Delhi to float tender for free Wi-Fi project soon
Several international firms including Google, Facebook and Ericsson along with some domestic firms have shown interest in Delhi government's free Wi-Fi project.
The Wi-Fi project...
Alcatel-Lucent 100G fuels Telefonica for undersea cable upgrade
Alcatel-Lucent said Telefonica will utilize 100G network for upgrading the PENCAN-7 and PENCAN-8 undersea cable systems.
The 100G upgrade at PENCAN-7 and PENCAN-8 undersea cable...
Delhi to re-float tender for free Wi-Fi, relief to Reliance Jio
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to re-float the tender for providing free Wi-Fi to residents via some 18,500 street poles.
The tender was...
Cable ONE to invest $67 mn on broadband network upgrades
Cable ONE, which is serving nearly 700,000 customers in 19 states with Internet, cable television, and telephone service, will invest $67 million in 2015...
Telconet deploys Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi products
Telconet, a telecom services provider in Ecuador, is deploying Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi products and technology.
Ruckus Wireless will support Telconet to provide wireless access to...
Microsoft to work on TV white spaces for Internet in Andhra
Global software giant Microsoft will work with Andhra Pradesh on the TV White Spaces Project, a technology that uses unused TV spectrum to deliver...
Himachal’s 3,243 gram panchayats to get broadband
Himachal Pradesh will soon connect all the 3,243 gram panchayats with broadband internet connectivity, an official said here on Friday.
For this, the government is...
Dialog on cyber defense should focus on open, interoperable Internet: U.S.
India and the U.S should work together closely to raise their cyber defenses in both the short and long term, to disrupt and interrupt...
Vodafone UK offers 76 Mbps broadband speed
Vodafone UK has introduced its broadband and home phone services across the UK -- offering speeds up to 76 Mbps.
Vodafone has invested in fiber...
Huawei Marine uses 100G solution for WACS cable system
Huawei Marine Networks has utilized its 100G transmission solution to complete upgrades on the section from South Africa to Portugal and Portugal to United...
Verizon to issue tender to purchase NG-PON2
Verizon will issue a tender later this year to purchase hardware and software for the new NG-PON2 or next-generation passive optical network platform.
The proposed...
Rise Broadband gets $17 mn for rural Internet
Rise Broadband will be receiving $16.9 million to offer cost effective Internet and phone service in rural areas in five states through the Federal Communications...
Airtel slashes home broadband rates by up to 30% for new customers
Bharti Airtel has launched Airtel Surprises for all its existing customers and slashed home broadband plan rates by up to 30 percent for all...
Arab States should allocate UHF band for mobile broadband: GSMA
GSMA has highlighted that a significant amount of the UHF spectrum band (470-694MHz) currently used for broadcasting could also be used effectively for mobile...
Italy to invest 12 billion euros on internet
Rome, Aug 8 Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said the government will spend 12 billion euros (over $13 billion) over 20 years for ultra-speed internet.
Renzi...
Italy to invest $13 billion on internet in 20 years
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said the government will spend 12 billion euros or over $13 billion over 20 years for ultra-speed internet.
Renzi told...