Returns on capital at Chorus (NZSE: CNU) do not inspire confidence
Finding a business that has the potential to grow significantly isn’t easy, but it is possible if we take a look at a few key financial metrics. A common approach is to try to find a business with Return on capital employed (ROCE) which increases, in connection with growth amount capital employed. Put simply, these …
Exactly how I would invest $ 5,000 if I had to start over today
How does the old saying go? If I had known then what I know now, would I have done a lot of things differently? The cliché has survived because it strikes at the heart of a perennial problem with people – we tend to earn most of our wisdom by making costly mistakes. Investors are …
DoT changes licensing standards to ease financial burden on telecom industry
The DoT changed licensing standards to streamline the interest rate for deferred payment of license fees, a move that should ease the financial burden on the telecommunications industry and make it easier to do business. The department will now charge 2% interest on top of the State Bank of India’s One Year Marginal Cost of …
ISRO’s commercial arm to launch its first demand-based communications satellite next year
NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the newly formed commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), will assemble its first demand-based communications satellite for DTH satellite television service provider Tata Sky. The GSAT-24, a 4000 kg class Ku-band satellite with all repeaters dedicated to DTH services, will be launched by Ariane-5 from Arianespace in Europe …
Vodafone Idea elevates Abhijit Kishore to COO
Telecommunications operator Vodafone Idea announced on Friday the appointment of Abhijit Kishore as chief operating officer. He will succeed Ambrish Jain, who will retire at the end of this month. “After a long and glorious stint of 20 years, Ambrish Jain, Chief Operating Officer, will retire from Vodafone Idea at the end of October 2021. …
Agricultural use case of Push satellite Beyond GPS, to analytics and telecommunications
SATELLITE 2021 Still digital The agriculture industry is used to using satellite technology for GPS purposes, and now it is digging deeper into satellite technology and using or exploring the use of imagery and sensing, and telecommunications capabilities. Al Savage, Starfire Network Director for John deere spoke virtually Wednesday as part of the SATELLITE 2021 …
Vodafone Idea elevates Abhijit Kishore to COO
Telecommunications operator Vodafone Idea announced on Friday the appointment of Abhijit Kishore as chief operating officer. He will succeed Ambrish Jain, who will retire at the end of this month. “After a long and glorious stint of 20 years, Ambrish Jain, COO, will retire from Vodafone Idea at the end of October 2021. Ambrish began …
UNICEF and GSM Africell sign agreement to strengthen youth engagement through U-Report –
The UNICEF Gambia office and Gambia’s largest GSM company, Africell, have signed an agreement to support youth engagement and participation in decision-making processes through the U-Report platform. Under a memorandum of understanding signed at the UNICEF offices, Africell will provide free SMS services to U-Report, a free social messaging platform developed and deployed by UNICEF …
K Rajaraman takes charge of telecoms
Tamil Nadu executive IAS officer K Rajaraman took over the new telecommunications secretary on Friday. Its accession comes after the retirement of Anshu Prakash on September 30. “Shri K Rajaraman, IAS (TN: 89) takes over as secretary, @DoT_India in the presence of senior department officials,” a GDP tweet said. He held the post of Additional …
K Rajaraman takes charge of telecoms
Tamil Nadu executive IAS officer K Rajaraman took over the new telecommunications secretary on Friday. Its accession comes after the retirement of Anshu Prakash on September 30. “Shri K Rajaraman, IAS (TN: 89) takes office as secretary, @DoT_India in the presence of senior department officials,” a GDP tweet said. He held the post of Additional …