India's National Frequency Allocation Plan - 2011 (NAFP), released by Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal, came into effect from October 1, 2011.
Wall Street Journal | August 30, 2011 | Kenan Machado
MUMBAI – Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd. said Monday it is in talks with private-equity investors to raise as much as 4 billion rupees ($87 million) through a preferential allotment of shares, as the company seeks...
VC Circle | August 26, 2011 | Anil Das
Tata Docomo, the GSM technology telecom JV between Tata Teleservices and Japan’s Docomo, has signed a partnership with media group Network 18 to provide breaking news alerts in the form of video clips.
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Qualcomm Incorporated has teamed up with Sesame Workshop India, an organization promoting mobile education in India, to launch the Radiophone project – an initiative to provide scores of children from migrant populations with consistent educational experiences.
Economic Times | August 26, 2011
NEW DELHI: Mobile phone service providers on the GSM platform added only 7.6 million subscribers in July, nearly half of 14.6 million added in February this year.
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Emerging markets, such as Brazil, China and India, along with cloud-computing, analytics tools and solutions for a smart planet are IBM Corp.'s four main global initiatives. Big Blue believes that the combination of these four sectors will drive its growth in the coming years....
ZTE | August 18, 2011 | Press Release
18 August 2011, Shenzhen, China – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced it has established ZTE...
Times of India | August 22, 2011 | Shalini Singh
New Delhi: Close on the heels of PM Manmohan Singh's statement on Independence Day about streamlining and strengthening infrastructure regulators in India, the Department of Telecom(DoT) has informed Parliament that it is currently reviewing proposals for strengthening telecom regulator...
Times of India | August 22, 2011 | Manoj Mitta
NEW DELHI: Having burnt its fingers with 2G, the Department of Telecom ( DoT) is grappling with a policy anomaly that has arisen in 3G even after it had allotted that spectrum through the more transparent...
Wall Street Journal | August 19, 2011 | R. Jai Krishna
NEW DELHI – A little-known, privately held company Friday launched a tablet computer for $99 in India, adding to competition in a market where local players are bringing in low-cost versions of the device...
Hindustan Times | August 18, 2011
The country's largest telecom operator Bharti airtel on Thursdau joined hands with the Formula One (F1) Group Companies to become title sponsor of the Indian leg of the race series, scheduled on October 30.
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Reuters | August 17, 2011 | Devidutta Tripathy
(Reuters) - Beetel Teletech, part of India's Bharti Enterprises that controls top mobile carrier Bharti Airtel (BRTI.NS), launched a tablet computer priced at 9,999 rupees ($220) on Wednesday.
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Economic Times | August 14, 2011
NEW DELHI: The government is seeking legal opinion to cancel as many as 83 telecom licences for the failure of service providers to roll out their networks as per their agreements between 2006 and 2008, officials have said.
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Chennai, India – 09 August 2011
Expands Chennai facility to meet local and global demand
India is one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world. With a remarkable GSM footprint, a rapidly growing 3G market and the expected rollout of TD-LTE, there is strong...
Hindustan Times | August 10, 2011
In order to curb the nuisance of unsolicited commercial SMSs, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is considering imposing termination charges on commercial SMSs.
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Reuters | August 9, 2011 | Devidutta Tripathy
Reliance Communications, India's second-biggest mobile phone carrier by subscribers, on Tuesday said it has launched a tablet computer priced at 12,999 rupees ($288).
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Reuters | August 9, 2011 | Devidutta Tripathy
Reliance Communications, India's second-biggest mobile phone carrier by subscribers, on Tuesday said it has launched a tablet computer priced at 12,999 rupees ($288).
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Reuters | August 10, 2011 | Devidutta Tripathy
Samsung Electronics, which has been locked in a patent infringement battle with Apple Inc, on Wednesday said a German court order to temporarily bar its flagship Galaxy tablet in the European Union would not affect its launch...
Vanguard Nigeria | August 10, 2011 | Prince Osuagwu
In a bid to provide specific, relevant and tailored telecommunications solutions to empower Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria has announced the appointment of Rajiv Seghal as Vice President: Enterprise, SMEs and Postpaid.
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Bloomberg | August 3, 2011 | Ketaki Gokhale
Bharti Airtel Ltd. (BHARTI), India’s largest wireless operator, reported profit fell for the sixth straight quarter on higher costs.
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Ericsson | August 1, 2011 | Press Release
Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd. (SSTL), which nationally operates telecom services under the MTS brand with over 12 million wireless subscribers, today extended its current managed services contract with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) in India. The extension adds four...
Wall Street Journal | July 25, 2011 | R. Jai Krishna
The Indian government will announce a new telecommunications policy by October, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said. India's telecom regulator had recently submitted its recommendations on the policy, and the minister said the Telecom Commission...
Economic Times | July 26, 2011 | Joji Thomas Philip & Rohini Singh
The government could move to a 'unified licence' regime under a planned radical overhaul of telecom rules, potentially dismantling walls between different types of communication services but at the same time risks...
Ericsson | July 21, 2011 | Press Release
Bharti Airtel, ("Airtel") a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa today announced a five year managed services agreement with Ericsson (NASDA!Q:ERIC) for its Africa operations. As per the agreement, Ericsson...
