Category: internet

Research and Analysis on the Indian Internet and Broadband

ASSOCHAM Recommends Cheaper PCs

ASSOCHAM has recommended Cheaper PCs and use of existing infrastructure like Power Lines to increase the broadband penetration in the worlds second most populous country. TRAI & DoT’s target for Broadband Subscribers in India for 2007 is 9 Million. At the end of 2006, India had just 2 Million Broadband…

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Click-To-Call / SMS Catching up in India

Google was the first one to introduce Click-To-Call based advertising in India. Tyroo Ad Network first introduced the concept of Click-To-SMS. Now portals like Sulekha are borrowing ideas from them. Sulekha introduced Click-To-Call on their Yellow Pages a direct copy of YellowPages.Com. However, when testing Sulekha’s service, the call never…

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Live Bangalore Traffic Info

Polluted and Dirty Bangalore which adds more than 1,000 vehicles a day is now having Live Traffic info online and also on Mobile. To your left you are seeing the Live Map of traffic conditions. Color Code.Green – ClearOrange – SlowRed – Delay. The project [BTIS] is funded by the…

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Reliance Broadband Plans, Tariffs and Review

Reliance has officially launched its WiMax Broadband in Bangalore today for Business and Residential users as well. goBroadband had broken the news about Reliance WiMax Broadband exactly a month ago. Reliance Broadband Plans for Residence: [Wireless Broadband]Speed 150 Kbps + Unlimited Download – Rs 750 / MonthSpeed 300 Kbps +…

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Auto+Home+Personal Loans on Loanwala

ICICI Bank may have the best initiative to offer pre-approved Home Loans and Credit Cards to their existing customers from their online banking interface. But their are Millions of Indians who don’t have well established history and to cater to them we have Loanwala.Com – an online interface to apply…

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Interactive Avenues – Lack of Online Metrics

Mr. Ratish Nair, CEO of Interactive Avenues a year old online Advertising startup, expressed his displeasure over lack of metrics to promote online advertising. He is concerned about varying figures of Internet numbers in India 12 Million to 52 Million and asks who is right ? According to TRAI, at…

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Is it time to shut down Naukri.Com ?

The Photo on your left is of a lesser known personality, Mahendra Swarup, who is truly pragmatic in his approach, especially on Broadband and Internet in India. He was the former head of Times Internet and laid the foundation stone for Web 2.0 in Times with his O2 initiative. In…

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BSNL Data Card for Wireless Internet

State owned BSNL which is trying hard to retain existing customer base in Mobile and Landline verticals just a while ago announced that it will focus on Data services as well. Tata’s controlled VSNL last week announced that Data Service will be a core competency and it expects significant part…

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