs 599

Similar to the standard Airtel Xstream Fiber plans, the company offers four major advance rental plans including Basic, Standard, Ultra and Premium.

The Basic plan enables users to browse up to 16 Mbps speed till 100GB for Rs 599 per month. Meanwhile, the Standard and the Ultra plan enables users to browse unlimited data at 40 Mbps and 100 Mbps speed respectively. The company has priced the Standard plan Rs 799 while the Ultra plan is priced at Rs 1099. The top-tier plan is the Premium plan priced at Rs 1599 enabling users to browse up to 300 Mbps speed till 600GB.

Additionally, the company offers complimentary access to Airtel Xstream on all its plans while the access to ZEE5 and Amazon Prime Video is enabled on Ultra and Premium plans.

Unlike the standard plans, Airtel charges Rs 2000 as activation fees from users on the Airtel Xstream Fiber advance rental plans. Further, the company charges Rs 1000 as wiring charges for the first 100 metres and Rs 8 per metre beyond the 100 metres. The users subscribing to six month and annual packs will receive 7.50% discount and 15% discount respectively.

The advance rental plans are currently offered in 11 cities including Alwar, Bareilly, Dehradun, Jammu, Katra, Nashik, Prayagraj, Rajahmundry and Sikar.

While Airtel in these cities promotes the plans as Basic, Standard, Ultra and Premium through flyers among other means, the company on its website has listed the plans as Basic, Entertainment, Premium and VIP.

Airtel Could Expand Advance Rental Plans to Majority of 25 Cities

It has to be noted that Airtel is currently scheduled to launch its services in 25 cities including Ajmer, Aligarh, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Dharamshala, Ghazipur, Gorakhpur, Hosur, Jagadhari, Jhansi, Jodhpur andKakinada.

Additionally, Kolhapur, Kota, Mathura and Mirzapur, Muzzafarnagar, Rohtak, Shahjahanpur, Shimla, Thanjavur, Tirupati, Udaipur, and Yamunanagar are other cities scheduled to receive Airtel Xstream Fiber services.

While Airtel has not specified a time period for the launch of its services in the 25 cities, our sources have indicated that Airtel has locked in June 25 as launch date. Further, Bundi and Aligarh are said to be the places where the company would launch its services with advance rental plans.

Crucially, Airtel had listed the advance rental plans on the landing pages of the majority of these 25 cities until mid April. However, the company later modified the plans and currently reflects the standard Airtel Xstream Fiber plans on all the 25 cities with the “launching soon” tag. It also has to be noted that Airtel highlights “the plans might change at the time of the launch” note under the standard plans reflected on the landing pages of the 25 cities.

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ZEE5 is one of the most popular OTT platforms in India and it has Premium subscription as well. It is particularly famous for providing rich local content to Indian customers. JioFiber users will now be able to access the ZEE5 Premium content for free. At the moment, Airtel Xstream Fiber customers are availed with the benefit of free ZEE5 Premium subscription when they purchase any of the fiber plans. But now, JioFiber users will also get the free ZEE5 Premium subscription when they purchase select plans from the telco. ZEE5 has a separate library of content which is marked only for the Premium users. The Premium content could only be unlocked by paying a subscription fee. But the JioFiber users will get it for free now.

JioFiber Users With Silver Plan and Above to Get the Benefit

However, this benefit or bonus is not for every JioFiber user. There are multiple plans which JioFiber offers. Customers purchasing the Silver Plan and above will only get this benefit. In the Premium content library of ZEE5, there are 4,500+ movies and 120+ original shows which the JioFiber customers will be able to access. ZEE5 offers content in over 12 different languages serving the needs of different people. Very soon, the ZEE5 will also be integrated into the JioTV+ app which will ensure that customers get access to seamless entertainment content at their convenience.

ZEE5 India Happy With the Partnership

Vice President, Business Development & Commercial Head, ZEE5 India, Mr Manpreet Bumrah, said, “As India’s Entertainment Super-App, ZEE5’s focus has always been on delivering the best of entertainment to every segment of our diverse audiences through custom plans. This association is in line with our vision to further consolidate our presence across the country by leveraging the synergies between the two iconic consumer brands. And this step will benefit the users of Jio and ZEE5 by bringing the convenience of streaming a choice of content, be it shows, originals or popular movies. With the lockdown, we have witnessed a significant uptick in subscriptions and streaming on our platform and this integration will help us keep JioFiber customers engaged and entertained, across spectrum of devices.”

Very recently, Reliance Jio has added Amazon Prime subscription benefit as well to the JioFiber customers. Overall, JioFiber users now get free access to various OTT services like Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, SonyLIV, ZEE5, SunNXT, Voot, JioCinema and JioSaavn.

Original article: JioFiber Users Will Now Get Free ZEE5 Premium Subscription on Select Broadband Plans

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According to a Bloomberg report, license fee on adjusted gross revenue earned from households for providing fixed-line broadband services will be slashed to Rs 1 a year under the newly proposed plan. The report added that the government has asked certain ministries to share their view on the proposal, which will then go the cabinet for approval.

Analysts said that fixed broadband can be a winner in the evolving post-Covid world, benefit as it will from work-from-home (WFH) culture. Fixed broadband penetration in India is currently very low at 6.1%, and this can easily more than double in next few years.

China has a Fixed broadband penetration of 86%

India is an under-penetrated wired market for both telephony and broadband. Fixed broadband subscribers have grown at a CAGR of 4% to 19 million against mobile broadband subscriber growth of 53.9% to 606 million in past six years. Proposal to benefit JioFiber. The move will allow Reliance Jio to further push its JioFiber broadband services in the country. It had launched JioFiber service last year, and is slowly expanding the service in various cities.

Airtel and Vodafone Idea also stand to gain from the possible change in policy.

ICICI Securities, in its recent note, said Bharti Airtel was well positioned to benefit from rise in fixed broadband, which contributes 3.1% to its consolidated EBITDA, and much more to FCF. ICICI said that mobile data being cheaper is one of the main factors behind the low penetration of fixed broadband: In India, subscribers use mobile data to access all content on internet due to generous allocation of 45GB a month in base packs.

“…FBB is considered an alternate entertainment medium. In many countries, pay-TV is very expensive compared OTT, while in India pay-TV (cable and DTH) is cheaper than OTT. Thus, FBB+OTT viewing is a premium service in India, which costs over Rs1,400 per month in contrast to

The Bloomberg report said that the estimated license fee for fixed-line broadband services is about Rs 8.80 billion a year.The proposal, if accepted, will result in a loss of Rs 59.27 billion to the Indian government. The report said that the proposal doesn’t include services provided to commercial users, including large corporations and business establishments.

Original article: Govt May Slash Fixed Broadband License Fee to Drive Adoption

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Tuesday extended its Bharat Fiber Rs 777 plan dubbed as Fibro 500GB to September 20. The Fibro 500GB plan is available across several BSNL circles in India. However, the validity of the Rs 777 plan varies with the circle. The Rs 777 plan was introduced in mid 2018 as a promotional plan but the operator withdrew the plan and re-released it with 500GB data limit. In early 2020, BSNL highlighted that the plan would be valid till the last week of June in several circles.

BSNL Extends Rs 777 Plan to September

The Fibro 500GB plan enables users to browse up to 50 Mbps speed till 500GB with the operator capping the speeds to 2 Mbps upon reaching the limit. Additionally, the plan enables users to make unlimited calls to any network across India.

The Fibro 500GB plan priced at Rs 777 per month has been extended to September 20 in Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The operator had earlier noted that the plan would be valid till June 22 in these circles.

However, the Fibro 500GB plan is currently scheduled to expire on June 24 in Chandigarh, Chennai, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, UP East, UP West and Uttarakhand. The North East circles including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland along with Kolkata, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal have also listed June 24 as expiry date for Fibro 500GB plan.

Further, the Rs 777 plan is set to expire on June 25 in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.

It is expected that BSNL would extend the validity of the Fibro 500GB plan to September in other BSNL circles where the plan is currently listed to expire on June 24 and 25.

BSNL 499 Plan Listed to Expire on June 29

Meanwhile, the Rs 499 plan of BSNL dubbed as “100GB CUL” is listed to expire on June 29 in the circles where the plan is available for subscription. The 100GB CUL plan enables users to browse upto 20 Mbps speed till 100GB with BSNL capping the speeds to 2 MBPS beyond 100GB.

Additionally, the 100GB CUL plan also enables users to make unlimited calls to any network in India. The Rs 499 plan was introduced by the BSNL in early 2020 with an initial validity of March 31. However, BSNL extended the validity of the 100GB CUL to June 29.

It remains to be seen if BSNL extends the 100GB CUL plan beyond June 29.

Original article: BSNL Extends Rs 777 Bharat Fiber FTTH Plan to September

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VBC Fiber is a local broadband service of Andhra Pradesh. It offers the customers with some of the best broadband plans you can think of. VBC has been providing services since 2012 now and uses state of the art technology to bring their customers cutting edge internet experience. You can get both wireless broadband and fiber connection from the company. Right now, we are going to be focusing on the VBC fiber. The internet service provider offers up to 5,000GB with 1 Gbps speed monthly at a price of Rs 3,999 with its fiber connection. The pricing is not bad and matches what Airtel is also charging its customers for 1 Gbps speed plan. But the only thing is, Airtel offers 3.3TB data were as VBC is offering 5TB data at the same price. The company serves in more than 10+ locations of Andhra Pradesh. Let’s take a look at the plans they offer.

VBC Fiber Plans

1. Rs 3,999 Plan

This plan comes with 5,000GB monthly data at a speed of 1 Gbps. You also get a phone connection which will allow you to make unlimited calls. The cable which you get with the plan is marked as – ‘Diamond’ cable by VBC.

2. Rs 1,999 Plan

This plan comes with 3,000GB monthly data at a speed of 500 Mbps. You get a phone connection with unlimited calling benefit. The cable for this plan is marked as — ‘Diamond’ by VBC.

3. Rs 999 Plan

You will get 2,000GB monthly data at a speed of 200 Mbps with this plan. There is a phone connection included with unlimited calling benefit. The cable for this plan is marked as — ‘Gold’ by VBC.

4. Rs 799 Plan

You will get 1,000GB monthly data at a speed of 100 Mbps with this plan. The phone connection which you get comes with unlimited calling. The cable for this plan is marked as — ‘Silver’ by VBC.

5. Rs 699 Plan

There is 500GB monthly data at a speed of 100 Mbps with this plan. The phone connection will come with unlimited calling benefit. The cable for this plan is marked as — ‘Telugu PK’.

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