July Issue 2019
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Month: July 2019
Supreme Court grants interim stay on TDSAT orders in RCOM OTSC case
The Supreme Court (SC) has granted an interim stay on the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal’s (TDSAT) order which had stalled the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) demand for Rs 20 billion from Reliance...
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Video in Demand
The global mobile data traffic grew by 82 per cent between the first quarter of 2018 and the...
Read MoreEric Schmidt steps down as chairman of the board of Google’s parent company
Eric Schmidt has resigned from his position as chairman of the board of Google’s parent company, Alphabet. According to the company, he does not intend to seek re-election to the board when his term expires in June 2019, but...
Read MoreCitrix appoints two new channel leaders in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region
Citrix has appointed Manish Sharma as vice president of partner sales for the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. Based out of Singapore, Sharma will be responsible for Citrix’s partner ecosystem in the region and will oversee...
Read MoreIAMAI announces new leadership
Amazon India’s senior vice president and country head Amit Agarwal has been appointed chairman of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). He takes over from Rajan Anandan, former vice president, Google India and...
Read MoreCoolpad appoints Fisher Yuan as its India CEO
Chinese handset player Coolpad has announced the appointment of Fisher Yuan as its new India CEO. He will succeed Syed Tajuddin, who resigned from the company earlier this year. Fisher moves to the CEO position after spending...
Read MoreCiena appoints Rajesh Nambiar as chairman and president of its Indian business
Rajesh Nambiar has been appointed chairman and president of Ciena India in a newly established role to coordinate and accelerate the company’s growth in the country. Based at Ciena’s recently expanded Gurugram campus, Nambiar...
Read MoreCOAI announces key appointments for 2019-20
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has announced the appointment of its top leaders for the term 2019-20. Balesh Sharma, CEO, Vodafone Idea Limited, has been appointed chairman, COAI, while Ajai Puri, chief...
Read MoreVinod Kumar resigns as Tata Communications’ group CEO
Tata Communications’ managing director (MD) and group chief executive officer (CEO) Vinod Kumar has resigned from the company. The company board has taken his resignation on record and initiated plans to find a successor. Kumar...
Read MoreP.K. Purwar assumes additional charge as CMD of BSNL for three months
P.K. Purwar has been given additional charge as chairman and managing director (CMD) of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). As per the order of the Department of Telecommunications, Purwar will be serving in this position for a...
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Safety Net
Solutions for enhancing 5G network security
Read MoreAIGETOA seeks independent auditors to assess value of BSNL’s land assets
The All India Graduate Engineers and Telecom Officers Association (AIGETOA) of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), has requested the government to engage independent auditors for assessing the value of BSNL’s land assets. The...
Read MoreJio’s FTTH services to expand broadband market, benefit other operators, says Fitch
According to Fitch ratings, Reliance Jio’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services, Jio GigaFiber’s pricing scale and style will lead to an expansion of the broadband market and increase growth prospects for other operators,...
Read MoreSmartphone shipments in India reach over 36.9 million during April-June 2019
India smartphone market saw its highest-ever shipment of 36.9 million in the second quarter of 2019, recoding almost 10 per cent year-on-year (YoY) jump, and 14.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter growth. According to the...
Read MoreRBI allows fintechs, startups to test innovative digital solutions for financial services
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has unveiled the draft enabling framework for a regulatory sandbox, which would provide fintechs, startups and lenders access to banking systems, enabling them to develop proof of concepts for...
Read MoreBSNL association seeks financial assistance to restore services in flood-affected areas
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has sought immediate financial assistance to restore telecom services in the flood-hit areas of the Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala circles. To this end, the Sanchar Nigam Executives...
Read MoreCOAI requests TRAI to generate awareness on new framework for pesky calls
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has requested the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to come out with customer advocacy campaigns to generate awareness around the new framework for flagging pesky...
Read MoreDoT monitoring mobile signal spillage in border areas
The Wireless Monitoring Authority (WMO) of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has intensified the monitoring of mobile signal spillage in border areas, including Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). The...
Read MorePaytm to invest Rs 7.5 billion to reach 250 million monthly active users by March 2020
Paytm is planning to invest Rs 7.5 billion to extend its monthly active mobile user base from current 140 million to 250 million by March 2020. As per the company, Paytm Inbox service will be a key growth driver as it already...
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