Government of India does not have its own equipment to measure electromagnetic radiation from cellphone towers, Junior Minister Milind Deora has told the Parliament. According to the minister’s statement, the government depends on the equipment provided by telecom operators to measure the level of radiation emitted by their towers. “.. The test tools provided by […]
It should come as no surprise for those familiar with the Indian market, but now there are numbers to prove it. In a analysis of comments made by people on social media, research firm Simplify360 found 65% of the comments to be negative. “Though Blackberry received considerable attention of the online social media users, the […]
Despite challenging economic conditions, the enterprise software market in India is projected to reach $3.92 billion in 2013, a 13.9 per cent growth over 2012 revenue of $3.45 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. Last year, overall Indian enterprise IT spending, which includes hardware and services — in addition to software — was forecast to increase […]
India’s National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has received an overwhelming response to its start up funding program. No less than 14,000 wannabe entrepreneurs registered. In all about 4,000 applications were received for funding. Early stage funding is typically called ‘angel funding’. Out of the total applications received, close to 23 per cent […]
Amazon has listed its six-month old Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inch tablet for sale on its Indian website on Thursday, and we do a hands-on review of the product. First things first – Amazon Kindle HD has been unofficially available in the Indian market for about three months now. However that came with a […]
A total of 102 telecom towers (base stations) were found to be violating the new norms for electromagnetic radiation (EMR) set by the government of India in checks conducted since September last year. The government had told GSM and CDMA mobile operators in India to cut the maximum strength of their cell towers by 90% […]
A long standing and bitterly fought battle over ‘call termination charges’ between big operators on the one side and smaller operators on the other is drawing to a close. The end of the legal battle may also bring down call rates for consumers to the 10-15 paise per minute range from the current 28-40 paise. […]
The association of telecom operators like Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices etc has opposed the move to allow wireless broadband operators such as Reliance Industries’ Infotel from offering voice services. The Association of Unified Services Providers (AUSPI) said the Telecom Commission has decided to allow the holders of BWA (Broadband Wireless) spectrum to offer voice services. […]
Hit by cut-throat competition and mounting losses, online retailers like Flipkart and Snapdeal in India have taken a big step towards rationalizing their offering — they have stopped offering free shipping for orders worth less than Rs 300. The move follows relentless competition in the fast-growing field, which forced these companies to offer ultra-low prices […]
The telecom regulator has mooted the idea of having a single emergency number, like 911 in the USA, in India. In a new consultation paper, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested bringing different emergency services like the police, ambulance, fire brigade, civil defense and disaster management under the same access number. Currently, […]
When Micromax Canvas HD A116 hit preorder last month, it ensured such a frenzy among the mobile-crazy that the phone is still out-of-stock on nearly all online stores and major retail outlets in India. Perhaps it was to be expected — after all, for nearly a year, the only quad-core smartphone in India, the Samsung […]
It’s not just the youth, but also the labor class that Bharti Airtel wants to make life easy for with India’s first classifieds service for manual laborers and other blue collar workers. Called ‘saral rozgar’, the service allows “skilled, semi-skilled and un-skilled manual laborers” to register themselves on a voice-based service and get work. Workers […]
If you are planning to break up with your partner, better change the passwords of your Facebook, email and even banking accounts – according to the findings of a new survey by McAfee. The online survey, involving more than 1000 people in India, found that found that about 3 in 4 (74%) individuals regularly check […]
Global payments company Visa Inc has tied up with India’s ICICI Bank to introduce a ready-made ‘mobile money’ solution targeting mobile operators, smaller banks etc.. The solution, which will enable smaller banks and operators compete with the likes of ‘Airtel Mobile Money’ and Oxicash, has got its anchor tenant in the form of Maxis-owned Aircel […]
Cheap and Samsung never go together, at least in the Indian market. The Korean company enjoys the perks of being a premium brand, next only to Apple, in the Indian mobile and tablet market. While that has ensured that the Indian market remains profitable for Samsung, it has also opened up a large gap in […]
Mobile customers of state-owned telecom operator BSNL can now look forward to better quality of service in North and South India as the company has finally placed purchase orders for equipment after four years. BSNL has been facing controversies and delays in purchasing new GSM equipment for the last 4 to 5 years due to […]
Growth prospects for India’s industrial production look quite weak and the output may show less than two per cent expansion in the current financial year, an ASSOCHAM study has indicated. The not-so-bright outlook for the industrial growth has been projected despite the fact that there are visible signs of improvement in the business confidence in […]
UPDATE: The plans are no longer available and were posted on Vodafone’s website in error, a public relations official speaking on behalf of the operator told RTN. Readers are advised that the plans are not available. After a period of relative calm in India’s 3G data tariffs space, Vodafone Delhi has shattered the silence with […]
Telecom firms that failed to get 3G or 4G spectrum in the auctions may be allowed to launch such high-speed services using their existing, or 2G, spectrum, according to the latest consultation paper by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). In its consultation paper in response to the Supreme Court judgement quashing 122 mobile […]
A month after the much bandied number portability was introduced, telecom firms have started accusing each other of using underhand means to prevent subscribers from leaving them. The accusations have come even as consumer complaints grow that some operators are just not letting them move out of their networks. The system is being hijacked by […]
