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India's 17,000 kilometre-long submarine cable system to answer China's Belt and Road Initiative

GCX, a Reliance Communications subsidiary, preps a 16,650km-long submarine cable system connecting Hong Kong and Italy.

Nov 9, 2017

A sign to the campus offices of chip maker Broadcom Ltd

Is chip supplier Broadcom taking over Qualcomm? Details of the proposed biggest tech deal ever

Broadcom has made $103 billion acquisition bid for Qualcomm, and the deal would be worth $130 billion if the net debt is included.

Nov 7, 2017

Afghanistan moves to block WhatsApp, Telegram

Reports say the move is to thwart the use of the encrypted messaging services by the Taliban and other insurgent groups.

Nov 4, 2017

OPPO R11s, R11s Plus specs leaked on TENAA; 18:9 full screen, RAM and battery details revealed

The new OPPO R11s and R11s Plus, which are expected to be unveiled on November 2, will feature 18:9 full screen panels.

Oct 30, 2017

Telecom employees willing to shift sectors, take pay cuts as industry sees slump; 100,000 jobs may face the axe

Recruiters have revealed that the number of resumes from employees of the telecom sector has seen a jump of about 35-40 percent compared to last year and many are even ready to take a pay cut.

Oct 27, 2017

How to link Aadhaar to mobile number without leaving home in 3 simple steps

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has refused to comply with government's request to link Aadhaar to mobile number.

Oct 26, 2017

Why are telecom stocks rallying even when financials are bleak?

Investors are bullish on telecom stocks such as Airtel and Idea as an incoming oligopolistic market structure will push up revenues and earnings in the long term.

Oct 19, 2017

Diwali gift for defence forces: Govt withdraws fee for sat-phone services

The soldiers can now make calls at Re 1 per minute. Read on to know more

Oct 19, 2017

Qualcomm asks China to ban production, sales of iPhone

This is Qualcomm's second attempt to get a ban on iPhone sales. It had filed a similar claim against Apple in the US in July.

Oct 14, 2017

Airtel gets Tata's billion-dollar business almost for FREE

It's a debt-free cash-free deal, where the Bharti Airtel will get 40 million Tata customers, absorb Tata Teleservices's operations across the country in nineteen circles.

Oct 13, 2017

Popular torrent site shut down in Russia; best alternative websites you can still use

Roskomnadzor has ordered search engines to remove torrent site Rutracker.org that was banned by the Russian government last year.

Oct 12, 2017

Tata Teleservices to shut shop; what will happen to its 5,000 employees?

The company is apparently working on an exit plan for its employees and they may get three to six months notice period.

Oct 9, 2017

Latest! Aadhaar made mandatory for PPF, post office deposits, Kisan Vikas Patra

In the notifications the government has mandated that existing depositors will be given time till December 31, 2017 to verify accounts with 12-digit unique verification number.

Oct 6, 2017

Telecom sector is the new IT industry? 100,000 jobs may face the axe

As per estimates, about 25,000 telecom employees have been affected by the slowdown in the past few months and thousands of others may soon be shown the doors.