Mukesh Ambani said the Digital India initiative has the potential to transform the lives of 1.2 billion Indians using the power of digital technology.
US-based Qualcomm, the dominant supplier of the chips that drive code division multiple access mobile phones, and Reliance Communications have agreed to expand the use of the technology in India.
According to reports, the deal, if successful, could fetch Hutchison as much as $14 billion and would be Asia's largest private equity deal.
The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai group is setting up a DVD and VCD rental and distribution business, leveraging a range of delivery channels from retail stores, the internet and mobile phones.
Consolidated net debt of Airtel increased by 24 per cent to Rs 97,395.2 crore.
DoT though failed to implement TRAI's recommendations to levy spectrum usage charge
The long-overdue consolidation makes indebted RCom an even more attractive partner for a soon-to-launch upstart led by older brother Mukesh.
The CDMA-based mobile subscriber base of private operators touched 80.68 lakh (8.06 million), adding 343,000 customers in June this year.
The 40 per cent market share cap suggested by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is likely to make mergers between existing telecom operators extremely tough.
India's huge digital prowess and potential will play a huge role in enabling digital lending, says Romita Majumdar.
If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht.
Company targets sale of one million handsets a year.
Bulk of these customers use 2G phones and are still focused on voice services and might prove useful for both Bharti Airtel and the Idea-Vodafone combine.
Experts say going ahead data price will fall further due to competition
For Rs 39, customers can talk for 300 minutes anywhere in India and worldwide
LG Electronics on Friday introduced its ultra-light weight CDMA mobile handset 'LG RD 2330' in the domestic market.
In a move that could bring down prices of CDMA handsets further, Qualcomm Inc has licensed Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd to manufacture 3G CDMA2000 mobile handsets, fixed-wireless phones and line modem cards.
In a setback to telecom service providers, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Centre's plea to recover adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of about Rs 92,000 crore from them.
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SBI will hold 30 per cent in RIL joint venture
The revival of feature phones in India is driven by low-cost access to the internet, but the 'dumb phones' are learning to get smart and create a niche, says Veer Arjun Singh.
According to the quality of service rules, not more than 2 per cent of total calls in a telecom circle on a network should automatically get disconnected.
Jio announces an array of communication and entertainment devices.
Telecom subscriber base crossed the 95-crore mark in August, after a gap of more than two years, on the back of higher mobile users whose number touched 92.43 crore.
Arun Sarin is the chief executive officer of Vodafone Group Plc, the United Kingdom-based global mobile operator.
The process of switching off the 3G network has already started with Kolkata in the recent-concluded June quarter. By September, the shutdown will be affected in 6-7 more circles and between December and March the entire 3G network would be shut down.
The interconnection charge has been reduced.
The market could see a fresh round of tariff war, similar to what happened in the voice market a few years ago.
For existing customers, he announced that the current benefits will continue under a new tariff plan for another 12 months by payment of Rs 303 per month and a one-time joining fee of Rs 99.
Modi ranks 9th on the Forbes list of 74 of the World's Most Powerful People.
But remember the tablet does not support VoLTE services and is not compatible with Reliance Jio.
Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, RCom, Reliance Jiosubmitted applications.
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Reliance Communications could become a much more formidable opponent.
Opening up India's market to neighbouring countries can be as strategic as access denial to others. The game should be played both ways, even if it upsets domestic business lobbies, observes T N Ninan.
With mobile data getting cheaper, insurers are introducing technologies that eases buying and lodging claims.
Trai calls both Jio and incumbents for a meeting to discuss the issue
Telecom major Alcatel-Lucent on Wednesday said they are in talks with various service providers, including Reliance Industries and Tikona Digital Networks for deploying infrastructure for mobile broadband services.
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