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Broadband Internet needs attention: Sunil Abraham: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 17, 2014 — filed under: Telecom
Telecom regulation is mostly a success, but wired and wireless broadband needs attention, says Centre for Internet and Society executive director.
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Broadband Policy, 2004: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Aug 07, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 05:47 AM — filed under: Telecom
The Broadband Policy, 2004 (“Policy”) was laid down by the Government of India in order to realize the potential of broadband services. It aimed at enhancing the quality of life by implementation of tele-education, tele-medicine, e-governance, entertainment and also to generate employment through high speed access to information and web-based communication.
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Broadband Reforms for Local Manufacturing: by Shyam Ponappa — published Jun 05, 2017 — last modified Jul 05, 2017 02:03 AM — filed under: Telecom
Broadband in India needs reforms for local manufacturing and for infrastructure expansion and utilisation.
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Broadband Wireless Access – Standards: by Jürgen Kock — published Aug 21, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 09:21 AM — filed under: Telecom
In this unit, Jürgen Kock tells us about the broadband wireless access standards, why do we need technical standards, who defines BWA standards, WiMAX standards and long term evolution.
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Building Up vs Tearing Down: by Shyam Ponappa — published Jul 08, 2013 — last modified Aug 02, 2013 07:06 AM — filed under: Telecom
We have to find ways to deal with corruption without subverting our developmental aims.
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Cable Television: by Srividya Vaidyanathan — published Sep 18, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 08:33 AM — filed under: Telecom
Srividya Vaidyanathan brings you the history and evolution of cable television in India, how it works, cable television penetration in India, digitization rule and the end consumer in India.
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Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Aug 07, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 06:10 AM — filed under: Telecom
In this module, Snehashish examines the purpose of the legislation, the persons affected by it, the administrative bodies which come under the Act, the penalties (including the consequences in case of non-compliance), appeal process and the debates surrounding the legislation.
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Call drops: Dealing with the menace or just shifting goal posts?: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 01, 2016 — filed under: Telecom, TRAI
It is nothing short of an irony that the world’s second largest mobile user market that boasts of being the world’s fastest growing economy is plagued by poor infrastructure and overloaded networks to an extent that many callers are cut off even before they can finish a sentence. The fault in India’s much-acclaimed telecom revolution is a questioning, frequent phenomenon called “call drops”. There have been several signature campaigns and media pressure demanding that the government and telecom companies get their heads together to fix this raging demon of a problem. However, all they have been treated with is lip service and nothing more.
Located in Telecom / News & Media
Cashlessness Needs Connectivity: by Shyam Ponappa — published Feb 02, 2017 — filed under: Broadband, Telecom
And connectivity needs political and administrative convergence. This new year brings with it uncertainties amidst the push for cashlessness. Without going into the demerits or otherwise, some clarity on a road map to go forward from where we are might help with realistic planning to manage our way out of this situation.
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Catching up on broadband: by Shyam Ponappa — published Jul 07, 2010 — last modified May 10, 2012 10:32 AM — filed under: Telecom
The govt can invest some of the Rs 1,00,000 crore from the spectrum auctions to help India catch up on broadband, says Shyam Ponappa in his latest article published in the Business Standard on July 1, 2010.
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