The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, December 31, 2005

BSNL cuts fixed line rental by 28% — AirTel, Tata Tele snip cell rates
IT'S New Year's eve and telecom operators could not be far behind in adding to the consumer's party. While state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has announced a drop in monthly rental for fixed line telephones by 28 per cent, Bharti ... More

Third attempt by Sterling group to sell mobile biz
THE deal signed today with Maxis Communications Berhad of Malaysia is the third attempt by the C. Sivasankaran-promoted Sterling Infotech group to sell its mobile telephone business. In June 2004, it signed an agreement with Hutchison Essar, a ... More

Reliance Info adds 1 m mobile users in December
RELIANCE Infocomm has added one million new subscribers in December taking its total tally to over 17 million. This is the second time the company is adding one million subscribers in a month after the huge success of the Monsoon Hangama ... More

INTERNET

Tax on Google's sale of website space for display of ads
GOOGLE Online India Private Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Google International LLC in the US, submitted an application before the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR), New Delhi (Central Excise, Customs and Service ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Maxis of Malaysia, Apollo hospitals promoters buy out Aircel for Rs 4,860 cr
MAXIS Communications Berhad of Malaysia, a leading telecommunications company, and the Chennai-based Reddy family, the businesses founded by them include the Apollo hospitals group and Indo-National, have together bought out Aircel, the cellular ... More

SECURITY

Bomb threats keep Bangalore on its toes — IT facility gets hoax call
A fax was received by the local media offices warning of attacks at the Chief Minister, Mr N. Dharam Singh's residence and a prestigious hotel in the city on New Year's eve. More

IT cos working on security measures: Narayana Murthy
THE terrorist attack has not shaken Brand Bangalore. "It is no indication of Bangalore as a city," said Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies, on Thursday at the campus. "It is very sad, we have realised it is a small ... More

EVENTS

`Wireless sensors ideal for vehicle tracking'
THE Chairman and Managing Director, Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL), Mr G. P. Srivastava, has said wireless sensor networks have varied applications and can be used for monitoring vehicles and the structural fitness of dams. Mr ... More

Digital summit next month
INDUSTRY trade organisation Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) will host the "Digital Summit 2006'' on January 17 & 18 in Mumbai. The two-day summit will focus on areas such as the role of the Internet in the Indian economy; ... More

OUTLOOK

Compulink eyes 30% profit growth
Mr Vishwas Mahajan, MD and CEO of Compulink Systems, says that the topline growth is seen at 40-45 per cent and growth in profit is at 25-30 per cent. He adds that the EPS will get a boost of about Rs 0.75-0.80 due to a saving in interest cost. ... More

PERFORMANCE

THE YEAR THAT WAS

2005: Mega deals in ICT arena
Mega deal making was at its bubbly best in 2005 in the information technology and telecom arena. There were several champagne moments for the industry: Bharti Tele-Ventures heralded the world's largest mobile operator Vodafone's dramatic re-entry ... More

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