New Delhi-based Bharti Airtel and Navi Mumbai headquartered Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJio) are in advanced stages of testing Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) services, a technology that keeps users connected even without a mobile signal. This move will enable telecom companies to take on over-the-top players such as Skype, WhatsApp, Hike, Facebook...
Will Connected Healthcare Drive 5G in India?
Maryland-based Ciena, a telecom infrastructure company, and London, U.K.-based research firm Analysys Mason posit connected healthcare will be the most important driver for 5G in India. The report also suggests that telecom operators need a strong wireline phone strategy for 5G services to be productive in future. India's Bharti Airtel...
Reliance India Offers a 4G JioPhone for "Free"
India's Reliance Industries' chairman Mukesh Ambani launched the 4G-enabled feature phone, the JioPhone at the company's annual general meeting. This mobile phone is free for 3 years with a refundable deposit of $23. India.com reports that the 4G VoLTE-enabled JioPhone is packed with features such as: Unlimited voice, data, and...
Amazon Expands Prime Video in India
Having launched its Prime Video at a lower price than Netflix, Amazon India is now consolidating partnerships to expand its user base in the country. It recently partnered with Vodafone, which, after its merger with Idea Cellular in a $23 million deal, is the biggest telecom company in the country...
Huawei Technologies invests in India R&D center
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies will invest $150 million in a one million square foot research and development coming up in Bangalore. Eventually capable of hosting up to 4,000 engineers, the company plans to begin supporting its next-gen mobile phone handsets from this location, according to BusinessLine. For example,...