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Ria Lakshman May 27th, 2015 4:18 PM 10 COMMENTS

Modi launches DD Kisan, an exclusive television channel for farmers

In a move to strengthen the farming community of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a television channel for farmers, titled ‘DD Kisan’. The channel will bring forth information about agricultural practices, Government policies to farmers etc. During the launch of the channel, Modi emphasized the need to make the farming sector ‘vibrant and dynamic’ and called the experts from various fields, including seed, soil and fertilizer to come... Read More

Ria Lakshman May 27th, 2015 2:59 PM 1 COMMENTS

HOOQ to launch Video-on-demand service from June

HOOQ, Singapore-based startup has announced its plan to launch premium regional video-on-demand service in India from June 2015 at a subscription rate of Rs. 199 per month. Through a partnership with Sony Pictures television and Warner Bros, HOOQ will launch its contents through Hooq.tv website. Currently, a beta version of the service is available. The subscribers can view the ad-free content through any of their devices, computer, smartphones, tablets or... Read More

Ria Lakshman May 27th, 2015 1:04 PM 6 COMMENTS

Tata Sky on Ericsson platform, promises enhanced picture quality

Tata Sky enhances its video services by upgrading its entire DTH platform to the Ericsson's video compression platform AVP 4000 System Encoder. The upgrade will enable Tata Sky to increase the channels and promises better picture quality. “For Tata Sky, it is of utmost importance to consistently deliver a high quality viewing experience to our subscribers. The Ericsson AVP 4000 System Encoder allows us to enhance picture quality, offer increased... Read More

Tharun G May 27th, 2015 10:19 AM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces Samadhan scheme for postpaid mobile data subscribers

BSNL Samadhan is a special relief scheme introduced for broadband users who are charged excess for exceeding free usage limit. BSNL has now extended this offer to postpaid mobile data subscribers. Samadhan special relief scheme offers BSNL postpaid mobile data subscribers to apply for a higher data plan for the period of excess usage. The higher data plan will get applied instead of the original plan active at the time of usage. The highest... Read More

Ria Lakshman May 26th, 2015 3:45 PM 26 COMMENTS

BSNL, MTNL remain a priority to Modi Government, says report

After one year of its tenure, Government is keen on reviving BSNL and MTNL, reports Economic Times. Ravi Prasad Shankar plans to recover BSNL, mainly by improving its connectivity. For the purpose, 25, 645 new base transmission centres (BTCs) will be placed in next two years. 15,000 BTCs are already installed. For technology upgrade, wireless exchanges of BSNL will be substituted by Internet Protocol in 432 telephone exchanges and for... Read More

Ria Lakshman May 26th, 2015 9:26 AM 20 COMMENTS

Airtel Zero and Internet.org go against net neutrality: Telecom Ministry

Telecom Ministry has found that Airtel Zero and RCom-Facebook’s internet.org plans go against the principles of net neutrality in its preliminary investigation, according to reports. However, no final decision is taken on this. Any future course of actions will be taken only after the expert committee of ministry submits its recommendations. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is also scrutinizing the matter on another side. The regulator’s decision on net... Read More

Bhupendra Sharma May 25th, 2015 5:08 PM 14 COMMENTS

Idea Sets Forth Unlimited Free Local And National Calls For Rs. 999

Idea Cellular has introduced unlimited free local and national calls in Karnataka circle. The plan is named "999 Unlimited Local and STD" which com allows users to make unlimited calls. Users in Karnataka can opt for a monthly rental of Rs. 999 and enjoy unlimited local and national calls. Apart from it, they also get 500 local and national SMS. Plan Name 999 Unlimited Local and STD Monthly Rental (Rs.)... Read More

Ria Lakshman May 25th, 2015 11:32 AM 9 COMMENTS

Ministry will change the digital profile of India, steps to penalize telecom companies for call drops: Ravi Shankar Prasad

In an interview to Economic Times, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the Ministry is considering the call drop issue as priority and hence, taking into account a system of ‘disincentive’ to telecom operators in case of call drops. “EMF (electric and magnetic field) radiation scare is one big factor, which is affecting the quality. To improve call drops, we need to install more BTS (base transceiver station). Consumers... 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

Ria Lakshman May 23rd, 2015 1:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom giant Ericsson under CCI probe

Following a complaint by iBall, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a probe against the Swedish telecom giant Ericsson for demanding higher royalty for its GSM technology-related patents. According to the prima facie investigation, CCI has found that the royalty rate charged by Ericsson has no linkage to the functionality of patented product. “Rather it has linkage to the final price of the manufactured product in which the... Read More