The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 05, 2003

Basic operators back unified licence regime
THE private basic operators have indicated that they will give their "wholehearted" support to the proposal for a unified licence regime that has been proposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). They have pointed out that due ... More

Bill for USO fund tabled
THE Government has finally started work on the process of setting up a universal service obligation fund to compensate the telecom operators for their unremunerative services in rural areas. The Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Bill, 2003, which ... More

SOFTWARE

Infosys exercises green shoe option in ADS offer
INFOSYS Technologies Ltd has informed the BSE that underwriters to the sponsored secondary ADR offering have exercised the green shoe option to purchase up to 7,82,000 additional ADS, representing 3,91,000 equity shares. Accordingly, the total ... More

Wipro IP licence for STMicro
COIMBATORE: Wipro Technologies has licensed its multi-mode 802.11 Internet Protocols (IPs) to STMicroelectronics, a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics ... More

IPR

Antares suit sparks debate over cyberlaws
TWO headlines in the last few weeks would have caught the attention of those interested in technology law. "First case under Cyberlaw filed" and "Reuters sues Bloomberg in patent row". Both cases raise interesting points for debate. The debate ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Reliance pact with Qualcomm for personalised mobiles
RELIANCE Infocomm and Qualcomm, the global leader in Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, on Monday announced the signing of a definitive agreement to launch a wireless data service based on QUALCOMM's BREW ... More

Pramati in strategic alliance with Savvion
PRAMATI Technologies, a J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) products company, has announced the availability of Pramati Server 3.5, an enhanced release of its application server that delivers higher performance and superior manageability for ... More

IPOS

TCIL plans to garner Rs 300-400 cr from IPO
TELECOMMUNICATIONS Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) has announced plans to garner between Rs 300 and Rs 400 crore from its proposed initial public offering (IPO) whereby it would be offering up to 25 per cent of its equity. Disclosing this on the ... More

OUTLOOK

Operating margins could see uptrend next year
THE slide in operating margins for software services firms could reverse next year as rate pressure eases and rupee stabilises against the US dollar, according to analysts. With peaked utilisation rates topping 80 per cent, increasing offshore ... More

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