August 11th, 2023 2:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Indus Towers Reaches Landmark of 200,000 Macro Towers Across India

Indus Towers has announced the achievement of a significant milestone by reaching 200,000 macro towers across all 22 telecom circles in the country. This achievement highlights the company's notable presence in the telecom industry and its integral role in supporting the Indian government's 'Digital India' initiative. As India's largest telecom tower company and one of the largest worldwide, Indus Towers continues to play a pivotal role in the nation's telecommunications... Read More

June 21st, 2023 3:24 PM 5 COMMENTS

India’s 5G Subscriptions Projected to Reach 700 Million by 2028: Ericsson Mobility Report

According to the Ericsson Mobility Report for June 2023, the worldwide communications service provider (CSP) landscape continues to witness robust investments in 5G technology. Notably, India has emerged as the fastest-growing market for 5G, with massive network deployments taking place under the country's ambitious Digital India initiative. India's 5G Subscription Milestone The report highlights that 5G subscriptions in India crossed the 10 million mark by the end of 2022, with... Read More

November 27th, 2016 7:00 AM 1 COMMENTS

Digital Advertising in 4G-enabled India: Interview with Neena Dasgupta, CEO ZIRCA Digital Solutions

Smartphone invasion in India continues to rise as consumers shift from feature phones to 4G-enabled devices. With the huge growth in the number of mobile internet users in India, the advertising companies have also overhauled their techniques to woo Indian consumers. To know more about the shift of advertising strategies for India and what brands need to know about digital advertising in India, we interviewed Neena Dasgupta, CEO and Director,... Read More

November 20th, 2015 12:47 PM 10 COMMENTS

Is it Digital India effect? India to pip US in internet user base next month

It seems the ‘Digital India’ move of the government has started showing some magic, with India likely to have 402 million internet users, surpassing the US, by December this year. According to a report ‘Internet in India 2015’, jointly published by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International, the number of Internet users in India is expected to reach 402 million by December 2015, registering a... Read More

November 9th, 2015 2:18 PM 21 COMMENTS

Telcos to telecom minister: Trai’s call drop compensation order big blow for Digital India

GSM and CDMA lobby groups, COAI and AUSPI, have said that Trai’s compensation order on call drops would be a setback for government’s Digital India initiative and would also affect investment into the sector. In a joint letter to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, they requested government’s intervention in the matter as the telcos are likely to lose about Rs 54,000 crore a year following Trai’s order. The telcos are... Read More

September 28th, 2015 4:08 PM 2 COMMENTS

Qualcomm to invest US $150 Million to help Indian start-ups

Following the digital event that was held yesterday at San Jose, Qualcomm revealed that it is going to invest a massive chunk of money in India, in support of ‘digital India’ and ‘make in India’ initiative. The company is going to invest up to US$ 150 million (approximately Rs. 9.8 billion or Rs. 980 crores) in Indian startups of all fields. The company will be investing via its venture subsidiary, named as... Read More

September 10th, 2015 7:04 PM 3 COMMENTS

The vision of ‘Digital India’ and the challenges involved therein!

Our current government has taken the initiative to digitise India in a way that has never happened in the past. Yes the promise of 'Digital India' is indeed a big dream but with it come challenges which need to be overcome. One of the earlier programmes focused on digitization and e-governance was the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) prepared by the government in 2006. Although the early years of the plan... Read More

May 16th, 2015 12:25 PM 5 COMMENTS

PM to inaugurate NOFN broadband under Digital India next month.

As per latest reports, National Optical Fibre Network(NOFN) under Digital India programme will be inaugurated by Prime Minister between 15-30 June. The NOFN project aims to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to 2.50 lakh gram panchayats in India by December 2016. In the first phase, service will be launched in  Kerala (all districts), Karnataka (Mandya, Chamarajnagar, Hassan), Chandigarh, Bihar (Kishanganj, Sheohar), Uttarakhind (Haridwar), Chhattisgarh(Batrarnpur), M.P(lndore) and Haryana(Faridahad). Department of Telecom and BBNL(Bharat Broadband Network Limited) has intimated BSNL to complete... Read More

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

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