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About the author: Sisira is presently working as a Medical Officer with a leading lifestyle hospital. If not on duty, you may find her in nearby tea shop eating her favourite green shell mussel dishes

Dr. Sisira Raj June 8th, 2015 1:43 PM 7 COMMENTS

Sun TV network to go off air as home Ministry denies clearance; Channel to seek legal recourse, says CFO

In a move that could seriously affect the fortunes of media giant Sun TV network owned by the Maran family, 33 channels of the group have been ordered to go off air. The order came after the Home Affairs Ministry denied security clearance to the channels. It is learnt that the clearance has been refused on the basis of an ongoing probe against Kalanithi Maran, owner of the group, by... Read More

Dr. Sisira Raj June 2nd, 2015 2:13 PM 89 COMMENTS

BSNL subscribers to enjoy Free roaming from June 15

The much awaited news for the Indian mobile users to cherish have come out as the Department of Telecom announced free national roaming for state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) customers. Addressing the media in New Delhi on Tuesday, Union minister for Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad announced the historic decision, a reason to celebrate for the users of India’s largest and oldest communication service provider. BSNL has... Read More

Dr. Sisira Raj June 2nd, 2015 1:42 PM 14 COMMENTS

Full mobile number portability from July 2015, says Minister

Subscribers will be able to change their service provider in any part of the country while retaining the number from July 2015 onwards. The measure will allow the user to keep the number in any part of the country even when they change their operator or state. Earlier the mobile number portability is only allowed within the particular telecom circle. Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted... Read More

Dr. Sisira Raj June 1st, 2015 2:35 PM 9 COMMENTS

For intercepting calls, govt set up centres at Delhi, Bengaluru

The government has set up centres at Delhi and Bengaluru for interception of telephone and internet services for lawful purpose. The government has also installed servers at different locations of telecommunication companies as part of the centralised monitoring system (CMS) for interception and monitoring of communications like voice, data, SMS and internet. Sources said that 14 regional centres across the country will be established in future. According to a report... Read More

Dr. Sisira Raj May 31st, 2015 3:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

Following new norms, Vodafone sells stake in Bharti Airtel

Vodafone has withdrawn from Bharti Airtel by selling its 4.2 per cent shares in the Indian telecom major to Bharti Enterprises (Holding) Private Limited, an arm of Bharti Group. Vodafone in a statement on Thursday confirmed that it has sold, its slaveholding in Bharti Infotel Private Limited, representing an approximate 4.2 per cent interest in Bharti Airtel Ltd for USD 200 million. The sale happened following new norms issued by... Read More

Dr. Sisira Raj May 31st, 2015 2:12 PM 6 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Reliance starts offering free 10 minutes of talktime for customers experiencing call drop

In a major move, the Reliance Communication has started compensating for the call drop phenomena experiencing by the customers. The service provider is giving 10 minutes free for customers experiencing call drop. However the free talk time is limited to reliance to reliance calls only. Call drop menace in India is posing trouble to the mobile phone subscribers and the regulatory body, TRAI has announced issuing new set of service... Read More

Dr. Sisira Raj May 23rd, 2015 2:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

Highway radio advisory service to launch soon

The Road Transport Ministry is planning to start highway radio advisory service. According to a report appeared in Economic Times, the ministry had sought the help of informational and broadcasting ministry to help the venture. The radio advisory service will help the highway drivers to tune in to updates on traffic, route, eateries and the weather. The ministry is planning to start the service in three radio frequencies, the report... Read More

Dr. Sisira Raj May 23rd, 2015 1:40 PM 15 COMMENTS

Major security and privacy issues in UC browser: Study

A study conducted by a Toronto-based research lab on UC Browsers, a popular mobile web browser, finds major security and privacy issues in the English language and Chinese language editions its Android version. The study found that both versions of the application leak a significant amount of personal and personally identifiable data; as a result, any network operator or in-path actor on the network can acquire a user’s personally identifiable... Read More

Dr. Sisira Raj May 22nd, 2015 10:17 PM 6 COMMENTS

Hit by spectrum auction, Idea to sell its towers Multinationals show interest in the deal

Idea Cellular, one among the debt-laden companies after expensive spectrum auction as part of fresh capital-raising plans is planning to sell its to sell its independent towers. The Aditya Birla Group subsidiary is looking for a Rs 7,580-crore ($1.2 billion) revenue from the deal. Sources reveal Economic Times that Malaysia’s Axiata, Bharti Infratel and American Tower Corporation (ATC) have expressed their interest in the deal. Idea Cellular is India's third... Read More