Mobile tower count likely to cross 5 lakh by 2020: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 22:55

Mobile towers in India are likely to grow to over five lakh by 2020 from about four lakh at present due to increase in demand of wireless internet services, a study said Tuesday.

Apple phones most satisfying for US customers: Study

Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2015, 14:18

Apple ranks highest in overall satisfaction among wireless customers of T-Mobile (844) and Verizon Wireless (837) in the US, according to a study.

Mobile industry tiptoes towards 5G

Last Updated: Sunday, March 1, 2015, 21:15

Running short of dramatically new phone designs, leaders of the world`s wireless industry agree their next big idea is 5G, shorthand for the fifth generation of networks they expect to have up and running by 2020.

Nokia leads mobile handset sales market

Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 20:47

Mobile handset sales in India grew 20.8 percent to 221.6 million units in 2012, driven by a strong growth in the smartphone category, according to a study.

Nokia wins $1.35 mn grant to make world’s strongest material

Last Updated: Monday, February 4, 2013, 11:03

Mobile maker Nokia has been approved for a 1.35 billion dollars grant to develop the ‘world's strongest material,’ known as graphene.

RCom partners Lenovo to launch sub-Rs 8,000 smartphone

Last Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013, 21:13

The handset, which will be available in March, will be distributed through 2,500 Reliance stores and 1,000 company stores of Lenovo.

Now, it’s illegal to unlock cell phone without permission

Last Updated: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 18:36

The U.S. Copyright Office and Library of Congress are no longer allowing phone unlocking as an exemption under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which is starting Sunday.

RCom, Tata Tele to be charged Rs 2,900 cr one-time spectrum fee

Last Updated: Thursday, January 17, 2013, 21:38

CDMA operators Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices will have to jointly shell out around Rs 2,900 as one-time spectrum fee following the Cabinet decision on CDMA spectrum.

Micromax launches A68 Smarty budget android phone at 6,499

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 10:07

The phone is currently available on online shopping websites.

Soon, smartphones may have see-through vision

Last Updated: Friday, December 14, 2012, 19:23

Researchers including an Indian-origin scientist have developed a new kind of computer chip that could soon allow you to use your smartphone camera to see through walls.

57,271 villages yet to connect with mobile telephony

Last Updated: Friday, December 14, 2012, 16:28

BSNL has planned to provide connectivity to technically feasible uncovered villages with basic telephone facility by March 31, 2013, he added.

Apple, Samsung to make peace on patent wars?

Last Updated: Friday, December 7, 2012, 17:35

A US judge who oversaw the 1.5billion dollars award of patent damages to Apple against Samsung, has urged both the tech giants to put an end to the legal dispute.