National Optical Fibre Network

Digital India: PM Modi promises to make governance transparent, expanding optical fibre network and more

Pitching his pet Digital India initiative with the titans of the IT world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday promised to make governance more accountable and transparent while assuring data privacy and security.

India ranks below Bhutan, Sri Lanka in broadband reach: Trai

To promote the use of fixed-line broadband, Trai also proposed that the licence fee on the revenues earned from fixed line should be exempted for five years.

Budget 2015: AP becomes first state to execute NOFN on its own

Andhra Pradesh had proposed to deliver broadband connection with 10-15 mbps download speed to each 12 million households for Rs 150/month that are planned to be covered under state designed project.

DoT plans to use MSOs and cable operators to provide broadband connectivity

Aiming to increase broadband penetration in smaller cities, the DoT is planning to use Multiple System Operators and cable operators to provide broadband connectivity.

UTStarcom confident that India's top 20 cities will be fully Wi-Fi by end 2015

At a time when the country is launching another round of spectrum auctions in February and telecom operators are vying for allocations, global telecom infrastructure provider UTStarcom is confident that India's top 20 cities will be fully Wi-Fi enabled by the end of 2015.

NOFN giving only half of promised 100 mbps broadband speed: study

Government has earmarked Rs 20,000 crore for NOFN project to connect all 2.5 lakh village panchayats by December 2016 with broadband speed of 100 mbps at each panchayat level.

Govt to involve private players under NOFN for 50K panchayats

The government has set target to complete roll out of NOFN across 2.5 lakh village panchayats by December 2016.

DoT panel prefers 100% FDI in telecom sector

The cumulative debt on the Indian telecom sector is around Rs 2,50,000 crore and the companies have been under pressure to pay back these loans.

Government to spend around Rs 33,000 crore on broadband in 3 years, says telecom secretary

Boost to e-commerce? Govt may modify IT Act to remove legal hurdles in digital transactions

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to finalise the draft Bill before the Winter Session of Parliament.<br />