Uninor today announced the commercial launch of its global GSM service in Gujarat alongwith the new concept of dynamic pricing (DP). With this, the telecom company is now present in 13 circles in the country including Maharashtra, Goa, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.

Uninor rolls out GSM services in Gujarat

Business Standard

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)&rsquo;s World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), which after 12 days of deliberations concluded here on Friday, adopted the Hyderabad Action Plan, outlining a road map to foster the global development of information and communication technology (ICT) networks and services over the next four years with more emphasis on emergency telecommunications.

ITU to focus on emergency communications

British telecom major Vodafone Plc today received a new showcause notice from the income tax (I-T) department, quantifying its liability at Rs 12,000 crore on its 2007 acquisition of a majority stake in Hutchison Essar. The company is expected to approach the High Court here over the next few days to challenge the notice.

I-T pegs Vodafone's liability at Rs 12,000 cr

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the public sector telecom giant, will launch its Wi -Max services in Orissa this year.

BSNL to launch Wi-Max service in state soon

Eyeing the upper crust of the ultra low cost (ULC) segment, ICE Mobile Network Systems Limited, which has tied up with TCT Mobile Limited for co-branding and marketing of 'Alcatel ICE3' mobile handsets, is planning to launch the product in Gujarat. While the company will be offering single model as of now, by November 2010 ICE Mobile plans to introduce five more models in the price range of Rs 6,500 and above.

ICE Mobile aims at 40K Alcatel ICE3 mobile handsets in Gujarat

In talks with a few African telcom companies for large contracts.

Tech Mahindra sharpens focus on West Asia, Africa

The Indian IT sector is grappling with high attrition rate even as firms are doling out financial and other benefits to employees, says industry body Nasscom.

Attrition worries return to haunt IT sector

Press Trust of India

It&rsquo;s facing difficulty in finding the right acquisition target at the right price in Europe, its second-largest market. Hence, India&rsquo;s second-largest information technology (IT) services company, Infosys Technologies, is adopting a different approach. It is trying to establish a strong local presence in non-English countries in Europe, while utilising India and China as the back-end to service local customers.

Infosys not keen on forcing buys in Europe

Also mandates pursuing other consolidation options.

RCom board endorses 26% stake sale idea

It&rsquo;s not just the price tag, you have to be careful about hidden costs and maintenance too.

Before you grab that gizmo

For those of you who are back from a vacation and are looking for an easy way to store and share photos and videos, or those planning a vacation soon, some websites eager to host your pictures or videos can be a safe option. Using these sites is wise also because they help reduce expenditure on memory cards and storage drives. A Web-based service provides offsite storage &mdash; your photos and videos are protected and there is ample storage space for free.

Aim, shoot and upload online

Social networking sites like Facebook have become a tool for success for many young start-ups and entrepreneurs. While Facebook, Twitter or other such networking sites have been successfully deployed as marketing platforms by multinationals, it is the small-scale entrepreneurs who have begun to get the best out of networking websites &mdash; by using these to promote their business and services.

Young turks latch on to social networking sites

Having his feet on the ground, Infosys chief talks of the industry&rsquo;s challenges, his company&rsquo;s changing focus and the new business model that will use a lot more of cloud computing.

Lunch with BS: S Gopalakrishnan

Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), recently conducted its first ever online entrance examination for admission to its M.Sc.(IT) and M.Sc.(ICT in Agriculture and Rural Development) programmes at Reliance World, the nationwide chain of retail outlets managed by Reliance Webstore Limited (a Reliance ADAG company). The online entrance examination, which lasted for an hour was conducted at 29 Reliance World stores spread across 14 cities in India. A total of 1011 candidates took the test online simultaneously.

DA-IICTconducts online entrance tests at Reliance World

Mumbai-headquartered Patni Computer Systems is set to host all its information technology (IT) infrastructure needs on the cloud (a metaphor for the internet).

Patni leverages cloud computing for self, clients

British telecom major Vodafone today said it had filed an appeal against the Indian tax authorities for claiming legal jurisdiction on the company, making it liable to pay tax on its 2007 deal with Hutch on the latter&rsquo;s Indian operations. The case is likely to be heard at the High Court here tomorrow.

Vodafone moves HC against I-T order on Hutch deal

Vodafone Essar plans to bring the world's thinnest smartphone, iPhone 4, to India in the next few months.

Vodafone Essar to launch iPhone 4 in India

Zain Telecom, which sold its African business to Bharti for $10.7 billion, today said it has received $7.868 billion of cash proceeds from the Indian company.

Zain Telecom receives $7.86 bn from Bharti

Delhi-based NIIT Technologies posted a 57 per cent rise in net profit for the quarter ended March. It has Rs 189.5 crore of cash on the balance sheet and says this will be used to pursue new opportunities. CEO Arvind Thakur told Kirtika Suneja the would explore only a few segments for growing this year.

Q&A: Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT

Econet Wireless, which owns a five per cent stake in Zain Nigeria, has said it was not party to any agreement between Zain and Bharti. Econet has been seeking to overturn a 2006 deal whereby Zain, then called Celtel, bought a majority stake in Nigerian mobile operator Vee Networks Ltd, now Zain Nigeria.

Not party to Bharti-Zain deal: Econet

Information technology companies in India are intensifying their employee referral programmes, besides doubling the referral money and other perks for niche, &lsquo;hard-to-find&rsquo; positions, even as the IT industry is steadily treading the growth path post the economic downturn for almost 18 months.

IT employee referrals gather steam

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