Cable and broadband
Samsung wins $6.6 bn network equipment order from Verizon
08 Sep 2020
Samsung, which had a mere 3 per cent market share of the global telecom equipment, overcame the challenge posed by Nokia, Ericsson, ZTE and Cisco (in the absence of No 1 Huawei), to secure the grand order
Verizon, Amazon eye $4 bn stake in Vodafone Idea: report
04 Sep 2020
Acquisition of a majority stake in Vodafone Idea would help Amazon set up competition against Reliance Industries while it would open up a market for Verizon’s 5G telecom offerings
Jiofber cuts tariffs, offers 30-day free trial for new customers
01 Sep 2020
JioFiber comes with unlimited internet under a revamped home tariff plans that offers internet speeds of 150 Mbps, besides a 4K set top box with free subscription to 10 OTT apps for all new users
Amazon to invest $10 bn in Project Kuiper satellite constellation
03 Aug 2020
`Project Kuiper’, a constellation of 3,236 low-earth orbit satellites, will compete with the Starlink network being built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which has already launched over 500 satellites of the roughly 12,000 expected for its constellation
Reliance Jio develops own 5G network technology: report
11 Mar 2020
The new technology, which lets software undermine hardware on the technology front, will be a big negative for telecom gear suppliers as it would steal them of the potential profits Jio would otherwise have offered
Google to end its free Wi-Fi programme
18 Feb 2020
Qualcomm adopts Isro’s NaviC technology for mobile chipsets
23 Jan 2020
Qualcomm has developed new chipsets that are compatible with Isro’s GPS-alternative NaviC, helping Android phones to enhance geolocation capabilities within the coverage region of NaviC