BSNL would soon introduce `Wimax" Broadband Service, equivalent to 4G service in this city, according to a top official. Participating at the Telephone Advisory Committee meeting here last evening, BSNL General Manager S E Rajam said BSNL was establishing rural browsing centres in villages where services are provided at Rs five per hour. So far 21 centres had been set up in
The sale of ATVM Smart Cards on Western Railway has registered a growth of 41 per cent in May 2011 compared to the sale in the same period last year. In May this year, 12436 Smart Cards were sold compared to 8821 in May 2010, a release said. To provide easy, convenient and uninterrupted services to its Smart Card users, WR has launched a special drive to keep all the ATVMs in goo
Revenues of the Indian telecom equipment industry plunged 2.52 per cent to touch Rs 1,17,039 crore in 2010-11 from Rs 1,20,069 crore in the previous fiscal, according to an annual survey by a telecom industry journal. The survey covered over 500 telecom companies in India spanning carrier equipment, enterprise communication equipment, and user device manufacturers.
Leading international business school INSEAD has selected Bharti Enterprises founder and chief Sunil Mittal and McKinsey & Company Global MD Dominic Barton for its Business Leader for the World Award, for their contribution to business and societal growth. The award honours business leaders who have set new standards in building successful, sustainable, global enterprises tha
CBI, probing the 2G spectrum scam, has reminded telecom regulator TRAI to ascertain the exact loss to the government owing to allocation of spectrum to all operators between 2001 and 2008 following varying estimates. The estimates varied between Rs 35,000 crore and Rs 1.76 lakh crore. CBI sources said today a reminder was sent to TRAI as there was no word from the regulator ever
Telecom operators are ready to provide relief to consumers from pesky calls and messages, but are waiting for the Department of Telecom (DoT) to release identified landline number series to tele-marketing firms, says TRAI. "We have written approvals from both public and private telecom operators of their willingness to implement our guidelines," a Trai source said.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL), Mumbai on Wednesday said it has tied up with Atom Technologies, a leading provider of m-Commerce solutions, for enabling its customers to make bill payments through moile or landline phones. MTNL provides telecom services to over 17 lakh customers across Mumbai. This service offers convenience to a vast number of customers to make their bill
Telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has overtaken rival Ericsson in terms of revenue from India during 2010-11, a Voice&Data study said. For 2010-11, NSN`s revenues from India stood at Rs 6,177 crore compared to Rs 6,173 crore registered by Ericsson during the same period, an annual survey by telecom industry journal Voice&Data showed. The
Mobile handsets manufacturer Micromax on Wednesday said it has launched its first push-email (ezmail) phone -- Micromax Q80 -- at Rs 4,999. The phone is 3G & Wi-Fi enabled and comes with a push- email service that allows the users to receive their mails instantly, Micromax said in a statement. Q80 is a dual SIM phone which is designed to run both 3G and 2G enab
American defence major Raytheon on Wednesday said it was in talks with Indian government to offer its expertise for setting up the Rs 1,200-crore National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) project that will facilitate robust information-sharing among law enforcement agencies to combat terror threat. Raytheon India President William L Blair said the company held several rounds of
A fan of Chinese tennis star Li Na, whose popularity soared in the country after she won French Open women`s Championship title recently, plans to cash in on her fame by auctioning a website created in her name. The domain name lina.cn is set to be auctioned next month at reported starting price of 100,000yuan (USD 15,458). The domain name owner is not Li, but Liu
Pan-India telecom operator BSNL on Wednesday announced the launch of telecom services covering the Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage, which will enable nearly 3 lakh devotees to stay connected with their loved ones back home. The Amarnath Yatra is organised every year by the Jammu & Kashmir government in the months of July and August. "We have made BSNL GSM coverage available on
American defence major Raytheon on Wednesday said it was in talks with Indian government to offer its expertise for setting up the Rs 1,200-crore National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) project that will facilitate robust information-sharing among law enforcement agencies to combat terror threat. Raytheon India President William L Blair said the company held several rounds of
Pan-India telecom operator BSNL on Wednesday announced the launch of telecom services covering the Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage, which will enable nearly 3 lakh devotees to stay connected with their loved ones back home. The Amarnath Yatra is organised every year by the Jammu & Kashmir government in the months of July and August. "We have made BSNL GSM coverage available on
A man in the US state of Utah has been charged with animal cruelty after he allegedly ate a live baby rat and posted the video on Facebook, a news report said. In the video, Andy Ray Harris, 31, from Tooele, Utah, appears to put a tiny, hairless rat in his mouth, before chewing and swallowing it. The video appears to show a small rodent, two to three inches long, lying on top of a notepad
After the success of BlackBerry phone, Research in Motion (RIM) on Wednesday entered into fast growing tablet PC market here with its `PlayBook` to compete with the likes of Apple`s iPad and Samsung`s Galaxy Tab. The Canadian firm has launched the PlayBook in India at Rs 27,990 (16 GB), Rs 32,990 (32GB) and Rs 37,990 (64 GB). Globally, PlayBook is available
The national consumer helpline received over 10,700 calls during May this year, an indication of growing popularity of the consumer right protection service. In addition to these telephonic calls/complaints, 383 complaints were also received through online complaint system on NCH website, a Consumer Affairs ministry statement said on Wednesday. The maximum calls were receiv
Two persons, including a Nigerian national, were arrested for allegedly making online purchases to the tune of Rs two lakh using the bank account of an Andhra Pradesh resident, police said in the Capital on Wednesday. They purchased several items from shopping portal Ebay through the account of 32-year-old Venkata Raghu Vara Prasad who lives on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Bharath
IT firm Wipro on Wednesday said it has decided to allot over 1.30 lakh equity shares of Rs 2 each to the eligible employees under its restricted stock unit plan. The administrative committee of the board of directors approved the allotment through its circular resolution of June 21, Wipro said in a filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange. The equity shares were issue
McAfee on Wednesday launched a parental control programme, McAfee Family Protection, that it said protects children of all ages from online risks while allowing them the freedom to safely explore the Internet. "Online concerns for tweens and teens are not what they were two years ago", Venkat Krishnapur, senior director of McAfee India, said in Bangalore.
