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May 2012 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 07, 2012 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Research, Openness
Welcome to the newsletter issue of May 2012! In the current issue, we bring to you updates of our latest research, event reports, videos, and media coverage:
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May 2013 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2013 — last modified Aug 13, 2013 11:51 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness, Researchers at Work
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) welcomes you to the fifth issue of its newsletter for 2013. We bring you an overview of our research, report of events held by us and announcement of upcoming ones, events we participated in, and recent media coverage.
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May 2017 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2017 — last modified Jun 17, 2017 02:46 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
Welcome to the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) newsletter for May 2017.
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Mesh Networks: by Ravikiran Annaswamy — published Aug 21, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 09:39 AM — filed under: Telecom
Ravikiran Annaswamy tells us the definition of Mesh Networks, its importance, applications and the things to explore in future.
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Millions of Indians Slam Facebook's ‘Free Basics’ App: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Dec 30, 2015 — filed under: Free Basics, Social Media, Telecom, Internet Governance
It has been less than two months since the nationwide launch of the Free Basics app in India. The smart phone application (formerly known as Internet.org) offers free access to Facebook, Facebook-owned products like WhatsApp, and a select suite of other websites for users who do not pay for mobile data plans.
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Mobile banking set to get a boost from IMPS: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:38 AM — filed under: Telecom
Customers will now be able to transfer money from their accounts to any other account in the country using their cellphones, through the National Payment Corporation of India's Inter-bank Mobile Payment Service (IMPS). The facility allows transactions without the need for a computer or an Internet-enabled phone.
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Mobile Television: by Tina Mani — published Jun 29, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 08:56 AM — filed under: Telecom
In this chapter, Tina Mani tells us about DVB-H technology, MBMS technology and combining satellite television with mobile.
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Module 8.3 (Mobile Television FAQs): by Tina Mani — published Jun 19, 2012 — last modified Mar 15, 2013 09:35 AM — filed under: Telecom
Tina Mani gives answers to commonly asked questions on the differences between mobile television and video, video downloading and video streaming, suitable video compression standard for mobile television, content delivery network, specific regulations needed to increase the adoption of mobile television in India, etc.
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More On Those Dropped Calls: by Shyam Ponappa — published Sep 04, 2015 — last modified Oct 06, 2015 02:34 AM — filed under: Telecom
A basic problem is that the cost of spectrum and licences relative to earnings is too high, structurally.
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National Telecom Policy 2012 — Issues and Concerns: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Jun 30, 2012 — last modified Mar 25, 2013 10:22 AM — filed under: Telecom
Snehashish Ghosh throws light on some of the issues and concerns surrounding the recently passed National Telecom Policy 2012.
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