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Sri Kapardhi January 3rd, 2025 3:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Acquires 26 Percent Stake in AMP Energy Green Three

Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire nearly 3.79 crore shares of AMP Energy Green Three, representing a 26 percent stake. The announcement was made by Bharti Airtel on January 2, after market hours. This acquisition further strengthens Airtel's sustainability efforts to procure and use green energy. Also Read: Over Half of Airtel’s Network Sites Are Now Green Details of the Acquisition... Read More

Tanuja K January 3rd, 2025 2:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

POCO M6 Pro 5G at Just Rs 10000 in India

POCO, a Chinese smartphone maker, is now selling its M6 Pro 5G in India at under Rs 10,000. The device is an affordable 5G option for consumers in 2025 and the attractive deal for this device is now available in Amazon India. The device is available at just Rs 9,999. It is normally priced at Rs 10,999, but with select credit cards, you will get a discount of Rs 1,000.... Read More

Tanuja K January 3rd, 2025 1:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

POCO X7 Pro Ironman Edition is Launching on January 9, 2025

POCO is very soon going to launch the POCO X7 series globally. The two smartphones that are going to launch in the series, as we have already known for quite some time now are - POCO X7 and POCO X7 Pro. But there's one more device apart from this. It will be POCO X7 Pro Ironman Edition. Smartphone brands have often collaborated with other companies and launched special edition devices.... Read More

Kripa B January 3rd, 2025 1:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Synaptics and Google Collaborate to Advance Edge AI for IoT

Synaptics Incorporated (Synaptics) announced on Thursday, January 2, 2025, that it is partnering with Google on Edge AI for IoT to define the optimal implementation of multimodal processing for context-aware computing. The collaboration will integrate Google's MLIR-compliant machine learning (ML) core with Synaptics' Astra AI-Native compute platform with open-source software and tools. Also Read: Synopsys and SiMa.ai Partner to Accelerate Development of Automotive Edge AI Solution Transforming Edge AI with... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 3rd, 2025 1:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Industry Tariffs to Go up by 6-10% in FY26: Ind-Ra

The Indian telecom sector is going to witness a growth in average revenue per user (ARPU) and an improvement in the ROCE (return on capital employed) due to the tariff hikes implemented recently by telcos. However, they are not enough for the telcos to achieve an ROCE of 15%. For that, they need their ARPU from Q2 FY25 to go up by 25-35%. The full impact of the tariff hike... Read More

Kripa B January 3rd, 2025 12:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Optiemus, LS Spectrum to Explore Solutions for Detecting Illegal Prison Communications in India

Optiemus Unmanned Systems (OUS), a subsidiary of India-based telecommunications and electronics manufacturing group Optiemus Infracom, has partnered with LS Spectrum Solutions, a subsidiary of German-based LS Telecom, to market, assemble, and distribute drone-based spectrum analysis solutions in India, according to a joint statement released on Thursday. Through this partnership, the companies will also explore developing solutions to detect unauthorised cellular activity, such as illicit communications originating from prisons in India.... Read More

Kripa B January 3rd, 2025 10:42 AM 1 COMMENTS

Indian Government Eases EMF Norms for 5G: Report

The Indian government has reportedly relaxed electromagnetic field (EMF) norms for 5G networks, increasing the power density limit for base stations from 1 watt per square meter to 5 watts. Effective February 1, this move is expected to lower costs, accelerate network rollouts, and improve service quality for telecom operators. With this change, the government has partly addressed a long-standing industry demand that will allow telecom operators to cover more... Read More

Kripa B January 3rd, 2025 9:05 AM 0 COMMENTS

DoT, Telecom Operators Deploy Additional Infrastructure for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025

With the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 fast approaching, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has made significant preparations to ensure seamless communication for millions of devotees and visitors, with upgrades to telecom infrastructure across the city, Mela area, and key public spaces in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The telecom service providers have been instructed to deploy advanced technology and optimise networks to support the massive influx of people expected to attend the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 3rd, 2025 7:40 AM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Increases Validity of Two Plans to 425 Days

BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has two prepaid plans under its offering that come with 425 days of service validity. No other telecom operator in India offers such a plan. In fact, the private telecom operators have reduced the number of prepaid plans that came with yearly validity in order to boost their ARPU (average revenue per user) figure. BSNL is the sole telco to... Read More

Kripa B January 2nd, 2025 9:02 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance AI Infrastructure in Jamnagar to Be Built in 24 Months: Akash Ambani

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Director Akash Ambani has committed to developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Jamnagar within a span of 24 months. Alongside Isha and Anant Ambani, he pledged to work collectively for RIL's growth. During the 47th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in August 2024, the Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited, Mukesh Ambani, announced plans to establish gigawatt-scale AI-ready data centers in Jamnagar, Gujarat, powered entirely by Reliance's green... Read More

Kripa B January 2nd, 2025 6:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

SoftBank CEO Predicts 2025 Will Be a Year of Unprecedented Upheavals Hinging on AI

SoftBank president and CEO Junichi Miyakawa, on January 1st, said he anticipates that "2025 will be a year of unprecedented upheavals hinging on AI." In a New Year message, he mentioned that since ChatGPT was introduced in November 2022, in the space of less than two years it has evolved to the extent that it can generate text, images, videos, and even audio, possessing "advanced PhD-level reasoning abilities". He added... Read More

Sri Kapardhi January 2nd, 2025 5:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

ESA and Telesat Achieve 5G NTN Connection via LEO Satellite

The European Space Agency (ESA) and satellite operator Telesat have established a 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connection using a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite in the Ka-band frequency range. This marks the first time 5G NTN technology has been implemented with a fast-moving LEO satellite, paving the way for real-time, space-based connectivity, according to the official release. Also Read: EU, SpaceRISE Consortium Sign IRIS2 Contract for Deployment of Secure Satellite... Read More