The fastest broadband city in the world is Masan in South Korea, according to an analysis.
Despite these successes, Railway Minister Prabhu has had his share of criticism.
India must change approach and have better access to networks to fulfil its digitisation dream.
Now control the air-conditioning in your room from office!
Samsung Galaxy i899 will offer an enhanced experience of seamless speed data on the move, offering speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps to Reliance Mobile customers.
Auction of 3G spectrum (air waves) is slated to commence on January 14, but has been plagued by differences between Defence and Telecom Ministries over vacation of spectrum for civilian use.
'The constant evolution of the Internet is providing new avenues for malware authors and cybercriminals to exploit innocent users for financial gain.'
Tata Teleservices has become the first service provider to offer mobile TV on high speed broadband wireless by launching Photon TV, which allows users to access channels on desktops and laptops.
"Tech Mahindra is way too dependent on one sector, telecom, and one client," said an analyst. Satyam will not only give it access to different business verticals but also key clients. But Tech Mahindra have been concerned over the recent client loss Satyam has witnessed. Another big concern is the liabilities Satyam will have to face due to the 13 US class-action suits, the unresolved Upaid case, as well as lack of clarity on client and employee details.
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The public sector unit had borrowed Rs 7,500 crore (Rs 75 billion) in the last one month to pay the government for acquiring 3G and Broadband Wireless Access spectrum in the two metros of Delhi and Mumbai.
State run BSNL on Monday it paid Rs 8,313.8 crore (Rs 83.13 billion) for Broadband Wireless Access spectrum, two days after the deadline expired, prompting the government to slap a penalty of Rs 30 crore (Rs 300 million) on the PSU.
"In all cases it appears the impact was minor and the issues were quickly resolved," an ICANN spokesperson said.
Affordability and broadband will be the two major factors that will help tap the remaining market.
India's controversial 3G auction has attracted the attention from some very unusual quarters.
The firm is looking to raise as much as Rs 1,000 crore through short-term commercial paper.
The money, together with disinvestment proceeds, is crucial for Mukherjee to meet his fiscal deficit target of 5.5 per cent for 2010-11 from 6.7 per cent in 2009-10.
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries on Friday agreed to acquire Infotel for Rs 4,800 crore (Rs 48 billion) in a deal that values the Mahendra Nahata group internet service provider at about Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion).
"India will lose its way in the online digital revolution just like it did during the industrial revolution if the government does not take proactive measures to make broadband cheaper and easily accessible," Ajit Balakrishnan, founder and CEO of rediff.com, said.
What we want from spectrum allocation is access to broadband networks at prices that will result in productivity gains.
Consolidated revenue rose to a record Rs 163,854 crore.
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a glittering star cluster, resembling an opulent diamond tapestry, that contains a collection of some of the brightest stars seen in our Milky Way galaxy.
The Rs 67,700 crore (Rs 677 billion) revenue mop up from the auction of 3G licence will help the government cut its fiscal deficit to nearly 4.9 per cent from 5.5 per cent of GDP projected in the Budget.
UP East tops number of rural internet users; Urban internet subscriber base stands at 231 million, rural at 112 million
Union Minister of State for Communication Sachin Pilot on Thursday said that efforts are on to increase the teledensity in the country to 40 per cent by 2014.
The partnership would allow Tata Indicom broadband customers to set up Wi-Fi hotspots at their premises instantly, the company said.
The focus was on the role that the media and entertainment industry can play in development and generation of employment opportunities in India
Complimenting West Bengal government, Mukesh Ambani said, "We have got all the approvals in a time-bound manner."
Kerala has about 1,400 villages and 999 panchayats, and this initiative is expected to provide a major boost to the Akshaya scheme.
Global software major International Business Machines' chief executive Samuel Palmisano believes the government's $30-billion information technology investments may create over 900,000 jobs.
These connected-by-MTNL products would be available through Dell's distribution channels in Mumbai and Delhi very soon.
Faster connectivity, a host of value added services like internet TV, video-on-demand, audio-video calls and high-speed data exchange will soon be a reality in India as one of the biggest auctions begins today for 3G spectrum.
The government has set base prices for all the 22 zones at Rs 3,500 crore.
Foreign companies, except those already present in India, have stayed away from the auction of third-generation mobile spectrum, or 3G, though two new ones are keen on broadband wireless access.Not one new foreign company has applied for 3G. The last day for showing interest in bidding for 3G and BWA spectrum drew to a close on Friday.
The last date for applying for both 3G and BWA spectrum is today. Auction for BWA spectrum will begin on April 11.
Developed by Pune-based Great Software Laboratory Pvt Ltd (GS Lab), this virtual classroom tool "kPoint" is a concept which is fast catching up in the city.
WiMAX technology provides wireless transmission of data using a variety of modes.
Google, the world's largest search engine and one of the biggest internet brands, is understood to be eyeing opportunities in the third generation of mobile telephony, or 3G, in India.
A delay would also result in a loss of opportunity to add at least 10 million broadband customers per year, which would have helped increase broadband penetration. India had a total of 5.65 million broadband connections as on January 31, 2009, way below the 9-million subscriber target set by the DoT for 2007. The meagre growth -- the country is adding around 1 million subscribers per annum -- will make it difficult to meet the government's target of 20 million users by 2010.
Performance is considered a major reason why Ravi Shankar Prasad might have had to leave telecom.
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