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India@61: From low-cost to high-value
News As the nation commemorates its independence from British rule Aug. 15, we look back at India's journey toward becoming an IT super power and offshore hub.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, Innovation, India, Telecommunications, phone, software, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd., Indian Institute of Management, R&D
Cisco to power Indian Ethernet
News VSNL, one of the largest ISPs in India, will use Cisco products to build its metropolitan Ethernet network.
Tags: Business broadband
India denies it's easing foreign stake limits on cell firms
News India denied reports over the weekend that it will let foreigners own 100 percent of firms offering mobile phone and paging services in the country.
Satyam to start using 1st gateway within a month
News Satyam Infoway Ltd, India's second-biggest Internet service provider, plans to start using its own access to the World Wide Web in a month, said George Zacharias, chief operating officer of the company.
India to liberalize long-distance telephone market
News India, the second-most populous country, will deregulate domestic long-distance telecommunications by Aug 15 and won't tax sales of computers and related equipment for three years, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said.
India to allow Internet telephony after April 2002
News India plans to allow companies to offer long-distance phone calls over the Internet after 2002, the Financial Express newspaper reported, citing Shyamal Ghosh, secretary at the country's Department of Telecommunications.
Internet subscribers in India cross 1.4m in June
News India's Internet subscribers crossed 1.4 million in June, the Economic Times reported, citing India's minister for information and technology Pramod Mahajan.
India may do away with licenses for cellular operators
News India plans to remove the need for licensing approvals for companies wanting to enter its mobile phone market, the Business Standard reported, citing Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Pakistan reduces high-speed data transmission charges by 76%
News Pakistan has cut charges for high-speed data transmission lines by 76 percent to attract overseas investment and boost software exports, said Atta-ur- Rehman, minister for science and technology, on state television.
India's VSNL may report 21% rise in Q3 profit
News Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, India's monopoly overseas phone operator, is likely to report a 21.5 percent rise in third-quarter profit, boosted by more long-distance calls.
India's VSNL may report 21% rise in Q3 profit
News Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, India's monopoly overseas phone operator, is likely to report a 21.5 percent rise in third-quarter profit, boosted by more long-distance calls.
Wipro Net sees sales rising 3-fold to US$11m by 2001
News Wipro Net Ltd, the Internet unit of Wipro Ltd, Asia's No. 3 software maker by market value, expects higher sales from its online services to help boost revenue by almost threefold in the year ending March 2001.
