Regulators will need to allow the model to evolve to allow profits to flow, says Una Gulani.
Devoting an hour of his speech at the RIL's 42th annual general meeting, the billionaire industrialist said Jio was targeting 100 million users in a shortest possible time
Cambridge University Press plans to introduce its dictionary on mobile phones in India and is looking for a service provider, Stephen R Bourne, CEO, CUP, said.
Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services, telecom major Bharti Airtel and wind-turbine maker, Suzlon are among the global firms that have high sustainable development standards, a report by leading Swiss lender, Bank Sarasin, has said.
The party has been objecting to Telecom Secretary Thomas' appointment, saying that the move was aimed at burying the ongoing probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the Rs 60,000 crore spectrum scam.
Much of the loudest opposition comes from those in the start-up world, who fear this would put them at a disadvantage in reaching new users
Even at early stage, start-ups are raising more money faster owing to the rise of a lot of specialised early-stage VCs and emergence of seed-stage programmes.
Infosys claims it can deliver a full-fledged applications store within 6-8 weeks, with its application platform Flypp.
The Qatar Investment Authority deal follows Byju's raising money from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which was also the first direct investment by the Canadian pension fund in an Indian start-up. In March, Byju's had raised $540 million at a valuation on $5.4 billion, making it the most-valued ed-tech company in the world.
Two brothers have begun collaborating in certain businesses.
In an interview with Peerzada Abrar and Romita Majumdar, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said that his company would continue to bet heavily on India's engineering talent pool.
Upfront payment of Rs 32,000 cr just half of Budget estimate; no takers for 700 & 900 megahertz bands
According to experts, the Nifty has continued to form lower top-lower bottom formations, a trend seen in the last five weeks, and witnessed sharp selling towards 9,700 zones.
While comparing from July, deal value in August was up 60 per cent due to some large deals during the month.
Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh told reporters that a national TV news channel, facing flak over its attack on Mumbai police and Maharashtra government in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, was also involved in the TRP racket.
Firms are offering employees flexi hours; demand for air purifiers, masks have skyrocketed.
With the implementation of the goods and services tax less than 75 days away -- assuming July 1 as the roll-out date -- Sudipto Dey provides a guide to how businesses can navigate the transition.
What really transpired when Modi went to Facebook HQ last September.
Bharti Airtel called the prices exorbitant while Vodafone Idea wants the auctions take place in 2020. The auctions need to happen when the infrastructure is ready for the roll out, be it in terms of fiberisation levels, or optimisation of equipment and software etc. Spending a hefty amount on a technology (airwaves) that at present offers limited returns is not going to be a priority for the incumbent telcos.
An all-out war has been raging on Twitter since Saturday after Trai chief R S Sharma shared his Aadhaar number publicly, challenging anyone to show how mere knowledge of the number can be misused to harm him. While some claimed to have got access to his bank account number and email, Sharma refuted the claims saying they were untrue.
Ballooning debt forces more and more Indian promoters to sell out to global majors and PE players.
The plethora of new pricing schemes from telecom companies, like 'one paisa per second' billing, has squeezed the margins of their business process outsourcing partners.
But the road map of telecom will be decided by one thing: Whether Jio sticks to its ambitious plan and whether incumbents have enough financial muscle or ability to raise money every year to ensure that Jio does not reach its target, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
If convicted, the offences entail a maximum punishment of seven years.
In the latter half of the year, there would be some economic recovery and return to normal business conditions.
DoT decides not to scrap dual-technology telecom licences
SMS messages can be easily wiretapped from outside the network operator's environment using equipment available in the black market.
Bengaluru-based iKaaz Software, a mobile payment solution provider, is launching a new application, MOWA, that works almost like the Apple Pay
India will have to deal with the question of whether broadband service providers are 'common carriers', like highways.
Besides malls and high-street stores, there's a rush of discounts while you are flying or holidaying in fancy hotels.
Internet, tech, infra, realty in India might gain
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