TRAI releases recommendations on “Spectrum Management and Licensing Framework”
May 11, 2010
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued its recommendations on “Spectrum Management and Licensing Framework”. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had sought the Authority’s recommendations on the Recommendations /comments of the Committee on “Allocation of Access (GSM/CDMA) spectrum and pricing” of May 2009. In addition, the Authority has also been requested to furnish its recommendations on the terms and conditions of existing UAS/CMTS licence with respect to the duration of licences.
DoT has further sought the Authority’s clarification on auctioning of all spectrum other than 800, 900 and 1800 MHz bands and also on the issue of capping on the number of licences in each service area, removing the arbitrage from the prevailing license fee structures across various service providers.
TRAI releases Survey Report on Cable TV Subscription charges and other related issues
May 5, 2010
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a Survey Report on “Cable TV Subscription Charges being paid by the subscribers and other related issues”. In the context of exercise on “Issues related to tariff for cable TV services in non-CAS areas”, TRAI has commissioned a survey through Centre for Media Studies (CMS), who have submitted their report. This Survey Report has been placed on TRAI website (www.trai.gov.in).
India will be the world’s second fastest growing enterprise software market through 2014: Gartner
May 11, 2010
India’s enterprise software market is forecast to maintain its strong performance, with an estimated growth rate of 12.3 % from 2009 to 2014, the second highest growth rate in the world, according to Gartner, Inc.
Despite the global slowdown in 2009 and the continuing challenging economic conditions, the software market in India is expected to rebound to an annual growth rate of 11.1 % in 2010.
According to Gartner's latest forecast in 2010 India will be the fourth largest software market (US$ 2.4 billion) in Asia/Pacific, and the country is forecast to account for 11 % share of the region’s total revenue of US$21.72 billion in 2010, the equivalent to 1.04% of the total worldwide software US$232 billion market share.
By 2014, India’s share of the software market in Asia/Pacific is expected to reach 12 %, representing US$3.8 billion in revenue or 1.3 % of total worldwide software market revenue of US$299 billion. Compared with mature countries in the Asia/Pacific region such as Australia (with 21 % share of regional spending in 2010), the software market in India is still relatively young and evolving.
Gartner: Worldwide IT Spending to Grow 5.3 % in 2010
April 12, 2010
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to reach US$3.4 trillion in 2010, a 5.3 % increase from IT spending of US$3.2 trillion in 2009, according to Gartner, Inc. The IT industry will continue to show steady growth with IT spending in 2011 projected to surpass US$3.5 trillion, a 4.2 % increase from 2010.
Worldwide computing hardware spending is forecast to reach US$353 billion in 2010, a 5.7 % increase from 2009. On the other hand, worldwide software spending is expected to total US$232 billion in 2010, a 5.1 % increase from last year.
Canonical's Ubuntu 10.04 LTS desktop edition released
April 28, 2010
Canonical released Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop Edition, the latest version of the popular Linux desktop distribution, which includes three years of support with free security and maintenance updates. It was made available for free download on 29 April and will be pre-installed on a range of machines from a number of manufacturers in Summer 2010.
The desktop edition of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will feature extensive design work, faster boot speed, social network integration, online services and the Ubuntu One Music Store.
ON Semiconductor introduces New Clock and Data Multiplexer Devices
April 26, 2010
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a premier supplier of high performance, energy efficient silicon solutions for greener electronics, has announced further expansion of its family of multiplexer products, with the introduction of the NB6VQ572M, NB6LQ572, NB7L572, NB6L572M, NB7LQ572, NB6LQ572M, NB7VQ58M and NB7V58M mux/fanout devices, designed to function at high input rates/clock frequencies. These new devices are all highly suited to SONET, Gigabit Ethernet, Fiber Channel, backplane and other clock/data distribution applications.
The NB6VQ572M and NB6LQ572M high performance differential 4:1 clock/data input multiplexers with 1:2 current mode logic (CML) clock/data fanout buffers operate at up to 6 GHz/8 Gbps from a 1.8 V, 2.5 V or 3.3 V power supply. The new devices have a data dependent jitter of <10 ps and random clock jitter of less than 0.8 ps RMS.
The NB6VQ572M, NB6LQ572, NB7L572, NB6L572M, NB7LQ572 and NB6LQ572M are offered in 5mm x 5mm QFN-32 packages. The NB7VQ58M and NB7V58M are offered in a low-profile 3mm x 3mm QFN-16 packages. These devices are budgetary priced per unit in 1,000 unit quantities at US$6.50.
Microsoft launches Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 at TechED India 2010
April 12, 2010
Microsoft announced the general availability of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 in India. The Company also announced that Silverlight 4 will release to Web (RTW) soon. Together, these technologies simplify the entire development process, enabling developers to target new platforms and build high-quality applications.
TechED 2010 is the most awaited technology conclave in India for developers, IT professionals and technology/business decision makers and will bring together over 50,000 of the best technical minds from nearly 100 towns and cities in the country.
Microchip Technology expands UNI/O EEPROM product line with Wafer-Level Chip-Scale and TO-92 packages
April 7, 2010
Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, has announced that its single-I/O bus UNI/O EEPROM devices are now available in miniature, Wafer-Level Chip-Scale and TO-92 packages, in addition to the 3-pin SOT-23 package.
Measuring at 0.85 mm x 1.38 mm, the Wafer-Level Chip-Scale Package (WLCSP) is approximately the size of a die, and can support a manufacturing flow using standard pick-and-place machines. The long-leaded, 3-pin TO-92 package is commonly used when the manufacturing flow is a hand-assembly process, or when it is mounted directly on cable assemblies.
The current market trend is to offer consumer products with more features than previous models, but smaller in size and lower in cost. This can be accomplished with higher levels of integration, the selection of smaller components with fewer pins or the utilization of smaller packages.
Minicom brings the Data Center Alliance to India
May 4, 2010
The Data Center Alliance (DCA) was initiated by Minicom to fill the information gap in the marketplace by providing a centralized, comprehensive source for building successful IT infrastructures.
Minicom Advanced Systems provides KVM remote access, extension and management solutions designed to expedite and simplify IT services. The access solutions provided by Minicom can be the nucleus around which all other products and solutions for the data center can be integrated.
The key operation of the DCA is to serve as a central repository of data center and server room products and services and to provide IT decision makers with a clear understanding of the different solutions available for their IT infrastructures. Emarson IT Solutions (P) Ltd. is the country representative of Minicom in India.
Agilent Technologies opens one of its largest campus’ at Manesar, Haryana
April 14, 2010
Agilent Technologies Inc., the world’s premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis strengthened its presence in the country by opening its new state-of-the-art campus in Manesar. Agilent has invested approximately US$40 million in this facility, highlighting its commitment to India and its growth potential.
The new facility will house 1200 of the company's total 1500 workforce in India, with a total seating capacity of 1800 people. This leaves ample room for further expansion. The campus will support the Company's back office operations, including corporate controllership, IT and business centers, field entities, field operations as well as R&D operations.
Mr. Rajiv Arora, Managing Director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) said, “We are delighted to welcome Agilent Technologies as our first tenant in the IMT Manesar Tech Park. We are committed to creating and nurturing the IT infrastructure that Haryana offers and making our state the preferred destination for IT and ITES organizations looking to set up or enhance their presence in the country.”
In line with Agilent's focus on “Green” technology, the facility has been built with special energy-saving features. The design of the campus saves the Company 50% costs on power, by harnessing glare-free daylight, and running ACs through the floors instead of the ceilings.
Ericsson facilitates Tata Sky to launch HD in India
April 13, 2010
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has equipped Tata Sky, the Indian leading direct-to-home (DTH) operator, with a head-end upgrade that enables it to launch high definition (HD) channels and also increase its standard definition (SD) channel offering. The Ericsson solution achieves dramatic bandwidth savings that allow the launch of multiple new services for 5 million Tata Sky connections.
With bandwidth being such a vital commodity when launching HD services, the savings that are achieved through Ericsson’s EN8190 MPEG-4 AVC HD encoder are extremely valuable to operators.
The deployment of Ericsson’s solution at Tata Sky has enabled it to offer its subscribers many HD channels with the highest picture and sound quality, further enhancing the user experience. Tata Sky has also deployed Ericsson’s EN8100 MPEG-2 SD encoder, which has enabled it to increase its SD channel capacity without the need for swap-out of legacy MPEG-2 consumer set-top boxes (STBs); this has been achieved by a combination of encoding improvements and other system wide optimizations.
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