An attempt is to be made over the next month to get over the opposition of staff unions to the Pitroda Committee recommendations on the revamp of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), the state telecom network outside Mumbai and Delhi.

Telecom panel hesitates on Pitroda dose for BSNL

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Faster speed will allow better brand experience.

3G promises the world for mobile advertisements

Having already launched Wimax broadband service in all the major cities and tehsils of Punjab, now state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is in process of launching its Wimax services in Chandigarh and expects to roll out its services within two months.

BSNL to launch Wimax services in Chandigarh

With its mobile handsets designed and priced for the rural areas and the youth segment, Wynn Telecom Limited, part of the Rs 930 crore SAR Group, aims to garner a five per cent share in the five lakh handsets per month market of Gujarat.

Wynn Telecom aims at 5% market share in Gujarat

IT firm HCL Infosystems today said it has acquired 60 per cent stake in Dubai-based IT services firm NTS Group for $6.5 million.

HCL Info buys 60% stake in Dubai's NTS for $6.5 mn

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City-based animation, game art and entertainment company DQ Entertainment (International) Limited has signed two exclusive broadcasting agreements with Korea-based Education Broadcasting System (EBS) and Canada-based Tele-Quebec, a public educational television network for the Jungle Book 3D animated TV series.

DQE's Jungle Book goes to Canada, Korea

Top managers from the private sector may soon be invited to apply for running state-owned telecom companies Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL). The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has agreed to set up a search committee to look for new chairmen and managing directors for both, as suggested by the Sam Pitroda-led committee on the organsiation&rsquo;s revamp.

BSNL, MTNL CMDs may come from private sector

Wynn Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rs 2,500 crore SAR Group, today forayed in the Uttar Pradesh market by launching low-cost mobile handsets.

Wynn Telecom enters low-cost mobile

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has decided to set a deadline for BlackBerry service providers to either provide them a solution to intercept calls and data or stop offering such services.

New diktat for BlackBerry service providers

Facebook is partnering with a Malaysian company to sell credits at retail outlets across Asia for the first time, aiming to make it easier for millions of people to purchase virtual goods and play games on the social networking site while boosting revenue for developers.

Facebook in deal to sell site credits in Asia

According to industry experts, the VAS industry is expected to touch Rs 1,00,000 crore by 2020 from Rs 15,000 crore now.

Mobile VAS industry to touch Rs 1,00,000 cr by 2020

HP Labs India on Thursday announced the launch of &lsquo;SiteonMobile&rsquo;, a technology to make Internet content and services available to the masses even from low-end mobile phones. It is a new cloud service that enables Internet to be accessed using SMS and voice.

HP Labs launches 'SiteonMobile'

Will take a call soon on demand by some leading telcos.

Govt mulls refund on surrendered spectrum

In order to use Information &amp; Communication Technology (ICT) as a vehicle for effective governance and to empower its citizens, the Punjab government plans to set up common service centres across the state. The state government plans to set up 2,112 common service centres (CSC) in the state, especially in rural areas &mdash; one per six villages. Officials in the Information Technology (IT) Department said the project would be partly funded by the centre and the state government.

Punjab to set up common service centres for masses

The markets today cheered an upgrade of telecom stocks by foreign brokerage Credit Suisse.

Telecom stocks surge on Credit Suisse upgrade

In India, nearly 64 per cent Facebook users access its photo-sharing services.

Photo-friendly Facebook trumps photo-sharing sites

B Ramalinga Raju, the disgraced founder of the erstwhile Satyam Computer Services, and his family members wrongfully gained Rs 2,743 crore, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said today.

Satyam promoters wrongfully gained Rs 2,743 cr: CBI

In a bizarre incident, the COAI, a lobby group of GSM players, has barred three operators -- Tatas, Loop Telecom and Etisalat -- from exercising franchise in the group as these operators had not paid their &quot;disputed&quot; dues, a development that could convert the association into a battlefield.

COAI takes away voting rights of TTSL, two others

IT services firm HCL Technologies today said it has signed a &quot;mega&quot; outsourcing agreement with Saudi Arabia's Al Majdouie Group to provide end-to-end services for a period of seven years for an undisclosed sum.

HCL Tech inks mega outsourcing deal with Saudi group

The International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore (IIIT-B) has sought 25 acres to 50 acres of land for expanding its campus. This is to enable it to accommodate up to 3,000 students with the expansion of its present research facility.

IIIT-B seeks 25-50 acres for campus expansion

New telecom players mull rival association.

Tata Teleservices takes on incumbent GSM operators

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