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Tanay Singh Thakur February 12th, 2025 11:25 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea is Walking the Talk with Capex Spends in Q3 FY25

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator, recently announced Q3 FY25 financial results. The results showed that the revenue for the quarter was Rs 111.2 billion, a QoQ improvement of 1.7%. While this is marginal revenue growth, the telco was still able to scale its capex to new heights. This was possible due to the successful fundraising through equity during early part of the year. Vi said that its... Read More

Srikapardhi February 12th, 2025 11:08 AM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel Expands Network to Cover Over 89,000 Villages in India

Bharti Airtel (Airtel) has been expanding its network to villages by deploying telecom sites to extend coverage to rural India. Over the last two years, Airtel has expanded its network to cover over 89,000 villages through the deployment of around 43,000 sites. In its presentation last September, Airtel stated that its 5G network coverage reaches 140,000 villages, while its 4G network coverage extends to 800,000 villages across India. Also Read:... Read More

Kripa B February 12th, 2025 9:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

Confluent Partners With Jio to Advance Development of GenAI Use Cases in India

US-headquartered data streaming company Confluent has partnered with Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) to accelerate the development of real-time and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) use cases in India while integrating Confluent Cloud with Jio Cloud Services. "Confluent, Inc., the data streaming pioneer, today announced it has signed a strategic partnership with Jio Platforms Limited for Jio Cloud Services," the company said on Tuesday. Also Read: Reliance Jio Partners With Polygon Labs... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 12th, 2025 7:01 AM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL’s Rs 345 Plan Offers 60 Days of Validity with Calling and Data

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, offers customers a Rs 345 prepaid plan for 60 days. This plan is one of the most affordable 60 days service validity plan in the country. While BSNL has not yet launched 4G everywhere, it is in the process to do so. Until now, BSNL has put more than 65,000 sites on-air. The Rs 345 plan from BSNL is a... Read More

Kripa B February 11th, 2025 10:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

India Leads Global AI Adoption with 65 Percent Usage in the Past Three Months: Microsoft Survey

A Microsoft study reveals that 65 percent of Indians surveyed have used artificial intelligence (AI) in the past three months, a significant rise from 26 percent in 2023. This figure is more than twice the global average, highlighting the rapid adoption of AI in India. On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled the Global Online Safety Survey 2025, which studies the growing influence of AI. The report is based on a web survey of... Read More

Kripa B February 11th, 2025 8:41 PM 37 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Reports Rs 6,609 Crore Loss, Plans 5G Rollout in Mumbai by March 2025

Vodafone Idea (Vi), on February 11, 2025, reported a net loss of Rs 6,609 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to a net loss of Rs 6,985.9 crore in the same period the previous year. The third-largest telecom operator's revenue from operations stood at Rs 11,117 crore in Q3FY25, up from Rs 10,673 crore in Q3FY24. Also Read: Vodafone Idea Offers Blue Ribbon Bags Service With Postpaid... Read More

Srikapardhi February 11th, 2025 6:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

Neom and DataVolt Partner to Build USD 5 Billion AI Data Center in Oxagon

Saudi Arabia's Neom and DataVolt have signed an agreement to develop a 1.5-gigawatt (GW) net-zero artificial intelligence (AI) factory in its Oxagon zone. The development will take a phased approach, with phase one funded by an initial investment of USD 5 billion expected to be operational by 2028, Neom and DataVolt announced on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. Also Read: Fluidstack to Build AI Supercomputer in France with EUR 10 Billion... Read More

Kripa B February 11th, 2025 4:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Zoom Expands Zoom Phone Service to Chennai

Zoom Communications (Zoom) has officially launched its cloud-based Zoom Phone service in Chennai, marking its official rollout in the Tamil Nadu Telecom Circle. This launch follows the service's rollout in the Maharashtra Telecom Circle (MHTC) in October 2024. Licensed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) India, Zoom Phone brings AI-first modern telephony to Chennai's business ecosystem, the company announced on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. AI-First Capabilities Zoom Phone offers enterprises... Read More

Tanuja K February 11th, 2025 4:06 PM 1 COMMENTS

Realme P3 Pro with Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Launching in India Next Week

Realme is soon going to launch the Realme P3 Pro in India. Many specifications of the smartphone are now confirmed. The company has said that the device will launch in India on February 18, 2025, which is next week. On the very same day, we will also see the OnePlus Watch 3 making it to the US market, and potentially the Indian market. Realme P3 Pro is likely going to... Read More

Srikapardhi February 11th, 2025 2:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

Aduna Partners with Sinch to Expand Global Network API Access

Aduna, a network API joint venture backed by leading global telecom operators and Sweden's Ericsson, has partnered with Sinch, a cloud communications (CPaaS) provider, to accelerate the adoption of network application programming interfaces (APIs). This partnership will enable businesses and developers to integrate advanced mobile network capabilities. Also Read: Ericsson Names Its New API Venture Aduna Aduna Aduna was launched in September 2024 to streamline and simplify global access to... Read More

Kripa B February 11th, 2025 1:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

NXP Semiconductors to Acquire Kinara for USD 307 Million, Expanding Edge AI Capabilities

NXP Semiconductors (NXP) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kinara, a maker of neural processing units (NPUs) for edge artificial intelligence (AI) applications, in an all-cash transaction valued at USD 307 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2025, pending regulatory approvals, the Dutch chipmaker said on Monday. Also Read: Synaptics and Google Collaborate to Advance Edge AI for IoT Kinara's NPUs Enhance AI... Read More

Tanuja K February 11th, 2025 1:23 PM 1 COMMENTS

Upcoming iPhone SE Likely to be Very Powerful

Apple's next iPhone launch will not be the iPhone 17 series. Before that, Apple will launch the iPhone SE 4, which has been due for years now. While the 'SE' iPhones are looked at as lower end iPhones with trimmed down specifications, we may see something different with the iPhone SE 4. This time, Apple could be optimising the new iPhone SE to come with powerful specifications, but yet be... Read More