BSNL 4G tender for 1 lakh sites with GoM: VaishnawThe government has also reserved spectrum in the 600 MHz, 3300 MHz and 26 GHz bands for BSNL for providing 5G services, which would be prov...
15 Mar, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
Delhi, Mumbai among 50 towns to have 5G services: Devusinh ChauhanIn reply to a separate question on internet connectivity in villages, Chauhan said that as per data provided from the telecom operators, ou...
14 Dec, 2022, 06.57 PM IST
Over 24,600 uncovered villages to get BSNL 4G service by December 2023The department said that 2,343 mobile towers have been installed in such areas in states like Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhan...
15 Nov, 2022, 10.51 PM IST
India may see indigenously developed 5G technology in roll outs: MoS Devusinh Chauhan"Our engineers have developed a set of 5G standards which will facilitate the spread of 5G networks in rural areas…these standards have bee...
08 Aug, 2022, 01.54 PM IST
Cabinet nod for mobile connectivity in 7,287 uncovered villages to bridge digital divide and spur rural economy: COAIThe work related to the provision of 4G mobile services in identified uncovered villages will be awarded through an open competitive biddin...
18 Nov, 2021, 04.22 PM IST
RailTel proposes broadband, WiFi services in remote areas"As we already have optic fibre cables in 58,742 route km and proper Internet WiFi services at 5,900 railway stations we have shared a prop...
15 Jan, 2021, 04.55 PM IST
Government selects Hughes India to connect remotely located panchayats with satellite broadbandThe 5,000-gram panchayats are located in north-eastern states, including Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and the G...
13 Oct, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
Broadband services to reach in all villages by 2022: MoS Telecom, IT Sanjay DhotreThe national mission aims to accelerate the growth of digital infrastructure, bridge the digital divide, and provide affordable and univers...
18 Sep, 2020, 10.34 PM IST
55,669 villages left out of mobile footprint to get towers in five years: Manoj SinhaAt present, 5.41 lakh villages out of the total 5.97 lakh in India are covered by mobile services, leaving 55,669 out of the ambit -- that ...
29 Jul, 2016, 08.02 PM IST
35 killed in landslide in China's Xinjiang provinceThe landslide hit the village located near Kokyar Township in Yecheng County of Kashga in Xinjiang province Wednesday and the death toll wa...
08 Jul, 2016, 08.11 AM IST
Telenor India bags award for ‘Project Sampark’The Aegis Graham Bell Award recognises innovation and entrepreneurship in telecom, internet, media and edutainment in India.
07 Dec, 2015, 01.14 PM IST
Health ministry to start national network for tele-medicineTele medicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance.
13 Mar, 2015, 08.50 PM IST
58 villages in J&K may get mobile connectivityAs many as 58 villages in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir may get mobile connectivity by the end of this financial year.
05 Jan, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
- UK varsity to design telecom net across India, China
Researchers at the University of Southampton have been awarded a contract to design telecommunications networks across India and China.
08 Jul, 2010, 12.29 PM IST
- Govt waives license fee on rural fixed line, to lose Rs 200cr
Department of telecom has waived the license fee on rural landlines to promote use of telephone in rural areas.
24 Jul, 2008, 03.08 PM IST
- ADB to provide $150 mn for rural telephony in India
Multi-lateral funding agency Asian Development Bank will provide $150 million for developing rural telephony in India.
28 May, 2008, 07.38 PM IST
- IIT-K grads plan to revolutionise rural telecom
The initiative aims at providing cheap, asynchronous and hybrid internet to Indian villagers.
08 Apr, 2008, 02.45 AM IST