Telecom
- Technology
Free Adobe for a year: Airtel sweetens offer for 360 mn subscribers
Hyderabad: Telecom major Bharti Airtel has announced a partnership with Adobe to offer year-long free subscriptions of Adobe Express Premium to its 360 million subscribers across the country. The offer, valued at…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra police busts international cybercrime network involved in telecom fraud
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh CID, with the help of the Department of Telecommunication, arrested 14 members of an international cybercrime network involved in ‘SIM Box operations’ and telecom fraud, said a police official…
- India
Govt instructs all phone makers to pre-install cyber-security app
New Delhi: The Department of Telecom has directed manufacturers and importers of mobile handsets to ensure that its fraud reporting app Sanchar Saathi is pre-installed in all new devices within 90 days.…
- Technology
India, UK sign pact to set up joint innovation centre for telecom, commit Rs 282 cr
New Delhi: India and the UK signed a strategic partnership at India Mobile Congress 2025 to jointly drive innovation in the digital connectivity space with an investment of 24 million pounds (about…
- Technology
Airtel’s Q1 net profit jumps 57 pc to Rs 7,421.8 cr, revenue rises 28 pc
Mumbai: Bharti Airtel Limited on Tuesday reported a strong set of numbers for the first quarter of the current financial year (Q1 FY26), with its net profit surging 57.32 per cent to…
- Technology
Starlink gets nod for satcom services as telecom dept issues LoI
New Delhi: Starlink, backed by billionaire Elon Musk, on Wednesday received government nod for satcom services in India, as Department of Telecommunications issued a letter of intent (LoI) to it. Starlink is…
- Technology
Mobile users can now access network coverage map on telcos’ websites
New Delhi: In a bid to boost transparency and empower mobile subscribers, telecom service providers (TSPs) have published mobile network coverage maps on their websites, as per the mandate given by the…
- Business
Indian telecom industry’s revenue doubled in 5 years
New Delhi: The revenue of India’s telecom industry increased 8 per cent (quarter-on-quarter) to Rs 674 billion (13 per cent growth year-on-year) in the second quarter of FY25, mainly driven by tariff…
- Technology
Govt unveils new system to block international calls posing as Indian numbers
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday, October 22 announced a new spam-tracking system to identify and block incoming international calls posing as Indian phone numbers. The system was made operational and within…
- Technology
India’s internet subscribers reach 969.6 million, ARPU sees growth
New Delhi: The total number of Internet subscribers in India increased from 954.40 million to 969.60 million in the April-June quarter, registering a quarterly rate of growth of 1.59 percent, the government…
- Middle East
Israel faces surge in cyber attack attempts amid ongoing conflict
The Israel National Cyber Directorate detected an increase in attempts to hack into various Israeli systems and disrupt services due to the current security situation. These attempts are expected to increase. These…
- Business
India-made telecom equipment now being exported to more than 100 nations
New Delhi: Designed and manufactured in India, telecom equipment is now being exported to over 100 countries, the Centre has informed. Last year, the country exported telecom equipment and services worth more…
- India
Telecom connectivity in all villages in next 12 months: Scindia
Guwahati: Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia said on Saturday that 100 per cent coverage of villages in terms of telecom connectivity in the country is targeted in the next 12 months. Scindia,…
- Business
Mobile tariff hike: Centre responds to misleading claims
New Delhi: The government has responded to misleading claims regarding recent mobile services tariff hike, saying with three private and one public sector player, the current mobile services market operates through the…
- India
Bharti Airtel announces steep hike in mobile tariffs
New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel, on Friday, announced a steep hike in mobile tariffs, with effect from July 3. In the unlimited voice plans, the company raised mobile tariffs from Rs…
