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The World Bank Group launched its first digital strategy to help developing countries expand affordable digital access, improve services, and create jobs. The strategy focuses on connectivity, device affordability, digital skills, and AI readiness.
Globally, operators providing coverage to over 80% of the world’s population are participating in the GSMA Open Gateway initiative, said Gorman. “In India, all three of the large operators, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, are part of that,” he added.
Jio Platforms is preparing for its IPO while focusing on debt reduction and bolstering the balance sheet. The company plans to enhance customer engagement and revenue through digital service expansion and 5G monetization strategies. Jio is also exploring satellite connectivity opportunities to ensure broad access to di
The effort shows Ambani pulling out all the stops to make sure the listing, which is on track to become the biggest ever in India, is a success. For a group that has spent years turning Jio into one of India’s largest digital businesses, the IPO is also an opportunity to turn hundreds of thousands of employees and pote
Though Ambani senior still chairs the holding company Jio Platforms, Akash was anointed chairman of its money-spinning telecoms unit in 2022, in what was widely seen as part of the billionaire's succession planning.
Comparable operating profit rose to 605 million euros ($680.20 million) in the third quarter of 2026 from a year-ago 448 million euros, above the average estimate of 453 million euros in a company-provided poll.
Investors bid for 46.50 crore shares against 19.75 crore shares on offer, according to exchange data updated at 2:45 p.m. The milestone sets a new benchmark for the pace of subscription among Indian public offerings, with institutional investors leading demand for the country's largest-ever IPO.
“Our agreement with SoftBank marks an important step toward the future of AI-native networks. By bringing AI and RAN workloads onto common, programmable infrastructure, AI-RAN has the potential to unlock new levels of spectral efficiency while providing the distributed intelligence needed to support physical AI,” said
Higher smartphone prices and cautious consumer spending reduced replacement demand, prompting vendors to implement conservative inventory strategies. Weakening online-focused shipments also contributed to the pressure, while the later timing of Diwali shifted a significant portion of offline festive inventory build-up
Tharoor said several factors, including technology, security concerns, technical details and cost, would determine the outcome, while the final choice would rest with consumers.
These new affordable Airtel prepaid plans are priced at ₹185, ₹203, and ₹206, which offer unlimited local, STD, and roaming calls but no bundled mobile data.
However, they cautioned that any deterioration in Reliance Jio’s financial health would “adversely impact” JPL’s business, while underscoring further risks from technological obsolescence and inability to get desired results from artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) deployments across the company, among oth
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