Telecom
India to eclipse China in mobile subscriptions before Q2 of 2012: report
09 Jul 2011
While China is ahead of India by 50 million mobile subnscribers, India is adding subscriptions at faster rate and is likely to eclipse China within the first half of 2012
2G scam: attempts to embroil Chidambaram
09 Jul 2011
105.7 lakh subscribers opt for MNP in May
08 Jul 2011
Sibal refutes waiving penalty on RComm
08 Jul 2011
Sibal says the penalty on Reliance Communications was calculated on the basis of the duration of disruption of services as provided in the agreement between the USO Fund and the anil Ambani-led company
Bharti Airtel to rejig operations as income drops
08 Jul 2011
The restructuring will enable the company to create synergies across various business segments with a minimal impact on the employees
2G scam: NGO moves SC against Sibal, Vahanvati
08 Jul 2011
The centre for Public Interest Litigation has sought a CBI probe into the conduct of current telecom minister Kapil Sibal and attorney general G E Vahanvati in connection with 2G spectrum granted to RComm
2G scam: tainted Maran quits cabinet
07 Jul 2011
Textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran resigned from the union government this morning, a day after CBI officially accused him of complicity in the now infamous 2G spectrum scam.
Maran under SC scanner in 2G scam
06 Jul 2011
Textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran is now under the Supreme Court's scanner in the 2G spectrum allocation scam with the CBI uncovering his role in “forcing” Aircel promoter into selling his stake Malaysian firm in Maxis in 2006.
TDSAT restrains Rs 250 crore penalty imposed by DoT on Idea Cellular
05 Jul 2011
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal has restrained a Rs 250 crore penalty imposed by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Idea Cellular for violation of licence conditions.
GTL Infrastructure in talks with Viom Networks for strategic merger
05 Jul 2011
If talks succeed, the combined entity will have over 70,000 towers in making it the largest independent tower firm in the world.
HC orders Idea to return excess spectrum; slaps Rs1-cr fine
05 Jul 2011
The order could jeopardize Idea Cellular's attempt to become one of the largest wireless phone services providers in India and set back the company's plan to launch 3G services.
Facebook to hook up with Skype: Reports
05 Jul 2011
Vodafone inroduces own-brand content channel
05 Jul 2011
Apple seeks ban on four Samsung mobile devices in the US
02 Jul 2011
Apple yesterday filed a preliminary injunction to bar the entry of Samsung's latest mobile devices in the US, eve as the korean firm dropped its US countersuit in a strategic gambit to better focus on fighting its rival’s original patent-violation claims
Essar agrees to sell stake in Vodafone Essar
02 Jul 2011
The deal for Essar's 33-per cent stake in Vodafone Essar, which was earlier signed in April 2011 for $5 billion, is now valued at $5.46 billion, including a withholding tax.
Apple, Microsoft, Sony, RIM bag Nortel patents for $4.5 bn
01 Jul 2011
A consortium of Apple, Microsoft, Sony and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and others have successfully bid for prized patents from the bankrupt
Nortel Networks' patent portfolio for $4.5 billion in an auction that saw Google and Intel bow out
No tie-up with Huawei for telecom test lab, Sibal clarifies
01 Jul 2011
The MoU signed between the two is more like a non-disclosure agreement so that the information that IISc gets from Huawei is not disclosed to others, says telecom minister Kapil Sibal.
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