April 2019

Wipro has partnered with IIT Kharagpur for undertaking research on 5G and artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, Wipro has also launched its Industrial Internet of Things Centre of Excellence in Kochi.

Facebook has launched its Facebook Hubs initiative to foster innovation and support start-ups. This initiative will extend support for start-ups, developers, small and medium businesses, creators, and jobseekers by hosting mentor hours and conducting training, […]

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has collaborated with Microsoft India to roll out the latter’s cloud-based solution Project Sangam that seeks to train stakeholders on the Swachh Bharat e-learning portal. Project Sangam […]

Xiaomi has launched its seventh smartphone manufacturing plant in India in Tamil Nadu. The manufacturing plant has been launched in partnership with Flex Limited. Meanwhile, Xiaomi has also launched its Mi Pay app for MIUI […]

Apple has begun manufacturing the iPhone 7 in Bengaluru for its Indian customers. The manufacturing is being done by Wistron, a Taiwanese contract manufacturer, that has also been manufacturing the iPhone SE and 6s models […]

Consumer Unity and Trust Society International and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have collaboratively designed a new application that seeks to improve consumer awareness about the quality of service (QoS) provided by different telecom […]

A consortium led by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will be executing the Kerela Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) project worth Rs 10.28 billion. The K-FON project aims to build state-wide infrastructure that provides connectivity to all […]

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper for reviewing terms and conditions for registration of other service providers (OSPs). Through the consultation paper, TRAI has sought stakeholder views on multiple […]

Hughes Communications India Limited (HCIL) has been selected by BSNL as the system integrator to enable satellite broadband connectivity in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. As part of this partnership, HCIL has supplied […]

Vodafone Idea has collaborated with Cisco to deploy the largest integrated cloud platform for its IT and network applications across the country. The distributed multicloud architecture is based on Cisco’s network functions virtualisation infrastructure.

Bharti Airtel has upgraded its 4G network in Karnataka with the deployment of LTE 900 technology. According to the operator, the introduction of 4G on the 900 MHz band will significantly enhance indoor network coverage […]

Vodafone Idea has partnered with Nokia to roll out its next-generation long term evolution (LTE) network across multiple service areas. Under this agreement, Nokia will deploy telecom equipment, including single radio access network advanced, massive […]

Bharti Airtel has awarded a new contract to Ericsson for implementing voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) and IMS technologies in India. The agreement will result in the deployment of the Ericsson Cloud VoLTE solution, […]

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has received the IFMC licence from DoT. BSNL, along with its partner Inmarsat, is expected to initiate services later this year once the ground infrastructure is laid and other approvals […]

DoT has awarded an in-flight, maritime connectivity (IFMC) licence to Indo Teleports Limited (ITL), a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel. As per DoT, all foreign personnel likely to be engaged by ITL for installation, operation and […]