industry > industry > Telecom Telecom TRAI starts consultation process for 4G telephony 08 February 2010 BSNL rolls out 3G additional Video Services in east India 05 February 2010 Turner in deal with Sri Lanka's Mobitel to deliver CNN mobile news to subscribers 04 February 2010 Cell towers: Allahabad High Court provides conditional respite 04 February 2010 UK’s competition regulator seeks review of T-Mobile/Orange merger 04 February 2010 Quadrangle funds Tower Vision's expansion 03 February 2010 ZyXEL Communications launches 802.11n compatible green router NBG-419N 03 February 2010 Cellular operators to take Noida to court over sealing of telecom towers 03 February 2010 Raja wants PMO to intervene to save BSNL's GSM tender 02 February 2010 Competitive pressure to continue in telecom sector in 2010: Fitch 02 February 2010 Spice Televentures, Spice Mobiles to merge from 1 January 2010 01 February 2010 Government once again postpones 3G spectrum auction 29 January 2010 Chinese telecom market open for Google’s Android: Chinese official 28 January 2010 India’s teledensity reaches 47.89 per cent 28 January 2010 Tata Communications to invest $50 million in media, entertainment business 27 January 2010 BSNL may miss the 31 March MNP deadline 27 January 2010 Government relaxes ECB norms for 3G bidders 27 January 2010 Asia-Pacific telecom sector to have higher free cash flow in 2010: Fitch 25 January 2010 NASA extends www out into space 25 January 2010 Japan’s KDDI to acquire Jupiter Telecom stake for $4 billion 25 January 2010 BT takes on Virgin Media with 40Mbit per second broadband service 25 January 2010 BSNL launches 3G Services in Tamil Nadu 25 January 2010 Motorola files patent suit against Research In Motion 23 January 2010 Virgin Mobile launches GSM services in South India 22 January 2010 Bharti Airtel ties up with Limelight Networks for global CDN services 22 January 2010 Microsoft and Apple in talks to port Bing to iPhone: report 22 January 2010 Bharti Airtel’s third quarter net profit up 2.3 per cent 22 January 2010 TRAI seeks industry views on 11-digit phone number plan 21 January 2010 3G auction by March; but only three players in most circles 20 January 2010 Idea launches service in Kashmir valley 19 January 2010 Droid partners Verizon and Google pitch for net neutrality 19 January 2010 BSNL to more than double its 3G network by March 18 January 2010 Moser Baer launches content loaded Micro SD cards 18 January 2010 Telenor to span India-wide this year 18 January 2010 Verizon cuts talk and text plan prices, AT&T follows suit 16 January 2010 O2 mulls entering fixed line operations in UK by March 16 January 2010 EGoM wants four 3G-players in metros 15 January 2010 TRAI releases consultation paper on foreign investment in broadcasting sector 15 January 2010 Mobile tower tenancy to double in three years: GTL Infrastructure 15 January 2010 Kodak files patent infringement suits against Apple, RIM 15 January 2010 Videocon unveils range of mobile handsets for Maharashtra 14 January 2010 GTL Infra set to buy Aircel’s tower business for Rs8,500 crore 14 January 2010 Bharti Airtel rating unaffected by proposed stake acquisition in Warid Telecom: S&P 13 January 2010 Sinha forced out of MTNL chair over Motorola scandal 13 January 2010 3G auction deferred yet again 12 January 2010 Bharti to take 70 per cent stake in Bangladesh’s Warid Telecom 12 January 2010 Google Nexus One components cost $174: iSuppli 12 January 2010 Huawei to invest $500 million in Bangalore R&D centre 12 January 2010 BSNL, in rural marketing pact with National Fertilisers 11 January 2010 Telecom cake being sliced too thin, agree experts 11 January 2010 No plan to merge BSNL and MTNL: Pitroda 09 January 2010 Telenor hikes stake in Unitech to 60.1 per cent 08 January 2010 Hutchison Whampoa to privatise Hutchison Telecom for $538 million 08 January 2010 FLO TV and mophie to provide live mobile TV to iPhone, iPod touch 07 January 2010 Government to offload 10 per cent in BSNL; lines up 60 PSUs for stake sale 07 January 2010 ‘Environment’ is Idea Cellular's next big idea 07 January 2010 NTT Communications acquires 29.7-per cent stake in goFLUENT Group 07 January 2010 Duracell Instant Charger for mobile devices wins engineering award 06 January 2010 Google unveils `Nexus One' smartphone 06 January 2010 Aircel ties up with Infosys for mobile applications; plans sale of tower business 05 January 2010 Google to foray into smartphone space with “GooglePhone” launch 05 January 2010 MTS launches mobile internet service in Pune 05 January 2010 Bangladesh regulators clear Bharti Airtel's acquisition of Warid 05 January 2010 Google smartphone launch likely on Tuesday 04 January 2010 Etisalat to facilitate NRI remittances from UAE via mobiles 04 January 2010 25 million cellphones go dead as government bans handsets without identity number 02 January 2010 DoT postpones mobile number portability to April 2010 01 January 2010 Nuance Communications buys rival SpinVox for $102.5 million 31 December 2009 DoT to slap Rs132 crore penalty on major telcos for service rollout delays 31 December 2009 Bharti Airtel to acquire 70 per cent stake in Warid Telecom 31 December 2009 HCL-Motorola bag Rs100 crore deal for Delhi radio network 31 December 2009 Nokia launches another patent assault against Apple 30 December 2009 Teracom bags BSNL order for fibre-to-home network 30 December 2009 Samsung launches Corby Speed, CDMA handset in India 29 December 2009 BSNL's Rs3,600-crore deal with Ericsson may be curtailed 28 December 2009 3G spectrum auction likely to be deferred to March: report 28 December 2009 Nortel to sell CVAS gear to Genband Inc for $282 million 24 December 2009 IBM inks $83 million deal with Digicable 22 December 2009 3G spectrum auction to start on 14 January; slot for 4 private bidders 21 December 2009 Nokia N97 Mini to be promted only through digital media 21 December 2009 Telstra NBN agree to work together ahead of final agreement 19 December 2009 Wipro announces testing service deal with O2 Germany 18 December 2009 Only 8 telecom players will survive, says S Tel chief at launch 18 December 2009 NSN to supply TTSL mobile backhaul platforms for fast wireless connections 18 December 2009 Power, fertiliser subsidies not productive: Ahluwalia 18 December 2009 EGoM meet today to mull smaller-scale 3G auction 18 December 2009 Sistema Shyam to raise up to $400 million from Indian banks 17 December 2009 Video to drive future broadband growth: Cisco 17 December 2009 Sistema Shyam launches MTS in Mumbai 16 December 2009 Loop Mobile crashes per second billing with ‘10 paisa per minute’ rate in Mumbai 16 December 2009 Mobile numbers set to cross half-billion mark in India 16 December 2009 Bharti to acquire 70-per cent stake in Bangladesh’s Warid 16 December 2009 Sweden’s Tele2 acquires Kazakh’s NEO for $77 million 16 December 2009 IBM, Novartis, Vodafone in novel venture to combat malaria in Africa 15 December 2009 Google to launch its own phone 14 December 2009 Sweden’s TeliaSonera launches world’s first 4G services 14 December 2009 Reliance Communications denies reports on Flag sale 14 December 2009 BSNL rolls out WiMax services; focus on rural areas 14 December 2009 Apple accuses Nokia of stealing technology 12 December 2009 India’s urban tele-density crosses 100 per cent mark 12 December 2009 Sistema Shyam plans fresh issue to raise Rs3500 crore 11 December 2009 NBN to be ‘enabling platform’ to drive innovation, productivity in Austrralia: Stephen Conroy 11 December 2009 Reliance Communications bags ‘mGovernance’ contracts in 3 circles 11 December 2009 Bharti, RComm in Google's 23 kbps submarine cable consortium 11 December 2009 American Tower may buy Essar unit for $400 million 11 December 2009 Nasscom event showcases start up innovations 10 December 2009 DoT may slap new one-time fee on mobile operators: report 09 December 2009 Vodafone slashes roaming rates for Kolkata circle 07 December 2009 Reliance Communications fudged accounts in FY07 and FY08, says ministry 07 December 2009 AsiaInfo and Linkage Technologies announce $733-million merger deal 07 December 2009 Telenor enters mobile market with 29-paise tariff 04 December 2009 BSNL cool to Zain acquisition: Goyal 03 December 2009 Nokia sues LCD, CRT display makers for price-fixing 02 December 2009 DoT wants 11-digit cellphone numbers by January 02 December 2009 Nokia India launches new Nokia concept store 02 December 2009 MTNL announces 0.50 paisa per second plan; offers lowest broadband rates 01 December 2009 Nokia sells Venyon stake to Giesecke & Devrient 01 December 2009 25 million cellphones go dead as government enforces ban 01 December 2009 BSNL, MTNL expanding distribution channels 30 November 2009 Security experts cry foul as iPhone worm developer lands job with smartphone app development firm 30 November 2009 Illegal mobile phones may no longer ring 30 November 2009 Mobile tariff war shifts to roaming, STD charges 30 November 2009 Telecom tariff war enters new frontiers as RCOM cuts charges to 1 paise/SMS 28 November 2009 Government not to appoint ombudsman for telecom sector: Pilot 27 November 2009 Mobile industry looks to tack new partnership course in the smartphone space 27 November 2009 BSNL, MTNL share just 13.86 per cent and 9.82 per cent of mobile telephony market 26 November 2009 Mobile VAS in South Asia, Middle East continues to grow: Frost & Sullivan 26 November 2009 France Telecom, TDC merge Swiss businesses for $2.3 billion 26 November 2009 Sistema launches high-speed, low-tariff data service MBlaze 25 November 2009 Nokia’s X6 smartphone debuts in UK 25 November 2009 Windstream to acquire Iowa Telecommunications for $1.1 billion 25 November 2009 China Mobile becomes first to sell Dell Mini 3i smart phones 24 November 2009 Ciena trumps Nokia Siemens to acquire Nortel’s ethernet assets for $769 million 24 November 2009 DoT clears Russian government's plan for 20 per cent in Shyam Sistema 23 November 2009 Defence to release spectrum in time for 3G auction 23 November 2009 Tata DoCoMo extends per-sec billing plan to roaming calls 23 November 2009 Nokia to sack 330 R&D staff, reduce new launches 21 November 2009 MoD-DoT reach agreement over spectrum vacation 21 November 2009 TRAI extends date for submission of response to non-CAS tariff to 30 November 20 November 2009 TRAI sets mobile portability charge at Rs19 20 November 2009 Bharti Airtel announces new reduced roaming rates plan 20 November 2009 No fixed timetable for 3G auction, says minister 20 November 2009 Tata Teleservices leads in subscriber additions in October 20 November 2009 Ministers' panel meet fails to clear air for 3G auction 19 November 2009 Dell smartphone to be launched in China and Brazil 18 November 2009 Meet on 3G auction proves a damp squib; clarifies nothing 17 November 2009 Fly Mobile breaks the touch-screen phone price barrier 17 November 2009 Bharti Airtel upbeat on 3G spectrum auction prospects 17 November 2009 Vodafone-Essar buys controlling stake in Dhabi’s African operations 16 November 2009 Government holds pre-bid talks on 3G auction 16 November 2009 Vivendi trumps Telefonica on GVT buyout with $4.2 billion offer 16 November 2009 Motorola explores three-way split 13 November 2009 Maxis raises $3.3 billion through Malaysia’s largest IPO 12 November 2009 Vodafone Plc trims outlook amid Indian price war 11 November 2009 Clearwire raises $1.5 billion to fund 4G Wireless rollout 11 November 2009 Siemens Gigaset enters into Indian market with the launch of new cordless phones 11 November 2009 Attitudes to mobile marketing need to change, says mobile marketing body 09 November 2009 Nokia initiates charger exchange programme 09 November 2009 Slovak Telekom contracts IBM to build green data centre 07 November 2009 RIM announces $1.2 billion share buyback 07 November 2009 Aircel does a hat trick at World Brand Congress 2009 06 November 2009 After GVT bid, Telefonica to acqire HanseNet for $1.34 billion 06 November 2009 India’s total subscriber bases crosses 500-million mark 15 months ahead of schedule 05 November 2009 After per-second billing Tata DoCoMo introduces per-character SMS billing 05 November 2009 Telefonica eclipses Vivendi's bid for Brazil’s GVT with $4 billion offer 05 November 2009 Loop, R-Com join per-second billing bandwagon 04 November 2009 Nokia Siemens Networks axes 6,000 jobs in cost cutting plan 04 November 2009 Raja seeks cut in termination charges for lower mobile tariffs 04 November 2009 Sony Ericsson’s X10 mobile phone to offer new ‘user experience platform’ 04 November 2009 Orange rules out lower tariff for iPhone users 04 November 2009 Tata DoCoMo to go pan-India by end November 03 November 2009 Reliance Communications mulls per-second billing 03 November 2009 MTNL launches new scheme to attract 3G customers 03 November 2009 Small businesses lambast UK broadband policy for being “in a time warp” 03 November 2009 SingTel to up stake in Bharti Airtel to 31.95 per cent 31 October 2009 I-T serves notice on Vodafone for failure to deduct tax in Hutchison deal 31 October 2009 Bharti Airtel posts Rs2,321 crore Q2 net profit 30 October 2009 Spice introduces flexible dual GSM-CDMA handset, D-6666 30 October 2009 No pre-paid mobiles in J&K from 1 November 30 October 2009 VOXmobile rebranded Orange in Luxembourg 29 October 2009 Orange in pan-European mobile pact with Google 29 October 2009 Google eyeing 3G action in India: report 27 October 2009 3G auction: Raja cries on Pranab's shoulder again 27 October 2009 Nokia launches its first TD-SCDMA device - the Nokia 6788 27 October 2009 Abhishek Bachchan 'walks and talks' at Idea launch in Kolkata 27 October 2009 Government bans import of CDMA mobile handsets without unique numbers 26 October 2009 Kyocera introduces handset with child tracking function for kids 26 October 2009 Reliance Communications trashes DoT auditor’s findings 26 October 2009 ITU approves universal common mobile charger 26 October 2009 India sets 3G auction date for 14 January 2010 26 October 2009 Complaints against telecom companies soar in Australia 24 October 2009 Nokia’s N900 Linux phone to debut a month behind schedule in November 24 October 2009 After DoT raid, CBI widens net to cover 10 companies 23 October 2009 Nokia Messaging to be offered to Orange customers in France 23 October 2009 Despite differences, Pranab vows to start 3G auction this year 22 October 2009 CBI raids DoT offices over fishy spectrum allocation 22 October 2009 Australia threatens to tighten the screw on Telstra 22 October 2009 Telecom majors to focus on 3G applications at mobility conference in Mumbai 21 October 2009 Australian telecom reforms bill strains coalition unity 21 October 2009 Etisalat inks outsourcing deals with Tech Mahindra, Conflux, Aegis 20 October 2009 Sprint Nextel’s acquisition of iPCS to end row over iDEN 20 October 2009 Telenor allowed to hold up to 74 per cent in Unitech Wireless 19 October 2009 Etisalat acquires Millicom's Sri Lanka business for $207 million 19 October 2009 Nokia warns of huge write-off on its Nokia Siemens networks unit 16 October 2009 Government firm on Telstra break up legislation by end-2009: Australian minister 16 October 2009 BSNL boosts growth through infrastructure sharing, overseas initiatives 16 October 2009 Anil Ambani sees 'vicious campaign' at work 15 October 2009 Tata Docomo in tie up with Microsoft for Windows applications 15 October 2009 Sistema Shyam Tele in marketing pact with India Post 14 October 2009 Bharti to launch tweetSMS in exclusive arrangement with Twitter 14 October 2009 GSM subscriber addition numbers fall 8 per cent in September 14 October 2009 Tata Communications connects Australia via PPC1 cable system 14 October 2009 Asus launches GPS-enabled smartpones in India 14 October 2009 NTT DOCOMO to use Alcatel-Lucent for IP network transformation 14 October 2009 Virgin Mobile launches Mobile WiFi modem 14 October 2009 Telstra opposes split, terms government plan ‘unnecessary and damaging’ 14 October 2009 RCom fudged figures to save fees, says DoT auditor 13 October 2009 Nokia Siemens ties up India deal with Unitech 12 October 2009 Kuwait’s Securities Group joins BSNL, MTNL in hunger for Zain 12 October 2009 Idea Cellular drops local call rates to 40p 12 October 2009 Germany’s T-Systems poised to finalise outsourcing deal with Philips: report 12 October 2009 AT&T to launch unlimited mobile plan for $60 per month in the US 12 October 2009 Telstra calls for major amendments on telecom revamp bill 10 October 2009 3G auction at a standstill as defence needs remain unmet 10 October 2009 MTS launches mobile phone services in Delhi, NCR 10 October 2009 No luck on merger for Etisalat, Allianz 09 October 2009 Per-second billing won’t cut across tariff plans: TRAI 09 October 2009 NTT DoCoMo to set up R&D centre with Tata Tele’s aid 09 October 2009 MTNL seeks to establish offshore presence with bids for Kuwaiti and African telcos 09 October 2009 First solar-powered GSM network launched in india 07 October 2009 Ciena puts in play Nortel’s ethernet assets with $521 million stalking horse bid 07 October 2009 Tariff war to hit telecom sector profitability: Fitch 07 October 2009 Bharti to add 100 million users, may bid for wi-max: Sunil Mittal 07 October 2009 Reliance Communications offers STD, local calls at uniform 50 paise a minute 07 October 2009 Bharti Airtel ties up with Cisco; opposes price wars 07 October 2009 No revival talks with MTN: Bharti 06 October 2009 TRAI may insist on ‘per second’ mobile billing 06 October 2009 3G auction not happening this year 05 October 2009 BSNL, MTNL back Vavasi consortium's bid for Zain stake 05 October 2009 Al Jazeera launches live streaming application for mobile phones 05 October 2009 BSNL launches new price schemes on the occasion of Dussera and Diwali 05 October 2009 Bharti-MTN merger was dead weeks ago 03 October 2009 IMImobile in deal with MTN to bring mobile and online content to 103 million users 03 October 2009 Tata Teleservices buys access to BSNL mobile towers 01 October 2009 Aircel becomes first to sign tower sharing agreement with BSNL 01 October 2009 Reliance Communications announces tie up with S Korea's SK C&C for 3G roll out 01 October 2009 Bharti calls off merger talks with South Africa's MTN 30 September 2009 Nokia acquires "social atlas" Dopplr 29 September 2009 BSNL to spread broadband in Himachal 26 September 2009 Mobile marketing emerging as brand promotion aid worldwide 25 September 2009 Smartphone sales to exceed 422 million in 2013 25 September 2009 BSNL may rope in MTNL for Zain deal 25 September 2009 Telstra seals 10-year Coke deal 25 September 2009 Teledensity in India reaches 42.27 per cent at end-August 2009 24 September 2009 Unitech Wireless to roll out mobile services by year end 24 September 2009 BT to extend broadband reach to 75 per cent of UK by 2011 24 September 2009 Samsung, Tata DoCoMo launch India's first Android phone 24 September 2009 Pressure mounts on Telstra board to resist Rudd government’s break-up plans 24 September 2009 Tata Group's Neotel plans to triple revenue 24 September 2009 Bharti-MTN deal may trigger open offer, FIPB intervention 23 September 2009 TRAI issues mobile number portability regulations 23 September 2009 Environment-friendly handsets to drive growth 23 September 2009 Telecos penalised Rs32 crore over unverified mobile phone users 22 September 2009 GSM to be next growth driver for RCom: Anil Ambani 22 September 2009 Tata Tele tops in August subscriptions; beats Airtel 22 September 2009 Bharti-MTN deal hinges on Manmohan-Zuma talks 22 September 2009 Motorola introduces new mobile computer device for backroom operations 19 September 2009 S African unions may block Bharti Airtel-MTN deal: report 19 September 2009 Aircel to launch BlackBerry services in India 18 September 2009 New Airtel offer: 50 paise for STD calls 18 September 2009 Millicom rejects BSNL’s Lankan bid; Bharti Airtel still in fray 18 September 2009 Alcatel-Lucent launches converged IP backbone network solution 17 September 2009 BSNL eyes Luxembourg telecom firm's Sri Lanka unit, Celltel 17 September 2009 Ofcom lifts restrictions on BT triple play services 16 September 2009 Calls from mobile handsets without IMEI numbers barred from 30 November: DoT 16 September 2009 Bharti-MTN deal: officials dismiss dual listing rumour, but Pranab says it’s possible 16 September 2009 Australia announces telecom reforms to break up Telstra 15 September 2009 Australian government forces Telstra to split 15 September 2009 IEEE ratifies 802.11n wireless LAN standard 15 September 2009 Bharti-MTN deal may face SA regulatory hurdles 15 September 2009 160by2.com launches free international SMS service 15 September 2009 Telstra charges customers for cash payments, draws consumer ire 15 September 2009 Huges Comm bags VSAT connectivity deal with SBI 15 September 2009 TRAI cautions DoT against uniform licence fee structure 14 September 2009 Avaya bags Nortel’s telecom unit with $900 million bid 14 September 2009 Deutsche Telekom eyes US’s Sprint Nextel 14 September 2009 3G spectrum auction set for 7 December 14 September 2009 GSM telcos add 9.3 mn subscribers in August 11 September 2009 Tata Docomo and RIM launch BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Curve 8900 Smartphones 10 September 2009 Tata Communications extends WAN ethernet service to China 10 September 2009 Fears of weakening competition greet merger news of Orange, T-mobile in the UK 10 September 2009 India-Malaysia group to buy 46 per cent in Kuwait's Zain for $13.7 billion 09 September 2009 French telecom giant Vivendi to launch $2.9 billion bid for Brazil’s GVT 09 September 2009 Mumbai Metro, Delhi Airport Express Link opt for Motorola’s TETRA communication system 09 September 2009 Roamware to boost presence in mobilr banking with Macalla acquisition 09 September 2009 Tata DoCoMo offers pay-per-character scheme for SMS 09 September 2009 Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom UK arms to merge 08 September 2009 BT selected by Siemens Enterprise Communications for international data network 08 September 2009 Nokia expands ecosystem opportunites with new applications 08 September 2009 China Unicom and Telefonica in $1-billion share swap 08 September 2009 MTNL partners Dell to offer 3G services on laptop 07 September 2009 Etisalat DB Telecom, Tech Mahindra in $400 million IT deal 07 September 2009 3G auction likely to benefit big telecom companies 07 September 2009 Two more in fray for Nortel's enterprise business 05 September 2009 Deutsche Telekom mulls sale of T-Mobile UK 05 September 2009 TRAI amends guidelines on value-added telecom services 04 September 2009 Only two companies bid to run MTNL's 3G ops 04 September 2009 MTNL in fray to acquire 75 per cent in Nigerian Telecom 03 September 2009 Implementation of mobile number portability pushed to 2009-end 03 September 2009 Intex launches two more dual GSM, music mobile phones 03 September 2009 Qualcomm chief sees 200 million 3G CDMA users by 2013 03 September 2009 Tata Communications unveils new global mobile video telephony service 02 September 2009 After postpaid and prepaid, Loop mobiles introduces ePaid’ 02 September 2009 Tata Indicom offers 'pay-per-call' as price wars hot up 01 September 2009 MTS India adopts future-ready 1X advanced technology 01 September 2009 Government to fix uniform licence fee for telcos 01 September 2009 eBay to sell Skype to a consortium of private investors 01 September 2009 DoT bows to TRAI on spectrum policy delay 01 September 2009 SAT throws out plea against Bharti-MTN merger terms 29 August 2009 Government backtracks on banning Chinese telecom equipment 29 August 2009 Apple clinches three-year deal to sell iPhone in China 29 August 2009 Orange acquires UK digital advertising network Unanimis 29 August 2009 S Tel to share RCom infrastructure in ix circles 28 August 2009 Bidding for 3G spectrum open; high reserve price disappoints industry 28 August 2009 Contours of Bharti Airtel deal may change: MTN chief 28 August 2009 Ministers' panel sets Rs3,500-crore reserve price for 3G spectrum 27 August 2009 TCIL to exit Bharti Hexacom 27 August 2009 UK to cut broadband connections for illegal downloads of copyrighted material 26 August 2009 Tata Indicom offers 3.1 Mbps mobile broadband service 26 August 2009 Reliance Com takes internet to rural India; launches new plans 26 August 2009 Bharti, MTN framework agreement by weekend likely 26 August 2009 Railways’ fibre optic network can do much more: Pitroda 25 August 2009 Motorola to test 4G in India 24 August 2009 China Mobile and HTC in deal for smartphones 24 August 2009 4G technology roll-out could spike GoI's 3G spectrum auction plans 24 August 2009 Tata Comm to offer VAS services to all net users in India 24 August 2009 Nokia global head meets PM over uneven VAT in Maharashtra, MP 22 August 2009 MTN raising $4.5 billion loan for merger with Bharti: report 21 August 2009 DoS not to part with extra airwaves for 3G, retains bare minimum 21 August 2009 Bharti not to raise MTN offer: Sunil Mittal 21 August 2009 India's telephone subscriber base swells by 14.25 million in July 20 August 2009 Centre boosts equity of Hindustan Prefab, Tamil Nadu Tele; clears ECL expansion 20 August 2009 Bharti-MTN again extend merger talks to 30 September 20 August 2009 Nokia looks at rural markets, micro finance for expansion 20 August 2009 DoCoMo-Tata Tele JV looks to gobble up new entrants 20 August 2009 EU investigates exploding iPhones and iPods 20 August 2009 BSNL to ensure uninterrupted services during strike 19 August 2009 ONGC to set up captive communication network 19 August 2009 Blackberry leads Fortune's fastest growing companies list; Infosys ranks 100 19 August 2009 Tata Communications, Tyco Telecommunications complete TGN-Intra Asia cable system 18 August 2009 Government puts all spectrum allocation on hold again 18 August 2009 Foreign banks lining up to fund Bharti-MTN deal: report 18 August 2009 Bharti Airtel launches global fibre-optic service 18 August 2009 EMC to be Vodafone's preferred storage vendor in Europe 18 August 2009 iPhone to host new TomTom GPS navigation software 17 August 2009 Nokia and Microsoft enter alliance for mobile productivity 17 August 2009 Quippo to raise Rs900 crore to fund Wireless TT Info Services merger 17 August 2009 Nokia's Chennai workers halt strike; to approach labour department 17 August 2009 MTN seeks $1 billion more for merger with Bharti: report 14 August 2009 Hutchison sells Israel's Partner Com stake for $1.38 billion 13 August 2009 Optus customer base swells to 8 million 13 August 2009 GSM subscriber base crosses 325 million in July 12 August 2009 Clearwire adds Huawei to WiMax vendor list 12 August 2009 Nortel chief Zafirovski quits amidst bankruptcy 11 August 2009 Telstra, Acer announce partnership to offer bundled net connectivity 10 August 2009 BSNL gets set for mobile number portability 07 August 2009 Samsung to launch eco-conscious 'Reclaim' for Sprint Nextel users 07 August 2009 Despite recession, Britons do not give up on using communication technology: research 07 August 2009 Mobile subscriptions jump by 12 million in June 07 August 2009 BSNL to provide 3G in 760 towns; ITI may bid 07 August 2009 Telcos contribute over 1.5 per cent to GDP: minister 06 August 2009 Telstra admits wrongdoing, could face up to $300 million in fines 06 August 2009 TRAI asks government to halt new applications for telecom services 06 August 2009 Bharti Airtel bags Bhutan cable network contract 04 August 2009 MTS extends its mobile services across Kerala 04 August 2009 Unitech looking to sell telecom tower business: report 04 August 2009 Apple threatens to gag customer in another case of exploding iPod 04 August 2009 Suspense continues: Bharti, MTN extend talks till 31 August 03 August 2009 DoT rejects TRAI suggestions over spectrum management 03 August 2009 Woolworths joins hands with Optus to enter telco market 03 August 2009 Technology license dispute may close down Skype 01 August 2009 Smartphones vulnerable to SMS-launched attacks warn researchers 01 August 2009 Telenor proposal to up stake in Unitech gets security clearance: reports 31 July 2009 Motorola bounces back with $26 million Q2 profit 31 July 2009 Reliance ties up with Gameloft 31 July 2009 US-Canadian courts clear Nortel-Ericsson deal 30 July 2009 Airtel slashes broadband internet rates 29 July 2009 Telecom mergers: Sprint Nextel to buy Virgin Mobile in $483 million deal 28 July 2009 Verizon to shed another 8,000 jobs after Q2 profit decline 28 July 2009 Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) net loss at Rs34.26 crore; EBITDA grows by 19 per cent over Q4 FY 08-09 28 July 2009 Nokia launches N86 8MP smartphone 27 July 2009 Nokia to acquire German address book vendor Cellity 27 July 2009 Government proposes preferential share offer to BSNL staff 27 July 2009 NEC India, Tata Indicom broadband alliance to focus on education and hospitality 27 July 2009 DoT mulls cap on number of telecom players 27 July 2009 SingTel seeking $3 billion to fund Bharti-MTN merger: report 25 July 2009 Etisalat prompts UAE Blackberry users to install spyware 25 July 2009 Ericsson acquires Nortel’s CDMA business for $1.13 billion in auction 25 July 2009 DoT sets 3-year lock-in period for telecom equity 24 July 2009 Opposition slams telecom ministry over 2G spectrum allotment 24 July 2009 Mobile number portability to be delayed; TRAI to lay down regulations 23 July 2009 South Korean watchdog fines Qualcomm $208 million 23 July 2009 Etisalat DB, RCom sign Rs10,000-crore tower sharing deal 22 July 2009 MTS expands its reach in six new districts in West Bengal 22 July 2009 MTS brand enrolls more than 100 million subscribers globally 21 July 2009 Raja to review BSNL's financial position ahead of stake sale 21 July 2009 Australian Federal Court upholds regulator's ruling against Telstra 20 July 2009 BSNL may consider inviting international bids for 3G 20 July 2009 Essar looks for expansion in Africa through Dhabi Group 20 July 2009 BT to recall over 2,500 call centre jobs from India 17 July 2009 DoT to conduct special audit of telcos: Kamat 16 July 2009 MTNL seeks franchisees to market its 3G services 16 July 2009 India's telecom subscriber base reaches 429.72 million; revenue tops Rs40,000 crore: TRAI 15 July 2009 AT&T obtains injunctions against unauthorised prepaid mobile phone traffickers 14 July 2009 BSNL launches on-ground activation 14 July 2009 Telcos gross revenues of over Rs40,000 crore 14 July 2009 Government forms ministers’ panel to resolve 3G, wi-max issues 14 July 2009 VAT hike impacts mobile handset sales in Maharashtra 14 July 2009 CAG faults BSNL, MTNL for over Rs1,547 crore revenue loss 13 July 2009 MTS crosses one-million subscriber base in Rajasthan 13 July 2009 Broadcom abandons $912 million hostile bid to acquire Emulex 10 July 2009 Tata DoCoMo offers ‘one paise per second’ GSM services in Karnataka 10 July 2009 Roamware launches next generation SIM Box DetectorT 09 July 2009 Tata Tele rated 'congestion-fee' for a fourth time in a row 08 July 2009 Public offer not mandatory in Bharti-MTN deal: SEBI 08 July 2009 TerreStar-1, world’s largest commercial satellite, launched 03 July 2009 Apple sends heated message to iPhone 3G and 3GS users 02 July 2009 Retailers growl as Maharashtra triples VAT on mobile phones 02 July 2009 Citi introduces mobile payments in India through Nokia's N6212 on Vodafone network 01 July 2009 Tata Communications partners with Starwood Hotels 01 July 2009 Spice launches D-111 handset with unique apps 30 June 2009 Vodafone mulls acquiring T-Mobile UK 29 June 2009 Sterlite Technologies eyes raising capacity to join top three optical fibre 27 June 2009 Tech Mahindra subsidiary inks strategic deal with WIN plc of UK 27 June 2009 E&Y may advise Bharti, PwC for MTN: report 26 June 2009 Tata, BT sign 5-year deal on international call handling 25 June 2009 Reliance Communications to launch MobiTV on GSM 25 June 2009 Tata launches GSM service with NTT DoCoMo 24 June 2009 BSNL listing may be announced in budget 24 June 2009 Intel and Nokia in new mobile device development pact 24 June 2009 BSNL ties up with Microsoft for business applications 24 June 2009 BSNL earmarks $6 billion for overseas acquisitions; eyes IPO 23 June 2009 BSNL to introduce 3G services in Sikkim by I-Day 23 June 2009 RCom in talks with China Mobile: report 22 June 2009 Nokia Seimens to acquire Nortel wireless unit for $650 million 20 June 2009 Nokia, New York appoints Carat 19 June 2009 Reserve price of 3G spectrum fixed at Rs4040 crore 19 June 2009 Nokia launches its widget-ready smart phone N97 18 June 2009 HP and Alcatel-Lucent to form global alliance 18 June 2009 Geodesic moves to leverage Android mobile platform with Mundu 18 June 2009 Apple Inc’s iPhone 3GS to debut 19 June 18 June 2009 ECI Telecom wins $70 million Tata Teleservice contract 18 June 2009 Nokia 5530 XpressMusic with touchscreen announced 18 June 2009 TRAI mulls introducing grievance monitoring system, portability in DTH sector 17 June 2009 Samsung showcases ‘Metro’ range 17 June 2009 Aaj Tak to provide video news alerts to Reliance Mobile subscribers 17 June 2009 Finance ministry, DoT bury hatchet in 3G spectrum auction 17 June 2009 UK to impose £6 tax per landline phone to fund super-fast broadband 17 June 2009 BSNL empanels four agencies 17 June 2009 Acer to reenter mobile segment with smartphones on Google's Android platform 16 June 2009 Zylog plans overseas buying spree 15 June 2009 Government fiddles with 3G auction price again 15 June 2009 HTC introduces Touch Diamond2 in India 15 June 2009 Nokia is now shipping N 86 15 June 2009 Nokia launches Life Tools service across India 12 June 2009 HotMail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia’s SabSe Technologies acquires Jaxtr 12 June 2009 Samsung launches first solar mobile handset in India, but where is ‘Blue Earth’? 11 June 2009 Tata DoCoMo all set to launch pan-India GSM network 10 June 2009 Another addition to the E-Series Range from Nokia 10 June 2009 Government defers decision on Telenor's stake hike in Unitech Wireless 09 June 2009 Apple unveils the high speed iPhone3G S 09 June 2009 ANG Auto-TowerWorx JV to produce mobile tower solutions 08 June 2009 Indian armed forces agree to release spectrum: reports 08 June 2009 Split Telstra for a viable broadband network, says rival Optus 06 June 2009 Sony Ericsson introduces green phones GreenHeart 05 June 2009 ITI likely to lead PSU divestment: report 04 June 2009 SEBI okays Spice Tele offer for Spice Mobile stake 04 June 2009 BT escalates UK broadband war with free upgrades to 20 Mbps 04 June 2009 MTNL hopes to cash in with pre-paid 3G services 03 June 2009 South African state pension fund seeks higher price for Bharti merger 03 June 2009 Nokia unveils the new top-of-the-range N97 mobile 03 June 2009 Spectrum tussle to end with 3G auction 02 June 2009 Hughes Communications unveils new tariff plans for VPN Services 02 June 2009 Tata Communications launches application performance visibility service 02 June 2009 Vodafone–Hutchison merger gets ACCC nod 02 June 2009 Raja aims to slash mobile tariffs, hold 3G auction soon 30 May 2009 Mikati clan renews backing to Bharti-MTN merger 30 May 2009 Delhi HC raps DoT’s spectrum allocation policy 30 May 2009 BT rewards top executives with outrageous bonus for failure 28 May 2009 Telecom firm Etisalat-Swan buys out Allianz Infratech 28 May 2009 Gloabl mobile payments to rise 70 per cent in 2009: Gartner 28 May 2009 India emerges world's second-largest CDMA market 28 May 2009 Wary SA unions ‘wait and watch’ 27 May 2009 Bharti Airtel-MTN deal risks FIPB hurdles 27 May 2009 Bharti-MTN deal may leave SingTel cold 26 May 2009 Bharti-MTN: India's largest cross-border corporate merger 26 May 2009 Obama's online campaign strategist to share mobile marketing tactics at Asian ICT meet 26 May 2009 Pranab Mukherjee welcomes Bharti-MTN deal 26 May 2009 Bharti-MTN: Innovatively structured deal 26 May 2009 Vodafone, 3 Australia try to allay monopoly fears 26 May 2009 Tata Indicom, Yahoo! India announce net partnership 25 May 2009 Russian government bailout boosts Sistema’s Indian plans 23 May 2009 Alcatel-Lucent to offer new mobile ad service jointly with 1020 Placecast 22 May 2009 Vodafone wins PETA award 22 May 2009 Regulator wants Telstra to be split 22 May 2009 Delhi HC refuses to rule on BSNL-Nokia spat 22 May 2009 Sistema rolls out mobile phone services in Kolkata 21 May 2009 Global mobile handset sales decline 8.6 per cent; smartphones rise 12.7 per cent in Q1 2009 21 May 2009 Palm to debut touch-screen smart phone Pre in June 20 May 2009 Vodafone posts 45 per cent profit loss in Q1 20 May 2009 Mobile commerce has big growth potential in India: study 20 May 2009 Norway’s Telenor completes purchase of 49 per cent stake in Unitech 20 May 2009 MTNL stir hits telephone, internet users 20 May 2009 Nokia introduces three handsets for India 19 May 2009 DoT wants per-circle limit on spectrum allocation 18 May 2009 MTNL Mumbai to roll out 3G services from 1 June 15 May 2009 BSNL targets 7.5 million broadband customers in 2009-10 15 May 2009 Bharti Airtel crosses 100-million customer mark 15 May 2009 DoT panel suggests spectrum transfer fee for M&A 15 May 2009 Latin American markets drive Telefonica’s strong Q1 showing 14 May 2009 Verizon selling wirelines in 14 states to Frontier for $6.8 billion 13 May 2009 Mobile subscribers grow in April, but more slowly 13 May 2009 DoT to verify revenue figures of four major telecom firms 13 May 2009 Manchester United inks deal with Airtel 11 May 2009 Spice Mobiles launches stylish flip phone S-5330 with an Indian calender 11 May 2009 Mobile number portability to start from 20 September 11 May 2009 PCCW deal ‘dishonest’, rules HK appeals court 11 May 2009 Verizon, AT&T swap assets in mandatory deal 09 May 2009 Virgin Media starts testing 200 Mb broadband speeds in UK 07 May 2009 Tata Communications ties up with RTComm to provide joint data services 06 May 2009 Wipro bags 9-year deal with telecom operator Unitech 06 May 2009 IMEI package to help ‘illegal’ mobile phone owners 06 May 2009 Regional Asian telcos to mull broadband boost 05 May 2009 SC sets aside TDSAT ruling against TRAI 05 May 2009 SingTel wins $500 million ANZ contract 05 May 2009 Kolkota to have mobile number portability by September 02 May 2009 Nokia inaugurates a new concept store in Mumbai 02 May 2009 Airtel set to hit million-subscriber mark 02 May 2009 Verizon - AT&T spar over tie-up with Apple 30 April 2009 Bharti Airtel Q4 net profit up 21 per cent 30 April 2009 Bharti plans joint venture with Alcatel for managed services 30 April 2009 Tata Teleservices to provide telecom infrastructure for Hirco's Panvel project 29 April 2009 ACCC rejects Telstra's $30 line rental hike 29 April 2009 Broadband network can fight climate change, reduce power bills, says Australian minister 29 April 2009 Ministry wants Essar-Loop Telecom link probed 29 April 2009 Don’t add frills without consent, mobile operators warned 28 April 2009 Reliance Communications aims for top global telecom league with 100 million subscribers 28 April 2009 Qualcomm, Broadcom reach $891 million deal to end lawsuits 27 April 2009 Spectrum auction almost certain, but only after polls 27 April 2009 Idea plans Rs6,000 crore expansion this fiscal 24 April 2009 Samsung appoints BMB for global launch music phone 23 April 2009 Tata Tele launches ‘A-GPS’ – but only for Indicom subscribers 21 April 2009 MTNL’s 3G coming to Mumbai next month 21 April 2009 Wipro acquires Nokia's mobile TV unit 21 April 2009 Bharti Airtel to launch DTH mobile services 20 April 2009 MTNL to launch 3G services in Mumbai next month 17 April 2009 Sony Ericsson to cut 2,000 jobs after posting $384 million Q1 loss 17 April 2009 Tata Communications consortium to set up $600-million West African Cable System 17 April 2009 Nokia launches the E75 cell phone in India 16 April 2009 Nokia reports 90 per cent drop in quarterly profit, in line with expectations 16 April 2009 Reliance Com seeks to buy back FCCBs 16 April 2009 US lifts Cuba travel sanctions, curbs on telecom links 14 April 2009 Telstra forms task force to negotiate with government 14 April 2009 British Telecom to cut 10,000 more jobs; slash dividend: report 13 April 2009 Airtel under CVC scanner for ‘misusing’ long-distance licence 13 April 2009 Motorola, ex-CFO trade charges in court 11 April 2009 Nokia eyes 3G, rural market with new phone models 09 April 2009 Aircel launches GSM services in Mumbai 09 April 2009 Nokia takes N-Gage live in India 08 April 2009 Airtel Offers 1-cent-per-minute call rates from US to India 08 April 2009 Australian government to set up $30-billion broadband network 07 April 2009 Court orders Mobinil sale to France Telecom 06 April 2009 Airtel introduces 16 Mbps broadband 06 April 2009 Mobile operators told to crack down on illegal phones 04 April 2009 HTC “snaps” at BlackBerry user base with new smartphone 02 April 2009 Hutch-Vodafone merger plans stalled by regulators 02 April 2009 Telstra slams Aussie government’s broadband tender process 02 April 2009 Skype chases iPhone, iPod Touch users to boost revenue 01 April 2009 TDSAT upholds right of CDMA operators to enter GSM field 01 April 2009 MTN outlays $490-mllion capex to bolster mobile network 28 March 2009 AOL rated as top ISP in the US by Forrester 28 March 2009 Virgin Media trumps BT with 150-Mbps broadband in the UK 27 March 2009 Hinduja arm to manage Systema operations in India 26 March 2009 Nokia takes minority stake in mobile phone payment application developer 25 March 2009 Tata Communications sells Rs424-crore worth stake in Tata Tele to NTT Docomo 25 March 2009 British Telecom to give UK customers 60 Mbps broadband speed 25 March 2009 Tata Indicom ties up with mCheck for SMS payments 24 March 2009 Africa’s No 1 fixed-line phone operator Telkom may sell off cable TV unit 24 March 2009 Government erects another hurdle for IP telephony 24 March 2009 Skype looks for corporate businesses to boost revenue 23 March 2009 TRAI upgrades quality standards for telecom services 23 March 2009 BSNL launches BlackBerry services 21 March 2009 Sony Ericsson warns of fall in sales in Q1 21 March 2009 Government focus on upgrading mobile tower network 21 March 2009 Telenor takes 33.5 per cent in Unitech Wireless for Rs1,250 crore 20 March 2009 BSNL, MTNL refuse to halt 3G services 20 March 2009 TRAI suggests measures for accelerated growth of rural telephony 19 March 2009 Telephone subscriber growth dips 13 per cent in February 19 March 2009 Ericsson achieves 500 mbps broadband speed on ordinary copper wire 19 March 2009 Aircel offers ‘super cheap’ mobile services in Delhi 19 March 2009 Russian government may buy stake in Sistema's Indian JV: report 18 March 2009 BPL Mobile is now Loop Mobile 18 March 2009 Apple to upgrade iPhone with 100 new features 18 March 2009 Nokia slashes 1,700 jobs in response to declining demand 17 March 2009 Telenor to get 67.25 per cent stake in Unitech Wireless 17 March 2009 Court dismisses Broadcom complaint against Qualcomm 16 March 2009 American Tower to acquire Xcel Telecom for $136 million 16 March 2009 13 applicants short-listed for post of TRAI Chairman 14 March 2009 TRAI moots lock-in period for new cellular operators 13 March 2009 Reliance Communications launches ‘India’s fastest’ net service 13 March 2009 Global smartphone sales growth declines to 3.7 per cent in 4Q2008 12 March 2009 Mobile number portability: Syniverse, Telecordia bag contracts 10 March 2009 Security fears threaten to halt MTNL, BSNL 3G services 09 March 2009 TRAI cuts domestic call termination charges by 33 per cent 09 March 2009 BSNL to expand 3G services to 700 cities by June 07 March 2009 Samsung launches Pixon M8800 mobile handset 07 March 2009 ISP support calls in UK fleece customers: survey 06 March 2009 India to become fastest growing telecom market for Ericsson 06 March 2009 BSNL cuts landline, WLL call rates to all networks by 50 per cent 05 March 2009 Mobile numbers could double as personal ID 05 March 2009 BT launches iVPN services for global business customers 05 March 2009 TRAI suggests restructuring of USO Fund for rural telephony growth 04 March 2009 IDEA introduces BlackBerry offerings 04 March 2009 Smartphones to corner 25 per cent of the mobile phone market 04 March 2009 India to lose $3bn annually due to delay in auction of spectrum: Assocham 04 March 2009 Government blocking net telephony, ignoring norms: TRAI 03 March 2009 Global mobile phone sales grew 6 per cent in 2008, despite 5 per cent decline in Q4 03 March 2009 Alcatel-Lucent to expand Tata Teleservices CDMA/GSM network in 22 circles with SDH technology 03 March 2009 Half the world’s population carries a cell phone 03 March 2009 iPhone holds commanding lead in mobile browsing 02 March 2009 TRAI issues guidelines to ensure broadband quality 02 March 2009 Etisalat & Tata Communications introduce advanced communication services in UAE 02 March 2009 Asus introduces new PDA phone 02 March 2009 Motorola unveils the Rs1.11-lakh Aura for high spenders 28 February 2009 Tata Indicom subscriber base in Maharashtra and Goa crosses 7 million 27 February 2009 BSNL launches 3G in 11 cities; cuts landline rates to 33 paise a minute 27 February 2009 Mobile number portability licences by 5 March: Raja 26 February 2009 Bankrupt Nortel to lay off another 3,200 employees 25 February 2009 Former minister Sukhram gets 3 years jail; fined Rs2 lakh in disproportionate asset case 25 February 2009 TRAI limits cross-holdings in broadcasting and distribution operations at 20 per cent 25 February 2009 Motorola sells mobile email unit to Visto 25 February 2009 Aircel launches GSM services in Bangalore; plans Rs1,100 crore investment in Karnataka 24 February 2009 AT&T to invest $1 billion in global network in 2009 24 February 2009 Cabinet clears NTT DoCoMo's acquisition of Tata Tele stake 24 February 2009 Tata Sky seals tele-payment deal with atom Technologies 24 February 2009 BSNL launches 3G mobile phone services in Chennai 23 February 2009 iPhone users have very short attention spans: Study 23 February 2009 Expansion plans on track, says Tata Comm 21 February 2009 LG, unveils new mobile phone to challenge Apple smartphone 21 February 2009 India's phone connections top 400 million; tele-density reaches 34.5 per cent 21 February 2009 Telstra's mobile broadband breaks speed barrier; declared world's fastest by Guinness World Records 20 February 2009 Stunning beauties LG KS360, LG KM710 now in India; more on the way 20 February 2009 Reliance Comm's books to be probed for 'cooking' 20 February 2009 Telecom Italia Sparkle and Bharti Telesoft to launch roaming recharge facility 19 February 2009 Vihaan's solar-powered GSM network operates at `zero cost' 18 February 2009 Mobile phone makers moving to solar-powered handsets 18 February 2009 GSMA announces winners of 14th Annual Global Mobile Awards 18 February 2009 Universal cellphone charger to help cut emissions: GSMA 18 February 2009 Audience measurement system for mobile media soon 18 February 2009 New FDI norms baffle analysts 18 February 2009 Nokia to integrate Skype in N97 17 February 2009 Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile 6.5, gets support from LG, HTC 17 February 2009 3G spectrum decision likely this week 17 February 2009 Microsoft launches Windows Marketplace at Barcelona 17 February 2009 No 3 PC brand Acer moves into the smart phone market 16 February 2009 Nokia unveils ‘Ovi Store’ 16 February 2009 Armed forces to release 15MHz spectrum 16 February 2009 First windows-based virtual desktop launched 16 February 2009 Samsung develops solar-powered touchscreen phone 13 February 2009 Tata Communications plans $430 million investment in Asia Pacific 12 February 2009 Nokia closes down R&D centre, slashes 320 positions, temporarily lays off 2,500 workers 11 February 2009 NTT DoCoMo to launch open offer for TTML on 19 February 11 February 2009 GSM subscriber base swells by 9.3 million to 268 million in January 11 February 2009 New telecom operators want termination charges reduced 10 February 2009 Vodafone, Hutch to merge in Australian arms 09 February 2009 TRAI for penalising telecoms for poor service 09 February 2009 Microsoft denies smartphone rumours 07 February 2009 HotSpot introduces insurance scheme for mobile handsets 06 February 2009 Kavveri promoters pledge 500,000 shares 06 February 2009 MTNL launches 3G service, Jadoo, in Delhi 06 February 2009 MTNL launches 3G mobile phone services in Delhi 05 February 2009 Motorola skips dividend amid $3.6 billion loss 05 February 2009 Enterprise mobile phones to replace desktop phones by 2011: Gartner 04 February 2009 Vodafone reports 37 per cent rise in India service revenues 04 February 2009 Gartner announces three finalists for the Wireless & Mobile Excellence Award 04 February 2009 Long distance calling cards get Telecom Commission nod 03 February 2009 Nokia denies threat to quit Finland 02 February 2009 Flash application for iPhones in the offing? 02 February 2009 Broadband for all by 2012 in Britian 02 February 2009 Global telecom service providers form new trade body in India 02 February 2009 FT launches new mobile website 31 January 2009 Dell may foray into smartphones 30 January 2009 Pakistan to tighten SIM verification for mobiles 29 January 2009 3G auction issue referred to GoM 29 January 2009 TeliaSonera signs world’s first 4G mobile broadband deals with Ericsson and Huawei 28 January 2009 RComm's books to be scrutinised by DoT-appointed auditor 28 January 2009 TRAI issues consultation paper on ‘Next Generation Network’ licensing issues 27 January 2009 Telenor scraps $1.6-billion rights issue; to fund Unitech deal with cash and debt 27 January 2009 Spice Mobiles launches ‘S-940’ 27 January 2009 DoT finally invites bids for mobile number portability 27 January 2009 Global internet audience crosses 1 billion 27 January 2009 Idea Cellular plans Rs6,000 crore capex in FY2010; is title sponsor for Filmfare Awards 24 January 2009 BT’s Global Services takes a hit of £340 million 23 January 2009 Supreme Court dismisses Vodafone's plea against IT department 23 January 2009 BT to fund India-UK joint research on advanced telecom networks 23 January 2009 Nokia posts 69 per cent profit drop in fourth quarter, loses market share to rivals 22 January 2009 Telecom industry continues growth trajectory 22 January 2009 FCC recommends action against several cable operators for malpractices 21 January 2009 Microsoft exits Comcast 21 January 2009 Ericsson beats market blues, will still lay off 5,000 bracing for 2009 21 January 2009 Cyber cafes are largest access point for internet access 21 January 2009 Financial performance 20 January 2009 Vodafone to expand investments in India but seeks better FDI laws 20 January 2009 Tata Communications becomes controlling shareholder in Neotel 19 January 2009 More than 50 per cent of internet users between 18-35 years of age 19 January 2009 Bahrain Telecom buys 49% in Chennai-based S Tel 19 January 2009 The New Palm Pre 17 January 2009 RIM looks at enlarging its target segment in India; announces launch of unlocked BlackBerry smartphones 17 January 2009 DoT sees red on IMEI issue 16 January 2009 TRAI invites views on quality of service for broadband and internet 16 January 2009 Armed forces to be allocated special 3G spectrum band 15 January 2009 China's net population becomes world's largest 14 January 2009 Nortel files for bankruptcy protection in Canada, US and Europe 14 January 2009 Telecom tribunal dismisses Reliance Communication's plea for GSM spectrum 12 January 2009 Verizon completes Alltel deal; to surpass AT&T as US’s largest mobile phone company 10 January 2009 Radware looking to acquire Nortel unit 09 January 2009 Motorola launches trio of new phones for CES 2009 09 January 2009 Sony Ericsson introduces C510 Kate to succeed K770 08 January 2009 NTT DoCoMo awaiting SEBI nod for Tata Tele open offer 05 January 2009 Reliance Communications to offer GSM SIM cards for Rs 25 05 January 2009 Tata Tele merges tower arm with Quippo in a Rs2,400 deal; plans GSM launch 05 January 2009 No new CDMA players for 3G 05 January 2009 BSNL to invest Rs1,600 crore in broadband infrastructure, eyes 9 million customer base; launches low-cost PC 03 January 2009 China frees telecom sector by issuing 3G license 02 January 2009 Finance ministry wants reserve prices doubled for 3G, wireles broadband 02 January 2009 Qwest cuts SkyWi’s telecom network in the US Mid-West 02 January 2009 Videocon, HFCL may end Datacom row: report 01 January 2009 Telecom rates set to come down 01 January 2009 BSNL launches IPTV services 01 January 2009 Spectrum auction challenged in Madras HC 31 December 2008 Reliance Communications rolls out nationwide GSM service 30 December 2008 PCCW chairman raises buyout offer for largest HK telecom firm 30 December 2008 Reliance completes repairs to the damaged under sea cable 30 December 2008 Sony Ericsson's new C905 Cyber-shot mobile handset seems more camera than phone 29 December 2008 Unitech's telecom unit gets spectrum in 4 more circles 29 December 2008 DoT defers 3G spectrum auction 29 December 2008 Verizon unlikely to receive any cash despite winning $33.2 million in cybersquatting suit 27 December 2008 NTT DoCoMo defers open offer for Tata Teleservices 26 December 2008 TRAI seeks details about restoration from Reliance Communications 26 December 2008 Shyam Telelink brings globally renowned brand MTS to India 26 December 2008 UniverCell plans own brand of mobile phones 26 December 2008 Verizon’s dogged chase of faceless cyber squatters nets $33.2 million 26 December 2008 India overtakes US with world's second largest telecom network 24 December 2008 RIM sues Motorola for `obstructing' employee hiring 24 December 2008 Government issues notices on illegal mobile handsets 24 December 2008 Yahoo! banks on mobile business 24 December 2008 Successful 3G bidders eligible for 2G spectrum 23 December 2008 Check point to acquire Nokia's security appliance business 23 December 2008 Repairs of undersea cables underway in the Mediterranean 22 December 2008 TRAI proposes, DoT disposes 22 December 2008 Internet, telephone services disrupted by break in undersea cable 20 December 2008 Dassault Aviation picks up Alcatel-Lucent's Thales Stake 19 December 2008 Wiki goes mobile 19 December 2008 Telecom panel to decide on spectrum allocation, fee 18 December 2008 Motorola CEOs take pay cuts; relinquish bonus 18 December 2008 Virgin Mobile launches vDesire with over 1000 SMS storage capability 18 December 2008 DoT and telcos unhappy with administration charges for 3G 16 December 2008 EMS Technologies acquires in-flight internet provider for $40 million 16 December 2008 Telstra booted out of $15-billion Australian telecom project 15 December 2008 Government calls pre-bid meeting for 3G spectrum 12 December 2008 Alcatel-Lucent foresees bleak future as its sheds workforce 12 December 2008 14 new members boast the Android Phone alliance 12 December 2008 Telecom technology researchers asked to develop low-cost user equipment 12 December 2008 PM launches MTNL's 3G mobile phone service 'Jaadu' 11 December 2008 Largest private-equity deal called off on solvency measures 11 December 2008 TRAI to recommend administrative charges for 3G spectrum 11 December 2008 Canadian telecom giant Nortel may seek bankruptcy protection 11 December 2008 MTNL set to launch 3G services 10 December 2008 Tata Tele teams up with Nokia Siemens for GSM rollout 08 December 2008 Vodafone could see $3-billion evaporate 06 December 2008 AT&T to cut 12,000 jobs 04 December 2008 Apple overtakes Microsoft as No 3 Smartphone OS vendor 04 December 2008 Cell phones to draw power from your sound 04 December 2008 Telecom Italia to sell assets, save cost and cut 4,000 jobs 03 December 2008 Vodafone loses petition over $2-billion tax claim 03 December 2008 Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade China Telecom's CDMA mobile network 02 December 2008 Huawei to Build China Unicom's first 40G WDM transport network 02 December 2008 Sprint Nextel, Clearwire combine forces to 4G wireless internet 02 December 2008 Samsung S3030 Tobi for pre teens 01 December 2008 Intel, Motorola, Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent among 20 bidders for BSNL’s WiMax project 29 November 2008 Bharti Teletech bags order from BSNL 29 November 2008 Raja ignored 2G spectrum auctioning: TRAI 29 November 2008 Indian telecom sector unaffected by global financial crisis: TRAI 29 November 2008 EU telecom ministers reach agreement on reducing mobile charges 28 November 2008 Nokia exits Japanese market 28 November 2008 BCE's buyout deal in jeopardy as KPMG audit ups debt load 27 November 2008 Telstra to bid for $15 billion Australian telecom project 25 November 2008 T-Mobile ties up with Yahoo to deliver search on phones 22 November 2008 Verizon deploying the only all-fibre-optic network in US 20 November 2008 India not a low cost destination: Alcatel CEO 19 November 2008 RCom may bid for Iran telecom licence 17 November 2008 Tata Tele to launch GSM service in nine circles by January 15 November 2008 iPhone fails to take off in India 14 November 2008 HC issues notice to government on spectrum allocation 13 November 2008 UK job losses mount as BT slashes 10,000 13 November 2008 DoCoMo to buy 26 per cent in Tata Tele for $2.7 billion 12 November 2008 Nokia Siemens to cut 1,820 jobs 12 November 2008 Airtel's second rural commercial on air 12 November 2008 DoT slaps 3 per cent licence fee on 3G mobile operators 11 November 2008 What doesn't GPS do? 11 November 2008 'Cartel' blowing up spectrum losses to Rs60,000 crore: Raja 08 November 2008 AT&T to buy rural rival Centennial for $944 million 08 November 2008 American wireless carrier Sprint Nextel faces $1.2 billion class-action lawsuit 06 November 2008 Nokia introduces affordable mobiles, services for mobile internet 06 November 2008 Govt to raise annual fees for telcos; charge for spectrum above 6.2 MHz 05 November 2008 FCC opens up unused TV spectrum for wireless use 05 November 2008 Bharti unveils new brand identity 04 November 2008 BSNL cuts ISD rates to most SAARC countries 03 November 2008 Microsoft, LG sign mobile technology pact 03 November 2008 Wipro picks Subex to facilitate Aircel operations expansion across India 03 November 2008 Unitech sells 60 per cent telecom stake to Telenor for $1.2 billion 29 October 2008 CenturyTel acquires Embarq for $11.6 billion in all-stock deal 27 October 2008 Aamir Khan introduces Tata Sky Plus 27 October 2008 Banking on Mobile 25 October 2008 Airtel voice message service to have A-list star voices 24 October 2008 Reliance offers free laptop with a net connection for Rs1,500 24 October 2008 AT&T’s overdependence on the iPhone may pose some risks 24 October 2008 Kodak, Nokia in in patent cross-license agreement 23 October 2008 Consumer advocates oppose Verizon-Alltel merger 22 October 2008 New ad campaign for Tata Indicom 21 October 2008 Nokia 5800 Xpress Music: the latest convergence device from Nokia 20 October 2008 Aditya Birla Telecom to receive $640 million overseas investment 16 October 2008 TDSAT adjourns hearing on spectrum issue for 2 December 14 October 2008 Virgin Mobile to charge local rates for STD calls 14 October 2008 Ballard Power, IdaTech bag high volume fuel cell supply order from India 13 October 2008 TRAI disconnects more than 10,000 telemarketers’ phones 13 October 2008 GSM operators oppose changes to number portability norms 07 October 2008 New campaign for Airtel DTH 07 October 2008 BSNL ties up with BT for managed services; plans to launch Blackbery, iPhone 06 October 2008 Government cuts licence fee for telcos completing roll-out 06 October 2008 How does Nokia’s Tube measure up against Apple’s iPhone? 03 October 2008 Sterlite to supply India's highest-density fibre optic cables to BSNL 01 October 2008 Russian telco Sistema to invest $1.5 billion in mobile services in India 01 October 2008 Telecom minister wants BSNL to boost market share 30 September 2008 DoT sets up panel to decide on 2G, 3G revenue break-up 30 September 2008 TCS’ mKrishi wireless agri service wins WSJ's global innovation technology award 30 September 2008 Ericsson wins LG Electronics contract for mobile broadband 29 September 2008 SanDisk to sell new 16 GB phone memory card through Croma, Hot Spot Retail, Vijay Sales in India 29 September 2008 RCOM test launches GSM in Mumbai, Delhi 29 September 2008 Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks enter into patent license agreement with Huawei 29 September 2008 Chinese firms enter branded handset market in India 29 September 2008 US Appeals Court upholds Broadcom’s patent infringement claims against Qualcomm 26 September 2008 Visa to develop payment applications for Google, Nokia phones 26 September 2008 NIIT Tech inks its biggest-ever outsourcing deal with British Airways 26 September 2008 DoT introduces resale of IPLC service 25 September 2008 Satellite operator Iridium to be sold to private equity firm for $591 million 24 September 2008 IFC lends $100 million to Idea Cellular 24 September 2008 GSM operators may be charged Rs2,000 crore on excess 2G spectrum usage 24 September 2008 Subex launches Velocity for next generation mobile and converged services 24 September 2008 UAE's Etisalat buys 45 per cent in Swan Telecom 23 September 2008 DoT, DIT to implement strict security norms for Wi-Fi connections 22 September 2008 Android operating system to power Google's first mobile handset, G1 22 September 2008 Tulip bags Madhya Pradesh State e-governance project for Rs 95 crore 22 September 2008 Google phone set for Tuesday launch 20 September 2008 Reliance Entertainment completes deal with Spielberg's DreamWorks 20 September 2008 Airtel, Vodafone, Tata Tele to introduce BlackBerry services in India 20 September 2008 Cisco announces purchase of instant messaging technology provider Jabber 20 September 2008 Nortel shares plunge to 25-year low on gloomy forecast; looking to sell off major unit 19 September 2008 Foreign telcos can go it alone for 3G spectrum bidding: DoT 19 September 2008 Radio City signs a two-year contract with Mauj Mobile 17 September 2008 Tata Communications, Bharti Telesoft join hands to launch CAMEL eXchange in global markets 16 September 2008 BSNL broadband set for massive expansion 15 September 2008 BSNL to enter roaming pacts with rival telcos, to charge 52 paise a minute 15 September 2008 Tata Communications introduces 'global VPN extended access" service in over 150 countries 13 September 2008 Six telecom vendors bid for BSNL's $9-billion GSM lines contract 11 September 2008 Sony Ericsson announces the launch of Xperia X1 11 September 2008 Tata Teleservices to offer strategic stake to DoCoMo 10 September 2008 New UK communication network to cost billions 10 September 2008 Tata Communications, BitGravity introduce global CDN network 09 September 2008 Securities Appellate Tribunal allows Sasken's 12-month buyback plan 06 September 2008 Spanish phone operator Telefónica plans to increase its Chinese presence with $1.6 billion investment 05 September 2008 Norwegian telecom major Telenor eyes India 04 September 2008 The iPhone effect: smartphones get smarter 02 September 2008 MTNL ties up with IOL Netcom to offer CDMA mobile services 01 September 2008 Arbitration panel asks Tata to pay $19 million in damages to RCom 01 September 2008 Motorola launches new camera phone in association with Kodak 01 September 2008 Vodacom buys Gateway for $700 million 30 August 2008 Bain, Carlyle in shortlist for PCCW stake after first round of bidding 30 August 2008 Shyam-Sistema to roll out 3G CDMA services as government announces auction of 3G spectrum to CDMA operators 30 August 2008 World Phone introduces cable broadband internet at Rs95 per month 29 August 2008 Intel initiates “connected Indians” campaign; launches Atom-based Netbooks for Rs5,000 29 August 2008 Broadcom wins federal judge ruling against rival Qualcomm 29 August 2008 3G roll-out most likely by year end 29 August 2008 TDSAT gives DoT, GSM operators 21 days to reply on excess spectrum issue 28 August 2008 Nokia expands smart phone range with two new additions and another on the way 27 August 2008 DoT plans to extend mobile coverge to 200,000 villages 27 August 2008 BSNL to switch over to call-detail-record billing system in 2-3 month 27 August 2008 Bharti and Reliance run most congested networks: TRAI 26 August 2008 DoT to sign MoU with BSNL to provide village telephones to remaing 50,000 villages under Bharat Nirman 26 August 2008 Samsung introduces the TouchWIZ F480 in the Indian market 26 August 2008 Essar Group to invest $500 million in Kenyan telecom business 26 August 2008 India's telephone subscriber base swells by 9.06 million in July 25 August 2008 BSNL brings 30,500 villages under broadband 25 August 2008 Delhi HC dismisses COAI petition on dual technology 22 August 2008 LG launches LG 1000 CDMA phones in partnership with Reliance India Mobile 22 August 2008 Verizon close to mobile search deal with Google: report 22 August 2008 STMicroelectronics to acquire NXP's stake in joint venture and strike new JV with Ericsson 22 August 2008 Lawsuit filed against Apple by dissatisfied iPhone 3G customer 21 August 2008 SkypePhone S2 Mobile phone 21 August 2008 TRAI recommends choice of operator for STD, ISD calls 20 August 2008 Motorola launches low-end mobile phones 20 August 2008 Five GSM operators agree to connect with Reliance Communications 20 August 2008 Motorola join hands with Fido to launch Z6w Wi-Fi handsets in Canada 20 August 2008 COAI may challenge TRAI directive on Reliance Communications 19 August 2008 Nokia to release N96 in India 19 August 2008 Motorola releases MotorockerE6, MotoU9 and Motoming 19 August 2008 T-Mobile to launch first Android-powered Google mobile 18 August 2008 TRAI makes net telephony legal 18 August 2008 Bharti Airtel launches Airtel CallHome card in the UK 18 August 2008 Idea to come to Mumbai 16 August 2008 BSNL to offer bundled handsets for CDMA roll-out 16 August 2008 SEACOM to launch second undersea cable to Africa in June 2009 14 August 2008 After CDMA, Haier Mobile launches GSM phones 14 August 2008 TRAI faults 3G policy for CDMA operators, recommends bidding 13 August 2008 China Unicom to invest $14.6 billion in 3G network expansion 13 August 2008 MTNL halves broadband charges, launches mobile TV in Delhi 13 August 2008 Sony Ericsson launches James Bond’s latest phone 12 August 2008 Verizon averts workers’ strike, Qwest Communications still undecided 11 August 2008 DoT asks Idea to return licences in Punjab or Karnataka for Spice merger 11 August 2008 Sprint may divest Nextel's iDen business 11 August 2008 Latest PDAs combine performance with style 11 August 2008 Reliance Communications to launch DTH services from 15 August 11 August 2008 DoT allocates 3G and BWA spectrums to BSNL, MTNL 07 August 2008 BSNL initial offer to raise Rs40,000 crore; pricing seen at Rs300-400 a share 07 August 2008 Tata Communications to offer roaming facilities at Beijing Olympics 06 August 2008 TRAI suggests piggy-back entry for mobile virtual network operators 06 August 2008 TRAI orders GSM connectivity for Reliance Communications 06 August 2008 Apple's iPhone to be launched in India from 22nd August 06 August 2008 Gartner predicts 2008 global cell phone growth at 11 per cent 05 August 2008 Nokia launches 6210 Navigator in India 05 August 2008 Motorola poaches Qualcomm CFO to head loss-making handset division 04 August 2008 Samsung launches the touch screen F480 in India 04 August 2008 Supreme Court for cancellation of licences of unregisterd telemarketers 01 August 2008 Government announces guidelines for 3G auction, number portability 01 August 2008 Toshiba to exit mobile digital satellite broadcasting 31 July 2008 Tata Communications introduces first public Telepresence rooms 30 July 2008 Alcatel-Lucent announces chairman Serge Tchuruk and CEO Pat Russo to step down 29 July 2008 CDMA operators miffed at proposed 3G policy 29 July 2008 Let’s get digital, says TRAI 26 July 2008 South African authorities charge Vodacom executive with perjury 26 July 2008 India adds 8.81 million phones in June; subscriber base swells to 326 million 25 July 2008 Sprint Nextel announces tower sale to TowerCo for approximately $670 million in cash 25 July 2008 Nokia, Qualcomm settle patent disputes; enter 15-year alliance 24 July 2008 BSNL offers rural landline connectivity at Rs20 per month 24 July 2008 Bharti Airtel supports auction of spectrum for 3G services 23 July 2008 Toshiba, Matsushita to jointly make OLED screens for cell phones, mobile devices 22 July 2008 US equity firms shop for stake in Huawei unit 21 July 2008 Motorola sues former executive for taking iPhone job 19 July 2008 MTN may go back to Bharti for an alliance: reports 19 July 2008 Sony Ericsson’s quarterly profit wiped out, to sack 2,000 employees 19 July 2008 CDMA, GSM telecom operators clash over spectrum 18 July 2008 RIL starts arbitration against Reliance Communications over MTN issue 17 July 2008 Sprint, Cisco and Ciena to implement 40-Gbps circuits on the Global Sprint Tier 1 IP Network 17 July 2008 Korea’s SK Telecom in talks to acquire Sprint Nextel 17 July 2008 European Union cracks down on roaming charges 16 July 2008 BT plans £1.5-billion investment in super-fast broadband 16 July 2008 MTN denies going back to Bharti 15 July 2008 BSNL plans to invest Rs5,000 crore on WiMAX roll-out 15 July 2008 Apple, AT&T sell 1 million new iPhones in 3 days; users download 10 million applications 15 July 2008 Hong Kong’s PCCW seeks to sell 45 per cent stake in HKT Group for $2.5 billion 14 July 2008 Apple's iPhone 3G goes on sale - a Kiwi snaps up the first one 12 July 2008 Spice Mobile on a high as reports ring in takeover rumours 11 July 2008 TRAI agrees to DoT proposal to raise base price for 3G auction 11 July 2008 The Wall Street Journal rates Bharti Airtel as India's most innovative company 11 July 2008 Tata-Birla row over Idea goes for arbitration 10 July 2008 Reliance Communications, MTN extend talks till July 21 09 July 2008 Samsung i780 premiers at the MobileStore 09 July 2008 Sony Ericsson C902 Cyber-shot launched in India 09 July 2008 Reliance Communications launches the BlackBerry Curve 8330 Smartphone 09 July 2008 Idea acquires over 281 million shares in Spice for Rs2,176 crore 08 July 2008 MTN-Reliance Comm deal may be lost in the Mukesh-Anil feud 08 July 2008 MTN-Reliance exclusivity period may be extended 07 July 2008 Bell Canada in world’s largest leveraged buyout 05 July 2008 SMS has competition; enter New Google Talk for iPhone 05 July 2008 Privacy advocates target US Justice Department over mobile phone tracking 04 July 2008 Vodafone acquires 70 per cent in Ghana Telecom for $900 million 03 July 2008 Nokia launches E71 and E66 in India 03 July 2008 DoT reverses stand, says BlackBerry poses no security threat 03 July 2008 RCOM evaluates other means to merge with MTN 03 July 2008 India’s wireless population to exceed 737 million connections by 2012 02 July 2008 OnMobile acquires European speech technology and language processing software provider Telisma 01 July 2008 Government to allow foreign companies in 3G telecom services 01 July 2008 France Telecom drops bid for Sweden’s TeliaSonera, sees shares rise 13 per cent 30 June 2008 Idea to launch open offer for Spice on 22 August 30 June 2008 Virgin Mobile acquires Helios to enter postpaid zone 28 June 2008 Telecom Fiji in multi-million dollar deal with Tech Mahindra to provide Global ICT services 27 June 2008 Microsoft to acquire MobiComp 27 June 2008 Nokia Siemens Networks sign MOU with Tamil Nadu government to set up new plant 27 June 2008 MTN aims to become a major internet player by acquiring Verizon South Africa 26 June 2008 Tata Communications to hike stake in South Africa's Neotel to 56 per cent 25 June 2008 Idea to buy 40.8 per cent in Spice Communications for Rs3,240 crore 25 June 2008 MultiEyeVision converts mobile phones into remote cameras 25 June 2008 Nokia to buy out Symbian partners for $410 million 25 June 2008 Motorola to launch Motozine ZN5 camera phone with 5-megapixel Kodak lens 24 June 2008 Kodak introduces imaging technology for mobile handsets 24 June 2008 Ericsson in new contract with IBM for outsourcing internal IT operations 24 June 2008 Sterlite bags Rs107 crore order from BSNL 23 June 2008 Hutch deal not taxable in India, claims Vodafone 23 June 2008 Bali meet to discuss disposal of billions of old cell phones 23 June 2008 Nokia buys social networking company Plazes 23 June 2008 Wi-LAN sues Motorola, RIM and UTStarCom over patent infringement 21 June 2008 France Telecom may sweeten bid for TeliaSonera, but only just 21 June 2008 Telenor exploring acquisition opportunities, figures among Top 2 in Pakistan 20 June 2008 China's largest mobile handsets maker Huawei considers divesting stake to US private equity firms 20 June 2008 Bharti Airtel, Pacnet agree to interconnect networks 19 June 2008 Anil Ambani eyeing 40 per cent in MTN: Report 18 June 2008 Tata Communications to acquire 50-per cent stake in China Enterprise Communications 18 June 2008 Yahoo announces telecom collaborations in Asia-Pacific; selects Idea and MTNL as new Indian carriers 18 June 2008 Alcatel-Lucent signs $1 billion agreement with world’s largest mobile phone operator China Mobile 17 June 2008 MVNOs can’t own spectrum: Trai 17 June 2008 Videocon to launch telecom services in Chennai on 15th August 14 June 2008 No.2 cellphone maker Samsung takes the fight to No.1 Nokia, reveals ambitious plans for Finland 14 June 2008 Ambanis brawl over RCom's MTN deal 14 June 2008 HTC Announces the Launch of the HTC P3350 in India 13 June 2008 Tata Indicom to offer location-based service in India 12 June 2008 Spice Telecom launches mobile handset plus connection for Rs.599 in Punjab 12 June 2008 Most consumers refuse to conduct financial transactions on mobile devices 11 June 2008 Sleeker, faster, cheaper – Steve Jobs unveils new iPhone 3G 10 June 2008 Reliance Communications, MTN may go for London listing post merger: report 10 June 2008 Tata Communications expands connectivity to Africa with Neotel 10 June 2008 Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Clearwire, Intel, Samsung, Sprint to form WiMAX patent pool 10 June 2008 BSNL halves mobile and landline STD rates, revises mobile roaming charges 09 June 2008 Reliance Communications must pay municipal fees for telecom towers: Bombay High Court 09 June 2008 RComm, MTN in share-swap talks: Reports 09 June 2008 Broadband advertising: Call for new code to cover mobile internet 07 June 2008 Idea Cellular to help Modi's exit from Spice Communications 07 June 2008 Nokia launches N78 in India 06 June 2008 Verizon Wireless signs $28.1-billion acquisition agreement for Alltel 06 June 2008 France Telecom makes $42-billion bid for TeliaSonera to become Europe’s No.1 05 June 2008 Verizon eyes Alltel in a $27-billion deal 05 June 2008 Reliance Communications may rope in PE firms for MTN link-up: report 04 June 2008 TERI and Indus Towers to develop renewable energy options for telecom services 04 June 2008 Spice Communications looking at options 04 June 2008 Vodafone offers $2.5 billion to increase its stake by 12.5 per cent in South Africa’s Vodacom 04 June 2008 Spice willing for Telekom Malaysia raising stake to 74 per cent 03 June 2008 Wimax bettet than 3G for India's broadband, says Motorola 03 June 2008 China Unicom to buy fixed line operator Netcom for $23.9 billion in stock 02 June 2008 Group of ministers may decide on 3G spectrum allocation 02 June 2008 Unitech bags 4.4 MHz of spectrum in Karnataka, appoints CEO for telecom business 02 June 2008 The Soul of Samsung costs Rs20,000 31 May 2008 Google showcases mobile operating system Android 31 May 2008 OnMobile ropes in Airtel, Maxis, Indosat to introduce 'over the air' mobile information backup service 30 May 2008 Motorola ROKR E8 moves from talk to music in one touch 30 May 2008 RIM and Indian officials meet to find their way out of Blackberry imbroglio 30 May 2008 MTN eyes 74 per cent in RComm in stock-and-cash deal 30 May 2008 Probe against Deutsche Telekom starts even as company board backs CEO 29 May 2008 Orpat Group and NXP Semiconductors join hands to launch mobile handsets in India 29 May 2008 TRAI lays down ground rules for VAS 29 May 2008 Apple to sell iPhone in several new markets 29 May 2008 Nokia launches Nokia 2600 and Nokia 1209 in India 28 May 2008 Etisalat, Tata Communications ink pact to introduce communication services in the UAE 27 May 2008 Arun Sarin to leave Vodafone in July 27 May 2008 RIM won't give 'Blackberry' code to government 26 May 2008 Reliance Communications acquires UK network operator Vanco for $77 million 26 May 2008 Reliance Communications in acquisition talks with MTN after Bharti withdraws 26 May 2008 Bharti Airtel signs up HTC Touch Diamond for 3G service 24 May 2008 Dhanus Technologies launches mobile service for travellers 24 May 2008 China restructures its telecommunications infrastructure into three giant companies 24 May 2008 Bharti calls off talks with MTN; alleges breach of terms of agreement 24 May 2008 Digital entertainment firm Electronic Arts acquires Korea's Hands-On Mobile 23 May 2008 3G guidelines to be rolled out in June 2008: A Raja 23 May 2008 Providence invests Rs2,700 crore in Idea Cellular subsidiary Aditya Birla Telecom 23 May 2008 BCE buyout hits another bump as court upholds debt-holders' claim 22 May 2008 Microsoft, Golden Bridge lose patent infrigement suits to Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia 22 May 2008 Busineses being forced to stay 'hyperconnected' to avoid failing 22 May 2008 Marketing through mobile phones 22 May 2008 Videocon to start telecom services from August; may tie up with Middle East firms 22 May 2008 Firstsource to provide outsourcing solutions to Airtel for three years 21 May 2008 Asklaila launches local mobile search services in India 21 May 2008 Motorola bags $90 million order from BSNL 21 May 2008 Deutsche Telekom, Russia's Vimpel eying MTN: report 21 May 2008 Assocahm - DoT to host 4th global telecom summit 2008 in New Delhi this week 20 May 2008 Bharti plans new venture with SingTel to acquire MTN: report 20 May 2008 TRAI starts consultation on draft satellite radio policy 19 May 2008 Netherland's Nimbuzz BV introduces VoIP across multiple platforms in India 19 May 2008 Motorola's chief strategy and technology officer becomes the latest senior executive to quit 17 May 2008 Vodafone acquires social networking company ZYB for €31.5 million ($48.7 million) 17 May 2008 Tata Teleservices looking to sell 49 per cent of tower business for Rs8,200 crore; SREI's Quippo may be likely buyer 17 May 2008 EC clears TomTom's $4.5 billion Tele Atlas buyout; may have a different yardstick for Nokia’s proposed $8.1 billion acquisition of Navteq 16 May 2008 RIM seeks one month to resolve BlackBerry issues 16 May 2008 Reliance Communications obtains $750 million from China Development Bank 16 May 2008 DoT favours additional players for 3G services 16 May 2008 Nokia to equip 50 per cent of its mobile phones with GPS by 2012 15 May 2008 Verizon teams up with LiMo foundation for Linux-based handsets 15 May 2008 NEC to integrate JAKABARE submarine cable system to bridge Indonesia and Singapore 14 May 2008 Sunil Mittal may opt for merger rather than a takeover of MTN 14 May 2008 Bharti seeks Gulf funds for MTN bid as UAE's Etisalat plans to join race 13 May 2008 Etisalat, Telcel, Altimo vie for $1 billion stake in Tata Tele 13 May 2008 Vodafone ties up with Chilean telecom firm Entel PCS 13 May 2008 TRAI seeks views on liberalising internet telephony in India 13 May 2008 After Vodafone, Apple ropes in Airtel to launch iPhones in India 13 May 2008 Vodafone refuses to pursue MTN bid much to Bharti’s relief 12 May 2008 Tata Communications and Sonus Networks collaborate for global VOIP network 12 May 2008 Reliance Communications, Alcatel-Lucent to form JV for managed networks 12 May 2008 LG launches three new mobile handsets at three different price points; registers record turnover 10 May 2008 Bharti closer to $20-billion MTN deal as major shareholder Mikati expresses confidence 10 May 2008 Bharti’s proposed acquisition of MTN runs into pre-condition hurdle 09 May 2008 Idea Cellular, Tata Communications, Etisalat UAE team up with HSBC India to launch global money transfers 07 May 2008 TRAI revives proposal on carrier selection for STD, ISD calls 07 May 2008 Bharti in 15-nation AT&T consortium to build high-bandwidth Europe India Gateway undersea cable system 07 May 2008 Bharti in talks for a controlling stake in South Africa's MTN 06 May 2008 BlackBerry mobile phone has about 114,000 users in India, says minister 05 May 2008 Mobile phone subscriber base crosses 261 million in March 05 May 2008 Maxis to invest up to $5 billion in Indian mobile phone operations 05 May 2008 IB rejects RIM proposal to decompress Blackbery data 03 May 2008 Bharti Airtel sets up joint venture with IFFCO to provide rural mobile phone services 02 May 2008 Mobile banking set to grow 01 May 2008 Tata Communications and Cisco to set up telepresence rooms at CII 30 April 2008 Supreme Court upholds TDSAT order classifying Tata Tele's Walky, Reliance Communication's services as 'limited mobile' 30 April 2008 Vodafone and Microsoft to offer SMS Search for customers in India 29 April 2008 TRAI considering 49 per cent limit for foreign investments via automatic route 28 April 2008 Reliance Mobile introduces HTC P3000 and S720 hand sets 28 April 2008 Motorola joins forces with local universities for Malaysian talent 26 April 2008 Subhiksha outlines plans to enter Kolkata and Kerala telecom retail 26 April 2008 Bharti Airtel may bid for South Africa's MTN for overseas expansion 26 April 2008 TRAI rejects DoT`s proposal on foreign players` entry in 3G 25 April 2008 Nokia and Renault offer the latest for Brazilian auto buyers 25 April 2008 IBM India to spearhead Big Blue's mobile web entry 25 April 2008 Reliance Globalcom acquires 90 per cent in UK WiMAX operator eWave 24 April 2008 Telecom firms warned against refusal to pass ADC withdrawal benefit to users 24 April 2008 Cricketer Ishant Sharma brand ambassador for Fly phones 24 April 2008 DoT asks Tata Tele to delay Blackberry services; directs others to set up monitoring facility 23 April 2008 Microsoft launches `Live Mesh' for PC-cell phone data link 23 April 2008 Tata Tele to launch BlackBerry services amidst government curbs 21 April 2008 Nokia launches a NFC-enabled handset 19 April 2008 M-banking to expand 10-fold in four years: Juniper Research 18 April 2008 AT&T first to introduce Microsoft Surface in retail stores 18 April 2008 DoT directive restricts ‘certain’ Blackberry services 18 April 2008 Israeli telecom firm Koor intends to buy stake in Tata Teleservices 18 April 2008 Aditya Birla Minacs selects Verizon Business to upgrade global communications 18 April 2008 Government may hire foreign firms to monitor BlackBerry content 17 April 2008 MTNL offers tracking facility for lost mobile phones 16 April 2008 Tata Teleservices gets GSM spectrum in Tamil Nadu 16 April 2008 Tata Communications expands VPN services to Egypt as emerging market growth strategy 15 April 2008 Tatas lashes TRAI probe in Virgin Mobile deal 14 April 2008 CDMA revenue per user rises, GSM earnings dip 12 April 2008 Get paid to listen to ads on mobile, if you want 12 April 2008 India to have half a billion mobile phone users by 2010, says Nokia 12 April 2008 TRAI recommends nationwide mobile number portability from June 2009 12 April 2008 Airvoice introduces new technology, mobile users to get paid to hear ads on their mobile 10 April 2008 Tata Communications to challenge verdict in Flag case 08 April 2008 NTT DoCoMo to test downloading fragrances via mobile 08 April 2008 Motorola agrees to take two Icahn nominees on board 07 April 2008 Microsoft, Dell ordered to pay Alcatel-Lucent for patent infringement 05 April 2008 Tata Teleservices gets CDMA spectrum for three circles 05 April 2008 Denmark's Ramboll Group acquires 60 per cent stake in IMIsoft 04 April 2008 Bharti, Vodafone, Essar under MRTPC scanner for cartelisation 04 April 2008 Draw from our experience: NASSCOM tells ad industry 04 April 2008 3G big-bang will blind the industry within three years, says Nokia India CEO 04 April 2008 Samsung launches 2ON, its first dual standby CDMA cum GSM Phone 03 April 2008 Bharti Airtel tests 3G services in three cities in India 02 April 2008 Nokia goes rural: Multiple phone books for users of a single phone 02 April 2008 DoT allows telecom companies to share infrastructure, rules out sharing of spectrum 02 April 2008 Motorola and the limits of Six Sigma 01 April 2008 25,000 villages to be covered by BSNL broadband by July 31 March 2008 Department of telecom clears Tata-Virgin deal 29 March 2008 DoT wants Blackberry to host servers in India 29 March 2008 Energy, power, telecom CPSEs to invest Rs148,132 crore in FY'09 28 March 2008 Iqua unveils Bluetooth accessories in India 28 March 2008 Call rates to fall as TRAI phases out ADC levy on private telecom operators 27 March 2008 Sixth Pay panel advises terminating Telecom Commission 27 March 2008 Motorola to split into two companies – mobile devices, and broadband and mobility solutions 26 March 2008 BT acquires Frontline Technologies for $202 million 26 March 2008 India will remain a niche market for WiMAX till 2009: Gartner 26 March 2008 Tata Teleservices crosses 5-million subscriber mark 25 March 2008 India sales push Nokia 2007 sales revenue 25 March 2008 India to overtake the US as second biggest telecom market by April 2008 25 March 2008 Vodafone in talks to buy stake in MTN 24 March 2008 Blackberry service providers in India asked to ensure security measures 24 March 2008 Wi-Fi technology enabling economic and social development in rural and urban India: Report 24 March 2008 GTL forms strategic alliance with Vanu Inc to conduct shared active infrastructure field trials in India 24 March 2008 MTNL introduces IPTV video phone service 20 March 2008 Palm Centro brings touch screen and keyboard to traditional mobile phone users in India 20 March 2008 Gartner raises its enterprise iPhone recommendation 20 March 2008 Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications to acquire European WiMax company 19 March 2008 IQMS Software's US subsidiary pockets $1-million order 19 March 2008 MTNL may sell 50-per cent stake in Sri Lankan telco Suntel 19 March 2008 People Infocom makes 3G portal service for Bahrain Telecom 18 March 2008 TRAI to fine telecom companies up to Rs20,000 for annoying tele calls 18 March 2008 Public sector telecom service providers aim to boost market share 17 March 2008 Finance ministry questions dual-technology spectrum use for IPTV 17 March 2008 AT&T eyeing stake in Videocon's telecom subsidiary Datacom 17 March 2008 iTunes has a competitor in the UK: Napster on Ericsson mobile phones 15 March 2008 Samsung unveils new range in digital still cameras at Photofair 2008 15 March 2008 Tata Teleservices launches i-Help emergency services 15 March 2008 Tata Tele offers to compensate if service quality turns below par 14 March 2008 No ban on Blackberry in India 14 March 2008 Rural tele-density rises from 2 per cent to 8 per cent in one year: A Raja 14 March 2008 Beetel Launches slimmest cordless phone in India 13 March 2008 BlackBerry phone services may get stuck over security concerns 12 March 2008 Tata Communications representative to chair Wireless Broadband Alliance 12 March 2008 Airtel launches enhanced CallHome service in the US 11 March 2008 CAG faults BSNL's Rs794-crore 'idle investment' 11 March 2008 Mobile spectrum revenue collections up 10 March 2008 BSNL, MTNL report slower rise in landline, mobile phone connections than private operators 10 March 2008 Tata Teleservices Ltd mulls 49 per cent stake sale in tower unit 08 March 2008 PacNet to broaden the scope of products in India and address bandwidth demand 08 March 2008 AT&T plans to invest $1 billion in networks and services 06 March 2008 Tata Communications to provide Wi-Max services in tie-up with Telsima Corp 05 March 2008 Airtel introduces mobile payment facilities for bank credit card holders 05 March 2008 Volkswagen celebrates the comeback of its legendary two-door automobile - Scirocco 03 March 2008 Virgin Mobile to enter Indian telecom market in pact with Tata Teleservices 03 March 2008 Motorola showcases wide product range at Mobile Asia 2008 03 March 2008 Motorola wins favourable patent infringement judgment in China 03 March 2008 Telecom services reach over 66,000 villages 03 March 2008 Nokia displays N96 and 6120 Navigator at Mobile Asia 2008 03 March 2008 i-Mate launches the Ultimate phones at Mobile Asia 2008 03 March 2008 Samsung showcases style at the Mobile Asia 2008 02 March 2008 Sony Ericsson launches the new XPERIA X1 at the Mobile Asia 2008 02 March 2008 Nokia Siemens ties up with TCS for R&D outsourcing 01 March 2008 Intex debuts at Mobile Asia-2008 01 March 2008 Mobile Asia 2008: Nokia brings the 6110 GPS enabled handset to India 01 March 2008 Airtel showcases the Blackberry Advantage at Mobile Asia 2008 01 March 2008 Sprint reports $29.5 billion loss after Nextel writedowns 29 February 2008 Nokia introduces Nokia 6210 Navigator 29 February 2008 Government issues 22 more telecom licences; may delay spectrum allocation 29 February 2008 3G: The future is here 28 February 2008 Mobile phone waves can mess up your sleep 28 February 2008 Newcomer ByCell granted LOIs to operate in 5 circles 27 February 2008 LG launches KU990 Viewty 27 February 2008 Researchers find links between mobiles and salivary gland cancer 27 February 2008 Tata Communications expands global VPN services to China through China Entercom 27 February 2008 13th Annual GSMA Global Mobile Awards announced 27 February 2008 Bharti joins consortium to build high-speed data network 26 February 2008 Get going to the tune of Zune 80GB 26 February 2008 Looking for a new phone? 26 February 2008 DoT to issue mobile licences, spectrum to nine companies by month-end 25 February 2008 Browse the Net on your cell phone 25 February 2008 India beats China with 8.77 million new mobile phone users in January 23 February 2008 Reliance Communications acquires telecom firm in Uganda 21 February 2008 Reliance Communications consolidates global telecom business under "Reliance Globalcom" 20 February 2008 China Unicom gets board seat as it joins CDMA Certification Forum 20 February 2008 AT&T in hosting agreement with SAP America; named preferred SAP hosting provider 19 February 2008 Motorola completes acquisition of music provider Soundbuzz 18 February 2008 MTNL launches Mobile TV 16 February 2008 Headphones for your phone 15 February 2008 Now users can email-enable basic WAP mobile handsets 14 February 2008 Alcatel-Lucent and NEC in wireless broadband joint venture 13 February 2008 Mittal, Sarin see telecom consolidation driving out new GSM players 13 February 2008 VSNL, Teleglobe integrated as Tata Communications; new investments of $2 billion on the anvil 13 February 2008 Bharti Airtel to build India-Middle East-France I-Me-We cable system with global telecom leaders 06 February 2008 VSNL integrates Tata indicom Wi-Fi in to iPass global broadband roaming network 06 February 2008 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts to invest $250 million in Airtel subsidiary Bharti Infratel 06 February 2008 Rs199 for a mobile phone connection, for life 05 February 2008 GTL, Ericsson UK to market managed network infrastructure services in the UK 05 February 2008 Ericsson announces job cuts as profit falls 02 February 2008 VSNL restores internet services within following Egypt submarine cable break 01 February 2008 Motorola mulls restructuring; may split operations 01 February 2008 Airtel gets additional spectrum in 5 telecom circles 30 January 2008 BSNL cuts leased line Net port tariffs 29 January 2008 TRAI asks mobile operators to have equitable charges for calls to fixed lines 28 January 2008 Virgin’s Richard Branson eyes domestic turf in India 22 January 2008 Vodafone to invest $6 billion in Indian operations in next three years 21 January 2008 MTS Allstream, Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent to introduce enhanced broadband internet and TV services 18 January 2008 Sprint plans to cut thousands of jobs: report 15 January 2008 Government weighing 8 per cent levy on spectrum 14 January 2008 RCom to spearhead cheaper mobile tariffs 12 January 2008 Videocon to start mobile phone services by end-08 11 January 2008 TRAI issues recommendations on ‘Growth of Broadband’ 02 January 2008 AT&T looking for stake in Telekom Malaysia International 02 January 2008 Motorola, Metrologic settle patent disputes 01 January 2008 Vonage, Nortel settle patent dispute 01 January 2008 Judge orders Qualcomm to stop selling chips that violate Broadcom’s patents 01 January 2008 Overseas investors take 10 per cent in Brarti Infratel for $1 billion 29 December 2007 Government to review spectrum charge for mobile operators 28 December 2007 Global investors invest $1 billion in Bharti Infratel 28 December 2007 GSM mobile operators accept review panel's suggestions on spectrum 27 December 2007 Now Reliance Communications serves legal notice on DoT 27 December 2007 VSNL sells 10% equity in its Sri Lanka subsidiary 27 December 2007 Cellular Operators Association of India serves legal notice on Department of Telecom 26 December 2007 XL Telecom to invest Rs1000 crore in solar power in Spain 26 December 2007 Gemini Communications orders for rural broadband access worth Rs200 crore 26 December 2007 Delhi HC declines GSM operators’ plea for stay on crossover spectrum allotment 24 December 2007 Idea, Spice claim first right for spectrum 22 December 2007 Russia’s Vimpelcom to buy Golden Telecom for $4.3 billion 21 December 2007 BCG: 25 per cent of the next billion mobile users will be Indians 21 December 2007 VSNL to build $250-million Express TGN Eurasia Cable System with SEACOM, Telecom Egypt 19 December 2007 Emcore will acquire a part of Intel's telecom assets 19 December 2007 Russia's Sistema eyes pan-Indian telecom operation 18 December 2007 Reliance Communications acquires Yipes Holdings of US for $300 million 17 December 2007 ICL Cricket matches now live on Spice mobile TV 13 December 2007 HFCL, Shyam pay GSM spectrum fee as Raja rejects auctioning of airwaves 12 December 2007 Government to set up four new telecom centres of excellence 12 December 2007 Tata Indicom taps Novarra to launch full mobile internet 12 December 2007 Alcatel-Lucent’s Genesys Telecommunications acquires real-time business performance management company Informiam 12 December 2007 Bharti queers the GSM pitch with Rs2,650 crore offer for pan-India spectrum 11 December 2007 Ericsson turns down $1 billion extra business from BSNL 11 December 2007 Tata Tele to file petition against DoT in TDSAT: CNBC-TV18 10 December 2007 Vodafone Essar to outsource IT to IBM in India 10 December 2007 Bharti, Idea, Vodafone Essar to form independent tower company 10 December 2007 Reliance Communications allowed to start GSM services in 14 circles 06 December 2007 Mobile marketing programmes attract strong consumer interest in Asia Pacific 06 December 2007 Nokia India to invest $75 million 06 December 2007 Klausner Technologies sues Apple, AT&T over iPhone’s visual voicemail feature 05 December 2007 Will the payphone survive? AT&T to sell off its 65,000 remaining payphones 05 December 2007 BT leads consortium for technology transfer between India and the UK 03 December 2007 Google set to move into telcom space, to bid for wireless spectrum 01 December 2007 Verizon to allow customers use compatible device on its network 29 November 2007 BSNL's GSM march held up by vendor roadblock 24 November 2007 Ericsson or Nortel may win BSNL order for 10 million GSM lines 24 November 2007 India now has over 250 million telephone users 23 November 2007 Bharti Airtel to share BSNL's mobile infrastructure 21 November 2007 AT&T will buy advertising technology firm Ingenio, compete with Google 21 November 2007 MTNL expects number portability to lead to migration to its mobile network 19 November 2007 TDSAT rejects Reliance Communication's contempt plea against COAI 19 November 2007 BSNL cuts international and local call rates for Diwali 17 November 2007 GTL International acquires Intel-promoted ADA Cellworks 16 November 2007 Government to release 3G spectrum; plans number portability trials 15 November 2007 Will number portability benefit cellular operators? 15 November 2007 MTNL and BSNL join the Conexus Mobile Alliance 15 November 2007 Dutch court rejects Nokia's case against Qualcomm 15 November 2007 Mobile phone operators in India add 5.71 million subscribers in October 15 November 2007 Qualcomm to acquire mobile banking leader Firethorn 15 November 2007 BSNL landline users to get value added service 06 November 2007 Spice too quits the spectrum challenge; seeks licence for 20 circles 06 November 2007 Sterlite Optical to supply copper cables for BSNL''s basic and broadband services 06 November 2007 Essar Telecom Retail targetting Rs 4000 crore turnover in three years 05 November 2007 Aircel opts out of spectrum dispute 03 November 2007 AT&T restructures Asia Pacific business, announces new India Executive 02 November 2007 MTNL welcomes proposed spectrum policy for cellular providers; debunks charges of favouritism 02 November 2007 Alcatel-Lucent to shed 4,000 more jobs by 2009 01 November 2007 VSNL building $200 million Asian cable system 01 November 2007 Geodesic''s mobile instant messaging to support pocket PC and select Sony Ericsson handsets 31 October 2007 VSNL to be rebranded Tata Communications Limited 31 October 2007 BSNL launches mobile radio service 29 October 2007 VSNL previews retail WiMax at BangaloreIT 2007 29 October 2007 Defence ministry to free up spectrum by December; Raja rules out auction 26 October 2007 Subscribers to benefit as BSNL, MTNL synergise operations 26 October 2007 Tata Indicom combines festive offer with its ''20-Million Celebration'' 26 October 2007 Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers announces new office bearers 25 October 2007 CDMA and GSM systems can coexist 24 October 2007 Airtel leads Western Union - GSM Association initiative to create new global mobile money transfer service 24 October 2007 No spectrum allocation before DoT report on 30 October 24 October 2007 Cellular operators to move telecom tribunal against spectrum policy 23 October 2007 Airtel to venture into IPTV, DTH services 22 October 2007 BSNL looking at schools for its WiMax rollout 22 October 2007 More than 248.6 million telephone subscribers in the country 22 October 2007 Tata Teleservices seeks nod for GSM mobile services in 22 circles 22 October 2007 Reliance Communications and Verizon to provide data roaming in the US 19 October 2007 BSNL, MTNL get free spectrum as government bases allocation on new subscribers 19 October 2007 Reliance Communications gets go-ahead for nationwide GSM mobile services 19 October 2007 VSNL adds one more international roaming for Wi-Fi: NTT, Japan 19 October 2007 Why do telecom rivals share tower-infrastructure? 19 October 2007 Why do telecom rivals share tower-infrastructure? 19 October 2007 Patni announces $200 million strategic deal with The Carphone Warehouse 17 October 2007 Government may auction 3G spectrum for mobile operators 16 October 2007 Money to burn: Vodafone marketing to spend lavishly in India 15 October 2007 BSNL facilitates watching TV on mobile handsets 13 October 2007 Nokia Siemens Network transfers Berlin radio access R&D operations to Wipro Technologies 12 October 2007 Telecom panel okays TRAI proposal to lift cap on number of players 12 October 2007 TRAI approves cable landing rates of VSNL, RCom and Bharti 12 October 2007 Airtel ties up IPTV services with Israeli firm 12 October 2007 Bharti launches 8mbps service 12 October 2007 Nokia Siemens Networks wins BSNL contract for rural broadband service 11 October 2007 ''Tata Zone'' on Tata Indicom mobile phones, now in Hindi 08 October 2007 Data security and enterprise mobility: a reality check 08 October 2007 Bharti Airtel to provide infrastructure to link 13,000 villages under Gujarat's eGram rural telephony initiative 08 October 2007 WiMax eats up the market for commercial Wi-Fi 05 October 2007 Competition eats into BSNL's market share, not profits 05 October 2007 BPL Mobile introduces BlackBerry Curve 8300 Smartphone 04 October 2007 IBM-UTStarcom to provide IT infrastructure for BSNL 04 October 2007 Perlos Corporation inaugurates Indian plant 04 October 2007 Seamless IT and communications networks key to global business expansion: AT&T- EIU survey 04 October 2007 DoT gets 300 applications for telecom licences 03 October 2007 Samsung wants 18 per cent of the mobile market share by 2008 03 October 2007 Bharti joins the global Top 10 in subscriber base; hits 50 million customer mark 03 October 2007 Nokia to buy navigation software maker Navteq for $8.1 billion 01 October 2007 Reuters introduces mobile information service for farmers 01 October 2007 Unified licence won''t guarantee spectrum for new mobile phone companies, says DoT 01 October 2007 Bain Capital Partners, Huawei Technologies acquire 3Com 29 September 2007 Motorola gets $350M for its embedded communications division from Emerson Electric 29 September 2007 BSNL to change colours as part of brand strategy 28 September 2007 MTNL bids for Lanka''s fixed wireless operator Suntel 28 September 2007 World Phone introduces cheaper VoIP rates for international calls 28 September 2007 Airtel launches Rs 99 scheme in South India 28 September 2007 Russia''s Sistema acquires stake in Shyam Telelink 27 September 2007 Videocon seeks mobile phone licences for 22 of the 23 telecom circles 27 September 2007 Indian telecom vibrates to the call of 200 million mobile callers 26 September 2007 Airtel in your Palm: The Treo launched on the Airtel Network 26 September 2007 ISRO''s new satellite to offer direct mobile communication link 25 September 2007 Nokia offers its E-series at various price points 24 September 2007 Real estate major Unitech wants to enter telecommunications 22 September 2007 HC stays consumer commission`s order against telecom firms 21 September 2007 Google introduces Google Gadget Ads, AdSense for mobile 20 September 2007 Star seals the deal for an exclusive Vodafone rebranding campaign 20 September 2007 Vodafone to ''Make The Most Of Now'' with Hutch essence 20 September 2007 D Telekom subsidiary T-Mobile USA to acquire SunCom Wireless for $1.6 billion 19 September 2007 How is spectrum allocated? 18 September 2007 Fraud leads to rising telecom operator losses in 2007: Subex Azure study 17 September 2007 Nokia to acquire global mobile advertising leader Enpocket 17 September 2007 BSNL employees union oppose TRAI`s plan to unblock last mile network 17 September 2007 ZTE looking for Indian partner for R&D 15 September 2007 Reliance Telecom breaks out of COAI 14 September 2007 Samsung plans high-end CDMA handsets 14 September 2007 Tata Teleservices targets India internet users 14 September 2007 Telekom Austria to bid for Belarusian mobile operator 14 September 2007 DoT asks GSM ops to deploy spectrum efficiently 13 September 2007 Huawei Telecommunications India builds 10,000km national long distance backbone for VSNL 13 September 2007 Maxis Communications Bhd denies plans to exit Aircel 13 September 2007 Reliance Communications'' Flag Telecom to provide Ethernet link between CERN and TIFR 13 September 2007 Nortel to provide new communications system at Mumbai airport 12 September 2007 Weed out benami applications in telecom licences, says Cellular Operators'' Association of India 12 September 2007 Government rejects BSNL`s proposal to enter MTNL territory 11 September 2007 Reliance launches Blackberry 11 September 2007 Salcomp to double Indian capacity; Mulls plants in Vietnam and Mexico 11 September 2007 Airtel gets license for global carrier services in Singapore 11 September 2007 Iconet Communication in talks with overseas mobile phone retail chains 10 September 2007 Reliance launches Blackberry services for CDMA phones 10 September 2007 BSNL-MTNL merger plan put on hold 07 September 2007 Ericsson wins $1.3 billion GSM equipment order from BSNL 07 September 2007 Essar files for telecom license under BPL's name 07 September 2007 Reliance Communications launches money transfer on mobiles 06 September 2007 TRAI refutes GSM operators'' charge of non-transparency 05 September 2007 Vodafone wants control of Vodacom 05 September 2007 NXP says its single-chip solutions will drive next wave of ultra low-cost handsets 04 September 2007 Tata Indicom registers maximum increase in market share: TRAI data 04 September 2007 Fujitsu wins part of $1.5 billion Flag Telecom cable deal 04 September 2007 TRAI doubles operator cross-holdings to 20-per cent for telecom M&As 30 August 2007 BSNL awards TCS multi-year $140-million deal 30 August 2007 Mobile handset production in India to exceed 100 million in 2011: Gartner 30 August 2007 Nokia introduces internet services in India 30 August 2007 MTNL Launches VoIP international calls at Re1 per minute 25 August 2007 TDSAT rejects BSNL's pleas on additional revenue share 25 August 2007 CDMA operators favour number portability 24 August 2007 Government weighs additional spectrum allocation on calls basis 24 August 2007 India overtakes US as Nokia''s second largest market; emerges major export base 23 August 2007 MTNL to launch co branded portal with AOL 23 August 2007 Government to refer issue of tariff hike to TRAI 22 August 2007 TRAI warns telecom firms against interruption levy 22 August 2007 MobileNXT to grow via the franchise route 21 August 2007 Mobile Magic to set up a thousand stores by 2010 20 August 2007 Mobile service providers ordered not to divulge subscriber information to tele-marketers 20 August 2007 UniverCell launches stores in Bangalore 20 August 2007 Vodafone-Essar to award $1.8-billion network contract 18 August 2007 VSNL launches `Trueroots'' international calling service to the US 18 August 2007 Nokia asks ITC to bar Qualcomm chip imports to US, alleges patent infringement 17 August 2007 IBM to help design first 4G mobile communications network for Motient Corp''s TerreStar Networks 16 August 2007 RF Micro Devices buys in to Sirenza 16 August 2007 Tele2 sells Russian unit to VimpelCom 16 August 2007 CaucusCom Ventures, Fursa Alternative Strategies woo Metromedia shareholders 14 August 2007 Nokia to recall 46 million cell phone batteries over overheating risk 14 August 2007 Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar''s Hutch raise local call, SMS rates by 20 per cent 13 August 2007 Vodafone Essar moves behind Bharti Airtel, pushes BSNL to third spot 13 August 2007 Vodafone to retrain stake in its joint venture with Verizon 09 August 2007 Nokia teams up with STMicro for mobile phone chips, widens supplier base 09 August 2007 Telkom Kenya attracts Airtel, Reliance Communication, Tata 08 August 2007 Airtel, Google in broadband tie-up 07 August 2007 Microsoft's $1.5 billion fine in Alcatel-Lucent case dropped 07 August 2007 Nokia adds Microsoft PlayReady technology to access digital entertainment 06 August 2007 Verizon Wireless plans to buy Rural Cellular 02 August 2007 Nokia opens design centre in India 02 August 2007 VSNL launches next generation dedicated global Ethernet service in Australia 01 August 2007 Sanyo to divest Telecom Sanyo: Nikkei 27 July 2007 India, fastest growing wireless market; 7.3 mn added in June 26 July 2007 American Tower in tie-up talks with Indian telecom firms 25 July 2007 Nokia acquires social media sharing service Twango 24 July 2007 American Tower Corp entering India 23 July 2007 Foreign telecom companies unlikely to be allowed 3G licence 23 July 2007 BSNL lures corporates fixed-mobile convergence 23 July 2007 Google wants airwave auction with resale condition 21 July 2007 Pantaloon in JV with Axiom Telecom to distribute mobile handset 20 July 2007 Indian cellular services market to exceed $25 billion by 2011: Gartner 19 July 2007 Bharti buys back 4.99 per cent from Vodafone; awards $2 billion contract to Ericsson 19 July 2007 Reliance Communications sells 5 per cent in tower business for Rs1,400 crore 19 July 2007 Rel Communications to build 23,000 towers this year: Anil Ambani 18 July 2007 Italy''s Tiscali buys phone and internet business of UK''s Pipex for $427 million 17 July 2007 BSNL to cut GSM tender by half 17 July 2007 Reliance Communications acquires US Ethernet major Yipes for $300 million 17 July 2007 RCom alleges inefficient spectrum utilisation, in the backdrop of 3G auction 16 July 2007 BPL Mobile all set to launch mobile TV 14 July 2007 IBM in talks with Vodafone in India for outsourcing 13 July 2007 Rel Comm awards $400-million deal to Alcatel-Lucent 12 July 2007 BSNL cuts international roaming rates by 40 per cent for foreign tourists 11 July 2007 Tulip IT gets licence for ILD telephone service 10 July 2007 MTNL likely to bag Sri Lanka''s Suntel 09 July 2007 Raja advises BSNL to drop 3G stipulation; DoT questions Motorola''s disqualification 09 July 2007 GSM operators'' average revenue per user declines 07 July 2007 Reliance Communications, Qualcomm to collaborate on CDMA2000 expansion 07 July 2007 DoT set to clear Verizon`s NLD, ILD licence proposal 06 July 2007 Reliance, Bharti among 12 companies entering second round of bidding for Qatar mobile licence 04 July 2007 Nokia Siemens Networks to set up wireless network equipment plant in TN 03 July 2007 Post acquisitions Wipro eyes IT operations of Nordic telecom business 03 July 2007 Bharti Airtel and Nokia Siemens ink $900 million deal 03 July 2007 Patni Computer acquires telecoms consulting firm Logan-Orviss 03 July 2007 Airtel, RCoM DTH to enter broadband 02 July 2007 Buy out of Bell Canada marks one of the largest takeovers 02 July 2007 Pension group to acquire Canada telecom giant BCE for $48.5 billion 02 July 2007 Tata Tele to open 1.5 lakh PCOs with Parsec instruments 02 July 2007 AT&T to acquire Dobson Communications for $2.8 billion 30 June 2007 Inter-Tel postpones vote on buyout 30 June 2007 Qualcomm rejects Broadcom''s $6 per phone offer 30 June 2007 RCoM ties up with Taiwanese co for handsets manufacture 30 June 2007 SingTel to acquire 30 per cent in Pakistan''s Warid Telecom 29 June 2007 CommScope to acquire wireless major Andrew Corp 28 June 2007 BPL Mobile invests Rs200 crore in network expansion, technology upgradation 28 June 2007 Saudi Telecom buys 25 per cent in Malaysia''s Maxis for $3 billion 27 June 2007 Airtel to offer Micro Technologies' lost mobile tracking facility to subscribers 25 June 2007 BT to be NDTV's global network supplier 25 June 2007 ITI seeks Qualcomm licence for manufacture of CDMA wireless sets 25 June 2007 Six Indian tech companies on BusinessWeek''s Top-100 23 June 2007 Yahoo! in mobile search distribution pact with Idea Cellular 21 June 2007 Sony Ericsson to set up R&D unit in Chennai 20 June 2007 Intelsat ownership may pass on to UK private equity group, BC Partners 19 June 2007 Mobile network congestion on the rise; TRAI helpless 19 June 2007 Aircel, Sybase facilitate international SMS 18 June 2007 BSNL losing out to private sector 18 June 2007 BSNL to slash international roaming rates to Rs 70 a minute 18 June 2007 Tata Indicom launches India''s first internet radio service on mobile phones 18 June 2007 Vodafone to invest $2 billion in India this year 16 June 2007 Tata Indicom offers unlimited free local calls on its network 15 June 2007 Samsung to boost mobile capacity in India by 2008 14 June 2007 VSNL launches global managed hosting 14 June 2007 Inter-Tel backs $723-million Mitel bid 14 June 2007 TRAI starts review of telecom regulatory framework 12 June 2007 BSNL's market share dives 12 June 2007 VSNL to set up 2000 wireless internet 11 June 2007 BSNL cuts ISD rates to US, Canada, Gulf 11 June 2007 China Mobile signs $1billion networking deal with Ericsson 11 June 2007 Tata Indicom VSAT, Digi4 to deliver signages via satellite 11 June 2007 Vodafone rejects call to restructure 08 June 2007 US Trade Commission bans handsets with Qualcomm chips 08 June 2007 10 million cell subscribers per month possible: COAI 06 June 2007 India Calling! 06 June 2007 Rs500 fine for every unsolicited commercial call 06 June 2007 TRAI weighing policy on spectrum sharing 06 June 2007 Nokia Siemens wins BSNL network upgrade deal 06 June 2007 Private equity firms may buy out Avaya for $8 billion, say reports 04 June 2007 GTL lines up Rs 1,000 crore acquisition plans 02 June 2007 VSNL introduces WiMax services in India 01 June 2007 BSNL, MTNL slash roaming charges; Reliance announces free roaming 01 June 2007 BSNL set to slash domestic roaming 31 May 2007 Vodafone reports $10.8 billion full-year loss, hikes dividend 29 May 2007 Essar to encash Hutch stake 29 May 2007 Bharti Airtel ties up with PCCW for global connectivity 24 May 2007 Telecom user base touches 212 million:TRAI 24 May 2007 Bharti Airtel's mobile user base tops 40 million 23 May 2007 Reliance Communications cuts roaming charges by 70 per cent, slashes STD rate to Re 1 22 May 2007 Subex Azure launches new VoIP fulfillment solutions 21 May 2007 TPG Capital, Goldman Sachs acquire Alltel for $27.5 billion 21 May 2007 Defence ministry says it cannot vacate spectrum before two years 18 May 2007 A Raja promises continuity of IT, Telecom policies 17 May 2007 VSNL to launch 1000 WiFi hotspots 16 May 2007 FDI norms to be altered after Hutch-Essar stake tangle 15 May 2007 TDSAT wants details of global roaming pacts 15 May 2007 Bharti Airtel to invest $150 million in Sri Lanka mobile phone operations 15 May 2007 Cloud hangs over future of several of Maran's telecom initiatives 14 May 2007 Maran quits from Union Cabinet 14 May 2007 Kavveri Telecom acquires Canadian RFI firm 11 May 2007 TRAI suggests lower FDI limit for ISPs, revenue sharing model for licensing 10 May 2007 Vodafone pays $10.9 billion to complete Hutch deal 09 May 2007 Tatas told to pay half of interconnection charges to BSNL 08 May 2007 Trai advocates three-tier grievance redressal structure 05 May 2007 Chidambaram clears Vodafone''s acquisition of Hutch-Essar 04 May 2007 Private telecom operators barred from carrying intra-circle calls 04 May 2007 Ananda offers $11 billion for Maxis privatisation 03 May 2007 Ananda Krishnan offers $5bn for Maxis 02 May 2007 Bharti ties up with Vodafone for services in Channel Islands 02 May 2007 VSNL launches global wireless broadband (Wi-Fi) roaming 30 April 2007 Bharti to build Asia-US link with global telecom players 30 April 2007 Hutch deal clears FIPB test 28 April 2007 Maran gives clean chit to Hutch-Vodafone ahead of FIPB meeting 27 April 2007 No FDI involved in Vodafone deal 25 April 2007 Government likely to invite foreign companies for 3G services 25 April 2007 Maran for Rs1,000 minimum penalty per unverified mobile subscriber 25 April 2007 Motorola to Buy Terayon for $140 million 24 April 2007 Department of legal affairs likely to clear Hutch shareholding 23 April 2007 Telecom customer satisfaction declines 20 April 2007 AT&T projects strong revenue growth for India 19 April 2007 You Telecom ties up with Motorola and Sandvine 18 April 2007 Motorola withdraws suit on Rs22,000 16 April 2007 Reliance Communication, Sun TV ink pact for mobile content 12 April 2007 TRAI proposes sharing of entire telecom infrastructure network 11 April 2007 BSNL to offer voice, TV and internet on single line 09 April 2007 Decision likely on Vodafone-Hutch deal at next FIPB meeting 04 April 2007 BSNL moves telecom tribunal against TRAI's ADC cut 02 April 2007 SC seeks Centre`s response on Rs1,100-crore Reliance''s WLL mobile scam 02 April 2007 BT Telecom India to target IT, ITeS and contract manufacturers 26 March 2007 India, Singapore to sign pact on telecom product testing 26 March 2007 Reliance rolls out services to 6 lakh rural customers 24 March 2007 TRAI to select bandwidth resellers 24 March 2007 Cabinet approves 74 per cent FDI in telecom 23 March 2007 Tata Group eyes Deutche Telekom's T-Systems 23 March 2007 BT may offer low-powered GSM in India 23 March 2007 Idea signs 10-year technology pact with IBM 22 March 2007 Airtel reshuffles managerial ranks 21 March 2007 Airtel reshuffles managerial ranks 21 March 2007 FIPB postpones decision on Hutch-Essar buyout 21 March 2007 Reliance Communications loses Kenya phone licence 21 March 2007 Telecom tariffs to fall as TRAI slashes ADC on private players 21 March 2007 TDSAT directs MTNL to reduce infrastructure charges 20 March 2007 TRAI willing, ISD calls may cost less from April 1 20 March 2007 Vodafone, Essar sign pact; targets top slot by 2010 17 March 2007 Essar Group to invest up to Rs 1,350 crore in telecom retail 15 March 2007 Vodafone, Essar to sign deal; name to be changed to Vodafone-Essar 15 March 2007 VSNL to hive off retail business 15 March 2007 Vodafone, Essar close to partnership agreement 13 March 2007 DoT clears Vodafone-Hutchison deal 13 March 2007 Telecom sector appoints ombudsman for consumer complaints 13 March 2007 Nokia to expand Chennai plant operations 13 March 2007 Mobile operators to be allowed remote access 12 March 2007 Aircel to expand Wimax services 12 March 2007 Tata Teleservices to spin off cell tower business 09 March 2007 Bharti ties up with Russian telecom major 08 March 2007 BSNL pegs its ADC requirement to Rs 14,300 crore 06 March 2007 BSNL to invest Rs 800 crore for consolidating billing process 06 March 2007 HTIL refutes charges of FDI violations 06 March 2007 Bangalore-based Kavveri to supply base station equipment to Hutch, Idea 03 March 2007 Unregistered BPOs may face disconnection of internet connectivity 03 March 2007 Aircel gets ready to launch 3G services 03 March 2007 Airtel cuts BlackBerry rental to Rs 249 per month 02 March 2007 AT&T wins $1 billion global networking contract from General Motors 26 February 2007 Was the Hutch-Vodafone deal 'done' before it was done? 22 February 2007 MTNL refutes Reliance allegations on infrastructure charges 20 February 2007 Essar wants to be equal partner with Vodafone in HEL 19 February 2007 Vodafone's Hutch stake acquisition fourth largest in global M&A: Dealogic 17 February 2007 Essar agrees to partner Vodafone in mobile venture 16 February 2007 Vodafone and Essar to resume talks in 10 days 16 February 2007 Vodafone chief meets PM 16 February 2007 Government likely to make telecom infrastructure sharing mandatory 15 February 2007 Vodafone, Microsoft tie up for instant messaging service 13 February 2007 Bharti welcomes Vodafone's acquisition of Hutch Essar 12 February 2007 How Vodafone's control of Hutch-Essar affects Bharti and Reliance 12 February 2007 Vodafone sells 5.6-per cent Airtel stake to Bharti for $1.6 billion 12 February 2007 Vodafone, Essar differ on offer of partnership 12 February 2007 Altimo for Hutch bid 10 February 2007 DoT to impose Rs 400-crore fine on 7 telecom operators 09 February 2007 Hutch-Essar bidding deadline set for tonight 09 February 2007 Idea Cellular to offer customised packages 08 February 2007 Qatar Telecom teams with Hindujas for Hutch stake: WSJ 08 February 2007 Aircel Cellular expands in Tamil Nadu 07 February 2007 BT Telecom India to acquire IP firm i2i 07 February 2007 Corus-style auction likely for Hutch-Essar, says Hindustan Times 07 February 2007 LG Electronics wins contest for low-cost 3G phone contract 07 February 2007 Reliance Comm''s FLAG slaps notice on VSNL for $406 million 07 February 2007 Alcatel-Lucent may cut up to 20,000 jobs 06 February 2007 NSA for review of telecom FDI guidelines 05 February 2007 Hindujas start due diligence on Hutch-Essar, tie up with largest Spanish Bank 05 February 2007 Tata Motors, MDI of France sign technology pact 05 February 2007 Reliance Communication to invest $2.5bn in expansion plans 03 February 2007 Motorola turns down BSNL's offer on cellular contract 02 February 2007 TRAI lowers port charges for telecom operators 02 February 2007 Vodafone to make Hutch bid: Report: The Times 01 February 2007 Reliance Communications to list Flag Telecom globally 31 January 2007 2007 is BSNL's 'Year of the North East' 30 January 2007 Essar de-listing: Ruias counting on funds from Hutch stake sale? 29 January 2007 COAI warns roaming-rate cuts could lead to hike in local tariffs 25 January 2007 Indian handset maker gets VC funding 24 January 2007 TRAI chops roaming rates to Rs2.40 per minute 24 January 2007 Bharti to hive-off towers business; acquire under-sea cable; enter DTH 23 January 2007 Reliance Communications' proposal among 23 cleared 23 January 2007 TRAI plans ADC review 22 January 2007 Now Hindi movies for mobile phones!! 18 January 2007 Rs3,000-crore FDI by telecom infrastructure firm 18 January 2007 Airtel receives letter of offer to provide 2G, 3G services in Sri Lanka 18 January 2007 Orascom says it has first right of refusal for Hutch 18 January 2007 Reliance Communications to offer STD calls at Rs1.20 per minute 18 January 2007 Virgin Mobile eyes tie-up with Tata Teleservices: The Times 17 January 2007 Hutchison launches mobile services in Vietnam 16 January 2007 Hutchison mulling HTIL stake sale to blunt Essar's edge 16 January 2007 Hindujas enter race for Hutch's HTL stake 12 January 2007 Reliance Communications due diligence on Hutch-Essar commences 12 January 2007 Tata Tele EBG expects Rs600 crore revenue in Year 1 12 January 2007 Vodafone to announce Hutch bid within "couple of weeks": CNN-IBN 10 January 2007 Essar, bankers to start due diligence for Hutch's HTL stake 10 January 2007 Reliance Communication board clears Hutch bid as Vodafone woos Essar 10 January 2007 Microsoft - Ford showcase mobile voice software 09 January 2007 Essar enters race for Hutch stake as Vodafone commences due diligence 09 January 2007 Hinduja TMT completes buy-out of multi-city BPO Company in US 09 January 2007 Hutchison to decide bidder by 17 Feb; Orascom says it has not pulled out 09 January 2007 Reliance Communications plans $1.2-billion GDR 09 January 2007 Vodafone to start Hutch due diligence; Essar may move court 08 January 2007 SC adjourns hearing on MTV plea against TDSAT order 05 January 2007 Verizon and Hindujas may join race for Hutch-Essar 04 January 2007 April 2 set as new deadline for telcos to show FDI compliance 03 January 2007 Cellular operators want connectivity with BSNL 03 January 2007 IOL Broadband ties up with BSNL 03 January 2007 MTNL starts services in Mauritius 02 January 2007 Service providers flay TRAI move to cut roaming charges 02 January 2007 AT&T''s $85-billion acquisition of BellSouth approved 30 December 2006 Bihar sets up Right to Information call centre network 29 December 2006 Hutch and the fight for telecom dominance 29 December 2006 Reliance Communications to invest $1.5 billion in Flag 29 December 2006 Ruias differ over Hutch-Essar strategy? 29 December 2006 Essar, Vodafone believed to have submitted bids for Hutchison Essar 28 December 2006 Quakes in Taiwan strike Asian net, telecom services 27 December 2006 Hutchison Whampoa sets floor price at $14 billion for its stake 27 December 2006 HTIL continues to be wooed 26 December 2006 Nokia tops Indian GSM market with 79-per cent share 26 December 2006 SMS your way to online social networking 22 December 2006 Vodafone announces interest in Hutch Essar 22 December 2006 Reliance Communications and partner to raise $15 billion for Hutch buyout 21 December 2006 Tata Tele moves in to enterprise mobility platform 21 December 2006 Vodafone board meets today to decide on Hutchison Essar acquisition 21 December 2006 Ericsson to acquire Redback Networks for $2.1 billion 20 December 2006 Is Vodafone vying for Hutch? 20 December 2006 Tata Tele bags order for internet connectivity to 1,800 Tamil Nadu schools 20 December 2006 Tata Indicom, Mast Mobile Media in mobile advertising initiative 19 December 2006 Cisco's Linksys launches iPhone 19 December 2006 RComm, Orascom and Maxis in race for Hutch Essar 15 December 2006 FLAG Telecom, Lanka Bell sign pact for undersea cable link to Maldives 13 December 2006 AT&T to deliver U-Verse on existing cable network 08 December 2006 generation network gear 08 December 2006 Hutch on the block? 08 December 2006 Bharti Airtel expands global footprint with online call services in the US 07 December 2006 IOC commercialises LPG output maximisation technology 06 December 2006 Toshiba eyes Indian mobile phone market 06 December 2006 Reliance Communication''s market cap zooms to $20 billion 01 December 2006 Airtel to provide Google search services on mobile phones 30 November 2006 Motorola launches Motofone globally from India 29 November 2006 Government to announce 3G spectrum policy soon 28 November 2006 DoT permits three service providers for rural telephony 23 November 2006 DoT licenses Sify Communications to operate NLD, ILD services 22 November 2006 Tata Indicom launches `Re1'' plan nationwide 21 November 2006 Internet TV comes to India 20 November 2006 Telstra''s privatisation completed after 10 years 20 November 2006 BSNL to launch triple-play broadband in Pune, Chennai 17 November 2006 HC extends stay on BSNL's GSM contract 16 November 2006 End-user growth drives VoIP semiconductor market: Frost & Sullivan 15 November 2006 VSNL International rated 'best wholesale carrier' 14 November 2006 BT applies for long distance telecom licence, to expand work force by 50 per cent 13 November 2006 Chinese firms get orders from BSNL, MTNL 09 November 2006 Reliance Communications to start video streaming on mobiles from today 09 November 2006 DoT moots blocking incoming ILD calls without caller ID 08 November 2006 TRAI loses office in Delhi sealing drive 08 November 2006 Megasoft ties up with MTNL 07 November 2006 DoT favours TRAI''s recommendations on 3G spectrum allocation 06 November 2006 Rs4,000 crore network expansion plans from Tata Tele 04 November 2006 Nokia to ship 20-millionth handset from India 04 November 2006 Idea Cellular move to Eastern UP 02 November 2006 BSNL restrained from awarding GSM contract 02 November 2006 Bharti awards $400 million network expansion contract to Nokia 31 October 2006 MTNL announces new tariff under OneIndia 27 October 2006 VSNL signs MoU to participate in the India-Middle East-Western Europe undersea cable 23 October 2006 MTNL to offer India's first internet TV service in Delhi, Mumbai from November 17 October 2006 Motorola plant to be operational in 2007 13 October 2006 BSNL cuts fixed-line STD tariffs to Re 1 nationwide 12 October 2006 BSNL likely to cut STD rates 12 October 2006 BSNL moves TDSAT over TRAI directive on roaming charges 11 October 2006 DoT objects to transfer of TCIL''s stake in Bharti Hexacom 11 October 2006 Ericsson, Nokia oust Motorola to emerge lowest bidders for BSNL's GSM tender 10 October 2006 Update 2: Motorola moves Delhi HC over BSNL's GSM tender 09 October 2006 Update: Ericsson, Nokia bag BSNL's mega-GSM tender? 09 October 2006 ''Compensate consumers for broadband delays'': TRAI to ISPs 07 October 2006 India''s first high density PCB plant coming up at Chennai 06 October 2006 Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs & Polygon Investment Partners invest $27.8 million in OnMobile 06 October 2006 Idea crosses the 10 million landmark 04 October 2006 Nokia and Orange in software collaboration 04 October 2006 Motorola launches Bluetooth compatible portable power chargers for hand sets 27 September 2006 TRAI recommends Rs80-crore base price for 3G spectrum 27 September 2006 TRAI likely to recommend auctioning of 3G spectrum 26 September 2006 Himachal Futuristic, Qualcomm in 3G CDMA manufacturing pact 25 September 2006 Airtel to provide seamless global roaming on 3G handsets 22 September 2006 Bharti bags second telecom license in Channel Islands 21 September 2006 MTNL gets interactive with customers 16 September 2006 Global internet radio stations on mobile phones 15 September 2006 Mobile phones: An unreliable sidekick 15 September 2006 Every third pre-paid mobile user scratched off 14 September 2006 India overtakes China in adding new mobile users 14 September 2006 M for money, M for mobile 14 September 2006 DoT backs GSM lobby's argument on spectrum allocation 14 September 2006 Blackberry Pearl by year-end 13 September 2006 DoT allots spectrum to GSM players for 3G trials 13 September 2006 Intec to supply Intec convergent billing to MTNL 13 September 2006 348 million Indians to hold a mobile by 2010 11 September 2006 DoT proposes separate spectrum charges for 3G services 11 September 2006 Panel recommends tax reforms for telecom sector 11 September 2006 Simoco Telecom launches GSM phones 11 September 2006 Ericsson on top in BSNL's mega-GSM tender? 09 September 2006 VSNL moves Dutch court against ICC tribunal ruling in dispute with Flag 08 September 2006 Reliance, Nokia team up to provide affordable mobility 07 September 2006 MTNL, BSNL tie up for new submarine cable system 05 September 2006 Reliance Communications launches Falcon cable system 05 September 2006 Spice Telecom's mega plans to spice up telecom market 05 September 2006 Tata Africa, VSNL''s SNO consortium launches services as Neotel 04 September 2006 Huawei sets up operations in India 01 September 2006 Iquara rebranded as You Telecom India after stake change 01 September 2006 Alcatel to buy Nortel unit for $320 million 01 September 2006 CDMA2000 set to scale new heights 31 August 2006 Expanding subscriber base to drive growth 31 August 2006 Iqara,YOU Telecom in JV 31 August 2006 Royalities killing CDMA? 31 August 2006 VSNL in S Africa's Neotel 31 August 2006 Tulip IT forays into domestic long distance telephony 30 August 2006 British Telecom aims to double India sales 29 August 2006 DoT plans release of 60 MHz of spectrum for 3G by '07 28 August 2006 Australian government to offload its 51.8 per cent stake in Telstra 25 August 2006 GIL to set up 6700 cell sites across India 25 August 2006 Bharti Airtel assigns $1 billion network expansion to Ericsson 24 August 2006 CEO issue haunts Tata Tele''s long distance telephony 21 August 2006 TRAI seeks power to penalise errant service providers 21 August 2006 Telcos oppose TRAI demand to surrender spectrum 19 August 2006 MTNL to offer video-on-demand 18 August 2006 Qualcomm to acquire mobile software and test services provider 18 August 2006 NEC develops compact, high-power amplifier for 3G base stations 18 August 2006 Airtel, Reliance may bid for GSM licence in Bhutan 16 August 2006 MTNL issues LoI to Reliance 15 August 2006 Symmetricom meet to focus on synchronization needs for genext networks 15 August 2006 ITI, Intellicon in JV 15 August 2006 Hutch launches recharging facility 13 August 2006 Tata Indicom launches mega ''value for money'' Go-Mobile range 10 August 2006 AT&T set to come back into ILD services 09 August 2006 Haier Telecom launches Touch Screen series in India 08 August 2006 Maxis to pump Rs 22 billion in Aircel Cellular 08 August 2006 Nokia launches new smartphones in India 08 August 2006 And now, a voice SMS 07 August 2006 Bottom falls out of BSNL's customer base: over 1 crore surrender basic phones in four years 07 August 2006 Tulip IT Services to provide connectivity for NTT in India 07 August 2006 Nokia announces business mobility plans in India 07 August 2006 Bharti's FDI hits the roof at 74 per cent 06 August 2006 BSNL's target before time: Maran 06 August 2006 Reliance Communications to enhance focus on GSM : Anil Ambani 02 August 2006 Essar terminates BPL Mobile deal with Hutchison 01 August 2006 TDSAT asks Bharti to route all STD calls through BSNL 01 August 2006 Mumbai police commisioner summons telecom operators for benami connections 28 July 2006 Nokia, Sony, Ericsson among 11 MNCs guilty forex violations 28 July 2006 Motorola signs JVs with Wipro, Tech Mahindra 26 July 2006 Motorola, Tata Tele tie up to launch Motorazr CDMA phone 26 July 2006 Let the mobile pay 21 July 2006 Tata Group may pull out of apex telecom body 21 July 2006 Motorola closing the gap with Nokia 21 July 2006 Reliance Communications slashes ILD rates up to 66 per cent 19 July 2006 Regional telecom operators plan to switch to GSM spectrum 15 July 2006 Orascom acquires indirect stake in Hutchison Essar 15 July 2006 Qualcomm CDMA commissions have a dynamic structure 14 July 2006 Alcatel adds to Railtel's telecom network in India 13 July 2006 Flag Telecom in agreement with Deutsche Telekom 08 July 2006 No convergence between GSM, CDMA providers on spectrum allocation 07 July 2006 Bharti Tele-Ventures launches wireless home phone service 06 July 2006 Tulip gets LoI for NLD, ILD services 04 July 2006 Reliance Communications to connect state capitals at local rates 03 July 2006 Iqara Telecoms targets SMEs 20 June 2006 Nokia-Siemens merger to spur consolidation of telecom business 20 June 2006 Bharti Tele-Ventures wins Frost & Sullivan ICT awards 19 June 2006 Nokia and Siemens to merge network infrastructure to contain Ericcson 19 June 2006 Nokia to shift telecom network services base to Chennai 19 June 2006 India joins the 100 million mobile subscriber club 15 June 2006 Mobile players log into Linux software 15 June 2006 BSNL's wireless contract attracts global equipment majors 14 June 2006 GSM to boost Reliance Communication''s subscriber base 13 June 2006 Motorola to start manufacturing in Chennai 08 June 2006 Motorola dials TN to make sub-$30 cell phones and base stations 08 June 2006 Siemens and Huawei-3Com to offer high performance networks in India 19 May 2006 Airtel introduces lifetime pre-paid instalment plan 10 May 2006 Bharti subsidiary to operate telecom services in Jersey in Europe 09 May 2006 Content on mobile… but where will the money come from? 09 May 2006 BSNL Delays Wireless Deals 04 May 2006 Bharti Tele-Ventures ranked 'best Indian carrier' by Telecom Asia 27 April 2006 Spice Telecom rolls out voice SMS service in Punjab 20 April 2006 50 lakh new mobile users in March 2006 11 April 2006 AV Birla post-IPO holding in Idea likely to be 51 per cent 11 April 2006 Telephone subscriber base at 14 crore; tele-density 13 per cent: TRAI 11 April 2006 Aditya Birla Nuvo to acquire 15 per cent additional stake in Idea Cellular 10 April 2006 Broadcast TV to mobile - a solution looking for a problem? 23 March 2006 Reliance Communications completes $500 million FCCB issue 22 March 2006 Airtel launches largest global mobile music initiative 21 March 2006 Ericsson conducts first HSDPA demonstration in India 21 March 2006 RComVL to raise $500 million from FCCB issue 21 March 2006 Reliance Infocomm to merge with RComVL 13 March 2006 44 lakh new mobile subscribers added in February 08 March 2006 Fully converged VoIP slated to meet business continuity needs: BT & Finextra survey 07 March 2006 R-ADAG planning public issue by RComVL? 06 March 2006 Reliance Communication debuts at Rs 307 on the NSE; Rs 290 on the BSE 06 March 2006 RIM and NTP finally settle the BlackBerry dispute 06 March 2006 Update: RComVL eyes overseas issue: to raise FII limit to 74 per cent 06 March 2006 Bharti Tele-Ventures-Airtel launches a suite of Re 1 plans 02 March 2006 Kotak exits Hutch, nets Rs1,019 crore 02 March 2006 Airtel puts new new management structure in place for telecom business 01 March 2006 Top six vendors drive world-wide mobile phone sales to 21 per cent growth in 2005: Gartner 28 February 2006 Korean consumer durable companies chalk out ambitious India plans 24 February 2006 TRAI cuts ADC to 1.5 per cent of revenues; call rates to fall 23 February 2006 HCL Info to share handset distribution with Nokia; stock tumbles 20 February 2006 BT deploys global IP-based voice platform 18 February 2006 Bharti Tele-Ventures to rename itself Bharti Airtel; Delhi customer base is two million 17 February 2006 VSNL completes Teleglobe acquisition 14 February 2006 Telcos seek TRAI nod for changing "lifetime-free" tariffs 13 February 2006 STD calls at Re1 per minute from March 1 10 February 2006 BSNL to announce all-India call rates at Re 1 from tomorrow 09 February 2006 ITI wins large orders for GSM lines from BSNL, MTNL 08 February 2006 GSM mobile operators add 35 lakh new subscribers in January 07 February 2006 SC orders Reliance Infocomm to pay BSNL Rs40 crore 06 February 2006 AT&T sued over allegedly divulging customer information 04 February 2006 Top trends in tech, media and telecom for 2006 by Deloitte 04 February 2006 BT to provide Microsoft with global call routing solution 27 January 2006 Hutchison Essar selectes Nokia for 5-year managed services 25 January 2006 Reliance launches 15paise-a-minute recharge voucher 20 January 2006 Nokia starts trial production at Chennai plant 16 January 2006 Trai hauls up mobile operators for poor service 16 January 2006 30mn telephone subscribers added in 2005 07 January 2006 BSNL floats global tender for latest hi-speed broadband technology 06 January 2006 BSNL to invite bids for second phase of upgradation 05 January 2006 Lifetime validity schemes come under TRAI scrutiny 03 January 2006 Reliance prepaid offers Re.1/minute calls across the country 02 January 2006 Tata Tele joins the bandwagon with life-long validity card 31 December 2005 BSNL slashes fixed line rentals 31 December 2005 Reliance Info ties up with Verizon for roaming facilities in North America 27 December 2005 New telephony regulations notified 19 December 2005 Mobile companies may jeopardise the future of mobile banking 15 December 2005 VSNL is SEA-ME-WE4 global consortium cable system network administrator 15 December 2005 Airtel to launch 3G in Seychelles 15 December 2005 Bharti launches next generation SEA-ME-WE-4 cable system to India 14 December 2005 VSNL''s South African JV receives PSTS license 13 December 2005 Reliance Info, China Telecom to provide first direct link between India, China 12 December 2005 State insurers incur loss in insuring Reliance Infocomm handsets 05 December 2005 Roamware prepaid local number to enhancd roaming capability 02 December 2005 Nokia wins $141 mn GSM network expansion order from BSNL 24 November 2005 VSNL, Microsoft launch web conferencing service k 22 November 2005 Indian Airlines, Reliance Info pioneer mobile air ticket bookings 22 November 2005 Baby Bell SBC acquires AT&T 19 November 2005 GAILTEL, RAILTEL and Power Grid Corp in broadband partnership 29 October 2005 Distcom exits Spice, sells stake to Deutsche Bank arm 28 October 2005 Comba Launches mobile telecom operations in India 27 October 2005 Ratan Tata assumes charge as chairman, Tata Tele 19 October 2005 Reliance Infocomm cuts ILD rates by up to 50 per cent 14 October 2005 DoT deals Bharti Rs10-crore blow 13 October 2005 The billion-dollar Midas touch 11 October 2005 Hughes third data centre goes operational 29 September 2005 RailTel to complete OFC project by 2008 14 September 2005 C -Dot-Alcatel broadband research centre in Chennai 03 September 2005 Tata Tele switches pulse rate 29 August 2005 Nokia to host its first investor event in India 22 August 2005 BSNL to add six crore mobile lines 18 August 2005 New telecom policy on the anvil 18 August 2005 Ericsson appoints Mats Granryd as president, India and Sri Lanka operations 11 August 2005 India to surpass China in mobile handset sales by 2009: Gartner 21 July 2005 Nalini Gupta joins as REL''s Marketing Advisor 21 July 2005 TRAI plans stringent norms on reporting of cell subscriber base 06 July 2005 Private operators grab 43 per cent telecom market 04 July 2005 South Korea Telecom may pick up stake in Tata Tele 02 July 2005 VSNL expands its global network 02 July 2005 Reliance Infocomm deploys high capacity gateway 30 June 2005 TRAI directs telecom firms to make tariffs transparent 30 June 2005 Handset market worth Rs.8,805 crore in FY05 29 June 2005 Reliance Infocomm valued at Rs.22,532 crore 29 June 2005 Tata Indicom, Kinetic Motor in strategic alliance 27 June 2005 Tata''s looking at IPO or acquisition of Cingular''s stake 22 June 2005 Motorola RAZR V3 receives 'mobile phone of the year' awards 21 June 2005 Antrix and Eads Astrium to market satellites globally 18 June 2005 BT launches world''s first combined fixed and mobile phone 16 June 2005 Tata Teleservices to expand TN operations investing Rs375 crore 14 June 2005 Ericsson to provide managed services for Bharti''s rural telephony 14 June 2005 Telecom equipment market grows 71 per cent 10 June 2005 Darryl Green is Tata Teleservices'' first CEO 09 June 2005 Nokia to start manufacture base station controllers 31 May 2005 Reliance Info announces zero rental schemes 19 May 2005 Next-generation contact centres: the ''killer app'' for VoIP 18 May 2005 BenQ to focus on India 11 May 2005 Cable & Wireless ties up with VSNL 05 May 2005 Wipro Tech ties up with SmartTrust 05 May 2005 BT announces preferred suppliers for its ''21st century network programme'' 30 April 2005 A780 : Motorola''s next generation offering 26 April 2005 Will data silence voice ? 22 April 2005 BSNL to slash tariff for calls to Gulf 20 April 2005 Asia Pacific mobile phone sales reach 164 million in 2004: Gartner 12 April 2005 The impending WiFi war 12 April 2005 FM turns down TRAI plea for independent funding 06 April 2005 Nokia selects Chennai for manufacturing mobile devices in India 06 April 2005 TRAI proposes domestic leased line tariff reduction 05 April 2005 Telecom sector needs Rs 3,000 billion investment to meet broadband target 29 March 2005 VSNL challenges TRAI order on international bandwidth prices 24 March 2005 Mobile tariffs down by 58 per cent in Q3 2004: TRAI 23 March 2005 TRAI stops VSNL from selling international calling cards 23 March 2005 LG aims for $10-billion turnover by 2010 22 March 2005 LG Electronics LG India to hike prices by 5% to 10% 22 March 2005 Tata Tele signs up Sania Mirza as brand ambassador 19 March 2005 BSNL mobile connections to be available on demand 17 March 2005 IDC: Indian mobile users looking for better service providers 16 March 2005 MTNL tops in new GSM connections in Mumbai 16 March 2005 Intel unveils next-gen mobile technology 10 March 2005 Rupesh Bhambwani is Roamware''s new SAARC region head 09 March 2005 30 per cent global growth in handset sales in 2004: Gartner 07 March 2005 TDSAT tells Reliance Info to pay Rs 150 crore 04 March 2005 Motorola launches ''Razr Express'' Service 03 March 2005 Midas upgrades corDECT to offer broadband, chat, SMS, 'call meter' 28 February 2005 MTNL to invest Rs.2000 crore towards GSM expansion 21 February 2005 JP Mobile provides SureWave support for Sony Ericsson Smartphone 17 February 2005 The Tata Group leads India Inc''s great acquisitions sweepstakes 16 February 2005 Amadeus offers instant travel updates on mobile 09 February 2005 Reliance Infocomm denies licence violation 09 February 2005 Nortel provides vital wireless link to US Navy for tsunami relief 09 February 2005 TRAI seeks cut in international, domestic leased lines 08 February 2005 Left Parties call for nation wide protest 07 February 2005 No discrimination against RIL shareholders 31 January 2005 Reliance Infocomm targets 20 million users by 2006 25 January 2005 Who is scared of BSNL broadband? 25 January 2005 Investments in Reliance Infocomm in line with corporate governance norms 22 January 2005 Airtel mobile charges for STD, ISD slashed 21 January 2005 BSNL hits the broadband highway 19 January 2005 BSNL is more purse friendly 19 January 2005 BSNL''s Dataone not to affect Midas Communications 19 January 2005 Tata Indicom completes four corridors in AP 18 January 2005 BSNL to invest Rs20,000 crore on network expansion 17 January 2005 GOI to encourage sub-Rs10,000 pc 15 January 2005 TRAI caps unified licence fee at Rs180 crore 14 January 2005 TRAI squeezes big players, but customer is king 13 January 2005 BSNL drags Airtel to ASCI against misleading Kashmir ad 11 January 2005 TRAI cuts access deficit charge 07 January 2005 SC orders Reliance Info to pay dues in cash within a week 04 January 2005 A year of continuous ringing 31 December 2004 BPL launches CampusZone to net college users 18 December 2004 High-speed Net at Rs500 from BSNL, MTNL 18 December 2004 BSNL picks Nortel for $500m wireless network expansion 17 December 2004 Reliance Infocomm expresses inability to pay Rs 84 cr to BSNL 16 December 2004 Information, communication, telecom spending to rise to $40 bn in 2005 in India: Gartner 08 December 2004 Phone call rates likely to come down 06 December 2004 Nokia plans to start manufacturing mobile devices in India 03 December 2004 BSNL gets competitive, to introduce new telecom services in AP circle 01 December 2004 STC to assist Hyundai India Telecom 24 November 2004 What went in VSNL''s favour? 22 November 2004 AirTel earmarks Rs150-200 crore for rollout in Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand 17 November 2004 Sure wave solutions 10 November 2004 BSNL bags order for ''village public telephone'' scheme 09 November 2004 Tata Teleservices is the biggest mobiliser of debt 08 November 2004 Profile: An earnest entrepreneur 06 November 2004 Patni Computer acquires US telecom IT player 05 November 2004 VSNL to acquire Tyco Global for $130 million 02 November 2004 Sunil Mittal bags E&Y entrepreneur of the year award 02 November 2004 APAC voice business revenues to quadruple by 2008 01 November 2004 Asia-Pacific''s voice business set to quadruple in four years 01 November 2004 VSNL Q2 net 81 per cent 27 October 2004 MTNL-BSNL to merge by mid 2005 27 October 2004 Bharti buys hotel in Seychelles 25 October 2004 BSNL cuts registration fee for connections 23 October 2004 Ericsson awarded MTNL broadband access contract in India 21 October 2004 AirTel ties-up with NMIMS to offer executive MBA programme 09 September 2004 MTNL slashes cell rates to 80p/min 09 September 2004 AT&T upbeat about the Indian networking and business communications market 02 September 2004 BSNL, Hutch slash cell tariffs 28 August 2004 Reliance, Bharti slug it out in prepaid cards 27 August 2004 Mobile data revenue to contribute more than 20 per cent by 2008: Gartner 26 August 2004 World Phone ties up with Rediff for wider distribution of its VoIP calling cards 19 August 2004 Reliance telecom tariffs cut by 60 per cent 14 August 2004 Tata Tele achieves break even, targets 10 lakh customers by next fiscal 07 August 2004 Government to announce broadband policy next week 06 August 2004 VSNL net soars to 93 per cent 02 August 2004 Bharti Q1 profit jumps to to Rs 296 crore 24 July 2004 TTSL posts 20 per cent incremental growth in customer base 21 July 2004 Fiat Auto and Microsoft team up for a long-term strategic automotive partnership 20 July 2004 Tata Teleservices on an expansion spree 16 July 2004 World Phone launches WORLD PHONE PREMIUM 03 July 2004 Promote public-private partnership in R&D 29 June 2004 Tata Teleservices announces massive expansion plan for AP 29 June 2004 VSNL Q4 net down 57 per cent 25 June 2004 Ericsson awarded nationwide Intelligent Network contract in India by Bharti 25 June 2004 Talks about merger with BSNL prop up MTNL stock 25 June 2004 World Phone ties up with US based Go2Call 23 June 2004 VSNL launches a bouquet of calling cards 16 June 2004 BPL Mobile introduces ''caller ring back tone'' in India 16 June 2004 LG gives heavy push to handsets 16 June 2004 Cellular phone industry tops services sector growth in ''04 15 June 2004 Bharti to surrender licences in four circles 15 June 2004 Public-private partnership should be there in R&D 11 June 2004 Alcatel to develop broadband for Chinese telecom service providers 11 June 2004 RelTel to sell controlling stake 09 June 2004 Bharti Teletech in strategic agreement with Austriamicrosystems 08 June 2004 Rural service provider imperative for rural telephony 07 June 2004 Midas Communication to launch messaging terminal 07 June 2004 Maran to revamp telecom policy 27 May 2004 Maran''s 10 point plan 27 May 2004 Reliance slashes STD tariffs 15 May 2004 BPL mobile crosses three-lakh mark in Kerala 10 May 2004 BSNL plans Rent Waiver Scheme 07 May 2004 Caller friendly move by Bharti Telenet, landline provider in Tamil Nadu 07 May 2004 Bharti lines up $700 million investment 04 May 2004 Midas Communication acquires Banyan Networks 30 April 2004 Teradata to provide EDW solutions to Hutchison 28 April 2004 Tata Telecom launches customer care centre 26 April 2004 Escotel offers electoral roll data through SMS 26 April 2004 SBI ties up with Reliance for 100 wireless ATMs 17 April 2004 Tata Teleservices launches prepay service on fixed wireless phones 08 April 2004 Dial the right `M' numbers to buy any Sterling company: Siva 08 April 2004 Avaya-Tata Telecom launch SIP-enabled solutions 07 April 2004 Hutch launches over 250 Java-based mobile games 07 April 2004 BSNL slashes ISD, STD and domestic bandwidth rates 02 April 2004 BSNL to offer free SMS, lower pulse rate to landline customers 01 April 2004 Data Access IPO at Rs 17-20 26 March 2004 FaceTime Communications acquires india-based development organisation 25 March 2004 Tata Teleservices to expand TN operations 23 March 2004 Bharti Tele-Ventures'' Rs 2,000-crore expansion plan 23 March 2004 Data Access IPO gets SEBI clearance 19 March 2004 TRAI not for blocking of caller ID 19 March 2004 Virtual airtime recharge from India Pre-Paid Services 16 March 2004 Hutch, Kodak and Nokia launches `Click & Print'' MMS service 15 March 2004 Midas to introduce upgraded corDECT looks at SAARC 09 March 2004 Telecom user base at 203 million by 2007 08 March 2004 Indian firm designs server switches 20 February 2004 Text-link-cellular 20 February 2004 Avaya's IP telephony solutions named 'Best in Test' 20 February 2004 18 million cell phones sold in India in 2003 09 February 2004 TRAI to look at cable telephony 07 February 2004 Cell phones are the most hated inventions after alarm clocks 24 January 2004 Dreaming up disruptive technologies 20 January 2004 Spice Telecom Ties up With Karnataka Postal Department 19 January 2004 Mobile operators'' services way below TRAI benchmarks 10 January 2004 Cellular subscriber base at 28.19 million in December 07 January 2004 Nortel to expand capacity of PTML's Ufone GSM Network 24 December 2003 China Mobile deploys Teradata data warehousing solution 22 December 2003 Aircel acquires RPG Cellular 20 December 2003 BT chairman appeals for government intervention over dispute with VSNL 18 December 2003 Delhi pips Mumbai as cell capital 18 December 2003 TRAI to bar discriminatory pricing 18 December 2003 Gartner: Unified license regime to hit growth in wireless sector 28 November 2003 Reliance Infocomm Pioneer offer to close on 14 December 28 November 2003 Data Access starts SL operations 22 November 2003 HCL InfiNet offers free insurance for Nokia phones against theft 22 November 2003 Subex generates 40% revenues from telecom service providers : Merrill Lynch 22 November 2003 Facing the challenge, bravely 15 November 2003 DoT raises Reliance Info penalty 13 November 2003 Unified licensing norms issued 12 November 2003 CAS, cash or crash? 12 November 2003 Express call 11 November 2003 Touchtel gets 1 lakh subscribers 10 November 2003 Operators do not need TRAI nod to fix basic services tariffs 06 November 2003 BSNL sets up product outlets 06 November 2003 Basic operators withdraw plea in SC against TDSAT verdict 05 November 2003 DoT asks Reliance Info to stop roaming, multiple registration 04 November 2003 In a local loop? 03 November 2003 Cabinet clears unified licence Telecom Policy 01 November 2003 GoM clears single licence regime 31 October 2003 Cell companies appeal to SC against tribunal order on WLL 29 October 2003 Reliance, Tatas like TRAI plan 28 October 2003 TRAI recommends single licence regime for cellular, basic service 28 October 2003 HDFC Bank, Reliance Mobile sign pact for mobile banking 28 October 2003 Nokia offers Gift-A-Tone service 28 October 2003 JP Mobile to continue to support all major handheld devices 23 October 2003 AirTel plans to invest Rs 200 crore in Punjab, Haryana, HP 20 October 2003 LG forays into GSM segment, launches two handset models 16 October 2003 Touchtel gets 5 lakh customers 15 October 2003 MTNL to come out with VRS plan to rationalise its workforce 13 October 2003 Yahoo!, Spice Telecom tie up 06 October 2003 Nokia launches next-generation Nokia mobile services in India 01 October 2003 Government for hike in foreign investment cap in telecom 26 September 2003 Sharp upsurge in mobile usage due to free incoming regime 24 September 2003 Data Access, Telenor sign pact to share network resources 23 September 2003 Cellular operators, subscribers may soon end their honeymoon 20 September 2003 Bharti dig at Indian Railways 08 September 2003 Bharti Telenet grows in Chennai 08 September 2003 JP Mobile extends enterprise reach of Nokia series 60 devices 04 September 2003 Footloose and wire-free 01 September 2003 Hutchinson simplifies recharging of cellular phone SIM cards 30 August 2003 All lines in this route are busy 29 August 2003 Data Access signs deal with Intelsat for satellite capacity 26 August 2003 Escotel teams up with Yahoo to offer prepaid cards for youth 26 August 2003 Rural Cellular chooses Ericsson for CDMA, GSM overlays 20 August 2003 Go to Goa thanks to Spice 20 August 2003 Missed call 19 August 2003 Cut the line out, not the mail 13 August 2003 TDSAT judgement : Dr B K Modi calls for a level-playing field 09 August 2003 Dial F for fraud 08 August 2003 Data Access nominated for World Communication Awards 07 August 2003 Reliance Infocomm to have 6,500 people for BPO business 04 August 2003 Going global 03 August 2003 Spice, ICICI Lombard to offer insurance to mobile handsets 31 July 2003 Well connected 28 July 2003 Bharti to invest Rs 2,000 crore 24 July 2003 MobileFirst starts matrimonial services for mobile customers 23 July 2003 International roaming facility option from RPG Cellular 22 July 2003 Hutch Essar South invests Rs 200 crore in cell infrastructure 21 July 2003 Spice Telecom''s new offer 21 July 2003 Breaking new grounds 13 July 2003 Sorry, wrong number 09 July 2003 BSNL is top cellular provider in Kerala with 2.64 lakh connections 01 July 2003 VSNL, MobileFirst alliance sign pact for long-distance traffic 18 June 2003 Spice set to delight clients with free trip to dream destination 13 June 2003 Spice dominates Punjab market 09 June 2003 JP Mobile enhances Microsoft Exchange Server mobile access 06 June 2003 Telecom loop 04 June 2003 DataAccess America, ITXC to provide telephony services in US 30 May 2003 BSNL unable to offer landline-to-mobile call at Rs 1.20/3 min 28 May 2003 Data Access starts ILD service in US; Mexico, Latin America next 28 May 2003 Infosys Technologies certified for TL9000 for telecom services 20 May 2003 Data Access, Dialpad join hands to provide Internet telephony 19 May 2003 D-Link India bags MAIT Award for Excellence in Exports 16 May 2003 BSNL slashes mobile tariffs including STD rates by 8-66% 16 May 2003 A distant dream? 08 May 2003 Post-IUC regime, MobileFirst announces new outgoing rates 05 May 2003 Missed call 27 April 2003 Dilip Modi is SpiceCorp head; Veena Modi is VP, MCorp 23 April 2003 Idea Cellular cuts airtime rates on mobile-to-mobile STD calls 19 April 2003 The silver lining 18 April 2003 Cisco Systems sends across 20,000 IP telephones to India 12 April 2003 Escotel, Federal Bank offer free mobile phone banking services 11 April 2003 Spice achieves India’s largest international roaming network 08 April 2003 IBM, Cisco help Pathways School to launch mobile connectivity 07 April 2003 Stracon retains MTNL order for call centre operations 07 April 2003 Idea Cellular includes 50 more cell sites to its Delhi network 04 April 2003 TCIL proposes IPO, to offload 25% stake after govt approval 31 March 2003 Centurion Bank offers mobile phone-based SMS Alerts facility 27 March 2003 BPL, Escotel, RPG Cellular and Spice forge MobileFirst alliance 26 March 2003 Tata Teleservices dials n-Logue for telephony, broadband net 22 March 2003 The first Indian mobile phone brand, VK Munoth, launched 22 March 2003 CyberBazaar launches new audio conferencing product Instacon 21 March 2003 Bharti to merge five subsidiaries for mobile service operations 20 March 2003 Committee to meet again as talks over limited mobility fail 15 March 2003 AT&T, SWIFT conclude global network access agreement 14 March 2003 Spice Telecom unveils enhanced roamers’ local link service 07 March 2003 Data Access is first global telecom company to enter Sri Lanka 05 March 2003 BSNL cuts STD rates by 47% on fixed-line phones beyond 500 km 03 March 2003 Discover Alcatel’s offer in broadband entertainment over DSL 26 February 2003 Common telephone directory remains an issue to be resolved 24 February 2003 Telecom meet brings some consensus 22 February 2003 Telecom Commission plans to permit sale of telecom licences 20 February 2003 Ericsson, Nokia and Siemens tie up for push to talk over GPRS 18 February 2003 Idea bags Golden Peacock Award for its value-added service 17 February 2003 Spice unveils path-breaking plans, to offer unlimited talk-time 15 February 2003 BSNL is likely to slash its DSL rates to Rs 980 per month 15 February 2003 Airtel’s special Valentine’s Day promotion contest in Mumbai 12 February 2003 Midas dialling money 12 February 2003 NMS Works Software to launch CygNet 12 February 2003 A global winner 12 February 2003 Banyan Networks’ resurgence after changing business plan 12 February 2003 Boeing selects Eutelsat for in-flight Internet connectivity demonstration 12 February 2003 n-Logue's digital edge to the rural India 12 February 2003 OOPS WeSee to go with corDECT 12 February 2003 Tackling same side goals 12 February 2003 TRAI asks Reliance Infocomm to explain ‘national roaming’ 12 February 2003 Sunrise or sunset? 09 February 2003 Spice Telecom unveils new tariff plans, slashes incoming rates 07 February 2003 CricketNext.com ties up with Live Relay for global SMS, MMS 07 February 2003 Basic service providers eye rural market for market expansion 06 February 2003 Affordability is what hinders telecom revolution, finds seminar 05 February 2003 Idea Cellular’s airtime tariff on post-paid reduced up to 43% 04 February 2003 Data Access is first Indian firm to get full carrier license in US 03 February 2003 Shourie wants to study proposal for merging MTNL, BSNL 31 January 2003 Telephone calls to India from US register phenomenal growth 24 January 2003 Mobile-to-mobile incoming made free for GSM subscribers 22 January 2003 VocalTec, Data Access in strategic global framework agreement 07 January 2003 Operators seek Mahajan’s help for interconnection agreements 06 January 2003 RPG Cellular subscribers in TN get Yahoo! services on mobiles 02 January 2003 Reliance Infocomm heralds a new way of digital life for India 27 December 2002 Reliance Infocomm opens Knowledge City in Navi Mumbai 27 December 2002 Motorola bags BSNL’s Rs 163-crore GSM order in south India 24 December 2002 Delta Innovative Enterprises offers Hallo prepaid call card again 18 December 2002 TeNet begins netting big names in Indian telecom industry 16 December 2002 Nokia rolls out nine new products at Munich conference 12 December 2002 World mobile phone sales exceed expectations: Gartner 05 December 2002 Insurance personnel keenly watch MTNL-BSNL merger moves 25 November 2002 Two players quit Chennai net cable field; Hathway benefits 20 November 2002 Ringing in the new 16 November 2002 Competition increases in the mobile phone segment in Kerala 07 November 2002 Pramod Mahajan launches Idea Cellular services in Delhi 07 November 2002 Hathway expands southern Internet operations amid competition 01 November 2002 BSNL keeps hundreds of cell phone clients waiting for hours 25 October 2002 VSNL meets on Tata Tele investment, Q2 net profit down 33% 21 October 2002 DoT rap for Bharti for ‘illegally’ routing long-distance calls 14 October 2002 BPL Mobile launches India’s first multimedia messaging 12 October 2002 ITI achieves Rs 2,458-crore record production 01 October 2002 Good is not good enough 27 September 2002 Alcatel's Nextenso teams up with Cap Gemini 26 September 2002 Subex bags RPG Cellular order for RangerT 25 September 2002 Spice Quicky MRP dropped 40% to Rs 299 21 September 2002 Tamil Nadu is a gold mine for telecom players 21 September 2002 Senior BSNL, MTNL officials oppose merger 14 September 2002 VSNL, 12 telecom carriers in cable linking JV 09 September 2002 Himachal Futuristic raises Rs 243 cr via GDR 05 September 2002 Submarine cable network getting upgraded 05 September 2002 LIC unveils 100% IT network for customers 04 September 2002 STD booths to offer high-tech services soon 04 September 2002 Government considers merging BSNL, MTNL 31 August 2002 Former WorldCom CFO indicted for deceit 29 August 2002 AV Birla Group to give up cellular business 28 August 2002 HTMT bags call centre order for 100 CSRs 19 August 2002 BPL, Bhatia join hands for voice-messaging 16 August 2002 Bharti Q1 revenue up 95% to Rs 539 crore 31 July 2002 Mike Zafirovski is Motorola president, COO 27 July 2002 What WorldCom means for global telecom 26 July 2002 Motorola signs license for patented wireless 24 July 2002 Telediffusion to freeze all India operations 23 July 2002 Calling the shots 06 April 2002 Upgradation: What PCOs need most 22 February 2002 BSNL cuts STD rates by over 60% 29 December 2001 Telephone tariff to come down further 19 December 2001 Vernacular SMS from BPL Mobile 19 December 2001 Trai for opening up of ILD telephony 13 November 2001 British Gas starts broadband in India 09 November 2001 Network i2i''s undersea cable operation by March 03 November 2001 VSNL divestment unlikely this year 04 October 2001 Voice over IP guidelines soon 01 October 2001 Private telecom operators renege on rural commitment 08 May 2001 Key themes 30 April 2001 Cell phones for e-chats 19 March 2001 Skycell promoters plan exit, while company invests Rs 60 crore 08 January 2001 Cable & Wireless looks east 31 October 2000 BPL launches cut price mobile telephony 07 September 2000 Selling out with pride 29 January 2000 ‘Caller pays’ plan is not valid, says high court 19 January 2000 New telecom law coming 18 January 2000 Chandra, McCaw tie up to revive ICO Global 05 December 1999 Ircon ropes in BT, Enron for backbone venture 18 November 1999 The coming bandwidth boom 18 November 1999 MTNL offers attractive cellphone rates 04 October 1999 Cellular rentals, rates cut 18 September 1999 Lucent's Stinger for high-speed telecom 08 September 1999 Private telecom operators pay up 15% dues 17 August 1999 No change in telecom deadline 13 August 1999 Court allows telecom licences 11 August 1999 List of basic and cellular telecom operators 07 July 1999 New telecom policy clears the crossed connections 07 July 1999 Basic telecom companies start connecting 17 June 1999  search domain-b    go
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