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Telecom majors eye both 3G broadband wireless (20 March 12:00) |
| The potential market for data and video services has driven as many as 11 companies to file applications to bid for the broadband wireless access (BWA) |
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BT saves over £100 m by reworking contracts (20 March 12:00) |
| The BT Group - one of the largest outsourcers to India - is learnt to have cut costs by ‘over £100 million ' in the last one year by reworking its offshoring contracts with vendors such a... |
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SAP unveils biz intelligence solution (20 March 12:00) |
| SAP AG has launched the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence OnDemand solution targeted at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that hope to make use of SAP's analytics. “With this, we... |
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Prithvi Info hikes RD budget (20 March 12:00) |
| Prithvi Information Solutions has said that it has increased its research and development budget to Rs 12 crore this financial year from Rs 2 crore. “We have decided to spend 10 per cent o... |
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DoT asks equipment vendors to transfer tech in 3 years (20 March 12:00) |
| Taking a leaf out of the Chinese rulebook, the Department of Telecommunications has made it mandatory for equipment vendors, including Ericsson and Nokia Siemens, to transfer technology to I... |
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Mahindra Satyam seeks refund of tax paid on inflated financials (20 March 12:00) |
| Mahindra Satyam, which is in the process of restating the accounts of the last few years that preceded the major financial crisis, has reportedly written to the Ministries of Company Affairs... |
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Now use your own lingo to get computer-savvy (20 March 12:00) |
| But for those who don't, everything about computers and the Internet can be Greek and Latin. They need someone to help, to check emails, type documents, search content, chat and |
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Wipro Infotech hopes to sustain 45 growth in West Asia (20 March 12:00) |
| Wipro Infotech hopes to maintain its West Asia business growth of 45 per cent during the coming three years and add over 1,000 employees in the same time |
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Airtel in pact with Apple for 3G iPhone (20 March 12:00) |
| Bharti Airtel and Apple have reached an agreement to bring iPhone 3GS, the fastest most powerful iPhone yet, to India in the coming month. The pricing and the exact timing of the availabilit... |
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Airtel announces recharge contest (20 March 12:00) |
| Bharti Airtel has announced an offer for its mobile customers in the State with recharge and win contest as part of Vishu |
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8 telecom companies bid for 3G broadband wireless spectrum (19 March 12:00) |
| The Government has, so far, received applications from eight telecom companies to bid for third generation (3G) and broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum to be auctioned starting April |
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Bharti doubles broadband speeds at no extra cost (19 March 12:00) |
| In a move that could raise the bar for broadband services in the country, Bharti Airtel is launching a 4 Mbps wire line connection for just Rs 899 a month starting |
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Limited gains for TTML from divesting tower arm (19 March 12:00) |
| The move by Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited (TTML) to divest its entire stake in its tower subsidiary to Quippo-WTTIL, an independent tower company, may bring limited benefits to the... |
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BSNL wants financial aid for downsizing (19 March 12:00) |
| Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has told the Government that it may need a financial package to fund a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) if it were to downsize its workforce by one lakh work... |
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IBM launches corporate service corps in Hyderabad (19 March 12:00) |
| Global IT major, IBM, has launched its Corporate Service Corps (CSC) programme here in association with five non-governmental and non-profit |
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Yahoo! India begins the search for senior talent (19 March 12:00) |
| Yahoo! India R&D, the innovation arm of Yahoo! India, is on the hunt for ‘globally renowned' senior talent to fuel the centre's growth as it moves up the company's global value |
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Convergys workforce trebles in 6 years (19 March 12:00) |
| Convergys Corporation has said it has tripled the workforce at its Hyderabad facility in the last six years. The company, which celebrated its sixth anniversary this week, now has 1,100 empl... |
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GSM operators add 13 million subscribers in Feb (19 March 12:00) |
| GSM-based mobile operators added 13 million new subscribers in February, according to the Cellular Operators Association of |
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3G policy not against foreign players DoT tells vigilance panel (19 March 12:00) |
| The Department of Telecom has told the Central Vigilance Commission that the guidelines for 3G spectrum auction are not against foreign |
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Top manpower firms bid for Unique ID staffing tender (19 March 12:00) |
| Staffing firms such as Ma Foi, Teamlease and Datacore have put in bids for a manpower services tender floated by the Unique Identification Authority of India, it is reliably |
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RCom subscriber base crosses 100 m (19 March 12:00) |
| Reliance Communications has announced having crossed the 100-million mark in wireless subscriber base, making it the second largest wireless operator in the country to achieve this milestone... |
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Manthan Systems eyes Latin America (19 March 12:00) |
| Manthan Systems, which provides retail analytics solutions, is looking to expand into the markets of Latin America, Eastern Europe, Baltic States and South-East Asia. It is also looking to a... |
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Qualcomm submits bid for broadband spectrum (18 March 12:00) |
| The US-based Qualcomm Incorporated has submitted to the Department of Telecom its application to bid for the upcoming auction for broadband wireless access (BWA) |
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TCS Wipro Spanco in race for e-migrate project (18 March 12:00) |
| The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs is learnt to have shortlisted Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro and Spanco for its Rs 100-crore project designed to automate the emigration process fro... |
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Samsung to roll out Bada platform in April-June quarter (18 March 12:00) |
| Electronics major Samsung says its much-talked about mobile operating system Bada (‘bada' means ‘ocean' in Korean) will be launched in the April-June quarter this |
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Xerox opens innovation hub in Chennai (18 March 12:00) |
| Xerox Corporation on Thursday announced the opening of its India Innovation Hub in Chennai. The hub would focus on developing document management solutions that are relevant to emerging mark... |
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InApp to start subsidiary in Japan (18 March 12:00) |
| InApp, a software services company based in Technopark here, has announced plans to start a subsidiary company, InApp Japan K.K. The new base at Misuzugaoka Aobaku near Yokohama/Tokyo will o... |
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Bharti Dow Jones tie up (18 March 12:00) |
| Bharti Airtel and Dow Jones & Co have joined hands to offer financial and business news from The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires to Airtel mobile customers. The ‘Wall Street Jo... |
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Cybage sets up UK office (18 March 12:00) |
| Software services provider Cybage is expanding its global footprint and has set up an office in the UK. “As part of the company's global expansion drive, the strategic presence in the UK i... |
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Genpact projects Q1 revenue of $285-290 m (18 March 12:00) |
| Offshore BPO company Genpact – some of whose key investors are selling a part of their holding through a secondary offering in the US – has given a revenue outlook of between $285-290 mi... |
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RCom Polycom in pact for video-conferencing services (18 March 12:00) |
| Reliance Communications has entered into an arrangement with video-conferencing solutions provider Polycom to bring wireless video conferencing services in |
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Quippo-WTTIL to buy tower infrastructure co from Tata Tele Maha (18 March 12:00) |
| Quippo Telecom Infrastructure Ltd and Wireless TT Info Services Ltd has agreed to buy the telecom infrastructure company owned by Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd |
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TRAI issues paper on installation charges (18 March 12:00) |
| The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has floated a consultation paper to review the collocation charges paid by telecom operators to each |
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Qualcomm bid may result in hoarding WiMax Forum (18 March 12:00) |
| WiMax Forum in India on Tuesday said that if Qualcomm wins the bid for broadband spectrum it may result in hoarding of air waves since Time Division Long Term Evolution (TD LTE) is an untest... |
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Special auditor gives clean chit to Idea Cellular (18 March 12:00) |
| The special auditor appointed by the Department of Telecom to examine the accounts of Idea Cellular has given a clean chit to the company barring an additional liability of Rs 75 |
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Aircel to bid for 3G WiMax spectrum (17 March 12:00) |
| Mobile service operator Aircel on Tuesday said that it will launch operations in five more circles in the country by June to become a pan-India |
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Soon use your mobile phone to buy and sell (17 March 12:00) |
| Soon, you will be able to buy and sell things using your mobile phone without using an Internet connection. Bharti Airtel is launching a new application called Mobile Bazaar, which will enab... |
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Carotechs looking to expand operations (17 March 12:00) |
| For Mr Louis Vivek Devas, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Carolina Technology Solutions Private Ltd (Carotechs), the IT arm of US-headquartered BPWORKS Inc, establishing an off-site fac... |
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Contrarian moves pay off for firms (17 March 12:00) |
| In a contrarian move, business process management major Genpact increased its sales and systems hiring in the US and Europe by three times , and finance and accounting experts for its auto a... |
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Data centre services market to touch Rs 10000 cr by 2011 IDC (17 March 12:00) |
| India data centre services market will touch nearly Rs 10,000 crore by 2011-end, translating into a compounded annual growth rate of 22.7 per cent between year 2009 and 2011, according to |
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Net4India plans listing on NSE (17 March 12:00) |
| Net4India, a BSE-traded network and application services provider, intends to list its shares on the National Stock Exchange too, according to a top company |
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Genpact bags five-year order from Bengal Aerotropolis (17 March 12:00) |
| BPO major Genpact said it has bagged a five-year contract from Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL) - a specialist company engaged in the development of aerotropolis projects in |
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Patni takes over delivery unit in Texas (17 March 12:00) |
| The Mumbai-based Patni Computer Systems hopes to get more back office engagements from US companies in the financial services space following its move to take over a client's delivery centre... |
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BSNL to launch 3G services in Ernakulam (17 March 12:00) |
| BSNL has announced the launch of its 3G services in Ernakulam bringing to people simultaneous use of speech and data services at higher data |
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No bids for 3G on first day (16 March 12:00) |
| The Department of Telecom did not receive any bids for 3G spectrum on the first day after it opened doors for applications. Bidders have to submit their applications between March 15 and Mar... |
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Senior management reshuffle at TCS (16 March 12:00) |
| Tata Consultancy Services is in the process of realigning the roles of its senior management executives, sources close to the development told Business |
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We aim to increase our RD in India (16 March 12:00) |
| “As we relocate our global R&D resources, India is on the positive side of the scale,” says Mr Hakan Eriksson, Senior Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer of network equipment mak... |
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Ericsson in talks with firms for m-health service (16 March 12:00) |
| Swedish technology major Ericsson is in talks with Indian healthcare firms to provide mobile health solutions which will enable patients and doctors to access data on a real-time basis. Eric... |
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Auditor gives Bharti clean chit but says lack of access to data (16 March 12:00) |
| The special auditor appointed by the Department of Telecom to scrutinise the accounts of Bharti Airtel has given a clean chit to the company on most of the parameters outlined by the Governm... |
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Facebook plans centre in Hyderabad (16 March 12:00) |
| Facebook, the social networking site, has said that it will set up an office in Hyderabad to support its “growing number of users, advertisers and developers in India and around the world... |
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