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Tanay Singh Thakur February 5th, 2025 6:59 AM 1 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel First Recharge Coupons and Activation/Deactivation Rules

Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, has several first recharge coupons. Gone are the days when users had to recharge with only selective prepaid plans to get their SIM activated. First Recharge Coupons (FRCs) are basically prepaid plans with which you can active the services on your SIM cards. It is not something that telcos actively post a lot about. Especially today, when almost every plan is a first recharge... Read More

Kripa B February 4th, 2025 11:38 PM 0 COMMENTS

OpenAI and South Korea’s Kakao Ink Strategic Partnership

South Korean internet company Kakao signed a strategic partnership with OpenAI on Tuesday, becoming the first domestic company to partner with OpenAI. The agreement, announced at a joint press conference at The Plaza in Seoul, aims to enhance AI accessibility and drive advancements in AI-powered services. Kakao CEO Shina Chung and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attended the event and announced the collaboration between the two companies. Also Read: Kakao Announces... Read More

Kripa B February 4th, 2025 10:10 PM 1 COMMENTS

Government Plans to Bring Back Top Indian-Origin AI Experts for Local Innovation: Report

The Indian government has initiated discussions with leading Indian-origin AI researchers working at global firms to encourage them to return and contribute to the country's generative AI ecosystem. The move aims to reverse brain drain and bolster India's AI capabilities, Moneycontrol reported, citing sources. Also Read: India to Develop Indigenous Generative AI Model: Report Government Engages AI Experts With China's DeepSeek gaining traction, debates have emerged over whether India should... Read More

Kripa B February 4th, 2025 8:00 PM 1 COMMENTS

Ola Launches Krutrim AI Lab, Unveils New AI Models, Announces Rs 10,000 Crore Investment

Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal announced on Tuesday, February 4, an investment of Rs 2,000 crore in his artificial intelligence (AI) venture, Krutrim, with a commitment of Rs 10,000 crore by next year. He also announced the launch of Krutrim AI Lab, a frontier AI research lab, along with multiple AI models and the investment aimed at boosting India's AI ecosystem. Also Read: Tata Communications and CoRover.ai Partner to Offer Sovereign... Read More

Tanuja K February 4th, 2025 7:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel and Vodafone Idea Q3 FY25 Results Date and Details

Reliance Jio announced Q3 FY25 results in January 2025. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi), two listed telecom operators are also soon going to announce the quarterly and nine-month reports for FY25 very soon. Bharti Airtel has set the date for results announcement - February 6, 2025. Airtel's analyst call will take place on Feb 7, 2025. Vodafone Idea will follow with the results on Feb 11, 2025. Vi's analyst... Read More

Kripa B February 4th, 2025 6:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

Salesforce to Cut 1,000 Jobs Amid AI Expansion: Report

Salesforce is cutting over 1,000 jobs while simultaneously hiring employees to support its new artificial intelligence (AI) product sales. Displaced employees will have the opportunity to apply for internal positions, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing a source. Also Read: AMD to Lay Off 4 percent Workforce to Focus on AI Chip Development: Report Uncertainty Surrounds Impacted Divisions However, the report added that it remains unclear which divisions are most... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 4th, 2025 6:16 PM 5 COMMENTS

TRAI Gives Recommendations for 37 GHz, 42 GHz IMT Spectrum Bands

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has finally given recommendations for the 37-37.5 GHz, 37.5-40 GHz, and 42.5-43.5 GHz bands identified for IMT. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had sought TRAI's views on whether these bands should be put to auction for the telcos. Now, TRAI has finally made a call on the matter. Here are the recommendations and everything else you should know. Read More - Jio, Airtel,... Read More

Srikapardhi February 4th, 2025 4:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

DE-CIX Selects Nokia to Upgrade New York IX Backbone Network to 400GE

Global Internet Exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX has selected Nokia to upgrade its New York IX backbone network with 400 Gbps Ethernet infrastructure powered by Nokia's 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS). The DE-CIX backbone will be upgraded and configured to potentially support 800GE in the future. It will also employ reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexing (ROADM) technology to enhance routing flexibility and accelerate incident response without service interruptions, according to Nokia. Also... Read More

Kripa B February 4th, 2025 2:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Communications and CoRover.ai Partner to Offer Sovereign AI Solutions in India

Tata Communications and artificial intelligence (AI) startup CoRover.ai have announced a partnership to offer sovereign AI solutions to Indian enterprises and government bodies. By leveraging Tata Communications' Sovereign AI Cloud Platform and CoRover's conversational AI technologies, including BharatGPT, its proprietary large language model (LLM), the companies will deliver GenAI-powered solutions designed to meet the needs of India's digital landscape. Also Read: Tata Communications to Launch Full-Stack AI Cloud Platform: Report... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 4th, 2025 1:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio AirFiber: How to Get Free Installation

Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has rolled out its AirFiber service in several towns and cities in the last year. While the telco plans to add customers aggressively, it is running promotional offers that you may miss out on if you are not fully aware. Jio AirFiber customers don't need to pay any installation charges on their plans. Jio's AirFiber service is good for people who don't have fiber... Read More

Tanuja K February 4th, 2025 1:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

iQOO Neo 10R India Launch Confirmed

iQOO Neo 10R, a new smartphone from iQOO is going to launch soon in India. The company has been teasing the device for a few days. Now, as per Amazon posters, we can finally have the first look at the back design of the device. The iQOO Neo 10R is all set to come in a blue shade variant. It seems to have a triple camera setup at the rear... Read More

Tanuja K February 4th, 2025 12:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vi launches Number Rakshak Initiative at Maha Kumbh

Vodafone Idea has launched a new number rakshak initiative to ensure that people don't get lost during the Maha Kumbh. Due to the large scale of Maha Kumbh, thousands of individuals are lost or separated every time a kumbh mela takes place. As per info shared by the telco in a release, around 70,000 were reported lost or separated during the 2013 Kumbh Mela. This year, so far, over 250... Read More