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OTT services refer to applications and services that are accessible over the internet and ride on an operator's network. Skype, Viber, WhatsApp and Hike are some of the popular and widely-used OTT services.
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Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp could soon make a foray into digital payment services starting with India and is looking to hire a digital transactions head for the country.
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Telecom regulator TRAI today extended the last date for comments on the contentious Net neutrality by a month to March 15.
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"This has been in the works for some time and we are glad that we are launching the service from India, which has our largest userbase. Like voice calls, video calls are also going to be dynamic i.e. depending on the quality of network, the video will adjust accordingly," WhatsApp Head of Business Neeraj Arora said.
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Hike Messenger has raised USD 175 million in a fresh round of funding led by Tencent Holdings and Foxconn Technology Group, joining the coveted 'unicorn' club of startups with a valuation of almost USD 1.4 billion.
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"Our team at Viber has been working hard to give you more control over your private conversations. Today we are taking another step in this direction by making your private communication even safer through end-to-end encryption, hidden chats and message deletion," Viber COO Michael Shmilov said in a blogpost.
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"Government policy on net neutrality shall be finalised after taking into account recommendations of committee constituted at Department of Telecommunication, recommendations of Trai and other inputs to the government," Prasad said.
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"Developing the app has been a two year journey. The platform ensures security of users through the various features and at the same time, availability of the desktop version ensures that those without smartphones can use the platform," n-gage founder and CEO Ajit Patel told PTI.
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) sources say that the regulators are in 'No emergency' to decide norms for the free internet policy.
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CNBC-TV18 learns that Trai has backed the Department of Telecom panel's recommendations to regulate voice services by over-the-top players.
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Speaking to CNBC-TV18 Rajeev Chandrashekar, former CEO of BPL Mobile says the report is vague and the government needs to lay out clear rules with respect to net neutrality.
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The panel wants domestic calls from services like Viber, WhatsApp to be regulated but it wants no such thing for international calls and messages
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Medianama's Nikhil Pahwa feels telecom operators are wrong in assuming that voice calls over applications like whatsapp and viber are cannibalizing their revenues
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The DoT's internal committee has recommended regulation of voice based services like Whatsapp and Viber but the government will seek public comments on this issue on July 13. Malvika Jain reports that if the government accepts the recommendations of the DoT panel, telcos may have to seek approval before notifying new tariff plans.
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The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said that the "support" has come through SMSes and voice calls made as part of this campaign over the past week and "the entire mobile number database of supporters is auditable on request by the appropriate agency"
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In the press conference held Friday, telecom service providers said they do not want all applications to be brought under a licensing regime.
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Details of the decision to withdraw from Internet.org, which was launched in February this year in India, could not come through as an e-mail query went unanswered.
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"We (telecom operators, social media and over-the-top players) are good for each other but they, regulators and politicians must understand that networks' investment must be on reasonable terms. Gone are the days when telecom companies were making large amounts of money," Mittal said.
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Airtel's decision to charge data used in VoIP calls separately makes clear the competitive pressures the telecom industry faces – not just from rivals but also from the fast-changing nature of technology itself.
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Calling it 'unexpected, bold and risky move' Kotak has a neutral rating on the stock. It also feels that such a move opens up the possibility of an existing or a new competitor to use this as a fairly strong competitive differentiation plank.
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Romal Shetty does not expect Bharti's move to raise VoIP prices to ensue a pricing war between operators because over the last few years they had decided not to play the price game and have in fact tried to improve pricing.
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Rakuten said the all-cash deal would give it access to 2.5 million new customers in the United States, Canada, South Korea and China.
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Young Turks‘s Megha Vishwanath catches up with Talmon Marco, Founder and CEO of Viber in an exclusive conversation where he shares his key takeaways and learning‘s across his journey in setting up Viber.
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WhatsApp has become a desirable way to stay connected with each other in a discreet manner and through the phone, something that Facebook could never offer
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Over-the-top content is proving to be a headache for telecom companies. Mobile apps such as Whatsapp, Viber, Line and WeChat offer messaging and voice services over the internet, chipping away at the revenues of telecom companies
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