Ria Lakshman

An astute writer with a track record in writing and publishing content for various industries, Ria brings on board her wealth of experience in journalism and love for technology to TelecomTalk. When not writing or reading, she spends a copious amount of time daydreaming and finding obscure Japanese folklore on the internet.

Ria Lakshman

Call Drop: Optimize networks, Government will support on policy fronts for tower installation, says Telecom Minister

Call Drop: Optimize networks, Government will support on policy fronts for tower installation, says Telecom Minister

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has asked mobile operators to optimize their networks and he promised full support on policy front including installation of towers. “…whatever is necessary for policy, we will do, like installation of mobile towers on government buildings, speaking against radiation fears. So, what is required from … Read More

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Vodafone and Airtel thank Government for its efforts to enhance telecom infrastructure

Vodafone and Airtel thank Government for its efforts to enhance telecom infrastructure

As soon as the Telecom Minister publicly announced the support to telecom operators to optimize their networks in terms of installation policies, India’s two telecom companies, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India thanked the Government’s efforts to facilitate setting up of telecom infrastructure. “We are thankful to Communication Minister asking various government … Read More

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Global: South African company Vodacom introduces solution to solve unexpected network crisis in 48hours

Global: South African company Vodacom introduces solution to solve unexpected network crisis in 48hours

Vodacom, a leading African mobile communications company has launched Radio Access Network (RAN) Mobile Recovery Solution, mobile data centers on wheels to solve unexpected network crisis. The facility enables the company to restore functionality of its defective Mobile Telephone Exchange (MTX) within 48 hours. The MTX sites link the RAN … Read More

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Railway launches women safety application R-Mitra

Railway launches women safety application R-Mitra

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched an app introduced by Eastern Railway, Railway Mobile Instant Tracking Response and Assistance (R-Mitra) to ensure women’s safety. The app will send alert to the nearest RPF inspector and divisional security control room in case of any emergency with the press of a button. On … Read More

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Opera offers free Wi-Fi through WOW cars

Opera offers free Wi-Fi through WOW cars

To mark its 20th anniversary, Opera software has launched Web on Wheels (WOW), a car service equipped with free Wi-Fi. Over the next 10 months, WOW cars will travel across India covering 20 cities. The car will provide 20 minutes of free Wi-Fi access to users, during which the users … Read More

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Global: Customers blame Australian Wi-Fi network Telstra Air for low speed, can this repeat for Indian operators?

Global: Customers blame Australian Wi-Fi network Telstra Air for low speed, can this repeat for Indian operators?

The users of recently launched Telstra Air service, a national Wi-Fi network across Australia complains of dramatic drop in speeds. The service allowed broadband customers to access their home broadband allowance anywhere in Australia and overseas. Telstra is making use of its home broadband customers to share a portion of … Read More

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Astrology plays a major role in Aircel’s revenue stream

Astrology plays a major role in Aircel’s revenue stream

Aircel’s Value Added Service astrology, Astro Buddy has registered a whopping subscription of 20 lakhs. Astro Buddy provides daily predictions on varied topics such as Relationship, Health, Career, Finance, family. “The rapid growth of VAS and Data is expected to contribute an important share in the revenue stream of the … Read More

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