These days you read a lot about telcos having a war with the Government about allocation of spectrum. So what does it actually mean? Spectrum is airwaves which carry sound on a given frequency or band. It is scarce because there is limited bandwidth and a major chunk of airwaves is controlled by defense forces in India. There is only a finite … [Read more] about What does allocation of spectrum for telcos really mean?
Will the Mobile replace the PC in India?
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. It is safe to assume every internet-PC user has a mobile. About 31 million mobile users are accessing the internet from their handset. These days you get to hear about the 4th Screen, i.e. the mobile … [Read more] about Will the Mobile replace the PC in India?
IPTV in India
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 an IPTV set-top box. IPTV is typically bundled with other services like Video on Demand (VOD), voice over IP (VOIP) or digital phone, and Web access, … [Read more] about IPTV in India
WiMAX in India

I recently read about Bangalore becoming the first WiMAX-enabled city in India. Exciting news? I guess so. These days you read so many jargons and people get all excited about these jargons even without knowing what it is about. What about me? I have to admit I know very little about WiMAX, and I was asked by our Kannada editor Sham Sundar to … [Read more] about WiMAX in India
Smaller towns and languages are important in the Indian internet space
Today's article in Times Of India mentioned about smaller towns in India are fueling the growth of Internet in India. Internet usage in India has grown more than 11 times over the last seven years. The boom is being driven not by metros, but by smaller and non-metro towns, where the number of users has risen by a whopping 69 times and 33 times … [Read more] about Smaller towns and languages are important in the Indian internet space