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Rudradeep Biswas February 5th, 2016 1:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

DataWind to set up its new manufacturing unit Telangana, generate 500 jobs

DataWind said that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telangana government to set up its new manufacturing unit in the city. The MoU will allow both parties to work collaboratively and cooperatively for the purpose of developing a mobile manufacturing ecosystem in Telangana State. The new facility is expected to start production within 90 days, and it will generate 500 jobs in the first phase of its operation... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 4th, 2016 6:36 PM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone India Q3 service revenue increased 2.3% to reach GBP1.103 billion

Vodafone, the country's second-largest mobile operator, has posted a 2.3% year-on-year growth in its organic service revenues in the third quarter. It said that the quarterly growth rate slowed down due to further competitive pressure, which impacted both voice and data prices and data customer growth. The company’s organic service revenue had increased 5.6% in the second quarter. The unlisted Indian unit of Vodafone Group reported revenues of GBP1.103 billion... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 4th, 2016 2:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia launches analytics capabilities for operators

Nokia's new Applications & Analytics business group has introduced two separate analytics capabilities for operators to ensure the proper network capacity to support new services and maintain the highest quality IPTV service. Finnish telecom gear maker's Capacity Advisor for Nokia Performance Manager (NPM) analyzes past and present network use data to predict the network capacity operators will need to keep up with growth in service usage when launching a service... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 1st, 2016 6:57 PM 5 COMMENTS

TTSL plans to bundle enterprise services with 4G services: Report

Tata Teleservices (TTSL), the dual technology telecom operator, is in talks with existing 4G telecom operators to bundle its enterprise offerings with their high-speed fourth generation services, ET reported. With 4G services from other telcos, the company aims to better tap the country’s enterprise market, and to get maximum share in about a million-strong enterprise market in India. Prateek Pashine, Head – Enterprise Business at Tata Teleservices, told the publication... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 31st, 2016 7:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

Avaya names Vishal Agrawal as Managing Director for India and SAARC

Avaya, a provider of business communications software, systems and services, has named Vishal Agrawal as Managing Director for India and SAARC operations. Agrawal will focus on aligning Avaya more closely with India’s digital transformation initiative, and on continuing to drive the company’s ‘customer-first’ solution innovation ethos and outcome-based approach. “For the last two years, we have invested in building a strong ecosystem of partners, a team that has experience and... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 29th, 2016 3:54 PM 17 COMMENTS

Trai auction recommendations out, suggests Rs 11,485 crore per Mhz for 700 Mhz band

Indian telecom regulator, Trai, has come out with its recommendations of the upcoming spectrum auction, which is likely to take place around May-June this year. It has given its recommendations on spectrum price for seven bands, including 700 MHz, 800 MHz, and 2500 MHz. The regulator, for the very first time, has suggested auction of the super premium 700 MHz band, which is most suitable for 4G services. It has... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 29th, 2016 9:01 AM 1 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel, Axiata to merge operations in Bangladesh

Bharti Airtel said that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Axiata Group Berhad to merge their respective subsidiaries in Bangladesh that are Robi Axiata Limited (Robi) and Airtel Bangladesh Limited. The agreement follows the September 9, 2015 announcement of both parties entering into an exclusive discussion to explore possibility of combining the business operations in Bangladesh. Upon completion, Axiata will hold 68.3% controlling stake in the combined entity,... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 28th, 2016 5:35 AM 38 COMMENTS

Here are more details regarding Vodafone 4G LTE services in Kolkata including speed test results

Vodafone, the largest (and oldest) mobile operator in the Kolkata and West Bengal circle, had announced the launch of its next-generation 4G LTE mobile services in Kolkata in a gala event held at the Oberoi Grand. Coincidentally, the Oberoi Grand is one of the oldest 5-star hotels in Kolkata metro. The event was conducted in the presence of Dr. Amit Mitra, West Bengal's Minister of Finance & Commerce, on January 25, 2016. The rollout of Vodafone's 4G... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 27th, 2016 5:53 PM 11 COMMENTS

Vodafone to launch 4G in Delhi-NCR on February 3

Vodafone, the country's second largest carrier by subscribers, will launch 4G LTE services in Delhi-NCR region on February 3, 2016, following similar launches in Kolkata, Karnataka, and Kerala telecom circles. The telco has sent out invites to the media, for an event in Gurgaon on February 3. The event will be attended by Vodafone Chief Operating Officer Naveen Chopra, and Apoorva Mehrotra, Business Head –Delhi & NCR. BJAS Murthy, Operations Director... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 26th, 2016 1:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia says its FastMile solution connects rural areas to broadband

Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia has launched FastMile, which lets telcos use LTE radio technology to deliver high-speed broadband connectivity to the home in hard-to-reach or rural areas, maximizing spectrum use in the process. FastMile consists of an easy-to-install home indoor router and outdoor antenna, a portfolio of smartphone applications for consumers, plus a specific Radio Access Network (RAN) macro configuration with small cell support and cloud-based controller running on Nokia... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 25th, 2016 7:32 PM 2 COMMENTS

DoT set to exceed revenue target for this fiscal sans spectrum auction

Having received Rs 37,000 crore till December, India’s telecom department (DoT) looks set to corner over Rs 49,000 crore revenue in the current fiscal year even without the spectrum auction. The Indian government had set a target of Rs 42,865 crore in revenues. With new forecast, the DoT is set to exceed the budgeted target by about Rs 6,000 crore. The telecom department received Rs 22,332.42 crore as upfront fee... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 25th, 2016 3:40 PM 1 COMMENTS

STMicroelectronics, MyBox deploy satellite set-top boxes for Airtel Digital TV

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider, has announced the successful field deployment of India-made satellite set-top boxes (STB) for Airtel Digital TV in the country. Powered by STMicroelectronics’s STiH237 satellite SoC, the Digital HD STB is developed by MyBox- a Hero Electronix Venture. It is the first-of-its-kind HD STB with advanced security and hybrid broadband capabilities, fully designed, developed, and manufactured in India. MyBox’s HD STB offers a cost-effective solution that meets... Read More