LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – New web and phone apps in India are helping women stay safe in public spaces by making it easier for them to report harassment and get help, developers say. Women Read more…
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Software engineer Samee Alam was ready to take the big leap and buy an iPhone in this week’s Diwali festival sales, but at the last minute he opted for cheaper Chinese competitor Read more…
Nokia says it has been selected by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to supply, install, commission and maintain ‘smart telecom poles’ across India in all of BSNL’s telecom circles. Under the contract, Nokia will also Read more…
Nokia’s ‘smart’ manufacturing unit in Chennai has started manufacturing 5G New Radio (NR) equipment based on the 3GPP’s Release 15 standard. Nokia says the Chennai plant is one of the largest telecom equipment manufacturing plants Read more…
5G action this day: Moody’s ranks India among Asia’s 5G “late adopters”; SK Telecom and DT in edge computing/quantum tie-up; Telstra officially partners with Ericsson for 5G; Huawei lands 5G VR/AR deals in the Middle Read more…
India’s government has reportedly opened up spectrum in the 5-GHz band that mobile operators can use for Wi-Fi and 5G with no license or spectrum fee required. According to ET Telecom, a government notification has Read more…
Bharti Airtel announced that it has collaborated with Google to integrate its customer care with AI-powered Google Assistant. This will enable Airtel’s smartphone customers to get instant resolution to frequent account related queries, the operator Read more…
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday laid out guidelines that would allow for seamless payments between different mobile wallets, in a move that could further boost the use of digital payments Read more…
JAIPUR, India (Reuters) – On a hot morning in India’s tourist mecca of Jaipur, an open truck painted in the signature lime-green colours of Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service pulls into a dusty lane, where five Read more…
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India said on Thursday it will raise import tariffs on several electronic items and communication devices, in another move to rein in imports and bolster a falling rupee. The tariff hike, Read more…
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