NEW DELHI: “India needs more, not less, economic protectionism and at least for the next 20 years,” says a former senior Commerce Ministry official, reacting to outgoing U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Juster’s recent farewell address. In what has been interpreted as a warning to India, Juster had observed that “despite persistent efforts, we were unable to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The government has proposed a list of “trusted sources” for buying telecom equipment from, a move which could see Chinese networks and vendors like Huawei and ZTE shut out of the Indian market. The proposal has come in the form of the first ever National Security Directive on Telecom Sector, which was issued […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The fourth edition of India Mobile Congress appears to have cast in stone the decision to go ahead with the game-changing 5G technology and networks. Prime Minister Modi spelt it out, saying: “We need to work together to ensure a timely rollout of 5G to leapfrog into the future and empower millions of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: When President-elect Joe Biden formally takes charge a little over a month from now, he is expected to be briefed on a report prepared by a working group comprising 28 China specialists and technology experts from academia, industry and think tanks. The report sponsored by the University of California at San Diego’s 21st […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Is India in danger of missing the 5G bus? With 2021 on the horizon, there’s still no word from the government about 5G equipment trials and nothing at all about how it intends to deal with the issue of spectrum (high cost, govt. agencies sitting on spectrum, need for 3.5 Ghz). The most […]Read More
NEW DELHI: At a time when the “2 Cs” (China, Covid) appear to have put policies and projects on hold, there’s light on the horizon as far as 5G is concerned. Reports say a top-level panel comprising the heads of key ministries including telecom, space, railways and defence met earlier this week to chalk out […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The fourth generation telephony focused mainly on urban areas, with coverage of the countryside being incidental, says Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, chairman of Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI). But 5G will be a leveller of sorts; rural areas will get carpet coverage and the same kind of broadband as urban areas, Prof. Ramamurthi, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Under pressure worldwide and from India & U.S. in particular, ByteDance, owner of the popular mobile app TikTok has come up with new proposals to survive and comply with legal requirements in these countries. Reports from the United States have suggested that Microsoft may be in talks to buy TikTok. In India, TikTok […]Read More
NEW DELHI: This may not be germane to the main story but relevant nonetheless. Reliance Industries overtook Exxon to emerge the world’s second most valuable energy company after its market capitalisation soared to $189 billion. In contrast, Exxon has seen its share come down to $186 billion. Saudi Aramco sits at the top of this […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s tweet that it was a ‘tough day for us at Twitter’ was the understatement of the year. The social media giant was completely at sea in a co-ordinated hack attack on Wednesday 4 pm US time when Twitter accounts of high-profile personalities, among them Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Joe […]Read More
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