The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a United Nations organization, announced plans to build an innovation center in India and start operations by July 2019. The ITU works with nations and companies alike to create international technology standards. The move by the ITU to setup an office and innovation center within...
Idea-Vodafone Merger Creates India's Biggest Telco
With the approval of the Federal Government's Department of Telecommunications, the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular will create the country's largest mobile phone operator worth more than $23 billion with a 35 percent market share. In the combined entity, Vodafone will own a 45.1 percent stake, while the...
India Adopts Strong Net Neutrality Rules
India's Department of Telecommunications approved net neutrality rules, which require that all users must have equal access to legal online content at the same price and speed. "Internet access services should be governed by a principle that restricts any form of discrimination or interference in the treatment of content," the new...
Apple Looks to Expand in India
India has offered to allow Apple Inc., to import mobile handset components intended for use in local manufacturing tax free; but these concessions will be subject to the condition of increasing local value addition over a period of time. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and IT told...