Preeti R Iyer &Amp; Rajesh S Kurup In Mumbai

Stories by Preeti R Iyer &Amp; Rajesh S Kurup In Mumbai

Minister meets telephony czars on roaming rate

Minister meets telephony czars on roaming rate

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Union Communications and IT Minister A Raja has expressed his interest in bringing down national roaming rates to zero, further cutting international roaming rates and favouring technology neutrality in the country.

e-commuting fast catching up in India

e-commuting fast catching up in India

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Nareshchandra Singh, an IT analyst with global research and analyst firm Gartner, takes only a few seconds to reach his office from home.

Tatas in talks for stake in Visteon

Tatas in talks for stake in Visteon

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

An acquisition by Tata AutoComp may cost $1.5-2 bn.

DoT asks Trai to review access provider licence

DoT asks Trai to review access provider licence

Rediff.com   15 May 2007

The department of telecommunications has referred the issue of using multiple technologies under a single unified access services licence to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Internet services will not be costlier: Analysts

Internet services will not be costlier: Analysts

Rediff.com   12 May 2007

Initial fears of Internet access charges rising by 6-12 per cent following the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommendations to impose an annual licence fee for Internet Service Providers appear to be unfounded.

Telecom dream: More users, less manna

Telecom dream: More users, less manna

Rediff.com   10 May 2007

The telecom dream that India is living is not without blemish.

RCom: Wider access points

RCom: Wider access points

Rediff.com   7 May 2007

At a session with analysts last Monday, RComm chairman Anil Ambani said the Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) investments would be used for network expansion.

IBM chief to pitch for $1.5 billion RCom deal

IBM chief to pitch for $1.5 billion RCom deal

Rediff.com   7 May 2007

IBM chairman, president & chief executive officer Samuel J Palmisano is scheduled to meet Reliance Communications chairman Anil Ambani

M&As to fuel business intelligence sector

M&As to fuel business intelligence sector

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

The domestic business intelligence sector is fast outgrowing its infancy, thanks to an increase in mergers and acquisitions.

GTL lines up Rs 1100 cr overseas acquisitions

GTL lines up Rs 1100 cr overseas acquisitions

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

GTL has placed non-binding offers on five companies in the US and Europe and lined up acquisitions worth Rs 1,100 crore (Rs 11 billion) in the next two quarters.

Wipro plans IT park in Nagpur

Wipro plans IT park in Nagpur

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

Wipro is close to setting up an IT park in Nagpur and is believed to have acquired 117 acres of land at the new special economic zone in the city.

Reliance Comm to invest Rs 15,000 cr for towers

Reliance Comm to invest Rs 15,000 cr for towers

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2007

Reliance Communications will be investing around Rs 15,000 crore (Rs 150 billion) to set up and install an additional 15,000 base transceiver stations in the country.

BSNL to provide broadband to 1.1 lakh schools

BSNL to provide broadband to 1.1 lakh schools

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2007

In one of the biggest broadband projects in the country, the state-owned telecom behemoth Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is planning to provide broadband connections to 110,000 schools in the country

Reliance Comm to save Rs 900 cr from outsourcing

Reliance Comm to save Rs 900 cr from outsourcing

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2007

The move by Reliance Communications to outsource its IT requirements would result in an upfront cost savings of around $200 million (Rs 900 crore), with the company seeking a guarantee to this effect from the vendors.

DoT draws up plan to bridge digital gap

DoT draws up plan to bridge digital gap

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2007

The Department of Telecommunications has mooted a proposal to set up seven telecom centres of excellence to nurture the sector and reduce the rural-urban digital divide.

Three firms in race for RComm's $1.5 bn deal

Three firms in race for RComm's $1.5 bn deal

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2007

Telephony major Reliance Communications is believed to have short-listed three global IT companies - IBM, EDS and T-Systems - for its $1.5 billion outsourcing contract.

Now, a talking SMS...

Now, a talking SMS...

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2007

but wouldn't subscribers simply prefer to talk instead?

Royal Palms to invest Rs 600 cr for Mumbai IT SEZ

Royal Palms to invest Rs 600 cr for Mumbai IT SEZ

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

Real estate and hotels major Royal Palms will invest around Rs 600 crore (Rs 6 billion) to set up an IT/ITeS special economic zone in Mumbai that would be ready for occupation by end of next year.

DoT to seek details on rollout obligations

DoT to seek details on rollout obligations

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

The department of telecommunications is planning to seek details from four operators - Bharti-Airtel, Hutchison-Essar, Tata Teleservices Ltd and Reliance Communications - on the fulfillment of rollout obligations under the mobile telephony licence.

More spanners in Vodafone deal

More spanners in Vodafone deal

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

Law ministry tells finance ministry to inquire into the acquisition of Hutchison-Essar further.