Tag Archives: rcom

23 Mar

News Roundup: GPS in Delhi buses by March-end, Dell India Revenues Touches $2Bn

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Dell Inc Founder and CEO, Mr Michael Dell, said on Tuesday that the company’s business in India is approaching the $2-billion revenue milestone. For Dell Inc, the second largest PC maker in the world, India is important as it is … Read More »

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03 Nov

News Roundup – Rural Broadband Kiosk, Reliance: Moko, Net Telephony

By manish 2 Comments

BSNL’s Rural Broadband Kiosk BSNL plans to setup 30,000 kiosks by 2011 (on a franchisee basis). These kiosks would extend broadband connectivity to those who have no alternative access to the facility, and to those who have little to spend … Read More »

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18 Jun

News Roundup – Deathblow to Mobile Grey Market, RCom to Launch ‘Zoozoo’ Challenge..and more

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Latest news roundup: Import of mobile handsets without IMEI number banned Government on Wednesday banned import of all handsets without the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, whichis in a way a death blow to

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20 Dec

Telecom Roundup: RCom launches Samachar, Operators to Disconnect 25mn Phones

By sinha 1 Comment

DoT has instructed operators to disconnect all handsets which do not have an IMEI number from January 6th 2009 – this decision has been taken following Mumbai terror

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26 May

RCom to buy UK-based network operator, starts talks with MTN

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RCom is closed to acquiring Vanco, London-based global virtual network operator. Vanco has over 200 clients, has alliance with 700 operators worldwide and is valued at ~$800mn + [source] The acquisition will boost RCom’s ambition of being top data communication … Read More »

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12 May

Telcom Roundup – Reliance to form JV with Alcatel-Lucent, MTN Bid, Dish DTH offers free set-top boxes..and more

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Reliance and Alcatel-Lucent are planning a JV for managed network services to manage RCom’s CDMA and GSM networks. Alcatel-Lucent will hold ~67% stake in the newly formed company and will initially focus on providing services to 12 circles in northern … Read More »

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09 Dec

India Telecom buzz: GSM operators launch Indus Towers, mChek partners with ICICI..and more

By sinha 21 Comments
India Telecom buzz: GSM operators launch Indus Towers, mChek partners with ICICI..and more

Bharti, Vodafone, Idea float Indus Towers The Bharti Group, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular on Saturday agreed to form Indus Towers Ltd to provide passive infrastructure to other mobile operators. The new company will go for an initial public offering … Read More »

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24 Oct

India Business roundup: Bluetooth advertising enters Bangalore, Visa money transfer goes mobile..and more

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[Telco Buzz] Advertisers give green signal to Bluetooth magic in Bangalore All of Commercial Street is to be converted into a Bluetooth zone, and consumers will be fed with multiple advertising offers using the technology. (we covered the bluetooth advertising … Read More »

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05 Sep

Mid-week recap : Burrp adds Pune, Govt. puts police stations on the net..and more

By sinha 3 Comments

Here is the mid-week recap of events in Digital India world. More than the news, this week (so far) has seen few very candid interviews and articles. Here is the summary: Interview with BharatMatrimony’s founder, J Murugavel Few key (and … Read More »

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