Broadband connectivity for all villages by 2012
The Central government’s Universal Service Obligation (USO) fund will provide broadband connectivity to around 50,000 villages in a phased manner.
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Tunisia, fastest growing in the Middle East, African telecom markets
Tunisia’s telecom market is poised to be one of the fastest-growing markets in the Middle East & Africa region with total telecom revenue estimated to grow at a CAGR of 5.4% over the next five years.
Vodafone Greece launches HSPA with 21.6Mbps download speed
Vodafone Greece announced the launch of the most advanced mobile broadband services in the country and among the first in Europe, using HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access)
One97 Communications launches PayTM for commercial transactions
One97 Communications (P) Ltd has unveiled PayTM, an easy-to-deploy mobile commerce offering that enables consumers to conduct commercial transactions through their phones.
MTC implements mass PIS in Chennai
Chennai would soon be the first city in India to get a mass passenger information system, with the state transport buses being fitted with GPS to enable passengers track buses on their mobile phones, bus stops and on the Internet.
Consumers not prepared to pay for mobile banking: Study
Despite 59% of global consumers stating that online banking on their mobile phone is important to them, they are not willing to pay for it, KPMG
Zylog launches Wi5 services in Chennai
Zylog systems, a Chennai based IT company has launched Wi-Fi services ‘Wi5’ in Chennai, thus entering the Internet Service Provider (ISP) business.
‘EBS’ payment gateway goes green with VeriSign EV SSL
One of the leading payment gateways in India, E-Billing Solutions (EBS) has deployed VeriSign Inc.’s Extended Validation (EV) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates for client security.
Oracle announces Oracle Price Protection for distributors
Oracle announced the availability of Oracle Price Protection, a new application that automates the price protection transactional processes.
BSNL to provide bandwidth for OSWAN
BSNL would provide bandwidth services for the implementation of Orissa State Wide Area Network (OSWAN) project, being taken up at a cost of INR 200 crore under the National e-Governance Plan.
