Vi partners with A5G networks to enhance 4G, 5G networks

Vi partners with A5G networks to enhance 4G, 5G networks

Leading telecom service provider VodafoneIdea (Vi) on Thursday announced a partnership with A5G Networks Inc. to enable Industry 4.0, mobile edge computing (MEC) and smart cities in India. According to a press release issued by Vi, the company has already set up an end-to-end private network using A5G Networks’ autonomous core software and wh...


YouTube mulling a new live-streaming feature

YouTube mulling a new live-streaming feature

The online video platform YouTube is coming out with a new feature that will make it easier for users to identify a channel when it’s live streaming.

The company is adding a new indicator to show when a channel is live streaming on the platform, its chief product officer Neal Mohan announced on Twitter. The f...


Airtel joins undersea cable club to scale up network

Airtel joins undersea cable club to scale up network

Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s premier communications solutions provider, on Monday said that it has joined the SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable consortium to scale up its high-speed global network capacity to serve India’s fast-growing digital economy.

The 19,200 Rkm SEA-ME-WE-6 will connect Singapore and France, an...


India receives chip-making proposals worth $ 20.5 bn

India receives chip-making proposals worth $ 20.5 bn

India has received proposals worth $20.5 billion from five companies to manufacture semiconductor fabs and display fabs locally, according to a government statement.

Companies including Vedanta, in joint venture with Apple vendor Foxconn, Singapore-based IGSS Ventures Pte and ISMC ha...


Snapchat rolls out live location feature

Snapchat rolls out live location feature

American multimedia instant messaging app Snapchat is introducing a new real-time location feature. The feature is supposed to be a temporary buddy system while friends and family are on the way home or elsewhere. "Make sure you and your...