Google is about to face one other investigation over allegations of anti-competitive conduct after the competitors watchdog ordered a probe into the corporate’s conduct within the good TV phase.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI), in an order revealed Tuesday, stated that Google’s conduct “prima facie” in violation of Indian antitrust legal guidelines. “… the Commission, based on the information available on the record (including the submissions made by Google), is prima facie convinced that a case is made out for directing an investigation by the DG (Director General),” the order stated.
The criticism in opposition to Google alleges that the corporate requires that any good TV producer signal agreements requiring that every one Android-based units offered by the producer don’t run any competing implementation of Android. Further, the CCI order famous that these agreements additionally require that producers preinstall the complete suite of Google Apps so as to have the ability to set up any single Google utility.
Google had contended that licensing of the open-source Android Operating System was not conditional on agreeing to the beforehand talked about phrases.
Airtel, Tata group workforce up for 5G community
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel and Tata group just lately introduced a strategic partnership for implementing 5G community options for India.
Airtel and Tata Group/TCS introduced a collaboration for ‘Made in India’ 5G. Tata Group has developed O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network) based mostly Radio and core components and built-in a very indigenous telecom stack, whereas Airtel will pilot and deploy this indigenous answer as a part of its 5G rollout plans in India, with a pilot starting in January 2022.
