5G Testbed to Digitise Indian Economy, Boost Startup Ecosystem: Piyush Goyal

5G Testbed to Digitise Indian Economy, Boost Startup Ecosystem: Piyush Goyal

India is providing necessary impetus to the Digital sector and it has already started reaping coveted results. Digital India drive has become the bedrock for next-generation India. Underscoring that the nation was moving towards transparent and effective governance, Indian Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal noted that the … Read more

PM Modi Hails India as an Investment Destination for Semiconductors Tech

PM Modi Hails India as an Investment Destination for Semiconductors Tech

Hailing India for being an attractive investment destination for semiconductor technologies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the country’s own consumption of semiconductors is expected to cross $80 billion (roughly Rs. 6,10,910 crore) by 2026 and may touch $110 billion (roughly Rs.8,40,000 crore) by 2030. PM Modi said that the country is building a digital infrastructure to … Read more

5G services spectrum bands in India will not interfere with aircraft radar altimeters: ITU APT

5G services spectrum bands in India will not interfere with aircraft radar altimeters: ITU APT

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has floated a consultation paper to take views of interested players for determining price and rules for spectrum allocation. Proposed 5G services rolled out in India will be in spectrum bands that will have sufficient safeguards and will not interfere with civil aircraft altimeters, ITU APT foundation of India … Read more

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Desktop GPU, RTX 3080 Ti for Laptops Announced

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Desktop GPU, RTX 3080 Ti for Laptops Announced

Nvidia has announced the launch of its budget-focused GeForce RTX 3050 desktop GPU, which is now the most affordable in the GeForce RTX 30-series. The company also announced new high-performance GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GPUs for gaming laptops, and teased the upcoming flagship GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. The GeForce Now … Read more

Smartphone Production to Rebound in 2022, 5G Phones to Gain Big: TrendForce

Smartphone Production to Rebound in 2022, 5G Phones to Gain Big: TrendForce

Smartphone production around the world took a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic followed by a debilitating global semiconductor shortage. But a new report from a market research firm shows that production could rebound as soon as 2022. Thanks to the usual smartphone replacement cycle and increased demand from developing markets, the smartphone industry is expected … Read more

A 40-Minute Orbital Exclusive With Realme’s Madhav Sheth

A 40-Minute Orbital Exclusive With Realme’s Madhav Sheth

Realme has been growing its presence in India by launching new devices on a regular basis. The company owned by China’s BBK Electronics has a range of smartphones to take on the likes of Samsung and Xiaomi. Alongside phones, it also offers various connected devices including smartwatches and truly wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds. Realme also … Read more

Google Said to Tap Samsung 5G Modem Tech for Next Pixel Flagship

Google Said to Tap Samsung 5G Modem Tech for Next Pixel Flagship

Google will tap Samsung to supply the 5G modem for its next flagship Pixel smart phone, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, signaling the first win for the Korean firm in a US market dominated by Qualcomm Inc. Earlier this month, Google disclosed that it has designed its own processor chip to power its … Read more

Xiaomi Dominates 5G Android Phone Market in Q2 2021: Strategy Analytics

Xiaomi Dominates 5G Android Phone Market in Q2 2021: Strategy Analytics

Xiaomi topped the 5G Android phone shipments globally in the second quarter of 2021, according to an analyst firm. The Chinese company brought a list of 5G phones to the market in its Mi- and Redmi-series in the last few months to take on the competition. The launch of new 5G phones seems to have … Read more

Huawei Reports Biggest Ever Revenue Drop Due to US Sanctions

Huawei Reports Biggest Ever Revenue Drop Due to US Sanctions

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies reported its biggest ever revenue drop in the first half of 2021, after US sanctions drove it to sell a chunk of its once-dominant handset business and before new growth areas have fully matured. The company generated revenue of CNY 320.4 billion ($49.56 billion or roughly Rs. 3.69 lakh crores), … Read more

Apple Profit Nearly Doubles as COVID-19 Lockdowns Eased

Apple Profit Nearly Doubles as COVID-19 Lockdowns Eased

Apple said Tuesday its profit in the just-ended quarter nearly doubled amid improving consumer spending and a “growing sense of optimism” as pandemic lockdowns eased. The California tech giant’s profit rose to $21.7 billion (roughly Rs. 1,61,588 crores) on growth in iPhone sales and its increasingly important digital services. Revenue surged 36 percent from a … Read more