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By admin, July 25, 2010 8:24 am

India will start using IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) from March 2012, according to a new roadmap released by the Indian government. Continue reading 'India Plans to Introduce IPv6 by 2012'»

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By admin, July 25, 2010 8:23 am

Television subscribers of digital platforms such as DTH and IPTV will soon be able to pick and choose the pay channels they want to watch. Continue reading 'DTH players told to offer pay channels on la carte basis'»

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By admin, July 25, 2010 8:21 am

The Northeastern states are plagued by low tele-density and inadequate telecom services, hindering economic growth and development, a study said. Continue reading 'Poor telecom network in NE a concern'»

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By admin, July 17, 2010 12:29 am

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics dominates the worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) turf globally with almost 40% market share. It has joined the companies supporting Wimax standard technologies instead of long term evolution (LTE) and is holding discussions with Indian operators to launch the services immediately. Continue reading 'Operators, market and subscribers are ready for WiMAX'»

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By admin, July 17, 2010 12:28 am

As an “interim measure,” Infotel Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd, the vehicle that will launch billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s dream project to offer broadband services across India, may opt for WiMax as the core technology and not LTE, two persons involved in the discussions said. Continue reading 'RIL may take WiMax route to offer broadband services'»

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By admin, July 8, 2010 1:06 pm

Indian state-run telecoms firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will shortly seek expressions of interest for franchisees for its third-generation (3G) wireless services, Chairman Kuldeep Goyal said on Wednesday. Continue reading 'BSNL seeks franchisees for 3G services: Chair'»

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By admin, July 8, 2010 1:05 pm

With major players like Mukesh Ambani-owned Infotel Broadband, Aircel and Qualcomm putting their weight behind TD-LTE, WiMAX may lose out in the race to make broadband-starved India a power to reckon with. Continue reading 'LTE may score over WiMAX in broadband race'»

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By admin, July 8, 2010 1:04 pm

India has postponed for the third time the implementation of mobile number portability (MNP), thus delaying for users the opportunity to retain their mobile numbers when changing operators. Continue reading 'India delays mobile number portability again'»

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By admin, July 8, 2010 1:03 pm

A major tariff war is about to break out between cable operators and the direct-to-home (DTH) operators with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) considering a reduction of the existing pricing formula for broadcasters on DTH, which is likely to bring down DTH bills by half. Continue reading 'New Trai formula to spark off DTH,cable pricing war'»

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By admin, July 8, 2010 1:01 pm

Public sector telecom player MTNL today said it will soon invite expressions of interest from private players for network deployment of broadband wireless access on a revenue sharing basis. Continue reading 'MTNL to invite pvt bids for WiMax rollout soon'»