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Used phones become 'new' craze, sales of smartphones fall in 2023

According to Counterpoint, the total installed base of phones in the country is 800 million, out of which there are 200 million feature phones

North trails South in electric scooter sales, Maharashtra miles ahead

As many as 8,417 units were sold in Maharashtra in September. Bajaj Auto's contribution was 4,048 vehi­c­les and that of TVS was 3,389

Download speeds on mobiles catch up with fixed broadband shows Ookla index

Most telcos say the speed will surpass fixed broadband as the 5G roll out, which is currently on 360,000 towers, crosses 400,000

World Cup sponsors' app downloads surge; Disney+ Hotstar is at No 1

Downloads of others like Dream11, Lendingkart also shoot up

Awaiting reboot: Feature phone upgrade delay hits smartphone sales

In 2021, shipments went up substantially to 166 million only to drop again in 2022

Rush hour: Why automakers are pouring Rs 1.75 trn into their factories

One reason for the rush to increase capacity is that automakers do not want to miss the bus on electric vehicles

India outpaces peers in recovery of int'l flight capacity, report reveals

Among the top ten international markets for India in August 2023, six have surpassed their pre-pandemic capacities

Govt likely to tweak spectrum clauses in the draft Telecom Bill 2022

In 2012, the Supreme Court rejected the policy of first-come-first-served through which spectrum was given to telcos by the government

Deeper, wider and lucrative: Decoding IndiGo's mega global flight plan

India's largest airline wants to be measured against global carriers, but it might want to keep an eye on Air India

India is in world's top three 5G ecosystems in just a year: Vaishnaw

BSNL has started deploying 4G towers and the speed will pick up after Diwali. Once the 4G rollout stabilises, we will enable 5G on the BSNL network next year, said Vaishnaw

Rs 50,000 crore to fuel Maruti Suzuki India's expansion plans by FY31

Rs 45,000 cr to go towards boosting capacity by 2 mn, says Bhargava

Alternatives to China: Vietnam, India slug it out for semicon investments

Vietnam has garnered investments of over $5 billion in the semiconductor space, which have been publicly announced or are in various stages of implementation

Reliance Retail Ventures plans another stake sale of $250-300 million

The funds divested in Reliance Retail amount to 11.31 per cent of the stake, for which investors have forked out Rs 57,562 crore

Startup action on display amid shift in the Indian smart TV market

According to Counterpoint data, the market share of brands outside the top five sharply increased from 43.2 per cent in 2021 to 57.4 per cent in 2022

Another top-level exit added to Dunzo cart in times of term sheets

Dunzo is looking to raise $35 million in fresh funding

India lags peers in cost of electric vehicle ownership compared to ICE cars

EVs here cost 25% less as against 50% in the US, 41% in France and 29% in Germany

Disney Star likely to rake in Rs 2,000 crore from ICC World Cup ads

The share of digital in the ad revenues may hit 50 per cent, say media planners

Apple absorbs higher costs on 'Made in India' iPhones despite PLI scheme

Under the PLI scheme, Apple's contract manufacturers get incentives ranging from an average of 4-6 per cent annually

Two-wheeler majors TVS, Bajaj Auto close the gap with startups in EV game

Bajaj Auto has virtually closed the gap with Ather Energy in September, notching up 6423 EV registrations compared to 6466 registrations by Ather as on Thursday

Disruption at Pegatron plant unlikely to affect iPhone production in India

Insiders say it will also not affect availability of the newly-launched iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus