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The US has been bitten by the Android bug! Android handsets surpassed Apple iPhone in smartphone shipments in the first quarter 2010, but in the other parts of world, the situation is a little different. Although Android managed to get a warm reception in India, spellbound by the budget Nokia platforms, it’s had a slow start compared to the US. But analysts are optimistic about Android having a magical effect on Indians since it’s suitable for Indian consumers in so many ways. Read more.
Chinese telecom solutions provider, Huawei, was in news recently for security related problems with the Indian government. The Indian security agencies fear that any malware in the equipment supplied by Chinese companies could be used to shut down critical telecom services in the country during an emergency. How will the restrictions imposed on Chinese equipment affect the two countries and companies like Huawei and Zhongxing Telecom Co Ltd (ZTE), hoping to make the best of the telecom boom? Read more.
With the birth of the World Wide Web, almost everything in the world underwent a transformation to include the suffix ‘e’ meaning ‘electronic’. Banking became ‘ebanking’, bills became ‘ebills’, shopping became ‘eshopping’ and learning became ‘elearning’! The birth of elearning was triggered by computers and the Internet and mlearning, or mobile learning, is part of the natural transition from stationary desktop computing to mobile devices.Read more.
Gone are the days when you needed a big investment, infrastructure, services, servers and software to start an IT company. Now the whole lot is available in the cloud and start-ups only need talented techies and a few computers to start their new venture. After captivating Silicon Valley, cloud computing is all set to become the hottest property in the Indian IT industry. Read more.
After a long wait of 34 days and 184 rounds of bidding, the much hyped 3G auction in India is finally over! One of the fastest growing economies in the world is finally all set to receive an upgrade to connectivity technology. The Indian government has gained a whopping Rs. 67,718.95 crores (USD 14 billion approx) from the auction, which is almost double what was initially anticipated. It’s not clear yet whether the ongoing tariff war will mutate into the 3G space or whether Indians should expect expensive 3G plans ahead to pay for the cost of the 3G auction. Read more.
While the iPad was launched in the US and other select countries, developing countries such as India are yet to get a first glimpse of the iPad. Only some tech savvy upper class types have been able to lay their hands on the iPad, by buying from the US or Europe. But the developing countries are not to be left out of the tablet game all together, with many of them bringing out their own tablet PCs. Once the initial hype subsides the new devices will have to face challenges that are characteristic of individual markets. What factors will decide their success or failure in the Indian market? Read more.
India’s biggest telecom operator is geared up to debut its money-spinning “Minute Factory” in Africa. Bharti Airtel has clicked a deal to buy the Kuwaiti Telecom Zain which has operations in 15 countries of African continent, including 42 million subscribers. The USD 9 billion deal has made Bharti the second largest telecom operator in Africa, joining an elite group of operators that have a presence in over 18 countries and a subscriber base of 179 million. But will the top operator of India be able charm a whole continent, a market which has challenges that are unlike those they have faced on the home front?Read more.
