Samay Raina might start two new reality shows other than India's Got Latent Season 2; teases own OTT app to watch themIn his first detailed interview after releasing his stand-up special 'Still Alive', Samay Raina spoke about the India's Got Latent controve...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
No extension to OTT SIM binding deadline: Govt cites security concerns, says messaging apps must comply with March 1 dateCommunications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has rejected calls for an extension on SIM binding for OTT apps. This mandate, effective March...
25 Feb, 2026, 11.44 PM IST
Telcos roll out suffix on SMS headers to identify spam, share concern over gaps in OTTsTelecom operators have introduced SMS suffixes to help mobile users distinguish between genuine and spam messages. The new system categoriz...
15 Jul, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
Bring OTTs under India’s cybersecurity rules: COAITelecom carriers are urging the government to regulate over-the-top (OTT) communication platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram under India's ...
29 Apr, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
Trai pushes MeitY to act strongly to curb spam, phishing on OTT appsThe telecom regulator is urging the Ministry of Electronics and IT to address the rise in spam and phishing on OTT apps like WhatsApp and T...
06 Sep, 2024, 08.48 AM IST
Enforce traceability, user privacy norms on internet calling and messaging apps: COAIThe government should enforce traceability and user privacy rules on messaging and calling apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Google Meet, s...
01 Sep, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
India's telcos could lose $29.2 million in business messaging (SMS) revenue to apps over next 5 years: JuniperIndia’s mobile operators, in a recent letter to the government, had said that moving of enterprise messaging to OTT platforms will likely r...
16 Nov, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
Tech body slams telcos for enterprise messaging stanceThe Broadband India Forum (BIF) said the SMS route is often unreliable due to lapses in network coverage, which is why telco customers pref...
09 Nov, 2023, 10.54 PM IST
Authorisation regime likely for OTT communication appsThe licensing regime, proposed in earlier versions of the Telecom Bill, had raised the hackles of several tech companies, which had warned ...
09 Sep, 2023, 08.09 AM IST
Trai pings OTT cos to form joint front against phishing, spamsThe telecom regulator will soon call the app makers for a meeting during which it will discuss how these over-the-top (OTT) communication p...
22 Jun, 2023, 08.19 AM IST
Scammers target WhatsApp users with phishing attemptsThe problem is that while telcos and the regulator have been working to create artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions to check spam c...
21 May, 2023, 11.31 AM IST
Trai to issue consultation paper on OTT framework next monthThe Department of Telecommunications has sought recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to set up a legal frame...
16 Nov, 2022, 02.15 PM IST
Trai to issue consultation paper on OTT framework next monthThe Department of Telecommunications has sought recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to set up a legal frame...
16 Nov, 2022, 02.03 PM IST
Facebook, WhatsApp to be regulated, DoT tells Supreme CourtOn the privacy issues Sibal said that there was no violation as messages sent on WhatsApp were end to end encrypted preventing even WhatsAp...
06 Apr, 2017, 07.16 AM IST
Global messaging traffic to see threefold jump by 2019: Juniper ResearchOTTs have not yet succeeded in using advertising at scale to monetise their services, due to a limited acceptance by consumers, particularl...
10 Jun, 2015, 01.26 PM IST
OTT players like Whatsapp and Skype could cut telcos voice revenues by half, says Credit Suisse reportCredit Suisse, in its report, said threat to traditional voice and messaging business of telcos from apps that offer free calling is rising.
27 May, 2015, 10.31 AM IST
Reliance Jio Infocomm backs key proposals of rivals like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea; seeks security norms for voice, messaging appsIn its submission to the sector regulator's consultation paper on net neutrality, RJio said national security and consumer's security, safe...
01 May, 2015, 06.02 AM IST