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
SEC ramps up hack probe with focus on tech, telecom companies
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is asking technology and telecom companies how they handled the ...
Bharti Hexacom sets IPO price band at Rs 542 – 570
Bharti Hexacom sets the IPO price band at Rs 542 to 570 per equity share. The ...
Apple CEO Cook meets Chinese commerce minister, unveils investment plans
Apple Inc. plans to invest further in research in China, CEO Tim Cook said as he ...
South Africa’s Telkom enters deal to sell mast and towers unit for $357 mn
Telkom, South Africa’s third-biggest telecom company, said on Friday it had entered into an agreement to ...
Justice Department sues Apple, alleging it illegally monopolized the smartphone market
The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant ...
IPL offers: Vodafone Idea rolls out discounts, extra data for prepaid customers
Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Friday launched special discount offers and bonus data packages for its prepaid ...
IT
New AI benchmark tests speed of responses to user queries
Artificial intelligence benchmarking group MLCommons on Wednesday released a fresh set of tests and results that ...
India’s fixed communication revenue to grow to $13.2 bn in 2028 vs $11.5 bn in 2023: GlobalData
Revenue from fixed communication services in India is expected to grow at a rate of 2.9% ...
Amazon loses court fight to suspend EU tech rules’ ad clause
Amazon on Wednesday lost its fight to suspend a requirement regarding its online advertising under EU ...
India needs to double down on electronics manufacturing; govt, India Inc should make most of opportunity, says Tata Electronics Chairman
Tata Electronics Chairman Banmali Agrawala said the country needs to double down on electronics manufacturing, particularly ...
Carlyle said to weigh $1 billion IPO for Indian IT firm Hexaware
Carlyle Group Inc. is considering options for Indian information technology firm Hexaware Technologies Ltd., including an ...
“A key country for us”: Bill Gates affirms India central role in global progress
Billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday emphasised India’s pivotal role in his philanthropic endeavours ...
Broadcasting
Star Sports, Tata Play partner to offer targeted advertising starting with IPL
Tata Play and Star Sports, the official broadcaster of Indian Premier League (IPL), in an industry-first ...
YouTube mandates labelling of synthetic, AI-generated content
YouTube has asked its creators to label synthetic and AI-generated content, in an effort towards supporting ...
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 ...
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 ...