VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India, has selected Accenture to review investment proposals from global technology providers and investors interested in building semiconductor fabrication units (fabs) in India.  "With an investment scope of billions of US dollars, this strategic project holds considerable promise for Indian manufacturing. By bringing together investors, manufacturers and the Government of India, this initiative will help build the critical collaboration that is needed to bridge the gap in domestic semiconductor production," said Krishna Giri, Managing Partner/Director, Accenture's Health & Public Services business in India. As part of a management consulting engagement, Accenture will work in two phases to help the Government assess companies interested in building semiconductor fabs in India. The first phase includes the development of a template...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE In an attempt to meet the shortage, the Government is likely to allow sharing of spectrum among telecom operators. Such an initiative will help in overcoming the shortage of spectrum which has been affecting the quality of mobile services for a long time. This move from the Government is said to help smaller operators with less subscribers to earn revenues by way of sharing spectrum lying vacant with them. There are several operators that have spectrum but are yet to start/roll-out services. Most of these operators include the new service providers who got licences and 2G spectrum in 2008. Sharing of spectrum will help in easing the pressure on operators and generate additional revenues for the Government by way of increasing subscribers. For More Details See www.varindia.com