NEW DELHI: To give a fillip to its super fast fourth-generation mobile services, Bharti Airtel has tied up with Chinese handset maker Xiaomi to provide 4G device Redmi Note at a price of Rs 9,999 in six cities, including the national capital.
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M2M communication: DoT working on a policy to regulate the usage of SIM cards in machines
BENGALURU | NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecom (DoT) is working on a policy to regulate the usage of SIM cards in machines, as distinct from usage by individuals, in projects such as smart buildings, smart cars and smart electricity meters, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told ET.
Telecom watch: COAI welcomes TRAI recommendations on 3G spectrum auction
The telecom regulator has received positive response for its recent recommendations on 3G spectrum auction scheduled to be held in February.
Microsoft could ditch Internet Explorer for a new browser named ‘Spartan’, says a report
Windows 10 should bring lots of changes to Microsoft’s operating system, including a possible overhaul of Internet Explorer. Many believed the beleaguered browser would be getting an update with codename “Spartan,”
Telecom equipment majors Ericsson, Nokia and Huawei offer tips for success of ‘Make in India’ initiative
NEW DELHI: As the government promotes its Make in India initiative, telecom equipment companies including Sweden’s Ericsson, Finnish Nokia Networks and China’s Huawei have already made the country a manufacturing and export base even as some plan to expand their existing operations.
Airtel withdraws plan to charge extra for VoIP calls, wait for Trai consultation paper
Bharti Airtel has dropped its plans to charge extra for internet voice calls or VoIP service available through apps like Skype and Viber and also it will not be launching any VoIP packs, Reports PTI.
India registers 40 % annual increase in cyber crime cases till June 2014
Hacking, publication of obscene contents, credit card and banking frauds among other cyber crimes have registered an annual increase of more than 40 % in the country in the past two years, reported PTI.
From January 2015, Facebook to ensure brands pay for posts
NEW DELHI: Come January, Facebook users will be breathing a sigh of relief. The company is making sure that it trims down pushed or promoted posts from company pages on a user’s news feeds but businesses will bear the brunt.
India’s public cloud market to triple by 2018: Gartner
BENGALURU: With a fledgling cloud-computing market in the country, both international and Indian cloud players are ramping up capacity to meet the increasing demand and are expected to spend over Rs 10,000 crore in the next three years.
Digital India initiative: Government to connect 55,000 villages with phones by December 2016
NEW DELHI: The telecom department plans to take mobile network by December 2016 to nearly 10 per cent of Indian villages that are still unconnected, to make the government’s ambitious Digital India program more pervasive. Of the 6,00,000 villages in the country, about 55,000 are still awaiting mobile connectivity.