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Telecom equipment maker Ericsson will lay off 8,500 employees globally as part of its plan to cut costs, a memo sent to employees and seen by news agency Reuters said. The job cuts at Ericsson are the largest layoffs to hit the telecom industry this year so far. The company is seeking cost reductions at … Read more
The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe’s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet’s Google, Apple, Meta Platform and Netflix to pay some network costs. For more than two decades Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other operators have lobbied for leading technology companies … Read more
Airtel has expanded its 5G services in West Bengal. The telco has rolled out Airtel 5G Plus service in 16 cities of West Bengal. The Airtel subscribers can now access Airtel 5G Plus service in in Berhampore, Old Malda, Raiganj, Durgapur, Balurghat, Alipurduar, Dinhata, Asansol, Barrdhaman, Koch Bihar, Medinipur, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Islampur & Kharagpur. The … Read more
HCLTech has released the 2023 edition of its Tech Trends report aimed to offer an assessment of the technologies that will shape digital transformation and enable modern enterprises to stay ahead of the curve. The seventh edition of the annual report from HCLTech’s Enterprise Technology Office names the trends that are expected to play a … Read more
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has rolled out a new entry-level recharge plan for its prepaid users. The telecom operator has introduced a recharge plan of Rs 99 which is available across the country.Vi Rs 99 prepaid planUnder the Rs 99 prepaid plan, Vodafone Idea is offering 200MB of data and talk time of Rs 99. The … Read more
Airtel rolled out its 5G service in Jammu and Srinagar last month. The company has now expanded its 5G footprint in seven cities of Jammu and Kashmir. The telecom operator has rolled out the Airtel 5G Plus service in Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Akhnoor, Kupwara, Lakhanpur & Khour.Customers with 5G-enabled smartphones can access Airtel 5G service … Read more
Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tested ‘BharOS‘, the recently-unveiled indigenous operating system developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT). Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was also present at the event. The ministers congratulated the team behind the Desi OS. “Congratulations to everyone involved in … Read more
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has ample plans for its subscribers. For those who are looking for a plan that offers long term validity and data pack, then here are a couple of plans users can consider. According to a TelecomTalk report, a BSNL plan comes with 400 days of validity and offers 730 GB … Read more
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has notified the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in February 2021 to promote telecom and networking products, effective from April 1, 2021. The applications were invited from April 4, 2021 to July 3, 2021. Some 31 eligible applications were approved on October 14 2021. For including design-led manufacturing, the Scheme … Read more
Ericsson is scaling up the production capacity and operations with its partner Jabil in Pune to meet the needs of 5G network deployments in India. The company, claimed to be the first telecom vendor to set up manufacturing in India in 1994, makes equipment with Jabil that includes 4G and 5G radios, RAN Compute as … Read more