Television subscribers of digital platforms such as DTH and IPTV will soon be able to pick and choose the pay channels they want to watch. Continue reading 'DTH players told to offer pay channels on la carte basis'»
Telecom operators added over 59 million new subscribers in the January-March quarter this year, but witnessed an over 8 per cent decline in average revenue per user. Continue reading 'Telcos add 59 mn users in Jan-Mar'»
Voicing its concern over reports that its telecom companies have been blacklisted by India, China on Friday asked New Delhi to treat its firms fairly and called for an open and transparent system for them to operate in. Continue reading 'China voices concern over India ‘blacklisting’ telecom firms'»
Despite the boom in new additions to India’s telecom subscriber network last fiscal, the growth of the equipment market declined a tad to 18.6 per cent, against 20 per cent in the previous year, a new survey said on Thursday. Continue reading 'India’s telecom equipment industry grew 18.6% last fiscal'»
Chinese telecom companies operating in India said there is no justification for India’s security concerns about their equipment and the current de facto restrictions smell more of commercial fears, chinese news site globaltimes.cn reported on Monday. Continue reading 'No justification for ban, say Chinese telecom equipment cos'»
The Indian subsidiary of South Korean consumer durable major Samsung is betting big on touch-screen mobile phones, targeting a 20 percent value share in the domestic handset market this year. Continue reading 'Samsung India bets big on touch screen mobiles'»
India’s Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., or BSNL, said Tuesday it has shortlisted L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. and Huawei Technologies Co. for parts of an estimated $6 billion contract to supply telecom equipment. Continue reading 'BSNL Shortlists Ericsson, Huawei for Equipment Deal'»
The MEF has announced details of the MEF 21 certification program that provides telecom equipment vendors independent testing to the highest industry standard for their Link Operations Administration Operation and Maintenance (OAM) implementations. Continue reading 'MEF Unveils Industry Certification Program for Link OAM'»
The telecom towers business in India is lucrative with long-term growth prospects. Growth in telecom subscribers, falling average revenue per user (ARPU) and increasing teledensity are driving growth of telecom towers in India. Continue reading 'Telecom Towers business in India is lucrative with long-term growth prospects'»
With the urban market for handsets fast getting saturated, Nokia plans to tap the growing rural market in collaboration with various micro finance institutions. Continue reading 'Nokia seeks to tap rural market to spur growth'»