Telecom Blog
Ambiguity in the App Store: Understanding India’s emerging IT sector in light of IP
Mobile applications hold immense potential for India but are not fully understood by even their own developers in the context of India’s intellectual property (IP) regime. This is the first in a series of blog posts introducing CIS's new access to knowledge research initiative that seeks to understand how stakeholders encounter India’s IP law and what this means for the mobile app ecosystem, and in turn, the Indian mobile user. This research also aims to address problematic policy areas for innovation and protection for developers, as well as to comment on India’s regime with respect to the emerging mobile app sector.
Regrouping for Growth - Interest Rates - III
Aside from muddling along, the choices are to try to grow and retain capital to staunch the gap temporarily, or to settle for low growth and capital flight.
TRAI Consultation Paper on Spectrum
Shyam Ponappa and A.B.Beliappa worked on this submission to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on their spectrum consultation paper. The submission was made on August 21, 2013.
Breaking into the Closed Circle: Domestic High-Tech Manufacturing Needs Access To Markets
The deferral of India's preferential market access (PMA) policy for locally manufactured high-tech products indicates some lack of clarity and/or confusion in the government.
Building Up vs Tearing Down
We have to find ways to deal with corruption without subverting our developmental aims.
Law & Order through Traffic Systems
A TV white space system for traffic management may induce us to observe discipline and law-abiding behaviour, writes Shyam Ponappa in an article published in the Business Standard on June 5, 2013.
Configuring a 'Non-Toothless' Regulator (TRAI)
A proposal to give the telecom regulator the right to impose penalties marks a sea change in the government's approach to regulation.
From Open Citizen Radio Networks to the Race for .RADIO gTLD
In light of the recent shutdown of INDYMEDIA ATHENS server and its associated antagonistic Internet radio streaming services, Radio98FM and Radio Entasi, Sharath Chandra Ram, takes a look at open radio networks run by citizen operators as well as the politics around internet radio and it’s growing potential as a medium for citizen activism.
Prioritizing Communications & Energy
After curbing unproductive expenditure and imports, we must focus on developing communications and energy.
Are India's Glory Days Over?
Unless major structural changes are effected, India will miss an economic take-off for many years, writes Shyam Ponappa.
Who Minds the Maxwell's Demon (Revisiting Communication Networks through the Lens of the Intermediary)
A holistic reflection on information networks and it’s regulatory framework is possible only when the medium-specific boundary that has often separated the Internet and Telecom networks begins to dissolve, to objectively reveal points of contention in the communication network where the dynamics of network security and privacy are at large – namely, within the historic role of the intermediary at data/signal switching and routing nodes.
The Supreme Court & Spectrum Management
Only the Supreme Court can rectify spectrum management in line with other resources, but all stakeholders can contribute.
What's Needed Is User-Centric Design, Not Good Intentions
The inadequacy of essentials and conveniences around us results from a slack approach to both design and execution. We know we are deficient in execution, but we need to be more aware of deficiencies in approach and design. Good intentions, while important, cannot substitute for good systems design and execution.
Inflation Control Through Structural Reforms
Inflation will persist until supply increases. Policies must therefore address supply through structural reforms, e.g., in telecom and power.
Folly of Mandating Spectrum Auctions
The recent failure of the 2G spectrum auctions has brought to the fore serious questions on auctions being the only mode for allocation of spectrum.
Super WiFi & Shared Spectrum: A Time to Start Sharing
Look into sharing spectrum and 'Super Wi-Fi', instead of auctions, refarming and exclusive allocation.
The Supreme Court Delivers
Now, the spectrum and licence issues need resolution. On September 27, 2012, the Supreme Court of India delivered the opinion of a bench comprising five Judges on the Presidential Reference regarding the auction of 2G spectrum.
Changing Our Game
Adopting 'co-ordination models' like the Stag Hunt could reduce contention and improve outcomes.
Decision Analysis for Interest Rates - II
India needs to make practical choices that prioritise growth. This is the second column. The previous column was published in the Business Standard on July 5, 2012. It explained how lower interest rates could improve growth by increasing net profits.
Use of DPI Technology by ISPs — Response by the Department of Telecommunications
CIS filed requests under the Right to Information with the Department of Telecommunications, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, BSNL and MTNL, asking a number of questions related to the use of Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology by Internet Service Providers (ISP) in India and corresponding regulations.
