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Reports

Vodafone Idea, Jio deploying blockchain tech to keep spammers at bay

May be world’s largest blockchain solution use case in telecom: Analysts. More than a billion mobile phone users can expect a significant respite from pesky calls and messages, as Vodafone IdeaNSE 0.78 % and Reliance Jio Infocomm start to roll out ...more

Enterprise

Facebook plans to launch 'GlobalCoin' cryptocurrency in 2020

Mark Zuckerberg met governor of Bank of England last month to discuss decision. Facebook is planning to launch its own cryptocurrency in early 2020, allowing users to make digital payments in a dozen countries. ...more

Legal & Patents

Apple accused of selling iTunes customers’ data

Apple Inc was sued by customers who claim the company is unlawfully disclosing and selling information about people’s iTunes purchases as well as their personal data, contrary to the company’s promise in advertising that ‘What happens on your iPhone. stays on your iPhone’. ...more

Policy & Regulation

COAI urges new govt to ease telecom sector's financial woes, review spectrum prices

The industry hopes that the current level of 30 per cent levy would be reduced to provide a breather to the stressed sector. ...more