He said private industry, through government initiatives, is working collaboratively with the research and development community to help India realise its vision of ‘Atmanirbharta’ (self-reliance) in the technology field. “These efforts are extremely crucial and important for what the country needs in terms of having its abilities,” he added ..read more

He added that Vi’s upcoming investments would focus on both expansion of its 4G services and rollout of 5G with the latest technology, ensuring the telco continues to deliver the service quality that customers expect ..read more

Earlier this week, only Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea put in applications with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to participate in the 5G airwaves sale that starts June 6 ..read more

"Our first generative AI went into production in September 2021, when Chat GPT broke the market, we had already worked on generative AI for six months, that's our understanding. Today, we have 104 customer products on which we have a good amount of usage of generative AI in some form GPT 3, GPT 3.5, GPT 4 and other open AI technologies. It increases the productivity of the underpinned by 15-25% or whatever applies to the framework ..read more

A separate investigation into the merger by Britain's competition regulator is ongoing, after the watchdog last month said it would need to open an in-depth investigation after the parties did not offer remedies to ease competition concerns ..read more

Another person said once NSCS gives its views, the government will frame terms and conditions around security and, if required, inputs from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will also be sought ..read more

Revenue for the quarter ended March 2024 fell 17% year-on-year, and 16.6% sequentially, to $1.11 billion due to the impact of currency devaluation, particularly in Nigeria ..read more

Counterpoint attributed the volume growth to healthy inventory levels and the low base of Q1 2023, whereas, the value growth was led by ongoing premiumisation trend and new launches during the quarter. Samsung Galaxy S24 with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and the OnePlus 12 were among the premium smartphones launched in the quarter ..read more

David Gura: Every year, the top executives at Apple – of course, one of the largest and most influential companies in the world – are whisked away to an idyllic retreat usually in Carmel Valley ..read more

In the past few years, Xiaomi has had to face multiple investigations and legal proceedings launched by the income tax authorities, the Directorate of Enforcement and the customs department on matters such as the alleged evasion of custom duty and irregularities in royalty payments. This has come amid heightened scrutiny of Chinese companies and their investments in the country after a rise in border tensions ..read more