PortalPanel – Your Free RSS Reader, Bookmarker, Calendar, etc Dashboard & More
Recently I bumped into PortalPanel a Startup from the UK backed by University graduates from Oxford and California Universities with specialization in IT, Marketing and International Law. The initial core competency of PortalPanel is to offer an on line web bookmarking service that is combined with an RSS feed readerContinue Reading
How to Unsubscribe from Airtel, Idea, Reliance Value Added Services ? TRAI’s Balanced Approach
In TRAI’s audit report of the findings of Massive Unauthorized and il-legal Value Added Services Activation, Airtel and Idea resort to maximum unethical business practices. TRAI has released a new set of regulations where in it has not diluted from its original stand of taking confirmation from customers through SMSContinue Reading
3D Printers Adoption Rise – Will it Catch MainStream by 2015 ?
3D printing may sound futuristic , the underlying technology is an evolutionary step, from common inkjet printers that spray ink toner onto paper, to spray extrusion of layers of plastic resin that add up to form a 3D object. Between inception, in 2007, and 2011, sales of 3D printers grewContinue Reading
Top Questions Indian Telecom – Reliance Jio Infocomm, 3G Data , End of CDMA
Apart from the Corrupt Government Practices which has ruined the Telecom Industry of India by vested interest decisions, Indian Wireless Carriers have some tough situations and decisions to make now to ride future growth, we highlight some of the key questions which telecom boardrooms are battling. Reliance Jio Infocomm’s 4GContinue Reading
60% Koreans to Upgrade to LTE – Telcos Deploy LTE-A Network
At time when Indian Telcos are still struggling to upgrade their customers to 3G and designing strategies to offload 3G network traffic to Wi-Fi, Korean Telcos will finish deployment of LTE-A [150 mbps speed, ideally] by the end of this year and in the absence of 5G in near term,Continue Reading
What Raising FDI limits in Indian Telecom to 100% Mean to the Sector ?
On the recommendation of the Telecom Commission, the Government of India is considering to scrap the 74% FDI limit in Telecom Services and raise it to 100% for Foreign Direct Investment. However, the erstwhile 49% cap on the automatic route may still stand under the new regulations if they areContinue Reading
Is Government under Kapil Sibal Dodging Supreme Court Order on Spectrum Auction ?
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) comprising Mr. Kapil Sibal has reverted to TRAI for fresh recommendations on the spectrum reserve price for the third round of auctions. The Honorable Supreme Court of India had ordered the Auction of all 1800MHz Spectrum cancelled in the 2G Spectrum Scam, but Sibal’sContinue Reading
Why Airtel Free Zone Internet for Accessing Google is not Consumer Friendly ? How Google Could Structure the Deal ?
India’s Largest Mobile Carrier, Airtel has entered into a partnership with Google and have launched Free Zone powered by Google [Powered by Google means, Google probably bears the bandwidth access cost like it does in France], which will give Airtel mobile customers access to mobile web search and feature-phone-friendly versionsContinue Reading
A-Vo-ID Group 2G Data Rate Cut an eyewash – 2G Data Still Expensive
The A-Voi-Id [Airtel, Vodafone and Idea] group led by Vodafone has slashed data prices by 80% and Airtel and Idea have cut data usage rates by 90% in the last week. On the first read this is very appealing but in reality the rate cuts apply to pay-per-use plans, applicableContinue Reading