NEW DELHI, JAN 24: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today said that the regulator’s free-hand to telecom operators to fix call and other services charges should not be

This technology will allow law enforcement agencies to pin point the location of a mobile user.

NEW DELHI, JAN 21: More than 18 months after the Government made it mandatory for

GURGAON: Eight to ten laptops are stolen every week in Gurgaon and the city police have now sought the help of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) to track

2009’s movers and shakers share with us the gadgets that set their hearts racing.

Not so long ago, we all waited to use the internet - it took at least 10

Mobile internet and data services are fast emerging as the new front for a rate war among service providers. Telecom companies are eyeing a piece of the market share where

It’s a brand new experience for all the cricket lovers, especially the students, as it helps cricket lovers in my village where there are power cuts and cable channels don’t

Everyday tensions and work engagements have led people to steadily opt for different kinds of leisure activities spared for little precious time they get. Gaming is one such option, where the game lovers

The DoT has trying to make the going easier for foreign telecom players interested in providing 3G services in India. According to new guidelines foreign entrants will be allowed to

Bharti Airtel has left all competition behind to emerge as India’s largest mobile operator by subscribers outperforming all CDMA players put together in terms of mobile revenues, net subscriber addition

After a long lull the government has finally decided to go ahead with the bidding process for mobile number portability (MNP), the service that would enable a mobile phone user

BIG TV is all set to revolutionise the retail method of Recharge Vouchers (RCVs) for DTH services. BIG TV has created a network of close to 75,000 outlets spread over

According to a new report by Britain's telecom regulator Ofcom the rising economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China will impel mobile services development in the coming years.

"Together these countries

By 2009 Indians can expect to start making technologically advanced mobile payment with secure transactions at lower costs.

"We are working with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and other members,

Ahmedabad-based Net4Nuts Limited’s low-cost Mobile email application MeOnGo is ready to take on the challenge in markets beyond its shores. The company has been providing MVAS to major Indian telecom

India’s two biggest players in GSM and CDMA are Airtel and Rcom respectively. Airtel has an overall market share of around 25% in the mobile telephony space and is present

Sony Ericsson India has launched the company’s much-awaited sub-brand XPERIA in the country. The first merchandise to be launched is a multimedia convergence gadget. According to Mr Anil Sethi, President,

It seems as though minister A. Raja's troubles are far from over, with the Delhi High Court issuing a notice to the centre on a PIL challenging the policy of

India’s push SMS industry is facing a challenge with operators Airtel and Tata Indicom increasing the interconnect charges applicable on application to person (A2P) SMSs on each other’s network.

Bharti Airtel adds another feather to its cap by adding 2.72 million mobile users in October to take up its total number of users to 80.2 million. The Cellular Operators’

The communications ministry may have to take consent from the law ministry for its plan to introduce a three-year lock-in on stake sales by promoters of new telecom companies.

As per

There will be one more reason to rejoice for customers as they ring in the new year, with call rates set to drop by 25-30% by the year end.

According to

New telecom entrants such as Swan, Unitech, Datacom and Shyam, among others, may be allowed a breather by the Department of Telecommunications if it allows the telcoms to roll out

Despite the economic depression, India’s debutant cellular players have seen hectic activity in the past few weeks. A number of deals like Telenor and Unitech and Etisalat’s with Swan Telecom

Google India Managing Director Shailesh Rao has been appointed as Chairman of industry body The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).

Ambareesh Murty has

British Wi-Fi technology major Nomad Digital has entered into a joint venture with Indian company Zylog Systems to provide wireless internet access to India's massive railway network.

Newcastle-based Nomad

GENEVA: Companies and celebrities ranging from Arsenal football club to actress Scarlett Johansson filed a record number of "cybersquatting" cases in 2008 to stop others from profiting from their famous

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IndiaMART.com, India’s largest online B2B marketplace are organizing a first of its kind conference on “ICT for SMEs” to focus on

Even amid the global economic crisis the telecom industry is going great guns. Beginning with the cellular mobiles revolution, a lot has changed in the telecom sector both for the

NEW DELHI: The battle against cyber squatters, who illegally register web addresses of known brands, has spilled over into India. The Indian arms of a host of

Even by the standards of the scorching pace set in the past five years, the next five years of India's telecom history promise to be good, if a report just

Searching for information on your city? Your cellphone could be of use. Telecom firms offering local search service to subscribers say the response to the service has been good. They

With Mobile Value Added Services (MVAS) touching Rs 7,510 cr in 2008, and expected to touch Rs 9,760 cr in 2009 and Rs 16,520 cr by 2010, mobile players are

NEW DELHI: Third generation (3G) mobile subscribers in India will reach 90 million by 2013, forming 12 percent of the overall wireless base, an industry report released on Monday

Aditya Birla Group's IDEA Cellular has announced the launch of 'IDEA Mobile Roadie Challenge', in association with MTV.

For those of you who couldn't make it to the Roadie challenge in

KOLKATA: At a time when growth in the Indian mobile phone market has flattened out over the last one year, the rural markets are providing the vital lifeline.

Leading cellphone makers claim

GSM operators in India continued to report healthy growth rate as the subscriber base in the country grew by 8.1 million (excluding Reliance Telecom) in December 2008.

According to the latest

For India’s 375 million-and-growing mobile phone users, 2009 holds the promise of third generation (3G) mobile and WiMax services.

The new technologies bring with it an exciting array

With the India's mobile telecom network expected to grow from over 300 million subscribers now to over 400 million by the end of 2009, mobile applications (m-apps) will become central

MUMBAI: Year 2009 may ring in cheaper call rates for telecom subscribers, alright, but established telecom operators are bracing for a tough year when their margins will be

NEW DELHI: In a move that could further delay auctions, the finance ministry has asked the telecom department to double the floor price for 3G and wireless broadband

The new 'market order', termed as Growth Phase 2.0 -- and expected to evolve 2009 onwards. This phase will be different from Growth Phase 1.0 (2003-08), which saw the domestic

Capital efficiency will be the new mantra for venture capitalists this year. Yesterday, we carried in the paper the overall outlook for Indian venture capital in 2009. Starting

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Monday approved the proposal of Japanese telecom major NTT DoCoMo to acquire 27.31% equity capital of Tata Teleservices for about

IBM Global Services, business and technology services provider has emerged as the largest vendor in the IT Services market in India with a market share of 10.8 per cent, according

NEW DELHI: In a bid to challenge state owned telco BSNL's dominance in rural circles, Reliance Communications (RCom) plans to launch a rural variant of its wireless Internet service –

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Bharti Telesoft, a provider in integrated VAS solutions for mobile operators in emerging markets, today announced that it would be showcasing its integrated VAS portfolio at the

Taking rural telecom penetration to the next level, the Indian Cellular Association (ICA) in a proposal to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested free of cost mobile

PUNE: Mobile phone subscribers should be able to heave a sigh of relief from this month for they will not receive unsolicited commercial communications (UCC) through SMS,

India could soon become nearly immune to the occasional undersea cable cuts that hamper Internet and telephone connectivity. Operators such as Bharti, Reliance, Tata Communications and BSNL are building multiple

The Government has deferred 3G spectrum auction to January 30, delaying it by 15 days. Telecom Secretary in an internal letter said, "In view of the large number of

The auctions for 3G spectrum, vital for next-generation telecoms services such as video-calling and broadband internet on mobile phones, are set to be delayed beyond its scheduled date of January

NEW DELHI: The auctions for 3G spectrum, vital for next-generation telecoms services such as video-calling and broadband internet on mobile phones, are set to be delayed beyond its scheduled date

Mumbai: Online gaming company Zapak Digital Entertainment is looking at boosting the online gaming culture among corporates with their Zapak Corporate Gaming Championship. The competition was open to executives of

MUMBAI: Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications (RCOM) has set aside $1 billion for its 3G (third generation) telecom services rollout.

The approximately Rs 4,700 crore investment in 3G, will be funded through

NEW DELHI: Foreign telecom firms who win third-generation radio waves in an auction due next month will also be kept in the queue for second-generation spectrum, a senior government official

NEW DELHI: India is confident the global financial crisis will not derail its auction of 3G mobile services spectrum due in mid-January, hanging out the prize of a larger foothold

OSLO/NEW DELHI: Norwegian telecom firm Telenor on Tuesday said it expects to close the transaction with Unitech Wireless, the telecom arm of Indian realty major Unitech, in January next

NEW DELHI: The communications ministry on Tuesday said that new entrants winning third-generation (3G) spectrum in the auctions next month will also be eligible for second generation (2G) radio frequencies.

While the world reels under recession, emerging players in the mobile value added services (mVAS) business in India are not just growing but chalking out new plans with the introduction

Delhi has become the first Indian city to have over 100% telecom penetration. The latest government data shows that the city has mobile tele-density of 109.9%, or has over 109

Faced with the accusation of favouring a new operator Swan Telecom to provide roaming agreement, state-run BSNL has told the government that it is purely a business decision for revenue

Internet service providers (ISPs) such as Sify, Aircel and Spectranet are considering legal action against the department of telecom’s plan to take back radio frequencies allotted to them in 2003

Bharat Sanchar Nigam's (BSNL) alliance with US-based Soma Networks for WiMax rollout has come under cloud. The WiMax Forum and the Association of Unified Telecom Services Providers (AUSPI) are approaching

Tata Teleservices Limited, the fastest growing telecom service provider in the country, the Department of Telecommunications and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, the leading technical institute in the country,

The finance ministry has endorsed the communications ministry's decision to limit the upcoming 3G auction to five players per circle for private companies and state-owned telecom companies. The communications ministry

In a bid to improve rural telephony, telecom regulator TRAI has proposed that all operators who offer communication services in rural India and share their infrastructure with other players be

Till now the competition was between the GSM platform and the CDMA with GSM always dominating but now the scene is shifting to a second war for supremacy that is

Chief general manager, AP telecom circle BSNL, T N Sudhindra Kumar said that there are plans to provide 3G or third generation mobile phones in 29 cities of Andhra Pradesh.

The telecom ministry is set to reject a proposal to impose an 'administrative tax' on successful bidders of 3G wireless frequencies, fearing such a tax could impair revenue collections at

After last week’s India Telecom show in Delhi that provided a sneak peak at some lean, mean computing machines expected to hit the market by mid-2009; the days of travel-weary

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has endorsed an accusation that top CDMA telecom operator Reliance Communication has been passing its mobile revenues as income from subsidiaries. The regulator

The US is peppering India with questions on key policy issues in the telecom sector as the country gears up to auction 3G spectrum, which will allow services such as

India plans to start auctioning 3G spectrum on Jan. 16, with both Indian and foreign bidders allowed to participate in the online auction. However, winning foreign bidders will have to

Amidst a raging controversy over non-availability of technology to monitor content from BlackBerry, the Telecom Ministry on Friday said that it did not see any problems with Blackberry. Asked whether

Warning that modern technology can be a powerful instrument in the hands of terrorists, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that there was a need for cooperation between telecom industry

The 3G services are finally here with the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) launching the services today, during the Indian Telecom Summit in New Delhi. The company is planning to

India's telecom scene is expanding at a fast rate with the mobile subscriber base of over 300 million the market is expected to touch 700-million subscriber base by 2012. According

According to a draft information memorandum prepared by the Department of Telecom, no more than four 3G licences will be offered for auction in any of the 22 telecom circles,

Blackberry has again come under the scanner with the Telecom Ministry looking for review from security agencies. This has come at a time when a top team of the Blackberry

British Telecommunication giant Virgin Media has taken the call to use mobile Yahoo onesearch to power Internet browsing for its mobile service users.

Virgin will start using oneSearch at a new

The writing is on the wall; even rural India gives a thumbs up to mobile over landline. As per Trai figures, subscriber additions in rural areas exceeded additions in the

FRANCE: European Union states headed for a collision course with the bloc's parliament on Tuesday as a spat over how to tackle illegal downloads threatened a wider telecom reform.

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