4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (349+ words) There is no proposal on forcing smartphone makers to share their source code, the government said. The clarification came hours after a news report said that the Ministry of Electronics and IT was mulling over mandatory sharing of the codes,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (262+ words) Meta Platform's messaging unit WhatsApp will likely be subject to tough online content rules targeting illegal and harmful content after it met the user threshold under this regulation, a European Commission spokesperson said. WhatsApp had about 51.7 million average monthly active…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (272+ words) Finnish authorities have arrested two people in connection with damage to a critical undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland between Finland and Estonia, renewing concerns over the security of infrastructure that carries most of the world's internet and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (285+ words) The Telangana government has approached Starlink, the satellite-based Internet services company owned by the US entrepreneur Elon Musk, inviting it to set up its engineering Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Hyderabad. "We have asked them to explore the possibility of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (183+ words) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has has released its recommendations on "the Regulatory Framework for the Sale of Foreign Telecom Service Providers" SIM/ eSIM Cards for the use in M2M/ IoT Devices Meant for Export". Based on the comments…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (286+ words) The Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has unveiled a comprehensive regulatory framework for mobile number portability (MNP) in Kuwait, to enhance competition among telecom operators and allow users to retain their numbers when switching providers. Under the new…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (548+ words) Under the amended law, internet and telecommunication services can no longer be suspended under any circumstances. The provision, incorporated through Section 97, effectively eliminates the scope for nationwide or localised internet shutdowns by administrative order in the future. The government said…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (237+ words) The Bluebird Block-2 satellite, which was successfully deployed by ISRO's Bahubali rocket LVM3-M6 on December 24 is set to commence operations in the coming weeks. The next-generation communication satellite, developed by US-based AST SpaceMobile, became the first spacecraft to be launched from…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (550+ words) Under the amended law, internet and telecommunication services can no longer be suspended under any circumstances. The provision, incorporated through Section 97, effectively eliminates the scope for nationwide or localised internet shutdowns by administrative order in the future. The government said…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (728+ words) Satellite communication services will be rolled out in the country after players in the segment, including Elon Musk-owned Starlink, comply with the demands of security agencies, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. The minister, in an interview to PTI, said…...