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Things that could still turn the tide for the Indian telecom operators..
It was a real pleasure listening to Hans Vestberg, President and CEO …
The case of OnePlus: An excellent 4G phone, but flawed market strategy
CMR is not into the business of reviewing phones as they come. …
News clippings from Jammu & Kashmir have been replete with instances of …
Is Micromax sensing the market wrong?
Handset maker Micromax is going in the opposite direction as against the …
To push manufacturing, India also needs an IBM
Recently, I had a chance to read an interesting book, ‘Strategy Rules’ …
Difficult road ahead for Phicomm in India
With nothing path breaking to offer, stiff competition at the hands of …
Airtel’s Chinese banks loan may impact ‘Make in India’
Recently, China Development Bank and Industrial Commercial Bank of China agreed to …
When will online stores start reading the consumer’s mind?
Come any national festival of the country and we see banners popping …
Not ‘flash’ sales but increased pace of innovation, faster time-to-market and building on core strengths can help Micromax
Micromax recently said that they will embrace the ‘flash sale’ online selling …
How well planned ESDM initiatives can strengthen integration of the two regions of Jammu and Kashmir
Finally we have a state government in place for Jammu and Kashmir; …
Yesterday, at the Apple Spring Forward event, Apple debuted the ResearchKit, an …
India Datacard Market: Ascendance of MiFi Devices
India is one of the fastest growing technology markets. In the past …
Healthcare Sector Expectations from the Union Budget 2015-16
Over the past many years, India has undertaken significant strides in overcoming …
m-Health to the Rescue: Addressing the challenges of Availability, Accessibility and Affordability of Quality Healthcare Services in India
Since independence in 1947, India has made significant achievements in improving healthcare …
Technology Boom or Apocalypse: Where are we headed?
By Saikat Mookherjee, AVP-Research & Consulting, CMR and Vishaal Bhatnagar, AVP-Public Sector …
Restricting competition to healthy levels within the India Telecoms Sector: A Possible Way Forward
Vodafone’s India chief, Marten Pieters rightly said on the sidelines of an …
Mobile Intercom for the Home Segment
Ah! There used to be such a thing called Intercom. Although in …
Envisioning a Smart Village: A Roadmap for India
India is a country of villages. Any product or solution that has …
Are we on the right track with the ESDM opportunity?
Need for an integrated approach for India to emerge as a global …
Making Digital India Programme Successful: Let’s complete the homework first
A lot of e-, d- and i- initiatives have been kicked off …
India Aerospace and Defence Sector: Challenges faced by Start-ups
The India aerospace and defence sector has seen a steep growth in …
Emergence of a Third Front in the India Mobile Handsets Industry: Lessons for Home-Grown Brands
Politics and the mobile handset industry in India seem to be following …
Nokia’s suspension of Manufacturing at Chennai plant: A setback to ‘Make in India’, Challenge to Policymakers
India consumes around 250 mn mobile handsets annually. The industry contributes close …
India Post, Indian Railways and State Bank of India can form Country’s biggest e-Commerce Platform
e-Tailing, e-Commerce, online selling…these are some of the terms we use for …
What the Motorola Mobility acquisition means for Lenovo’s future in the India smartphones market
Now that the US$ 2.9 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility is complete, …
Too much being read into Skype’s decision to discontinue calls to India based mobiles and landlines
The announcement by Microsoft that Skype users within India would henceforth not …
NetEvents 2014 Phuket, Thailand: In the last couple of years Software Defined …
Nokia’s first ever Android smartphone
Four months ago on a busy Monday morning I remember to come …
The curious case of Blackberry
A year ago RIM (now Blackberry) was one of the most discussed …
Cloud set to make a mark in telephony-based support services offered by the India SMB sector: VMC Technologies’ MCube Cloud-based solution making inroads
An SMB IT organisation is always faced with the challenge of in-house …
Gionee need to crystallise their India Mobile Handsets Go-To-Market Strategy
Recently, I had a chance to interact with Gionee’s India marketing team. …
Kerala – A Biotechnology Roadmap to the Future
Kerala is one of the fastest growing States in India, possessing a …
Why I believe Hybrid Cloud Solutions are here to stay…
December 5, 2013: During the recent Netevents APAC Cloud Summit Singapore 2013, …
Videocon d2h, a potential Smart Homes platform in India
Videocon d2h, one of the youngest digital satellite TV operators in India, …
New Device Launches at Nokia World 2013: The Shape of Things to Come
I was part of #Nokia World 2013 and among a group of …
PT/EXPOCOMM: A gateway to the ICT industry in China
For the last 20 years, the PT / EXPO COMM 2013 Beijing …
My wish list of user-friendly improvisations in yet-to-be launched mobile devices: 1
As somebody closely monitoring mobile phone and tablet markets on a day-to-day …
Samsung Galaxy Round arrives; takes the war for innovation and smartphones market dominance to a new level
Samsung announced the launch of the Galaxy Round, the world’s first ever …
#DAACIndia 2013: Musings of a CMR Analyst
TCPIP Framework: Aiming to leverage its technology solutions delivery expertise to build …
Leveraging Predictive Analytics and M2M to offer Proactive Tech Support to customers
At the recently held DAAC India 2013 Bangalore, among several things, we …
Interview with Mr. Steven Qu, President, Asia-Pacific, Global Sales Department, PHICOMM
The last few quarters witnessed a couple of Chinese ODM partners directly …
Opera set to ride surge in smartphone shipments in India
Opera recently announced partnering with seven OEMs in India for pre-load of …
Interview with Dr. L V Qian Hao, Head of Handsets Strategy, Handsets Strategy and Marketing Department, ZTE Corporation
A couple of months back ZTE entered the India smartphones market with …
India Fab Approval by the Union Cabinet: Domestic Electronics Manufacturing on the Rise?
The approval of the Union Cabinet for setting up of two Fabs …
iPhone 5s and 5c: Apple competing on price, not innovation
Every year during the month of September there is a section of …
Will Apple finally emerge as a volume leader in emerging markets with the launch of iPhone 5c?
Now that the veil has been lifted on the mystery shrouding Apple’s …
Microsoft buy-out of Nokia: Impact on various elements of the Mobile phone ecosystem
Nokia had its best quarter ever for its Lumia Windows Phone line, …
Inclusive Skill Development and Employability in India
with inputs from Vishaal Bhatnagar, Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, CMR These …
Micromax ‘Canvas 4’ launch to woo discerning smartphone customers: door left ajar for further technology upgrades
Indian smartphone vendor, Micromax is expected to shortly roll out its latest …
I can say undoubtedly that I am a heavy user and a …
With contribution from Vishaal Bhatnagar, Associate Vice President, Marketing, Public Sector and …
State-owned TSPs forced to give up without a fight?! The likely decision …