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

Global: Trade Privacy for Money, says AT&T

Global: Trade Privacy for Money, says AT&T

Charging for privacy is the new business frontier for internet service providers, proves AT&T, the American multinational telecommunications corporation. The service provider has begun to charge its GigaPower customers to pay more if they do not want to get spied for what they do online. AT&T’s GigaPower is a superfast … Read More

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MSO license count rise to 158 in the country

MSO license count rise to 158 in the country

Five new cable network operators are granted with multi-system operator (MSO) licenses that take the MSO license count to 158 in the country. Among those who received the licenses are Siti Maurya Cable Network, Sikkim Digital Network, International Cable Network, Sai Star Digital Media, and Maharaja Entertainment. Maharaja Entertainment acquired … Read More

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Supreme Court yet to decide on telecom license plea

The trial on the extension of telecom licenses to use 900MHz spectrum was held today at Supreme Court. However, the court reserved its decision on the same to a later date. The verdict will decide if prominent telecom service providers, including Bharti Airtel Ltd, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Reliance … Read More

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Is Full MNP still a Distant Reality to the Nation?

Is Full MNP still a Distant Reality to the Nation?

Adding to the worry of missing the deadline for rolling out full Mobile Number Portability (MNP), is the new warning from the Government, which says that it will take legal actions against the service providers who fail to meet the deadline of May 3. MNP allows the subscribers to port … Read More

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Vodafone to offer Contactless Payment through android smartphones

Vodafone to offer Contactless Payment through android smartphones

Vodafone users, it’s time to say ‘hurray’! Vodafone now enables its wallet users to make payments through their android smartphones. To make this possible, Vodafone has entered into partnerships with Visa Inc., the American multinational financial service corporation and Carta Worldwide, the transaction solution provider. The service, which will come … Read More

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