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Reliance Globalcom Planning A London Listing; Reportedly Valued At $12 Bn - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 02 May 2008 05:53 AM PST

Some updates from The Times on Reliance Globalcom’s (RGCom) proposed IPO: The company, into which the Reliance ADA Group had integrated its entire global telecom operations, is planning to list…

India Had 261 Mobile Million Subs End March; Only 3.9 Million Broadband Subs - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 01 May 2008 10:59 PM PST

As per a TRAI release, India became the second largest wireless network in the world, by the end of March. India now has over 261.09 million wireless subscribers, with 10.16…

DoT Terminates 35 ISP Licences; Are They To Blame For Lack On Internet Penetration? - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 20 Apr 2008 11:53 PM PST

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has terminated the licenses of 35 companies which never launched ISP services. Some of these include Discovery Infoways, Q-Net Infosystems, Netconnect (India), Infinity.com, KTV Net.…

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You Telecom And Red Snapper Form Wireless Network JV: YouSnapper - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 16 Apr 2008 12:12 AM PST

YOU Telecom, an Internet Service Provider in which Citigroup Venture Capital has a majority stake, has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Red Snapper, a Malaysian wireless and VoIP service…

TinselVision.com To Target India - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 15 Apr 2008 11:31 PM PST

Video streaming co TinselVision has expanded its online content distribution arrangements with STAR India and other licensors to include streaming content to India as well. Tinselvision had deals with STAR,…

Amidst All The Confusion, Willow TV Snags IPL Rights For Americas For 5 Years - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 15 Apr 2008 02:50 AM PST

The fog is clearing, and we now have some clarity on the Internet and Mobile rights for the IPL: As per a release, Willow TV Inc has acquired exclusive rights…

Airtel Launches Broadband Portal Powered By Google - 5 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 31 Mar 2008 04:37 AM PST

Wow...I didn’t know that there was such a paucity of web developers and designers in the world that India’s largest telco Airtel had to resign itself to having its broadband…

JumpTV May Sell Off Regional Content Business - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 14 Feb 2008 10:42 PM PST

This is significant news for those Indian channels providing their content to online TV service Jump TV, and perhaps something for the video content portals like Saavn, Big Flicks, Rajshri…

Free Internet On Shatabdi, Rajdhani Trains? - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 14 Feb 2008 09:59 PM PST

I wonder when the announcements will be followed up with actual deployment: Business Standard reports that the Indian Railways is expectged to launch free Internet on select Rajdhani and Shatabdi…

Law Ministry Turns Down TRAIs Proposal To Regulate PC To PC Internet Telephony - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 12 Feb 2008 05:31 AM PST

The Law Ministry has nuked TRAI’s recommendation of allowing foreign internet telephony firms to register in India and host their services in the country. The recommendations sought to get foreign…

BBC Content, Kyonki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi At Rajshri.com; On TV Content Online - 4 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 04 Feb 2008 02:50 AM PST

I had written (grumbled) in the past, about the BBC not giving access to historical video content related to India and Pakistan, to viewers from India, so it comes as…

Novatium To Raise $10-15 Million For Scaling Up - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 04 Feb 2008 02:30 AM PST

Thin client company Novatium Solutions, which had received an undisclosed amount of investment from New Enterprise Associates (NEA) earlier last year, is looking to raise $10-15 million in funding to…

VSNL, YRF To ‘Premiere’ Chak De On Web - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 28 Jan 2008 09:54 PM PST

[by Cerius Shah] Yash Raj Films (YRF) and VSNL (now Tata Indicom Broadband) have tied up for the web premiere of the SRK starrer Chak De India. Tata Indicom apparently…

Government To Spend Rs. 5400 Crore On Connecting Quarter Million Panchayats In Three Years - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 22 Jan 2008 03:25 AM PST

Can’t help but be cynical about connectivity and e-governance given the Indian governments forgettable track record, but anyway: The government intends to computerize nearly 250,000 Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), for…

Rajshri Media Launches Tamil Content - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 21 Jan 2008 10:04 PM PST

Video content portal Rajshri Media has added Tamil films and TV shows to its bouquet of content. The service was launched on Jan 14th, around the festive season of Pongal.…

Sify Plans To Enter Thin Client Market; Talks On With Microsoft - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 20 Jan 2008 08:33 PM PST

[By Cerius Shah] After posting a profit last fiscal, Sify plans to sell 30,000 thin client computers in nine Indian cities in the first year of launch. The PC’s will…

Sabeer Bhatia Offers Free Conference Calls With SabSeBolo.com - 3 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 16 Jan 2008 08:08 PM PST

[by Cerius Shah] Thankfully its not a social networking website. Sabeer Bhatia along with Yogesh Patel, has launched a conference calling solution called Sabsebolo.com, reports the Hindu. It’s a multiple…

HCL Launches Sub Rs 14000 Laptops
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 16 Jan 2008 04:23 AM PST

The cost of laptops has often been cited as an impediment to the uptake of wireless broadband in India; around 40 percent of computers bought in India were laptops last…

Power Grid In Talks For Entertainment And Internet Services - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 08 Jan 2008 04:34 AM PST

This is interesting: The state-run Power Grid Corporation of India has said that it is in talks with a consortium of Cable Operators to provide TV, Internet and entertainment services…

YOU Telecom Acquires Bangalore Based Cable Operator To Enter Cable TV Business
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 07 Jan 2008 01:22 AM PST

YOU Telecom, a Internet Service Provider in which Citigroup Venture Capital has majority stake, is entering the Cable TV business by acquiring 50 percent stake in Digital Infotainment, a Banglore…

TRAI Backs Down On Unbundling Of Last Mile; Recommends Franchising For Growth Of Broadband - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 02 Jan 2008 09:09 PM PST

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) appears to have backed down on it’s earlier recommendation of unbundling of last mile, since the government has clearly stated that they’re not…

VSNL Partners With Marshall Media For VOD - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 19 Dec 2007 02:54 AM PST

While several video content firms are busy tying up with local content providers, our very own VSNL has gone one step ahead and decided to deliver HD quality ‘American Infotainment’.…

After Tinselvision, Shemaroo Provides Content To WatchIndia - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 10 Dec 2007 07:48 PM PST

Shemaroo Entertainment will provide its library of film content to WatchIndia on pay-per-view, a video content startup targeting the Indian diaspora starting with 15 films at $4.99 each. The content…

I-Cube Report: More Users From Smaller Towns Are Accessing The Internet - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 10 Dec 2007 02:26 AM PST

Internet usage in small towns has increased over the past three years, as per a release from the IAMAI-IMRB I-Cube report: towns with a population of less than 0.5 million…

Smile Interactive To Set Up E-Commerce Kiosks; Expects Operating Break Even In Year One - 4 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 05 Dec 2007 11:02 PM PST

Smile Interactive plans to set up around 97,000 e-commerce kiosks in the next three years in India, starting with 900 in the first phase, reports Business Standard. These kiosks, at…