Telecom
RIL's 900 MHz hopes dashed; govt to collect Rs61,162.22 cr from auction
13 Feb 2014
RIL's Jio Infocomm, which bid aggressively for both the premium 900 Mega Hertz and the less efficient 1,800 MHz bands, today bowed out of te 900 Mghz race
Bidding in 1800 Mhz band strengthens as 2G auction continues on 10th day
13 Feb 2014
Out of the last five online spectrum auctions, the current one is the largest the in terms of radio waves on sale, and the third-longest till date in terms of duration
Nokia to unveil Android smartphone: Reports
12 Feb 2014
Massive protests mark ‘Day We Fight Back’ against NSA spying
By By Jagdeep Worah | 12 Feb 2014
Internet users sent 80,000 calls and nearly 160,000 e-mails to their representatives in the US alone on 11 February, designated as ‘The Day We Fight Back’ against US surveillance. Jagdeep Worah reports.
Finance ministry calls off conciliation in Rs20,000-cr Vodafone tax case
12 Feb 2014
The union cabinet had, in June last year, approved a proposal for conciliation in the resolution of the tax issue relating to Vodafone’s capital gains from its acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa's stake in Hutchison Essar
T-Mobile wins case against AT&T's Aio using colour magenta
10 Feb 2014
A US federal court has ruled that AT&T subsidiary Aio Wireless’ use of the colour magenta is an infringement of T-Mobile's magenta trademark
Snapchat vulnerability can afflict iPhones
10 Feb 2014
A vulnerability within the photo messaging application Snapchat mobile app allows hackers to launch a denial-of-service attack that can freeze a user's iPhone
Vodafone close to tabling $9.54-bn bid for Spanish cable television provider ONO
10 Feb 2014
The potential acquisition is part of Vodafone's plan to expand into services such as high-speed Internet and television across Europe.
Cabinet clears Vodafone’s Rs10,141-cr buy-out of India operations
07 Feb 2014
Vodafone Plc will buy out the two main minority shareholders in Vodafone India – the Ajay Piramal-led Piramal Enterprises and Analjit Singh, founder-head of Max India Ltd, who together hold a little over 15 per cent equity
Bharti Airtel restructures African operations
06 Feb 2014
2G spectrum bids soar well above base price after 21 rounds
06 Feb 2014
The end of the third day of the for 2G spectrum auction on Wednesday saw 21 rounds of bidding,cumulative bids worth around Rs50,000 crore
Mumbai, Delhi see spike in bid prices of 900 MHz band spectrum
05 Feb 2014
At the end of Day 2 of the 2G spectrum auction, the bid prices for 900 MHz band spectrum on an average rose more than 54 per cent in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata
Understanding risks of different types of mobile banking transactions
05 Feb 2014
Many people are inclined to leave the responsibility for personal banking security entirely with the banks. However, this is not a good strategy for many reasons, say authors Pierluigi Paganini, Ron Kelson, Fabian Martin, David Pace, Benjamin Gittins. Reprinted with permission of Security Affairs
Internet majors disclose secret US demands for data
04 Feb 2014
Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google yesterday started publishing details of the number of secret government requests for data they received
2G auction: Bids top Rs44,600 crore on Day 1
04 Feb 2014
Thanks to the entry of billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his Reliance Jio in the 2G spectrum auction, the prices of airwaves are expected to see new highs
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