Telecom
DoT unveils easier norms for embedded SIM cards
18 May 2018
RCom, Ericsson propose to settle matter out of NCLT
17 May 2018
Creditor banks are reported to be backing the debt-ridden telco to counter Swedish gear maker Ericsson’s move in order to ensure that their dues are not compromised
Bharti Airtel-Telenor merger finalised as DoT gives nod
15 May 2018
Airtel will formally buy Telenor India in a no-cash deal and take over its spectrum payment dues of about Rs1,650 crore. All customers of Telenor India would become part of Airtel, which will get 43.4 MHz of spectrum in the 1,800 MHz band from Telenor
US ban forces China’s ZTE to suspend all major activities
10 May 2018
ZTE Corp said its major operations had 'ceased’ following last month's US ban on sales of critical technology to the company, signalling the possible collapse of the world’s largest makers of phones and networking gear
Vodafone to acquire Liberty Global's cable, broadband assets in Europe
09 May 2018
The acquisition will transform Vodafone from a mobile phone operator into a cable and broadband TV giant across Europe
Airtel to cut $4.6 bn debt in three years
09 May 2018
New telecom policy aims at broadband for all Indians by 2022
02 May 2018
The new policy aims at attracting investments of over $100 billion to create a robust telecommunication infrastructure and help generate 4 million new jobs by 2022
Telecom Commission allows air passengers to access internet on flights
02 May 2018
Passengers in India will now be able to access the internet on flights following a clearance from the regulator
Idea introduces VoLTE in six states
02 May 2018
T-Mobile to acquire Sprint in $26-bn deal, create $146-bn 5G behemoth
30 Apr 2018
Compared to T-Mobile’s network today, the combined company’s network is expected to deliver 15 times faster speeds on average nationwide by 2024, with many customers experiencing up to 100 times faster speeds than early 4G
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation