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Data
– February 2016: India Added Over 7.25 Million GSM Connections
Other Updates:
– Microsoft sues US Govt over right to inform users of surveillance
– Average online monthly spend Rs 9,500 – Amex-Nielsen survey
– Internet Digest: Paytm, Google, Ola, LoanZen & more
– Google and RailTel extend free WiFi across nine more cities
– Magzter now allows interactive ads on its mobile app
– What we’re reading: Facebook, streaming, economics & more
– Every tweet landed a 2 digit sum in Vinayak’s bank account – Mint
– How the Unified Payments Interface will (actually) affect digital wallets
– Airtel is using a web filtering software: Netsweeper
– Apollo Life & Jiyo to launch corporate wellness platform
– BharatMatrimony launches encrypted chat app 2gether
– ShopClues & 9XM tie up to air Sunday Flea Market
– IBNLive to be rebranded as News18
– Amagi launches ad insertion platform for live sports and news feeds
– An overview of India’s cyber security agencies
– Funding Roundup: HashLearn, eKincare, PriceRaja, Horntell & more
– Faasos starts aggregating restaurants and chefs around localities
– Mobile internet suspended in 5 districts of Kashmir
– India to pilot test online agricultural trading facility for farmers in 8 states
– Micromax inaugurates manufacturing plant in Telangana
– Viacom18 makes Narayan Ranjan chief of staff; Soumey Ray new CFO
– How the Unified Payments Interface will affect payment gateways
– Why surge pricing is only one of Uber’s troubles
– Facebook testing terrestrial tech for Internet
– EdTech startup Claned secures $1.4M to expand to India
– Freshdesk acquires Airwoot for an undisclosed amount
– Oxigen Services appoints Saleem Mobhani as new COO
– Star India reshuffles top management; Ajit Mohan made CEO of digital unit
– Flipkart’s chief product officer Punit Soni resigns
– #AppReview: smartbro Range tracks call drops on your phone
– Users spend 8 hours monthly on Facebook: smartapp report
– What info Uber discloses to US regulatory & law enforcement agencies
– T-Series crosses 10M subscribers & 7B views on YouTube
– 38% of debit cards issued in India are on RuPay card network: report
– Lyft users can now get a cab in China & Southeast Asia; India plans?
– Video production startup 90 Seconds raises $7.5 M led by Sequoia India
– Facebook’s live video debuts in Groups and Events
– F8 Conference: App analytics, custom push notifications, Account Kit & more
– Facebook opens bot development on Messenger; are apps irrelevant?
– F8 Conference: Internet.org releases new tools for Free Basics
– AI startup MagicX raises $1 million from multiple investors
– BitGiving will now allow crowdsourcing across categories
– BloombergQuint appoints Menaka Doshi as managing editor
– What payment companies & banks are saying about the Unified Payments Interface
– Only India will be able to compete with US in net & tech innovation – Rajeev Mantri
– India ranks 44th among 50 countries in the Global Connectivity Index: Huawei
– Housing now lets users take a Uber cab to new housing projects
– Flipkart files case against discounts site for copyright violation
– IvyCap secures Rs 300 cr to invest in IoT, AI & other startups
– Updated: Zoomcar program to let car owners lease their vehicles
– Uber makes rides cheaper by up to 22% in 10 non-metro cities
– Indus Towers appoints Hemant Kumar Ruia as CFO
– Airtel Money gets payments bank license from RBI
– UIDAI asks ecommerce companies to stop enabling Aadhaar data collection
– Girnarsoft confirms layoffs; 60 affected by the move
– Transactions in prepaid cards declined by 48% in February 2016
– VegFru secures undisclosed funding from Wingify
– Facebook will allow branded and sponsored content
– No action to be taken against Ringing Bells following FIR: Allahabad HC
– PressPlay appoints Rajesh Vashista as new CTO
– Telenor to launch 4G services in six circles by fiscal end
– Zee Media appoints Rohit Gandhi as Chief Editor for DNA
– IPL 2016: No live scorecards, ball-by-ball coverage without license, IPL tells app developers
– Wallets will look to be a part of NPCI’s Unified Payments Interface
– Airtel buys Aircel’s 4G spectrum in eight circles
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– Deals: VC, PE & M&A In Internet, Mobile, Media in India
– Short Code Services in India
– Circlewise List Of Telecom Operators in India
– Statewise Broadband Subscribers In India
– Digital Payment Companies in India
– Advertising Networks in India
