Indian handset companies import most of their devices

They started from scratch a few years ago and leveraged the mobile services boom to become key market players. Home-grown handset makers Micromax, Karbonn, Intex, Lava and Maxx, which controlled 35......

Indian demand provides spark for Japanese electronics cos

It’s the anti-Chinese sentiment that is driving Japanese investments towards India. Years after focusing on China, Japanese companies are now taking a more regionally balanced approach, said......

DoT asks Trai for 10-yr spectrum validity; Telcos oppose

Newer telecom operators and dual technology entities are opposing the department of telecommunications (DoT)'s decision to ask the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to give its view on......

Data caps, high device prices dog 4G

Gaurav Devaras, a 3G mobile broadband user, is happy to learn about the 4G service launch in Kolkata and thrilled about the speed it can offer. "The price is not very high either," he observes. But......