The telecom ministry on Monday said it will review Trai Act and Indian Telegraph Act to address regulatory inadequacies and impediments in the effective discharge of their functions. Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal, while unveiling the draft National Telecom Policy, said that in order to make Trai Act and Indian Telegraph Act more effective as per the current requireme
Microsoft India on Monday launched `Touch Mouse; that it said "makes everyday tasks more fluid and intuitive by using natural gestures instead of clicks". Exclusively designed for Windows 7, it combines the virtues of the old familiar mouse with multi-touch gestures, the company said in a statement. "It marries natural human gestures with the ability
The Telecom Ministry has sought clarifications on various points made by regulator Trai on `Spectrum Management and Licensing Framework` which will form the basis for spectrum allocation. DoT has found variations in the points made by Trai during course of its communication with the regulator on the issue of charging `current price` for spectrum allocated to telecom operators.
Telecom tribunal TDSAT on Monday reserved its order on Bharti Airtel`s plea against the government, which had slapped a penalty of Rs 50 crore on the service provider for alleged violation of licence terms and conditions by issuing bulk mobile connections. A TDSAT bench, headed by its Chairman Justice S B Sinha, reserved order after briefly hearing the Department of Telecom (DoT)
Welcoming the draft National Telecom Policy (NTP), industry players On Tuesday expressed confidence that spectrum would be made available at affordable price, and levies would be rationalised on par with other countries. The draft aims at making available 500 MHz of spectrum by 2020. Also, it plans to do away with roaming charges and allow mobile number portability across the cou
Virtually ruling out any sale of spectrum this fiscal, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday said 300 Mhz of the radio waves would be made available by 2017 and another 200 Mhz by 2020. "We will ensure adequate availability of spectrum and its allocation in a transparent manner through market-related processes," Sibal said while unveiling the draft New Telecom Policy,
Storage solutions firm EMC on Tuesday announced the appointment of Rajesh Janey as the President for its India and SAARC operations. Janey, who takes over from Manoj Chugh, will report to EMC Asia-Pacific/Japan President Steve Leonard, EMC said in a statement. Chugh will now focus on driving the aggressive expansion of EMC`s Global Accounts Programme across the Asi
With 2.2 million fans on social networking site Facebook, IPL powerhouse Mumbai Indians has raced ahead of all other franchisees in the virtual world. Digital marketing agency Red Digital, who created and managed Mumbai Indians` social media presence, said in a release on Monday that the team has become the largest Indian sports brand in social media by having close to 2.2 millio
The draft New Telecom Policy, unveiled on Monday, aims to converge mobile telephony, multimedia and broadcast services, to offer superior experience to customers. "We want to reposition the mobile phone from a mere communication device to an instrument of empowerment that combines communication, with proof of identity, fully secure financial and other transaction capabilitie
Facebook landed on the iPad, releasing software that lets members of the leading online social network connect on Apple`s hot-selling tablet computers. The release of an iPad application on Monday is part of a move by Facebook to stay in synch with modern lifestyles that revolve increasingly around Internet-linked wireless mobile gadgets. "Many of you have bee
Kamal Vachani, the regional director of the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) of India, has been honoured for his efforts to promote Indo-UAE trade in electronics and information technology at the GITEX 2011 exhibition in Dubai. The award was handed over by Indian Ambassador to the UAE M K Lokesh, who also lauded the efforts made by Vachani in assis
The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone confirmed on Monday said that an outage had hit some of its services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Canada-based Research in Motion said it was investigating the disruption that has led to many user reports of not being able to receive or send email, or use instant messaging, or being able to browse the Internet. The p
The European Commission has approved Microsoft Corporation`s proposed USD 8.5 billion acquisition of the Internet voice and video communication provider Skype, saying the deal would not significantly impede competition in Europe. The approval, announced on Monday, appears to be the final step in the technology giant`s effort to acquire Skype. Brad Smith, general co
Construction of the much delayed Rs 2,000 crore SmartCity project at the nearby Kakkanad commenced on Saturday and the first phase is expected to be completed in two years. Within 24 months the project`s first phase would be ready and is expected to provide about 7,000 jobs, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said after performing the "ground breaking ceremony" of the
At a time when major economies worldwide are facing a slowdown, a new international study has suggest that enhancing the speed of broadband networks has the potential to bring in economic benefits worth USD 126 billion for the OECD grouping of mostly developed countries. The study, conducted jointly by Ericsson, Arthur D Little and Chalmers University of Technology in 33 OECD (Or
A webcam has been installed at the world`s highest point to get live view of Mt. Everest to study more accurately the effects of climate change on the tallest peak. The scientists have installed the webcam at Kalapatthar, near the base camp of Mt. Everest, at an altitude of 5,675 metres to study the effects of climate change more accurately. The solar powered camer
With the real estate industry facing a deep slowdown, developers are now taking recourse to social media to promote their properties and attract buyers. "We use the social media to the optimum potential to market our properties. We use these platforms to create awareness and engage our customers proactively. This has increased our sales by 20-25 per cent," Tata Housing
A total of 92,000 electronic voting machines (EVMs) would be used in the local body elections to be held in Tamil Nadu on October 17 and 19. "The Commission will employ 92,451 EVMs across the state. Chennai will have 4,876 polling booths with 20,525 EVMs," a Tamil Nadu State Election Commission release said on Friday. Names of the contestants would be en
Once applauded as the poster boy of India`s economic reforms and now vilified over the 2G scam, the telecom sector is all set to get a glimpse of new norms aimed at cleaning up and rejuvenating the sector with the unveiling of the Draft New Telecom Policy 2011 here tomorrow. With a major thrust on transparency and the investment climate, the New Telecom Policy 2011 (NTP-11) is wi
The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced a monthly stipend of Rs 5,500 for village-level entrepreneurs (VLEs) operating multipurpose `Khidmat (service)` centres in the state. "Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has directed a monthly stipend of Rs 5,500 for each Khidmat centre established in the state, which is a major relief for the 700 youth operating these centres as VLEs
