RI Networks to invest Rs 15 crore in broadband
RI Networks, a regional broadband service provider in India, will be investing more than Rs 15 crore in network deployment and brand building in FY...
YouTube allows video downloads at cheaper rates
Video streaming service YouTube on Thursday rolled out a new feature 'Smart Offline' that lets a user download a video at cheaper night data...
Internet Saathi to digitally empower one lakh women in Bengal
Internet Saathi, a joint digital literacy programme of Google India and Tata Trust, is all set to roll out across 400 villages and reach...
China sets up global quantum communications network
China has begun establishing quantum communications networks in several cities, and is currently building a 1,000-km quantum communications line connecting Beijing and Shanghai.
Based on...
Starman to make investment in 10G EPON
Starman, a cable operator in the Baltic States, has decided to make investment in a 10-gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (10G EPON).
Nokia said the...
How India broadband market performed during last fiscal
India’s total broadband subscriber base rose to 149.75 million in March 2016 from 99.20 million in March 2015, according to TRAI data.
India’s wired broadband...
Net neutrality: TRAI should ask telecoms to invest more
Indian telecom regulator, TRAI, has initiated the debate over a free and open internet by issuing an eagerly awaited paper that intends to define...
Comcast announces two leadership changes
Comcast Cable today announced two leadership changes that will assist the company to look for new products and customer retention.
Comcast Cable has promoted Tony...
Wi-Fi in 100,000 gram panchayats with 80-100 mbps speed in 2017
All the gram panchayats in India will have the Wi-Fi connectivity by October 2018 under the Bharat Net program.
“By October 2018, the plan is...
Internet to all can create $1 tn extra GDP in India by 2020
Four of five Indians could afford the internet if data costs fell by 66 percent, according to a Facebook-commissioned report on Internet access. But...
Microsoft, Facebook to invest in a new subsea cable
Software major Microsoft and Facebook announced that they will make investment in a new subsea cable across the Atlantic.
The new and innovative submarine cable...
TIM offers 1000 MB broadband in Milan
TIM is launching broadband offering up to 1000 MB on the new FTTH (Fiber To The Home) network in Milan.
From 1 June, TIM customers will...
FCC ensures $2 bn investment in rural broadband
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced its latest initiative to enhance broadband in rural areas of the U.S.
The FCC initiative is expected to...
Microsoft selects 12 businesses for Internet initiative
Software major Microsoft has awarded Affordable Access Initiative grants to 12 businesses to scale their solutions and business models to increase Internet access in...
Globe Telecom tests TV white space for broadband
Globe Telecom today said it’s testing the use of the TV white space frequency for broadband service in several areas in Philippines, including Bohol...
Google, Tata Trusts expand Internet for rural women
Google India and Tata Trusts on Wednesday announced to expand their joint program "Internet Saathi" that brings digital literacy to the doorsteps of women...