The common link in all the mobile phone advertisements today from Idea, Airtel, Aircel, LG and Vodafone is that none emphasises what most customers think to be the core value of the product: making and receiving calls.

3G services could go a long way in driving broadband penetration in India. But the challenge is to ensure that the common man can afford the services.

After some hard-nosed bargaining, IPL 2 buries the hatchet with the sponsors and the broadcaster.

Reliance Communications has maintained its position as by far the largest CDMA operator and amongst the top two wireless operators in the country. Its GSM launch was part of a well-crafted strategy to increase the market share. With an aggressive pan-India launch of its GSM services, it has put rivals on notice. Rishi Joshi reports.

The second season of the IPL could provide some muchneeded cash flow for India Inc., though uncertainty about security remains a concern.

We tried out the new BlackBerry Bold from Research in Motion (RIM) a few months ago.Now we try out its three brand-new smaller siblings.

It’s still the leader in terms of eyeballs it attracts but STAR doesn’t dominate the way it once did, thanks to increasing competition from a clutch of new kids on the broadcasting block.

88 corporate bigwigs faced off at our annual golf event. Winners will play the championship finals to be held in Delhi.

As yet another Blackberry was launched in India, the device is being projected as a convergence tool that can be a laptop-cum-e-mailing device as well as a mobile phone and a MP3 player for Indian consumers.

The Ambani brothers love to make announcements around their father’s birth anniversary on December 28. This year, while Mukesh started off the Reliance Petroleum refinery on December 25, Anil announced the GSM launch on December 30.

A host of small start-ups in India are eyeing ‘local’ search as the next big business opportunity on the Internet.

As outbound deals dry up, the I-bank league tables throw up new names at the top. Theme for 2009: Domestic consolidation.

It has been talked about for months. Now the 3G network is on the verge of arrival in India. But it could also be the 4G straightaway.

Dollars are pouring in for telecom licences and scarce 2G spectrum, but the government isn’t gaining. A bunch of companies are. The Telecom Minister is to blame.

With the Indian IT market expected to grow at an estimated CAGR of 18 per cent over the next five years, foreign IT giants aren't just dominating the market, they're opening up new segments and setting the agenda for some categories. Rahul Sachitanand and Kushan Mitra tell you about the twists and turns.

At the end of the day, they’re not ‘just phones’.

MTNL and BSNL have the firstmover advantage.

With TRAI’s proposals suggesting that the DoT permit MVNO services in India, the picture is getting slightly clearer. Grey areas, though, still remain.

With the left no longer in the equation, the government, perhaps, thought it was an opportune moment to push ahead with state-owned telecom major BSNL’s proposed $10-billion (Rs 43,000-crore) IPO plans.

Rather than developed markets, Google may find that its fortunes lie in emerging economies, where mobile phone sales are skyrocketing. India’s R&D and market will play a key role in Google’s next wave.