Finnish telecom gear Nokia’s Asia-Pacific region posted 12% yearly decline in its fourth quarter net sales at 806 million euros, against 915 million euros in the same quarter last year, driven by lower net sales in both mobile broadband and global services in markets like Japan, Vietnam, and Australia. The net sales however grew in India and the Philippines. On a sequential basis, the net sales in the region however... Read More
Bharti Airtel has announced the commercial launch of its 4G services in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. “As customers in India show an increasing propensity for consuming data services, we at Airtel are excited to take the lead in introducing the market to the power of blazing 4G speeds. With the help of the feedback received from the beta launches, we have now built India’s first commercial 4G network. Today, as we... Read More
Taiwanese handset maker Asus has appointed Marcel Campos as the marketing director of the mobile division in India. Having 15 years of experience in the field of marketing and branding, Marcel is also the marketing director - mobile division, South America and was previously based in Brazil. As the marketing director, Marcel will be responsible for introducing and executing integrated strategies that support the handset maker’s business plans enabling it... Read More
Telenor India’s operating loss widened at NOK 368 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with NOK 285 million a year earlier. The Norway-based telecom company’s India unit’s full year operating loss stood at NOK 990 million, against operating profit of NOK 882 in 2014. Telenor India’s revenue however increased at NOK 1436 million in the quarter, compared with NOK 1187 million a year earlier. “The mass market approach,... Read More
Here is a good news for all those who have been planning to buy Lenovo’s latest smartphone, the K4 Note. The company announced that the device will now be up for sale without registrations in India from February 15. Lenovo sold whopping 1,80,000 units through flash sales until now, and now to fetch more buyers, the device is all set to be free from the registration re-requisites. Lenovo launched the K4... Read More
Mobile wallet can be a simple way to transact since it does not involve time-consuming issues like two-way authentication at the time of transaction. However, security and limited places where they can be used are some of the problems that afflict the segment. Freecharge has emerged as a prominent player in this segment. It was acquired by Snapdeal last year. In this interview Govind Rajan, Chief Operations Officer of Freecharge... Read More
Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia has expanded its mobile fronthaul solution with new 1830 Versatile WDM Module (VWM) optical platforms, allowing operators to accelerate the deployment of centralized RAN architectures to satisfy growing consumer demand for streaming video and downloading high-definition movies on mobile devices, as well as traffic demand from IoT-connected objects. Operators can meet surging data traffic on their networks and offer consumers higher-speed mobile broadband services profitably by... Read More
According to the special traits of India’s market dynamics, 80% of the B2C companies may not realise the ROI in digital technologies by 2017, says a study by Gartner Inc. For telecom companies, the revenue from data will reach nearly 50% by 2018. Hence, there is a serious need to ponder in the network management approach, the study said. The report, titled as "Predicts 2016: India's Market Dynamics Impact Digital... Read More
Motorola is trying to increase its reach outside Flipkart’s bubble in India. The company has now tied up with Amazon as well to sell its smartphones — Moto G (3rd Gen) and Moto G Turbo Edition. As of now, the Moto G (third-generation) 16GB variant is up for sale on Amazon at Rs. 10,999, while the 8GB variant will be up for grabs by the end of this week. The... Read More
Vodafone India has begun deploying next generation, high-speed 4G network in prominent business and residential corridors of Mumbai across the Western Suburbs and South Mumbai in a phased manner. The roll-out across all parts of Mumbai is expected to complete by the end of March 2016. Built on the efficient 1800 MHz band, this network will enable customers to access the internet via mobile with speeds across a range of... Read More
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has migrated over 40,000 of its network sites across India to green technology in sync with its commitment towards green network initiatives. More than 40,000 of these green network sites are designed to operate largely on battery-hybrid, lithium-ion and solar hybrid solutions with very little diesel consumption. Apart from these measures, Airtel maintains strict adherence to Indian Emission Norms along with its own safeguards that ensures emissions... Read More
Well, Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen users in India have been waiting for this moment for quite a while. The company has finally begun the roll out of Android 6.0 update to its Moto G (2nd Gen) smartphone in India. The update is currently being rolled out to both the 4G LTE and 3G variants around the country. Last month, we reported about the release of update notes by Motorola... Read More
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