Tech war: Huawei faced difficult days as global smartphone sales plunged, executive says

Tech war: Huawei faced difficult days as global smartphone sales plunged, executive says

“My team wasn’t able to start operations,” Yu said. “As the global leader in 5G technology, we didn’t even have 5G [smartphones] ourselves. Our days were incredibly difficult.” Huawei Technologies’ Richard Yu Chengdong shows off the company’s Mate 50-series smartphones at the product launch on September 6, 2022. Photo: Weibo His candid, live-streamed recollection on … Read more

Centre okays Rs 700 crore to set up institutes of pharma, medical technology

Centre okays Rs 700 crore to set up institutes of pharma, medical technology

New Delhi: The Central government has earmarked Rs 700 crore to set up centres of excellence at the National Institutes of Pharmaceutical, Education & Research (NIPER) over the next five years to boost pharma and medical technology in the country. Of the Rs 700 crore, a sum of Rs 243 crore has been approved for … Read more

How low-light tech is redefining smartphone cameras

How low-light tech is redefining smartphone cameras

New Delhi: The landscape of smartphone technology is ever-evolving, with continuous innovations reshaping every facet of these omnipresent devices. Amid this evolution, numerous smartphones tout their camera capabilities as superior. However, the definition of “the best” remains a topic worth deliberating. What truly constitutes the best camera, and where should consumers direct their attention amidst … Read more

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to launch India’s fastest, homegrown router

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to launch India’s fastest, homegrown router

New Delhi: Union IT and Telecom Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, is set to launch India’s fastest and indigenously-designed IP/MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) router in Bengaluru on Saturday. MPLS is a routing technique in telecommunications networks that directs data from one node to the next, based on labels rather than network addresses. The IT minister will launch … Read more

IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur and SAMEER license 5G Tech to Tejas Networks for Rs 12 Cr

IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur and SAMEER license 5G Tech to Tejas Networks for Rs 12 Cr

MUMBAI: In one of the largest technology transfer deals from academia in India, a 5G RAN (Radio Access Network) technology developed by a multi-institutional team has been licensed to industry partner TEJAS NETWORKS (A Tata Group Company) for a sum of Rs. 12 Crore.IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, and the Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering … Read more