Telecom Tiger 

The net neutrality debate began late 2014 after Bharti Airtel wanted to charge more for calls made over the internet, but was forced to abandon the move after a social media uproar. Early the following year, it was alleged that telcos were violating the principle of net neutrality by tying up with content providers and providing them toll-free access.

The Financial Express 

This is opening up new avenues for using SMS to deliver ancillary services to farmers, going beyond price and weather data to allow the purchase of microinsurance, for example. With over a billion people connected to 4G networks in China, mobile Internet, the Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud computing, and Big Data have transformed farming. In Ruichang, Jiangxi, a mobile app, synced with an insect light trap, monitors pests.

The Pioneer 

By Gautam Mukerjee

Aeroplanes have mysteriously crashed. Identities have been altered. Vital defence software has been compromised or stolen. National elections, most recently, the election of President Donald Trump has been allegedly influenced by Russia. Russia and China are indeed rumored to be the aces at this form of 21st century warfare via the Internet of Things (IoT),

The Economic Times  

By Rahul Sachitanand

They move really fast — there’s no wavering over investment decisions. They encourage portfolio companies to think beyond India, and will facilitate market entry in proximate Asian markets when the time is right. Many of them are consumer internet giants themselves or have close ties with such companies in different parts of Asia. (IoT)

Deccan Herald  

By Chiranjeevi Kulkarni

Artificial intelligence (AI) is gearing up to alert the police on crimes, be it a molestation incident on a city street or a violent protest. Researchers from two Indian institutes and the University of Cambridge, who created quite a stir with their AI-based drone platform for monitoring violent behaviour in people, plan to integrate CCTV cameras for monitoring crimes.

Mint 

By Nandita Mathur 

Big companies such as IBM, Cisco, Qualcomm and a host of Indian startups have begun investing in the IoT space. For instance, according to a 20 June news report, German tech major Bosch is looking to invest ?1,700 crore in the next three years in India as it focuses on IoT and artificial intelligence. The German company is not alone.

Telecom Talk  

By Arpit Sharma

These products will be based on IoT (Internet of Things) technology and will help the users in converting their home into smart homes thus increasing security and protection in their premises. The line-up of Smart Home solutions by Reliance Jio will include Audio dongle, video dongle, smart speaker, Wi-Fi extender, smart plug, outdoor CCTV, TV camera, indoor camera, smoke sensors, sirens, IR blasters, gas leak sensors and more.

Fortune India 

Broadly, the IoT market can be categorised in three segments: Industrial, Consumer, and Services/Public Sector. In the global context, Industrial IoT is expected to drive a majority of the IoT investments, with roughly 50% share of the total IoT spending. Capital-intensive industries view IoT as an important lever to improve operational efficiencies, and hence the IoT investments are typically around use cases in asset optimisations and predictive maintenance, among others.

Deccan Herald 

The traditional approach towards every single process in the industry is very labour-intensive, which will have to change as technology and automation can make the process much more efficient and will help the developers in delivering on their commitments. Big data combined with IoT will also be used for efficient building management in managing energy consumption, improving air quality inside the buildings and enhancing the occupant’s experience and increasing sustainability while reducing operating costs.

The Financial Express  

By Sajan C Kumar

Chennai-based start-up Facilio has set out to change this. As a facilities optimisation platform, it uses Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive sustainable operational efficiency across commercial real estate (CRE) portfolios, or across a portfolio of buildings.