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Apple, Amazon, Meta Among US Tech Giants Opposing Jio, Vi’s 6GHz Band Allocation Demand: Report
Various US-based tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, Meta, HP, Intel, and Cisco, are opposing the demand of Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) for the 6GHz spectrum allocation for phone services. The two Indian TSPs want the Indian government to start allocating the wider network band for phone service, while the US-based companies want the same for W...
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Indian-Origin CEO Hits BlackRock With "Breathtaking" $500-Million Fraud
BlackRock's private-credit investing arm and several major lenders are scrambling to recover more than $500 million lost in a loan fraud allegedly orchestrated by Indian-origin telecom executive Bankim Brahmbhatt.
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Apple Reportedly Partners With Reliance Jio to Bring RCS Messaging to Indian iPhone Users
Apple has reportedly partnered with Indian telecom service provider Reliance Jio to offer Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging in the country. As per the report, this move will allow iPhone users with Jio as their carrier to send and receive text messages with iMessage-like features such as read receipts (individual chats), typing indicators...
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Rolls Out 5G Services in Pune With Introductory Offers
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced that it has started rolling out its 5G services to a new city in Maharashtra. With the new addition, the third-largest Indian telecom service provider (TSP) is now offering 5G connectivity in five cities of Maharashtra. This comes as the TSP is looking to expand its 5G coverage in India to 23 cities, including 17 pr...
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Airtel Announces New Rs. 189 Plan For Prepaid Customers With Unlimited Calling: All Details
Airtel has listed a new recharge plan for its prepaid subscribers with unlimited calling, 1GB data, and 300 SMS. The new plan has a validity of 21 days. Moreover, the Indian telecom giant has set a limit of 100 SMS a day. As per the company website, this is now the cheapest unlimited prepaid plan that Airtel offers.
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Telecom Operators Could Hike Mobile Tariff Again as Active Subscribers Saw Sharp Growth: Report
Telecom operators in India could reportedly increase mobile tariffs by the end of the ongoing year. As per the report, the increase in pricing could go as high as 10 to 12 percent, however, companies might take a tiered approach this year. The new approach will reportedly be taken as Indian telecom operators raised base prices by 11 to 23 percent i...
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DoT Issues Norms for Satcom Services as Musk's Starlink Looks to Enter Indian Market
The DoT has barred companies from linking connection of users in any form with any terminal or facility located outside the country's border as well as processing of their data overseas. The move assumes significance as the government is, for the first time, gearing up to open satellite communication service for the general public
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Jio Platforms Reportedly Partnering With Nvidia to Develop Affordable and Personalised AI Solutions
Jio Platforms is reportedly partnering with tech giants such as Nvidia intending to disrupt the Indian artificial intelligence (AI) space like it disrupted the telecom sector with competitive pricing and access to unlimited mobile data. As per the report, Jio is working with multiple companies to co-develop native large language models (LLMs).
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Reliance Jio IPO Said to Launch in 2025, Retail Unit Listing Slated for Much Later
Mukesh Ambani targets a 2025 Mumbai listing for his telecom business Jio, valued by analysts at over $100 billion (roughly Rs. 8,41,090 crore). Reliance Industries' boss Ambani hasn't updated his IPO timelines after saying in 2019 that Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail would "move towards" a listing within five years.
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Jio May Soon Receive Regulatory Approval for Launch of Satellite Internet Services in India: Report
JioSpaceFiber could launch in India soon, according to a report. Approval from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) would allow the company to become the first satellite-based giga fibre Internet service in the country, ahead of Elon Musk-led Starlink, Eutelsat Group's OneWeb, and Amazon's Project Kuiper, firms th...
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Vodafone Idea and Elon Musk's Starlink Not in Tie-Up Talks, Telecom Firm Clarifies
India's Vodafone Idea is not in talks to tie up with billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet company Starlink, the telecom operator said on Tuesday, dashing hopes of a revival in the debt-ridden company that had sent its stock soaring.
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Reliance Jio, IIT Bombay Working on ‘Bharat GPT,’ Telecom Giant to Launch a TV OS: Report
Telecom giant Reliance Jio is reportedly working on generative AI and plans to launch a ‘Bharat GPT’ programme along the lines of large language model-based AI chatbots like ChatGPT. The company has partnered up with Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay to develop an India-first AI programme. Jio, which now offers products and services across ...
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OneWeb Completes Satellite 'Constellation' to Offer Global Internet Coverage Like Rival Starlink
OneWeb on Sunday launched the last 36 satellites in its 616-satellite “constellation”, ahead of the company's plans to offer global broadband coverage in 2023. The Starlink rival plans to provide coverage to the lower 48 US states in May and the rest of the world later this year.
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5G Rollout: Apple, Samsung Confirm December Timeline for Update to Enable 5G Support in India
Apple on Wednesday confirmed that it will issue an update to the iPhone 14, iPhone 13, iPhone 13, and iPhone 12, and iPhone SE (2022) to enable support for 5G networks in the country. The upgrade will enable the recent iPhone models to access 5G networks in India. Bharti Airtel is the only company to have commercially launched 5G services while Ji...
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Google-Bharti Airtel Deal Gets Approval From CCI for Up to $1 Billion Investment
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Google's proposed acquisition of a minority stake in telecom major Bharti Airtel. Earlier in January this year, Google announced its plan to invest up to $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,510 crore) in Airtel in a move that could help bolster the Indian telecom operator's digital offerings, the compani...
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Apple, Amazon, Meta Among US Tech Giants Opposing Jio, Vi’s 6GHz Band Allocation Demand: Report
Various US-based tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, Meta, HP, Intel, and Cisco, are opposing the demand of Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) for the 6GHz spectrum allocation for phone services. The two Indian TSPs want the Indian government to start allocating the wider network band for phone service, while the US-based companies want the same for W...
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Indian-Origin CEO Hits BlackRock With "Breathtaking" $500-Million Fraud
BlackRock's private-credit investing arm and several major lenders are scrambling to recover more than $500 million lost in a loan fraud allegedly orchestrated by Indian-origin telecom executive Bankim Brahmbhatt.
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Apple Reportedly Partners With Reliance Jio to Bring RCS Messaging to Indian iPhone Users
Apple has reportedly partnered with Indian telecom service provider Reliance Jio to offer Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging in the country. As per the report, this move will allow iPhone users with Jio as their carrier to send and receive text messages with iMessage-like features such as read receipts (individual chats), typing indicators...
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Rolls Out 5G Services in Pune With Introductory Offers
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced that it has started rolling out its 5G services to a new city in Maharashtra. With the new addition, the third-largest Indian telecom service provider (TSP) is now offering 5G connectivity in five cities of Maharashtra. This comes as the TSP is looking to expand its 5G coverage in India to 23 cities, including 17 pr...
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Airtel Announces New Rs. 189 Plan For Prepaid Customers With Unlimited Calling: All Details
Airtel has listed a new recharge plan for its prepaid subscribers with unlimited calling, 1GB data, and 300 SMS. The new plan has a validity of 21 days. Moreover, the Indian telecom giant has set a limit of 100 SMS a day. As per the company website, this is now the cheapest unlimited prepaid plan that Airtel offers.
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Telecom Operators Could Hike Mobile Tariff Again as Active Subscribers Saw Sharp Growth: Report
Telecom operators in India could reportedly increase mobile tariffs by the end of the ongoing year. As per the report, the increase in pricing could go as high as 10 to 12 percent, however, companies might take a tiered approach this year. The new approach will reportedly be taken as Indian telecom operators raised base prices by 11 to 23 percent i...
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DoT Issues Norms for Satcom Services as Musk's Starlink Looks to Enter Indian Market
The DoT has barred companies from linking connection of users in any form with any terminal or facility located outside the country's border as well as processing of their data overseas. The move assumes significance as the government is, for the first time, gearing up to open satellite communication service for the general public
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Jio Platforms Reportedly Partnering With Nvidia to Develop Affordable and Personalised AI Solutions
Jio Platforms is reportedly partnering with tech giants such as Nvidia intending to disrupt the Indian artificial intelligence (AI) space like it disrupted the telecom sector with competitive pricing and access to unlimited mobile data. As per the report, Jio is working with multiple companies to co-develop native large language models (LLMs).
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Reliance Jio IPO Said to Launch in 2025, Retail Unit Listing Slated for Much Later
Mukesh Ambani targets a 2025 Mumbai listing for his telecom business Jio, valued by analysts at over $100 billion (roughly Rs. 8,41,090 crore). Reliance Industries' boss Ambani hasn't updated his IPO timelines after saying in 2019 that Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail would "move towards" a listing within five years.
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Jio May Soon Receive Regulatory Approval for Launch of Satellite Internet Services in India: Report
JioSpaceFiber could launch in India soon, according to a report. Approval from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) would allow the company to become the first satellite-based giga fibre Internet service in the country, ahead of Elon Musk-led Starlink, Eutelsat Group's OneWeb, and Amazon's Project Kuiper, firms th...
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Vodafone Idea and Elon Musk's Starlink Not in Tie-Up Talks, Telecom Firm Clarifies
India's Vodafone Idea is not in talks to tie up with billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet company Starlink, the telecom operator said on Tuesday, dashing hopes of a revival in the debt-ridden company that had sent its stock soaring.
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Reliance Jio, IIT Bombay Working on ‘Bharat GPT,’ Telecom Giant to Launch a TV OS: Report
Telecom giant Reliance Jio is reportedly working on generative AI and plans to launch a ‘Bharat GPT’ programme along the lines of large language model-based AI chatbots like ChatGPT. The company has partnered up with Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay to develop an India-first AI programme. Jio, which now offers products and services across ...
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OneWeb Completes Satellite 'Constellation' to Offer Global Internet Coverage Like Rival Starlink
OneWeb on Sunday launched the last 36 satellites in its 616-satellite “constellation”, ahead of the company's plans to offer global broadband coverage in 2023. The Starlink rival plans to provide coverage to the lower 48 US states in May and the rest of the world later this year.
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5G Rollout: Apple, Samsung Confirm December Timeline for Update to Enable 5G Support in India
Apple on Wednesday confirmed that it will issue an update to the iPhone 14, iPhone 13, iPhone 13, and iPhone 12, and iPhone SE (2022) to enable support for 5G networks in the country. The upgrade will enable the recent iPhone models to access 5G networks in India. Bharti Airtel is the only company to have commercially launched 5G services while Ji...
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Google-Bharti Airtel Deal Gets Approval From CCI for Up to $1 Billion Investment
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Google's proposed acquisition of a minority stake in telecom major Bharti Airtel. Earlier in January this year, Google announced its plan to invest up to $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,510 crore) in Airtel in a move that could help bolster the Indian telecom operator's digital offerings, the compani...
