Google to help India set up base for free Wi-Fi at 500 railway stations
India will play a big part in driving technology forward in the future, Google CEO Sunder Pichai said and praised PM Narendra Modi for accelerating India’s effort to become the next global hot bed of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Microsoft to take low-cost broadband tech to 5 lakh villages
Microsoft’s plan is to partner with the Indian government to bring in low-cost broadband connectivity to 500,000 villages in India. “We believe that low-cost broad band connectivity coupled with the scale of cloud computing intelligence that can be harnessed from data can help drive creativity, efficiency and productivity across governments and businesses of all sizes,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said.
Microsoft to set up cloud computing systems
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said it will announce cloud computing systems from data centers in India next week, calling it a “big milestone”.
Qualcomm to invest $150 million in India
In an effort to push Digital India initiative, chipmaker Qualcomm said it will invest $150 million for Indian start-ups in the mobile and internet-of-everything (IoE) ecosystem. “We are committed to providing local innovative start-ups with the support needed to help India’s IOE (Internet of Everything) ecosystem grow, increasing consumer choice and availability,” Qualcomm executive chairman Paul E Jacobs said.
Qualcomm innovation lab to be set up in Bengaluru
“An innovation lab will be set up in Bengaluru to provide technical and engineering support to Indian companies, and we will support multiple Indian mobile device design companies,” Qualcomm said. “Through a design challenge, innovative product and hardware companies will be identified who will receive technical and engineering support in the Qualcomm innovation lab,” it added.
