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Bot markets selling stolen data are a big problem for India
Around five million people globally have had their data stolen and sold on bot markets to date – India is the worst affected country, says NordVPN. Read more…
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Intel is keen on design opportunities for Indian partners
Intel sees India rising as a prominent destination (and an alternative to Taiwan and China) for its partners for product design and manufacturing opportunities. Read more…
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JIgsaw brings its anti-misinformation project to India
Google subsidiary Jigsaw is launching a new project in India using ‘prebunking’ videos to prevent misinformation that has been blamed for inciting violence. Read more…
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All real-money games in India to be federally regulated
India’s planned regulation of online gaming will apply to all real-money games after the PM’s office overruled a proposal to exempt games of chance. Read more…
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India’s digital rupee pilot is not going great (so far)
A month into India’s pilot project for using an official digital rupee for inter-bank and institutional transactions, stakeholders seeing no benefits. Read more…
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Indian telcos ordered not to roll out 5G around airports
Indian authorities have directed telcos rolling out C-band 5G to create a buffer zone in and around airports to avoid interference with aircraft frequencies. Read more…
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India’s expensive 5G rollout could yield big GDP payoff
India’s 5G rollout cost will be the highest of 15 emerging nations between 2020 and 2035, but so could the potential GDP boost, a new study suggests. Read more…
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India’s Skyroot Aerospace plans to halve launch costs
Skyroot Aerospace, the startup behind India’s first private space launch, expects to be able to launch satellites at half of the cost of established companies. Read more…
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Amazon to shut down Academy learning platform in India
Amazon to shut down its Academy online learning platform for high-school students in India less than two years of its launch, without citing a reason. Read more…
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Now Chinese handset firms in India are laying off staff
Bracing for tough times in India, Chinese handset firms start laying off staff there and are likely to further cut investments in marketing and operations. Read more…
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BIF says regulating OTTs like telcos will kill app ecosystem
Broadband India Forum (BIF) says any move to bring OTT players under India’s licensing framework will wreck the app ecosystem in the country. Read more…
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Open RAN is still too new for Indian telcos right now
Open RAN tech hasn’t seen much traction among Indian telcos despite initial enthusiasm due to worries around its maturity, says a senior executive at NEC. Read more…
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Affordable wearables are selling like crazy in India
The wearables device market in India is seeing significant growth thanks to more affordable products and faster uptake in smaller towns and villages. Read more…
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Jio, Airtel speed up 5G rollout like it’s going out of style
Jio and Airtel are aggressively ramping up their 5G network rollouts to the point that they may far exceed rollout obligations mandated by the DoT. Read more…
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Huawei pauses its plans to form a JV in India
Huawei has put on hold plans to form a local JV with an Indian company amid looming uncertainty of its future as it faces tax evasion allegations in India. Read more…
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Google won’t make Indian developers use its billing system
Google is pausing enforcement of a policy requiring app developers in India to use its proprietary billing system for selling digital goods after a CCI ruling. Read more…
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BSNL may consider Jio Platforms for its 4G/5 upgrade
BSNL may be considering Jio Platforms to supply its 4G/5G network upgrade – which would be a blow to the TCS-led consortium currently pegged to win the deal. Read more…
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India expects Twitter to comply with rules after takeover
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter will not change India’s expectation that it will comply with the country’s rules for such companies, adding that India’s new IT rules would be out in days. Read more…
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COAI wants OTT players to be regulated like telcos
India’s COAI has asked the government to regulate OTT players like WhatsApp and Netflix the same as telcos under a “same service same rules” regime. Read more…
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Airtel says its Open RAN 5G strategy is on schedule
Bharti Airtel says that it is on track to deploy Open RAN tech in its live 5G network by the end of fiscal-year 2023 – and it has the contracts to prove it. Read more…