The landmark Telecommunications Bill, which was passed by Parliament recently, has received the President's assent, and law ministry notified it on December 24, 2023 as...
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Editorials
Editorial – January 2024
The telecom industry and all who observe and track it are waiting for the gazette notifications of The Telecommunication Act, ...
Editorial – November 2023
Usually companies are hyper vigilant about protecting their commercial interests. They would marshal facts and give ...
Editorial – October 2023
India’s startup ecosystem is a stellar success story globally, on various parameters –traction in different sectors, ...
Editorial – July 2023
Any operator launching services would belt out marketing lines informing one and all about its uniqueness, ...
Editorial – June 2023
Trai’s open house on spectrum for space-based communication services held recently, saw pitched lobbying by Bharti ...
Telecom
BSNL to issue two 10-year govt-guaranteed bonds
BSNL plans to raise 24.06 billion rupees ($290.3 million), which includes a greenshoe option of 18.01 ...
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip for flagship Android phones
Chip-maker Qualcomm on Monday announced Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform for Android flagship smartphones. The ...
CCI orders probe into Google’s practices over Play Store policies
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday ordered a probe into Google’s Play Store billing ...
Cases of equipment thefts at all-time high; COAI seeks DoT’s intervention
Industry body COAI on Friday sought the government’s intervention on the issue of rising cases of ...
Vodafone sells Italian unit to Swisscom for 8 bn euros
British telecoms giant Vodafone has agreed to sell its Italian unit to Swisscom for eight billion ...
Oppo India launches self-help service for smartphone support
Smartphone brand Oppo India on Friday launched a new digital service, Oppo Self-Help Assistant, which can ...
IT
Breather for big digital platforms, albeit with a rider
In a breather for big social media subsidiaries and internet platforms, the government has said that ...
Paytm gets 5 handles to continue UPI transactions, existing one to continue
Fintech firm One97 Communications, owner of the Paytm brand, has got five handles in partnership with ...
Nvidia offers developers a peek at new AI chip next week
How long can Nvidia and its CEO, Jensen Huang, wear the crown as the tech world’s ...
LTTS bags $100 million cybersecurity project from Maharashtra government
Mid-sized engineering and technology services firm L&T Technology Services (LTTS) on Friday said it has won ...
Lenovo bets big on AI to fuel India’s growth at Tech World India 2024
Global technology powerhouse, Lenovo, unveiled its grandiose vision of ‘AI for All’ at its annual flagship ...
India, US, South Korea explore cooperation in tech sector
Ways to bolster cooperation in areas of semiconductor supply chains, digital public infrastructure, artificial intelligence, quantum ...
Broadcasting
Ex-bureaucrat Navneet Kumar Sehgal appointed new Prasar Bharati chairman
Retired bureaucrat Navneet Kumar Sehgal has been appointed as the new Prasar Bharati chairman, a post ...
OTT apps ban: I&B Ministry blocks 18 OTT platforms for publishing vulgar content
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) on Thursday banned 18 OTT platforms for publishing obscene, ...
Fox, Disney, Warner Bros Discovery sports venture expects 5 million subscribers in five years
The sports streaming venture formed by Walt Disney, opens new tab, Warner Bros Discovery, opens new ...
Reliance-Disney merger likely to capture 50% of India’s streaming market
Nearly half of India’s internet users watched movies, television shows, news and sports on streaming platforms ...
Sony withdraws agreement to merge India operations with Zee from NCLT
Sony Group Corp. is said to have withdrawn the agreement to merge its India operations with ...
Zee refutes report of Rs 2,000 crore accounting ‘hole’, calls it ‘false’
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) on Wednesday refuted the report which said that the Securities and ...
BPO
ED conducts raids in Kolkata in connection with fake call centre scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is carrying out raids and search operations at multiple locations in the ...
US announces overhaul of its annual lottery for H-1B visas to reduce potential for fraud
The US has announced a major overhaul of its annual lottery for the H-1B speciality occupation ...
Varanium Cloud set to open second office and BPO centre in Maharashtra’s Sawantwadi
Varanium Cloud Limited, a digital technology company, is setting up its second office and business process ...
H-2B Visas: Cap reached for additional returning workers for the H1 FY 2024
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional ...
Software services, BPO/ITeS among top industries hiring entry level staff in India: Report
The Recruitment/Staffing industry leads in terms of the demand share (22%) for entry-level professionals in India, ...
Low annual limit for US H-1B work visa affecting employers: Study
The low annual limit for US H-1B work visa petitions is currently the main problem facing ...