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Airtel rising in India as Jio growth continues: OpenSignal, Tutela
OpenSignal still scores Jio as the best in 4G availability and Airtel in download speeds, while Tutela found Airtel to be the provider with the highest excellent consistent quality across six of India’s 10 largest cities.
What Amazon's rare defeat in China could mean for its tough slog ahead in India
Whether Amazon will be able to use its experience in China to combat Reliance's exhaustive digital backbone and web, which connects millions of India's small grocery shops, will determine if its India experience goes the China way.
Reliance Jio hits 300 million customers
Reliance Jio added 120 million customers during the year, with the Indian carrier clocking in at 307 million customers by the end of FY19.
Google and Apple asked to remove China’s TikTok in India: Report
The decision follows reports that Foxconn is looking to expand manufacturing operations in India.
Samsung's new Galaxy: A80 kills the notch with popup rotating camera
The rear cameras on Samsung's mid-range Galaxy A80 slide and flip around.
Indian IT firm Mindtree's co-founders wage furious battle against L&T's hostile takeover
The eighth-largest Indian IT outfit is being courted by one of India's oldest engineering outfits, L&T, in a hostile takeover, and the IT firms's co-founders are going stir-crazy fending them off.
Guess who looks more like a global, octopus-like Amazon in India? (Hint: It isn't Amazon)
E-commerce giants like Amazon and Flipkart may soon not be able to compete with Reliance's interlocking new-era businesses. However, for that to happen, Reliance will need to think and act like a firm that genuinely innovates.
China to lead APAC tech spend, 5G race ahead of global markets
China will remain Asia's largest in terms of tech spending, growing 4 percent this year and 6 percent in 2020, and lead global markets in the 5G race where its investments in telecommunications account for 57 percent of the country's overall spend.
Recent Indian e-commerce diktat last straw for Trump, cancels $5.6 billion in trade concessions
The cancelled trade concessions will be yet another setback for Indian Prime Minister Narendar Modi, who faces national elections in a few weeks.
Singtel to buy $525M worth of India's Bharti Airtel shares
Singapore telco plans to fork out $525 million to increase its stake in Bharti Airtel, which will use the funds to boost its balance sheet and build out its network in "a highly competitive home market".
Upcoming H-1B lottery gives US-based advanced degree candidates an edge over foreign degree ones
How much of an advantage depends on who's doing the calculations and from which data, but the bottom line is that those with Master's and PhDs will stand a better chance than those with foreign degrees for a coveted H1B visa.
Singtel Group loses 40 million mobile customers in one quarter
‘Aggressive’ and ‘intense’ competition from a carrier in India as well as only counting prepaid customers who are actually paying for a service saw Singtel Group drop 40 million mobile customers in the most recent quarter.
Rumors of a Flipkart exit swirl around Walmart as chaos engulfs Indian e-commerce
Amazon and Walmart have suffered market cap hits, as well as substantially lower revenue and profit growth projections thanks to an ill-conceived and politically opportunistic move by the Indian government.
Fear and loathing in India: BJP insists Amazon, Flipkart adopt new e-commerce rules by Feb. 1
Opinion: Reeling from defeats in local elections and also hoping to curry favour from a large vote bank of shopkeepers and tradespeople before national elections in a few months, India's BJP government insists that Flipkart and Amazon migrate to new rules almost overnight, causing losses that may amount to as much as 40 percent of revenues.
Telstra opening innovation centre in Bangalore
Build skills and not walls, Telstra’s CEO has said, adding that the Australian IT industry will face a shortage of 60,000 skilled workers over the next five years and must import talent.
H-1B visas and US Presidential Candidates: A primer
The closer we get to an election, the more heated the debates are on immigration, specifically surrounding H-1B 'skilled worker' visas, of which India is a major beneficiary. Here's a look at the positions of the leading presidential candidates from both parties, some of which may surprise you.
Best three budget smartphones in India
Last year brought with it a revolution of smartphones in India, none more so than those in the budget category. Here are the three best models currently on the market.
India's best budget smartphones
The Android wars have just begun, and Google's new Android Ones will soon go head-to-head against the dominant models in the marketplace. Which means it's a great time to see what devices are the best of the budget breed in India currently, and what the new Ones will have to do to wrest customers away from them.
The tech world's other Nadellas
Satya Nadella has hogged the limelight for being chosen as Microsoft's new CEO, but there are a few other Indian-origin heads of companies out there who also deserve a mention for their remarkable success
VMware India gears up for bigger global role
Its Indian R&D center is playing an increasingly important role in the company's software development and IP creation, and the company has invested more to maximize its potential.
Infosys touts resort-like campus to attract talent
The Indian outsourcing giant's campus in Mysore, India, features facilities such as a cinema multiplex, bowling alley, rock climbing walls, a running track and gymnasiums.
In India, there's a tablet for everyone
The interest in tablet PCs has gripped the price conscious Indian market with manufacturers leveraging personalities to sell cost-efficient, under powered and crappy tablets.
Gallery: $2,000 Tata Nano to go on sale
India's Tata Motors reveals plans to take orders for the ultra-cheap Tata Nano, "the People's Car," and will begin delivery in July.
Photos: India's changing landscape
Building on its success in outsourcing, India is ready to become the next technology powerhouse in Asia.
Photos: Low-cost PCs around the world
Companies from AMD to India's PicoPeta Simputers are offering computers meant for rock-bottom budgets.
Photos: Low-cost PCs around the world
Companies from AMD to India's PicoPeta Simputers are offering computers meant for rock-bottom budgets.
Photos: India's changing landscape
Building on its success in outsourcing, India is ready to become the next technology powerhouse in Asia.
Singtel to buy $525M worth of India's Bharti Airtel shares
Singapore telco plans to fork out $525 million to increase its stake in Bharti Airtel, which will use the funds to boost its balance sheet and build out its network in "a highly competitive home market".
Singtel Group loses 40 million mobile customers in one quarter
‘Aggressive’ and ‘intense’ competition from a carrier in India as well as only counting prepaid customers who are actually paying for a service saw Singtel Group drop 40 million mobile customers in the most recent quarter.
Jio's 4G availability 'hugely impressive': OpenSignal
Reliance Jio has the highest 4G availability and lowest latency in India, while Airtel has the fastest download speeds and Vodafone's Idea has the fastest upload speeds, according to OpenSignal.
Huawei: Indian government 'open and welcoming' on 5G
Despite reports to the contrary, Huawei says it is continuing to work on 5G tests with Indian carriers while the Indian government remains open and welcoming towards its networking solutions.
Reliance Jio claims 29 million customers in a single quarter
Indian telecommunications carrier Reliance Jio has announced adding 28.7 million net customers during the quarter to June 30, after adding 26.5 million in the prior quarter. Read more: https://zd.net/2LAguzo
WhatsApp limits message forwarding in India after mob lynchings
WhatsApp is trialling a limit on forwarding messages in India in an effort to curb rumours being spread through the messaging service.
NEC wins contract from BSNL to build Indian subsea cable
NEC will build out another subsea cable, this time between Chennai and the Indian islands of Andaman and Nicobar, after winning a contract from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. Read more: https://zd.net/2NbkqD1
India to house world's largest smartphone factory
According to Samsung, its mobile phone factory will be the largest in the world, allowing for 120 million devices per year to be produced out of its Noida, Uttar Pradesh, facility. Read more: https://zd.net/2KK4aMO
Ericsson launches 5G innovation lab in India
Ericsson has established India's first 5G innovation and 'excellence' lab at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, where it is working on tech and applications with academia, industry, and telcos. Read more: https://zd.net/2Kx5hPR
Reliance announces Radisys acquisition
Radisys' focus on virtualised software-based telco solutions will improve Reliance Jio's 'leadership' across 5G and IoT, the companies have said. Read more: https://zd.net/2MB6KBd
Google provides public Wi-Fi to 400 Indian train stations
Google has announced that it has provided public Wi-Fi to over 400 train stations across India.
Singapore and India form joint working group for fintech opportunities
The two Asian countries, which already have partnered on cross-border payment services, will create a joint working group to explore opportunities for further collaboration in fintech. Read more: https://zd.net/2xBVWzX
Walmart confirms $16b Flipkart bid
Walmart has finally confirmed it is forking out $16 billion to acquire a 77 percent stake in Indian ecommerce giant Flipkart. Read more: https://zd.net/2rv0se6
Reliance acquires 72 percent stake of ed-tech platform Embibe
Reliance has agreed to invest up to $180 million over three years into Embibe, which uses data analytics to deliver personalised learning to students. Read more: https://zd.net/2HskTS8
Anti-immigrant ads target tech workers along San Fransisco commute
The ads are part of the overall attempt to safeguard the interests of the American tech worker and strangulate the foreign worker H-1B visa, even though a peek at the most successful and globally dominant American tech companies show they are stocked with immigrant founders and senior management.
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Guess who looks more like a global, octopus-like Amazon in India? (Hint: It isn't Amazon)
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Singtel Group loses 40 million mobile customers in one quarter
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Fear and loathing in India: BJP insists Amazon, Flipkart adopt new e-commerce rules by Feb. 1