What is 3G? Does India need it?

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Current WAP speed in India is nothing great but it has improved. I understand from my friends who are experts in telecom that you cannot improve the speed performance of WAP any further on a GSM network (which is 2G). I am told only 3G can improve things. So what ...

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What does allocation of spectrum for telcos really mean?

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

These days you read a lot about telcos having a war with the Government about allocation of spectrum. So what does it actually mean?

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Will the Mobile replace the PC in India?

Monday, November 12th, 2007

India is in the midst of a mobile revolution. Every month India signs up 8.5 million new mobile users. No wonder all foreign telcos are drooling.

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IPTV in India

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) delivers television programming to households via a broadband connection using Internet protocols. It is in digital format, hence all analog TVs require a IPTV set-top box. IPTV is typically bundled with other services like Video on Demand (VOD), voice over IP (VOIP) or digital ...

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