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 hikes, according to a new report. Driven by three rounds of smartphone tariff hikes, India’s quarterly telecom revenue has almost doubled (up 96 … Read more
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 24 hours of operation, about 1.35 crore or 90 percent of all the incoming international calls with Indian phone numbers were identified as … Read more
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 said on Wednesday, October 9. Out of 969.60 million Internet subscribers, number of wired Internet subscribers is 42.04 million, and number of wireless … Read more
Rogers Communications has bought Bell out of its stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the company that owns the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors, for $4.7 billion. Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc.), which owns 37.5 per cent of MLSE, said in a media release Wednesday that the deal is expected to close in mid-2025. The company … Read more
Cyber-attack .Representational Image. 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 include Attempts to break into telephone centres for automatic calls. Distribution of threatening messages. Distribution of emails with links to … Read more
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 market forces of demand and supply. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said the rates of telecommunication services are decided by market … Read more
The chief executives of Canada’s three largest telecom companies stressed that phone and internet prices are coming down during an appearance before MPs on Monday, noting that increased data usage and high spectrum costs may be some reasons Canadians feel otherwise. The three CEOs — Rogers Communications Inc.’s Tony Staffieri, BCE Inc.’s Mirko Bibic and … Read more
Published By: Samreen Pall Last Updated: March 07, 2024, 15:10 IST Kolkata-Howrah Metro: Telecom Giants Ensure Seamless Connectivity Underwater. (Representational Image)(Photo: Zee News) Telecom operators ensure uninterrupted services for Kolkata-Howrah Metro, including under-river stretch. Vodafone Idea completes network; Airtel follows suit. Telecom operators have said they are ready with the infrastructure to provide uninterrupted voice … Read more
Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations. News stations such as CTV and BNN Bloomberg would be affected immediately, according to an internal memo sent to Bell Media employees on Thursday. The … Read more
Netflix took a big step into live events on Tuesday with a more than $6.7 billion ($5 billion US) deal that would make it the exclusive home of World Wrestling Entertainment’s Raw from January 2025 onward. The 10-year partnership will put Raw on the streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom and Latin America, among other territories, the companies said. Outside … Read more
