Digital services News

About 58 per cent healthcare industry professionals globally believe that digital transformation initiatives would be slowed down. Digital transformation involves the implementation of emerging technologies. Inflation and costs pressures may force companies to scale back focus and investment in digitalization projects.

According to the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)'s recommendations are progressive and in line with the debates in the industry and user groups that had been raging for the last two years.

Telecom giant Bharti Airtel has partnered cab aggregator Ola to offer a range of digital services to customers.

In the latest, Idea Cellular entred in the digital services on Monday. The telecom major launched services with `Digital Idea` and launched three new mobile apps -- Idea Music Lounge, Idea Movie Club and Idea Game Spark.

Intelligent mapping systems are the basis on which self-driving cars linked to wireless networks can perform intelligent functions such as recalculating a route if data about a traffic jam or an accident is transmitted to the car.

Wipro Thursday said it will acquire global strategic design firm Designit for 85 million euros (about Rs 595 crore), a move aimed at strengthening the digital services business of the country's third largest software services company.

India's third-largest IT services firm Wipro expects its headcount to come down by about 47,000 in the next three years as it stresses on automation, artificial intelligence and digital services.

A strong demand for digital services in the US and Europe is helping strengthen the topline of HCL Technologies with mid-sized deals in the range of USD 10-25 million coming through this quarter for the IT services major.

Country's largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) expects digital platforms like cloud, Big Data and mobility solutions to bring in cumulative revenues of over USD 5 billion in next few years.