Telecom Sector

RCom Rolls Out New Fastest Wireless Internet Service In India

Rcom Rolls Out New Fastest Wireless Internet ServiceReliance Communications, on Thursday, has made announcement about the launching of a new wireless Internet service, called Reliance Netconnect Broadband Plus, which is based on the CDMA technology.

The telecom major claims it to be the fastest internet service in the country till date.

With a downlink speed of up to 3.1 mega bytes per second (Mbps) and a separate uplink speed of up to 1.8 Mbps, the newly launched service offers 30% higher downlink rate as compared to any other wireless broad band offering.

BSNL To Roll Out 3G Service In Chennai; Signs MoU With L&T Arun Excello

BSNL To Roll Out 3G Service In Chennai; Signs MoU With L&T Arun Excello Chief General Manager of BSNL, M P Velusamy said that the state-owned telecommunication company is all set to roll out its much-awaited 3G services in the Chennai telecom district, comprising Chennai, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur, in the first week of June.

Mr. Velusamy was lecturing at a press meet held for the signing of a MoU between BSNL and L&T Arun Excello Realty Pvt. Ltd to set up telecom infrastructure at the Estancia Integrated Township.

Call rates to go cheaper from April 1

Call rates to go cheaper from April 1The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has announced 33 per cent reduction in charges; the money two operators pay each other while transferring calls from one network to other.

The move, applicable from April 1 onwards, may result in nearly 20 per cent drop in STD and local calls from mobiles. The decision would also applicable to 3G services due to launch in coming months.

Subex inks ‘Reseller Pact’ with Russian firm

Subex inks ‘Reseller Pact’ with Russian firmSubex Limited, a global provider of operations support system (OSS) solutions, has signed a reseller agreement with JSC "Company TransTeleKom'' (TTK), one of Russia's top three fixed network providers.

Under the deal, TTK and Subex would jointly provide managed services covering fraud management and revenue assurance to growing operators in Russia.

It may be noted that Nikira Fraud Management System and Moneta Revenue Assurance System, are key components of the Subex ROC - Revenue Operations Center.

Airtel Wirthdraws ‘95’ Dialing From Fixed Line Phones

Airtel Wirthdraws ‘95’ Dialing From Fixed Line PhonesTelecom operator Bharti Airtel has withdrawn ‘95’, which it launched for intra-state landline communication through its fixed line service.
 
The decision was taken following the order from Department of Telecom (DoT), Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India.

The company said that the withdrawal would be effective from midnight of March 9, 2009.

Dot Asks BSNL, MTNL To Stop 3G Services

Dot Asks BSNL, MTNL To Stop 3G Services The Department of Telecom (DoT) asked state-owned telecom giants BSNL and MTNL to discontinue their third generation (3G) services till the time the security agencies set up apt monitoring system in order to track traffic on their network.

The decision comes in spite of BSNL and MTNL clarifying to the administration that interception of 3G traffic is possible, during a meeting with the DoT on March 4.

The Intelligence Bureau informed the DoT that BSNL has not provided for monitoring video calls.

Pages