More than 100 representatives from India's leading mobile operators are expected to converge on Jaipur to discuss some of the hottest topics in the mobile industry.
Australian telecom major Telstra Tuesday announced that its joint venture with Bangalore-based Microland, Telstra Telecommunications Private Limited (TTPL), has been awarded three new licenses to provide international and national long-distance telecommunications and ISP services in India.
Lava Mobiles launched S12 - their very first Android-driven smartphone. Power by Android 2.2 - Froyo, it is priced at an affordable INR 9,999 (approx. USD 200).
“At Lava Mobiles our mission is to bring great experiences to our users. The Android platform has the...
The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit on equity for the telecom services sector will remain at 74% according to India's Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion's (DIPP) recently released consolidated Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy.
Indian operator Uninor reported a 22% sequential increase in Q3 revenues and showed consistent earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization improvement. The company, which is owned by Norwegian-based Telenor Group, said it added 2.8 million customers during the quarter.
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The Indian Cabinet on Tuesday approved the National Manufacturing Policy, which has identified telecommunications as one of the "industries with strategic significance".
The Indian telecom sector is again in news for the wrong reasons after a national daily reported about a '3G roaming scam' wherein some telecom operators are "offering 3G services and earning money from areas which they never bid during the 3G auctions".
The survey also found that towns with less than 2 lakh population collectively returned a much higher number of internet users that the top four metros put together.
RCR Wireless has in the past reported that a Planning Commission working group on the telecommunication sector for the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017) had stated that a total investment of approximately $149 billion (both from private players and government) would be required during the plan period.
the company has got a relief after TDSAT issued a reserve order, thereby relieving the company to pay the fine by October 20. The tribunal will look into the issue and decide the payment of the fine.
US-based Qualcomm Inc will be granted an Internet service license, India's Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekhar said. This paves the way for the US company to launch broadband services in the country.
The tablet market in India saw another new entrant with HCL Infosystems launching its Android-based tablet, the ME X1. Priced at a little over $210, HCL said these tablets were built based on detailed market research and come loaded with consumer-oriented apps like Jeevan...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, in its 21st report, has express concern over the inability of the DoT to notice any security threats due to import of telecom equipments from different countries, especially China.
The services will allow consumers to enjoy benefits of mobile broadband with TD-LTE-enabled 4G speeds to improve user experience of wireless broadband including web, online gaming, video streaming and social networking even while on the move.
Important features of the draft NTP- 2011 like policy on merger and acquisition, exit policy for operators are directly aimed at consolidating the crowded telecom sector in the country.
"The draft policy aims to provide to the people of India, secure, reliable, affordable and high quality converged telecommunication services anytime, anywhere," the policy document states.
India's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Kapil Sibal, is set to unveil the draft of the country's new telecom policy, the National Telecom Policy 2011, on Monday.
India's Department of Telecom plans to issue notices to five leading mobile operators for allegedly misreporting of revenue in order to pay lower license fees to the government.
The .U.S telecom industry has urged the Indian government to reevaluate its policies with regard to capitalization requirements and telecom licences application fees as the latter reduces the amount of resources available to service providers to invest in building out their networks and connecting India’s vast population.
The $45 device, named Aakash, is aimed at eliminating digital illiteracy in the country and making available high quality study content to the students.
Apple's market share in the Indian markets is already under threat with reports that the iPhone-maker is way behind Nokia and BlackBerry in terms of smartphone sales in India.
The tablet will run on Google's Android platform. It will have WiFi connectivity for accessing the web and cloud storage. The device comes with 256 MB RAM, a 2 GB SD memory card, a 32 GB expandable memory slot, and two USB ports.
