Bank account holders can soon make purchases through transfer of funds from their account to the merchant`s, using the interbank mobile payment system (IMPS), the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said on Wednesday. "Three months from now, we will launch this project on a pilot basis," NPCI Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer A P Hota told reporters on th
For the success of mobile banking facility, there is a need to spread awareness and educate customers about its benefits, industry experts said. "Mobile phones have become an essential communication tool for almost every individual. Yet, m-banking has not been widely accepted as a financial transaction channel due to lack of awareness about the system," ICICI Bank Head (Mobile
Techcom, one of the leading brands in IT peripherals and consumer electronics, on Wednesday announced entering into southern markets by launching two new handsets aiming expansion, a senior company official said. The latest models 135 and T65, which come with a bouquet of pre-loaded multimedia features, cater to the segment of user on move, he said. The launch of the phones mark
Indigenous telecom equipment manufacturer Teracom on Wednesday said it has emerged as one of the successful winners in the first-ever online-reverse auction purchase for 3G USB (Universal Serial Bus) datacard by state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). This is first time BSNL conducted an online-reverse auction after opening the financial bid prices submitted by various prospect
Getting trade licences, birth and death certificates or securing sanction of building plans online can be a reality for Delhiites from July this year. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to make 71 services of its 40 departments online by that timeframe as part of its ambitious e-governance project. Officials said trial runs for the software applications have been car
India`s leading telecom player Bharti Airtel, which has operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, on Tuesday launched 3G services in Jodhpur. It said its customers in Jodhpur can now experience a wide array of exciting services on Airtel 3G - high speed mobile Internet, mobile TV entertainment, video calls, live streaming of videos and on-the-go social networking. The l
The Obama Administration has laid out plans for international cooperation in making the Internet more secure and has said that it will strike back to any hostile attack in cyberspace. According to the policy document, the United States will, along with other nations, encourage responsible behavior and oppose those who would seek to disrupt networks and systems, thereby dissuading and de
Singapore-based software applications developer U2opia Mobile has developed a new application for mobile phones that will allow them to access Facebook on all kind of handsets without paying for a data connection. "We are using USSD technology, which will enable users to access Facebook without having a GPRS connection on their phones," said Sumesh Menon, the co-founder and CE
The government is embarking on an innovative digital economy framework that will culminate in the development of a Digital Malaysia Masterplan, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said here on Wednesday. He said this was a centralised approach the country was adopting to harvest key opportunities arising from the global shift from analogue to digital. "With the rapid growth of b
IT company Sify Technologies has bagged the `Best Data Centre` and `Innovations in Enterprise Solutions` Award instituted by non-profit trade promotion organisation Communication and Manufacturing Association of India (CMAI). The award was presented by Union Minister of State for IT and Communication, Sachin Pilot and Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Madhav
Telecom regulator Trai may soon get powers to summon persons and penalise operators for violating licence conditions, if the amended Act, which has proposed to give more teeth to the regulator, comes into effect. The Telecom Ministry is looking to give more powers to Trai, which will bring it on par with the Civil Courts or market regulatory body like Sebi by amending Trai`s act 1997.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probing the 2G scam will question Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekhar, TRAI Chairman J S Sarma and top officials of some other departments over the next two days with regard to the telecom licencing and related issues. Meeting for the second time after it was set up in February, the JPC headed by senior Congress leader PC Chacko will examine thorou
In a kind of helplessness, Telecom Ministry has been unable to finalise the appointment of Director (Finance) of telecom PSU BSNL, which has a turnover of Rs 30,000 crore, for over two years due to legal hurdles. The stay order given by the Delhi High Court on the entire process of appointment is still to be vacated. "Government is seriously concerned over the delay (of the
Facing cash crunch due to subdued financial performance, state-run MTNL is planning to restructure its Rs 7000 crore loan taken for buying 3G and BWA spectrum last year. The PSU is planning to convert Rs 3,000 crore loan into long term debt. MTNL, which operates in two metros -- Delhi and Mumbai-- had raised a short-term debt of over Rs 7,000 crore for acquiring 3G and broadband
The combined desk-based and mobile PC market in India totalled nearly 2.6 million units in the first quarter (January-March) of 2011, a 6.2 per cent increase over the same period in the previous calendar year, according to a leading research firm. "This growth was primarily driven by the mobile PC market which grew 23 per cent in the first quarter of 2011," Gartner Prin
The government has signed a USD 150 million loan agreement with the World Bank to push e-governance initiatives by filling in strategic policy gaps. "This loan will support critical policy measures within Government`s overall e-Governance reform agenda leading to more robust implementation of NeGP, with significant social benefits for the population and positive impact on the poor,
SNDT Women`s University will become a world class university in the next five years with an emphasis on providing appropriate opportunities through technologies and strengthening of existing facilities to the students and teachers, new Vice Chancellor Prof Vasudha Kamath said on Monday. Making use of Information and Communication Technology Integration(ICT), creating world class curricu
Google on Monday launched a YouTube channel honouring fallen journalists and enhanced its online news pages. Google teamed with the Newseum based in Washington, DC on a Journalists Memorial channel dedicated to the works and lives of those around the world who have died while reporting news. "The risks and sacrifices that many have made in order to provide us with accurate
Finnish handset maker Nokia said on Minday that it will consolidate its Ovi services under brand `Nokia` from July this year. "By centralising our services identity under one brand, not two, we will reinforce the powerful master brand of Nokia and unify our brand architecture," Nokia Chief Marketing Officer Jerri DeVard said in the company`s official blog.
China`s internet population rose to 477 million in the first three months of this year with 20 million new subscribers joining the world`s largest online market. The number of internet users in China reached 477 million as of the end of March, while websites registered with the authorities climbed to 3.82 million, said Wang Jianwen, deputy head of the Telecommunications Administration B
