January 2nd, 2024 10:17 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Services to Acquire 97.1 Percent Stake in Beetel Teletech

Bharti Airtel Services, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited, has finalised an agreement to acquire a 97.1 percent stake in Beetel Teletech Limited, a fellow Bharti Group company. The acquisition, valued at Rs 669 crore, is part of a broader group restructuring initiative. Also Read: Airtel Increases Stake in SD-WAN Startup Lavelle Networks to 45.6 Percent Group Restructuring "We wish to inform you that as a part of group restructuring,... Read More

October 28th, 2023 3:29 AM 0 COMMENTS

OneWeb to Begin Satellite Services in India From Next Month: Sunil Bharti Mittal

India witnessed what the first day of the 7th edition of India Mobile Congress 2023 unveiled. During his address at the Inauguration Ceremony, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, revealed interesting details about what Airtel was able to achieve in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for digital India. Sunil Mittal highlighted the two bold visions - Digital India and Make in India - put forward by the... Read More

June 30th, 2023 1:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL and ECIL Partner to Drive Indigenous Technology Development

BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) has partnered with ECIL (Electronics Corporation of India Limited), a government enterprise under the Department of Atomic Energy, to promote indigenous technology development. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on Wednesday, marking a step towards enhancing the telecom and IT sectors in India. BSNL and ECIL Collaboration The three-year alliance between BSNL and ECIL covers various product lines, including SDWAN, Smart Meters, Surveillance Systems,... Read More

October 4th, 2020 4:00 PM 18 COMMENTS

‘Make in India’ Initiative by Government to Increase the Prices of Smartphones

The Indian government has put a 10% customs duty on multiple parts of smartphones which are imported to the country from October 1, 2020. This is likely to result in increased prices of smartphones. ‘Make in India’ initiative is in full flow for the past few months with major companies such as Apple shifting its production of iPhones to India. DTH operators such as Tata Sky and Dish TV are... Read More

October 24th, 2016 4:29 AM 56 COMMENTS

Chinese companies should look at partnering closely in the “Make in India” program: Govt

The Indian government has urged Chinese companies to take advantage of the new investment and manufacturing opportunities in India, policy certainties and increased ease of business, and said that these companies should not only look at India as a market destination for their products, rather look at partnering closely in the “Make in India” program. “Indian talent and Chinese innovation can be a very potent fusion. Chinese companies need to... Read More

October 18th, 2016 6:00 AM 4 COMMENTS

Samsung signs MoU to invest Rs. 1,970 crores in its Noida plant

Samsung is taking steps to make its roots deeper in India. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Akhilesh Yadav for investing a whopping sum of Rs. 1,970 crores in Uttar Pradesh. Under the MoU, Samsung will be setting up a manufacturing unit in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. However, at this unit Samsung will not be manufacturing its major smartphones. The unit will be the leading manufacturer for "Free... Read More

October 7th, 2016 6:00 AM 6 COMMENTS

MediaTek launches smartphone design program to promote ‘Make in India’ initiative

To give a push to the "Make in India" initiative by the Indian government; One of the largest chipset makers - MediaTek is working on a new program. It has collaborated with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), India, Indian Cellular Association (ICA) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA), Taiwan to launch a smartphone design training program. The program will go functional later this year, and will last... Read More

December 9th, 2015 12:55 PM 1 COMMENTS

OnePlus to narrowly miss its target to sell a million smartphones in India

OnePlus, the newcomer Chinese brand in the smartphone segment, became quite popular with tech enthusiasts within a couple of years. Due to the high-end specifications of its smartphones that are offered at half the price of comparable products from well-established brands, OnePlus One and the OnePlus 2 became hugely popular in India. The company launched in the country late last year and targeted to sell a million devices in 2015.... Read More

December 2nd, 2015 3:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Lava to invest a whopping sum of Rs. 200 crore in India for design and operations

Looks like most of the manufacturers have their eyes set on making an investment in India. In the latest move, Indian handset maker, Lava has announced to make a whopping investment of Rs. 200 Crores in the country. The company is aiming at strengthening its design and testing operations in India over a period of 18 months. It is also planning to set India the major export hub for its... Read More

December 2nd, 2015 8:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm launches ‘Design in India challenge’ in support of Make in India initiative

The latest company to jump into the Make in India bandwagon is the chipset manufacturer, Qualcomm. The company has announced the "Design in India Challenge” in New Delhi. The challenge is in support of the Indian Government’s most ambitious development campaign, which is focused on turning India into a manufacturing hub for big companies. Qualcomm’s Design challenge is focused at bringing a product and hardware-centric ecosystem in India. As a part... Read More

October 12th, 2015 5:19 PM 4 COMMENTS

OnePlus to join the ‘Make in India’ league in collaboration with Foxconn

Following the league set up by other manufacturers, OnePlus has also joined the ‘Make in India’ initiative. The company has collaborated with Foxconn, which will be manufacturing the devices in its Rising Stars factory located in the Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. It is not the first time that a manufacturer is going to start manufacturing in India, many other big daddies of the tech world such as Motorola, Sony, HTC,... Read More

October 5th, 2015 3:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

Intex to shell out Rs. 1,000 Crores for setting up a manufacturing unit in Greater Noida

Many global smartphone manufacturers have been planning to invest in India, taking inspiration from them India-based manufacturer, Intex has also decided to invest a whopping sum of Rs 1,000 Cr in India. The company has planned to set up a manufacturing facility in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Following the reports, the manufacturing facility will be set up under a timeline of three years, and will be spread across an area... Read More

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