Indian-origin engineer develops technology to double Wi-Fi speeds
Harish Krishnaswamy, an electrical engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology -Madras, has developed a novel technology that doubles Wi-Fi speeds with a...
Facebook unveils new initiatives to boost Internet in rural areas
After India said 'no' to Free Basics and opted for net neutrality recently, the social networking giant Facebook has unveiled two new initiatives to...
Railtel and Google extend free Wi-Fi to 10 railway stations
Railtel in association with Google announced the launch of free public Wi-Fi service at nine new railway stations in India on fiber network.
The free...
M1 selects Parallel Wireless to support Wi-Fi trials
M1, a telecom network operator in Singapore, has selected Parallel Wireless to support its WiFi-On-The-Go service as a part of the HetNet trials.
The telecom...
Vihaan Networks, BSNL testing Wi-Fi based broadband network
BSNL in association with Vihaan Networks is testing an alternative Wi-Fi based network to connect about 1 lakh village panchayats in a year with...
Fiber infrastructure investment to touch $144 bn between 2014-19
Capex (capital expenditure) on fiber infrastructure is expected to surpass $144.2 billion between 2014 – 2019, according to the latest edition of ITU’s global...
FCC: ISPs need approval to collect and share user data
America’s telecom regulator Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a proposal that bars ISPs from collecting user data without consent -- to ensure privacy of...
AT&T provides increased data caps and unlimited internet with U-verse
AT&T has revealed that it will be increasing its monthly data caps on its U-verse home internet service and will be introducing an unlimited...
Internet speed in India is the lowest in Asia Pacific
The global average Internet speed increased 23 percent to 5.6 Mbps in the quarter ended December 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.
The...
Agartala becomes India’s third Internet gateway
Agartala on Wednesday became India's third Internet gateway after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Premier Sheikh Hasina inaugurated an Internet connectivity project between...
Broadband in India to surge further amid serious quality concerns
Growth in broadband subscriber base in India is a reason to cheer. But the growth comes with significant challenges for both broadband users and...
New York transforms payphone booths into free Wi-Fi zone
New York City has initiated a connectivity campaign that is designed to transform payphone booths with ultra-fast Wi-Fi hotspots, the media reported on Tuesday.
The...
Google India asked to revise Project Loon proposal
The government has asked Google India to give a revised proposal for its Project Loon, aimed at providing internet connectivity in rural India, parliament...
Comcast starts Gigabit internet trials in Atlanta
Broadband major Comcast is starting trial of 1 Gigabit-per-second Internet service – on DOCSIS 3.1 technology -- to business and individual customers in Atlanta.
Comcast is...
Facebook maps Earth to beam internet access to all
Social networking giant Facebook is using its artificial intelligence (AI) technology and resources to map the entire Earth and launch the world's most detailed...
Tata Teleservices broadband offers 50% extra data during night
Telecom network operator Tata Teleservices announced day and night broadband data plans for its Photon Wi-Fi Max new and existing customers in Delhi.
Tata Teleservices’...
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