India

Jio continues to cause chaos in India

Jio has continued it quest to ruin the day of telcos throughout India, hinting its free data offer may continue beyond March 31.

Jio finds another $4bn for Indian mobile market domination

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has found another $4.4 billion to invest into the ambitious expansion plans of his challenger mobile brand, Jio.

Bharti takes the initiative on Digital India with Airtel Payments Bank

The major new initiative to bring mobile banking to the whole of India is backed by around $440 million of investment and government endorsement.

Airtel addresses Jio challenge with free data plan

Airtel has answered the Jio challenge by offering 4G customers free data for a year, though there are strings attached to the deal.

Jio continues to cause headaches for competitors in India

Jio has continued its assault on the Indian telco market by extending its freebies offer through to 31 March 2017.

How did Europe’s top 5 telcos measure up over Q3?

With the quarterlies crazy season over and done with Telecoms.com had a look back over the last couple of weeks to decide who the winners and the losers were out of the European telcos.

Jio claims obscure subscriber acquisition world record

New Indian operator Jio reckons the 16 million subscribers it acquired in September is a world record but there’s little sign of the Guinness team getting involved.

Vodafone boosts Indian war chest for Jio fight

Multinational telco Vodafone has made a major statement of intent by funneling around $7 billion into its Indian operations to fund the anticipated war of attrition.

It has all kicked off in India as Jio accuses Airtel of dilly-dallying

There was no way the Indian MNO incumbents were going to stay calm over the incredibly disruptive arrival of new 4G player Jio, and the first evidence of this is already emerging.

The Jio effect: Reliance and Aircel circle the wagons

Less than two weeks after new entrant Jio dropped its ‘loads of stuff for free’ bombshell on the Indian market two of its largest competitors have decided to join forces.

Jio massively disrupts Indian telecoms market with aggressive 4G launch

Reliance Jio Infocomm has revealed its long-awaited digital services portfolio and it looks set to seriously disrupt the Indian market with aggressive pricing and compelling multiplay packages.

As Google begins Android Nougat roll out, Samsung launches Tizen smartphone in India

In spite of Android’s apparently relentless march to global dominance, its biggest vendor Samsung continues to invest in its own smartphone platform.

India moves to regulate security and interoperability in the cloud

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched a consultation project to identify the challenges of governing a digital economy driven by cloud computing.

Want to make it big in the app economy? Learn Hindi or Portuguese

Research from App Annie highlighted emerging markets are set to account for 45% of global app revenue by 2020, with revenue growth expected to double figures in western economies.

Indian smartphone giant Micromax set for international expansion

Micromax, the second largest smartphone vendor in India, has announced plans to expand to China and possibly fund its international expansion via an IPO, according to the WSJ.

Apple continues APAC push with new Indian iOS developer hub

US devices giant Apple continues to unveil new initiatives in the major APAC market, including the announcement of a Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru, India.

AT&T and Virgin Media reportedly planning India operator move

As the mobile industry increasingly looks to India for growth, a report by Indian newspaper Economic Times suggests both AT&T and Virgin Media are mulling a return to the country.

As Indian smartphone market warms up, leaders Samsung and Micromax feel the heat

With India now viewed as the main source of global smartphone growth, the latest data from Counterpoint Research shows agile Indian and Chinese brands gaining ground on the leaders.

India overtakes US as second largest smartphone market by user

Industry analyst Counterpoint has released new research indicating that India has overtaken the US as the world’s second largest smartphone market by user base.