Critics say the programme, launched 10 months ago in India in collaboration with operator Reliance Communications, violates principles of net neutrality
Cross previous high of $72 billion in 2007 as Indian promoters overcome the selling taboo. Abhineet Kumar reports from Mumbai.
ADAG, however, issued a statement saying that he visited the CBI as part of his weekly visit to Delhi.
RCom will use Motricity's m-Core platform to deliver advanced services and applications on its 3G, GSM and CDMA mobile platforms.
The group's telecom arm, RCom, saw its shares plunge by 8.11 per cent to a low of Rs 71.35 in morning trade, while Reliance Capital tumbled by 9.91 per cent to a 52-week low of Rs 323.55 on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Emirates Telecommunications of the United Arab Emirates, better known as Etisalat, is in discussion with Reliance Communications for a possible merger or acquisition.
TTSL is now behind only Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications and Vodafone, the company said in a statement.
In June this year, Reliance agreed to merge its 50,000 telecom tower portfolio with GTL Infra in a cash-and-stock deal. Post merger, this would have been arguably the largest independent tower platform with an enterprise value of around $11billion.
Downloading music and streaming videos on the Internet and mobile handsets may soon be pass. With the government allocating 3G spectrum, content providers are ready with new services.
CanvasM, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and Motorola, is planning to launch 6,000 new indigenously developed applications for mobile phones.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications on Monday announced the launch of Braille Bill service for providing postpaid bills to the visually impaired.
Anil Ambani led Reliance Communications (RCom) on Monday launched its 3G services in four circles making it the second private operator after Tata Teleservices to start the service this year.
The government on Wednesday said two Anil Ambani companies have been fined a total of Rs 5.49 crore (Rs 54.9 million) for shutting down rural telephone services during 2010-11 in violation of the USOF agreement.
Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Communications on Friday said its R-World, will be powered by mobile data services and solutions provider, Motricity, which will deliver complete mobile Internet and data services. The mobile data services portal has been developed on Motricitys mCore platform which powers 3G mobile portals of many leading global 3G service providers.
With just the state-owned BSNL offering dedicated Apple iPad 3G data plans, tablet PC users claim it has hampered the adoption.
Initially, RCom users will be able to create their own caller tunes and ringtones by uploading the content through RCom's web interface.
The plan, first initiative by the company to roll out its 3G services, will allow customers access to social networking sites, instant messaging applications, chat services and email accounts like yahoo, gmail and hotmail.
With the launch, RCom became the first private service provider to launch the service in Kashmir Valley.
Right after it returned to the telecom sector by acquiring Infotel Broadband, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries (RIL) began discussions with brother Anil Ambani's mobile service provider, Reliance Communications (RCom), for a possible sharing of infrastructure.
The government has raised over Rs 38,300 crore (Rs 383 billion) from the 16-day long auction for Broadband Wireless Access spectrum, which closed on Friday.
In an interview at the GSMA conference in Barcelona on Tuesday, Mittal broke his silence on the scam and the very public spat between Tata Teleservices and Reliance Communications: "My plea is that the industry shut their mouths; zip up and let the various investigative agencies do their job," he said.
Service providers, handset vendors add millions of consumers every month, but don't tackle consumer complaints at the same pace.
The company's debt is around four times its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, raising concerns among investors as well as stock analysts.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications on Tuesday said it may sell 26 per cent stake in the company, and also list its telecom tower subsidiary Reliance Infratel, to become debt free.
Spectrum trading will happen in 9 circles.
Stock specific action is seen with some of the prominent companies posting their quarterly numbers.
The loan is funded by a consortium of banks led by Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DBS Bank Ltd and Intesa Sanpaolo Spa, RCom said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
The company has similar pact with Bharti Infratel.
The government will start allotting third generation (3G) spectrum from Wednesday to successful bidders, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications and Vodafone Essar, among others. A senior DoT official, said the allotment of 3G spectrum will start on Wednesday.
Senior official from the department of telecommunication said the deck has been cleared and the department will handover the spectrum to the operators on Wednesday.
However, the IT firms will get some benefits, as software exports from their Chinese campuses will yield more in local currency
Apex auditor CAG on Friday lamented that private telecom operators are not providing their account books to it, despite a request from the government.
Vodafone Essar on Thursday said it has crossed the 100-million subscriber mark in India, becoming the third mobile operator in the country to do so after rivals Bharti Airtel and Reliance communications.
RCom had won 3G spectrum in 13 circles, including Delhi and Mumbai.
The government will soon resolve the security concerns surrounding third-generation (3G) video calls.
A Bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir sought an reply from 11 repondents Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone Essar Mobile Services, Cellular Operators Association of India, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, BPL Mobile Communications, HFCL Infotel, and Spice Communications -- as to why they should not pay ADC to BSNL.
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Communication and other GSM telephone operators owe government over Rs 451 crore (Rs 4.51 billion) in license fee and spectrum charges, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
Bharti Airtel on Thursday submitted its bid for 3G spectrum, auction for which starts from April 9.
The top three fixed line players Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited and Bharti Airtel reported a revenue decline.
China Development Bank takes Reliance Communications to NCLT over loan default
