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Julie Dolan, chair of her town's Broadband Committee, poses with her computer on the steps of her family's rural home in Sandwich, New Hampshire, Thursday, March 26, 2020. In the town of 1,200, broadband is scarce. (Photo | AP)

Some towns in US too have poor broadband, making life a struggle in a near-lockdown

Tens of millions of people are left out, largely because phone and cable companies hesitate to invest in far-flung rural areas
01 Apr 2020 1:36 PM
Every unsuccessful mobile spectrum auction has severe implications not only in terms of spectrum remaining unsold but also in terms of valuable economic benefit lost as a result of this unsold spectrum remaining idle, Broadband India Forum (BIF) said in a statement.

Unsold spectrum resulted in Rs 5.4 lakh crore losses, claims BIF

BIF said the reserve price of 5G spectrum is 'too high', works out to be 4 times higher than other countries.
16 Sep 2019 4:54 PM
Starting today (on Wednesday), Airtel Xstream Fibre is available to Homes, SOHO (Small Office Home Office) and small commercial establishments in Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Noida, Ghaziabad, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Indore, Jaipur and Ahmedabad, Bharti Airtel said in a statement. (Photo: File)

Bharti Airtel launches 1 Gbps broadband plan at Rs 3,999/month

The benefits include 3 months Netflix subscription gift, 1 year Amazon Prime membership and access ZEE5 and Airtel Xstream app.
11 Sep 2019 2:56 PM
All of the above has been done without any consultations with the people of J&K, since the state Assembly is suspended and there is President’s rule. Passing such a law in Parliament, in spite of express provisions in the Constitution that the opinion of the people of J&K is a precondition, was a legal sleight of hand. Nevertheless, the deed is done. In many respects, this was the easier part of the exercise. (Photo: PTI)

Discrediting dissent is a disservice to India

The people of J&K are angry, sullen, hurt and alienated.
25 Aug 2019 1:24 AM
The twin deals along with deleveraging of telecom arm Jio's infrastructure assets will help Reliance become "a zero-net debt company within the next 18 months, that is by March 31, 2021, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said at the company's annual general meeting.

RIL shares zoom to decade high after company announces plan to turn debt-free

The scrip opened the day on a bullish note and jumped 12.09 per cent to Rs 1,302.50 on the BSE.
13 Aug 2019 12:54 PM
Five years ago they contributed just 2 per cent and Ambani expects them to account for 50 per cent soon. (Photo: ANI)

Reliance choose tech for growth; super-fast internet coming next month

The cloud services partnership with Microsoft Corp underscores Ambani’s ambitions to go toe-to-toe with Amazon.
13 Aug 2019 10:35 AM
The overall teledensity in the country slipped to 89.92 per cent at the end of May 2019 from 90.05 per cent at the end of April. (Representational Image)

Rural telephone subscribers fall in May, urban user base rises: Trai

The rural subscription declined from 512.91 million at the end of April 19 to 508.49 million at the end of May 2019.
19 Jul 2019 4:27 PM
Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said as per data available for 2018, 5.54 lakh villages are covered with mobile services, while 43,088 villages are not covered. (Photo: File)

Telcos to install over 57,500 mobile towers in rural areas in FY'20: Prasad

'BharatNet' project is being implemented to offer broadband connectivity to all 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) in India.
10 Jul 2019 5:18 PM
The Commission sees broadband as a tool to boost economic growth and for the EU to catch up with the United States and Asia. (Representative Image: Pixabay)

Broadband delay causes Belgium to pay 5000 euro daily fine

The directive sets minimum requirements for civil engineering works and physical infrastructure.
09 Jul 2019 5:03 PM
The internet satellites will use Ka-band frequencies like the ones Iridium is using in its satellites.

Amazon internet satellites are the next big thing in tech

Amazon wants to get the ball rolling and propositions the FCC for permission to launch its internet satellites.
08 Jul 2019 1:30 PM
BharatNet is targeting internet connectivity in local bodies in every panchayat in the country.

Budget 2019: Internet connectivity under BharatNet to be fast-tracked, says FM

The government aims to connect all 2.5 lakh village panchayats with high speed broadband by March 2020.
05 Jul 2019 12:47 PM
India will leverage its existing strength in electronics manufacturing and strong talent pool to position itself as an export hub for electronics products, said Ravi Shankar Prasad. (Photo: File)

Prasad promises to take Broadband to masses; sees India as export hub for electronics

IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said availability of broadband and mobiles is an essential component of Digital India.
01 Jul 2019 6:04 PM
The April Speedtest Global Index shows Norway at pole position in the world for mobile internet with an average download speed of 65.41 Mbps.

India saw a dip in mobile speeds in April

India’s rank dipped to 121 in mobile speeds globally, sustained its rank to 68 in fixed broadband.
28 May 2019 11:22 AM
Amazon’s satellite project faces stiff competition from similar ventures from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX and Airbus-backed OneWeb among others.

Amazon plans to launch over 3,000 satellites to offer broadband internet

The project will launch a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity.
05 Apr 2019 2:34 PM
If you subscribe to any of the broadband plans for six months, you will get 1-month complimentary internet connectivity along with 300GB additional data over the subscription tenure. Similarly, if you choose to subscribe to the 12-month plan, you stand to will get an additional two months complimentary broadband connectivity with 1200GB additional data over the subscription tenure. As an introductory offer, installation charges are waived of on all the plans for the first 30 days.

ACT Fibernet on pan-India growth spree; announces multiple partnerships

ACT Fibernet announced that it would provide enhanced social content experience.
13 Mar 2019 11:38 AM
Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha on Monday exuded confidence that the final phase of Bharat Net project to extend high-speed broadband connectivity infrastructure to remaining 1.25 lakh gram panchayats will be completed "on schedule" by March 2019.

Bharat Net project will be completed by March 2019: Telecom Minister Sinha

The project is aimed at facilitating delivery of e-governance, e-health, e-education, e-banking and other services.
15 Oct 2018 3:33 PM
Telecom major Airtel on Monday said it has partnered US-based Netflix, under which its users will be able to pay for the subscription of the video streaming service as part of their postpaid mobile and broadband bills.

Airtel inks partnership with Netflix

Subscribers of select Airtel Postpaid and V-Fiber Home Broadband plans will receive a three-month Netflix subscription for free.
27 Aug 2018 5:27 PM
Village of 300 people dig own trenches for faster wifi. (Photo: Pixabay)

Village of 300 people dig own trenches for faster wifi

In today's world good wifi has almost become a necessity, even in a tiny village.
28 Jun 2018 4:44 PM
Telecom major Bharti Airtel has chalked out plans to deploy 12,000 new mobile sites in the state taking the total to 52,000 during the current fiscal. (Photo: PTI)

Bharti Airtel to increase mobile sites in Tamil Nadu by 30 pc

The addition of fresh fiber capacity will support the growth of high speed data services.
11 Jun 2018 3:49 PM
The draft new telecom policy proposes broadband access for all with 50 mbps speed, 5G services and 40 lakh new jobs in the sector by 2022.

Draft telecom policy aims 40 lakh jobs, USD 100 bn investment

Under the new policy, the government aims to enable fixed line broadband access to 50 per cent of households.
02 May 2018 1:22 PM

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