Indian telecom sector which is under the huge Rs 251,000 crore debt have just got a breather as Telecom Commission approved the proposal of foreign direct investment cap to 100% from the present 74 per cent. Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma announced this after a meeting of the Union Cabinet. At present 74% FDI is allowed in telecom, of which 49% directly and beyond that Foreign Investment... 

MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced that it has partner with LG  to bring the worlds first Triple-SIM 3G Android smartphones. The cutting-edge solution, which comes in response to widespread demand for multi-SIM devices or dual SIM smartphones in emerging markets, was already launched in India and some... 

BSNL SMS alerts for subscribers. Even if you analyse BSNL with private operators BSNL has the cheapest tariff in India compared to private operators. But issues like poor customers complain resolution and poor market visibility makes BSNL one step behind other operators. Activation & Deactivation Procedure for BSNL Land line Services: Customers of Land line Services will get SMS alerts for... 

Vodafone India has recently started a brand campaigning in Mumbai to increase 3G penetration in the circle. ‘Be Smart‘, as it is called will promote 3G services to Vodafone’s smartphone customer base. The brand promotion of Vodafone 3G comes at a time when Reliance Communication just launched 3G services at 2G prices. Airtel had launched an One-Time-Recharge of 3G pack at 2G price – but with... 

New Delhi Railway Station which handles about 300 trains and five lakh passengers a day, will soon be the India’s first Wi-Fi enabled Station. Once operational, passengers on all 16 platforms of the New Delhi Station will be able to access internet on their handheld devices. There are also plans to replace information kiosks with tablet computers that will provide information about the train position,... 

MediaTek has officially announced the world’s first true octa-core processor. The latest SoCs allows all the eight cores to run simultaneously, unlike the Samsung implementation, which can activate up to half of its CPU cores at once. The true octa-core processors offer you enhanced performance, power efficiency and improved user experience. The MediaTek true octa-core processor allocates processing... 

According to a listing of Indian logistics website Zaumba, the Samsung has began testing the Galaxy Note III in three different screen sizes. If Zaumba is to be believed, Samsung hasn’t yet decided wether the Galaxy Note III should pack a 5.5″, 5.7″ or 6″ display. Mind you, couple of reports clearly suggested that Samsung has chosen to build the Galaxy Note III around a 5.7″... 

In view of providing convenience to its customers, Mumbai’s number one Landline and Broadband service provider Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has launched FREE E-Bill service for its Landline, Broadband and GSM/3G Mobile Subscribers in Mumbai circle. Now all MTNL customers can get their bills through email in the form of E-Bill and SMS alerts via registered mobile numbers. To get E-Bill and... 

Shortly after Annual Meeting of Reliance Industries, the company announced that Reliance Jio and Reliance Communications signed comprehensive agreement for sharing later’s nationwide tower infrastructure. This deal follows the inter city optic fiber network sharing deal between two companies in April, 2013. The deal is expected to be valued at Rs 12,000 crore (more than $2 billion) during the lifetime... 

In the 39th Annual General Meeting (AGM) Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani mentioned Reliance Jio as the company’s digital services initiative, though kept mum regarding Reliance Jio’s roll out plans. RIL backed Reliance Jio will not a just another broadband service provider, but aims to become a global leader in delivery of digital content, applications and services. The official statement... 

Starting from today, June 1st, 2013 Dmitry Shukov will take the charge of Sistema Shyam Teleservice Ltd, which operates in the country as MTS and offers voice and data services on CDMA platform. The Board of Directors of SSTL earlier approved appointment of Dmitry Shukov as CEO of SSTL. Dmitry formerly held senior management positions at Tele2 Russia, MTS Turkmenistan and MTS Uzbekistan. Mikhail Shamolin,... 

After the failure of potential sale or merger plans with Sistema Shyam Teleservices and Tata Teleservices, Aircel’s parent company Maxis Communications of Malaysia is planning to sell its BWA spectrum to reduce its debt and operational cash crisis. Aircel has scaled down services in 6 circles, and providing 3G/HSPA services in 13 circles. Reported by Times of India, the sale of BWA spectrum won by...