I wanted a secure web based email interface to communicate in my official capacity as an associate of this blog. Since their were some problems involved in configuring Convergence.In, I decided to use ConvergenceIndia.Com. To setup your free Hotmail like web based e-mail on your own domain, sign up withContinue Reading

OnMobile, Bangalore based company developing innovative mobile solutions in the space of Ads, Speech, IVR is all set to provide a 30 to 45 seconds commercial mobile Ads for one of the Indian cellular operator. (Not Bharti-Airtel, could be Hutch ? Keep guessing) All the consumer has to do isContinue Reading

I read a review of Tata Sky TV which prompted me to peek at Zee’s Dish TV offering. I must admit that I have been lagging behind in using or atleast testing these two services. I was kind of lost thinking that IPTV is the way to go. But letsContinue Reading

TRAI and DOT are determined to impose license fees for 3G spectrum. They have proposed three options – auction, beauty parade and fixed fees. Industry associations, COAI and AUSPI in their presentations didn’t want any fees as they have already paid a hefty entry fees. India has one of theContinue Reading

The number of Indians over 15 years of age accessing the internet rose 7.8% in Q2-2006 to 18.02 million from 16.71 million. India currently ranks at ninth position in terms of total online population. America has retained top slot with 153 million users according to comScore. China and Russia followedContinue Reading

Google has the tradition of pleasing the locale in which it is operating in. I first learnt about this from “The Google Story” – David Vise. To honour the Indian independence day, it has changed its doodle to include the tri-color. And from Convergence.In – linking diversity, Wish You aContinue Reading

DoT has cleared the deck for Aircel to operate in seven more circles in India. Aircel currently operates in the circles of Chennai, TamilNadu, Assam, Orissa, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir and North East India. It has receievd approval from the DoT to start operations in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan,Continue Reading

I should not hesitate to congratulate Hon’ble IT Minister, Dayanidhi Maran for clearing all the hurdles that are in the way of telecom growth story in India. He initiated, chaired and negotiated a meeting of the captains of the Indian Mobile industry asking them to share and efficiently use infrastructureContinue Reading