Now a public-pvt model to address housing shortage

Tuesday 3 April '07

After infrastructure, it’s housing that’s going to be using the public private partnership model for developing the sector.

Telcos call on villagers with tailor-made ideas

Wednesday 28 March '07

Nearly 70 per cent of India’s population lives in rural areas and the tele-density in these areas is only about 3 per cent. This means that out of the over 70 crore people who live in our villages, only 2-3 crore have a phone.

Property prices to increase 10% in next 6 months: survey

Thursday 15 March '07

Real estate investors worried by corrections in property prices can afford to breathe easy.

Haier will bundle CDMA handsets with Reliance

Tuesday 27 February '07

Haier Telecom, a joint venture between China-based Haier Group and India’s Nescomed Technologies...

Semicon industry will get 25% capital subsidy

Friday 23 February '07

The government on Thursday announced the semiconductor policy to encourage foreign investors to set up fabrication and other nano manufacturing industries in the country.

IT eyes a share of the organised retail growth pie

Thursday 22 February '07

IT spend by retail giants to be around $2-3 bn, companies like Sun Microsystems, Oracle and IBM have their plans ready

Commercial rentals to stabilise by 2010, says consultant

Wednesday 14 February '07

In Bangalore 10.6 million sq ft and in Mumbai about 8 million sq ft will hit the market in the next two years

72 channels on IPTV by Feb end

Wednesday 14 February '07

Television viewers in Delhi have reason to cheer. MTNL plans to increase the number of channels on IPTV to 72 by the end of this month.

Telecom industry fears over roaming tariff cut unfounded: reports

Sunday 11 February '07

Even as mobile operators cry hoarse over the cut in roaming tariffs, claiming it will hit industry revenues to the tune of Rs 800-900 crore...

Surge in foreign business tourists to India, very little room for them

Thursday 8 February '07

The Ministry of Tourism estimates that the country has around 1.2 million hotel rooms of which only 7 per cent, or about 80,000, are star category

Alcatel to re-enter Indian mobile market with Wi-MAX phones

Thursday 8 February '07

Alcatel-Lucent, the world’s third largest wireless services company, is all set to manufacture Wi-MAX enabled phones in India by the end of this year.

Roaming cheaper by 56%, cell cos warn of hike in local tariffs

Thursday 25 January '07

Cellular subscribers have reason to rejoice- the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued an order that significantly reduces roaming charges.

Maran rues loss of Intel to Vietnam

Thursday 25 January '07

It minister Dayanidhi Maran today said the Cabinet has approved the semi-conductor policy in principle.

Indian languages get a life in cyberspace

Wednesday 24 January '07

Not knowing English will no longer be a constraint to using the computer. In an attempt to use local languages to bring about digital unity in the country...

Trai to make mobile operators’ accounts public

Friday 12 January '07

Consumer will be able to view the accounting separation reports of mobile operators on the net within the next 10 days.

Shift to digital regime or face action, says Trai

Tuesday 9 January '07

Cable operators who are still airing paid channels without set top boxes in New Delhi, Mumbai...