Telecom
MTNL seeks to establish offshore presence with bids for Kuwaiti and African telcos
09 Oct 2009
MTNL is seeking a presence offshore, with a consortium bid for Kuwait telecom Zain and a bid for a stake in Zambian telecom firm Zamtel.
First solar-powered GSM network launched in india
07 Oct 2009
The solar-powered network is designed to help mobile operators build sustainable and profitable networks in remote areas where ARPUs are as low as Rs100 a month
Bharti to add 100 million users, may bid for wi-max: Sunil Mittal
07 Oct 2009
Whta does Bharti founder Sunil Mittal plan next now that the much awaited Bharti-MTN deal has come to a grinding halt for the second time? CNBC-TV18 shares with domain-b an exclusive interview with Mittal
No revival talks with MTN: Bharti
06 Oct 2009
TRAI may insist on ‘per second’ mobile billing
06 Oct 2009
In a move that would benefit mobile phone users, but may hit the bottomlines of service providers, TRAI plans to ask operators to bill customers on a per-second basis
3G auction not happening this year
05 Oct 2009
The never-ending saga of auctioning 3G telecom services in India is likely to be extended beyond 7 December, the target date that the government had last announced.
Bharti-MTN merger was dead weeks ago
03 Oct 2009
Bharti calls off merger talks with South Africa's MTN
30 Sep 2009
For the second time Bharti Airtel has called off merger talks with South Africa's MTN after the South African government said it wants MTN to remain under South African management
Nokia acquires "social atlas" Dopplr
29 Sep 2009
BSNL to spread broadband in Himachal
26 Sep 2009
Smartphone sales to exceed 422 million in 2013
25 Sep 2009
BSNL may rope in MTNL for Zain deal
25 Sep 2009
State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is still keen on bidding for Kuwait’s Zain Telecom along with sister public sector undertaking Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd
Telstra seals 10-year Coke deal
25 Sep 2009
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