Bharti Airtel, one of the big telecom companies, has plans to increase the coverage of 5G. For this, the company will reformat 4G spectrum in some of its existing bands. Bharti Airtel has also prepared to upgrade its existing 4G base stations for this. The company has also given big contracts to Nokia and Ericsson…
South Korean consumer electronics company Samsung has prepared to increase manufacturing in India. The company’s smartphones are already being produced in the country. Samsung can also make laptops in its factory in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh from next month. This will give a boost to the Make in India scheme of the Central Government. Under…
Government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has improved its functioning in the last few months. The number of BSNL subscribers has also increased. The company plans to reduce its existing workforce by about 35 percent to strengthen its balance sheet. The Telecom Department (DoT) may soon seek approval from the Finance Ministry for…
HP, which makes devices like personal computers and laptops, has partnered with technology company Google to manufacture Chromebook laptops in India. Chromebooks will be manufactured at HP’s factory near Chennai in Tamil Nadu. The company has been manufacturing desktops and laptops in this factory for almost three years. American devices maker Apple and South Korea’s…
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, had a loss of more than one percent on Monday. The price of Bitcoin on the international crypto exchange Binance was down by more than 1.30 percent at around $93,870. The Federal Reserve’s refusal to create a reserve of Bitcoin in the US and weak inflation forecast have…
The scope of OTT content services has expanded rapidly in the last few years. However, many complaints have also been received regarding this content. Reliance Jio, one of the big telecom companies, believes that there is no basis for bringing OTT content service under the Indian Telecommunications Act. Earlier, other stakeholders like Bharti Airtel had…
In the last few years, the demand for semiconductors in the country has increased rapidly. In the last financial year, import of semiconductors increased by about 18.5 percent to about Rs 1.71 lakh crore. Semiconductors are used in many industries like automobiles and smartphones. The central government has taken measures to increase the manufacturing of…
Licensing will not be implemented for import of computers and laptops in the country. However, shipments of these devices will be monitored. Earlier in August, the central government had announced the implementation of the license requirement for import of certain products including computers, laptops and tablets from November 1. Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal told reporters…
India has rapidly strengthened its military power in the last few years. Manufacturing of weapons and equipment has also increased in the country. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has said that in the last decade, defense related exports have increased from about Rs 2,000 crore to Rs 21,000 crore. Addressing officers at the Army War College…
Government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)’s plan to lay off workers has suffered a setback. BSNL’s employee union has demanded the company’s board of directors to withdraw this decision. BSNL has proposed to remove about 19,000 workers under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). a media Report According to , the company’s Employee Union…