Rudradeep Biswas

Rudradeep Biswas

RCom-MTS India merger deal may be stalled: Reports

RCom-MTS India merger deal may be stalled: Reports

The potential merger of Reliance Communications with Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL) is being delayed due to the ongoing legal tussle with the telecom department (DoT) over levy of spectrum contiguity charges. The deal, which was earlier expected to be closed by the second quarter of 2016, could well be stalled as … Read More

Rudradeep Biswas

Reliance Jio to Trai: Take action against telcos like Airtel, Vodafone for denying inter-connection

Reliance Jio Infocomm has urged Indian telecom regulator, Trai, to take action against incumbent telecom operators for not providing points of inter-connection (PoIs) to the Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telco during the ongoing test trials. The telco said that denying inter-connection was a blatant breach of the licence agreement, which provides … Read More

Rudradeep Biswas

Vodafone India renews IT outsourcing contract with IBM

Vodafone India renews IT outsourcing contract with IBM

Vodafone, India’s second largest telecom service provider, on Tuesday renewed its IT outsourcing deal with IBM for five more years. This new agreement builds on the existing eight year relationship between the two organizations. According to Greyhound Research estimates, the deal has been signed in the range of $750-850 million and … Read More

Rudradeep Biswas

Kolkata’s Mothers Wax Museum Gets free WiFi from Airtel

Kolkata’s Mothers Wax Museum Gets free WiFi from Airtel

Bharti Airtel has introduced their second public WiFi Hotspot in Kolkata as Airtel’s free WiFi services has been active in Mother’s Wax Museum (MWM), New Town, Rajarhat starting from August 8. This deployment is a part of Airtel’s ongoing network transformation program – Project Leap.   After Victoria Memorial Hall, … Read More

Rudradeep Biswas

Idea Cellular net profit plunged 74.5% in Q1

Idea Cellular net profit plunged 74.5% in Q1

Idea Cellular’s consolidated first quarter net profit plunged heavily 74.5% at Rs 2,171 million, from Rs 8,516 million in a year earlier period, due to one-time finance cost for spectrum and lower voice revenues. The company’s total revenue however increased 7.9% in the quarter to Rs 94,866 million. It had reported … Read More

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