Prasoon Srivastava And Kiran Rathee

Stories by Prasoon Srivastava And Kiran Rathee

India offers homemade road map to Apple

India offers homemade road map to Apple

Rediff.com   31 May 2017

It had requested the government to grant it 15 years of duty-free import of components to assemble its iPhones in the country, sharing a road map to slowly indigenise products.

What India's IT firms are looking for in prospective employees

What India's IT firms are looking for in prospective employees

Rediff.com   30 May 2017

AI, cloud computing, data analytics are a few areas companies are looking for proficiency in

Did Airtel, Voda triy to block Jio entry?

Did Airtel, Voda triy to block Jio entry?

Rediff.com   25 May 2017

Trai has said the three operators were "intentionally denying and delaying" the provision of points of interconnects (PoIs) to Jio, "only to restrict a new entrant thus violating the terms and conditions of licence and regulations of the Authority which also caused a lot of inconvenience to the consumers."

Jio tariff very aggressive, unsustainable: Sunil Mittal

Jio tariff very aggressive, unsustainable: Sunil Mittal

Rediff.com   28 Feb 2017

Mittal said that overall, he expected that by March 2018, the "dust will settle down" for the entire industry.

Coming soon: New Nokia 3310 for Rs 3500

Coming soon: New Nokia 3310 for Rs 3500

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2017

"All the products that we have announced -- Nokia 3310, Nokia 6, Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 -- will be available in the second quarter of this year in India. Average global selling price for Nokia 3310 is 49 euros," HMD Global Oy Chief Marketing Officer Pekka Rantala said.

Industry report says RJio's 4G speed fell 20% in Oct

Industry report says RJio's 4G speed fell 20% in Oct

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2016

Reliance Jio saw fall in speeds from 7.2 mbps in September to 6 mbps in October, according to CLSA report.

Local language support in phones after July

Local language support in phones after July

Rediff.com   27 Oct 2016

Government was trying to notify the regulations by the end of this year but the initiative was delayed by issues raised by handset makers

Warning: Searching for Sonakshi Sinha can be dangerous

Warning: Searching for Sonakshi Sinha can be dangerous

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2016

A search for "Sonakshi Sinha + Torrent" resulted in a 21 per cent chance of connecting to a malicious website

Spectrum sale ends, proceeds way off target

Spectrum sale ends, proceeds way off target

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2016

Upfront payment of Rs 32,000 cr just half of Budget estimate; no takers for 700 & 900 megahertz bands

Jio tussle: Trai comes down hard on telcos

Jio tussle: Trai comes down hard on telcos

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2016

Jio makes data on call drops public, says 121 mn calls failed in a day

Mittal's battle cry: Bring it on Jio, Airtel is ready for the challenge!

Mittal's battle cry: Bring it on Jio, Airtel is ready for the challenge!

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2016

Sunil Bharti Mittal, bottom, left, says he is fond of Bill Gates' famous quote: "Success is a lousy teacher." Back from a long foreign business trip, the founder-chairman of Bharti Enterprises talks to Malini Bhupta and Kiran Rathee about the challenges posed by Reliance Jio and how he is determined to come out on top once again. Mittal says , today, Airtel is as ready as Jio in pure-play 4G operations.

Regional languages to be mandatory in mobiles

Regional languages to be mandatory in mobiles

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2016

The move by the government to make local language support a must in mobile phones is aimed at making users communicate in local languages and access government services

Hackers attack Ratan Tata, Trai chief's Twitter accounts

Hackers attack Ratan Tata, Trai chief's Twitter accounts

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2016

Tata has 6.13 million followers on Twitter and has tweeted only 119 times since he joined the microblogging platform in April 2011

PM Modi's world outreach

PM Modi's world outreach

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2016

Ministers will travel to different countries across the world, mostly where no ministerial visits have taken place in the last 20 to 25 years, to establish 'sampark' (contact) and 'samvad' (communication).

Jio, incumbents call truce on interconnect

Jio, incumbents call truce on interconnect

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2016

Big three telecom companies term Jio's free voice calls predatory pricing

Soon you will be able to access driving licence on your mobile

Soon you will be able to access driving licence on your mobile

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2016

The DigiLocker platform, launched on July 1, 2015, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has 2.1 million registered users and 2.4 million documents have been uploaded

HCL Infosystems gets a breather as postal dept blacklists

HCL Infosystems gets a breather as postal dept blacklists

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2016

Interestingly, in December 2014 also, the DoP had issued an order blacklisting HCL Infosystems and its subsidiaries for a period of five years.

350% rise in cybercrime in India in 3 years: Study

350% rise in cybercrime in India in 3 years: Study

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2016

Operating systems are increasingly subject to cyberattacks, as many are built around legacy technologies with weaker protocols

For telcos, data war may not be a bad thing

For telcos, data war may not be a bad thing

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2016

Analysts believe making mobile data more affordable will fuel mass market adoption of data services

Telecom, postal woes? Lodge a complaint on Twitter now

Telecom, postal woes? Lodge a complaint on Twitter now

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2016

Consumers and businesses can tweet to communications minister Manoj Sinha (@manojsinhabjp) using #DOTSeva, #BSNLSeva, #MTNLSeva, and #PostalSeva.