When it comes to activity and innovation in the Internet of Things space, India is buzzing. Recently, there has been a surge in the number of IoT startups in the country, and experts now expect India to become an innovation hub for emerging IoT technologies. “It is difficult to estimate the number of IoT entrepreneurs…
A little over a year after Mr Narendra Modi took office, we finally hear that a fresh Digital India plan is in the offing. It’s about time, too. The previous administration stumbled through years of failed government efforts to arrogantly build an all-fibre network throughout India’s 638,000 villages, minimal disbursements from India’s Rs 30,000 crore…
The tenancy ratio in the Indian telecom tower industry is expected to grow from 1.77 in the fiscal 2014-15 to 2.48 by 2020 primarily due to focus on data, said Deloitte in a report ‘Indian Tower Industry released on Tuesday. The report, The Future is Data, talks about the future outlook of the tower industry…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for ideas to transform the nation’s economy through the ‘Digital India’ initiative. “Have ideas for a digital India and to transform our economy? Then you must participate in the ‘Innovate for Digital India Challenge’ on MyGov,” Modi wrote on the micro blogging social network Twitter. “Come, #Innovate4DigitalIndia &…
India’s mobile towers, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of three per cent, is expected to cross half a million by 2020, from 400,000 towers at present, according to a report prepared by audit and consultancy firm Deloitte. The tenancy ratio in the Indian telecom tower industry is expected to grow from 1.77…
Cisco has announced plans for direct and indirect investment of up to $20 million over the next five years into the Cisco Networking Academy, with an additional $40 million for the next phase of expansion in India. In a bid to expand its presence in India, the company has announced new local strategic initiatives, including…
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday paid tributes to freedom fighter Swahid Kushal Konwar on the occasion of his death anniversary in a function held at the Nehru Park. Chief Minister Gogoi paid floral tributes at the statue of the freedom fighter who had laid down his life for the freedom of the country. Speaking…
A woman, who faced prosecution for defamation for making allegations against her father-in-law in a domestic violence case, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional validity of the law’s penal provisions. Petitioner Tina Ahuja questioned the Constitutional validity of Section 199 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) and Sections 499 and 500…
EY and FICCI have put forward policy recommendations to the Government aimed at providing an impetus to the Indian telecoms sector, thus driving the coveted “Digital India” agenda. Commenting on the current scenario, Prashant Singhal, Global Telecommunications Leader, EY, said, “Digital Bharat is the only growth engine which will have the potential to transform India…
Intel’s Innovate for Digital India challenge is all about encouraging innovation via ideas that will solve the digital divide in India, leading to a truly digital India across all sections and sectors of society. This challenge is a collaborative effort from Intel and DST (Department of Science and Telecommunication). We spoke to Mr. Sandeep Aurora,…