Chennai was lucky to get off lightly in this rain, not so the next time

Why did Chennai go under in the recent rains? R Ramasubramanian paints a familiar picture of dismal urban town planning, civic short-sightedness, and rampant development that caused the recent......

From phones to drones, Google looks to firm up India bet

Following in Apple’s footsteps, Alphabet — Google’s parent company — is in advanced talks with Foxconn to manufacture Pixel smartphones in Tamil Nadu, an industrial state......

Ericsson sets up 6G R&D centre in India

Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson on Saturday announced setting up a 6G research and development centre in Chennai. Ericsson is also looking to partner with other premier engineering institutes......

Reliance Jio may not charge a premium for its 5G services initially

Reliance Jio may not ask for a premium for its 5G services in the initial stages of the launch, according to sources in the company. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters The company will roll out 5G......

Nokia to scale up mfg in India by 1.5x to support its 5G service rollout

Telecom gearmaker Nokia will boost its manufacturing capacity in India by 1.5x over the next few years to support the 5G services roll-out, said Tarun Chhabra, the company’s country head of......