Telecom
Liberty Global in talks to buy Cable & Wireless for over $5.5 bn
26 Oct 2015
Negotiations are continuing around a price of $5.5 billion, excluding debt of $2.6 billion, a 40 per cent premium to CWC Friday closing share price of £74.60, according to several media reports
Hackers send TalkTalk ransom demand
24 Oct 2015
RCom plans 3G intra-circle deals for 2G services
23 Oct 2015
ATC acquires 51% in Viom's tower business for around Rs7,600 cr
21 Oct 2015
Following the Viom Networks-ATC deal, the combined entity’s total number of towers will stand at 55,769, making it the third largest tower company in the country
Weathering a perfect mobile storm
21 Oct 2015
It’s a great time for mobility but challenging times for mobile network operators, says Conor Carroll, senior vice president of sales for Europe, Asia, and the Americas, Tata Communication
Alcatel Flash mulling manufacturing in India
21 Oct 2015
Facebook’s Zukerberg likely to push Free Basics on India visit
19 Oct 2015
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg is planning his second visit to India on 28 October, exactly one month after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the country is the predominant focus for Facebook’s Free Basics initiative
Telcos up in arms against call drop penalty
17 Oct 2015
Consumers to get Re1 for every call-drop
16 Oct 2015
Trai plans to raise the penalty on operators for poor service quality including call drops to Rs2 lakh
New Apple iPhone 6S not quite flying off dealers’ shelves
15 Oct 2015
Apple's aggressive sales strategy in India may have failed to yield quite the desired results as bookings for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus have fallen short of expectations
Vodafone blames lack of spectrum for call drops
15 Oct 2015
Featured articles
![](/Uploads/Images/thumb_733d509d-493c-41e9-b429-1260d912bb91-Aerogel-Crayon.jpg)
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
![](/Uploads/Images/thumb_294b0bec-6ff0-43c9-9fbc-a14e7cc70fa5-COP28.jpg)
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
![](/Uploads/Images/thumb_97943c9b-6e8f-429b-b355-1d4502bac437-Ponzi-Money.jpg)
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
![](/Uploads/Images/thumb_0f8359a3-2528-4faf-86c9-707fb7bccc01-Hdfc-logo.jpg)
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
![](/Uploads/Images/thumb_dc6b9dcc-e31e-4574-82e7-928e089406e0-Finger_millet.jpg)
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
![](/Uploads/Images/thumb_e37827da-fafd-4991-8635-60fade3df34c-ICM.jpg)
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation