BENGALURU: Infosys is in the midst of putting together a staff appraisal practice that includes some of the best practices followed at new-age companies, including Google and Facebook, and will start evaluating employees from October next
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Truecaller to set up R&D centre in India
STOCKHOLM: Phone directory app Truecaller, which has nearly half of its 100 million users in India, will expand its base in the country with a research and development (R&D) centre and more marketing personnel.
COAI seeks 5 year extension in 4G network roll out deadline
NEW DELHI: Telecom industry body COAI has requested the Department of Telecom to extend deadline for roll out of 4G services to 2020 citing various hurdles mainly delay in development of technology and regulatory procedures.
Gartner’s Magic Quadrant positions Gemalto as a leader in user authentication
Gemalto has again been positioned as a Leader in Gartner’s December 1, 2014 Magic Quadrant for User Authentication, out of the 18 vendors assessed by Gartner
AMSTERDAM – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has again been positioned as a Leader in Gartner’s December 1, 2014 Magic Quadrant for User Authentication, out of the 18 vendors assessed by Gartner.
SC allows 3G intra-roaming services
NEW DELHI: Telecom operators can continue providing 3G roaming facility to mobile phone subscribers beyond their allotted zones through pacts with other service providers after the Supreme Court on Thursday turned down the Centre’s plea to stay an appellate tribunal decision allowing them to provide the facility.
Government explores use of third-party cloud data centres to cut costs
NEW DELHI | MUMBAI: The Centre is exploring the use of third-party cloud data centres with companies such as NetMagic and Microsoft that will form the backbone of its Digital India initiative as it increasingly adopts cloud technology for faster delivery and looks to reduce hardware procurement costs.
AAP demands telecom minister’s dismissal
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) demanded dismissal of Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad alleging a conflict of interest that has prevented him from issuing a notice to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio on 4G issue, a charge vehemently denied by Prasad saying he never gave advice or appeared for the company.
Investments in broadband need to be encouraged in India: Ericsson
NEW DELHI: Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson Thursday said that the investments in broadband need to be encouraged and facilitated to ensure the benefits of broadband to business and society under the government’s Digital India initiative.
India becomes fastest-growing, third-largest market for Dell
BENGALURU: Michael Dell’s decision to take Dell private last year has started showing signs of change for the company in India, where it has grown to become a $2-billion entity. Growing at close to 50% in the last one year, India has now become Dell’s third largest market in terms of revenue after the US and China.
RCom disagrees with top 3 telcos on 3G bandwidth pricing
NEW DELHI: Top three telcos Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have backed pricing the 2100 MHz (3G) band based on their technical efficiencies vis-a-vis that of the 2G spectrum in the 1800 MHz band, a view opposed by Reliance Communications, the No 4 player.