All stories by SURAJEET DAS GUPTA
No threat from taxi apps, say auto majors
Rediff.com12 Feb 2018Ride-hailing firms claim penetration is still low and there is a huge upside to grow the market and make owning a car pass.
How E and V bands can solve connectivity issues
Rediff.com2 Feb 2018They can carry huge amounts of data, have a lot of bandwidth, but operate at short ranges, between 200 metres and 2-3 km reports Surajeet Das Gupta
Will Jio's new strategy to woo 2G users succeed?
Rediff.com30 Jan 2018Its plans, to cut tariffs by 40% or offer more data, comes bundled with 1 GB high speed data for 28 days with unlimited voice thrown in.
How Jio, Airtel are fighting the data war
Rediff.com28 Jan 2018The recognition that content - video in particular - will be the next big thing in the telecom wars requires no rocket science.
World's busiest air route is right here in India!
Rediff.com23 Jan 2018In 2017 only the Jeju-Seoul Gimpo route (with over 64,991 flights) and Melbourne-Sydney (54,519 departures and arrivals) were busier than Mumbai-Delhi.
What went wrong with RCom, once India's No 2 telco?
Rediff.com3 Jan 2018Jio's disruptive strategy, including free voice services and data at throwaway rates, apart from offering all services free for six months, triggered a consolidation in the telecom sector.
How Jio stands to gain from Ambani mega deal
Rediff.com29 Dec 2017The Jio-Bharti battle will not just be limited to mobile telephony but will extend to the fibre to home space too.
How 2G case impacts telecom sector to this day
Rediff.com22 Dec 2017The fear of another scam pushed the government into a rather long period of so-called 'policy paralysis'. To play it safe, the price of spectrum in all subsequent auctions was benchmarked to the high 3G rates, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
IPL is now the Big Bucks League
Rediff.com20 Dec 2017The IPL has the potential to make cricketers among the best paid athletes in the world if you look at what they will earn per hour.change that.
Eicher Motors, Bajaj Auto rev up for battle royal
Rediff.com17 Dec 2017Royal Enfield's sales are equivalent to the global sales of Harley-Davidson, KTM, BMW, Triumph, and Ducati combined, but Bajaj's MD has a counterview.
How the 21st Century Fox deal will change Disney's fortune in India
Rediff.com15 Dec 2017The move will catapult Disney as the country's largest media and entertainment broadcaster, with over $1.3 billion of additional India revenue.
PE funds ready war chest to buy loan defaulters' pie
Rediff.com14 Dec 2017PE funds say they have enough money to buy two or three of the indebted companies and the issue is not cash but the management bandwidth to turn them around.
From Russia with love to the private sector
Rediff.com1 Dec 2017Russian firms expand their footprint in India. And take bigger steps to do business with India's private sector.
Reservation or not, Dalits, OBCs prefer private sector jobs
Rediff.com22 Nov 2017They are looking for white-collar jobs, and in industries that are in the forefront of growth.
SRK, the formidable global businessman
Rediff.com21 Nov 2017It all started from Mumbai. Now, Khan's fan base has spread from the US, UK and West Asia to Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Germany, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Kuwait and Palestine. Of the top 10 Bollywood movies that earned the most overseas, seven had Khan in them.
Would you like your fruit drink frozen, no sugar?
Rediff.com17 Nov 2017Coke draws up Rs 11k-cr plan to sell frozen fruits, juices. Firm also considering launching frozen Fanta and Coke.
A 3-pronged battle to grab 244 mn telecom subscribers
Rediff.com15 Nov 2017Bulk of these customers use 2G phones and are still focused on voice services and might prove useful for both Bharti Airtel and the Idea-Vodafone combine.
The unexplored foreign destinations that want Indian travellers
Rediff.com8 Nov 2017Just an hour or so from the ones we commonly throng to, they promise a lot more for a lot less.
How foreign telcos got bruised in India
Rediff.com5 Oct 2017In effect, companies which put their money in telecom in India would have done much better to keep the cash in bank and earn interest.
Why are our airports in such a mess?
Rediff.com26 Sep 2017Domestic airports across the country are bursting at the seams. And new ones are stuck.