Webwire: India's telecom policy due April; Cisco appeals MS-Skype deal

Staff writer
16 Feb 2012
00:00

India to announce new telecom policy in April

The Indian government expects to introduce the New Telecom Policy in April, introducing changes aimed at facilitating consolidation and introducing a uniform operating license fee.

Times of India

Cisco appeals EC approval of MS-Skype deal

Cisco has appealed the European Commission's approval of Microsoft's takeover of Skype, months after the deal was completed in October. Cisco wants the EC to retroactively introduce controls ensuring interoperability of Skype with other videoconferencing solutions.

Forbes

Foxconn plant conditions better than norm: FLA

The head of the Fair Labor Association (FLA) - the body investigating the working conditions of iOS product suppliers including Foxconn at Apple's behest - has stated that conditions at the plants are far better than the norm for Chinese manufacturing plants.

Reuters

CAT to invest $10m in APG cable

Thailand's CAT Telecom will invest $10 million in the Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) subsea cable project, which will run between Thailand and eight other APAC nations.

Bangkok Post

Femto Forum renames to Small Cell Forum

The Femto Forum has changed its name to the Small Cell Forum, to reflect the body's focus on all varieties of small cell technologies.

CED Magazine

Nvidia scales back Tegra chip forecast

Graphics chip technology company Nvidia has scaled back its expectations for sales of its Tegra mobile chip range, due to the slower than expected adoption of the line.

Reuters

Atos, EMC, VMware form cloud alliance

Atos, EMC and EMC subsidiary VMware have established an alliance to support open cloud computing, with Atos to launch a new cloud services unit to support the partnership.

Business Journal

UK crime squad shuts down music site

The UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has shut down music sharing site RnBXclusive.com, replacing the home page with a warning that users of the site could face up to 10 years in jail and “an unlimited fine.”

BBC News

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