Google to continue to sharpen focus on India

Google Inc. is continuing to sharpen its focus on its India business by attempting to get more non-English speaking users online, providing more offline content to users with poor bandwidth, boosting the growth of its Android ecosystem, and helping more…

NetNeutrality: Will Telcos Thrive On Ambiguity?

There have been raging debates on net neutrality in recent weeks from Airtel’s Zero to Facebook’s Internet.org and anything that’s coming on the way to block the Web. Those debating are either ‘for’ or ‘against’ the topic. However, Net neutrality…

Government’s Gain, Telcos’ Loss?

The yawning fiscal deficit of the government is likely to get some relief with the upcoming spectrum auction, slated for March 4, as it hopes to add Rs 80,000 crore to its kitty by putting airwaves in the 800, 900,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Hike looks to take on WhatsApp, WeChat #Press #Media #Mint

Kavin Bharti Mittal , chief executive of two-year-old messaging company Hike Ltd , happens to be the son of Sunil Bharti Mittal —an entrepreneur who sold bicycle parts, yarn and power generators before creating Bharti Airtel Ltd , India’s largest telecom…

#GreyhoundInMedia: HCL Tech bags $250-m deal from Alcatel-Lucent #Press #Media #HinduBusinessLine

HCL Tech has won a $250-million deal from French telecom major Alcatel-Lucent. The deal involves HCL taking up complete R&D work of Alcatel-Lucent in technologies such as 2G and 3G. “Alcatel-Lucent is trying to steady its ship and clearly this effort…

Could A Google Tikona Deal Trigger New Models?

Google Capital, a company owned by internet search giant Google is evaluating to buy stake in Tikona Digital Networks, as per a report published in Economic Times. The speculations are rife that internet firm Yahoo and software giant Microsoft are also…