All Gram Panchayats to Get Internet Access By 2018: Internet is one of the major and significant things that has changed many things in the world. It has become one of the essential and basic needs of the man. The world is now fully dependent on Internet. Developed countries run on the Internet, while the…
‘Public Data Offices can serve as last-mile WiFi hotspot providers’: TRAI: Telecom regulator TRAI has recommended (pdf) setting up of Public Data Offices (PDOs) that provides “last-mile” WiFi connectivity in areas where connectivity is low. It proposed a model wherein small entrepreneurs and shop owners could set up WiFi hotspots (or PDOs) by acquiring bandwidth…
India Added 268.9 Million New Internet Users Since 2014, Says Adobe: India accounted for more than half of the 500-million new Internet users globally who have come on board in the last three years, a report by software firm Adobe said on Sunday. According to Mobile Adobe Digital Insights (ADI) Report, India has a strong…
Online access, confidence and more: How ‘internet saathis’ are digitally empowering women in rural India: For 39-year-old Asha Kamble, a resident of Supane village in Satara, stepping out of home on her own was unthinkable before the untimely death of her husband. Now, she travels to villages across the district with a smartphone and Tab,…
Kerala breaks the mould to assert internet rights: KOCHI: Finance minister TM Thomas Isaac’s assertion in his budget speech that the state will make ‘access to internet’ a citizen’s right is a bold idea ahead of its time. This is something that’s possibly ‘out of the comfort zone’ of the central government. Read More
Kerala budget 2017: Internet access a basic right, says TM Thomas Isaac: Finance minister TM Thomas Isaac on Friday announced projects for making internet accessible to more people. Measures will be taken to provide free internet to 20 lakh economically backward households. The budget proposed to make internet access a human right. Read More
BSNL’s answer to Reliance Jio: To bring 5G internet speeds in India: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will take on Reliance Jio with a fast internet service. Global technology major Nokia and India’s leading government service provider BSNL have announced that they have planned a strategy to reach the network evolution to 5G services introduce…
Why India needs lighter internet: The internet has become a powerful engine for improving quality of life and changing the way people interact. When online, people are empowered, with greater access to health and education resources, direct access to governmental services, closer connections with friends and family, and increased access to new markets. Read More
India’s proposed mass surveillance programme seen as a blow to internet freedom: India’s new mass surveillance project, dubbed Centralised Monitoring System (CMS), will reportedly be fully operational by the first quarter of 2017, according to a draft Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report, which is due to be reviewed by the UN in the coming months.…
Alibaba in talks with Telecom operators to provide free Internet in India: Alibaba’s UCWeb, the internet software and services provider has big plans for India, the company is currently negotiating with telecom operators and Wi-Fi providers to provide free internet in India Read More...