Broadband penetration in India
broadband penetration in India What could be done to increase the broadband penetration in India? Arguably, this is not an easy question that could be answered. This perhaps brings head all the...
View ArticleHow Indian Telecom is being subverted
Foreign Direct Investment seems to be manna frm heaven in India. I d agree to an extent about the inflow of money in this country; not in crucial sectors of Telecom. I held this view long time back and...
View ArticleBSNL in the news
Here is the news reporting from different sources. Hindu Business Line says that BSNL is “studying the impact” of One India calling number. This means that the whole country is going to be treated as a...
View ArticleMr Maran, look at other alternatives too!
Mr Maran, you need to have a different set of advisors. This comes in the wake of reported pronouncements that Maran would ask Bill Gates to reduce the price for Windows Starter Edition. Let me start...
View ArticleThe Rural Gamble
Much has been talked about the rural telephony and the need for mobile services. Though there are caveats to the same. First define a rural area. On an arbitrary basis, it is an area of less than 5000...
View ArticleBroadband in India- as essential as electricity? Part 2
Following up on the previous post, here is what the american daily had to say. There is a comparison with the spread of electricity in US with the present day structure of broadband. Mind you, Indian...
View ArticlePersonal take
Over the period of time, I have been stuck with a deep sense of cynicism that nothing in this nation moves. Partly because you would want to see India as a shining star in the world worth emulation....
View ArticleBroadband in India: Looming Digital Divide
On a personal thought, I had almost given up the idea of blogging here. At one point of time, it seemed to be going no where. More than reporting the antics of the telecom companies, it’s indeed...
View ArticleMore updates
Reliance is almost near my doorstep. They have dug up the roads; got in their thick cables and it’s all 20 ft from the place where I live. Hopefully soon, I would have some decent options instead of...
View ArticleMore activity on ground
I have just posted an appeal to all on Desi Critics here. I don’t like the Movable Type platform they have but this is about it. All appeals to set up a WP solution fell on deaf ears. Still wondering,...
View ArticleDigital Divide and Gini Coefficient
There are only a few blogs that I am following on a regular basis. This link comes from Mr Dipanjan’s blog on Stephen Roach and Gini Index. This makes eminent sense in Indian context and I would quote...
View ArticleMobiles/Broadband: Which increases GDP?
A brilliant post from Atanu Dey on his blog regarding Teledensity and GDP Growth This is the follow up from the blog Mobile Pundit and subsequent post on the same. Atanu says: Now cell phones and...
View ArticleBroadband Blog : 500+ Posts
Yes, I have clocked over 500 posts. Is this something to be proud of? I really wonder. Frankly, Telecom has given me enough gist to write about, enough innanities, BSNL thrashing to the core and well...
View ArticleIndian Telecom: Affordable?
We could give the journalists the benefit of doubt. Including the worthy guys and greyed hair “intellectuals” who spew their wisdom without realising the import of it all. There has been a lot of talk...
View ArticleBroadband in India:Suppose if it is free?
Sounds to good to be true? I have a feeling that if a company could offer free broadband access to spur on the sales for it’s voice calls, it would go against the conventional line of thinking. For...
View ArticleThe sad crop of smart phones
Blackberry was supposed to make good smart phones but the ones being offered here at a premium really dont excite me much. In the similar vein, the ones from Nokia or their ilk are worth their weight...
View ArticlePirates rejoice!
Piracy, in strictest sense of the term, is defined as “copyright violation”. It is strictly the realm of law to define the various provisions and it’s literal meaning. The purpose of this post is not...
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Bridging the digital divide in India: Inexpensive access devices?
Image via Wikipedia I must admit that I haven’t focussed on writing about the access devices; they are a natural corollary to any broadband access initiative. Let’s face it. A mobile screen is useless...
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