US regulator clears Nokia acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 21:27

Finnish telecom group Nokia announced Monday it has received all US regulatory approvals needed for its proposed acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent, taking a step closer towards creating the world's biggest supplier of mobile phone network equipment.

Call drops: Telcos approach DoT, TRAI for de-sealing towers

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 22:48

This is the second letter from telecom companies to government authorities in a month seeking their intervention to de-seal mobile towers being locked by local bodies.

TRAI dispels fear about mobile tower radiations

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 22:43

Sectoral regulator TRAI Friday sought to dispel fears of mobile tower radiation causing serious health problems and said the studies conducted by it do not corroborate this claim.

Axis Bank launches mobile application LIME

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 21:21

Axis Bank on Friday launched LIME, a mobile phone application offering wallet, shopping, payments and banking facilities.

Google's Android Pay mobile payments service launched

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 08:37

Google`s Android Pay rolled out Thursday to US customers, becoming the latest system to allow consumers to tap their phones to pay for purchases at retailers.

Mobile phones driving user growth in Africa: Facebook

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 22:27

More than 80 percent of the 120 million Africans using Facebook access the site through their mobile phones, the social media group said Thursday.

Call drops: DoT rings up owners of mobile firms

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 19:09

With the menace of call drops becoming acute, Department of Telecom rang up the owners of mobile firms including Sunil Mittal, Anil Ambani and Kumar Mangalam Birla to convey Prime Minister's concerns on the issue, asking them to take steps to check the problem.

Call drops: TRAI gives 15 days to telcos; govt warns of penalty

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 21:47

Warning telecom companies of penal action over the persisting call drops menace, regulator TRAI Wednesday said their performance will be reviewed after 15 days and it can "cross the bridge" if situation does not improve.

Call drops: TRAI gives 15 days to mobile operators for review

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 18:16

Seeking urgent steps by mobile operators to check call drops, regulator TRAI Wednesday said their performance would be reviewed after 15 days and warned it will "cross the bridge" if they fail to do the needful.

Microsoft ends support for Lumia photo, video apps

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 17:06

Microsoft has decided to stop a number of its Lumia-branded photo and video apps ahead of the upcoming launch of Windows 10 Mobile.

Enter Samsung Pay? Smartphone giant seeks mobile payments spark

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 08:44

The world`s top smartphone maker is trying to push into mobile payments, a sector seen by researcher IDC as being worth $1 trillion in 2017, as part of a drive to stem market share losses to Apple Inc , Huawei Technologies Co and Xiaomi Inc .