John Ribeiro

Vodafone Group PLC has reserved the right to terminate its agreement with Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. (HTIL) if a "prohibition" comes in the way of its US$11.1 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar Ltd., an Indian mobile services company.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and the development fund of the GSM Association (GSMA), which represents the interests of GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) operators, have started a pilot project to develop biofuels to power rural India's wireless networks.

Yahoo Inc. has introduced portals in India in seven local languages, to cater to the hundreds of millions of Indians expected to come online in the next few years.

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB will get its GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) mobile phones made in India by contract manufacturers, starting with entry-level color phones and mid-level phones with music.

Microsoft Corp.'s research lab in India has teamed up with Indian outsourcer, Infosys Technologies Ltd., to research issues in software engineering.

Microsoft Corp. is working with the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) and the international police force Interpol to help fight online child abuse in India.

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British insurance company Aviva plc has transferred 1,600 employees from its Indian outsourcing provider to Aviva's own subsidiary in India, Aviva Global Services.