Category: Miscellaneous

According to a report by the International Data Corporation (IDC), India’s public cloud services market is expected to reach $17.8 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 23.4 per cent during 2022-27. The total revenue for the...

According to the latest Mobile Gender Gap Report released by GSMA, India’s progress on digital inclusion stalled in 2022 with no change in mobile internet use for either men or women. This is likely a result of supply...

According to a report by STL Partners commissioned by Vodafone Group Plc, up to 3.3 billion internet of things (IoT) devices will be trading directly with each other by 2030. The research suggests that economy of things (EoT) –...

Parag Kar, vice president of government affairs for India and South Asia at Qualcomm, is stepping down from his position after his 12-year tenure. He holds a bachelor of engineering (BE) in telecommunications engineering from...

Reliance Industry’s over-the-top platform JioCinema has signed a multi-year content streaming deal with NBC Universal Media in an attempt to increase Hollywood content on the platform for its Indian viewers. This multi-year deal...

India is reportedly considering deferring its appeal against a ruling by the dispute settlement body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that had favoured the European Union (EU) against the country’s imposition of tariffs on...

A total of 17,000 out of 21,800 SIM cards were found in excess of the permissible limit of nine mobile connections for one subscriber, after which they were deactivated in Bihar and Jharkhand, as of April and May 2023. The...

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has reported multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS and iPadOS. These vulnerabilities can allow a hacker to execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, elevated...

Vedanta-Foxconn Semiconductors Limited (VFSL) has appointed Mike Young as the senior vice president, project management office and manufacturing operations. His role would require him to oversee the execution of manufacturing...

Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has welcomed the gazette notification on the Second Amendment of the Electricity Rules, 2023 (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) by the Ministry of Power,...

The Southeast Asian smartphone market witnessed a decline of 21 per cent year-over-year to 20.9 million units during the first quarter ended 2023 as consumers cut back their spending on technology, as per a report by Canalys....

According to the Indian Space Association (ISpA), the auction method for assigning spectrum for satellite-based services has not been a success globally and taking the same route in India will distort the utility of airwaves and...

The Ministry of Power has notified the second amendment to the Green Energy Open Access Rules, 2022. The new notified rules envisage to amend three provisions of the original rules published by the ministry last year in June....

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) hosted a workshop focusing on US-India collaboration in 5G and next-generation networks. The workshop was attended by over 150 senior Indian and US participants including US ambassador...

HFCL Limited has announced its new order win worth Rs 2.21 billion for providing 700 Mbps and 1 Gbps point-to-point unlicensed band radios (UBRs) and optical fibre cables (OFC). As part of the purchase order, HFCL will be...

According to a report by OpenSignal, Eden Gardens in Kolkata tops the list of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 venues on 5G availability and download speed, while Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad gave the best video streaming...

According to a recent study by Knight Frank, Mumbai has emerged as the third-largest data centre market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with a total capacity of 2,337MW. It is the only city representing India on the list. The...

According to Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Railways, India’s telecom industry is not heading towards a monopoly or a duopoly as Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)...

A working group under Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) has identified gaps in the security specification for open radio access network (RAN). The ‘Open RAN Security Report’ by Quad Critical and Emerging Technology Working...

According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India’s electronics exports surged 26 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to reach $2.11 billion in April 2023. The growth is largely attributed to the boost of 80 per...

The United Nations (UN) has demanded for a tripling of pledges aimed at filling the global digitalisation gap, asking countries and the private sector to hike the funding to $100 billion by 2026. As per data from the...