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Decoding Digital India

Decoding Digital India

In what should have been a major story that was buried under other headlines, India achieved a significant milestone in its Digital India programme when 100,000-gram panchayats, or village councils, across the country were connected through a high-speed optical fibre network called BharatNet.

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A Massive Digital Thrust

A Massive Digital Thrust

'India is moving towards becoming a very digital country. You have seen the examples from the money perspective over the past several weeks. Irrespective of which side of the debate you are on, the benefits of digital are going to be across sectors,' emphasises Narendra Bhandari, General Manager, Developer Experience & Evange-lism, Microsoft India. He predicts that this 'Digital' or 'Fourth Industrial Revolution' will transform the infrastructure sector too in an unimaginable manner.

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Telecom Ministry proposes revised structure for BharatNet project

Telecom Ministry proposes revised structure for BharatNet project

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology will seek Cabinet approval for phase-II of the BharatNet project by September wherein it has been proposed to include state governments and their units for faster implementation and utilisation of cable operators to provide Internet to households at the gram panchayat level.

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Make in India Exhibition extravaganza

Make in India Exhibition extravaganza

The first Make In India Week was held in Mumbai and was the biggest ever show of the country´s manufacturing prowess. With a business commitment of Rs.15.20 lakh crore in investments, the Make In India

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COAI reiterates demand for review of pricing of CDMA airwaves

COAI reiterates demand for review of pricing of CDMA airwaves

GSM industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has escalated a war of letters by writing to the Telecom minister, reiterating its demand for a review of pricing of CDMA airwaves and reducing the 10 MHz cap on such spectrum, asserting that failure to do so would lead to violation of auction rules.

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Govt mulls penalty for call drops

Govt mulls penalty for call drops

As the call drop menace refuses to subside, the government is now weighing the option of slapping a penalty on telecom operators. Individual letters are to be shot off to company promoters to convey the concerns raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Modi wants revival of BSNL

Modi wants revival of BSNL

PM Narendra Modi undertook a meeting with Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to deliberate on the revival strategy of state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL).

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TRAI moves to check call drop menace

TRAI moves to check call drop menace

To check the call drop menace, telecom regulator TRAI will soon put in place a new set of ´service quality benchmarks´, non-adherence to which may lead to stricter penal action against the mobile operators.

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