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Calcutta Telephones – BSNL Kolkatta is planning to provide free calls to its ITPV subscribers on BSNL fixed line phones. The calls are likely to be powered by VoIP technology and BSNL plans to waive the upload / download bandwidth used by such calls. I don’t find a compelling reason to subscribeContinue Reading

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Recall, few weeks ago the Indian IT Minister, Mr. Maran said that 2007 will be a year of Broadband in India. I have been speed testing BSNL – DataOne broadband at several places in Bangalore / Bengalooru. I have used one international and one local [Airtel Broadband Hosted] website to conduct the speed testsContinue Reading

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IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran who last week had hinted about boosting broadband intertent in India has made a public announcement at India Telecom 2006 that BSNL will kiss goodbye to 256 KBPs very soon and will move towards broadband internet at 1 MBPs. Well that’s a slightly over optimistic promise butContinue Reading

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I am a big fan of IP based technologies and count my vote if you believe every device will be reachable by an IP few years from now. However, when I read about IPTV in India, I am a bit disappointed by the underlying broadband infrastructure Indian telcos have uponContinue Reading

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Anil Ambani managed Reliance Communications has bounced back and not only aims to be the leader in Indian market but also globally. Here is an insight into the business of Reliance Communications Ltd. Post split of the Reliance empire built by the controversial Polyester Prince, Dhirubhai Ambnai, Reliance Communications LtdContinue Reading

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After shaping the Indian Mobile phone industry, IT Minister Mr. Dayanidhi Maran has set his sight on the state of broadband in India. During the opening of Ericsson R&D center in Chennai, Mr Maran said, “Goodbye 256 KBPs. The public sector telecom companies, BSNL and MTNL, are working towards proactiveContinue Reading

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Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries Limited has chalked out plans for a private PAN-India GSM network to power the backend of Reliance Retail and other new ventures[ Oil Retailing and Reliance SEZ]. Mukesh Ambani, the big embracer of CDMA has embarassed the CDMA community [J/K] by opting for a combination of GSM and WiMaxContinue Reading

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IAMAI, released a report (I-Cube) on a study conducted by IAMI jointly with IMRB International. Excerpts from the report are as follows.   Indian metros have the highest percentage of active Internet users. Mumbai leading the pack with 2.6 Million active users. The share of internet users from smaller towns hasContinue Reading