Telecom

Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani Outlines Plan to Take on Amazon in India

Saritha Rai, Bloomberg | Friday January 18, 2019

Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, intends to take on the world’s largest retailers by combining his Jio telecom service, mobile devices and a vast physical retail network.

Mukesh Ambani Outlines E-Commerce Plan To Take on Amazon, Walmart

Business | Saritha Rai, Bloomberg | Friday January 18, 2019

Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest man, intends to take on the world's largest retailers by combining his Jio telecom service, mobile devices and a vast physical retail network.

Vodafone, IBM Link Up Cloud Systems of Business in 5G Play

Reuters | Friday January 18, 2019

Vodafone is teaming up with IBM to offer businesses a way to link different cloud computing systems to support the next wave of digital advances.

Reliance Industries Shares Jump As Earnings Show Consumer Business Thriving

Business | Thomson Reuters | Friday January 18, 2019

The company's gross refining margins - a measure of its core profitability - took a hit amid volatility in oil prices and slowing demand globally, but its fast-growing telecom and retail businesses drove profit to new highs.

Oxford Says No to Additional Huawei Funding in 'Light of Public Concerns'

Agence France-Presse | Friday January 18, 2019

Oxford said it had made the decision in "light of public concerns raised in recent months surrounding UK partnerships with Huawei."

Reliance Jio Subscriber Base Rises to Over 280 Million, Adding 27.9 Million in a Quarter

Gadgets 360 Staff | Friday January 18, 2019

Reliance Jio subscriber base as of December 31, 2018 was 280.01 million. Earning per subscriber marginally moderated to Rs. 130 per month from Rs. 131.7 previously.

Germany Considering Ways to Exclude Huawei From 5G Auction: Report

Reuters | Thursday January 17, 2019

Handelsblatt, citing government sources, said officials were discussing setting security standards that Huawei could not achieve, effectively blocking its participation.

US Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bills Targeting China's Huawei and ZTE

Reuters | Thursday January 17, 2019

The action is the latest in a long list of actions taken to fight what some in the Trump administration call China's cheating.

Tim Cook Says Apple To Reduce Hiring Amid Weaker iPhone Sales

Business | Mark Gurman, Bloomberg | Thursday January 17, 2019

Apple has been on a hiring spree in the past decade, but the pace of headcount growth has slowed in recent years.

BSNL Rs. 399 Recharge Offers 3.21GB Daily Data for 74 Days to Counter Jio

Jagmeet Singh | Thursday January 17, 2019

The Rs. 399 BSNL recharge also offers unlimited voice calling and 100 SMS messages per day for 74 days.

Reliance Jio Led 4G Download Speeds in December 2018, Despite Drop: TRAI

Nadeem Sarwar | Tuesday January 15, 2019

As per TRAI’s latest data, Reliance Jio offered the fastest 4G download speeds in December while Idea led the charts when it comes to upload speeds.

In CEO Search, Intel Still Hasn't Found What It's Looking For

Ian King, Bloomberg | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Intel has been trying to fill the most prominent role in the $400-billion chip industry for more than six months.

Nokia to Slash 350 Jobs in Finland as Part of Cost Cuts

Reuters | Tuesday January 15, 2019

At present, Nokia has around 6,000 employees in Finland.

Huawei Founder Ren Zhengfei Says Firm Does Not Spy for China

Reuters | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Huawei had "never received any request from any government to provide improper information", the Financial Times reported Ren as saying in an interview.

Qualcomm's Latest Patent Case Against Apple Thrown Out by German Court

Reuters | Tuesday January 15, 2019

A patent lawsuit filed by Qualcomm against Apple was thrown out by a German court on Tuesday, in a reversal for the US chipmaker.