India has now around one billion mobile subscribers, he added.
Availability of Wi-Fi is also expected to provide local airlines an additional source of revenues amid stiff competition in the fast growing Indian aviation market.
On Monday, the ministry issued two orders, one directing video sharing platform YouTube to block the 20 channels and the other, for blocking of the news websites.
Iga Swiatek on Thursday called for the sport's governing bodies to provide players with more tools to combat online abuse
More than 50 per cent of SIP accounts come from semi-urban and rural areas.
The industry employs about 10 million workforce.
The government is also trying to curb child abuse and pornography and such platforms act as catalysts in these cases.
Nearly 300 Whatsapp groups were being used to mobilise stone-pelters in Kashmir to disrupt security forces' operations at encounter sites, of which 90 per cent have been shut down, a police official said.
Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Infocomm has been chosen the 'Telecom Man of the Year 2004
Consumers can effectively make payments using UPI and other debit cards, credit cards and internet banking across 120 banks and over 120 billers, Xiaomi said.
Telecom connectivity will be gradually restored in a phased manner, keeping in mind the constant threat posed by terrorist organisations in using mobile connectivity to organise terror actions.
Attacks on cyber cafes to protest against the controversial content of websites will adversely affect the Information Technology industry, according to an Internet service providers' body.
Makes it mandatory for the users to register with their real names with the service providers.
China on Friday tightened control over Internet usage making it mandatory for the users to register with their real names with the service providers, belying expectations of opening up after once-in-a-decade leadership change.
Scammers sometimes misuse personal information collected during tax preparation, leading to identity theft or unauthorised financial transactions.
In a move that could bring down national and international telecom tariffs even further, telecom regulator TRAI on Monday sought views from industry and experts to liberalise Internet telephony segment.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has asked the cellular and basic telephony operators to provide Internet facilities to their subscribers by February 13, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Reliance Jio accuses COAI of malafide intention.
The Department of Telecom is in the process of working out new guidelines for revenue calculations of operators having multiple licences, including for Internet services, to check licence fee evasion.
The company has added over 1,300 sites across the two states.
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg launched a free Internet application in Colombia on Wednesday as part of a drive to bring developing markets online, but remained mute on when and if the company would look to move into China.
Amid a raging debate over privacy offered by messaging platforms like WhatsApp, terrorist groups and their handlers from Pakistan are switching to new applications which include one developed by a Turkish company, officials in Srinagar said.
Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea said the Railways should not be permitted to offer commercial services like Wi-fi and voice and video communication.
Verizon Business on Wednesday announced that it has received a letter of intent from the Government of India for the award of licenses for its international and national long-distance services.
Ajit Balakrishnan on learning from past technology revolutions.
Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Communications on Friday said its R-World, will be powered by mobile data services and solutions provider, Motricity, which will deliver complete mobile Internet and data services. The mobile data services portal has been developed on Motricitys mCore platform which powers 3G mobile portals of many leading global 3G service providers.
The telecommunications and Internet services provider Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd has formed a fully owned subsidiary in the US, VSNL America Inc, to offer the Internet protocol-virutal private network solutions in that country.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd on Tuesday announced two tariff schemes for Internet users in the households under which a new telephone connection would be provided to be used only for accessing Internet and for incoming calls.\n\n
The ambiguity arose after notices were sent to lenders for non-payment of service tax under the pre-GST regime
Pakistani authorities blocked video sharing website YouTube for hosting "objectionable content" on Thursday, a day after cutting off access to Facebook over a page featuring blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammed.
Pakistani authorities on Thursday blocked video sharing website YouTube for hosting "objectionable content", a day after cutting off access to Facebook over a page featuring blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammed.
BT group, the UK's incumbent telecom operator will acquire Mumbai-based i2i Enterprise Ltd, a company specialising in Internet protocol services to become a leading global carrier in the local market.
The department of telecom has issued guidelines for Internet service providers proposing to offer virtual private network under which the ISP is permitted to provide such services restricted to its licensed service areas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the 6th India Mobile Congress at Pragati Maidan in Delhi and launched 5G services. The 5G telecom services seek to provide seamless coverage, high data rate, low latency and highly reliable communications system. The three major telecom operators of the country demonstrated one use case each in front of the prime minister to show the potential of 5G technology in India.
Seeks 100% depreciation on hardware and peripherals, exemption of customs duty on goods imported by ISP, seeks measures to increase penetration.
When AI is used to enhance operational efficiency, businesses can deliver the same product or service but with improved quality, faster, or even at a reduced cost
Plans majority stake in JV; to offer NLD, ILD, ISP services.
Hathway Cable Internet, one of the India's largest broadband cable Internet service providers, has introduced new broadband packages -- Liteway and Paceway -- providing high-speed Internet connection.
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