TRAI issues Recommendations on Issues relating to Uplinking Downlinking of Television channels in India
July 22, 2010
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the recommendations on issues relating to Uplinking-Downlinking of TV channels in India. In view of increasing number of TV channels, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had requested TRAI to furnish its recommendations on review of policy on uplinking and downlinking of TV channels in India.
The key recommendations include:
- No cap on number of satellite based TV channels meant for downlinking and uplinking from India
- Networth requirements to be revised for news and non-news TV channels and teleports
- Eligibility criteria for registration of a TV channel to be revised to include experience in media sector
- The period of permission for uplinking/downlinking permission to be made uniform for 10 years
- Permission fee to be revised and charged annually and transfer of permission not to be permitted
- India to be developed as a teleport hub
TRAI issues Tariff Order for addressable systems - DTH, HITS, IPTV and digital addressable Cable TV
July 22, 2010
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued, on 21st July 2010, the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Fourth) (Addressable
Systems) Tariff Order, 2010 for addressable systems.
The cable and satellite TV sector of the country is largely analog and non-addressable. The analog systems have capacity and quality constraints and cannot offer choice to the subscribers. The Authority is working actively to promote Digital Addressable systems so as to improve the quality of service to the consumers. The tariff order issued, on 21st July 2010, is in line with these efforts.
This tariff order covers all digital addressable systems such as DTH, HITS, IPTV, and digital addressable Cable TV. The order comes into effect from 1st September 2010. The full text of the tariff order is available on TRAI website www.trai.gov.in
Last Date for Comments on Consultation Paper on Telecom Unsolicited Commercial Communications Regulations Extended
July 16, 2010
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had invited comments of stakeholders on Review of Telecom Unsolicited Commercial Communications Regulations on 11th May, 2010. The last dates for receiving comments and counter comments were fixed as 10th June, 2010 and 21st June, 2010 respectively. Considering the requests received from various stakeholders, the last dates for receiving comments and counter comments were extended till 18th June, 2010 and 5th July, 2010 respectively.
Requests were again received from stakeholders for further extension of time for sending their comments. In view of the importance and sensitivity of the issue to the public, the Authority decided to extend the last date for submission of written comments/counter comments by all stakeholders up to 30th July, 2010. Stakeholders are requested to submit their comments before this date preferably in electronic form at advqos@trai.gov.in
Telephone subscriber base reaches 671.69 million by June end
July 23, 2010
The number of telephone subscribers in India has increased to 671.69 million at the end of June-2010 from 653.92 million in May-2010. As per the figures data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), it has registered a growth of 2.72%. With this, the overall tele-density in India has reached 56.83.
Wireless subscriber base has increased from 617.53 million in May-2010 to 635.51 million at the end of June-2010 registering a growth of 2.91%. Wireless tele-density stands at 53.77.
Wireline subscriber base declined from 36.39 million in May-2010 to 36.18 million at the end of June-2010 with overall Wireline teledensity of 3.06. Total Broadband subscriber base has increased from 9.24 million in May-2010 to 9.45 million in June-2010, there by showing a growth of 2.27%.
Mobile connections in India will grow by 27.3 % in 2010: Gartner
July 15, 2010
Mobile connections in India will grow by 27.3 % in 2010 to reach in excess of 660 million, according to Gartner Inc. Mobile service revenue in India will reach US$19.8 billion by the end of the year, up 19.7 % from 2009.
In 2010, mobile penetration in India is projected to grow 55.9 %, and Gartner expects the Indian mobile industry to grow at double-digit rates till the end of 2012 with mobile penetration increasing to 72.5 % in 2012. Mobile market penetration is projected to increase further to 82 % by 2014, mainly due to the service providers increasing their focus on the rural market and lower handset prices.
By the end of 2014, total mobile services revenue in India is forecast to exceed US$23 billion, and India is expected to remain the world’s second largest wireless market after China in terms of mobile connections.
Moser Baer India introduces Knight USB Flash Drives
July 23, 2010
Moser Baer India (MBI), the global tech- manufacturing company, announced the launch of 'Knight' USB Flash Drives with value added features which allows users to customize their storage space as per their preference. The USB Flash Drives are equipped with advanced features like MyZone, LED light in a sleek form factor among others for an enhanced user experience.
Moser Baer's USB Flash Drives come embedded with an innovative MyZone feature which enables user to demarcate his personal and public storage space with a password, making it ideal for enterprise users.
“Knight” USB Flash Drive from Moser Baer is a cap based model with bright Red LED at the rear end. The drives are currently available in the capacities of 2 GB and 4 GB at an attractive price point of Rs. 525 and Rs 700 respectively. Moser Baer Knight with 8GB, 16GB and 32 GB capacities will be launched very soon. This feature-packed flash drives come in an attractive sleek design with two colour options- Black and White. The Knight USB Flash Drives are available at Moser Baer’s dealer outlets on a pan India basis.
Array Networks showcases new version of Application Delivery Controller to address the scalability needs of Cloud Computing Environments
July 22, 2010
Array Networks Inc., a global leader in secure application delivery, announced a new version of its operating system for its AppVelocity (APV) portfolio of application delivery controllers (ADC). Leveraging the SpeedCore™ architecture, the new ArrayOS™ 8.1 fully leverages 64-bit processing and multi-core technology to deliver dramatic improvements in performance, packet handling and memory capacity.
The new version also delivers multi-fold improvements in server offload and acceleration capabilities using new and improved functionality related to server load balancing, caching, compression, system level monitoring, process/module level resilience, application flow monitoring and field troubleshooting. Together, these enhance overall performance and scalability under a high traffic load.
The ArrayOS 8.1 APV products currently shipping based on SpeedCore include the APV3520, APV5200 and APV6200
Consim Info launches 40PlusMatrimony site
July 22, 2010
Consim Info Pvt. Ltd. one of India's fastest growing internet companies announces the launch of 40PlusMatrimony, an exclusive matrimony service dedicated to women above 35 and for men above 40 years of age to search and find a life partner effortlessly from their own age group.
Consim also owns BharatMatrimony.com - World's No.1 Matrimony Service, CommunityMatrimony.com - network of over 300 community based matrimony sites, ManglikMatrimony, DivorceeMatrimony, AnyCaste Matrimony and AbilityMatrimony.com for people with special needs.
Clay Telecom partners with Jet Airways to launch 'Edujetter programme'
July 22, 2010
Clay Telecom, one of the fastest growing companies in the vertical of international telecom solutions, has partnered with Jet Airways, India's premier international airline for their most promising programme called "EDUJETTER" for the students going to abroad.
Through this programme, Clay Telecom is offering specially designed Customized Rental Plans to bring down the exorbitant bills and also ensure students can be connected with their families and friends anytime and anywhere. In addition to this, students can enjoy INR 1000 worth of free talk time with a three month lock in period, no activation, deactivation or delivery charges are applicable. As part of the programme, students will enjoy numerous benefits through Jet Airways.
Arista Networks appoints Netweb Technologies as the distributor for Indian market
July 21, 2010
Arista Networks has appointed Netweb Technologies to distribute its product range in the Indian market. Arista Networks focuses on 10G networking equipment especially for large datacenters, High Performance Computing deployments and cloud Infrastructure space.
Arista expects customers in India to readily accept the products and the acceptance and demand is expected to increase manifold once the 10G price drops below US$500 per switch port. Netweb, which focuses on high performance computing and storage, have the largest installed base for HPC solutions in the country.
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