National News: April 2009
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
BSNL Towers in Semi-Urban Areas to be Leased Out
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
BSNL Towers in Semi-Urban Areas to be Leased Out
Nomad Digital, a British Wi-Fi technology major has entered into a joint venture with Indian company Zylog Systems to provide wireless internet access to India’s massive railway network.
Mumbai Central railway station of India will have a cyber cafe with a capacity of over 20 people; international calls, and chat @ INR 20 an hour.
Singapore government aims for a nationwide Wi-Fi initiative. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and the Finance Ministry are taking initiative steps for making government services more accessible by using Internet.
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd is planning to launch Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) services in India.