VodaIdea to replace Huawei with Nokia as equipment vendor

VodaIdea to replace Huawei with Nokia as equipment vendor

Nokia is in talks to replace Huawei 4G radio equipment from parts of Vodafone Idea's telecom network in India, in one of the largest swap deals for the Finnish company, three sources familiar with the matter said.

The deal will see Nokia deploying 12,000 5G-ready radio sites and 4,00...


Amazon poised to get EU antitrust okay for MGM buyout

Amazon poised to get EU antitrust okay for MGM buyout

Amazon is expected to win unconditional European Union (EU) antitrust approval for its $8.5 billion buy of US movie studio MGM, people familiar with the matter said, a move that is set to ramp up competition with streaming rivals Netflix and Disney+.

Announced in May last year, the d...


JioPhone Next now available in offline stores

JioPhone Next now available in offline stores

JioPhone Next, touted as one of the cheapest 4G smartphones, is now available for sale at offline stores for ₹6,499. The smartphone was launched in India on November 4, 2021. The JioPhone Next is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm 215 processor and features a 5.45-inch HD display. The dual-SIM smartph...


Spotify introduces new Apple Watch app

Spotify closes its offices in Russia

Swedish auto streaming platform Spotify on Wednesday said that they had closed its office in Russia indefinitely in response to what the audio streaming platform described as Moscow’s ‘unprovoked attack on Ukraine’. Since July 2021, Russian legislation signed by President Vladimir Putin has obliged foreign social media companies with more tha...


Airtel to buy 4.7% stake from Vodafone in Indus Towers

Airtel to buy 4.7% stake from Vodafone in Indus Towers

Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel Ltd. said on Friday it would buy a 4.7 percent stake in cell tower firm Indus Towers Ltd  from Vodafone Group Plc. The British telecoms group said earlier this week it was looking to sell its entire 28.1 percent stake in Indus Towers, India's largest cell tower company, Reuters r...


Airtel acquires strategic stake in Aqilliz

Airtel acquires strategic stake in Aqilliz

Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s premier communications solutions provider, on Thursday announced that it has acquired a stake in Singapore's headquartered blockchain-based digital marketing company Aqilliz. Aqilliz provides a blockchain platform called Atom, which allows brands to create solutions to engage with customers to show them relevan...