IPTV in India – An Insight
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
Indian Government planning advanced web censoring system
Recall 17th of July 2006, days after the Mumbia blast, the government directed ISPs to block several websites and blogs which were perceived as threat to Indian national security. However, our ISPs didn’t know how to selectively block and they blocked the entire domains such as “*.blogspot.com” etc. The governmentContinue Reading
Reliance Communications – The RoadMap
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
Google to power Airtel Live Mobile services
Earlier this month, during Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer’s visit to India, Hucth and Microsoft announced that Windows Live Search for Mobile will power Hutch customers’ mobile searches. Since then the search engine giant, Google Inc was searching for a partner in India and in line with it’s track record, it hasContinue Reading
Reliance Communications $700 Million contract to ZTE
If Mukesh Ambani is lobbying with the External Affairs and Home minsitry to get clearances for 2,000 Chinese workers, his younger brother, Anil has awarded $700 Million equipment contract to ZTE for expansion of GSM services offered through Reliance Telecom. ZTE won this race over Huwaeii, Alcatel and Motorola. This is a major breakthroughContinue Reading
Broadband in India gets a boost from Maran
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
Aircel inches closer to PAN India coverage
Maxis Telecom controlled Aircel today secured clearances from FIBP and also Unified Access Service License [UASL] [2G] from DoT to operate in the cellular circles of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Kerala, Kolkata, Uttar Pradesh (east) and Uttar Pradesh (west). Read about Aircel’s current operations and the licenses it secured in AugustContinue Reading
Reliance Retail plans all India GSM WiMax Network
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
3G Trials in 20 Indian cities by 8 cellular operators
Close of the heels of CDMA operators obtaining spectrum for 3G trials in India, 8 cellcos of the GSM lobby have obtained approval from the DoT to conduct trial runs in 20 Indian cities. CDMA operators have been approved to conduct trials in 1900MHz band but unsure of the cities. They areContinue Reading