No launch date of the service mentioned
The push to connect India and drive a national fibre optic network, first approved by the last government in 2011, has made slow progress
Ambani brothers on Wednesday showered lavish praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying, India has now got a decisive and visionary leader.
Mamata launched the 'Jionet' brand Wi-Fi service.
The fixed line telecom services market in the country is expected to grow marginally by two per cent to touch Rs 24,000 crore (Rs 240 billion) in 2012, mainly on the back of increasing braodband usage, research firm Gartner said.
In a televised address to the nation, Singapore Prime Minister Lee said the government was committed to do its "utmost" to keep the deadly virus at bay.
Talks under way for partnership model to provide last-mile connectivity to 4G users.
Qualcomm had received its internet service provider licence last month, after a delay of 18 months, with a validity period of 20 years after a Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal direction to DoT.
The fresh batch of diplomats also includes EU representatives, and their participation assumes significance as the EU Parliament recently initiated to bring a joint draft resolution on the Citizenship Amendment Act and Kashmir, the vote on which was later deferred.
The ministry wanted to use spectrum in the 700-MHz band for mobile TV services.
Abhik Sen, who tried out the new service, finds out it is good for data and apps, but calls are still sketchy
Listening -- really listening -- to advisers in the government and outside would help. India has plenty of wise economists who have worked within the bureaucracy during previous crises, points out Rahul Jacob.
Internet services in Jammu and Kashmir were fully restored on Monday, three days after the state government ordered the termination of data services fearing trouble during Eid-ul Azha, popularly known as Bakri Eid.
We are not a fly-by-night operator, says Sandip Das.
The world's biggest social network Facebook wants to connect more people to internet in India which accounts for the third largest online user base globally after China and the US but has a very low internet penetration growth rate.
Growing number of Internet and broadband connections can give the Indian economy the much-needed fillip by adding $ 17 billion to the gross domestic product (GDP) annually.
Mukesh Ambani said, by March 2017, it will cover 90 per cent of India's population
Bindisha Sarang takes a look at Vodafone's RedX and Airtel's new plan.
Network 18-Eenadu is just the beginning of a bigger data and video strategy.
The Big Two telecom companies have accelerated their moves towards this next-gen technology, though they have chosen very different routes to getting there.
This is probably for the first time that curfew is in place on the day of Eid festival ever since militancy broke out in the state in 1990.
"Starting December 4, 2016, every new Jio user will get Jio's data, voice, video and the full bouquet of Jio applications absolutely free till March 31, 2017," Mukesh Ambani said, adding that the 'Jio Happy New Year Offer' will also be extended to existing customers on current SIMs.
India's digital world has witnessed tremendous growth in the past decade.
The telecom sector is in the midst of another major shift as voice gives way to data.
Two days after Bharti Airtel announced the launch of its fourth-generation (4G) wireless broadband services in Kolkata, it is tough to miss the mark of the campaign in the city's key locations.
Tencent reinforces India's consumer internet story. Ranju Sarkar reports.
Since its entry in 2016, Netflix has announced over 60 titles to be sourced from India.
The Finance Ministry, which is under immense pressure to meet the fiscal deficit target during the current financial year, has also written a letter to the department of telecommunication to auction spectrum to earn additional revenues.
Microsoft top boss Satya Nadella feels the increase in productivity has come at the price of burning the 'social capital' built up by companies over very many years, observes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
The plane can fly non-stop to Singapore, Doha (Qatar), Kuwait, Abu Dhabi (UAE), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Tehran (Iran), Salalah (Oman) and Kunming (China), among other destinations, from various Indian airports.
In order to determine whether this would be sound strategy for them, one needs to look at two issues: One, on the alliances being built globally between telcos, on one hand, and cloud service firms, on the other, especially with the advent of 5G; and two, how their business strategies in India will blend into with such a deal.
From Apollo to Narayan Hrudayalaya, healthcare outfits eye the segment as the next big growth opportunity, but they may have to wait for it to become solidly profitable.
RIL mulls launching tablets at around Rs 3,500 and bundle it with data offering 1 GB at Rs 10, a tenth of the current 3G prices.
Most of the markets it is now looking at in hopes of gaining the next billion internet users have demographics similar to that of India.
These circles account for 23 per cent of Bharti's revenues and armed with additional spectrum, it will eat into rivals' share
'We referred the case to the attorney general.' 'I told Mukul Rohatgi, "mujhe aap ka honest opinion chahiye".' 'He too said those were different offers.' Trai could not have stopped Reliance even if the Jio offers had been the same, Trai chief Ram Sewak Sharma tells Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.
Hails country's recent digital highways and predicted India to become digital content capital of world.
According to sources in the know, Anil Ambani-led RCom will be providing all infrastructure - towers, fibre, backhaul as well as its national and international long distance facilities-- to RIL's high-speed broadband services.
India's largest telecom operator in terms of subscriber numbers has been struggling to raise its share of subscribers in the market for fourth-generation technology services.
The split second decisions that reigning world champions Mercedes take during a race are a result of real time data provided by Tata Communications, Formula One's connectivity partner since 2012 and now the only Indian presence in the paddock.
