Telecom

IT Firms Sue US Immigration Agency For Issuing Shorter-Duration H-1B Visas

Business | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 16, 2018

ITServe Alliance in its 43-page lawsuit filed last week alleged that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has recently begun a practice of approving H-1B petitions for shorter than three years duration.

Paul Allen, Microsoft Co-Founder And 44th Richest Person Of World, Dies Of Cancer

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 16, 2018

Despite always staying in the shadow of Bill Gates, his partner and friend since they were teens, Allen was a passionate lover of computers and a key figure in the creation of Microsoft in 1975.

Airtel Announces 100 GB Bonus Data, Benefits Up To 4,500 Rupees For Select Customers

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Sunday October 14, 2018

On infinity postpaid recharge plan of Rs 499 and above, the customer will also get three months Netflix subscription gift worth Rs 1500.

Vodafone Ordered To Deposit Rs 2.5 Crore Over Copyright Issue

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 12, 2018

The Calcutta High Court Friday directed Vodafone Idea Ltd to deposit Rs 2.5 crore in the court registry over Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) Ltd's copyright claim on the telecom company's use of songs for its value-added services.

Nokia Chairman Reopens Old Wounds With New Book

Reuters | Friday October 12, 2018

Nokia Chairman Risto Siilasmaa has pointed the finger at his predecessor over the mobile phone maker's fall from grace.

Airtel Reveals Freebies for Subscribers; Offers Rs. 2,500 Cashback on Flipkart-Exclusive 4G Smartphones

Jagmeet Singh | Friday October 12, 2018

Among other benefits, Airtel Infinity Postpaid subscribers will get three months Netflix subscription gift worth Rs. 1,500.

Airtel Offers 105 GBs Data In Prepaid Plan Priced At 398 Rupees, Details Here

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Friday October 12, 2018

Under its new Rs 398 plan, Airtel is offering 105 GBs of data with a daily limit of 1.5 GB per day.

Global Internet Services Could Be Impacted for Next 48 Hours: Report

ANI | Friday October 12, 2018

ICANN will carry out maintenance work over this period, changing the DNS cryptographic key.

OpenSignal Says Good 4G LTE Availability in India Doesn't Guarantee Great Mobile Video Experience

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 12, 2018

The linear correlation between 4G availability and video experience in India is just 0.11, OpenSignal said.

India to Raise Import Tariffs on Electronic and Communication Items

Reuters | Friday October 12, 2018

The Indian government listed several items that could be impacted including wearables like smartwatches, Voice over Internet Protocol equipment and phones, and Ethernet switches, among other items.

Airtel Rs. 398 Recharge Pack With 1.5GB Data per Day, Unlimited Voice Calls Launched to Rival Jio

Sumit Chakraborty | Thursday October 11, 2018

The Rs. 398 Airtel recharge pack offers unlimited voice calling benefits and takes on Reliance Jio's Rs. 398 plan.

BSNL Rs. 525 Postpaid Plan Revised to Offer 80GB Data, Unlimited Voice Calls, Carry Forward Feature

Tasneem Akolawala | Thursday October 11, 2018

The revised BSNL plan is only applicable in the Kolkata circle for now, while other circles still get only 15GB of data on the same plan.

Airtel Offers 4 GB Data For 84 Days At 289 Rupees In Select Circles, Details Here

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday October 10, 2018

The addition of this new prepaid plan to Airtel's prepaid portfolio comes amid high competition in the telecom industry.

Reliance Jio Announces JioPhone 2 Flash Sale On Thursday, Details Here

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday October 10, 2018

Reliance Jio also announced a cashback of Rs 200 on purchase of the JioPhone 2 device in the sale using digital wallet Paytm. Thursday's flash sale of JioPhone 2 marks the sixth such sale since the launch of JioPhone 2 in August.

Huawei Unveils Chips to Boost Cloud Computing at Shanghai Conference

Reuters | Wednesday October 10, 2018

Huawei, the world's largest telecom-equipment maker, unveiled an AI chip on Wednesday that will power its servers, in a push to boost its nascent cloud-computing business.