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Plugging into India’s broadband revolution
After many false starts, the plan to wire India’s digital future may finally take off with Jio GigaFiber’s entry.
Live [Closed]: TRAI Open House Discussion on OTT Regulation - Delhi
TRAI organized an open house discussion on “Regulatory Framework for OTT Services” in Delhi on May 20, 2019. Anubha Sinha attended the event.
BIF conference on “Substitutability of OTT Services with Telecom Services & Regulation of OTT Services
Anubha Sinha was a panellist at a BIF conference on “Substitutability of OTT Services with Telecom Services & Regulation of OTT Services” organized by Broadband India Forum on April 5, 2019 at Taj Mahal Hotel, Mansingh Road, New Delhi.
Project Loon
Billions of people could get online for the first time thanks to helium balloons that Google will soon send over many places cell towers don’t reach.
After Securing Net Neutrality In India, TRAI Goes To Bat For Data Privacy
This will be a stop-gap measure before the creation of a privacy bill.
BIF Workshop on V Band-New Use Cases under 802.11ad &.11ay
The workshop organized by Broadband India was held on May 31, 2018 at Taj Mansingh (Long Champ) in New Delhi. Shyam Ponappa attended the workshop.
Consultation Paper on Promoting Local Telecom Equipment Manufacturing
Rohini Lakshané and Prof. Contreras's Vanderbilt paper was quoted in this TRAI consultation paper.
22 nieuwe leden voor Partnership on AI
Partnership on AI, een non-profit organisatie ter bevordering van het algemeen begrip van kunstmatige intelligentie en de ontwikkeling van best practices, heeft 22 nieuwe leden aangekondigd.
Net subs grow significantly but public Wi-Fi idea flayed
Even as internet subscribers are growing significantly across Indian states, TRAI's idea of public Wi-Fi has been flayed by stakeholders.
Free data, net neutrality: Discussion on TRAI paper
Given the complicated issues around net neutrality, an open house discussion was held in Hyderabad on October 24, 2016 on Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s consultation paper on free data. The event was organized by TRAI. Udbhav Tiwari attended the open house discussion.
Seminar on Quality of Services in Telecom and Data Services: Issues, Challenges and Solutions
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi organized a seminar on quality of services in telecom and data in Delhi on September 21, 2016. Shyam Ponappa was a speaker.
TRAI Free Data paper: Paytm to Hike, the responses from other companies
Here's a look at responses of other players like Paytm, Hike Messenger, Nasscom, Centre for Internet Society to TRAI's paper.
Call drops: Dealing with the menace or just shifting goal posts?
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.
Slow internet driving you nuts? Here is how your service provider is fleecing you
June 20 was World Wifi Day — an occasion to celebrate speedy, reliable internet connections. India, although a major internet market and the fastest growing now, is a very odd place for such celebration. Average internet speed in India is lower than all other countries in BRICs and lower than most other emerging economies.
India's ‘Facebook ruling’ is another nail in the coffin of the MNO model
Ability to access 'net from mobe no longer considered a miracle.
A Megacorp’s Basic Instinct
Bolstered by academia and civil society, TRAI stands its ground against FB’s Free Basics publicity blitz.
Trai promises final call on differential pricing by month-end after 'lively' open house
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will take a final call on differential pricing by the end of January , its chairman said, describing the open house discussions on the regulator's contentious consultation paper as "lively".
A billion mobile users: new startup profiles and innovation insights from Mobile India 2016
The annual Mobile India conference, for which YourStory was the media partner, wrapped up recently in Bengaluru with a startup showcase and a wide range of insights on mobile innovation in India.
Second Regional Conference on Connectivity for All: Future Technologies, Markets and Regulation
This conference organized by the International Telecommunications Society, IIMA IDEA Telecom Centre of Excellence and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was held in New Delhi from December 13 to 15, 2015. Sunil Abraham was a panelist in the session "Going beyond Cybersecurity: Internet Governance Issues".
5G Technologies Workshop by IEEE
The workshop was organized by IEEE Communications Society, Bangalore Chapter, at Bangalore on May 22 and 23, 2015. Rohini Lakshané attended the workshop.
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