Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited preparing to launch WiMax based services
Government owned telecom company BSNL has received the necessary approval to release a tender for WiMax services.
They would be using technology based on IEEE 802.16e version of WiMax standard. They are now scheduled to launch a tender worth around Rs 2,000 crore.
The aim is to launch [...]

Mobile Number Portability comes to India finally!
Department of Telecommunications has great news for the Indian mobile user. They have announced that ‘number portability’ would soon be introduced in India.
For starters, it would be available to mobile users in the metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
They are aiming to make it available by the [...]

Tata Indicom wants a piece of GSM Pie
Reliance Communications has already received the permissions to provide GSM services in the country.
Now, Tata wants a piece of the GSM pie which could intensify the competition in the mobile market in India.
A company spokesperson admitted that the company is evaluating the new guidelines issued by DoT.
The recently [...]