Bharti Airtel, which acquired the African assets of Zain Telecom in February, has started the process of giving orders for setting up new telecom towers there.

Bharti moves to set up telecom towers in Africa

Business Standard

With Infosys Technologies&rsquo; Chairman N R Narayana Murthy set to retire next August, the country&rsquo;s second-largest information technology (IT) services company has been hitting the headlines on its succession plans. Bibhu Ranjan Mishra has a tete-a-tete with CEO and MD Kris Gopalakrishnan on the leadership issue, especially on the possibility of his becoming the next chairman.

Q&A: Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO and MD, Infosys

Telecom operators today cheered the government's move to allocate 3G spectrum, which will allow them to offer high-speed data services to subscribers, and said that they were set to roll out the next generation of mobile telephony across the country.

Telcos set to roll out 3G services; welcome allocation

Press Trust of India

China today made it mandatory for cell phone users to provide identification before purchasing a new connection, in its latest campaign aimed at curbing the scourge of spam, pornographic messages and fraud on mobiles.

China makes ID proof mandatory for new mobile phone users

Thirty-three-year-old Rishad would report to the Joint CEOs of Wipro&rsquo;s IT business, the company said in a statement. &ldquo;Rishad Premji will assume responsibilities as the CSO of the IT Business.

Wipro elevates Premji's elder son Rishad as CSO

Paving the way for launch of third generation (3G) services, which would enable mobile phone subscribers to access the internet and download videos at a much faster pace, the government today allotted 3G spectrum to the winning bidders at the recent auction.

7 telcos get 3G spectrum

Diligenta, the UK subsidiary of India's largest information technology services company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), acquired Unisys Insurance Services (UISL) from Unisys Corporation, in lieu of which the company received business worth &pound;250 million (Rs 1,800 crore) for the next six years.

TCS' UK subsidiary buys Unisys Insurance

All companies providing communication services in the country, including Google and Skype, will have to provide access solutions to let security agencies monitor their data. The notices were being sent to all firms providing communication services in India to allow lawful access to security agencies when required and they would have to set up a server in India, Home Secretary G K Pillai said.

Govt to ask Google, Skype to give data access

Mumbai-based Microqual Techno, which manufactures radio frequency transmission lines and antennas, telecom tower accessories, electrical and mechanical site materials, plans to raise money through an initial share sale or by roping in strategic investors.

Bharti's vendors expand presence in Africa

State-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to cancel its existing tender for 5.5 million GSM lines and invite new bids, to include Chinese telecom equipment makers Huawei and ZTE.

BSNL to scrap 5.5-million GSM tender

Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL), an Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group company, plans to raise Rs 400 crore through a preferential issue. The board of directors approved a proposal for capital infusion by the issue of equity shares to the promoter group and other investors.

RBNL plans to raise Rs 400 cr

Essar Group today completed the acquisition of AGC Networks, including closure of the open offer representing 20 per cent of AGC Networks&rsquo; outstanding shares. The total deal size was $61.4 million (Rs 288 crore), taking Essar&rsquo;s stake in the company to 79.13 per cent. The company will continue to work independently.

Essar closes acquisition of AGC, board reconstituted

Sify Technologies Ltd has said it is proposing to issue equity shares up to an aggregate of approximately $86 million (around Rs 397.49 crore) to a group of investors affiliated with Sify&rsquo;s promoter group. The proceeds from the proposed issuance will be utilised for working capital, ongoing capital expenditure and future expansion.

Sify Tech to issue equity shares of  Rs 397 cr

Infosys and Wipro are planning to use organically-grown vegetables in their canteens pretty soon. Both companies are in talks with a Bangalore-based non-governmental organisation, International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA), for the supply of organically-grown vegetables to their canteens.

Infy, Wipro to have organic veggies for staff

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has become the second-largest insurance business process outsourcing (BPO) provider in the UK, after winning two deals worth &pound;250 million (around Rs1,800 crore). UK-based Capita is the number one player in this space.

TCS No.2 insurance BPO service provider in UK

E-books are gaining momentum worldwide. But Indians are yet to join the wave &mdash; all things connected to this new world of authors and the Internet.

E-readers: Getting down to content

Downloading music and streaming videos on the Internet and mobile handsets may soon be pass&eacute;. With the government allocating 3G spectrum, content providers are ready with new services.

Of original scores and live gigs, mobiles set to hum a new song

Three weeks after being accused by US Senator Chuck Schumer of bringing in lower-paid workers from India and stealing jobs from Americans, those dreaded Indian employers &mdash; as well as US and other multinational corporations &mdash; were in Edison, New Jersey, this past weekend, this time to entice highly skilled Indians in the US to head in the opposite direction. The Indian job portal Shine.com organised India Calling, its first job fair in the US, for non-resident Indians (NRIs) looking to return to India for various reasons.

Indian employers try to lure country's talent back from US

In a crowded year on the Web, WikiLeaks stood out.

Leaks and shadows

Namaskar! Mera naam Arti Uniyal hai. Main aapki kya madad kar sakti hoon? Coming from the rural background of Rudra-prayag district in Uttarakhand, Uniyal has mastered the art of advising on the troubleshooting steps in chaste Hindi to the customers of the Videocon DTH service from her business process outsourcing (BPO) centre here where she has been working for the past year.

They look for better prospects through BPO jobs

Govt to redraw M&A rules in new telecom policy

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