Mobile Connectivity

#10YearChallenge: Recapping India's 2009, when IPL grew into a carnival, Flipkart was sole e-commerce player

Taking the #10YearChallenge to the rupee-to-dollar conversion rate, Indian infrastructure and the Indian Premier League, whose viewership has increased from 200 million in 2009 to 730 million in 2018

Over 43,000 villages lack mobile services: Taking stock of wireless connectivity across India in six charts

Telecom minister Manoj Sinha says that the top Indian states that lack mobile connectivity include those affected by left wing extremism (LWE).

Narendra Modi’s mobile connectivity plan for the north east on hold as bidding firms bicker

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a plan that aimed at providing 2G mobile connectivity to Assam, Arunachal Pradesh back in 2014.

India ranks 36th in the Internet inclusiveness; but no.1 for policy in the Readiness category says report

India ranked 36th among 75 nations in Internet inclusiveness based on factors like availability, affordability and policies for access, a Facebook-Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report said yesterday. However, India is ranked joint first for policy in the Readiness category, with Japan and Malaysia, it added. The top countries in the tally included Singapore, Sweden, the US, the UK and Japan.

Spectrum allocation delay may disrupt mobile services for Vodafone and Airtel users

Millions of subscribers to Airtel and Vodafone networks in Delhi and Kolkata may face service disruptions. Here's why.

Phone links in Jammu and Kashmir inch close to being restored

Indian govt to spend Rs 20,000 crore for mobile connectivity in 55,000 villages

Government wants to provide free Internet-enabled phones to 25 million rural houses

The government has grand plans to ensure connectivity in India. According to a news report by The Hindu Business Line, the Government

Connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot to be simplified, states report

Reports now confirm that very soon connecting one's cellphone to a Wi-Fi hotspot will cease to be a tedious task, ...

Could LTE phase out GSM and CDMA?

While India is still trying to get comfortable with 3G, the rest of the world is getting prepared to launch LTE. LTE is also popularly known as 4G in lay mans