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Assam signs agreement with Microsoft
The State Govt of Assam inked a pact with Microsoft Corporation India Private Ltd (MCIPL). Objective: To speed up Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption in schools. It is a one year association that will assist the Assam school education ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
‘All mobiles must carry radiation tags by September’: Centre to cell phone manufacturers
The Government has instructed all cell phone manufacturers to include radiation tags in mobile handsets to display Specific Absorption Rate, SAR value by the first of September 2012. All the indigenous manufactures have been instructed to make necessary changes in ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
SC panel to recommend SIM card issuance procedure to Telcom firms
The Supreme Court has set up a joint expert panel to recommend the procedure for the telecom firms for properly identifying the customers before issuing SIM cards to them. The panel comprising officials of the DoT (Department of Telecommunications) and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
SC extends deadline for 2G license auction from June 2, 2012 to August 31, 2012
The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for fresh auctioning of 2G spectrum licenses from June 2, 2012 to August 31, 2012 and the existing licenses for 2G spectrum will continue to be operational till September 7, 2012. The February ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
TRAI set base price for spectrum auction
TRAI (Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) set Rs 3,622.18 Crore as the base or minimum price for pan-India spectrum in the auction of radio waves which is to be held after the Supreme Court cancelling 122 licenses. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
EGoM decides to allocate 700 MHz spectrum for offering 4G
An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) settled to assign 700 Mhz spectrum for offering 4G telecom services. This especial band is believed to be very effective and could bring in the government revenues more than it got via auctioning of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012
‘Blu-Fi’ installed at Banglore’s Railway Station
In collaboration with RailTel and Telibrahma, the Bangalore Division of the South western Railway (SWR) has launched “BluFi” services in the City Railway station. BluFi: (Bluetooth + WiFi) An unparalleled compounding of Bluetooth application and Wi-Fi connectivity. Via simply switching ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012
Sabeer Bhatia launches free and open texting application “JaxtrSMS”
Sabeer Bhatia launches free and open texting application “JaxtrSMS” “Jaxtr Inc”, founded by Sabeer Bhatia and Yogesh Patel, announced the launch of “JaxtrSMS”, a cross-platform, open texting application to send SMS to anyone in the world for free. JaxtrSMS is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012
New Up-linking & down-linking policy for TV channels
There are several types of information transmission paths provided by communication satellites to connect two points on earth for the purpose of telecommunication. The Uplink part is used for transmission of signals from an Earth terminal to a satellite or ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations 2010
Telecom Users all over India have been eased from unwelcome commercial calls and messages. The Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations 2010 was formally inaugurated by Kapil Sibal, Communications and Information Technology Minister. Here are brief notes: The regulations will ..