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    Indian start-ups’ Unicorn strides

    • 10.06.2021
    • The Hindu Business Line

    The emergence of a greater number of unicorns is beneficial for all stakeholders as well as for employment generation.

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    Indian firms need to become globally competitive, not push protectionism: Kant

    • 09.06.2021
    • ET Telecom

    Indian companies must stop promoting protectionism and complaining about imports via Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), and instead become globally competitive and seize the opportunity to penetrate global supply chains at a time when companies are looking to invest in alternative locations, Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog said.

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    Centre approves allocation of 5MHz spectrum in 700 MHz band to Indian Railways

    • 09.06.2021
    • ET Telecom

    “With this spectrum, Indian Railways has envisaged providing LTE (Long Term Evolution) based Mobile Train Radio Communication on its route. The estimated investment in the project is more than Rs. 25,000 Crore. The project will be completed in the next 5 years,” the government in a statement said.

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    Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea target MSMEs for future growth

    • 09.06.2021
    • ET Telecom

    India’s top telcos Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi) along with the likes of Tata Teleservices are focussing on the medium and small-scale enterprises (MSME) as these businesses get digitised and become better revenue options than the larger established corporates with fixed network service providers.

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    Covid slows revenue growth for audio streaming sites

    • 09.06.2021
    • Livemint

    Audio streaming platforms are seeing a sharp decline in revenue growth rates. In 2020, it grew only 15% over 2019, as opposed to 35% in 2019 over 2018; it is projected to grow only at about 11% in 2021.

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    Decrypting telecom PLI scheme

    • 09.06.2021
    • ET Telecom

    "The guidelines seem to be comprehensive and the requirements well thought through. They clarify most key aspects which were active discussion points in various industry consultations. This should be an enabler for larger investments from global manufacturers as well as a catalyst for growth for Indian companies in the telecom and networking sector," as per Chaudhary.

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    TikTok still world’s most popular entertainment app with 80m downloads in May

    • 09.06.2021
    • ABS CBN News

    TikTok installs jumped 35 per cent in May over the previous month, continuing its streak as the world’s most-downloaded non-game app, according to mobile market analytics firm Sensor Tower.

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    Australian hit series adds to children’s content in India

    • 09.06.2021
    • Livemint

    Spurred by the lockdown, kids’ viewership went up significantly in 2020 over 2019. While children were eager to seek new content, parents seeking to keep their kids engaged were looking for enriching, value-driven programming.

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    Amazon focusses on innovation, commits to long-term investment in India

    • 09.06.2021
    • ET Telecom

    We have more than 1.5 lakh small stores that are part of our network and very recently we pledged to bring one million or 10 lakh small businesses online in the next four years---Amit Agarwal, Amazon India.

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    What’s fuelling India’s growing appetite for short form content

    • 08.06.2021
    • CNBC TV18

    What is “sudden” is the demand for the high-quality video that is short, available on curated platforms that lets them choose by swiping or liking and which provides wholesome entertainment and is shareable in nature.

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