Tata DOCOMO on epansion mode in Kerala
Kozhikode, Feb 9 : Cellular service provider Tata DOCOMO today announced the launch of Photon Plus mobile broadband service from Kozhikode, Alleppey, Thrissur and Kollam as part of its expansion plan. Read Full Story

Airtel launches 3 pack education portal
New Delhi, Feb 7 : Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced the launch of '3 Pack Education Portal' - a unique VAS service that will bring the power of education to the hands of mobile users across India. Read Full Story

Tata Photon Max launched in Dehradun
Dehradun, Feb 7: Tata DOCOMO, the telecom brand of Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTL), today announced the launch of Tata DOCOMO Photon Max, the latest addition to its best-selling Photon family of high-speed mobile broadband access on CDMA platform in Uttarakhand. Read Full Story

TRAI seeks industry view on mobile tariff cap
New Delhi, Feb 6 : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Monday sought the industry's view on whether there should be a cap on the tariffs of telecom services in the wake of many operators hiking their tariffs in the recent months. Read Full Story

2G auction should be among 2008 licencees: Uninor
New Delhi, Feb 6 : Telecom firm Uninor, that lost all its 22 licences following the Supreme Court's verdict last week, Monday proposed that only those players who got licences in 2008 should be invited for auction. Read Full Story

Telecom firms readying for legal battle
By Parmod Kumar, New Delhi, Feb 5 : A battery of legal luminaries has been hired by affected telecom firms, many of whom have tied up with international giants, to chart the next course of action after the Supreme Court ordered the cancellation of 122 telecom licences. But top lawyers see slim chance of a reversal of the judgment. Read Full Story

Telenor to write down USD 724.5 mn investments in Uninor
New Delhi, Feb 4 : Norwegian firm Telenor Saturday said it would write down investments into its Indian mobile arm -- Uninor -- worth about USD 724.5 million (4.2 billion NOK) following the Supreme Court's order cancelling 122 2G licences, including 22 licenses of Uninor. Read Full Story

Idea Cellular clarifies on Spice Com licenses
Chandigarh, Feb 3 : Idea Cellular is one of the original mobile operators and had merged with Spice communications in a court approved order. Read Full Story

2G verdict: Sistema will remain in business
New Delhi, Feb 3 : Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL), known in India as the MTS brand, on Friday reacted to the Supreme Court judgement cancelling 2G licences issued during the tenure of telecom minister A Raja saying it was penalized for acting in good faith but would remain in business in India. Read Full Story

TRAI releases pre-consultation paper on allocation of 2G spectrum
New Delhi, Feb 3: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released a pre-consultation paper on "allocation of spectrum in 2G band in 22 service areas by auction" for comments of the stakeholders. Read Full Story

3 in 4 people use mobile phone while in toilet
London, Feb 3 : In a study of mobile phone habits, about 75 per cent of those questioned admitted to surfing the web, using apps, emailng and texting while in the toilet - with more than 90 per cent saying they had even returned calls. Read Full Story

Samsung Galaxy SIII phone 'not' to be unveiled at 2012 Mobile World Congress
Washington, Feb 2: The successor to the Samsung Galaxy SII will be unveiled at a separate Samsung-hosted event instead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the company has said. Read Full Story

New telecom firm promoter scrips fall, older one's gain on SC order
Mumbai, Feb 2 : Stocks of firms that face cancellation of telecom licences after a Supreme Court order, which fell sharply in intra-day at Indian stock markets Thursday, managed to pare losses, even as those of established player registered gains. Read Full Story

MNP likely to see more takers following SC ruling
New Delhi, Feb 2 : A mass switchover by mobile users is likely in the telecom sector as customers would now plan to port in to different networks following the Supreme Court's order cancelling 122 licences of operators such as Idea Cellular, Uninor, Tata Teleservices, Loop Telecom and Videocon. Read Full Story

Consolidation to happen in mobile telephony sector: Analysts
Chennai, Feb 2 : The Supreme Court's order Thursday cancelling 122 telecom licences issued by the UPA government will result in consolidation by existing players and freeing of pricing power to the incumbent players, say sector analysts. Read Full Story

Telecom market dominated by older players, users wont get affected: TRAI
New Delhi, Feb 2 : The Supreme Court order cancelling 122 licences, issued during the tenure of then communications minister A. Raja, will not have much of an impact on consumers as over 90 percent of the market is dominated by established operators, chairman of the sector's watchdog said Thursday. Read Full Story

Supreme Court order takes toll on telecom scrips
Mumbai, Feb 2 : Stocks of firms that face cancellation of telecom licences after a Supreme Court order fell sharply on Indian stock markets Thursday, even as those of one established player registered hansome gains. Read Full Story

BlackBerry remains UK's best selling smartphone for second consecutive year
London, Feb 1 : Research In Motion has claimed that its BlackBerry handsets have emerged as the best selling smartphone in the UK market for the second consecutive year. Read Full Story

Notices to five telcos for under-stating revenue
New Delhi, Jan 31 : The department of telecom (DoT) Tuesday issued showcause notices to five firms -- Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices -- for under-stating revenues from 2006 to 2008, resulting in a lower licence fee payout to the government. Read Full Story

India's mobile subscriber base reaches 893.84 mn
New Delhi, Jan 30 : The number of mobile phone subscribers in India rose to 893.84 million in December with Idea Cellular alone signing 2.39 million new subscribers, official data showed Monday. Read Full Story

29.24 mn subscribers opt for mobile number portability
New Delhi, Jan 30 : About 292.4 lakh (29.24 million) mobile phone subscribers have opted for mobile number portability (MNP) with Karnataka receiving the maximum number of 2.83 million requests till the end of December, according to official data released Monday. Read Full Story

Soon, PCs and smartphones to become more power efficient
Washington, Jan 21 : Computer scientists have conducted the first systematic power profiles of microprocessors, which could help cut the power consumption of both small cell phones and giant data centres. Read Full Story

Windows Phones to overtake iPhone, iPad by 2015: Analysts
Washington, Jan 21: Windows Phones will overtake iPhones and iPads to become the second-ranked smartphone operating system in the world by 2015 but Android will remain the top operating system, analysts have predicted. Read Full Story

Telecom cos may have to pay for excess spectrum
New Delhi, Jan 19: Telecom companies which provide services on the GSM platform may have to shell out a one-time fee for holding spectrum in excess of 4.4 Mhz, Telecom Secretary R. Chandrasekhar said Thursday. Read Full Story

Soon, self-healing and scratchproof iPhone case
Washington, Jan 18 : Nissan has announced the world's first self-healing iPhone case, which it claims can quickly repair itself when scratched. Read Full Story

Smartphone addicts haunted by 'phantom' vibrations
Washington, Jan 18 : Addiction to smartphones literally stresses out users, and many a times they experience "phantom vibrations," where they imagine they got a notification buzz but in fact they did not, a new study has revealed. Read Full Story

Nokia fights to remain relevant in India
Kolkata, Jan 17: Finnish cellphone maker Nokia on Tuesday launched three new handsets in Kolkata, as the company struggles to hold its No. 1 position in one of the world's fastest growing mobile markets being wooed aggressively by Asian rivals such as Samsung. Read Full Story

Test claims Intel phones are 'fastest ever'
London, Jan 17: Benchmarking tests carried out by the website Anandtech has revealed that any phone powered by Intel chips are faster than any other phone, including the iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy S2. Read Full Story

Bharti Airtel launches 3.75G in Zambia
Lusaka, Jan 17 : Bharti Airtel Tuesday launched its 3.75G platform in Zambia, enabling customers to experience high speed mobile broadband access and make video calls and watch television live. Read Full Story

Govt accepts carbon renewables in telecom
New Delhi, Jan 14 : The Government of India has accepted the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) recommendations on 'Approach towards Green Telecommunications', which includes mandatory regime for carbon disclosure and renewables in telecom. Read Full Story

Kavveri Telecom signs 10-yr pact to build wireless solutions
New Delhi, Jan 12 : Kavveri Telecom Infrastructure Ltd today announced that it has signed a long-term agreement for 10 years with one of the country's cellular operators for building wireless solutions. Read Full Story

Intel in talks with Apple, Windows over use 'Medfield' chips in mobile devices
London, Jan 12 : US computer chip giant Intel has said that the company is in talks with Apple and other mobile phone manufacturers about the use of Intel's chips in mobile handsets. Read Full Story

Tata DOCOMO Announces New Year Bonanza
Dehradun, Jan 11 : Tata DOCOMO, the unified telecom brand of Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTL), today announced a recharge offer for its CDMA pre-pay customers in UP (West). Read Full Story

MTS goes 'unlimited' for traders
Mumbai, Jan 11 : Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that nationally operates its telecom services under the MTS brand, on Wednersday announced the launch of 'MBiz' for its existing and new prepaid voice customers in Gujarat, Mumbai, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Read Full Story

Cell phones may soon help you shed those extra kilos
Washington, Jan 10: Researchers are now searching for ways in which cell phones could help its users lose weight. Read Full Story

Tata Teleservices loses 4.4 mn subscribers in November
New Delhi, Jan 9 : Tata Teleservices lost 4.4 million subscribers in November, official data showed Monday even as the total number of mobile phone subscribers in India rose to 884.37 million during the month, with Idea Cellular alone adding 2.17 million subscribers. Read Full Story

25.84 mn subscribers opt for mobile number portability
New Delhi, Jan 9 : About 258 lakh (25.8 million) mobile phone subscribers have opted for mobile number portability (MNP) with Gujarat receiving the maximum number of 2.49 million requests till the end of November, according to official data released Monday. Read Full Story

TDSAT adjourns hearing on 3G roaming till Jan 17
New Delhi, Jan 9 : The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) Monday adjourned till Jan 17 the case on 3G roaming after the Department of Telecom (DoT) requested for a copy of the confidential agreements signed between operators. Read Full Story

TRAI mulls paper on operators' exit policy
New Delhi, Jan 6 : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said Friday it was considering a pre-consultation paper on an exit policy for operators. Read Full Story

Keep consumers in loop on charges: Telecom regular
New Delhi, Jan 6: In a move to bring in more transparency and end consumer woes, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Friday asked operators to ensure that subscribers are informed every time an amount is deducted from their account for different services. Read Full Story

2G: Loop Telecom, Essar move high court
New Delhi, Jan 5 : Loop Telecom and Essar Group, accused in the 2G spectrum scam, Thursday moved the Delhi High Court pleading that their case should not be heard by a special CBI court as they have not been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Read Full Story

Book your train ticket on mobile
New Delhi, Jan 3 : To bring further convenience to the rail users, Indian Railways through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Railway, has been offering the service of booking e-ticket over the mobile phone. Read Full Story

Matrix Cellular ties up with MasterCard
New Delhi, Dec 28: Matrix Cellular, a telecommunication solutions provider, today said it has partnered with MasterCard for all Indians going abroad. Read Full Story

Bharati Airtel partially restores its services
Mumbai, Dec 28 : Indian telecommunication company Bharati Airtel has restored its services to some degree in Mumbai after they were disrupted due to a fire break-out in one of its data centre in the city. Read Full Story

Airtel says voice, SMS services restored in Mumbai
New Delhi, Dec 27 : Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel, whose network suffered functional problems in Mumbai and some other places in western Maharashtra Tuesday, said it has restored the mobile voice, BlackBerry and SMS services. Read Full Story

BSNL launches latest internet Wi-Max facility in Kullu district
Kullu, Dec 27 : State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced the latest broadband internet connectivity 'Wi-Max' service in six places in Kullu district. Read Full Story

Airtel users in Mumbai fail to connect due to network glitch
Mumbai, Dec 27 : Airtel subscribers in Mumbai and some other places in western Maharashtra faced service outage owing to a technical glitch in the operator's network Tuesday. Read Full Story

TRAI seeks views on spectrum for short-range communication
New Delhi, Dec 26 : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Monday floated a consultation paper seeking views from industry on spectrum allocation for short-range communication technologies for residential and enterprise intra-telecommunication requirements. Read Full Story

TDSAT provides relief to telecom operators till Jan 3
New Delhi, Dec 24 : The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) Saturday asked the Department of Telecom (DoT) not to take any "coercive" action in enforcing a ban on 3G roaming against three service providers till Jan 3 when it would hear the case again. Read Full Story

Pathbreaking year for telecom with several policy initiatives
New Delhi, Dec 24 : It was a pathbreaking year for the Telecom sector in India with several milestones achieved in the sector during the year including the announcement of the Draft National Telecom Policy 2011 and the implementation of the Mobile Number Portability across the country. Read Full Story

Robust growth in telecom amid shadow of 2G case
By Priyanka Sahay, New Delhi, Dec 24 : The legal tangle involving the allotment of airwaves for second generation (2G) telephony may top people's memory as far as this industry goes in 2011. But it was also another year of huge growth that saw subscriber base breach the 900-million mark. Read Full Story

Govt hails India's telecoms success story
New Delhi, Dec 24 : The Indian telecoms ministry on Saturday hailed India's telecommunications sector as an international success story in its year-end review, even as uncertainty in the once-booming sector continued to spiral from damaging competition and the 2G spectrum scandal. Read Full Story

New Telecom Policy likely to be delayed till June 2012
New Delhi, Dec 23: The New Telecom Policy, which is likely to have no roaming charges for subscribers within the country and allow for mobile numbers to be ported to any part of the country, is expected to be approved by June 2012. Read Full Story

Airtel, Idea, Vodafone asked to stop 3G roaming service
New Delhi, Dec 23: The department of telecom (DOT) Friday asked three operators -- Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone -- to terminate their 3G roaming agreements by Saturday. Read Full Story

BSNL employee arrested for giving guerrillas SIM cards
Srinagar, Dec 22 : An employee of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was arrested for providing SIM cards on fake names to separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Sopore town, police said Thursday. Read Full Story

GSM operators add 6.7 million new users in November
New Delhi, Dec 22: India's GSM mobile phone base grew by a marginal 1.1 percent in November 2011 adding 6.7 million new subscribers. Read Full Story

Vodafone to discontinue inactive connections
Mumbai, Dec 19 : Vodafone India, one of India's leading telecommunications service providers, on Monday said it will discontinue mobile services for prepaid customers on numbers that have no usage i.e., no Voice Calls (incoming or outgoing), SMS and Data for any continuous period of 60 days. Read Full Story

2G: Former telecom secretary Behura's bail plea dismissed
New Delhi, Dec 16: The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed the bail application of former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura, an accused in 2G spectrum case, saying that being a "public servant, he was under a higher degree of probity and duty as holder of public trust". Read Full Story

Telecom services hit in northeast due to employees' strike
Agartala, Dec 15 : Telecommunication services were affected Thursday in the northeastern region as over 2,200 engineers and employees of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) observed a strike protesting proposed voluntary retirement and withdrawal of various benefits. Read Full Story

Reliance Communications launches new prepaid scheme in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 14: Telecom major Reliance Communications Wednesday launched a new prepaid scheme, Mera Pack Rs.148, in Delhi that offers 1,500 minutes of local calls. Read Full Story

SAR Group buys 51 pc stake in Meridian Mobiles
New Delhi, Dec 14 : SAR Group, which owns budget mobile phone brands Wynn Telecom and G-fone, today said it has acquired a 51 per cent stake in subsidiary of Median Group--Meridian Mobiles--that sells Fly handsets in the country. Read Full Story

Data, not voice, will now drive telecom growth: Report
New Delhi, Dec 13 : Value-added services like mobile banking will drive the growth of India's booming telecom sector in the next phase, with the market for such offerings set to rise four-fold to Rs.482 billion (USD 9.64 billion) by 2015, says a new report. Read Full Story

TRAI recommends scrapping of licences
New Delhi, Dec 9 : Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Milind Deora, informed Rajya Sabha on Friday that after reconsideration Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended for cancellation of 53 licences. Read Full Story

TEMA raises the national security concern with Prime Minister
New Delhi, Dec 9 : The Indian Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association (TEMA) today expressed its concern over 'too much dependability' on the foreign telecommunication companies for the domestic telecommunication infrastructure, saying it will increase the vulnerability of national threat. Read Full Story

Katrina, SRK most downloaded celebs
Kolkata, Dec 8 : Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecommunications company, on Thursday released its annual survey of customer preferences- Airtel Mobitude 2011. Read Full Story

Mobile Value Added Service will Empower Common Man: Sibal
New Delhi, Dec 7 : Minister for Communications and IT Kapil Sibal today said that that mobile technology is a powerful catalyst for personal, national, regional and international development. Read Full Story

Tata Communications launches mobile broadband solutions
Mumbai, Dec 7 : Tata Communications, a leading provider of cmmunication network, today launched its mobile broadband enablement framework. Read Full Story

Govt to provide broadband for Panchayats: PM
New Delhi, Dec 7 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is aiming to make broadband connections penetrate into all village Panchayats of the country. Read Full Story

PM inaugurates India Telecom 2011
New Delhi, Dec 7 : Following is the text of speech of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh at the inauguration of India Telecom 2011 in New Delhi today: Read Full Story

Manmohan Singh committed to forward looking policies for telecom growth
New Delhi, Dec 7 : Emphasising that the telecommunications sector is one of India''s success stories, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said that his government is committed to forward looking policies that will encourage further growth of the sector. Read Full Story

Telecom industry's concerns will be addressed: Prime Minister
New Delhi, Dec 7 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday assured all stakeholders in the telecom industry that his government will address their concerns and support the growth of this crucial sector with forward-looking policies. Read Full Story

Facebook say they will remove content that violates their terms
New Delhi, Dec 6: Close on the heels of Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal saying the Government would screen 'objectionable content' posted on social networking sites, the social networking site Facebook today said they would remove any content that violates their terms, designed to keep objectionable material out. Read Full Story

Govt asks Google, Facebook to regulate content
New Delhi, Dec 6 : Coming down heavily on what he described as blasphemous content on various internet platforms such as Google, Facebook and YouTube, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today said the government will formulate guidelines to regulate such content. Read Full Story

Govt to form guidelines to regulate blasphemous content on Internet
New Delhi, Dec 6 : Coming down heavily on the blasphemous content being uploaded on various internet platforms, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today said the government will formulate guidelines to regulate such content. Read Full Story

MNP requests reach 206.45 lakh by Sep-end, 25.70 lakh in Sep
New Delhi, Dec 5 : The number of requests for Mobile Number Portability reached a figure of 206.29 lakh at the end of September 2011, with 25.7 lakh requests made in the month of September alone. Read Full Story

Kapil Sibal transfers Telecom Technology to manufacturers
New Delhi, Dec 5: Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal today transferred a Telecom Technology, designed and developed by Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) to telecom manufacturers here. Read Full Story

Kapil Sibal transfers telecom technology to manufacturers
New Delhi, Dec 5: Union Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal transferred a telecom technology, designed and developed by Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) to telecom manufacturers here today. Read Full Story

Now, turn your iPods, iPhones into remote control for robots!
Washington, Dec 4 : An Indian origin researcher has designed two applications that can turn iPod touch and iPhones into remote control for robots. Read Full Story

Telecom Commission meeting inconclusive; next meet on Dec 9
New Delhi, Dec 2 :The Telecom Commission, which met here today to decide on Trai's recommendations on M and As and the pricing of spectrum, has not reached a conclusion. Read Full Story

Telecom Commission undecided on mergers, spectrum fee
New Delhi, Dec 2 : The telecom commission is still undecided over the regulator's proposition of easing merger norms and allowing the levy of a one-time fee on companies holding excess spectrum and will meet again next week, a senior official said Friday. Read Full Story

BSNL to push Data, value added services to improve financial health
New Delhi, Dec 2: The state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is aggressively promoting its data usage and value added services as part of efforts to promote its financial health, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. Read Full Story

Sibal meets telecom operators on 3G issue
New Delhi, Nov 30: Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday met chiefs of leading telecom service providers such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Idea Cellular, Tata and Vodafone to discuss the issue of 3G roaming and spectrum pricing, official sources said. Read Full Story

BSNL submits proposal on voluntary retirement to DoT
New Delhi, Nov 30: State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has submitted a proposal of voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) to the Department of Telecom (DoT) for employees who have completed the age of 45 years and have served BSNL as regular employees for 15 years. Read Full Story

Over 41,000 complaints against telcos in April-Oct
New Delhi, Nov 30: Over 41,000 complaints against telecom companies for poor network and services were received by the Department of Telecom (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) between April 1-Oct 31, 2011, the government said Wednesday. Read Full Story

Airtel touches 50 million customers mark in Africa
New Delhi, Nov 30 : Leading telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Wednesday said it has touched the 50 million customers mark in Africa, where it acquired telecom operations in a USD 9 billion debt-funded deal last year. Read Full Story

Comviva Powers NationLink Telecom to launch mWallet service
New Delhi, Nov 29: Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond value added services (VAS), today said it has partnered with NationLink, one of the leading telecom service providers in Somalia, to launch its 'e-maal' mWallet service. Read Full Story

Will soon meet on 3G roaming: Sibal
New Delhi, Nov 29: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said he will soon meet telecom companies on the issue of 3G roaming. Read Full Story

Idea offers Voice Calling benefits to Kolkata
Kolkata, Nov 29: IDEA Cellular, India's 3rd largest mobile operator, has announced the launch of special recharge vouchers for its new and existing prepaid subscribers in Kolkata and West Bengal, giving them the benefit of calling the large base of Idea users and other mobile users for free. Read Full Story

Telecom panel to meet again on mergers, license norms
New Delhi, Nov 28: The telecom commission will meet again on Dec 1 to discuss the proposals of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on mergers and acquisitions (M and A) in the sector and pricing of second generation (2G) spectrum, a senior official said Monday. Read Full Story