Rajesh S Kurup &Amp; Shivani Shinde In Mumbai

Stories by Rajesh S Kurup &Amp; Shivani Shinde In Mumbai

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.

Kinfra gets nod to set up animation school

Kinfra gets nod to set up animation school

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2007

Kerala-based Kinfra Film & Video Park has received the commerce ministry's approval to set up an International Animation School that is to be built on a private-public-partnership basis.

BPL Mobile may seek more time to use brand name

BPL Mobile may seek more time to use brand name

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2007

The Essar group-owned BPL Mobile is believed to be seeking an extension to use the 'BPL' brand name that is owned by Bangalore-based industrialist TPG Nambiar

T-Series drags Google to court

T-Series drags Google to court

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2007

The company has accused Google of showcasing its protected audio and video repertoire through its subsidiary and community site, YouTube.com.

Motorola to continue focus on cheap handsets

Motorola to continue focus on cheap handsets

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2007

Motorola, the world's second largest mobile manufacturer in the world, plans to continue to offer cheaper phones in the emerging markets even as there are reports that it may register losses in its first-quarter results and cut its sales forecast.

Beware! Virus can kill your mobile

Beware! Virus can kill your mobile

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2007

Cellphone users are unaware that there are almost 200 viruses that can get into their phones, and wipe out the entire address book, data and music files while they perform an everyday tasks.

Call centres to rethink strategies

Call centres to rethink strategies

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2007

The current level of automation available in the Indian call centre industry is very rudimentary with only the language assistance interface or the first level of the call being automated.

21 bids for DoT's rural phone project

21 bids for DoT's rural phone project

Rediff.com   28 Feb 2007

The Department of Telecommunications has received 21 bids from telecom operators and infrastructure service providers for the Rs 2,395 crore (Rs 23.95 billion) rural telephony project.

Essar may hang up on BPL brand

Essar may hang up on BPL brand

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

BPL Mobile, one of Mumbai's oldest cellular phone operator, is looking at dropping its existing brand name as Essar's agreement with the TPG Nambiar-owned BPL on the use of its trademark expires by March-end.

Long distance telephony: Future's bright

Long distance telephony: Future's bright

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2007

Sector set to see 31 players in the next 12 months.

Infosys on prowl to buy smaller BPOs

Infosys on prowl to buy smaller BPOs

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2007

IT bellwether Infosys Technologies is on the prowl to acquire small and medium business process outsourcing companies that fit strategically with the operations of its subsidiary, Infosys BPO.

Soon, your thoughts may speak

Soon, your thoughts may speak

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2007

A professor feels the use of chips among patients can do wonders but he also believes the usage should not be restricted to therapeutic use only.

Walky: Tata Tele asked to refund extra charges

Walky: Tata Tele asked to refund extra charges

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2007

In a blow to Tata Teleservices, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has asked the company to refund the excess amount charged from customers under its Walky plan.

Solar energy: Big opportunity for India

Solar energy: Big opportunity for India

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2007

It is too late to devote resources to chip manufacturing. India, instead, should explore opportunities in solar energy, where entry barriers are low and end-products are sold like commodity, states a JP Morgan report.

HoldCo model likely for MTNL, BSNL merger

HoldCo model likely for MTNL, BSNL merger

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2007

The Department of Telecommunications might favour the holding company structure for the merger of the two telecom PSUs, Bharat Sanchar Nigam and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.

Dawn Alliance to set up generic drug facility

Dawn Alliance to set up generic drug facility

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2007

The US-based Dawn Alliance group is planning to set up a United States Food and Drug Administration-approved generic drug manufacturing facility in India.

Now, robots make the grade

Now, robots make the grade

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2007

Thousands of robots which were confined to research labs in India, are now finding their way into schools and engineering colleges.

LIC to go paperless, digital by 2010

LIC to go paperless, digital by 2010

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2007

Shedding its image of a brick-and-mortar organisation, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is all set venture into the digital era.

Haier gets FIPB nod for telecom marketing

Haier gets FIPB nod for telecom marketing

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2007

Electronics major has tied up with Reliance Comm and Tata Tele.