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We’ve always wondered how Google would monetize the Web’s most popular Video destination – YouTube, after the $1.6 bn buy out. Google has unveiled Video Ad Units for select publishers who can choose to play Videos on their sites and depending on the content, Google will display overlaid ads. The revenuesContinue Reading

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While BSNL is planning to use the WiMax network for its ambitious 50,000 kiosk project, Motorola is planning to make a comeback as wirless giant in the US. BSNL is a truly government organization with several layers of fat making it difficult to move briskly. BSNL has the largest networkContinue Reading

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There is a massive rush from different corners of corporate India to run mobile services. It all started with realty firm Parsvnath Developers,  followed by Unitech and DLF. IndiaBulls, retail stock broking chain has also thrown its hat in the ring. Existing operators, HFCL and Spice who have slept over aContinue Reading

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As web applications get more and more bandwidth intensive, Google can’t afford to sit quiet and dance to the tune of Telcos. Last week Om wrote about Google’s Trans-oceanic bandwidth needs. Latest reports suggest, Google is reportedly in talks with Reliance Communication’s Flag Telecom to lease 500Gb of dark fibre at around $100 million.Continue Reading

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Is it under the inspiration of Indian Idol or Contest2Win ? I am unsure, but India Ka Hero for sure is a neat idea to let users exhibit their talent and let others choose the most talented. India Ka Hero has launched four contests and the prizes for each ofContinue Reading

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TRAI has initiated a consultation paper [PDF] on how to accelerate the growth of broadband services in India. At the end of June-2007, there were 2.52 Million broadband subscribers in India. TRAI’s target for 2007 is 9 million and is is likely that we will not even touch the half way mark 🙂Continue Reading

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Accelerated coverage into interiors of India helped mobile operators add more cellular subscribers in August-07. As usual, RCom doesn’t have its numbers yet[Ambani doesn’t want to be first here ?] and excluding it, GSM operators added 5.95 million subscribers in August-07 taking the total GSM subscriber base to 147 million. Bharti Airtel continuesContinue Reading