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Tech Talk: Landscape of Wireless Communications & Electromagnetic Spectrum: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 24, 2014 — last modified May 07, 2014 08:12 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Openness, Event
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) welcomes you to a talk by A. Radha Krishna on April 28, 2014, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at its office in Bangalore.
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Telecom Path-Breaker?: by Shyam Ponappa — published Nov 18, 2011 — last modified Nov 18, 2011 05:42 AM — filed under: Telecom
Does the draft National Telecom Policy-2011 reflect true brilliance or smoke-and-mirrors? It will be a game-changer if a shared network is implemented effectively, writes Shyam Ponappa in this article published in the Business Standard on November 3, 2011.
Located in Telecom
Television Standards: by Srividya Vaidyanathan — published Sep 17, 2012 — last modified Oct 03, 2012 10:16 AM — filed under: Telecom
There are a number of TV Standards worldwide. Not all television sets in the world are alike. Countries use one of the three main video standards – PAL, NTSC or SECAM. What this means is that a video from a PAL country will not play in a country that uses the NTSC standard.
Located in Telecom / Knowledge Repository on Internet Access
The 2G Judgment of December 2017: What Was It About?: by Shyam Ponappa — published Jan 18, 2018 — filed under: Telecom
The judgment provides a critique of how no proper evidence was presented on existence of an FCFS policy and its improper implementation.
Located in Telecom / Blog
The 2G Supreme Court Judgment: by Shyam Ponappa — published Mar 06, 2012 — last modified Mar 13, 2012 08:21 AM — filed under: Telecom
The Business Standard published Shyam Ponappa's two-part article deconstructing the assumptions in the Supreme Court's 2G judgment, and suggesting possible ways forward. The first one was published on March 1, 2012, and the second on March 4, 2012.
Located in Telecom
The Buzz Around TV White Space: by Shyam Ponappa — published Nov 06, 2015 — last modified Dec 16, 2015 02:21 AM — filed under: Telecom
Large blocks of underused spectrum lie tantalizingly out of reach, waiting for enabling regulation, administration, and to some extent technology, to accelerate our move towards Digital India.
Located in Telecom / Blog
The Centrality of Cash Flows: by Shyam Ponappa — published Jul 02, 2015 — last modified Aug 25, 2015 04:27 PM — filed under: Telecom
Greece's experience tells us that cash flows are crucial to economic outcomes. No matter how far-reaching the vision, ambition, and slogans, the effects of cash flows are profound and inevitable.
Located in Telecom / Blog
The Challenges of Direct Democracy: by Shyam Ponappa — published Jul 24, 2011 — last modified Jan 30, 2012 12:51 PM — filed under: Telecom
India must weigh the pros and cons of various approaches to direct democracy and develop one of its own.
Located in Telecom / Blog
The Coming Telecom Monopoly: by Shyam Ponappa — published May 24, 2012 — filed under: Telecom
The 2G judgment and Trai spectrum pricing recommendations have led to a policy that makes sense for only one survivor.
Located in Telecom
The Free Basics debate: Trai has a point in imposing temporary ban on net neutrality: by Sunil Abraham — published Dec 25, 2015 — filed under: Telecom, Featured, Net Neutrality
The argument against net neutrality in India is simple. Regulation cannot be based on dogma – evidence of harm must be provided before you can advocate for rules for ISPs and telecom operators.
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