So how does Airtel Zero violate net neutrality?

Is the Airtel Zero plan really a big blow for net neutrality? Will it end the ‘free’ internet as we know it? Amidst the hullaballoo over the issue, Sudhir Bisht provides a contrarian......

FAQ: What's net neutrality? How does it affect you?

Social media timelines these days are abuzz with updates on the fight for freedom of the Internet. Some of you may have even come across requests to sign e-petitions and shoot e-mails to ensure......

Airtel joins war, offers 1 Gbps broadband for Rs 3999 p.m.

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday launched its broadband offering, 'Airtel Xstream Fibre', promising 1Gbps speed for Rs 3,999 a month, thereby raising the competitive heat in a market that has recently......

Shrinking screens: Is cable TV dying in India?

For years it has been evident that fibre and DTH would give tough competition to cable in India where regulatory overload has mutilated an already warped industry structure. OTT added fuel to the......

Airtel Zero: More sinned against than sinning?

Never before has an open and innovative platform like Airtel Zero been on offer that will help drive internet adoption through free usage (and companies and app developers being an equal partner in......

Bharti Airtel Q2 net profit drops 29% to Rs 512 cr

Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday reported a 29 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 512 crore (Rs 5.12 billion) for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, mainly on account......

Netflix, Amazon Prime grab large chunk of India's OTT space

Netflix, Amazon Prime gain market share at the cost of Indian platforms Hotstar, VOOT, Jio Cinema.Yuvraj Malik reports.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just like the smartphone segment, the......

Unprecedented demand for IPL broadcast rights

The IPL broadcast rights -- internet, TV and mobile -- are expected to fetch the BCCI a massive sum of around Rs. 20,000 crore-plus. IMAGE: Mumbai Indians celebrate winning IPL-10. Photograph:......

Star India wins IPL media rights for Rs 16,347.50 crore

Star India successfully bagged the global media rights for the next five seasons of Indian Premier League -- including broadcast and digital -- for a massive Rs. 16,347.50 crores ($2.55 billion),......

Will IPL media rights cross a massive Rs. 20,000 crore?

'The IPL is one of the biggest cricketing property globally. That the best companies in the global market have shown interest is a testimony to the value that it brings in for the investors.'......