Telcos have gained immensely from the revenue stream generated by the wholesale voice business for a long time, and then when there was a dip in this revenue stream, it turned to VoIP and embraced the very cause of disruption, again gaining immense benefits. Today, we see that IoT is becoming more pervasive each day. […]
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Sep
Sep
Do you remember punching in messages on a feature phone with bulky keypads? There was a time when Short Message Service (SMS) was extensively used to communicate with friends, family, and peers. However soon, the feature phones were replaced by smartphones; short messaging service (SMS) was replaced by mobile and web applications like Whatsapp, Viber […]
20
Feb
Feb
“Smart City” has become vernacular, and everyone is talking about it. Governments across the world are vying to develop “Smart Cities” in their countries. Asian country China has committed 8 billion US dollar for Smart city development and India has plans of developing 100 smart cities, in the pipeline. The smart city market size is […]
22
Nov
Nov
India is the third-largest economy in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). Hence the recent announcement by its Prime Minister about the demonetization of Rs. 500 and 1000 notes sent shock waves and left experts speculating. This is not the first time that a country has walked the demonetization path. Several countries […]
For the last 20 years, the telecom industry has seen tremendous growth and is drinking from dependable & bankable revenue streams. However, as technology has evolved, it has created a situation for the telecom industry, where it is presented with new challenges and disruptive technologies. Just like Uber Technologies Inc. has disrupted transport, and Airbnb™ […]