April 29, 2021
The Second Largest Mobile Phone Market
TV viewers may be able to switch their DTH or cable service providers without changing the set top box (STB) by the end of this year, according to regulator Trais Chairman R S Sharma."Since last two years we have been trying to make STBs interoperable. Large part of problem has been resolved. There are some business challenges (which) remain... we are looking at this to happen by end of this year," Sharma told reporters at an event here on Tuesday. He added that interoperability in a product should not come as an "after thought" but should be in place at the product planning stage itself."Open systems are going to be the future. Entire back-end of Aadhaar has been developed on open source plugs Factory software except biometric de-duplication system," Sharma said.The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman released a study on open ecosystem for devices in India, prepared by the Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) and consultant firm KPMG, which showed that 89 per cent of mobile phones in the country work on # open source operating systems.Sharma cited interoperability as one of the key factors behind the success of the Indian mobile phone industry where no subscriber is required to buy a new phone if he wants to change his service provider."Many apps/services are being accessed primarily on smartphones now. Prevalence of the Open OS has also facilitated smartphones supporting multi-lingual capabilities and also led to the enhancement of the Skill India program by the government," ICEA Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo said.The report found that Open OS mobile operating systems have expanded the smartphone market in India by reducing barriers to entry.According to the study, smartphones sold in India increased from 2 million units in 2009-10 to 117 million units in 2017-18, corresponding with the increase in smartphone makers from seven in 2009 to around 80 in 2018.India overtook the US to become the second largest mobile phone market in the world in terms of number of units, with the Indian smartphone market growing at a compound annual growth rate of 37 per cent (in value terms) to reach Rs 1.43 lakh crore in 2017."Manufacturing of Open OS based handsets is estimated to have created around 550 thousand direct and indirect jobs in India from 2014-2018," the report said.
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April 15, 2021
An Inductive Wireless Coupling
What about the power cables rest of us?Charging phones without connecting a wire calls for a technology called Qi, pronounced "Chee" as in the original Chinese word meaning 'energy flow'. It is now Qi-ready. Google offers a Pixel Stand to charge its more recent Pixel phones. It's a very light (60 gm) disk about 10 cms in diameter, with a floppy silicon rubber cover.I have been trying out a wireless charging pad called Magik, from Hong Kong-based Toreto that has just come to India. The Toreto Magik wireless charger is reasonably priced at Rs 1999 -- so even basic phone users without Qi phones, can enjoy wireless charging at home for under Rs 2500, after buying a Qi patch.
But it charges Pixel phones very rapidly -- and once on the stand, if you install Google Assistant, the phone will double as a useful display -- the weather, the time, your engagements. The only hitch: Your phone should be QI-ready, ie the makers should have put in a Qi coil. This is a flat and flexible device that you plug into the charging port of your phone, then bend and paste on the back of the phone. Money well spent on saying goodbye to tangled charging cables!Wireless chargers that are supplied for premium phones can in comparison cost a bit. You can buy a Qi wireless patch to make your phone Qi-ready for anything from Rs 300 to Rs 500 on Internet sites.Premium handset makers like Apple and Samsung offer wireless charging pads -- but they are pricey extras. Almost all premium phones these days are.. Just place the phone on the Qi pad or dock and the device gets charged in a few minutes.
Select carefully when buying the patch: choose the right type of micro USB connector Type C, or Type A. Pressing a soft switch also changes the colour of the charger to suit your mood or double as a night light.What if you have a cheaper or older phone which is not QI-compatible? No issues. You need to charge the charger first using the micro USB cable provided-- but once charged it works for a month or two on its own. A large pad can charge multiple phones at the same time. It creates an inductive wireless coupling between a coil of wire in the phone and a similar coil in the charger. It can also double as a screen with a Google-compatible video doorbell. It will stop charging once the phone is ready -- no overcharging.--IndiaTechOnline. When you place a Qi-ready phone on the pad, you can immediately see the charging symbol come up. This costs Rs 6,900 -- almost a tenth of the handset cost
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