India’s top telecom operators, including Reliance Jio Infocomm, and startups such as Paytm and ShareChat favour the lawful interception of messages on internet applications and services, saying it is critical for investigating criminal, anti-national and anti-social activities. Responding to the telecom regulator’s consultation paper on regulating over-the-top (OTT) service providers such as WhatsApp, Jio and […]
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AT&T’s Conversion to Virtualization, Software Control On Track
News AT&T’s Conversion to Virtualization, Software Control On Track By David Ramel 01/09/2019 AT&T jumped on the software-centric networking bandwagon in a big way by aiming to virtualize and “software control” 75 percent of its core network operations by 2020, and today it announced that plan is on track. “In 2018, we reached the 65 […]
The Promise and Peril of 5G
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Samsung users fail to delete Facebook, tech giant blames pre-installed app
By Sarah Frier Nick Winke, a photographer in the Pacific northwest, was perusing internet forums when he came across a complaint that alarmed him: On certain Samsung Electronics Co. smartphones, users aren’t allowed to delete the Facebook app. Winke bought his Samsung Galaxy S8, an Android-based device that comes with Facebook’s social network already installed, […]
IBM and WANdisco team up on relational database tech
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Amazon India admits to data breach affecting its sellers
By Alnoor Peermohamed Amazon India admitted that it faced a technical glitch on Sunday, which exposed the tax reports of some of its sellers to others. The company said this affected a minuscule number of the 400,000 sellers on its platform, and that the issue was rectified soon after sellers flagged it. “On Sunday, some […]
OYO debuts OYO Home in Dubai
Hospitality firm OYO has launched its home management service, OYO Home, in Dubai as it plans to introduce the category to other emirates in the UAE. Starting with 40 homes in the Dubai, the hospitality chain plans to ramp up the footprint to 200 homes in next six months, OYO said in a statement. The […]
Payments technology trends to watch out for in 2019
By TR Ramachandran, Visa As we head into 2019, all signs point towards a more digital future for the world of payments. More so for India, a market that has over recent years emerged as a global payment innovation hotbed. Intense competition and innovative payment solutions have been on the rise, all for a share […]
VCs plowed a record $9.3 billion into AI startups last year
By Lizette Chapman Artificial intelligence was a no-brainer bet for humans in 2018. Venture capital funding of AI companies soared 72 percent last year, hitting a record $9.3 billion, according to a new report from PwC and CB Insights. The surge comes after three years of steadily increasing investment, with the average annual increase from […]
Yatra acquires PL Worldways to strengthen its corporate business
Travel company Yatra has announced the acquisition of the corporate travel business of PL Worldways Limited (PLW), a Chennai based corporate travel services provider. “This acquisition will help strengthen Yatra’s foothold in the southern India region along with adding over 100 corporate clients to its existing client base of over 700,” said a statement from […]