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Research and Analysis on the Indian Internet and Broadband

Browser War – Google Launches Chrome

The browser war intensified today with the launch of Chrome from Google Labs. Just like how Microsoft moved from Operating system to Office Tools to Development Tools, Google is also moving in the same direction with its offerings in the Internet space. Engineers at Google were spending lot of time…

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Meter / Usage Check Software

Are you subscribed to limited Data Transfer Broadband Plans ? Then don’t be at the mercy of your ISP to meter your broadband usage. Now you can monitor your broadband usage so that your service provider won’t have a chance to rip you off. Free Tools To Monitor Broadband Usage:…

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Subscribers to Double in 2008

Indian Telecom reforms are now reaching the Internet sector as Broadband Subscribers in India are set to double in 2008. India had ~3 mn broadband subscribers at the beginning of 2008. Latest reports indicate that the number of broadband subscribers in India stands at 4.57 mn. Here is an exclusive…

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Airtel PC Secure Anti-Virus Subscription

Last year, F-Secure introduced PC / Laptop Security solutions in association with Reliance and Tata broadband. Then, Airtel was associated with Mcafee’s security solutions. Now, F-Secure has roped in Airtel Broadband as well to offer protections against Virus, Spyware, Hackers etc and has introduced Airtel PC Secure Software as a…

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MTNL Triband Tariffs Revised Downwards

MTNL has an Independence Day Gift to Triband Broadband users [effective Sept-1st] / aspirants with effective from 15th August. Lets first take a look at our recommended Unlimited Data Transfer Triband Broadband Plans, [Plan Name, Download / Upload Speeds, Rs / Month excluding Taxes]TriB UL data-256 / 256 Kbps Rs…

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Bharti Airtel’s Website Down with Internal Server Error

India’s largest Mobile Service Provider as well as the largest private Internet Service provider is unable to get the facts right about hosting its website [Airtel.in]. We have noticed errors in the past and today, when the President of the company is announcing its results and addressing a Conference Call,…

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BSNL Bangalore Targets 300K Landline Connections

At a time when Landline connections across the country is seeing a dip, BSNL in Bangalore is bucking the trend. BSNL actually saw an increase of 5% in the number of land line connections provided last year – Most of the demand is due to broadband services. BSNl plans to…

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High WiMax Spectrum Price – Why should ISPs Care ?

It is reliably learnt from sources in the DoT that reserve price for 3G Spectrum auction is likely to be around Rs 2,260 crore for a PAN India license. Additionally, DoT is tying WiMax spectrum auction to 3G and has set a reserve price of fourth of the 3G reserve…

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