International News: May 2009
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Vietnam to Improve IT sector
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News and VIews
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Solar Venture of 250-MW Planned by BEL, BHEL
Malaysian WiMax operator pushes for 2010 rollout
Local Wimax service provider has partnered with Samsung to provide to implement its WiMax network across the country over the next five years. However, it will take at least 14 months before the high-speed mobile broadband service from YTL’s subsidiary, YTL e-Solutions, is expected to be rolled out nationwide in July 2010.
Wireless going Green in China
Australia based Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
TRAI 15.64 mn wireless subscribers added in March 2009
Telecom Regulation Authority of India (TRAI) has recorded that 15.64 million wireless subscribers have been added in March 2009 and for the first time in two years wireline subscriber-base has increased marginally, indicating an overall growth for the telecom sector.
115th Ranking to India in Net Connection Speed
India has an average internet connection speed of 772 Kbps compared with the global average of 1.5 Mbps, says ‘State of the Internet’ report by Akamai Technologies, the US-based internet content distribution giant. South Korea has been ranked as the country with the highest percentage of connections on high broadband (greater than 5 Mbps).
ICT Adoption: Showing the Way Forward to Green
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Through enabling other sectors to reduce their emissions, the ICT industry could reduce global emissions by as much as 15 per cent by 2020-a volume of Carbon dioxide emission (CO2e) five times its own footprint in 2020
ePCO in Chandigarh by Intel
ePCO initiative in Chandigarh is being set up by Intel in partnership with BSNL, PCO Association and ItzCashon.
BJP Envisages IT Revolution For India
The indications are available in the IT Vision document of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) which it has released towards the upcoming elections indicate that India is soon to emerge as revolutionary power in the world. The detailed Vision Document is available here as well as www.lkadvani.in.
