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Airtel Profits Decline Rapidly: What’s The Cause Of Distress?

by | posted: February 9, 2012
Airtel seems to have succumbed to pressures of high loan repayments costs and competitive pressure in the Indian market. This coupled with low Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) has resulted in 22 per cent...
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Facebook To File $5 Billion IPO: The Biggest In US History

by | posted: February 2, 2012
It is IPO time in Techland once again. Facebook, the world’s biggest social networking service is finally going to file its IPO soon. This IPO has been discussed to no end since the rumors came out...
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Smaller Operators Lead Pack As 7.5M New GSM Subscriber In December

by | posted: January 23, 2012
India’s GSM Market has made analysts from around the world marvel at its growth. With Mobile Number Portability having been around for a year and 3G networks being available on most providers, consumers...
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The Web Unites As One To Protest Against SOPA & PIPA

by | posted: January 19, 2012
Yesterday will be remembered as the day when all of the Internet came together to protest the controversial American legislation called SOPA and PIPA. We have blogged about the SOPA debate before and...
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Facebook Earns 23% More On Impressions That Last Year

by | posted: January 18, 2012
Facebook is more profitable than ever now. We have written about how it may have even surpassed online retail giant Amazon this year in terms of profit. How did they do it? Facebook is free and it will...
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The Internet In India 2011-12: Edelweiss Capital’s Releases Its Annual Report

by | posted: December 29, 2011
Financial services company Edelweiss Capital, an India based firm, has released its Annual Report for the year 2011. Edelweiss are known for their strikingly comprehensive reports. They take Industry Snapshots...
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HTC Looks Optimistic Even After Apple Win In Patent Case

by | posted: December 22, 2011
Some days back we heard that Apple had won the hearing against one of its premier competitor HTC over 1 patent that Apple claims that the Taiwanese company infringed upon. HTC has now begun testing technology...
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Amazon Considered A RIM Acquisition This Past Summer

by | posted: December 21, 2011
Research in Motion (RIM) is in a lot of trouble and they know it. The maker of of the Blackberry smartphones has not made much headway in the product category this year. The only thing that people are...
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TRAI Fines Telecom Companies Rs. 6L For Unwarranted Calls

by | posted: December 20, 2011
No one can say that the folks over at The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) haven’t been doing their job. After getting serious about cracking down on unwarranted SMSes to consumers, they...
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Welcome Back To The “Overweight” Club, JP Morgan Tells LinkedIn

by | posted: December 7, 2011
LinkedIn snatched back the coveted “Overweight” upgrade from JP Morgan today. In the month of July this year, JP Morgan had downgraded LinkedIn’s rating on stock to Neutral from Overweight. In the...
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Facebook On Its Way To A $100Bn Valuation: Too Steep Or Well Deserved?

by | posted: November 30, 2011
It seems the time has come for Facebook to come up with an IPO and it is going to be huge! According to some inside sources, Facebook is considering raising $10 billion which would ultimately value...
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SBI Initiates Mobile Banking For Rural Areas

by | posted: November 29, 2011
State Bank of India unveiled its mobile banking facility for the rural areas in India. This was inaugurated by SBI Managing Director Krishna Kumar as he passed on the “Bank on Wheels” vehicle...
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Flipkart Expecting A Massive Surge In Sales This Year

by | posted: November 23, 2011
Flipkart has become truly huge in India to the point where some people we know are only shopping on it without going out to a store at all. The convenience it offers is unparalleled and their logistics...
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UID Project Will Face Major Tests Next Month

by | posted: October 31, 2011
The UID (Unique ID) project which is being set up in full swing recently will face its first major test starting next month. The UID system will be deployed fully in Jharkhand where it will authenticate...
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Q1 2011 Phone Shipments Down By 3% In India: Is This Calm Before The Storm?

by | posted: September 28, 2011
While we are used to hearing news of Mobile Phone usage booming, sales at an all time high, penetration more than ever before, here is an odd bit of news. Sales figures have come in for Q1 2011, i.e –...
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Mobile Telephony Speeds On: 53 Lakh New GSM Subscribers In August 2011

by | posted: September 21, 2011
 The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has released its monthly report. In it they give us subscriber figures for the month August 2011. Here are some key findings from the Report: In...
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