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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday released its recommendations on network testing before commercial launch of services for wireless access services. The salient features of recommendations as per the  TRAI  are -The TSP (telecom service provider) should be allowed to enroll test users in the testing phase to carry out the network testing before commercial launch of its services. There should be no restriction on the time limit, if the network testing is conducted using wireline telephone test connections given to employees and business partners for test purpose only. The number of test users that can be enrolled by a TSP in an LSA should be limited to 5 percent of its installed network capacity for that LSA. There should be a limit of 90 days on the test phase involving test users. Further, the total time period for network testing provided to the TSP shall not exceed 180 days. All licensing provisions related to the security and privacy must be compiled by

The Indian government is reportedly looking to procure thousands of smart wristbands pre-loaded with its  ‘Aarogya Setu’ app  to track COVID-19 patients in the country. According to  ET , the wristbands will help authorities keep track of patients in hospitals and at their homes under self-quarantine. It will also help healthcare professionals record patients’ temperatures and symptoms via remote monitoring. The report further states that the State-owned Broadcast Engineering Consultants India (BECIL) is working with Bengaluru and Gurgaon-based startups on designing the new smart bands. Technical bids for the wristbands reportedly closed on Monday, and the PSU is now said to be reviewing the designs along with senior government officials. Online meetings have already been set up with representatives of some of the companies who sent in bids to supply the wristbands. The devices could be priced at Rs. 2,200 a pop, but prices can go down if there’s a lack of demand going forward. Accordi

We’ve been getting quite a bit of information about the iPhone 12 over the past few days, including  CAD based renders  of the upcoming smartphone, and reports about the  iPhone 12’s notch . Now, in a new investor note released by famed Apple analyst Ming-chi Kuo, he has outlined some new information regarding the iPhone 12’s production as well as the iPhone SE shipments and market demand. iPhone SE Pre-orders According to Kuo’s note, the  iPhone SE’s pre-order numbers were better than market expectation . In fact, by Kuo’s estimates, Cupertino will sell around  12-14 million iPhone SE units in Q2 2020 , and 10 million in Q3. However, he added that the reason behind this massive adoption of the ‘cheaper’ iPhone could be that the pandemic is making customers reconsider buying expensive phones — Kuo says that Apple’s flagship line-up (iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max) could be affected by this. iPhone 12 Production Delays Kuo also said that due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Apple is  lagging

Of what looks like a feature that makes more sense now more than ever due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Instagram is working to revamp its Facebook-like account memorialization feature in a more visualized manner. Instagram has had account memorialization feature for a while  now but currently, there are no visual elements to identify memorialized profiles on the platform. With this development,  you’ll soon see a ‘Remembering’ tag  on memorialized profiles. “We’re making changes to help people identify if an Instagram account belongs to someone who has passed away. We’ll have more to share on this at a later time.”,   confirmed  Instagram Comms on Twitter. In addition to the ‘Remembering’ tag, Instagram will show a landing page when a user visits a memorialized profile. The text in the page reads  “This account has been memorialized. Memorialized accounts are a place to remember and celebrate someone’s life after they’ve passed away” . Jane Manchun Wong @wongmjane  ·   Apr 21,

In line with  rumors  from last month, Facebook  announced today  that it has picked up a 9.99% stake in India’s biggest telecom operator – Reliance Jio. The social media giant has invested a whopping $5.7 billion (Rs. 43,574 crores) in the company. This investment  values Reliance Jio at a whopping $65.95 billion ( . The telco kicked off its operations less than four years ago. It has  already surpassed  its rivals, Airtel and Vodafone Idea, to take the pole position with over 388 million users. This investment also makes Facebook the biggest minority stakeholder in Reliance Jio. “This investment underscores our commitment to India and our excitement for the dramatic transformation that Jio has spurred in the country,”  said David Fischer, Chief Revenue Officer, and Ajit Mohan, VP and Managing Director, India in a blog post. They further add that the company is  “committed to connecting more people in India together with Jio.” Now, if you are wondering, what this partnership will have

Rumors for the  unveiling  of Xiaomi’s upcoming Android skin have proven true. The company will unveil MIUI 12, alongside Mi 10 Youth Edition 5G, on 27th April in its home country, China. We expect MIUI 12 beta ROMs to start rolling out for a select few phones even before the month comes to a close. Xiaomi made the announcement via an   official post   on Weibo earlier this morning. The company has shared a handful of teasers for both the MIUI 12 and Mi 10 Youth Edition 5G. There’s nothing you can guess about features debuting with the software skin. But, we have got a sneak peek at the newest addition to the Mi 10 lineup The rumor mill has been quite chatty about MIUI 12 features over the past week. We have also seen a couple of leaks recently, giving us a first look at the  new UI elements  and themes. The update is also expected to bring some parity in full-screen gestures. It’s going to  debut Android 10-like gestures , along with TÜV Rheinland certification, improved dark mode, no