For a large number of Indians, the internet has become a daily life staple. The norm says that anything needed to sustain life (pardon the exaggeration here) must be reasonablly priced and of good quality. Unfortunately for us, the internet services in India fall short on both counts. According to statistics released by Akamai Technologies, India ranks an abysmal 112 in the world in terms of average...

Mobile Broadband will be the key driver of higher income for mobile companies feels Himanshu Kapania, MD, Idea Cellular Ltd. At present, revenue from mobile broadband sways between US$ 400 – 600 Million (Rs. 22,056 – Rs. 33,084 Million). If customer prioritization is carefully managed a 20 fold growth to US$ 10 Billion can be a reality in mere five years feels the MD. Though India’s mobile population...

Innoz, a provider of mobile search engine services has just received its first Venture Capital fund infusion from Seedfund. Set up 4 years back Innoz offers search engine services through a unique number 55444. Mobile subscribers across all major companies can simply send an SMS to this number to search across myriad topics like dictionary, cricket scores, local movie listings, train timings etc....

BSNL has initiated work on the National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) Project & estimates completion within 2 years. BSNL has received Rs. 20,000 crores to establish telecommunication links across all villages in India. The aim is to take e-governance to rural and remote areas. While many are doing the same for profits, BSNL only wants to see India growing! BSNL CMD R.K. Upadhyaya also stated that,...

According to Maharashtra Economic Survey, Maharashtra is one of the leading states in the the country in number of internet users with more than 37 lakh subscribers. The survey was presented in Maharashtra assembly yesterday. The survey showed that Maharashtra has more than 22 lakh broadband subscribers (with speeds equal to 256 kbps or more). This is the highest in the country. India has an estimated...

India as a country has been booming in various fields. While we see progress in all walks of life, there are still some areas in which we remain lagging way behind the world. One of these areas is: Internet Connectivity. Akamai recently published their comprehensive State Of The Internet report for Q3 2011, and the results are both encouraging and discouraging. Here’s why we say this. The following...

American wireless telecommunications research and development company, Qualcomm’s bid to enter India’s Wireless Broadband Access (WBA) space has been finally approved by the Department of Telecommunication (DoT). However, Qualcomm had to drag DoT to Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) in order to secure the License. Qualcomm had “secured” broadband wireless access (BWA)...

Carrying on with the Government’s endeavor to facilitate India’s e-Commerce story, The Department of Information Technology has awarded Hughes Communications a major contract to connect 2,500 locations through Broadband Internet under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). The contract has been awarded by a special purpose vehicle formed by the CSC e-Governance Services. The government wants to...

Recently a study by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic relations (Icrier) placed a direct relationship between broadband, Internet growth and gross domestic product (GDP). Study conducted by Mckinsey, points out that the Internet has delivered “significant economic growth, created swathes of jobs and created wealth“. In India, McKinsey says, the Internet contributed...

More good news for Indian Application developers. Bharti Airtel, has set up an Innovation Lab for developers. The Lab provides developers with the necessary infrastructure to test their application under conditions that simulate real world networks. The Lab has been named Zing and will be managed by Infosys. Airtel has always been active in the mobile developer space. In July 2009 it announced the...