Category: Miscellaneous

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Digital India and T-Hub will be soon launching a programme to support and mentor start-ups in the Internet of Things (IoT) and hardware sectors. As part of this...

According to a joint report by Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) and KPMG, India’s smartphone base is estimated to reach 820 million by 2022. According to the report, this can improve the efficiency of...

According to a report by India Ratings and Research, fundamentals of the country’s telecom sector improved in the quarter ended (QE) March 2020 on the back of price hikes in December 2019, ability of telcos to reduce...

Google Cloud and Netmagic Solutions have entered into a partnership to set up a centre of excellence (CoE) that will enable their customers to accelerate their hybrid Cloud journey. As per Netmagic, the CoE will help its...

Nokia has said that it will boost the adoption of Open RAN (O-RAN) interfaces in its AirScale products portfolio. As part of this plan, Nokia will build the new O-RAN capabilities, including open interfaces, on top of its...

Common Service Centre (CSC), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched information and communication (ICT)-enabled ‘Bal Vidyalayas’ in 10 states –...

According to EY, tariff hike in the telecom sector is inevitable as the current structure does not allow reasonable returns for operators. However, a lot would depend on the timing given the unprecedented scale of the Covid-19...

Digital payment transactions have witnessed a 23 per cent increase in the past one month between June 3, 2020 and July 2, 2020, signalling a rebound after the decline seen during the nationwide lockdown, according to a report by...

According to a report by GSMA, Asia Pacific mobile operators will invest over $400 billion on their networks between 2020 and 2025. Of this, around $331 billion is expected to be spent on 5G deployments. The report highlighted...

The union minister, Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated VVDN Technologies’ new Global Innovation Park (GIP) in Manesar, Haryana, via video conferencing. Spread across 10 Acres, VVDN’s GIP is marked with research and development and...

As per the recent Performance Indicator Report (PIR) released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the telecom industry recorded a sequential growth of 9.48 per cent in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) in the quarter...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed internet service providers (ISPs) and telcos to immediately block access to 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, SHAREit and WeChat. The names of the apps were issued in two...

The Indian government has reportedly begun the discussion over the country’s 5G rollout plans and whether China-based telecom equipment giants Huawei and ZTE should be allowed to participate in the process. According to industry...

Oracle has set up a new data centre in Hyderabad as part of its global plans to operate 36 second-generation Cloud regions by the end of 2020. This is Oracle’s second data centre in India. Earlier in 2019, the company had set up...

ITI Limited has partnered with Tech Mahindra to collaborate in the areas of 4G and 5G networks, smart cities, and health care services. As part of this partnership, the two companies will work towards creating ‘Make in India’...

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have sought an urgent intervention by finance minister, urging the government to boost the liquidity levels of the telecom industry. In this regard, the telcos have requested the...

As per industry sources, Apple’s contarct manufacturers Foxconn, Wistron have applied for the Centre’s Rs 410 billion production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. Foxconn is believed to have submitted two applications, one in the...

The Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) has requested an urgent intervention by the finance ministry in the matter of stalled custom clearance of Chinese imports. In addition, ICEA has also urged to immediately...

Apple has acquired, mobile device management startup, Fleetsmith.  However, the amount paid by Apple for the acquisition has not yet disclosed. This new addition is expected to enhance iPhone, iPad, and Mac enterprise features....

Nokia has launched cloud-native digital operations centre software solutions to enable communication service providers to generate new revenue-enhancing opportunities. Nokia’s new digital operations centre entails the provision...