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About the author: Mahit Huilgol is a Mechanical Engineering graduate and is a Technology and Automobile aficionado. He ditched the Corporate boardroom wars in the favor for technology battle ground. He is also a foodie by heart and loves both the edible chips and non-edible silicon chips.

Mahit October 18th, 2014 1:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Accessing Government services from mobile phones can soon become reality?

Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi envisages to make government services available on mobile phones and has asked the Communications and IT Ministry to work on the same. Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad revealed it while delivering the inaugural address at the three-day CyFy conference 2014, the India Conference on Cyber security and Cyber Governance. As part of the Digital India Plan, government plans to bring health, education, government services and... Read More

Mahit October 17th, 2014 11:43 AM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL relaxes the applicability clause for BroadBand Plans, a good move

BSNL is trying hard to focus on its Broadband as it has the most extensive reach in terms of connectivity. It has relaunched many of the popular Broadband plans and also introduced new plans to woo the customers. They recently also slashed the Modem prices so that the entire broadband setup will become affordable. They have recently revised the applicability of popular plans so that they will appease to a... Read More

Mahit October 17th, 2014 11:37 AM 12 COMMENTS

AP Chief Minister Mr. Naidu warns telecos of dire consequences if Connectivity is not restored in the cyclone hit areas

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu took a hard stance on the top telecom executives including Sunil Bharti Mittal as the phones in Visakhapatnam are not working even after 5 days of the Hudhud cyclone hit the state. Mr. Naidu's temper took a slip and he demanded “a straight answer” for the “non performance” of the telecom operators. He stated that the efficiency of the rescue operations has gone down... Read More

Mahit October 16th, 2014 8:50 PM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL relaunches the Broadband ULD 4245 plan in Bhopal and Indore

BSNL has decided to relaunch the Broadband combo plans on promotional basis in Bhopal and Indore. BSNL has relaunched the ‘BBG Combo ULD 4245’ plan on a promotional basis for a time period of 30 days. This move comes as an last resort from BSNL to regain its subscribers and also add new ones. The Combo ULD 4245 plan requires the user to pay Rs 4245 as upfront advance... Read More

Mahit October 16th, 2014 1:38 PM 13 COMMENTS

TRAI chalks out well defined guidelines for the upcoming Spectrum Auction

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a new notice that communicates the need for some of the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to renew their licences which are set to expire in December and early 2016. DoT has already sent TRAI its recommendations on setting the reserve prices for all the service areas auctioned. This auction will be extremely crucial for the Telcos as they have to win back the spectrum... Read More

Mahit October 16th, 2014 12:30 PM 15 COMMENTS

DoT gives green signal to the National Mobile Number Portability, to be implemented by March 2015

Mobile users in India now have a new reason to rejoice as they will be able to port their numbers from one circle to other instead of shelling out money for the roaming charges. This move will come as a huge sign of relief for the floating population as they don't need to change their numbers if they move to another telecom circle. DoT's (Department of Telecommunications) decision-making wing gave... Read More

Mahit October 15th, 2014 3:06 PM 9 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces new promo STVs for EVDO users in Madhya Pradesh

BSNL has come with a new round of EVDO promotional offers in the Madhya Pradesh Circle. The STVs or the Special Tariff Vouchers will be available for only a limited period of 90 days starting 16 of this month. The STVs start from Rs 17 which will offer 100MB of free data with a validity of 2 days. The 39 plan will offer 240MB of usage extending over a period... Read More

Mahit October 15th, 2014 2:41 PM 9 COMMENTS

The 2015 Spectrum Auctions might turn out to be the biggest auction and fill the Exchequer to the Brim

India's major operators are facing major setback due to the delay in the spectrum allocation they had won in February this year. Department of Telecommunication (DoT) is planning to offer 2,100 megahertz (MHz), 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz to the spectrum auction next year making it one of the biggest auctions in the telecom industry. DoT is expected to send an official note to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India... Read More

Mahit October 14th, 2014 3:03 PM 14 COMMENTS

BSNL slashes ADSL Broadband Modem Prices to Rs. 1800, is it enough to attract consumers?

BSNL has been making good moves recently especially when it comes to revising the tariffs and also introducing new tariffs. This time around BSNL has sliced the price of its ADSL Broadband Modem Services in all the circles. The modem price has been sliced from Rs. 2100 to Rs. 1800 inclusive of taxes in all the circles. BSNL will also provide AMC (Annual Maintenance Care) for 5 years. It is... Read More

Mahit October 13th, 2014 7:03 PM 2 COMMENTS

Gamegod: The largest gaming showdown in India Powered By MTS India

Gamegod, India's largest gaming event hosted by Hannover Milano Fairs in association with Godwin Gaming is set to begin this September. This event will be hosted in an uber cool gaming arena spread across 6000 sq.ft. The price money stands at a staggering Rs. 27,00,000. This event will be by far the most exhaustive display of consumer electronics and technology. This event will be a big boost to Indian gaming... Read More

Mahit October 13th, 2014 6:00 PM 1 COMMENTS

MediaTek launches the MT6595, a true octa core SoC that supports 4G LTE

The Taiwanese semi-conductor company MediaTek has been pitching itself rather aggressively in the market, emerging as the best affordable chipset for mobile solutions. MediaTek announced the MT6595 which will be the worlds first True Octa-Core 4G LTE SoC. MediaTek's new offering will be available to the Indian consumers commercially as we reach the end of this year. This premium chipset is expected to propel the chip maker to an entirely... Read More

Mahit October 13th, 2014 4:21 PM 15 COMMENTS

MSOs stop airing TV9 channels in Telangana

TV9 had faced a setback in Telangana after they aired defamatory content on their channel. The channel had also received a warning to strictly follow the Programme Code and the advertisement code from rules 6 and 7 of the cable Televisions Networks Rule. TV9 rendered a thoughtful apology for allegedly telecasting ‘Defamatory content’ followed by which Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) ordered the MSOs to restart the TV9 signals.... Read More