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Why Learning a New Language is a Phenomenal Idea Nowadays
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Why Learning a New Language is a Phenomenal Idea Nowadays

Despite all of the arguments you've probably heard about the advantages of learning a second language for your education, trips and job, some individuals still tend to believe that being bilingual isn't as essential as it once was. As our society develops increasingly connected as a result of technology advancements, it has become clear that learning other languages is helpful for a variety of reasons. In today's multinational world, relationships are more fundamental than ever. Speaking a foreign language can always offer you an unexpected advantage as the world becomes increasingly interconnected. With an increasing level of international commercial activity, travel industry, migration and cross-cultural encounters, you're expected to run into someone who doesn't communicate in ...
Rakuten and Vodafone Invest in AST & Science’s Space Venture
FUNDING

Rakuten and Vodafone Invest in AST & Science’s Space Venture

TOKYO, LONDON, TEXAS – March 3, 2020 - Rakuten and Vodafone have become the lead investors in a venture to extend mobile coverage to more people and devices across the planet, using the first mobile broadband network that will be broadcast from space. Branded SpaceMobile, the low-Earth-orbit (LEO), low-latency satellite network from AST & Science will be the first in the world to connect directly to standard smartphones. The company holds an extensive patent and IP portfolio for its ground and space technologies. “SpaceMobile will be particularly transformative to the growing US$1 trillion annual global mobile market because it will eliminate the coverage gaps faced by today’s five billion mobile subscribers moving in and out of connectivity every day. It will also help the ...
Survey: This is What Indians Do Online & Offline
ANALYSIS

Survey: This is What Indians Do Online & Offline

India is a fast evolving and developing country with ever-more resources and capital being poured into the Indian web market to digitalize the country. A particular tool that has allowed this digital development has been the introduction of cheap and reliable smartphones in the market which allowed a large portion of the country to afford the technology. Additionally, cheap internet plans contributed significantly to encouraging and increasing the overall internet usage. Consequently, diverse facilities and services emerged from phone apps, allowing users to buy, sell, order and enjoy different types of facilities and services from electronic shopping, to cab hailing, food delivery and more. Presently, India stands among the most internet-friendly ecosystems in the world and the scale a...
Researchers Uncover Flaw That Makes Wi-Fi Vulnerable To Hacks
Tech

Researchers Uncover Flaw That Makes Wi-Fi Vulnerable To Hacks

Cyber security watchdogs and researchers are issuing warnings over risks associated with a widely used system for securing Wi-Fi communications after the discovery of a flaw that could allow hackers to read information thought to be encrypted, or infect websites with malware. An alert from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Computer Emergency Response Team on Monday said the flaw could be used within range of Wi-Fi using the WPA2 protocol to hijack private communications. It recommended installing vendor updates on affected products, such as routers provided by Cisco Systems Inc or Juniper Networks Inc. Belgian researchers Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens of Belgian university KU Leuven disclosed the bug in WPA2, which secures modern Wi-Fi systems used by vendors for wireless c...
India to Have 1.4 Billion Mobile Subscribers by 2022
INDIA

India to Have 1.4 Billion Mobile Subscribers by 2022

The overall mobile subscriber base in the country is likely to grow to 1.4 billion by 2022 and nearly one-third of them will be 4G users, says a report by Ericsson Mobility. India led the mobile subscribers growth globally with highest net addition of over 43 million customers in January- March 2017, it said. China followed India with net addition of over 24 million mobile subscribers during the three-month period. Indias total mobile subscriber base is expected to grow to over 1.4 billion in the next five years of which 520 million will be 4G subscribers, the report said. The 5G service is expected to be operational in India by 2022 with subscriber base of around 3 million, it added. "Based on trend of deployment of LTE by telecom operators in India, we feel 3G will be domina...
Snapdeal, Truecaller Partner to Make Your Shopping Experience Frictionless
BUSINESS

Snapdeal, Truecaller Partner to Make Your Shopping Experience Frictionless

New Delhi, ANI: India's largest online marketplace Snapdeal has partnered with Truecaller, one of the leading communication apps in the world to enhance consumer experience by integrating Truecaller Priority in the company's IVR and order confirmation numbers. Customers with Truecaller app installed on their mobiles will be able to easily identify and filter IVR or delivery verification calls when shopping on Snapdeal. Any calls received by users who have placed an order on Snapdeal, while be clearly marked as 'Snapdeal Order Team' or 'Snapdeal Delivery Team', and color coded in purple; thus, assuring the users that the call is important and from a reliable source, not spam. "We are very pleased to bring the Truecaller Priority feature to our platform. It will help reduce a key fricti...
Microsoft Launches Messaging System “Microsoft Teams” For Businesses
News

Microsoft Launches Messaging System “Microsoft Teams” For Businesses

Microsoft has launched a messaging system for businesses, Microsoft Teams, on Wednesday, putting it in direct competition with fast-growing startup Slack and Facebook's Workplace product. The new software will be part of Microsoft's Office 365 services, a cloud-based software suite that has more than 85 million monthly active commercial users. Slack, whose customers include CBS Corp, BuzzFeed, universities and the U.S. government, had over 4 million daily active users in October. San Francisco-based Slack took out a full page ad in the New York Times on Wednesday, addressing the entry of Microsoft Teams. "We're genuinely excited to have some competition," Slack said in the ad. Microsoft said a preview of Teams will be available to Office 365 commercial customers with enterpris...
Sunil Mittal Re-appointed Chairman of Bharti Airtel For 5 yrs
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Sunil Mittal Re-appointed Chairman of Bharti Airtel For 5 yrs

Sunil Bharti Mittal has been re-appointed as the Chairman of telecom giant Bharti Airtel for another five year, with effect from October 1, 2016. "Sunil Bharti Mittal has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the company for further term of five years with effect from October 1, 2016," the company said in a BSE filing, communicating the outcome of its 21st AGM. Mittal is the Founder of Bharti Enterprises, Indias one of largest conglomerates with diversified interests in telecom, insurance, real estate, agri and food, besides other ventures. The Group also has joint ventures with global leaders like Singtel, SoftBank, AXA, Del Monte amongst others. Bharti Airtel, the Groups flagship company, offers mobile, fixed broadband and digital TV solutions to over 350 million customers acros...
HCL Infosystems Delivered First Made in India Communication Network For Indian Armed Force
INDIA

HCL Infosystems Delivered First Made in India Communication Network For Indian Armed Force

HCL Infosystems, one of India's premier IT services, distribution and digital solutions company, has enabled the design, development and deployment of Defence Communication Network (DCN) - the first tri-service communication and IT network of the Armed Forces. The network has been fully designed and developed in India. The DCN was today dedicated to the nation by Shri Manohar Parrikar, the Hon'ble Raksha Mantri, Government of India. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Premkumar Seshadri, Executive Vice-chairman and Managing Director, HCL Infosystems Ltd. said, "This is a moment of great honour for us. HCL Infosystems is proud to design, develop and deploy the first ever converged tri-service communication and IT network for the Indian Defence Forces. The network has been entirely designed and d...
Internet Devices Firm Gaia Smart Cities Has Acquired Internet of Things Business of Netcore
ACQUISITION

Internet Devices Firm Gaia Smart Cities Has Acquired Internet of Things Business of Netcore

Internet devices firm Gaia Smart Cities has acquired Internet of Things business of communications service provider Netcore in a an equity deal. "We have finalised deal to acquire IoT business of Netcore in an equity deal. Gaia will get ownership of Netcores IoT business and Netcore will invest in Gaia," Gaia Smart Cities Founder & CEO Sumit D Chowdhury said. Internet of Things involved in connecting various devices with internet to control them and extract data related ton their function in structured format like calorie burn data from smart wrist bands, switching on or off to AC, TV, car from mobile phones etc. Gaia Smart Cities was founded by Chowdhury and Bipin Pradeep Kumar last year. The company provides internet of things solution like remote access to water met...
Second Time WhatsApp blocked in Brazil, Affecting 100 million Users
News

Second Time WhatsApp blocked in Brazil, Affecting 100 million Users

A Brazilian judge ordered wireless phone carriers to block access to Facebook Inc's WhatsApp for 72 hours throughout Latin America's largest country on Monday, the second such move against the popular messaging application in five months. The decision by the judge in the northeastern state of Sergipe applies to the five main wireless operators in Brazil and affects WhatsApp's more than 100 million users in the country. The reason for the order is not known due to legal secrecy in an ongoing case in the Sergipe state court. In a statement, WhatsApp said the company is "disappointed at the decision" after doing the utmost to cooperate with Brazilian tribunals. The decision "punishes more than 100 million users who depend upon us to communicate themselves, run their business and more, ...
Expanding India’s Connectivity to the World, Reliance Jio Stretched 8,100 km Cable System in Bay of Bengal
BUSINESS

Expanding India’s Connectivity to the World, Reliance Jio Stretched 8,100 km Cable System in Bay of Bengal

Mumbai, 18 April 2016: Reliance Jio announces the launch of a new, state of the art 8,100 km cable system, the Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG). BBG provides direct connectivity to South East Asia and the Middle East, then onward to Europe, Africa and Far East Asia through seamless interconnection with existing cable systems. Reliance Jio owns and operates the strategically important undersea cable landing facility in Chennai, providing a high-speed, high-capacity, low latency route connecting India to the rest of the world.“ “We are excited about the launch of BBG as it offers not just direct connectivity in and out of India through Chennai and Mumbai but also acts as a state-of-the-art 100 Gbps extension of Jio’s 100 Gbps core network,” said Mathew Oommen, President Reliance Jio. “This globa...