May 27th, 2016 11:48 AM 10 COMMENTS

BSNL invites bids for 3G/4G telecom gear worth $1 billion: Report

BSNL, the state-run telecom operators, has invited bids from telecom equipment providers to add 31.02 million new users of its 3G/4G services across the country, Financial Express reported. BSNL will accept bids for new equipment purchase till July 1. It however hasn’t given the value of the purchase order. The report, citing various sources, said that the purchase is estimated to be worth more than $1 billion. The state-run telco is currently... Read More

May 27th, 2016 3:24 AM 0 COMMENTS

Sterlite Tech’s PAT surges 27%, revenue up 33% in FY16

Sterlite Tech, which just announced demerger of power business, has reported a 27% yearly jump in its PAT or profit after tax for the fiscal year 2016 at Rs 151 crore. Post demerger, the company said that its FY16 performance is representative of only telecom business. Sterlite now claims to be India’s only Optical Communication Products, Services & Software company. The company's fourth quarter PAT (post-demerger) increased to Rs 52 crore, from Rs... Read More

May 26th, 2016 4:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson says developing emergency mobile financial services solution

Swedish gear maker Ericsson said that it is developing Emergency Wallet, a mobile financial services solution, for deployment in the immediate aftermath of disaster or crises to support humanitarian organizations and affected populations. The Ericsson Emergency Wallet solution will be designed for use in emergency situations where financial infrastructure is lacking. It will enable the distribution and use of digital funds by relief workers and impacted populations, which can help... Read More

May 26th, 2016 3:55 PM 3 COMMENTS

Snapdragon 820-powered HTC 10 goes official in India at Rs. 52,990

HTC finally launched its much-talked about HTC 10 smartphone in India. It comes with a 5.2-inch Quad HD display, 4GB of RAM, 64GB internal storage (32GB variant will also be available) and a 2.2GHz Snapdragon 820 chipset with Adreno 530 GPU. Also, the internal storage will be expandable up to 2TB via microSD card for both the storage variants. The HTC 10 will be available in Carbon Grey and Topaz... Read More

May 26th, 2016 3:38 PM 2 COMMENTS

Apple may not get local sourcing rule relaxation to open retail store in India: Report

Apple’s plan to open entirely owned retail stores in India seems to hit a roadblock due to the local sourcing rules of the country. The company may not be able to seek a relaxation under the mandatory local sourcing rule applicable for foreign direct investment in single-brand retail. The foreign companies selling products in India must purchase 30% of their components from local businesses, if they wish to open up retail... Read More

May 25th, 2016 1:37 PM 4 COMMENTS

Nextbit Robin: The cloud-first smartphone goes official in India at Rs. 19,999

Nextbit's cloud-first smartphone, Robin, has been finally made official in India. The main feature of the Nextbit Robin is its unique merge of cloud and internal storage. It backs up the apps, photos, in an orderly manner and restores them whenever as per user needs. To recap, Nextbit is a company formed by ex-Google, ex-HTC, and ex-Android employees, and their first product was Baton, an app that allows cloud syncing... Read More

May 25th, 2016 11:53 AM 14 COMMENTS

Idea’s 4G LTE service in Tamil Nadu & Chennai now covers 32 towns, including major towns across all 21 districts

Idea Cellular, India’s fastest growing telecom operator, announced the expansion of its hi-speed 4G LTE service to three more towns of Tamil Nadu & Chennai circle, taking the total tally to 32. Covering all major towns across all 21 districts, the company has increased its presence exponentially within a short span of time. In 12 out of these over 32 towns, Idea has also become the sole operator to provide... Read More

May 25th, 2016 8:14 AM 97 COMMENTS

Jio hasn’t extended unlimited preview offer to six months, clarifies customer care

Reliance Jio’s customer care has clarified that the telco hasn’t increased the validity of its unlimited LYF-Jio preview offer to another six months, and the message which a number of customers are getting through an app is due to a system glitch. “I would like to inform you that the unlim­ited preview offers validity is up to 90 ­days from the start date of your service. The message which you... Read More

May 25th, 2016 6:00 AM 1 COMMENTS

Micromax Canvas Selfie 4 goes official with 8MP front camera and Tap sensor

It looks like Micromax has lots going behind the screen with more and more products rushing into the market. The latest that goes official is Micromax Canvas Selfie 4. The Canvas Selfie 4 features an 8-megapixel rear and front-facing cameras. The smartphone is equipped with a ‘Tap Sensor’ that comes handy for clicking pictures and taking calls. The devices runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and comes a 5-inch HD display, 1.3GHz quad-core... Read More

May 25th, 2016 1:10 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone, TSECL make it easy for people in Tripura to pay electricity bills via Vodafone M-Pesa

Vodafone India, along with BillDesk for Tripura State Electricity Corporation Ltd (TSECL) today announced a facility whereby customers will be offered cashless, secure and easy electricity bill payments using Vodafone M-Pesa, Vodafone’s digital wallet service. Through this initiative, around 5 lakh customers in Tripura will be able to pay their electricity bills through M-Pesa, the company estimated. Commenting on this initiative, Alok Verma, Business Head, Assam & North East, Vodafone... Read More

May 24th, 2016 6:59 PM 1 COMMENTS

Vodafone’s chief commercial operations and strategy officer to step down

Vodafone's group chief commercial operations and strategy officer, Paolo Bertoluzzo, has put in his papers, and will become Group CEO of ICBPI, a leading financial and payment services company and the largest private equity investment in Italy. Paolo Bertoluzzo will be leaving Vodafone on 8 July 2016, the company said, adding that it will be announcing Bertoluzzos successor in due course. "Paolo has been an outstanding colleague who has made an... Read More

May 24th, 2016 2:52 PM 9 COMMENTS

Amazon India tweaks policies, no longer offer refunds on electronics

Amazon India has tweaked its return and refund policies for electronic products. In accordance with the changes made in the policies, the e-commerce giant will no longer offer a refund on electronic products such as Laptops, Monitors, Desktops, Camera Lenses, and Cameras. These electronic products (purchased after May 11) are only eligible for replacements, not refunds. As explained by Amazon, if a customer receives a damaged product then he/she can... Read More

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