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BSNL, India’s state-owned telecom, receives nearly $11 Bn bailout to upgrade tech, roll out 4G & 5G

In a significant move that would challenge the Jio-Airtel duopoly in India’s…

Indian govt. to become Vodafone Idea’s biggest shareholder with 35.8% stake post conversion of dues

Bringing an end to a fairly long drawn $6.7Bn dues payments battle,…

AT&T and Discovery join forces in a $43Bn deal to create a new entertainment powerhouse

A brand new entertainment powerhouse is on the cards, built as the…
Huawei

Huawei slashes India revenue targets by 50% amid growing anti China sentiments: Report

The acrimony between China and U.S. has somewhat replicated itself, and now…
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China will strike back if EU continues with the Huawei ban, says WSJ

China might strike back against European Union firms such as Nokia and…
Loon

Alphabet’s Loon and Softbank’s HAPSMobile to usher in era of flying mobile towers, Airtel backs alliance

Google-parent Alphabet Inc. and SoftBank are joining forces to bring to the…

After the UK, now European Union defies blanket ban on Huawei in its 5G policy

Trump’s opinions about Huawei and other Chinese companies(and in fact the country…

Three years into existence, Reliance Jio becomes India’s largest telecom operator by subscriber base

Reliance Jio, the newest entrant in the Indian telecom market, has now…

India’s top court rejects plea by telecom companies seeking relief from over $14 billion in dues to government

India has 3 private and 1 state-owned telecom player. Out of the…

Mobile services revenues in India could touch $40Bn by 2024: Report

It is no hidden fact, that mobile services have been growing at…

Unable to pay back its debts, Reliance Communications asks government for financial package

The telecom sector is under pressure. That much at least, is no…

Robi-Airtel Merger Decision in Three weeks

Malaysia-based Axiatia (Robi),  the third largest mobile operator in the Bangladesh, and India-based…

[UPDATE : Free Basics Pulled Off From India] Oh Hey Facebook! Your ‘Free’ Basics Just Went Paid !

Facebook’s ‘free but restricted internet service’ (that’s what they are calling it)…