Himanshi Lohchab

Journalist, ET

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• Smartphone cos offer discounts on premium models

  
  17 Oct 2020 12:15 AM IST
• Android brands cut prices sharply to counter Apple offers in premium segment fight

  
  16 Oct 2020 04:55 PM IST
• Telcos stop issuing delivery reports on bulk SMSes, companies fret

  
  15 Oct 2020 04:22 PM IST
• Premium smartphone battle to get aggressive in India with Apple’s iPhone 12 series launch: Analysts

  
  4 mins read14 Oct 2020
• Digital rights body questions India's move to seek backdoor access to encrypted communication

  
  14 Oct 2020 04:06 PM IST
• Sticking to the plan: Government retains production-linked incentive targets, timelines

  
  4 mins read13 Oct 2020
• Jio crossed 400 million user base in July, inactive users still more than rivals: Trai

  
  12 Oct 2020 08:07 PM IST
• Airtel, Vodafone, Jio stuck in 'who-blinks-first' logjam on price hikes: Analysts

  
  3 mins read12 Oct 2020
• Local handset makers eye Rs 2,000-cr upgrade to manufacturing chops

  
  2 mins read10 Oct 2020
• Dixon to open third handset assembly plant by January with Rs 75 crore investment

  
  08 Oct 2020 09:39 PM IST
• Handset maker UTL Neolyncs to invest Rs 100 crore to expand production

  
  08 Oct 2020 04:28 PM IST
• Handset makers cleared for PLI benefits seek clarity over targets, time frame

  
  08 Oct 2020 04:27 PM IST
• PLI scheme approval a challenge for local manufacturers to scale up: Industry

  
  06 Oct 2020 11:37 PM IST
• Fringe brands step up phone launches to cash in on Covid-induced surge in demand

  
  05 Oct 2020 08:32 AM IST
• Import duty levy may impact smartphone prices, says LG

  
  03 Oct 2020 09:34 PM IST
• Smaller brands may be forced to import fully built mobile devices, after latest BCD levy

  
  5 mins read2 Oct 2020
• Affordable smartphone sales shoot up as demand grows due to e-learning needs

  
  01 Oct 2020 10:46 AM IST
• Smartphone imports fall, exports rise as local production ramps up

  
  23 Sep 2020 04:05 PM IST
• Peers back Paytm in fight against telcos, Trai over financial frauds

  
  23 Sep 2020 07:54 AM IST
• Digital payment companies haul up Trai, telcos for failing to curb fraud calls/SMSes

  
  22 Sep 2020 09:33 PM IST
• Affordable smartphone sales shoot up as demand grows due to e-learning needs

  
  4 mins read21 Sep 2020
• Govt may defer levying import duty on display assembly for a year

  
  16 Sep 2020 08:44 PM IST
• Telemarketer slams Trai on faulty implementation of system to check pesky SMSes/calls

  
  16 Sep 2020 02:26 PM IST
• iPhone manufacturer Pegatron starts business operations in India

  
  4 mins read13 Sep 2020
• Offline phone retailers accuse Samsung of misusing customer data to drive sales on its site

  
  11 Sep 2020 12:37 PM IST
• PIL in SC seeks scrapping of Trai's new regulation on checking pesky calls/SMSes

  
  10 Sep 2020 04:24 PM IST
• Migration to 4G slows amid Covid-19 disruptions

  
  09 Sep 2020 11:47 PM IST
• Migration, new user addition to 4G technology hit all-time low in June-ended quarter

  
  09 Sep 2020 02:35 PM IST
• Broadband price war: Users to gain as broadband rates slashed

  
  07 Sep 2020 12:16 AM IST
• Cap on exports incentive by govt to hurt handset, component exports, says industry

  
  03 Sep 2020 04:33 PM IST
• Smartphone prices may rise ahead of festive season as component rates hiked

  
  4 mins read2 Sep 2020
• Mobile phone consumers should brace for imminent tariff hikes, say industry experts

  
  01 Sep 2020 07:35 PM IST
• Asus aims to capture 5% of commercial PC market in a year from launch

  
  01 Sep 2020 05:35 PM IST
• No more fireworks: Festivals fail to light up mobile phone sellers

  
  5 mins read31 Aug 2020
• More stringent checks on spam SMSes under new system: Trai

  
  28 Aug 2020 03:05 PM IST
• Bullish on India opportunity, will protect user data: Fitbit CEO James Park

  
  26 Aug 2020 10:08 PM IST
• Online gaming emerges as one of the rare pandemic winners with many house-bound

  
  4 mins read25 Aug 2020
• Jio's own 5G tech may help cut network rollout costs by 10-15%: Analysts

  
  24 Aug 2020 12:15 PM IST
• July smartphone imports continue to be high as brands prepare for festive season

  
  20 Aug 2020 05:29 PM IST
• DoT moves NCLAT against Aircel resolution nod

  
  19 Aug 2020 07:18 AM IST
• DoT challenges NCLT nod to Aircel resolution plan

  
  18 Aug 2020 11:26 PM IST
• Atmanirbhar Bharat? Here's a reality check for Made in India smartphones

  
  13 Aug 2020 06:37 AM IST
• HMD Global, maker of Nokia phones wants to make India its export hub

  
  12 Aug 2020 10:58 AM IST
• Nokia phone maker HMD to use part of its freshly-raised $230 million on Indian operations

  
  11 Aug 2020 11:46 PM IST
• Looking at fund raising opportunities, AGR ruling to decide quantum: Voda Idea

  
  07 Aug 2020 08:20 PM IST
• Vodafone Idea now a negative Rs 19,500 crore networth firm

  
  07 Aug 2020 11:36 AM IST
• Government's move to ban apps will hurt Xiaomi India revenue: Analysts

  
  05 Aug 2020 05:07 PM IST
• Six states woo mobile phone manufacturers with incentives and attractive subsidies

  
  4 mins read5 Aug 2020
• Indo-China border tensions: Traders body blasts BCCI for retaining Vivo as main IPL sponsor

  
  03 Aug 2020 02:48 PM IST
• Reliance Comm liable to pay SSTL AGR dues, DoT identifies combined liability worth more than Rs 25k cr

  
  2 mins read2 Aug 2020
• Big push: iPhone maker Pegatron, Samsung likely to have applied for govt's PLI scheme

  
  01 Aug 2020 08:01 AM IST
• June smartphone imports soar to 3-year high of Rs 2,225 cr by value, nearly six times from May

  
  31 Jul 2020 07:10 AM IST
• Analysts bullish on Bharti Airtel despite Q1 loss; here's why

  
  30 Jul 2020 02:06 PM IST
• Competition in under Rs 10,000 smartphone segment hots up as Covid limits purse strings

  
  4 mins read29 Jul 2020
• Bharti Infratel sees 'softness' in co-locations; sure of Vodafone Idea survival

  
  28 Jul 2020 05:26 PM IST
• Telemarketers tear up as Telcos hike commercial bulk SMS fees by 25-30% from next month

  
  28 Jul 2020 04:55 AM IST
• Largest hike ever: Telemarketers cry foul as telcos hike bulk SMS fees by 25%-30%

  
  27 Jul 2020 02:11 PM IST
• Mobile phone sales to remain flat until festive season; industry watchers stay hopeful

  
  4 mins read25 Jul 2020
• Airtel Africa Q1 results: Net slumps 57% on-year under Covid impact; outlook uncertain

  
  24 Jul 2020 01:15 PM IST
• Jio differs with Voda-Idea, Airtel on the need to rationalise international roaming rates

  
  4 mins read19 Jul 2020
• Jio-Google tie up can shake up India's smartphone market, threaten Chinese players

  
  5 mins read15 Jul 2020
• High Court gives Trai, operators six weeks to show progress in curbing pesky calls

  
  14 Jul 2020 03:05 PM IST
• Paytm pulls up telcos, Trai for failing to curb phishing, says its users still being duped

  
  13 Jul 2020 03:11 PM IST
• Airtel needs to sell stakes in tower, Africa unit, up digital play to touch $100 bn valuation: Analysts

  
  13 Jul 2020 01:18 PM IST
• Smartphones sales down 30-40% in July so far on import hurdles, production delays

  
  12 Jul 2020 09:40 PM IST
• Charge incremental SUC only on shared airwaves: Telcos to Trai

  
  11 Jul 2020 07:04 AM IST
• Delays in customs nod disrupt Chinese brands’ India plans

  
  5 mins read8 Jul 2020
• LG to scale up local smartphone production upto 15X by Diwali, apply for PLI scheme

  
  06 Jul 2020 11:24 AM IST
• LG sees 'window of opportunity' to come back into Indian smartphone market

  
  05 Jul 2020 06:26 PM IST
• Samsung set to gain amid Chinese handset brands' pain

  
  02 Jul 2020 04:25 PM IST
• Vodafone Idea Q4 loss likely to decrease

  
  30 Jun 2020 07:59 AM IST
• Traders want local value addition details in products on ecommerce portals

  
  3 mins read28 Jun 2020
• Refurbished phones demand surges amid supply crunch for new devices

  
  28 Jun 2020 09:41 PM IST
• Handset makers seek FM’s intervention for urgent release of Chinese cargo

  
  25 Jun 2020 07:10 PM IST
• Facing 'mob mentality' on social media, but Indian consumers are smart: Xiaomi's Jain

  
  24 Jun 2020 02:18 PM IST
• Boycott China: Xiaomi more Indian than local handset companies, says India MD

  
  24 Jun 2020 07:27 AM IST
• Vodafone Idea counters Paytm phishing claims, says can’t control content

  
  23 Jun 2020 04:07 AM IST
• UVARCL expects demand for Aircel spectrum

  
  4 mins read22 Jun 2020
• Oppo keeps factory running, but prolonged anti-China protests may hurt

  
  21 Jun 2020 09:14 PM IST
• Jio counters Paytm lawsuit against telcos over phishing

  
  20 Jun 2020 12:00 AM IST
• Vodafone Idea may deposit up to Rs 2,000 crore to get staggered payments benefit

  
  19 Jun 2020 11:04 PM IST
• Vodafone Idea may pay Rs 1,000-2,000 crore as upfront payment of AGR dues: ICICI Securities

  
  19 Jun 2020 03:54 PM IST
• Airtel to benefit from doubling of fixed line penetration in next few years: ICICI Securities

  
  19 Jun 2020 02:09 PM IST
• Don't expect any further hurdles to sale of Aircel assets, including spectrum: UVARCL CFO

  
  18 Jun 2020 10:16 PM IST
• UVARCL aims to pay Rs 6630 cr to Aircel lenders in five years, spectrum sale may net Rs 800-1300 cr

  
  18 Jun 2020 06:34 PM IST
• Telecom companies reject Trai’s tariff calculator proposal in one voice

  
  18 Jun 2020 11:20 AM IST
• Trai rejects telemarketer's objections to Tanla Solutions providing blockchain tech to telcos

  
  16 Jun 2020 04:24 PM IST
• Covid may prove to be a blessing for the tablet market in 2020

  
  10 Jun 2020 04:43 PM IST
• Trai's blockchain solution to tackle pesky calls, messages runs into legal hurdle

  
  08 Jun 2020 05:56 PM IST
• Investments of up to Rs 15,000 crore likely in phone manufacturing in next 2 years

  
  05 Jun 2020 12:04 PM IST
• US's Flex calls on India to review FTAs to stop bypass of import duties

  
  03 Jun 2020 06:22 PM IST
• Offline handset retailers bet on online platform to take on e-commerce, post Covid era

  
  02 Jun 2020 10:04 AM IST
• Covid-19 disruption creates market boom for IoT, connected tech

  
  01 Jun 2020 04:19 AM IST
• Airtel terminates call centre services from Karvy for alleged breach of rules, pact

  
  30 May 2020 10:45 PM IST
• Refurbished, pre-owned smartphones rack up numbers as incomes shrink

  
  27 May 2020 03:56 PM IST
• Bharti Telecom's Airtel stake sale a deleveraging exercise: Analysts

  
  26 May 2020 03:16 PM IST