industry > industry > Telecom Telecom 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 Bolivia nationalises four energy firms, takes control of telecom operator 02 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 Barclays launches its ‘Hello Money’ mobile banking in India 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 Mobile phones costlier, broadband cheaper after Budget 2008 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 Central Board of Direct Taxes - Vodafone set for epic corporate tax battle 24 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 Government to set up five centres of excellence for the telecom sector 17 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