Facebook responds to TRAI on Free Basics
Social networking site Facebook India on Wednesday responded to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)'s letter regarding Free Basics, saying it tried to...
What TRAI ignored in broadband directions to telecoms
When the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday released draft directions on delivering broadband services, it missed several facts that negatively impact...
Swisscom makes investment in broadband network
Telecom network operator Swisscom announced its investment to expand its advanced broadband network.
Swisscom has made investment in DSL+LTE bonding technology to use the fixed-line...
Internet gateway in Agartala will be operational in one month
Third international internet gateway, after Mumbai and Chennai, would be operational in Agartala within a month, said BSNL chief general manager (North-East one circle)...
Mediacom makes investment in gigabit broadband speeds
Mediacom Communications, a cable operator in the U.S. serving 1.3 million customers, has made investment for providing gigabit broadband speeds.
The investment by Mediacom Communications...
Free 1.2 Gbps Internet at Jannah Burj Al Sarab hotel
Jannah Burj Al Sarab, a new hotel at Mina in Abu Dhabi, has the fastest Internet speed of any hotel in the world.
Jannah Burj Al...
BSE selects Tata Docomo to offer free Wi-Fi services to public
BSE has selected telecom network operator Tata Docomo to offer free Wi-Fi services to the public.
The Mumbai stock exchange will offer free Wi-Fi services...
Spectranet makes investment to launch 100 Mbps broadband in Gurgaon
Spectranet has made investment to launch its 100 Mbps broadband in Gurgaon, Delhi NCR.
The cost of the 100 Mbps fiber broadband from Spectranet is...
Facebook Free Basics plans get thumbs up at TRAI response counter
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) RS Sharma says it received 18.27 lakh responses on differential pricing consultation paper.
Analyses showed that a large...
Facebook Free Basics services shut down in Egypt
Egypt has decided to shut down Facebook's controversial free internet service Free Basics.
The closure is happening at a time when India is debating the future...
Zuckerberg fuels Free Basics vs net neutrality debate in India
First splashy full page ads in major Indian newspapers and now a personal piece by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a leading English daily...
Smartphones pip home broadband connection in US: Pew survey
Smartphones have slowed down broadband connections in the US homes where people now relay more on their smartphones for online access, a new survey...
Google to train two million Android developers
Internet search engine giant Google will train two million new Android developers in the next three years, its chief executive Sundar Pichai said on...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai brings old strategies to do more biz
Internet search engine Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai announced its multi-pronged strategy to do more business by enabling more Indians to access broadband.
“Mobile has proven...
Google plans campus at Hyderabad, wants more to access Internet: Pichai
Internet search engine major Google will build a new campus at Hyderabad, India even as it is working towards including as many people as...
Ooredoo Maldives to make investment in fiber optic submarine cable
Ooredoo Maldives has decided to make investment for deploying a 1,200 km fiber optic submarine cable to boost its broadband business and the country.
The...