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Fuelled by 4G, India's data traffic surges 109% in 2018: Study

Rising hunger for data among Indians led to 109 per cent growth in data traffic in 2018, fueled primarily by 4G adoption, according to a latest study. Nokia's annual Mobile Broadband India Traffic (MBiT) Index study of mobile broadband performance in India showed that the average data usage grew 69 per cent in 2018 to

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04:14 PM
Feb 21, 2019

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Vivo V15 Pro: Vivo targets Rs 20,000-30,000 price segment with latest launch

Chinese handset maker Vivo is strengthening its portfolio in the Rs 20,000-30,000 smartphone segment to drive growth in the hyper-competitive Indian market, a top company official said. Vivo, which ranks among the top five smartphone players in the country, Wednesday launched its V15 Pro in India featuring a 'pop-up selfie camera' and triple-rear camera priced

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11:38 AM
Feb 21, 2019

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Only Reliance Jio, BSNL add mobile users in December: TRAI

(Eds: Corrects number 85.64 lak in para 2) New Delhi, Feb 20 (PTI) Telecom subscribers in the country grew marginally to 119.7 crore in December with only two operators, Reliance Jio and state-run BSNL, reporting addition in their user base, according to a Trai report. Reliance Jio added 85.64 lakh users and BSNL 5.56 lakh

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11:28 AM
Feb 21, 2019

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Twitter strengthens political ads policy ahead of India elections

Twitter Tuesday said it would now provide details including ad spends and impressions data of tweets from political entities to users in India as it attempts to bring in greater transparency on its platform, ahead of general elections in the country. In addition to the information being shared within its Ads Transparency Centre (ATC), the

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04:12 PM
Feb 20, 2019

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Ericsson starts deploying 5G-ready telecom equipment Vodafone Idea network

Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson Wednesday said it has started deploying 5G-ready equipment on Vodafone Idea network. The equipment will be used for 4G services at present and can be upgraded to provide 5G services as per business requirement of Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL), Ericsson said. "We have been strategic partners to both Vodafone and

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02:05 PM
Feb 20, 2019

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LinkedIn will now show top trending stories and news for the day

Taking a leaf out of Twitter's book, LinkedIn on Monday launched a new way for its over 55 million members in the country to see the day's top professional news stories and conversations happening around them -- all in one place. This new experience shows users a list of the top trending stories in India

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06:42 PM
Feb 19, 2019

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E-commerce sector in India to touch $200 billion by 2027: Morgan Stanley

With the new foreign direct investment (FDI) rules regarding online marketplaces and the emergence of offline to an online model, Morgan Stanley has revised its estimate for the e-commerce sector, expecting it to now clock USD 200 billion by 2027, from its initial forecast of 2026. "The new regulations released in December 2018 strive to

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06:04 PM
Feb 19, 2019

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No evidence that search for 'toilet paper' shows Pakistan flag: Google

Tech giant Google Tuesday said it has not found any evidence that search for 'toilet paper' on its site was showing images of Pakistani flag. The clarification came after the screenshots of purported search results posted by some social media users went viral on Facebook and other platforms in the aftermath of the terror attack

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04:32 PM
Feb 19, 2019

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Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal invests Rs 650 crore in Ola

Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal has invested about Rs 650 crore in Ola, giving the Indian ride-hailing company more ammunition to compete with rival Uber. The investment is in Sachin's personal capacity and is also the largest financing by an individual in Ola till date, Ola said in a statement. In January, Ola had issued shares

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04:19 PM
Feb 19, 2019

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Govt mulling interoperability for public Wi-Fi network: Sundararajan

The government is considering a proposal to enable interoperability for public Wi-Fi network, which will translate into a seamless connectivity experience for users, a top Department of Telecom official said Friday. Telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan said 3.7 lakh Wi-Fi hotspots have been deployed by the industry - against the stated commitment of rolling out one

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02:14 PM
Feb 19, 2019