Archive for November, 2008

Qualcomm to bring internet access without computers

 TT Bureau
US chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. has pulled the wraps off a new technology enabling people to access internet without a personal computer.
Knighted ‘Kayak PC alternative’, devised especially for the emerging markets, enables people to access internet over an assortment of devices like televisions or monitors via 3G high-speed broadband wireless networks that are [...]

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Trai mulls termination of political and religious channels

  TT Bureau As part of a new recommendation floated by Trai, headed by chairperson Nripendra Misra, religious and political organisations are directed to be barred from holding TV channels, a move Trai said targeted to ensure that the medium is put to its ideal use, i.e. of advancing public interest and greater realisation of [...]

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GPS-enabled handsets to fuel downloads of navigation routes by mobile users

    TT Bureau     
The number of mobile users downloading navigation routes using mobile phones is projected to grow with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.9 percent to touch 70 million in 2014, from its current 16 million users, revealed a research report by Berg Insight.
According to the report, the growth [...]

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RCom to launch telemedicine, healthcare consultancy services

 TT Correspondent  
The value-added services (VAS) in the country is set to touch upon a different scale altogether. After cashing in on the now conventional services like ringtones, downloads, games etc, the operators are now on the lookout for new avenues and services in the VAS domain.Reliance Communications seems to have identified one such new [...]

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BSNL to offer gaming services to its broadband subcribers

Press Trust of India
Gaming enthusiasts now have much to cheer with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bangalore Telecom District, offering gaming services to its broadband subscribers as part of its value-added package.
BSNL, which has tied up with global mobile content publishers India Games Limited would, offer subcribers a free one month trial offer [...]

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