The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, June 07, 2006

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Anil Ambani's Reliance group plans sub-brands strategy
Proposes to transform Reliance into a customer-centric global brand More

Pay up for infrastructure use, MTNL tells BSNL
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd has opened a new front in the ongoing spar with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd by asking the latter to pay charges for using its infrastructure in Delhi and Mumbai. The two companies have so far been using each other's ... More

MTNL asked to surrender unused spectrum
In a bid to free much needed spectrum, the Department of Telecom has asked Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd to surrender unused radio frequency give to it for offering code division multiple access (CDMA) services. The move comes after the recent ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Panel retains minimum land norm for IT SEZs
Blow to SMEs in the industry, says Nasscom More

HARDWARE
Reddy to lay stone for Fab City today
$3-billion Sem India project near Hyderabad More

SOFTWARE
Verisign development centre
The US-based Verisign Inc sets up a development centre in the city in a step to consolidate its position in the Indian market. Verisign is a developer of secure payment gateways for online transactions and also provides SMS and ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
TRAI wants IPTV to be part of telecom and out of cable TV
Proposes to keep it out of Cable TV Act More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
HelloSoft, LongBoard partner
HelloSoft, a convergence software solutions provider for cellular devices and equipment, has announced a partnership with LongBoard, a voice and multimedia services company. Together, they plan to offer Fixed Mobile Convergence ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS
K.K. Travels plans to offer Net access
Passengers travelling back to their homes in Pune and Nashik from Mumbai's international and domestic airports can soon look forward to making use of the time spent in commuting, with the Pune-based K.K. Travels all set to introduce Net on ... More

SECURITY
Lost your mobile? Don't worry, your data is safe
Chip designers, handset makers working on embedded security More

EVENTS
Get creative, says Kalam
`Tech co-operation must for innovation' More

OUTLOOK
IBM lines up $6-b plans for India
To expand facilities, set up more delivery centres More

NaviSite plans to use Gurgaon centre as tech hub
NaviSite Inc is in the process of leveraging its India centre. The US-based company in the enterprise and infrastructure management space launched its India operations two years ago. It now plans to use its Gurgaon centre as a hub for building ... More