Set up a plant and we will give you a billion dollars

India is offering more than $1 billion in cash to each semiconductor company that sets up manufacturing units in the country as it seeks to build on its smartphone assembly industry and strengthen its electronics supply chain.

Wants a little independence

A team from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, delivered a working sample of a new RISC-V-based chip in its Shakti series of open-source designs.

A big deal for India 

According to a new report, Samsung is planning to move a big part of its smartphone production to India.

Dave from AT&T stuck at home

India's outsourcing business and call centre networks for foreign companies are taking a bit of a hammering from the India lock-down.

Suspended due to 21 day lock-down

Apple’s manufacturing partners, Foxconn and Wistron have ‘temporarily’ suspended all iPhone production to comply with government of India’s 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of novel coronavirus.

The Indian government has a tricky time ahead

Beancounters at GlobalData have warned that Huawei’s future in India, the world’s second-largest market after China, remains uncertain.

GlobalData sees huge growth

Information and communications technology (ICT) spending in India is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.2 percent from US$101 billion in 2018 to US$144 billion in 2023, according to the latest GlobalData figures.

Huge market

The Indian government has allowed Chinese telecom company Huawei to participate in trials for 5G networks.

Court victory reveals the network under stress

The Indian Government’s court victory over spectrum usage and licence fees might have backfired.

Don't block Huawei

China has told India not to block Huawei from doing business in the country, warning there could be consequences for Indian firms operating in China.