India Gets Newer But Slower Internet Users: Akamai

by | posted: May 14, 2011
While countries like Finland have made 1Mbps Internet a Legal Right, the scenario in India couldn’t be more different.  Internet Service Providers can call any connection greater than a paltry 256...
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Govt Holds India’s Internet Switch – What’s Your Take On It?

by | posted: March 17, 2011
Digital and Social media have come to the fore as the mediums that have the power to over throw governments. If the scenario in Egypt then in Libya are anything to go by then it can be easily said that...
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Internet Is Indian Youths’ Favourite Pastime

by | posted: November 23, 2010
Internet seems to have percolated deep into the mainland India. According to a Business Standard report, if one considers Indians in the age bracket of 12- 18 years, 65 % of them would prefer to choose...
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2 Billion – Number Of Users Using The Internet By End Of 2010

by | posted: October 20, 2010
Internet has come a long way. Actually, that is quite an understatement. Our world today pretty much revolves around the internet. From business, to keeping in touch with family and friends, to shopping,...
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UN – Targets 3.5 billion Netizens by 2015!

by | posted: September 25, 2010
The United Nations had a Summit on the Millennium Development Goals this week and the big tech news out was the International Telecommunications Union call for global leaders to act towards ensuring broadband...
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‘Internet? What Is That?’ – Asks Rural India

by | posted: September 13, 2010
So last we reported on how 5.4 million internet users from rural india were logging on. We also commented how given the massive rural population of 700 million odd in India this was at best a miniscule...
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Canaan Partners Set To Buy 25% Stake for INR 40 Crores in Naaptol.com

by | posted: August 9, 2010
Canaan Partners, a venture capitalist firm who are interested in technology and healthcare companies, are on the verge of acquiring a 25% stake in Naaptol.com, one of the leading comparison based shopping...
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Indian Bikers To Ride Online Now with xKmph

by | posted: July 22, 2010
Biking has become a passion for many young people in India. Recently, an online social community for bike lovers has been developed -xKmph. xKmph.com is an online community for Indian Bikers. It lets them...
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Another Online Soap After Balaji’s Bol Niti Bol – But Is India Watching?

by | posted: July 19, 2010
If you thought that your parents have taken over your “idiot box” thanks to soaps, you better do something to save your computer thanks to another online soap. Set to premier in August, this...
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On a New Internet High – Indian SMBs

by | posted: July 14, 2010
Over a decade ago, Internet was deemed as a sensation in India, most often used for entertainment purposes amongst youth. I, for one, employed most of my leisure time in chatting, sending senseless e-mails...
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Deutsche Telekom To Foray Into Internet Market in India

by | posted: August 24, 2009
The Indian telecommunications market is among the fastest in the world and projections show that this year, despite the recession, the number of mobile phone users will grow by 30%, to around 450 million...
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Indian Companies Penetrate The Red Herring Global 200!

by | posted: November 15, 2007
We had blogged about the Asia top 100 emerging companies list which was announced by red herring in August 2007. Now Red Herring has gone ahead and announced the global 200 list which will further be short...
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Internet boom 2? Is web 2.0 rising in India?

by | posted: October 26, 2006
Internet boom 2? Is web 2.0 rising in India? Well Indiatimes talked to three incubators Mr Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO, Bharatmatrimony.com (BM), Mr Glynn Willet, CEO, Tutorswithoutlimits.com (TWL) and...
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AOL to enter Indian Market

by | posted: October 24, 2006
AOL (formerly known as America Online), one of the oldest online companies is making its entry into India on 15th of November with an India based portal that will compete with domestic portals...
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NDTV and HTMedia follow TV18 footsteps

by | posted: October 19, 2006
People are known to follow trends and it seems its not only the fashion world where trends are followed some trends are also followed in the corporate world. So TV18 the huge television company was in...
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Railways coming up with internet in running trains

by | posted: October 12, 2006
Indian railways are planning to provide internet services in running trains soon, reports Times of India Railtel had succesfully carried out tests on few trains and soon plans to launch it in select trains....
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