Telecom
Telecom stocks fall as Trai asks telcos to start compensating subscribers for call drops
04 Jan 2016
800-yr-old cellphone-like object excites UFO watchers
31 Dec 2015
Bizarre claims that archaeologists have discovered an “800-year-old mobile phone” have sent conspiracy forums into overdrive
Telecom M&As hot up; Vodafone to buy Tikona spectrum
31 Dec 2015
If the deal does go through, it will help Vodafone double its geographical 4G presence from the five circles it currently has
Microsoft to alert users about state-sponsored hacking
31 Dec 2015
Microsoft will begin warning users of its consumer services including Outlook.com email when the company suspects that a government has been trying to hack into their accounts
Net neutrality debate: a case for Free Basics
31 Dec 2015
It makes sense that those using greater bandwidth should pay more, but what is objectionable is the ‘speeding up’ or ‘slowing down’ of sponsored and non-sponsored bits, argues Probir Roy, co-founder PayMate
IIT, IISc faculty oppose Facebook’s Free Basics
30 Dec 2015
Faculty from India's top institutes have asked Trai to reject Facebook’s 'Free Basics' to protect the citizens’ rights to use the internet as they wish
Apple tops again in new device activations
29 Dec 2015
Samsung Pay plans expansion in 2016
29 Dec 2015
MTNL to provide free roaming from 1 January
29 Dec 2015
Beginning 1 January, MTNL customers will be able to receive calls at no extra cost while travelling across the country, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced at an event to celebrate good governance day
Reliance Jio launches 4G services for employees
28 Dec 2015
Field trials by brokerage firm Credit Suisse showed that download speed on Reliance Jio’s 4G network during beta-test peaked at 70 megabit per second but remained in the 15-30 mbps range on most occasions
No call drop penalty till 6 Jan, Trai tells HC
23 Dec 2015
Trai tells RCom to pull plug on Facebook's Free Basics
23 Dec 2015
Still dithering over whether Facebook's free service violates net neutrality norms, the telecom regulator has asked Reliance Communications to stop providing Free Basics till it makes up its mind
Reliance Communications in talks with Maxis to acquire Aircel
22 Dec 2015
Reliance Communications (RCom) is in exclusive talks with Maxis Communications Bhd (MCB) and Sindya Securities and Investments Pvt Ltd to merge Aircel with itself
Ericsson, Apple end patent dispute, sign new deal
22 Dec 2015
Swedish mobile telecom gear maker Ericsson said it had signed a patent license deal with Apple Inc over technology that helps smartphones and tablets connect to mobile networks
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