Fast talk

A new class of materials could make for quicker telecommunication

Bigger, better, faster, more

For your ears only

All India Radio now provides a paging service

"The digital divide is also about a divide in the mindset"

Sam Pitroda, regarded by many as the father of India’s telecom revolution, was in India recently for the Fourth Annual Baramati Initiative …

Flight of fancy?

Network

Vibrating signals

A new system will allow the hearing-impaired to respond to vibrations and alert them about incoming calls

Music on-line

Village, a knowledge centre

Not easy at all

Spectrum wars

Mobile service providers battle over additional bandwidth

INDIA

Travel-speak

Informational intricacies

WHO OWNS INFORMATION? FROM PRIVACY TO PUBLIC ACCESS Anne Wells Branscomb Basic Books

Keep the bucks ready

Users may soon have to pay for what they see online

Telephony regulators cannot stay speechless

The recent imbroglio on interconnectivity between cellular and fixed/WiLL-CDMA subscribers left many speechless. The response came via a proxy …

Mobile mayhem

Using that mobile phone might boost your business, but it might fry your brain

The wizards of IT

More than infrastructure, Indian cities need real politics

DoT-led committee’s net Neutrality is not what people expect

The committee says the new legal framework must incorporate principles of Net neutrality

Mobile towers are harmless, says declassified CPCB report

It states that there is no substantive or convincing evidence of cell phone radiation’s biological effects that can harm a person’s health

Indian villages refuse telephone connections due to naxal problem

Paranoid EU

Miles to go

Despite achievements, India's space programme is still struggling with projects targeting rural India, finds out T V JAYAN

All about mobile spectrum

India’s demand for mobile phones is almost insatiable. Telecom companies are falling over themselves to cash in on it, even if it means …

Carbon credit policy for telecom sector

Government asks service providers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions