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- 3G mobile services to hit the Indian markets soon
New Delhi, Sep 1: Making certain amendments to the licence terms, the government today allocated airwaves to private telecom operators like Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Vodafone and ....
- Airtel launches data services in Thailand and Malaysia
New Delhi, Aug 31: Bharti Airtel today launched its data services in Thailand and Malaysia in association with global Internet services provider True International Gateway and Malaysian telecom....
- RCom sets up 3G innovation lab in Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 30: Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firm Reliance Communications (RCOM) has set up an integrated third generation (3G) innovation laboratory to develop applications for mobile services ....
- Nokia messenger services server in India by Nov 5
New Delhi, Aug 30: Mobile phone major Nokia today said it would activate its Indian server for routing data for messenger services from Nov 5, adding its services have been cleared by security ....
- Strong encryption of wireless technology not unique: BlackBerry
Toronto, Aug 27: Research in Motion (RIM) stocks sank to a 17-month low as the BlackBerry maker on Thursday said that use of strong encryption in wireless technology is not unique to them and &....
- India hopes for Blackberry solution by Aug 31
New Delhi, Aug 27: India today said the ongoing discussions with Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) would result in a solution, satisfying the country's security concerns.
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- India examines BlackBerry's technical solution
New Delhi, Aug 26: India today began examining a technical solution provided by BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer to access the smartphone's mails under its enterprise services, meetin....
- BlackBerry sales drop in India as consumers turn wary
New Delhi, Aug 26: Sales of BlackBerry devices have dropped in India following uncertainty over whether the government would allow access to the smartphone's encrypted email and messaging s....
- Decision on BlackBerry next week: Indian official
New Delhi, Aug 25: A top official in India's interior ministry today said the final decision will be taken early next week on allowing two of BlackBerry services to continue in the country ....
- BlackBerry standoff: Some questions and answers
New Delhi,Aug 22: While India's 800,000 BlackBerry users struggle to figure out what the government wants and what its Canadian developer Research in Motion (RIM) has featured in these devi....
- Fixed line phones can have 10-digit numbers, says TRAI
New Delhi, Aug 20: Fixed line phones could bear 10 digits just like their mobile peers by the end of next year.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) today said India should migrate....
- RCom partners with Nokia to provide personalised content
New Delhi, Aug 20: Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCom) today launched a new service to provide personalised content to subscribers on agriculture, education and entertainment in part....
- BlackBerry's iPad to use US Army's Crusher-vehicle tech
Toronto, Aug 20: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) will pack its soon-to-be-launched iPad with a unique software technology currently being used in navigating the powerful Crusher comba....
- BSNL can import equipment from China: Minister
New Delhi, Aug 19: State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is free to import telecom equipment from foreign vendors, including Chinese companies, Minister of State for Commun....
- Same Indian security rules for BlackBerry, other services: Minister
New Delhi, Aug 19: It is mandatory for all internet and telecom service providers, including those offering BlackBerry services, to extend access to calls and data passing through their network....
- Over 100 million mobile broadband users by 2015
New Delhi, Aug 18: India will have more than 100 million third generation (3G) mobile broadband users, generating about Rs.940 billion in revenues by the end of 2015, according to global adviso....
- BlackBerry enters Nepal
Kathmandu, Aug 18: Even as neighbour India laid down an Aug 31 deadline for BlackBerry to provide law agencies access to its encrypted data or face the closure of its secure email service, the ....
- 3G rollout to see a rise in mobile internet providers
Kolkata, Aug 18: With India eagerly waiting for the advent of 3G services, the mobile phone users may look forward to a steep rise in the number of Internet Telephony Service Providers.
- India to be given access to Blackberry Messenger Service soon
New Delhi, Aug 17: It is expected that India would be granted access to the Blackberry Messenger Service by Research In Motion Ltd. pretty soon. The facility is supposed to be available by 1st ....
- BlackBerry denies knowledge of agreement with India
Toronto, Aug 17: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday refused to confirm whether it has reached any agreement with the Indian government to provide its security agencies access t....
- Tata Teleservices launches call and tweet service
New Delhi, Aug 16: Tata Teleservices today said it has launched a call and tweet service which enables subscribers to update their Twitter status by posting voice tweets from their mobiles with....
- RCom launches bill service for visually challenged
New Delhi, Aug 16: Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications today said it has launched a free-of-cost braille bill service to provide post paid bills to its visually challenged customers.
- Tejas unveils new optical carrier for 3G, broadband services
Bangalore, Aug 13: Telecom product firm Tejas Networks today unveiled its leading-edge packet optical carrier to enhance 3G service and broadband wireless access (BWA) backhaul.
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- R-COM revenues up, profit down on forex adjustments
Mumbai, Aug 13: Reliance Communications (R-COM) today reported a marginal rise in its revenues for the first quarter of 2010-11 at Rs.5,109 crore, against Rs.5,093 crore for the quarter ended o....
- BlackBerry hopeful about finding a technical solution
New Delhi, Aug 13: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion expressed optimism about coming to a solution on the current issue of lawful interception of its services.
A three-member delega....
- BlackBerry draws 'a firm line' on access to key services
Toronto, Aug 13: With India setting on Aug 31 as the deadline for BlackBerry and its carrier partners to allow access to its two types of encrypted data, device maker Research In Motion (RIM) o....
- BlackBerry stock plunges on India's ultimatum
Toronto, Aug 13: India's deadline loomed large over BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM)on Thursday as its stock plunged about four percent on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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- Mobile number portability will be rolled out from Oct 31
New Delhi, Aug 12: The telecom regulator today said mobile number portability (MNP) will be implemented nationwide from Oct 31, ruling out any further delay.
The MNP is a service that....
- Bharti Airtel to acquire Telecom Seychelles for $62 million
New Delhi, Aug 11: India's Bharti Airtel today said it will acquire 100 percent stake in the Telecom Seychelles for $62 million to expand its business in Africa.
"Telecom Seyc....
- Bharti Airtel reports 32 percent drop in net profit
New Delhi, Aug 11: Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel, which recently acquired the African assets of Kuwait's Zain, today reported a 32 percent fall in its net profit for the quarter ended ....
- Russia's Sistema to float public issue for Indian telecom arm
New Delhi, Aug 11: Sistema, one of Russia's largest listed companies with annual revenues of $19 billion, will soon float a public issue for its Indian telecom services venture after Moscow....
- Tata DOCOMO launches pay per site tariff plan for browsing
New Delhi, Aug 10: Tata DOCOMO today launched a new "pay per site" tariff plan which will allow subscribers to pay only for the websites they surf.
The Pay per site scheme off....
- India's home secretary to meet telecom operators on BlackBerry security
New Delhi, Aug 10: India's Home Secretary G.K. Pillai will chair a meeting on Thursday with officials of telecom companies offering BlackBerry services on security concerns over possible mi....
- BlackBerry boss to represent private sector on UN panel
Toronto, Aug 10: Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) based at Waterloo near here, was on Monday appointed to a United Nations panel to study globally sustainable ....
- 2G spectrum allotment followed TRAI norms: Raja
New Delhi, Aug 9: Telecom Minister A. Raja today denied allegations of corruption in the allotment of second generation (2G) spectrum in 2008, saying the government had followed recommendations....
- Saxena is new CEO of Airtel's Delhi-NCR operations
New Delhi, Aug 9: Sanjeev Kumar Saxena is the new CEO of Bharti Airtel's mobile operations in Delhi and National Capital Region.
"Delhi & NCR is a highly competitive and d....
- India is wasting its time chasing BlackBerry
New Delhi, Aug 9: You're a Delhi-based wannabe terrorist needing to communicate with your handlers. What do you do? Invisible-ink notes are passe, as are carrier pigeons. You will, of cours....
- Tata Tele MD wins telecom person of the year award
New Delhi, Aug 6: Tata Teleservices Managing Director Anil Sardana has received the Voice & Data Telecom Person of the Year 2010 award.
Sardana has been recognised for his per sec....
- RIM talks tough as Canadian government, media back BlackBerry
Toronto, Aug 6: The Canadian government and media have fully backed the security features of BlackBerry that have concerned countries like India, UAE and Saudi Arabia, even as the chief of its ....
- Android set to overtake iPhone
San Francisco, Aug 6: Phones running Google's Android operating system are selling at the rate of 200,000 a day, according to Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Schmidt made the comments at....
- Telecom regulator recommends digital broadcast by 2013
New Delhi, Aug 5: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today recommended that all analogue signals be phased out by 2013 to allow consumers to watch high quality digital channels of their ....
- No 'master key' to decode BlackBerry data: RIM
New Delhi, Aug 5: Discussions continued between India's security establishment and Research in Motion (RIM) over access to encrypted data sent on BlackBerry devices even as the Canadian fir....
- Bharti and 15 others launch submarine cable system in Africa
New Delhi, Aug 5: India's Bharti Airtel and 15 other global telecom companies together launched a 10,000 km submarine cable system today to connect east Africa with the rest of the world.
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- GSM operators owe Rs 451 crore to the government
New Delhi, Aug 5: GSM operators in the country reportedly owe government over Rs 451 crore in license fee and spectrum charges.
In a recent revelation by Minister of State for Commu....
- RCom ties up with Universal Music for 3G music services
Mumbai, Aug 4: Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firm Reliance Communications today said it has signed a strategic partnership with Universal Music to offer music-related services and content across ....
- BlackBerry stock sinks as new device is no iPhone 4 'killer'
Toronto, Aug 4: Less-than-glowing first reviews of the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 launched on Tuesday by Research In Motion Ltd (RIM) to catch up with Apple's iPhone 4 sank company shares mo....
- Reliance Infocomm officials appear in court in call masking case
Chennai, Aug 3: Top officials of the erstwhile Reliance Infocomm today appeared before the chief metropolitan magistrate at Egmore here in a case related to masking of international calls as lo....
- Gopal Das new CMD of BSNL
New Delhi, Aug 3: Gopal Das is the new chairman and managing director (CMD) of the state-run telephone services provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited (BSNL).
"After a good old jou....
- BlackBerry says it won't compromise on security and privacy
Toronto, Aug 3: Responding to the ban on BlackBerry by the United Arab Emirates and Saud Arabia, device maker Research in Motion (RIM) said here on Monday that it would not compromise on securi....
- Cellular operators told to furnish accounts to CAG
New Delhi, Aug 2: The Supreme Court today directed cellular operators to furnish details of their accounts on revenue sharing with the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to the Comptroller a....
- Apple invades BlackBerry territory with iPhone 4
Toronto, July 31: Apple invaded BlackBerry territory on Friday with the launch of its iPhone 4 across Canada. Frenzied Canadians lined up in front of Apple stores and other authorized retailers....
- Qualcomm sells 26 percent stake to Global Holding and Tulip
New Delhi, July 30: California-based cellphone chipmaker Qualcomm today sold 26 percent stake in its Indian arm to Global Holding Corporation and Tulip Telecom to form a joint venture to roll o....
- Huawei launches economic android phones in India
New Delhi, July 29: Telecom network solutions company Huawei Technologies today launched four new handsets, including two android devices, U8300 and U8500, in the Indian market.
Price....
- BlackBerry stock slips on UAE security concerns
Toronto, July 28: With the United Arab Emirates (UAE) joining India in seeking access to BlackBerry's encryption key to let their intelligence agencies have access to emails, shares of Blac....
- India's Radius ties up with Ericsson for broadband access
New Delhi, July 27: Telecom infrastructure provider Radius Infratel has signed a pact with Swedish giant Ericsson for getting its technology and expertise for providing broadband access in Indi....
- Etisalat bags Asia's best brand, employer awards
Abu Dhabi, July 26: UAE-based telecommunications service provider Etisalat has bagged Asia's best brand and best employer awards in Singapore.
The Asia Awards and Employer Brandin....
- TRAI to come out with fresh recommendation in 2-3 weeks
New Delhi, July 23: The telecom watchdog will finalise its recommendations on charging operators a one-time fee for 2G spectrum in two-three weeks, its chief J.S. Sarma said here today.
- Broadband users to grow to 275 mn by 2015: Report
New Delhi, July 23: The broadband subscriber count in the country is likely to rise to 275 million by 2015 from the current nine million, says a report.
The growth in subscriber base ....
- Ericsson reports drop in second-quarter sales
Stockholm, July 23: Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson today reported lower second-quarter sales and operating income due in part to "continued industry component shortages" and ....
- Nokia reports drop in second-quarter net profit
Helsinki, July 22: Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, today reported a drop in its second-quarter net profit amid "continuing competitive challenges".
It repor....
- Bharti promises more than just telecom services to Tanzania
New Delhi, July 22: India's Bharti Airtel, which acquired the African telecom assets of Kuwait's Zain recently, has committed itself to bringing affordable phone services to Tanzania an....
- BlackBerry now touts Messenger to woo the young
Toronto, July 20: Facing a fierce onslaught from Apple's iPhone 4 and Google Android devices, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) is pulling out all the stops to woo consumer and yout....
- Airtel to ring iPhone4's tune in September
New Delhi, July 19: The much hyped iPhone 4 would soon hit the Indian mobile market if all goes well between the country’s largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, and the handset maker, Apple.....
- Telecom equipment import issue to be resolved in few weeks
New Delhi, July 16: India today said the issue of import of telecom equipment, especially from China, troubling the telecom sector will be resolved in a couple of weeks.
"The issu....
- Paul, the octopus, to become iPhone application
New York, July 15: During the recent World Cup finals in South Africa Paul the Octopus was one of the most unlikeliest of stars.
Originally used only to predict the German scores, the....
- Panel set up for appointment of BSNL, MTNL heads
New Delhi, July 15: The government today constituted a six-member search-cum-selection committee for the appointment of chairman-cum-managing directors of the state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Lim....
- 517-seater Emirates super jumbo to land in Delhi
Dubai, July 14: Twenty-five years after it first flew to Delhi, Emirates will make history when its 517-seater Airbus A-380 super jumbo lands at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thurs....
- BlackBerry bosses mum on new launches
Toronto, July 14: On a day when its rival Apple slipped more than four percent on the market after a poor review of iPhone 4, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) made no new bold announce....
- BlackBerry faces stormy AGM as Apple, Google mount pressure
Toronto, July 13: With Apple's iPhone and Google's Android-driven devices fast cutting into its supremacy in the global smartphone market, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) face....
- Vodafone launches Rs.4 voucher scheme
New Delhi, July 12: Cellular services provider Vodafone Essar today launched a voucher scheme for its pre-paid customers offering limited local and national calls for Rs.4.
The vouche....
- BSNL sets up mobile towers along Amarnath route
New Delhi, July 8: Pilgrims to the Amarnath Shrine in Kashmir can now avail mobile telecom services as the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has set up 11 towers on the route.
- Telecom operators concerns referred to internal committee
New Delhi, July 7: The government today referred the objections raised by telecom operators to the recent recommendations of the regulator, including a controversial move to charge players hold....
- Mobile number portability postponed to Oct 31
New Delhi, June 30: The implementation of mobile number portability (MNP) has been postponed to October 31 as the operators are not ready with the infrastructure to provide the service.
- TRAI proposes 74 percent foreign investment in DTH
New Delhi, June 30: India's broadcasting industry watchdog today recommended increasing the cap on foreign investment in direct-to-home services from the current 49 to 74 percent.
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- Mobile subscribers crossed 617 million mark in May: TRAI
New Delhi, June 28: The number of mobile subscribers in the country crossed 617 million in May, with an addition of 16.3 million new connections, according to official data released today.
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- RCom up 4.4 percent, gains after GTL deal
Mumbai, June 28: Reliance Communications (RCom) was trading with robust gains in afternoon trade today, after shooting up in the morning on the week-end news of its $11-billion telecom tower de....
- MTNL to provide JNU students 3G services
New Delhi, June 25: State-owned Mahanagar Telephone limited (MTNL) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) under which students can access th....
- Olive Telecom in strategic alliance with Tata Tele
Mumbai, June 24: Olive Telecommunication announced a strategic alliance with Tata Teleservices and launched two new convergence devices here today.
Slated to be available in the marke....
- Tata, Future Group launch GSM mobile service
Hyderabad, June 19: Leading telecom operator Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) and retail giant Future Group today launched a mobile telephony service under the brand name T24.
Under t....
- BSNL launches 3G services in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, June 16: State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) launched its 3G services in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, a day after it called off the inaugural function at the last minute because o....
- Reliance Communications to de-merge telecom infrastructure arm
Mumbai, June 14: Reliance Communications, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group, today said it will recast the ownership of a wholly-owned arm to create what it called "the world's la....
- Reliance Industries to buy Infotel, offer broadband services
Mumbai, June 11: Barely an hour after Infotel Broadband, a company promoted by the Nahatas, was named a pan-India winner of broadband airwaves auction, Reliance Industries today said it will ac....
- BWA auction ends, government reaps $8.5 bn
New Delhi, June 11: The auction for government broadband wireless access (BWA) services ended today, swelling the government exchequer to Rs.38,543.31 crore (over $8.56 billion).
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- BWA auction accruals at $ 8.51 bn
New Delhi, June 10: The Indian government's provisional revenue from the sale of airwaves for broadband wireless access (BWA) services today reached Rs.38,323.71 crore ($8.51 billion) and t....
- India's telecom equipment industry grew 18.6 percent last fiscal
New Delhi, June 10: Despite the boom in new additions to India's telecom subscriber network last fiscal, the growth of the equipment market declined a tad to 18.6 percent, against 20 percen....
- TRAI to start spectrum audit in three to four months
Kolkata, June 8: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will start an audit of spectrum available with the service providers in the next three to four months to find out how efficient....
- Africa deal makes Bharti world's 5th largest telecom firm
New Delhi, June 8: India's top telecom player Bharti Airtel today said it has successfully concluded its $10.7-billion deal to acquire the African assets of Kuwait's Zain, making it the....
- Apple unveils new iPhone
San Francisco, June 8: Apple Inc. has unveiled a latest model of the iPhone, thinner in size and which has new features including a front-facing camera.
Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, p....
- AT&T looking to buy minority stake in Reliance Communications
New Delhi, June 7: AT&T is presently in talks with Reliance Communications, one of the major telecom companies in India. If the talks are finalised then the US telecom major would be in a p....
- Reliance Communications board nod for 26 percent stake sale
Mumbai, June 6: Reliance Communications, led by billionaire industrialist Anil Ambani, today approved a 26-percent strategic stake sale in the company after much speculation over UAE-based Etis....
- Revenue from BWA auction at $5.43 bn
New Delhi, June 4: The Indian government's provisional revenue from the sale of airwaves for broadband wireless access (BWA) services today reached Rs.24,439.92 crore ($5.43 billion) and th....
- Indian telecom JV survives fire scare in Nepal
Kathmandu, June 4: United Telecom Ltd (UTL), a joint venture between three Indian companies and a Nepali firm, survived a fire scare today when a blaze in a building housing its main office her....
- BWA auction earns $5.14 bn, pan-India licence $1.9 bn
New Delhi, June 3: The Indian government's provisional revenue from sale of airwaves for broadband wireless access (BWA) services today reached Rs.23,169.75 crore ($5.14 billion) and the pa....
- Reliance Communications surges 11 percent on reports of stake sale
Mumbai, June 2: Reliance Communciations, a part of the Anil Ambani group, saw its scrip soar 11.02 percent today after reports that the UAE-based Etisalat is in talks to buy a 25-percent stake ....
- Sistema Shyam to invest $1 bn in India
Panaji, June 2: Sistema Shyam Teleservices, promoter of the MTS mobile service brand, will invest around $1 billion in its India operations over the next one year, a company official said today....
- Revenue from BWA auction at $5.3 bn, pan-India licence price at $1.7 bn
New Delhi, June 1: The Indian government's provisional revenue from the sale of airwaves for broadband wireless access (BWA) services today reached Rs.23,829.18 crore ($5.3 billion) and the....
- Uninor eyes 8 percent market share by 2018
Mumbai, June 1: Eyeing an eight percent market share by 2018, mobile services provider Uninor, a joint venture between realty firm Unitech and Norway-based Telenor, today launched services in f....
- Government kitty swells $15 bn as telcos pay for 3G spectrum
New Delhi, May 31: The Indian government added Rs.67,718.95 crore ($15 billion) to its kitty today with all the nine telecom companies, including state-run MTNL and BSNL, making "full" ....
- RCom pays $1.91 billion towards 3G spectrum
New Delhi, May 31: Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCom) today paid Rs.8,585.04 crore ($1.91 billion) towards spectrum fees to the government to start third generation (3G) telecom ser....
- Consumer court urges curb on overcharging by mobile operators
New Delhi, May 30: The Delhi State Consumer Commission has urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to curb the practice of overcharging by private mobile operators who include un....
- Fate of illegal mobile towers to be decided on Monday
New Delhi, May 30: The Delhi High Court is likely to decide on Monday the fate of mobile towers in the capital, which are under threat of sealing by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for....
- 3G auction revenue to reduce fiscal deficit: Pranab
Bangalore, May 30: Revenue generated from the auction of third generation (3G) spectrum license would help the government in reducing the fiscal deficit, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee....
- Revenue from BWA auction at Rs.15,735 crore
New Delhi, May 28: The Indian government's provisional revenue from the sale of airwaves for broadband wireless access (BWA) services today reached Rs.15,735.30 crore ($3.4 billion) and the....
- Bharti starts fund-raiser to buy Zain's African assets
New Delhi, May 27: India's Bharti Airtel today said it has begun the process of raising funds for the $10.7 billion deal to acquire the African assets of Kuwait's Zain that will make it....
- MTNL to provide online broadband security
New Delhi, May 25: State-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today entered into a pact with security services provider F-secure to provide online protection to its broadband customers.
- China Wireless to set up research centre in India
Chennai, May 25: Hong Kong-based smart phone manufacturer China Wireless Technologies Ltd will be starting a research and development (R&D) centre in India by the end of this year and is al....
- Aiming to make India a telecom manufacturing hub: Raja
Hyderabad, May 24: Communications Minister A. Raja today said his ministry is aiming to make India a telecom manufacturing hub by facilitating various policies.
Addressing the inaugur....
- One charger for all mobile phones soon to hit the market
Hyderabad, May 24: An energy efficient standard charger for all mobile phones will soon be introduced in the global market, said International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a leading United Na....
- Ready to face any 2G specturm allocation probe: Raja
Hyderabad, May 24: Communications Minister A. Raja today said he was ready to face any probe into the alleged scam in allocation of 2G spectrum, claiming that everything was done according to r....
- Auction for BWA begins; Rs.15,000 crore expected
Hyderabad, May 24: The Indian government expects a revenue of Rs.15,000 crore ($3.2 billion) from the auction of airwaves for broadband wireless access (BWA) services which kicked off today, Co....
- 3G revenues to cut fiscal deficit, borrowings: Cabinet Secretary
New Delhi, May 24: The Rs.67,718.95 crore ($15 billion) generated from the just- concluded auction of spectrum for third generation (3G) telephony will bring down the fiscal deficit and cut bor....
- PM defends 2G airwaves auction process
New Delhi, May 24: Giving a clean chit to his Communications Minister A. Raja pending conclusion of investigations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the process followed on auction of a....
- Stage set for world telecom meet in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, May 23: A meeting here, beginning on Monday, of global telecom experts will adopt the Hyderabad Action Plan that will set the agenda for development of telecommunication and informat....
- The goose with the golden spectrum
New Delhi: Finally, it's over. Eleven years after the birth of third generation (3G) telephony and near the end of its life, India's auction for enabling spectrum or airwaves concluded ....
- Government asks 3G auction winners to pay by May 31
New Delhi, May 21: The Indian government today approved the results of the auction of spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services and asked the winning firms to make payments by May 31.....
- GSM operators add 11.18 million users in April: COAI
New Delhi, May 21: India's GSM operators, excluding Reliance Communications, added 11.18 million mobile users in April, expanding the subscriber base to 433 million, data provided by cellul....
- BSNL, MTNL say not seeking concessions on 3G payment
New Delhi, May 20: State-run telecom firms Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today said they have not sought any concessions from the government on paymen....
- Telecom watchdog to hold talks on pricing of 2G spectrum
New Delhi, May 20: India's telecom watchdog today said it will hold additional talks with private operators on the proposal to levy licence fee on airwaves beyond 6.2 megahertz held by them....
- What 3G telephony promises the Indian consumer
New Delhi, May 20: YouTube experience on your mobile phone, video chats, internet TV, streaming music and near-instant data transfers -- these are some of the numerous applications Indian consu....
- MTNL not seeking concessions on 3G price: Kuldip Singh
New Delhi, May 20: Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) chairman and managing director Kuldip Singh today said the state-run telecom operator has not sought any concessions from the government ....
- All telecom stocks in green a day after 3G auction
New Delhi, May 20: Indian stock markets today reacted positively to telecom companies winning precious airwaves for third generation (3G) phone services, with all their scrips trading in the gr....
- Happy with revenues from 3G auction: Raja
New Delhi, May 19: Union Communications Minister A. Raja today said the government is happy with the successful and timely completion of the auction of spectrum for third generation (3G) teleco....
- Consolidation after 3G auction signals some clear winners: Analysts
New Delhi, May 19: Analysts welcomed the transparency with which India concluded the auction for third generation (3G) telecom airwaves, but their worries now have shifted to the cost of such s....
- Auction of broadband airwaves starts on Saturday
New Delhi, May 19: India will start on Saturday the auction of airwaves for broadband services in the country, after it concluded a similar operation to enable private players start third gener....
- '3G auction completion takes India a step forward'
New Delhi, May 19: The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) today said the conclusion of auction for spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services takes India's telecom sect....
- Reliance, Bharti, Aircel bag bulk of 3G telecom circles
New Delhi, May 19: Reliance Communications, Bharti Airtel and Aircel have won the largest number of 13 circles each in the auction of airwaves for third generation (3G) telecom services, and wi....
- BSNL to start mobile services in Amarnath by June
New Delhi, May 19: State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will provide mobile telephone services in Amarnath next month, minister of state for communications Sachin Pilot said today.
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- India's 3G airwaves auction concludes, to fetch close to $15.5 bn
New Delhi, May 19: After 34 days, India today concluded its auction of airwaves for private players to start third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the exchequer set to gai....
- CDMA operators ask government to accept TRAI proposals
New Delhi, May 19: CDMA operators have asked the government to accept the telecom regulator's recommendations on capping of spectrum in circles, cost for buying additional spectrum, and mer....
- Revenue from 3G auction reaches Rs.66,802.48 crore
New Delhi, May 18: The Indian government's provisional revenue from the sale of third-generation (3G) airwaves today reached Rs.66,802.48 crore ($14.7 billion) and the nationwide licence pr....
- BSNL to invest Rs.29,600 crore in two years
Chennai, May 18: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will invest around Rs.14,800 crore this year and an identical sum next year to build infrastructure, said a top company official today.
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- Telecom companies revive value of the Indian paisa
New Delhi: Visiting us during her vacations, Manjari, my teenage niece, asked me if I would help her with a summer project. I agreed. It involved the study of coins. The curious kid wanted to k....
- BSNL to provide 3G telecom services at affordable prices
New Delhi, May 16: State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will provide third generation (3G) telecom services at affordable rates and bridge the rural-urban digital divide, company chairman ....
- Revenue from 3G auction now over Rs.62,000 crore
New Delhi, May 14: The government's provisional revenue from the sale of third-generation (3G) airwaves today reached Rs.62,253.83 crore ($13.7 billion) and nationwide licence price was Rs.....
- One-time levy won't hurt operators' profits, asserts TRAI
New Delhi, May 14: India's telecom watchdog today said its recommendation to the government to collect a one-time levy from operators holding second generation (2G) radio spectrum beyond 6.....
- Revenue from 3G auction crosses Rs.60,000 crore mark
New Delhi, May 13: The government's provisional revenue from the sale of third-generation (3G) airwaves today crossed the Rs.60,000-crore ($13.3 billion) mark after India concluded 162 roun....
- Pillai meets Chinese telecom firm's official
New Delhi, May 13: Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai today gave a 45-minute hearing to a top official of ZTE India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp, over ....
- Revenue from 3G auction at Rs.58,416 crore
New Delhi, May 12: Surpassing targets, the Indian government's provisional revenue from sale of third-generation (3G) airwaves Wednesday reached Rs.58,415.72 crore ($12.9 billion) and the n....
- TRAI recommendations evoke mixed reactions from operators
New Delhi, May 12: The telecom watchdog's recommendations on allocation of spectrum for second generation (2G) telephony evoked mixed reactions from mobile phone companies today.
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- Balaji Telefilms launches detective series for Aircel users
New Delhi, May 12: "Crime In Fashion World" and "The Trap" are neither movie names nor television serials. They are the detective series that Ekta Kapoor has launched for Aircel....
- China's ZTE wants to prove itself in India
New Delhi, May 12: ZTE India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp, is looking at various options, from setting up a manufacturing plant to listing on the sto....
- Telecom watchdog wants operators to pay for unused spectrum
New Delhi, May 11: India's telecom watchdog Tuesday suggested a one-time levy on unused radio spectrum with service providers based on the price derived from the auction for 3G frequency th....
- Telecom equipment import curbs not China-specific: Sharma
New Delhi, May 10: Curbs on the import of telecom equipment are part of a broader policy decision and not directed against any country such as China, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said today.
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- Revenue from 3G auction nears Rs.55,000 crore-mark
New Delhi, May 10: India today concluded 148 rounds of an auction to award spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the government's provisional revenue from....
- Vodafone launches handset at Rs.809 in Delhi
New Delhi, May 10: Cellular services provider Vodafone Essar today said it has launched here a low-cost handset at Rs.809 to make mobile phones accessible to the rural millions.
The c....
- Revenue from 3G auction now over Rs.51,000 cr
New Delhi, May 8: India today concluded 143 rounds of an auction to award spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the government's provisional revenue from ....
- Gemini Comm buys out African telecom firm
New Delhi, May 7: Network integration and telecom services provider Gemini Communication today said it has acquired Africa's Rosy Blue Wireless (RBW) for an undisclosed sum.
RBW, ....
- TRAI invites comments on green telecom
New Delhi, May 7: The telecom regulator has invited stakeholders' views on "green telecom" by June 14 to prepare a consultation paper on the subject as the government is committed t....
- RComm launches free calls pack for prepaid CDMA customers
Mumbai, May 6: Mobile services major Reliance Communications, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group, today launched a new prepaid CDMA pack which will enable customers to make free calls to o....
- Huawei's operations invoking suspicion
New Delhi, May 6: The security agencies in India have been eyeing Huawei, a telecom company from China with a lot of doubt. The main reason behind this is that the research and development wing....
- Chinese telecom equipment makers to meet officials
New Delhi, May 5: Top honchos of Chinese telecom companies will meet senior government officials here in the next two days to resolve all issues, including security concerns, regarding export o....
- Revenue from 3G spectrum auction nears Rs.45,000 crore
New Delhi, May 5: India today concluded 128 rounds of an auction to award spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the government's provisional revenue from ....
- World telecom conference to adopt action plan
Hyderabad, May 5: A world telecommunication development conference here later this month will assess the growth of information and communication technologies (ICT) and adopt an action plan for ....
- Huawei to expend $500 million in India
New Delhi, May 5: Huawei Technologies Co. is expected to invest an amount in the region of $500 million in order to set up a manufacturing establishment in India.
The company is amon....
- Pan-India 3G licence price crosses Rs.10,700 crore
New Delhi, May 4: India today concluded 122 rounds of an auction to award spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the provisional winning price for a nationwide....
- Government to get over Rs.40,000 crore from 3G auction
New Delhi, May 1: India today concluded 110 rounds of an auction to award spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the government's provisional revenue from ....
- Pan-India 3G licence price crosses Rs.9,500 crore mark
New Delhi, April 30: India today concluded 104 rounds of an auction to award spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the provisional winning price for a nationw....
- 3G spectrum auction open to scrutiny: Telecom Minister
New Delhi, April 29: Telecom Minister A Raja today assured that 3G spectrum allocation was transparent. He was under pressure from all quarters over the allegations of scam in 2G spectrum.
- Pan-India 3G licence price now over Rs.9,300 crore
New Delhi, April 29: India today concluded 100 rounds of an auction to award spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the provisional winning price for a nationw....
- S Tel signs up over 1 million subscribers
New Delhi, April 29: Mobile operator S Tel, a joint venture between India's Siva Group and Bahrain Telecommunications Co, today said its subscriber base has crossed the one million mark wit....
- No 4G spectrum auction for now: Raja
New Delhi, April 29: The government does not have any plans as of now to auction 4G spectrum, Communications Minister A. Raja said today.
"The auction of 3G spectrum is going on s....
- 3G auction to be over in couple of days: Raja
New Delhi, April 29: The auction of third generation (3G) telecom services in the country will be over in a couple of days and is being conducted in a completely transparent manner, parliament ....
- India takes up chairmanship of ITU council
New Delhi, April 28: India will chair the governing body of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) this year, an official statement said here today.
"India becomes the ne....
- 3G auction: Pan-India licence price nears Rs.9,000 cr level
New Delhi, April 28: India today concluded 94 rounds of an auction to award spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the provisional winning price for a nationwi....
- Vodafone set to launch Rs 700 mobile phone
Mumbai, April 28: There is good news for budget-buyers who are looking out for inexpensive mobile phones. Vodafone is all set to launch a handset for customers that will cost Rs. 700 only. At p....
- Jaya demands Raja's dismissal over 2G spectrum row
Chennai, April 28: Leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu and AIADMK General Secretary J. Jayalalithaa today demanded dismissal of Communications Minister A. Raja over the controversial allocation ....
- Cheap call rates eat into Bharti Airtel profits
Mumbai, April 28: The net profit of Bharti Airtel, the country's largest mobile service provider, dropped eight percent to Rs.2,055 crore for the quarter ended March compared to Rs.2,239 cr....
- 3G spectrum auction revenue crosses Rs.35,000 crore
New Delhi, April 27: India today concluded 88 rounds of spectrum auction for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the government's provisional revenue from the sale o....
- 3G, broadband auction may yield Rs.55,000 cr: Raja
New Delhi, April 27: The Indian government expects to raise Rs.55,000 crore from the ongoing auctions of radio frequency spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services and for rolling out ....
- RComm ties up with GetJar to offer mobile applications
New Delhi, April 27: Reliance Communications today said it has entered into an agreement with the Silicon Valley-based GetJar to offer its customers over 65,000 free mobile applications, rangin....
- India adds 20.3 million telephone subscribers in March
New Delhi, April 26: India's telecom density rose to 52.74 percent in March this year as the country added 20.3 million subscribers during the month, the telecom regulator said here today.
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- Mumbai leads in 3G auction, pan-India licence now Rs.8,382 cr
New Delhi, April 26: India today concluded 82 rounds of spectrum auction for third generation telecom services in the country, with Mumbai attracting the highest bid and the provisional winning....
- Airtel World Sim to save 85 percent on roaming
New Delhi, April 25: Leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel today launched the Airtel World SIM for international travellers, using which customers can save up to 85 percent on international ca....
- Mumbai, Delhi neck-and-neck in 3G spectrum auction
New Delhi, April 24: India today concluded 76 rounds of spectrum auction for third generation telecom services in the country, with Mumbai giving tough competition to Delhi and attracting bids ....
- Now Jammu and Kashmir, Orissa attract 3G spectrum bidders
New Delhi, April 23: Jammu and Kashmir and Orissa attracted bidders for the first time today as India concluded 70 rounds of spectrum auction for third generation telecom services in the countr....
- Pan-India 3G spectrum licence now nearly twice base price
New Delhi, April 22: India today concluded 64 rounds of an auction to award radio frequency spectrum for third generation telecom services in the country, with the provisional winning price for....
- 3G auction could raise Rs.45,000 crore: Raja
New Delhi, April 22: The ongoing auction of the 3G spectrum could raise Rs.45,000 crore, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
"We anticipated that the auction would raise Rs.35,000....
- Revenues from 3G auction may touch Rs.45,000 crore: Raja
New Delhi, April 21: The government hopes to net around Rs.45,000 crore from the ongoing auctions to award radio frequency spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services and for rolling ou....
- Minimum Rs.25,000 cr revenue from 3G auction for government
New Delhi, April 20: India today completed 52 rounds of an auction to award radio frequency spectrum for third generation telecom services in the country, with the government expected to get Rs....
- Children's stories now on Reliance mobile
Mumbai, April 20: Reliance Communications today started a new service offering children's stories on its voice portal.
Through the portal, customers can now listen to stories of P....
- BSNL employees strike hits services in northeast India
Agartala/Guwahati, April 20: Telecommunication services were affected in northeast India today as the employees and officers' associations of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) struck work ind....
- BSNL workers on strike against divestment
New Delhi, April 20: Over three lakh employees and officials of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today went on an indefinite strike protesting against the government's plan for divestment in....
- Bangladesh parliamentary panel to probe Airtel deal
Dhaka, April 19: A parliamentary committee in Bangladesh is to probe a possible loss to the country from the sale of a substantial portion of mobile operator Warid's stake to Indian telecom....
- Videocon plans Rs.14,000 crore investment in mobile service
Gandhinagar: The Videocon group envisages investment of Rs.14,000 crore in its mobile services over the next three years and plans an investment of around Rs.1,000 crore for its 2.75G EDGE GSM ....
- Delhi regains top position in 3G spectrum auction
New Delhi, April 17: India today completed 40 rounds of an auction to award radio frequency spectrum for third generation telecom services in the country, with Delhi beating Gujarat and attract....
- ZTE Telecom expects $4 bn business after 3G, WiMax rollout
Kolkata, April 16: ZTE Telecom, a provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, expects a business of $4 billion for the telecom vendor industry, which will be generated soon ....
- 3G auction: Pan-India licence price now over Rs.5,000 cr
New Delhi, April 16: India today completed 34 rounds of auction to award radio frequency spectrum for third generation telecom services in the country, with a provisional winning price reaching....
- Call charges for troopers in border posts reduced
New Delhi, April 16: On the home ministry's intervention, state-run telephone service Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has reduced call charges for paramilitary troopers posted in border are....
- 28 rounds of 3G auction completed; bid price up 38 percent
New Delhi, April 15: India today completed 28 rounds of auction to award radio frequency spectrum for third generation telecom services in the country, with a provisional winning price of Rs.4,....
- BSNL's market share dips to 15.75 percent
New Delhi: The market share of state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has declined to 15.75 percent as on Feb 28, 2010, from 31.29 percent in 2006-07, the government said today.
An....
- BSNL workers on indefinite strike from Tuesday
New Delhi, April 15: Telecom services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will be affected from Tuesday next as 300,000 of its employees, including associates, will go on an indefinite strike pr....
- Nokia to roll out mobile banking in many Indian cities soon
Hyderabad, April 14: Finnish telephone supplier Nokia is planning to roll out its mobile banking service, Nokia Money, in many Indian cities soon, a Nokia official said today.
A pilot....
- ZTE plans to sell 2 million mobiles in India
New Delhi, April 14: ZTE India, a subsidiary of Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE, plans to sell two million mobile handsets in India by March 2011.
"We target to sell a minimum....
- Games action at your fingertips - with 3G mobile
New Delhi, April 14: Want to watch the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) live without going to a stadium or switching on the telly? All you need is a 3G mobile handset that brings you all the....
- India concludes 22 rounds of 3G spectrum auction
New Delhi, April 13: India today completed 22 rounds of auctions to award radio frequency spectrum for third generation telecom services in the country, with a provisional winning price of Rs.4....
- India concludes 16th round of auctions for 3G spectrum
New Delhi: India today concluded 16 rounds of auctions to award radio frequency spectrum for third generation telecom services in the country, with a provisional winning price of Rs.4,324.19 cr....
- Court orders desealing of Tata telephone towers
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today directed Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to deseal 35 Tata Teleservices telephone towers in the national capital.
At least 35 Tata towers we....
- Government to look into CAG report on telecom licences
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said he would look into the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on alleged mishandling of award of pan-India telecom licences b....
- 3G spectrum auction kicks off, first round completed
New Delhi: The first-ever auction of the radio frequency spectrum for third generation (3G) telephony that would facilitate high-speed mobile services in India began today.
As many as....
- Plea seeking stay on 3G spectrum auction rejected
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea demanding stay on 3G spectrum (radio waves) auction alleging that the department of telecom (DoT) was favouring certain operators.
- Vodafone reaches 100 million subscribers in India
New Delhi: Mobile telephony provider Vodafone Essar has crossed the landmark of 100 million subscribers in India, the telecom operator said today.
After Bharti Airtel and Reliance Com....
- DoT clarifies to CAG on award of licences
New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has clarified to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on the decisions taken by the telecom ministry in awarding licences in 2008.
- Raja says DOT will respond to CAG's queries
New Delhi: Communications Minister A. Raja today said the telecom department will "duly respond" to the queries of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) which has accused him of cau....
- Airtel DTH launches digital TV recorder
New Delhi: Airtel digital TV, the direct-to-home service provider from India's top telecom company Bharti Airtel, today launched a recorder which allows customers to record TV shows from an....
- Bharti-partnered undersea cable linking Japan and US launched
New Delhi: India's top telecom operator Bharti Airtel today said an international consortium, of which the company is a part, has launched an undersea cable connecting Japan and the west co....
- Tata Tele launches GSM services in Himachal
Shimla: Tata Teleservices today launched its GSM services in Himachal Pradesh under the Tata Docomo brand, a company's official said here.
"We are offering per second tariff s....
- India must leapfrog to fourth generation telecom: Stakeholders
New Delhi: India should leapfrog directly from second generation telecom to fourth generation networks that not only enable the entire range of mobile multimedia applications but also at speeds....
- Bharti-Zain agreement would help India to grow
New Delhi: The Indian business fraternity today said that the agreement between Bharti Airtel and Zain Telecom, one of the top companies in Kuwait would boost India’s economic growth to a signi....
- India's Bharti makes grand entry into Africa's telecom market
Amsterdam: India's top private telecom company Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced the inking of a $10.7 billion deal to acquire the African assets of Kuwait's Zain in what will make the....
- Sistema Shyam gets Rs.500 cr loan to fund expansion
New Delhi: Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), a joint venture between Russian conglomerate Sistema and India's Shyam group, has got a Rs.500-crore loan from Central Bank of India to fund it....
- All 9 telecom companies qualify for 3G spectrum auction
New Delhi: All the nine telecom companies, which had applied to participate in the auction of radio frequency spectrum for third generation (3G) telephony, have qualified for the bidding proces....
- Teledensity in India touches 51.05 percent
New Delhi: India's telecom density has risen to 51.05 percent after 18.76 million new phone connections were added in February this year, the telecom regulator said here today.
In....
- Motorola launches 'Milestone' in India
New Delhi: US-based telecom equipment maker Motorola today launched 'Milestone', an Android 2.1-powered smartphone which allows use of multiple applications simultaneously, at a price o....
- Bharti to ink final agreement with Kuwait's Zain on Tuesday
Dubai: India's leading telecom company Bharti Airtel will sign the final agreement on Tuesday with Kuwait's Zain to buy its African assets, other than those in Morocco and Sudan, for $1....
- BSNL offers free installation to new broadband customers
New Delhi: State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will offer free installation and unlimited data download for the first 15 days to customers who subscribe to its landline-b....
- Vodafone sells Apple Inc's iPhone 3GS in India
New Delhi: Cellular services provider Vodafone Essar today began selling third generation-enabled Apple iPhones in India, priced in the range of Rs.29,500-Rs.47,500.
iPhone 3GS, avail....
- Videocon Telecom hopes to make profit in two years
Chennai: Aiming at the third slot in the Indian mobile telephony services sector with a subscriber base of 100 million and investing Rs.14,000 crore, Videocon Telecommunications hopes to make p....
- Zain confirms nod to Bharti's offer for African telecom assets
New Delhi: Kuwait's Zain Telecom today confirmed that its board of directors has approved the offer from India's top telecom operator Bharti Airtel to acquire its African assets, other ....
- Kuwait's Zain accepts Bharti's offer for African assets
New Delhi: It has proved to be third time lucky for India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel in clinching a major overseas acquisition.
With barely 24 hours left for its exc....
- Bharti ties up $8.3 bn deal with Kuwait's Zain Telecom
New Delhi: India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel today announced it has tied up the whole financing requirement of $8.3 billion (Rs.37,350 crore) debt for its planned acquisition o....
- Nine companies apply for 3G
New Delhi: Nine telecom operators, including market leaders Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications, have applied for radio frequency spectrum to provide third generation (3G) telephony.
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- Chhattisgarh asks telecom firms to get towers legalised
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has asked telecom companies to get their illegal mobile towers in the state capital legalised within a month.
Official sources said Raipur had just....
- I see a day when voice calls will be free: Sam Pitroda
New Delhi: Telecom guru Sam Pitroda today said he could see the day when people will not be charged for voice call even as "data would drive" the growth of the telecom sector in the com....
- Qualcomm submits bid for broadband wireless spectrum
New Delhi: US-based telecom service provider Qualcomm Inc today said it has submitted an application with the Indian government to bid for broadband wireless access spectrum.
The US-b....
- No applications for 3G spectrum auction on second day
New Delhi: The government received no applications from private telecom players to participate in the auction of radio frequency spectrum for third generation (3G) telephony and broadband wirel....
- Reliance Communications now has 100 mn subscribers
New Delhi: Reliance Communications, a telecom major in the Anil Ambani group, on Friday announced a major milestone with a subscriber base of 100 million for its wireless services with the targ....
- IBM-NID tie-up for more user-friendly mobiles
Gandhinagar: Technology multinational IBM has tied up with the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, and the Research Centre for Advanced Research and Technology of the Tokyo University to l....
- Government issues 3G auction notices, outlines process
New Delhi: India today issued notices inviting bids from private telecom players to participate in the auction of radio frequency spectrum for third generation (3G) telephony, allowing three pr....
- India schedules auction of third generation telecom spectrum
New Delhi: India today announced the schedule for auctioning radio frequency spectrum to private players for third generation (3G) telephony, with the process due to begin in Thursday by issuin....
- 3G spectrum auction bid notices by next week: Raja
New Delhi: India appears to have resolved the contentious issues surrounding the auction of the third generation (3G) spectrum with the notices inviting bids for auction expected next week.
- MTNL chosen as telecom provider for Games
New Delhi: State-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has been designated as the telecom service provider for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, with the cabinet approving a budget of Rs.182 cror....
- Government will help Bharti clinch Zain deal: Khurshid
New Delhi: Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said the government will help telecom major Bharti Airtel in its planned $10.7 billion acquisition of Kuwaiti telecom company Zain....
- Bharti scrip sinks 3.19 percent in afternoon trade
Mumbai: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel's scrip fell 3.19 percent during afternoon trade today, after plummeting over 9 percent the previous day as investors continued to speculate on the bu....
- Bharti starts 40-day talks to acquire Kuwait's Zain
New Delhi: India's largest private telecom services provider, the Sunil Mittal-controlled Bharti Airtel, today said it has started exclusive talks to acquire Kuwait's Zain for $10.7 bil....
- Sanjay Jha to head Motorola's handset business
Chicago: Bihar-born Sanjay Jha, currently the co-CEO of Motorola, will be the new CEO of its handset and home businesses as the mobile phone maker on Thursday announced it will split itself int....
- Decision on illegal telecom towers in Delhi on Feb 9
New Delhi: The Municipal Council of Delhi (MCD) will on Tuesday take a call on regularising illegal telecom towers in the capital, an official said today.
An MCD sub-committee on fram....
- BSNL hit by Gorkhaland stir, faces Rs.4 cr loss
Kolkata: State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) faced a revenue loss of Rs.4 crore till December in the Darjeeling hills due to the ongoing agitation for a separate state,....
- RCom launches SMS-based e-mail service
New Delhi: Telecom operator Reliance Communications (RCom) today announced the launch of an SMS-based e-mail service across its GSM and CDMA wireless network in India.
The company has....
- Telecom subscriber base up 3.5 percent to touch 562 mn
New Delhi: India's telecom subscriber base crossed another milestone in December to top 560 million connections even though there was a net decline in the user base for the traditional fixe....
- Norms eased for dollar payments for telecom spectrum
New Delhi: Even as the process of auctioning radio frequency spectrum for third generation telecom hangs fire, India today eased its borrowing norms to enable a successful firm pay the initial ....
- Bharti sees modest rise in net profit
New Delhi: The price war in the telecom sector took its toll on Bharti Airtel which posted a net profit of Rs.2,209.8 crore (Rs.22.098 billion/$479 million) for the quarter ended on Dec 31, a m....
- India may again delay auction of telecom spectrum
New Delhi: The Indian government may again delay the auction of spectrum for the launch of third generation telephony by private players, as differences persist among some departments on key is....
- Bharti Airtel buys 70 percent stake in Bangladeshi firm
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel today said it will acquire 70 percent stake in Bangladeshi player Warid Telecom for about $300 million and increase its overall investment to around $1 bi....
- Iraq to connect to India, Gulf on fibre optic network
Doha: Iraq today signed a $445-million deal with the telecommunications company Gulf Bridge International to link the country to the Gulf and India via a high-speed fibre optic cable.
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- Google unveils its first mobile phone
San Francisco: Internet search giant Google unveiled its first mobile phone on Tuesday as it increased the pressure on Apple's iPhone in a mobile market that many analysts predict will come....
- Dhaka telecom regulator okays Bharti Airtel's entry
Dhaka: Bangladesh's telecom regulator has approved Indian firm Bharti Airtel's $300 million initial investment proposal to buy a 70 percent stake in Warid, the fourth largest mobile com....
- Googlephone is coming next week for Rs 25,000
San Francisco: A day after Google announced a media event for its Android mobile phone system next week, new details leaked out on Wednesday about the first ever phone to be sold directly by th....
- Bharti Airtel moves to close deal with Dhaka telecom firm
Dhaka: Indian telecom firm Bharti Airtel is close to acquiring a majority stake in the Bangladesh operations of Warid Telecom, with officials of both companies meeting key officials to wrap up ....
- Samsung bets on CDMA handset business with new models
Chennai: Consumer durables company Samsung India Electronics is hoping to sell around two million mobile phone sets compatible with the code division multiple access (CDMA) platform through its....
- India's Spice mobile chooses Bangladesh for global debut
Dhaka: India's Spice mobiles have debuted in the international market by launching four handsets in Bangladesh, the largest growing market for cellphones in the neighbourhood.
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- S Tel launches its mobile services from Shimla
Shimla: S Tel, a mobile and Internet access services provider, today launched its GSM mobile services in the country from the Himachal Pradesh capital, a company official said.
S Tel ....
- Airtel looking at expanding to other SAARC countries
New Delhi: Leading mobile service provider Bharti Airtel today said it was looking at expanding its base in various SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries and would ....
- 3G spectrum auction on schedule: Raja
New Delhi: Auction of third generation (3G) spectrum will not be delayed and take place as per schedule, Communications and IT Minister A. Raja said today.
"There is no change in ....
- Nokia to fund four Indian software developers
Bangalore: Finnish mobile handset major Nokia will fund four Indian software developers under its $10-million joint open screen project fund with Adobe for developing multi-screen infotainment ....
- Government earned Rs.8,300 crore from telecom firms
New Delhi: The government earned Rs.8,307.85 crore from mobile telecom operators through licence fee in 2008-09 and Rs.4,112.3 crore in the first half this fiscal, a union minister said today.
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- Acquisition plans still on hold: Bharti
New Delhi: Telecom giant Bharti Airtel today said its overseas acquisition plans were still on hold. "There is no change in acquisition plans (as of now)," Bharti Airtel chief Manoj Koh....
- Bharti's overseas acquisition plans still on hold
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel's overseas acquisition plans are still on hold, a top company official said here today.
"There is no change in acquisition plans (as of ....
- Jet Airways launches Mumbai-Kathmandu service
Mumbai: Jet Airways today launched a new service connecting Mumbai with Kathmandu.
The flight will operate five days a week (except Tuesdays and Saturdays), departing Mumbai at 8.05 a....
- BSNL partners British Telecom for conferencing solutions
New Delhi: State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has tied up with Britain's BT Group Plc for offering audio and web conferencing solutions to its customers, the company....
- BSNL's Zain acquisition plan on hold
New Delhi: State-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today said its plan to acquire Kuwait-based Zain Telecom has been put on hold.
BSNL and another state-run operator, ....
- Your mobile number may get another 9 from Jan 1
New Delhi: According to the new DoT proposal every mobile number may soon have 11 digits instead of 10. The sources reveal that the new proposal has voiced for changing the numbering plan.
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- MTNL launches per second billing plan
New Delhi: State-run telecom service provider Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today announced per second billing scheme for its 2G and 3G customers in the Delhi and Mumbai circles.
- 20 million non-IMEI cell phones to go out of order
New Delhi: Over 2 crore mobile phones will be disconnected from today since the government of India has resolved to terminate the use of cell phones without an IMEI number.
All these ....
- Telecom penetration in rural India faces challenges
New Delhi: Even as the rural market is growing attractive for India's telecom industry, the operators face several challenges in rural penetration like illiteracy and low revenue per user, ....
- Reliance Communications unveils one paisa per SMS
Mumbai: Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications today unveiled new text messaging tariffs -- one paiss per message and unlimited messages at Re.1 per day -- for its GSM and CDMA services.
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- 'Demand for high-end mobile phones is booming'
Kolkata: The number of high-end mobile phone users will grow five times in the next three years, an official at the Indian Cellular Association (ICA) said here today.
"The demand ....
- Spice to provide mobile governance services in Himachal
Shimla: Mobile value-added services (VAS) provider Spice Digital has signed an agreement with Zoom Developers for rolling out mobile governance services in Himachal Pradesh, the company said to....
- Tata Docomo announces roaming at just 1 paisa per sec
New Delhi: Mobile connection providers have been battling among themselves to stand out before the users and one after the other new schemes and offers have been launched to make their service ....
- Finance minister refuses to answer question from media
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today angrily refused to answer a question from the media about the outcome of a meeting of the Group of Ministers on the third generation (3G) spec....
- Indian telecom to see tariff consolidation: Bharti Airtel
New Delhi: The telecom sector will witness a consolidation of tariffs in the next one to two years as the business models of many new operators were not viable, a senior Bharti Airtel official ....
- Bharti Airtel not looking for new buys, says Sunil Mittal
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal today said his company was not actively looking for new acquisitions after its talks for a mega billion-dollar tie-up with South Africa's MTN gro....
- Idea Cellular booked for not keeping records of GPRS users
Chandigarh: Telecom company Idea Cellular has been booked for not keeping records of customers using its GPRS service after a woman accused an unidentified client of creating an objectionable p....
- Bharat Sanchar Nigam's 3G services in Orissa by year-end
Bhubaneswar: State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will expand its third-generation (3G) network across Orissa by the year-end, a senior company official said today.
- Airtel brings service tax operations under one roof
New Delhi: Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel today launched a centre where functions relating to human resource, supply chain, finance and service taxes would be undertaken under one roof.....
- BSNL 3G service to cover all northeast urban areas by March
Agartala/Shillong: The state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will cover all urban areas in the northeastern region through its third generation (3G) platform, a next gene....
- Airtel launches one second pulse plan
New Delhi: Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel today launched a per second billing plan.
As per the new plan, the customers will be charged one paisa per second for all local and n....
- Bharti scrip nosedives 6 percent after poor results
Mumbai: Telecom major Bharti Airtel's scrip today fell 6.38 percent lower than its previous close at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) as investors dumped the stock because of disappointing s....
- Bharti Airtel net up 43 percent
Mumbai: Telecom major Bharti Airtel today posted a 43.1 percent increase in net profit to Rs.2,297 crore (Rs.22 billion) for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2009, as against Rs.1,605 crore in the s....
- Idea Cellular to invest Rs.4,500 crore on expansion
Kolkata: Idea Cellular, the Aditya Birla Group's telecom arm, will pump in around Rs.4,500 crore this fiscal for expanding operations to cover all the 22 telecom circles in the country, the....
- 3G spectrum auction will take place as per schedule: Pilot
New Delhi: The auction of radio waves to start third generation (3G) telecom services in India will take place as scheduled, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said here t....
- India bans import of CDMA mobile without unique number
New Delhi: India has banned the import of CDMA mobile phones that do not have the unique serial number that enables tracking users.
"Import of CDMA mobile phones without Electroni....
- Government okays Telenor's plan to up stake in Unitech
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved Norwegian telecom major Telenor's proposal to increase its stake in Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Ltd to 74 percen....
- Airtel launches mobile comics portal
New Delhi: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of India's first-ever mobile comics portal on its mobile entertainment portal Airtel Live.
The service can be ....
- Nokia Siemens wins contract from Unitech wireless
New Delhi: Nokia Siemens Networks has bagged a contract to roll out GSM network for telecom service provider Unitech Wireless in six circles, it was announced today.
As part of the co....
- Bharti Airtel partners with US firm
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel has partnered with US-based network equipment maker Cisco Systems to offer services for small, medium and large enterprises.
The alliance will u....
- India supports cross-border mergers, acquisitions
New Delhi: India supports cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving home-grown companies but cannot change rules to accommodate one firm, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said today, referr....
- Bharti shares open strong despite terminating talks with MTN
Mumbai: The shares of Bharti Airtel opened strong today despite the firm having to terminate the proposed $24-billion equity-swap-cum strategic tie-up with South Africa's telecom major MTN ....
- India's Bharti, South Africa's MTN call off $24-bn deal
New Delhi: India's telecom major Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN today terminated their talks for a proposed $24-billion cash-cum-equity deal that could have created the world'....
- Bharti-MTN deal deadline ends on Wednesday
New Delhi: The South African government is expected to take a decision on the much-awaited $23-billion Bharti-MTN telecom equity swap cum strategic alliance today, a day before the deadline end....
- Airtel launches new plans for US callers to India
New Delhi: Mobile operator Bharti Airtel today announced two schemes enabling cheaper calls from the US to India as part of a festive season offer.
Under the first scheme, users will ....
- Manmohan Singh throws his weight behind Bharti-MTN deal
Pittsburgh: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured support to the proposed $23-billion equity swap cum strategic alliance between Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN and hoped the deal ....
- Government may support Bharti-MTN deal
On Board Air India One: The government may support the proposed $23-billion cash-cum-equity-swap deal between Bharti Airtel and South African telecom major MTN that seems to have run into turbu....
- Tata Docomo, Samsung launch Android phone in India
New Delhi: Tata Docomo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices, in association with Korean handset maker Samsung Mobile, today launched India's first Android-powered mobile phone.
Pri....
- From next year, keep your mobile number when you change operator
New Delhi: India's telecom regulator today issued guidelines on mobile number portability (MNP) that will allow subscribers to change operators while retaining the original number, but only....
- Bharti stock down 3 percent as MTN deal gets costlier
Mumbai: The scrip of telecom major Bharti Airtel fell about 3 percent on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on reports that the company may have to further sweeten its offer for South African telc....
- Aircel signs tower sharing deal with Datacom
New Delhi: Telecom major Aircel has signed a $400-million tower sharing agreement with Datacom Solutions, part of the Videocon group, the companies said today.
According to the deal, ....
- RCom launches mobile numbers starting with '8'
New Delhi: Reliance Mobile, the GSM arm of telecom operator Reliance Communication (RCom), today said it would launch a new mobile number series beginning with the digit "8" in the Delh....
- Bharat Sanchar, HCL tie-up for rural broadband services
New Delhi: State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and software solutions provider HCL Infosystems today signed an agreement to work together on the National Broadband Penetr....
- Bharti, RCom seek telecom corridor through Bangladesh
Dhaka: Two Indian telecom majors have sought a corridor through Bangladesh to reach the isolated north-eastern region and in return offered a stand-by submarine cable.
Indian telecom ....
- Aircel announces pay per second tariff plan
Kolkata: Telecom operator Aircel has launched a new product in Kolkata and West Bengal that allows subscribers to pay per second, instead of the present tariff of charging by the minute.
- Number portability implementation extended to Dec 31
New Delhi: The wait for number portability, which will enable subscribers to switch telecom operators without getting their phone numbers changed, has got longer with the government on Thursday....
- Tata Indicom's offer: Talk endlessly for Re.1
New Delhi: Telecom operator Tata Teleservices today launched a scheme that will enable its CDMA subscribers to talk endlessly for just Re.1.
Breaking away from the usual practice of c....
- RCom, Aircel to sign $300 mn infrastructure sharing deal
New Delhi: Telecom majors Reliance Communications (RCom) and Aircel are on the verge of signing a $300-million agreement for sharing telecom infrastructure like towers, sources close to the dea....
- WiMax rollout may be delayed: Telecom secretary
New Delhi: The dispute between the Department of Space (DoS) and Department of Telecommunications (DoT) over vacation of broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum can delay WiMax rollout, a seni....
- Samsung optimistic about cell phones business
Kolkata: Electronics major Samsung India on Friday said it expected its mobile phone business to contribute 25-30 percent of its $2.5 billion turnover this year.
"We have targeted....
- RCom, S Tel sign pact
Mumbai: S Tel and Reliance Infratel have signed an infrastructure agreement for sharing telecom towers, transmission for BTS sites and fibre backbone for intercity connectivity.
Relia....
- Samsung launches open market handsets for CDMA phones
Kolkata: Electronics major Samsung India today launched the world's first open market handset (OMH) phone, Mpower 699, in the country in cooperation with CDMA phone maker Qualcomm.
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- Airtel launches m-Commerce service on voice platform
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel today launched its m-Commerce service - "mChek on Airtel" - which will enable its customers to make payments on the voice platform.
Any ....
- C-DOT turns 25, plans projects for rural areas
New Delhi: The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the country's premier telecommunications research and development centre, turned 25 today.
"In all these years, C-....
- Bharti, SA's MTN extend pact talks to Sep 30
Mumbai: Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN today said they were extending their talks for a proposed $23-billion financial alliance till Sep 30, with no final pact in sight even as the re....
- Nokia introduces microfinance schemes to push sales
New Delhi: Nokia India today said it will roll out microfinancing schemes in 12 states in an effort to push its mobile phone penetration in the country.
"India is second in terms ....
- Unitech Wireless secures Rs.5,000 crore loan from SBI
New Delhi: Unitech Wireless has secured a loan of Rs.5,000 crore (about $1 billion) from State Bank of India (SBI) to fund its mobile network rollout, the company said on Tuesday.
Uni....
- BSNL workers demand higher raise, to go on strike
New Delhi: Around 150,000 workers at the state-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will go on a two-day strike from Wednesday demanding a higher wage revision, a union official sa....
- Airtel launches wholesale services for global players
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel today launched its global wholesale service portfolio, which will enable telecom companies across 50 countries to access its services.
The company has investe....
- Nokia India agrees to discuss workers' demands
Chennai: A day after employees staged a sit-in in front of the Nokia India plant here, the management on Saturday agreed to discuss their demands, including a higher wage hike than they were of....
- India adds 9.47 mn new GSM subscribers
New Delhi: India added 9.47 million GSM subscribers in July, taking the total tally to 325.7 million, official data released on Tuesday said.
The subscriber addition in July is higher....
- Airtel launches wireless data card for prepaid users
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel today launched its wireless data card for prepaid users in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) that will enable Internet connectivity for laptops ....
- BSNL eyes 760 cities for 3G services in first phase
New Delhi: State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) plans to provide third generation (3G) mobile services in 760 cities in the first phase with an initial investment of Rs.2,....
- BlackBerry practices globalisation abroad and protectionism at home
Toronto: Preaching globalization abroad and protectionism at home. That seems to be the mantra of Canadian corporates.
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) may have worldwide ope....
- Tata Teleservices launches GSM services in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Tata Teleservices Maharashtra today launched its GSM services under the Tata Docomo brand across the state.
The company has invested about Rs.1,000 crore in its GSM network.
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- Airtel to expand cable network to Bhutan
New Delhi: India's leading telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said it will expand its cable network to Bhutan to help the IT and IT-enabled services sector of that country.
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- Airtel launches new Blackberry smartphone
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel today launched the Blackberry Curve 8520 smartphone on its prepaid and postpaid platforms in collaboration with the manufacturer of the device, the Canada....
- MTNL's net profit last fiscal falls 63 percent
New Delhi: State-run telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited's (MTNL) net profit nose-dived 63 percent in 2008-09 to Rs.211.7 crore from Rs.586.8 crore the previous fiscal.
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- Bharti, South Africa's MTN extend alliance talks to Aug 31
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN today said they were extending their talks for a proposed $23-billion financial alliance till Aug 31, having failed to reach a pact within th....
- Bharti, MTN yet to finalise merger deal
New Delhi: Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel and South African telecom giant MTN are yet to finalise their much-awaited merger deal, a senior official said here on Friday.
"There....
- Reliance Communications net up 8.3 percent
Mumbai: Reliance Communications (R-Com), part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has posted a net profit of Rs.1,637 crore ($342 million) for the quarter ended on June 30 as against Rs.1,512 c....
- BSNL to raise Rs.10,000 crore from tower sharing business
New Delhi: State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) hopes to generate Rs.1,000 crore ($207 million) of revenue in a year from its infrastructure sharing business.
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- Group of ministers on 3G meets later today
New Delhi: The high-powered ministerial group, set up to decide on issues related with the auction of frequency spectrum for third generation telecom services, is scheduled to meet here for the....
- Fixed-line telephone market will grow by 22 percent
New Delhi: India's fixed-line telephone market will grow by 22 percent to reach Rs.5,500 crore (Rs.55 billion/$1.1 billion) by 2013, says a report by IT research and advisory firm Gartner.
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- Reliance Mobile ties up with US mobile games firm
Mumbai: Reliance Mobile, part of the Anil Ambani group, today said it has tied up with US-based Gameloft, which specialises in developing mobile games based on celebrities and Hollywood movies.....
- 'Don't stifle basic mobile telecom to push 3G services'
New Delhi: The growth of India's mobile telephone industry can suffer if the government continues to link the allocation of radio spectrum for service providers to the auction of this scarc....
- Tata Comm net profit plummets 67 percent
Mumbai: Telecom services provider Tata Communications today said its net profit for the quarter ended on June 30 fell 67 percent to Rs.32 crore ($6.6 million) as against Rs.98 crore in the same....
- Airtel still in talks with South Africa's MTN
New Delhi: India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel is still in talks with South African telecom giant MTN for a possible merger, a top official said today.
"Talks are g....
- Wait for next gen telecom services gets longer
New Delhi: The wait for the auction of radio waves to start third generation (3G) telecom services in India has got longer. A key ministry panel that will take a decision on crucial issues like....
- Bharti net profit up 22 percent in first quarter
Mumbai: Beating forecasts by analysts, telecom major Bharti Airtel posted a 22.2 percent increase in net profit for the first quarter of 2009-10 at Rs.2,647.95 crore (Rs.26.48 billion / $547 mi....
- Regulator seeks telecom industry's views on number portability
New Delhi: The country's telecom watchdog has sought the views of the industry stakeholders on mobile number portability (MNP) charges that will help decide what service providers and a cus....
- Tata Communications launches advanced networking service
Mumbai: Tata Communications, a leading telecom and Internet services provider, today launched advanced ethernet services to help its customers experience high-speed, secure and cost-effective b....
- Merger of state-run telecom firms put on hold
New Delhi: The government on Monday said the proposed merger of the two state-run telecom operators - Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) - has been put on ....
- Three telecom operators under government scanner
New Delhi: The government has sought clarification from three private sector telecom operators for not reporting income from selling handsets along with their connections, a union minister said....
- Tata Docomo completes south India rollout
Hyderabad: Tata Docomo, joint venture between Tata Teleservices and NTT Docomo of Japan, completed the rollout of its GSM operations in south India with the formal launch in Andhra Pradesh toda....
- Sistema Shyam gets $70 mn loan from Chinese bank
New Delhi: Bank of China will extend a loan of $70 million to Sistema Shyam TeleServices, the telecom joint venture between Sistema of Russia and Shyam group of India, to strengthen its wireles....
- BT to return 2,750 Indian call-centre jobs to Britain
London: British Telecom will bring back at least 2,000 call-centre jobs from India to Britain as it prepares to close about half its customer service operation in the subcontinent, media report....
- Group of ministers formed to look into 3G auction issues
New Delhi: The government today constituted an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) to look into matters concerning third generation (3G) spectrum auctions scheduled to happen this year.
- India's GSM user base rises by nearly 9 mn
New Delhi: India's GSM-based mobile subscriber base grew by 8.89 million in June, as compared to the 8.3 million added in May, an industry body said here today in a statement.
Ac....
- Telecom sector revenues cross Rs.40,000 crore
New Delhi: Continuing its robust growth, the Indian telecom industry saw its gross revenues growing 2.6 percent to more than Rs.40,000 crore in the quarter ending March 31, said the sectoral wa....
- Idea Cellular to invest Rs.1,000 crore in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Telecom major Idea Cellular will invest Rs.1,000 crore ($205 million) over the next three years in Tamil Nadu to expand its network, a top company official said on Thursday.
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- Court quashes DoT notification for granting telecom license
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday quashed a Department of Telecom (DOT) notification fixing Sep 25, 2007, as cut-off date for granting telecom licenses.
The court also asked t....
- LAVA International to tap rural Indian market
Kolkata: Mobile handset distributor LAVA International Limited is gearing up to tap the rural market, a top company official said here today.
"There is a vacuum of 60-65 percent i....
- ITI sets up data centre with Trimax in B'lore
Bangalore: The state-run Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) Ltd has set up a next-generation data centre at its main facility on the outskirts of this tech hub in collaboration with the Mumbai-b....
- Telcordia bags five-year deal from Unitech Wireless
New Delhi: Telcordia, a global communication software service provider, today said it has bagged a five-year multi-million dollar contract from Unitech Wireless to manage its database of pre-pa....
- BSNL, MTNL sign data roaming pact with Asian operators
New Delhi: State-run telecom operators Bharat Sanchar Nigam and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MNTL) have entered into a pact with a pan-Asia mobile operators alliance to offer pay per day data....
- Tata Communications ties up with BT, Telx
Mumbai: Indian telephony and internet services provider Tata Communications today forged two separate deals with Britain-based BT Group and American network services major Telx.
The $....
- Bharat Sanchar Nigam to launch 3G in Sikkim
New Delhi: State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is set to launch third generation (3G) mobile services in Gangtok by Aug 15, the government has said.
Announcin....
- 3G auction base price proposed at Rs.4,040 crore
New Delhi: The finance ministry has proposed a reserve base price of Rs.4,040 crore for third generation (3G) spectrum auctions and the final announcement could be made in a week, IT and Commmu....
- Telecom subscriber base growth dips in May
New Delhi: Over 11 million telephone connections were added in May, though the increase was slightly less than that registered in the previous month, India's telecom regulator said today.
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- India's telecom sector earnings to cross $30 bn by 2013: Gartner Inc
New Delhi: India will continue its robust telecom story with the sector's revenue to be more than $30 billion by 2013, according to a global information technology research and advisory fir....
- Tata Teleservices promises India's fastest broadband service
New Delhi: Tata Teleservices has teamed up with ECI Telecom, an Israel-based networking infrastructure solutions provider, to offer India's fastest broadband access network till date, the I....
- No consensus on 3G reserve price: Raja
New Delhi: No consensus has been reached between the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the finance ministry on the reserve price for third generation (3G) radio waves auction, Communic....
- Tata Teleservices to invest $2bn for GSM rollout
New Delhi: Leading telecom operator Tata Teleservices today launched mobile services on the GSM platform under the Tata DoCoMo brand, saying it will invest $2 billion (Rs.9,450 crore) for its p....
- Samsung launches solar-powered phone
Noida: Leading white goods and mobile handset manufacturer Samsung Wednesday launched a low-cost solar-powered mobile phone, and said it was planning to introduce about 20 more models by year-e....
- Tata Teleservices launches GSM service
New Delhi: Tata Teleservices, one of the leading telecom players in the country, today launched mobile services on the GSM platform under the Tata DoCoMo brand.
The company in which J....
- Airtel named best service provider in Asia-Pacific
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel, one of India's leading telecom service providers, has been adjudged the best service provider in the Asia-Pacific region by telecom research and consultancy firm F....
- MTNL expands 3G footprint in Delhi, goes pre-paid
New Delhi: Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today launched its third-generation (3G) telephony services in the national capital and Gurgaon as part of its second phase of expansion in this ar....
- Aircel awards multi-million-dollar contract to Telcordia
New Delhi: Telecom operator Aircel has awarded a five-year multi-million-dollar contract to Telcordia, a global communication software service provider, for implementing its real-time charging ....
- Indian telecom industry grew 24 percent to top $24 bn
New Delhi: Despite the overall slowdown and driven by unprecedented demand for mobile phone connections, the Indian telecom equipment industry grew 20 percent last fiscal to top $24 billion in ....
- Number of new telecom subscribers dips in April
New Delhi: The Indian telecom industry saw a dip in the number of new subscribers in April - 11.75 million telephone connections were added, compared to 15.87 million in March, an official stat....
- We intend to close MTN deal this time: Bharti
Amritsar: The Bharti group today expressed confidence that it will seal the proposed $23-billion deal with South African telecom giant MTN, after restarting negotiations that had collapsed last....
- India's Red Chery compete with BlackBerry
Madurai: The little-known maker of Red Chery - a mobile application used for receiving mails from free and corporate e-mail accounts - is dreaming big: eating into a market straddled by BlackBe....
- Caution over proposed Bharti, MTN pact
Johannesburg: After the initial enthusiasm over the $23-billion telecom deal proposed by India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN, analysts have turned cautious, even fearing if the....
- Euphoria over MTN-Bharti dealing wanes in SA
Johannesburg: Analysts here, who were initially enthusiastic over the transaction between mobile phone giants Bharti Airtel of India and South Africa's MTN, have turned cautious after share....
- UTStarcom to support BSNL's IPTV roll-out
New Delhi: UTStarcom, a US-based network solutions provider, today said it will support state-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to roll out IPTV (Internet protocol televisio....
- MTN says deal with Bharti to create transaction
Johannesburg: South African telecom giant MTN believes a potential transaction with its New Delhi-based counterpart Bharti Airtel would create a giant that would straddle India, the Gulf and Af....
- Bharti, South African firm resume talks to swap stakes
New Delhi: India's Bharti Airtel and South African telecom giant MTN have resumed talks to hold stakes in each other's companies, restarting the negotiations that had collapsed last yea....
- After state-owned telcos, Airtel launches Net PC
New Delhi: Leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel, which has about 2.7 million Internet subscribers, on Friday launched its Net PC initiative that provides Internet connectivity to users withou....
- Vodafone ZooZoos win PETA award
Mumbai: Mobile network operator Vodafone has won the first People for Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA) 2009 Glitterbox Award, for taking advantage of humane alternatives to the use of real ....
- Sistema launches CDMA services in Kolkata
Kolkata: Telecom operator Sistema Shyam Teleservices, a joint venture between Russia's Sistema and India's Shyam group, today launched its CDMA services for the West Bengal circle, and ....
- MTNL workers call off strike
New Delhi: Some 8,000 employees of the state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL), which runs telecom and Internet services in the country's two main metros, called off their agitation tod....
- Telenor wins 49 percent stake in Unitech Wireless
Mumbai: Norway's Telenor has acquired another 15.5 percent stake in Unitech Wireless, the telecom arm of realty major Unitech, for Rs.1,130 crore (Rs.11.3 billion/$237 million), taking its....
- MTNL workers' strike hits services for second day
New Delhi: Nearly 8,000 employees of the state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) continued their strike for the second consecutive day today, affecting telephone and internet services in....
- Sai Info ties up with BSNL to launch video telephony
Ahmedabad: IT solutions major Sai Infosystems India today launched voice-and-video facility on BSNL broadband service in the city.
Launching the service, Sunil Kakkar, chairman and ma....
- Telecom sector rings in full of expectations
New Delhi: Allocation of frequency for telecom service providers and new rules for subscribers to switch operators using the same telephone numbers are among the policy initiatives for the sect....
- Alcatel bags $150 mn contract from Unitech Wireless
New Delhi: French telecom infrastructure firm Alcatel-Lucent today said it had bagged a $150 million contract from Unitech Wireless to support its launch of GSM operations.
Unitech Wi....
- MTNL launches 3G services in Mumbai
Mumbai: State-run telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today launched third generation (3G) mobile services in Mumbai at an investment of Rs.250 crore.
"Our total....
- Tata Teleservices' loss increased in 2008-09
New Delhi: Telecom operator Tata Teleservices Maharashtra today reported a net loss of Rs.1.6 billion for fiscal 2008-09 ended March 31 against a net loss of Rs.1.25 billion in the previous yea....
- Airtel signs multi-million dollar deal with Manchester United
Manchester: India's top mobile company Bharti Airtel has entered into a multi-million dollar deal with Manchester United, under which its 100 million subscribers would get exclusive access ....
- Telecom dept preparing work agenda for new government
New Delhi: The department of telecom is preparing an agenda for the new telecom minister who is expected to take office by May 20. According to a senior DoT official, the groundwork for prepari....
- Bharti, Alcatel-Lucent in $500-mn outsourcing deal
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Thursday awarded a $500-million deal to Alcatel-Lucent for outsourcing the management and servicing of its broadband and fixed line network for five y....
- Airtel net profit up 8 percent, but user revenue falls
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel today reported 8 percent rise in net profit in the quarter ended March 31, 2009 even as its average revenue per user (ARPU) slipped during the period.
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- Expansion in telecom industry credited to rural areas
New Delhi: When most sectors are bearing the brunt of global economic slowdown, India's telecom industry is continuing with its high growth saga, thanks to the expanding subscriber base in ....
- Telecom growth continues with 15.87 mn new connections
New Delhi: Continuing the telecom growth story, India added 15.87 million telephone connections during March as compared to 13.82 million a month earlier, says the Telecom Regulatory Authority....
- Tata Teleservices to launch GSM services sooner
New Delhi: Tata Teleservices Limited, one of the leading mobile telephone service providers in the country using CDMA technology, on Monday said it has earmarked $2 billion as capital expendi....
- Nokia launches new E-series phone
New Delhi: Mobile phone maker Nokia Wednesday launched the new addition to its E-series range, Nokia E75.
The latest model offers Nokia Messaging Service, which will allow users to send e-....
- R-Com adds 11.3 mn subscribers in Jan-March
New Delhi: Reliance Communications (R-Com) Wednesday said it has added 11.3 million new subscribers during the January-March quarter this year.
"With an addition of three million new subscri....
- Virgin Mobile launches online cricket game
New Delhi: Telecom service provider Virgin Mobile Wednesday launched an online cricket fantasy game, Indian Hatke League (IHL), with an aim to leverage the cricket mania during the upcoming I....
- Bharti Airtel scrip falls as chief executive sells holding
Mumbai: The scrip of Bharti Airtel declined 6.37 percent on Thursday after market data showed that the telecom major's chief executive sold his entire holding in the company in two days.
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- Regulator asks satellite TV operators to carry out free repairs
New Delhi: India's telecom regulator today asked direct-to-home (DTH) service providers to carry out repairs of equipment during the warranty period free of cost and leave packages unchanged ....
- BSNL to offer 3G service in June in Chennai
Chennai: The state-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is setting up the 3G telecom infrastructure here to offer the service by June, a top official said on Wednesday.
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- Call tariffs to fall
New Delhi: In a move that will bring down the call charges further, India's telecom watchdog Monday reduced local termination charges by 33 percent to 20 paise.
"Termination charge for all....
- Two US firms for number portability services
New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has selected two US-based companies ? Telcordia Technologies and Syniverse Technologies ? to provide mobile number portability (MNP) serv....
- Rcom slashes call rates to the US, Canada
Lucknow: Telecom operator Reliance Communications on Friday launched an international calling card for the US and Canada ? ICC 799 ? which brings down call rates to these countries to Rs.1.99....
- Pranab to head ministerial panel on spectrum
New Delhi: The government on Thursday named External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee - seen as the man for all reasons - as the head of a group of ministers (GoM) formed to suggest the base p....
- Tata Comm ties up with Polish telecom firm
New Delhi: Tata communications has signed an agreement with Poland-based mobile phone operator Play to route the latter's entire international call traffic, it was announced on Wednesday.
Play....
- Mobile number could become identification number
New Delhi: The mobile phone number may become an individual's identity number (ID) on account of its uniqueness if Alcatel-Lucent's plans materialise, the company said on Tuesday.
"We are ....
- India may lose $13bn due to delay in 3G auction
New Delhi: India may lose up to $13 billion in revenues by 2012 if the third generation (3G) spectrum is not allocated soon to telecom operators, an industry lobby said on Monday.
"The telec....
- Internet service providers asked to ensure minimum bandwidth
New Delhi: India's telecom watchdog on Monday asked internet service providers (ISPs) and telecom operators to ensure availability of the minimum required bandwidth in their networks.
"O....
- BSNL launches 3G services in 12 cities
New Delhi: State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Friday simultaneously launched its much-awaited third generation (3G) mobile services in 12 cities.
The services h....
- RCom set to enter marketing through mobiles
New Delhi: Telecom major Reliance Communications (RCom), part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), on Thursday announced the integration of a mobile marketing software platform....
- RCom's financial schemes assigned highest ratings
New Delhi: Reliance Communications (RCom), an Anil Ambani-owned company, has been assigned the highest quality rating of a leading credit rating agency for its Rs.30-billion non-convertible debe....
- India to allow entry of mobile virtual network operators
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said it has accepted the telecom regulator's proposal to allow companies to offer mobile phone services without owning network infrastructure or spectrum.
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- Broadcasters cannot control distribution: Regulator
New Delhi: The country's telecom watchdog, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), on Wednesday said broadcasters should not have any control over distribution operations and vice-versa.
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- Pressmart to provide news on Motorola phones
Hyderabad: Motorola India and the city-based digital publisher Pressmart Media Ltd on Tuesday announced that the live news-on-the-mobile service would now be available on Motorola phones in....
- Now buy, sell shares through mobile
Mumbai: Reliance Money, part of the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), today introduced a new facility that enables investors to trade equities and commodities through mobile phon....
- BSNL launches 3G services, to charge 50 paise per call
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Sunday inaugurated the third generation (3G) services of the state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), and said the subscribers of the tel....
- Over 15 mn telephone subscribers added in January
New Delhi: A little over 15 million telephone connections were added in January in India.
With this, the total number of connections crossed 400 million at the end of January as compared t....
- Court pulls up telecom firm for disconnecting phone
New Delhi: Ain Delhi consumer court has taken a telecom firm to task for deficiency service and harassing a septuagenarian by disconnecting his phone without explanation.
Tata Teles....
- Telecom operators get breather on security code setup
New Delhi: Cellular service providers have been given time till March 31 to set in place the equipment required to bar calls from mobile phones that do not have the International Mobile Equ....
- India's Blackberry concerns addressed: Canadian minister
New Delhi: The Indian government's security concern over Blackberry phones, manufactured by the Canada-based Research In Motion (RIM), has been "resolved as far as possible", visiting Canadian ....
- 3G auction possible before end of current fiscal: Raja
New Delhi: Communications Minister A. Raja today said the auction of spectrum for 3G services could be completed before March 31, even though issues regarding the licence fee and bandwidth ar....
- Government expects just half the revenue projected from 3G auction
New Delhi: The communications ministry may expect the auction of scarce 3G spectrum to fetch Rs.30,000-Rs.40,000 crore ($6-8 billion), but the interim budget for 2009-10 has projected no mo....
- We face unfair competition in Sri Lankan market: Airtel
Colombo: Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel, which launched its operations in Sri Lanka last month promising to provide the best and cheapest service, is already facing "unfair competition" wit....
- Rcom registers 5 mn customers on its GSM network
New Delhi: Reliance Communications (Rcom), the country's only telecom operator offering both CDMA and GSM services, on Friday said it has recorded five million subscribers in a span of 30 days ....
- Value-added services content subject to regulation: TRAI
New Delhi: The country's telecom watchdog on Friday recommended that the content of value-added services (VAS) should be subject to regulation and should comply with prevailing copyright laws....
- Rural India key growth driver of telecom industry
New Delhi: Rural population is the key growth driver of India's telecom industry though "affordability still remains a key issue", said a study released here on Thursday.
According to the ....
- Tata Communications to invest $430 mn in Asia Pacific
New Delhi: Private telecom major Tata Commununications Thursday announced that it will invest around $430 million (Rs.21 billion/Rs.2,100 crore) in the Asia Pacific region to expand its ope....
- Regulator mulls penalty for poor telecom services
Kolkata: The telecom sector watchdog is considering penalising telecom operators for below-par services, a top official of the statutory body said here on Friday.
The penalty could follow ....
- Court seeks TRAI's response to petition on spectrum allocation
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for its response to a petition challenging the government's policy on spectrum allocation, inc....
- Samsung India targets 25 percent turnover growth
1Chennai: Consumer durables major Samsung India Electronics Ltd, which reported a turnover of $.7 billion in 2008, is targeting 25 percent growth this year, a top official said here on Thursd....
- MTNL rolls out 3G services in Delhi
New Delhi: State-run telecom major Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) on Thursday launched its third generation (3G) mobile services, Jadoo, in limited areas of Delhi on an initial investme....
- Spice Group acquires Indian subsidiary of Dubai's Cellucom
New Delhi: The B.K. Modi-promoted Spice Group has fully acquired the Indian subsidiary of Dubai-based mobile handset retailer Cellucom.
Under the share-swap deal, Spice will acquire 100 perc....
- R-Com launches GSM services in Delhi
New Delhi: Reliance Communications (R-Com), part of the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), on Sunday launched its GSM services in the national capital.
The Delhi launch comes aft....
- 3G spectrum auction soon, but no orders for equipment
New Delhi: Though the third generation (3G) mobile spectrum auctions may happen anytime soon, the final rollout of services will likely be delayed in the long run. The reason: private telecom....
- Bharti Airtel plans $3.5 bn capital expenditure for 2009-10
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel has earmarked around $3.5 billion as capital expenditure (capex) for mobile services and infrastructure business for the next financial year, a top offici....
- India adds 10.66 mn telephone subscribers in December
New Delhi: India's telecom industry continued its robust growth in December by adding 10.66 million new subscribers, an official statement said here on Wednesday.
The country registered 2.....
- Date for receiving telecom industry's views on lock-in period extended
New Delhi: The telecom regulator on Wednesday extended the last date for receiving the industry's views on the proposed lock-in period on equity sale in new licence holding companies to Janua....
- Bharti Airtel plans $5 bn capital expenditure for 2009-10
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel has earmarked around $5 billion as capital expenditure (capex) for mobile services and infrastructure business for the next financial year, a top offici....
- Vodafone to invest heavily in India
New Delhi: British telecom giant Vodafone on Monday said it will continue to invest heavily in India.
"We see an addition of eight to nine million mobile subscribers here. This means India....
- Airtel launches IPTV services in Delhi
New Delhi: The country's leading telecom player Bharti Airtel on Monday launched a service that allows subscribers to watch television programmes using the company's Internet broadband facili....
- Tata Com acquires 30 percent stake in South African firm
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Tata Communications picked up the stake from two other operators, Eskom and Transnet.
Neotel provides a range of value-added voice and data services for businesses, wholesale....
- Virgin Mobile tops regulator's service benchmark: Survey
New Delhi: Only five telecom operators out of 11 have met the 90 percent quality of service benchmark set by the sector's watchdog, a survey released today said.
Interestingly, the country....
- India's telecom industry earns Rs 371 bn revenue in Q2
New Delhi: The Indian telecom sector continued its robust growth with the wireless market growing at 9.91 percent and churning revenues worth Rs 371 billion (Rs 37,196 crore) for the second q....
- Reliance ADAG to invest Rs 105 bn in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) on Tuesday signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 105 billion (Rs 10,500 crore or $2.13 billion) for its proposed....
- India adds 8.12 million GSM subscribers in December
New Delhi: India's GSM mobile phone operators maintained their fast paced network expansion, adding 8.12 million new subscribers in December, a statement issued here said Monday.
The tot....
- Airtel launches lifetime prepaid plan at Rs.99
New Delhi: Airtel has slashed the one time processing fee for lifetime validity customers from Rs.295 to Rs.99, the company said in a statement Monday.
According to the new tariff plan, ....
- Ban on handsets without security code deferred
New Delhi: The Department of Telecom's (Dot) decision to ban mobile phones that do not have the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) - a unique 15-digit identity code for handsets - h....
- R-Com launches GSM services in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Reliance Communications (R-Com), India's only telecom service provider to offer GSM and CDMA services nationwide, has launched mobile GSM services in over 1,450 towns and more than 10,0....
- R-Com GSM crosses 100,000 subscribers on first day
Mumbai: Reliance Communications, an Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company, crossed 100,000 subscribers on the first day of the launch of its service in Mumbai, the company said in a statement on ....
- Govt seeks telecom industry's views on reducing tariffs
New Delhi: India's telecom regulator on Wednesday sought the industry's views on reducing the interconnect usage charges (IUC), a move that may lead to a further fall in call tariffs.
The....
- Reliance Communications launches GSM telephony
Mumbai: The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) on Tuesday launched its much-awaited GSM mobile telephone services spanning 11,000 towns and over 340,000 villages with a capita....
- Unitech allotted spectrum for four service areas
New Delhi: Telecom operator Unitech Wireless, a subsidiary of real estate major Unitech, on Monday said it has received 4.4 MHz of spectrum in the 1,800 MHz GSM bandwidth in four service....
- Pollution solutions for telecom base stations
New Delhi: With the demand for renewable energy solutions going up in the industrial world, Luminous Teleinfra, engaged in manufacturing packaged electrical power and power conditionin....
- MTNL launches 3G services in Delhi
New Delhi: Ushering in a new era in the Indian telecom sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday launched the state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd's (MTNL) third generation (3G) mobi....
- New telecom operators can't sell stakes for three years
New Delhi: Mergers and acquisitions between new telecom operators will be allowed only if they have completed three years of operations after being issued licenses, Telecom Minister A Raja said....
- Court notice to government on spectrum allocation
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a petition challenging its first come-first serve procedure adopted in spectrum allocation. A bench compr....
- 3 pc licence fee on 3G operators recommended
New Delhi: The Telecom Commission on Tuesday recommended to impose a licence fee of three per cent of average gross revenue (AGR) on those mobile operators which will offer stand-alone third ge....
- Telecom operators bank on VAS for 3G revenues
New Delhi: With third generation (3G) mobile services set to roll out early next year in India, service providers are banking on the value-added services (VAS) segment to ring in additional rev....
- Bharti Airtel launches DTH service
Mumbai: Integrated telecom services provider Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced its launch of Airtel digital TV in collaboration with its technology partner NDS which will secure, enable and en....
- Airtel revenue up 42 per cent to Rs 90 bn
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel Limited today said that its consolidated revenue grew 42 per cent to Rs 90.2 billion (Rs 9,020 crore) for the quarter ended on September 30, 2008. Its net....
- RCOM joins hand with IT giants to offer laptops
RCOM joins hand with IT giants to offer laptops
Mumbai: The Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications has joined hands with IT major Acer, Asus, HCL, Intel and Lenovo to offer laptops wit....
- Virgin Mobile slashes long distance rates to 50 paise
New Delhi: Telecom operator Virgin Mobile today slashed long distance call rates to 50 paise per minute. With this offer, Virgin mobile pre-paid customers can make long distance as well as loca....
- MEA ties hands with TCS for speedy passport service
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs today signed an agreement with IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to provide hassle-free and speedy passport issuing service and to deliver all....
- Reliance Comm's plea against Andhra tax dismissed
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications challenging an Andhra Pradesh High Court order asking it to pay the state government o....
- Samsung launches all-in-one Super phone 'Omnia'
New Delhi: Samsung Telecom today launched its future ready 3.5G (third generation and beyond) Super phone, 'Samsung Omnia' in the Indian Market. Unveiled at a function in the Capital by former ....
- Decision on spectrum sharing in two months
New Delhi: The decision on spectrum sharing would be taken in two months, Minister of State for Telecommunication and Information Technology Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Friday. The issue conce....
- Airtel, Vodafone launch BlackBerry Bold
New Delhi: The country's leading telecom service providers Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, in association with the Canada-based wireless communication major Research In Motion (RIM), on Thurs....
- Tata Teleservices launch Black Berry services
New Delhi: Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) on Thursday launched the premium 'Black Berry' mobile services that offer customers e-mail, short messaging service (SMS) and internet-based applications....
- Foreign firms can bid without an Indian partner for 3G
New Delhi: The Union government has said that it will allow foreign telecom companies to bid on their own without a domestic partner for the 3G spectrum but they will have to find a local play....
- Cable and Wireless, BSNL tie up to share expertise
Mumbai: Telecom operators Cable and Wireless India and the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have signed an agreement to offer telecom services and share networks and infrastructu....
- 3G trials in Delhi by September end
New Delhi: The state-owned telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) will conduct trials of third generation (3G) services by the end of this month in Delhi and launch commercially ....
- Bharti to start Sri Lankan operations by year-end
New Delhi: Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel today said that it would start operations in Sri Lanka by the end of this calendar year. "Bharti Airtel is already in talks with the Sri Lankan....
- Vodafone-Essar mobile phone dispute deepens
Mumbai: Differences between Vodafone and Essar, its Indian partner has reportedly deepened after the former won an order blocking the sale of shares of a mobile phone unit controlled by the Ess....
- India starts 3G mobile spectrum allocation process
New Delhi: The Indian government on Monday kick-started the process to e-auction radio frequencies to telecommunications operators who want to offer third-generation (3G) mobile services. The a....
- Calcutta Telephones plans Rs 5 bn investment
Kolkata: Calcutta Telephones, the Kolkata circle of the state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, will invest Rs 4.99 billion in 2008-09 for technology upgrade of its network, ....
- BSNL to float USD 9 bn mobile lines tender on Sep 10
New Delhi: The state-owned telecommunication operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) today said that it will float a mega tender for 93 million GSM lines on September 10. BSNL chief managi....
- IOL Netcom to provide CDMA mobile services
New Delhi: Internet services provider IOL Netcom today said that it has signed an agreement with the telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) to provide CDMA mobile services. T....
- 3G spectrum auction to end by October-end
New Delhi: The government today said that the auction for allotment of 3G spectrum will end by October-end, while services will roll out before 2009. "Auction of the 3G spectrum will be complet....
- Vodafone looking at instalment scheme to sell iPhone
New Delhi: Vodafone, one of the two license holders for the latest Apple iPhone that went on sale at midnight on Thursday in India, is looking at easy finance schemes to help sell the product i....
- Bharti Airtel launches Apple iPhone in India
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel, this midnight, launched the revolutionary iPhone 3G across six cities in the country. The phone will first be available in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkat....
- GSM operators agree to connect with RCom network
New Delhi: Reliance Communication (RCom) is set to launch its proposed GSM cellular network by the year-end, with five GSM operators agreeing to interconnect their networks with RCom's, a top c....
- IPTV policy gets government's nod
New Delhi: The government today cleared changes to the current channel down-linking guidelines to allow broadcasters to provide content to telecom service providers for Internet Protocol TV. Th....
- TRAI allows internet telephony; STD tariffs may drop
New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI today allowed ISP's to offer unrestricted internet telephony services, a move that will further boost competition in the domestic long distance segment and low....
- TRAI asks Bharti, Idea, BSNL, Vodafone to link RCom
New Delhi: TRAI has directed GSM operators, including Bharti, Idea, BSNL and Vodafone, to provide interconnection to Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications' GSM network immediately and report co....
- Hike in spectrum usage charges on anvil
New Delhi: The Department of Telecom is likely to give a go-ahead to the proposed hike in spectrum usage charge by one to two per cent, across the slab, in the next meeting of its policy making....
- Idea defers open offer to Spice shareholders
Mumbai: Idea Cellular, India's fifth largest private telecom operator, has deferred its open offer for an additional 20 per cent stake in Spice Communications in which the Aditya Birla Firm has....
- Tata Teleservices to invest USD 2 bn in GSM services
Agra: Tata Teleservices will invest USD 2 billion to roll out GSM-based mobile services in India, said a top official. "The company will invest USD 2 billion for setting up nationwide services ....
- Tata Comm chief named 'Telecom Person of the Year'
New Delhi: Srinath N, chief of Indian telecom major Tata Communications, has been named the 'Telecom Person of the Year' by the India-based Voice and Data magazine. The magazine honoured Srinat....
- Government assures BSNL unions on the IPO issue
New Delhi: The government today asked the state owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and its employees? unions to carry forward healthy discussions on the BSNL IPO (Initi....
- Govt approves 3G spectrum for BSNL and MTNL
New Delhi: The government today approved the release of airwaves for two state-run companies for the launch of third generation (3G) mobile services in the country. The airwaves, also referred ....
- BSNL employees union rejects stake dilution IPO
New Delhi: The government today sought BSNL workers' consent for diluting 10 per cent stake through an IPO to fund expansion plans, but the employees union rejected the plan as also offers for ....
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