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India Government to Allocate More Spectrum for Telecom Sector
Union Minister Kapil Sibal indicated that government had plans to allocate more spectrum for the telecom sector. Responding to a query regarding allocation of additional spectrum, the minister said “This is something we are looking at. India is one of those countries, which has lowest quantum of spectrum. We are looking at releasing more spectrum [...]
Aircel 3G Network Implementation by ZTE SDR Platform
ZTE won a US$85 million 3G contract from India’s Aircel to build and deploy 3G network. ZTE will be responsible for Aircel’s 2G network upgrade and for implementing the new 3G network and subsequent upgrades. The new Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network for Aircel is based on ZTE’s software defined radio (SDR – unified [...]
TECH-COM Launches Mobile Phones in India
TECH-COM, a brand known for its computer peripherals and consumer electronics products has entered the mobile market with seven mobile phones. The economically priced handsets being launched in India are TQ 21, T21, T 31, T 33, T 51, T 55 and T 60. “With a distribution network of over 100 distributors and 5000 retailers, [...]
Green Technology for Cell Towers – Hydrogen Fuel
Air Liquide, a French industrial gas company has partnered with Bharati Airtel for a pilot project towards making cell towers environment friendlier. Through the project, Air Liquide aims to replace diesel fuel generators with environment friendly hydrogen fuel for meeting the power requirements of cell towers. “We have partnered Bharti to replace diesel-fuelled telecom towers [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab Crosses 1 Million Sales
Just two months after its launch, Galaxy Tab tablet from Samsung has hit the 1 million sales mark worldwide. Galaxy tab was launched worldwide in mid October, while its US launch was in mid November. In US, Galaxy tab was distributed by four major wireless carriers – AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint. Galaxy Tab [...]
Xage M108 Music Masti Mobile Phone Launched in India, Price Rs. 3,399
Mobile handset maker Xage has launched M108 or Music Masti Mobile in India. The M108 has a built-in 200 watts PMPO speaker, supposed to give maximum output from its built-in speakers with stereo surround sound. The phone is priced at INR 3,399. The phone also has access to wireless FM, can play MP3 and MP4 files [...]
Lava A10 Touch Screen Phone Unveiled – Price 5,499
India-based mobile phone maker Lava Mobile has unveiled its touch screen phone A10. Lava A10 comes with the IPS screen that allows pictures and videos to be viewed at wide angle till 178 degree. In-Plane Switching (IPS) is an LCD technology developed to correct the poor viewing angles and color problems that LCDs had at the [...]
CBI Website Hacked, National Informatics Centre Security Under Question
The official website of the CBI was hacked by the ‘Pakistani Cyber Army’ on the intervening night of December 3 and 4. The CBI had registered a case against unknown persons in this connection. The recent hacking of CBI’s website by a group called ‘Pakistani Cyber Army’ has raised questions over the safety regulations of [...]
Nokia Messaging Servers in India to Provide Telecom Security
Nokia had announced that it had installed servers in India for allowing Indian security agencies to intercept email, messenger services and other data sent through Nokia devices. The company, however at the same time informed its customers that their trust and privacy will be maintained. “We have installed Nokia Messaging servers, which includes authentication and [...]
DRDO to Design Hack-Proof Websites
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the agency responsible for technology development for the Indian Military, is planning to develop websites which are hacker proof. It seems the recent attack on the CBI website by hackers had prompted DRDO towards this move. The plan for making hacking-proof websites was given out by Dr V K [...]
