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Soon You Dial ‘14444’ To Raise Your Queries on Digitial Payments

28Dec By AdityaNo Comments

INDIA

Soon You Dial ‘14444’ To Raise Your Queries on Digitial Payments

Nasscom, telecom operators, and NITI Aayog have come together in creating a dedicated helpline 14444 for addressing all queries on digitial payments, as government takes strides to push for more digital transactions post demonetisation. After the fourth meeting of the Committee of Chief Ministers on digital payments, Convenor and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said, plans are afoot to import one million PoS machines to enable cashless payments across India. Briefing the media on the discussions, Naidu also said the Committee of Chief Ministers will present its interim report on digital payments movement to Prime Minister Narendra Modi within a week. "We are planning a sustainable, long-term, policy to attract majority in India to move to digital payments through prov...

Narinder Singh Kapany- The Founding Father of Fiber Optics (Used for High Speed Internet)

27Dec By NitishNo Comments

INSPIRATIONAL

Narinder Singh Kapany- The Founding Father of Fiber Optics (Used for High Speed Internet)

If No Narinder then no internet, no laser surgeries, no high speed communications Narinder Singh Capany was the first person in the world who coined the term Fibre Optics. Capany was born in 1927 in Moga, Punjab, he graduated from Agra University and went on to his Ph.D at Imperial College, London. His groundbreaking research led to wide ranging applications in not just high speed communications, but also medical imaging from OFC networks to endoscopic to laser surgery. There he became the first person in the world to demonstrate that light can travel in bent glass fibres. His research paper entitled “A Flexible Fiberscope, using Static Scanning” appeared in scientific journal Nature in its January 2, 1954 issue and paved the way for instruments such as endoscopes and laser probes. K...

Internet Connectivity Still Out of Reach For 950 million Indians

27Dec By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

INDIA, News

Internet Connectivity Still Out of Reach For 950 million Indians

India may have the world's second largest internet user base, but connectivity remains out of reach for nearly 950 million citizens, a report said today. "Even with the internet data plans in India being among the cheapest in the world and the average retail price of smartphones steadily declining, connectivity is still out of the reach of nearly 950 million Indians," according to the Assocham-Deloitte joint study India currently has about 350 million internet users, second only to China. Internet penetration is increasing in India and the access to affordable broadband, smart devices and monthly data packages are required to spread digital literacy to make their ends meet, the study titled 'Strategic national measures to combat cybercrime' said. Existing government infrastructure as...

19Dec By AnkitaNo Comments

INDIA

Swachh Internet- Indian Govt to Soft Launch Malware Cleaning System From Dec 20

Government will kick start operations of a long-awaited malware and botnet cleaning centre with soft launch on December 20, a programme aimed at automatically disinfecting computers and mobiles from viruses and malicious software for free. "Major cybersecurity initiative of Digital India. Soft Launch of BotNet cleaning centre of India CERT from December 20," Ministry of Electronics and IT, Additional Secretary Ajay Kumar tweeted today. Botnet is a network of malicious softwares that can steal information, take control of device function and carry out cyber attacks like Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) that prevent access of websites. Government has earmarked Rs 100 crore for setting up this facility. The project was expected to be launched in 2014. When contacted, Kumar said, "...

150 Rs War- Idea And Airtel Launched New Plans To Counter Reliance Jio and BSNL

9Dec By NitishNo Comments

BUSINESS

150 Rs War- Idea And Airtel Launched New Plans To Counter Reliance Jio and BSNL

Incumbent telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular today made an attempt to match free 4G service of Reliance Jio by launching two identical schemes offering free calls and limited mobile internet use priced at around Rs 150 and Rs 350 with 28 days validity. To match Jio unlimited calling plan, Airtel and Idea today announced scheme priced at Rs 345 and Rs 348 respectively that will allow their customers to make unlimited calls to any network in the country. Both the companies will provide 1GB of 4G data to customers with 4G mobile phone and 50 MB for non-4G mobile handset users under the plan. At lower amount of Rs 149 and Rs 148 respectively, Airtel and Idea has started offering free calls within their network. Both the companies will provide 300 MB of 4G data to customers...

India’s Leading Bitcoin Company Unocoin Launched Mobile App on iOS and Android

6Dec By PriyankaNo Comments

News

India’s Leading Bitcoin Company Unocoin Launched Mobile App on iOS and Android

Unocoin, India’s leading Bitcoin company, has announced the launch of its new mobile app for both iOS and Android devices. Developed by Unocoin, the app will allow consumers to buy, sell, send, receive and store bitcoin all in one place, from any remote device. Unocoin becomes the first company in India to offer a full featured mobile bitcoin app, with 24/7 access to real-time bitcoin market prices and instantaneous trading transactions. The implementation is timely because bitcoin adoption is rapidly ascending in India, coupled by government’s decision to demonetize 500 and 1000 Rupee notes. The implementation of a mobile app aligns with Unocoin’s mission in enhancing mainstream adoption and help bring bitcoin into the hands of billions. Unocoin’s app is currently live and is exp...

Jio Crosses 50 Million Subscriber Mark in 83 Days, 1,000 Customers Per Minute And 6 Lakh Per Day

28Nov By PriyankaNo Comments

News

Jio Crosses 50 Million Subscriber Mark in 83 Days, 1,000 Customers Per Minute And 6 Lakh Per Day

Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Jio has crossed the 50 million subscriber mark in less than three months after its full-fledged 4G services launch to emerge as the largest broadband operator in the country. According to sources, Jio setting a new record has acquired 1,000 customers per minute (since September 05) and 6 lakh per day. "Jio continues to be the fastest growing company in the world and has crossed 50 million subscribers in record 83 days," sources pointed out. Airtel reached the same milestone of notching 50 million subscribers in 12 years, Vodafone and Idea took 13 years each. Reliance Jio Infocomm, the new entrant in the 4G market which is competing with the likes of Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular -- had launched its commercial services on September 5, and as per the la...

Facebook Launched “Express Wi-fi” Under Internet.org in India

27Nov By AdityaNo Comments

INDIA, News

Facebook Launched “Express Wi-fi” Under Internet.org in India

Months after it received flak for allegedly violating net neutrality with Free Basics, social networking giant Facebook is now testing a new model for public Wi-Fi deployments for offering quality internet access in rural parts of the country. According to Facebook's Internet.org page, the company's "Express Wifi" is live in India and it is "working with carriers, internet service providers and local entrepreneurs to help expand connectivity to underserved locations around the world". "...are expanding to other regions soon," it added. However, Facebook did not indicate if the Wi-Fi will provide limited access of a few websites, like its Free Basics, or provide full access. Express Wifi empowers local entrepreneurs to help provide quality internet access to their neighbours and mak...

Reliance Global Call Launches International Calling App

18Nov By AnkitaNo Comments

News

Reliance Global Call Launches International Calling App

Reliance Global Call (RGC) today launched an international calling app which enables direct- dialing of contacts, doing away with the need to enter toll- free or PIN numbers. 1RGC India', a subsidiary of Reliance Communications, also announced an introductory offer under which customers can avail talk time worth Rs 200 on sign-up with Rs 100. Customers will get calling rates starting at Rs 1.4 per minute. "The service is available to all mobile phone and landline users of the country including prepaid and post-paid subscribers on the networks of Reliance, Airtel , Vodafone, Idea , Tata, Aircel and MTS," said a company statement. Customers can register for the RGC service via the website, or download the mobile app from Android Play Store and iOS App Store, it added. "The 'RGC In...

Tata Sons Remove Cyrus Mistry as Chairman, Ratan Tata Steps in

24Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

News

Tata Sons Remove Cyrus Mistry as Chairman, Ratan Tata Steps in

In a major shakeup, Tata Sons has removed Cyrus Mistry from the post of Chairman. The decision was taken at athe board meeting held in Mumbai on Monday. Ratan Tata will be the interim Chairman, the board announced in a statement. A search committee has been set up to find a successor. 'The Committee comprises Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Mr. Venu Srinivasan, Mr. Amit Chandra, Mr. Ronen Sen and Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, as per the criteria in the Articles of Association of Tata Sons,' the statement said, adding that the committee has been given four months to complete the process. CEOs at the operating company level have not been touched in the rejig.

Aditya Agarwal Promoted as a CTO of Dropbox

23Oct By NitishNo Comments

News

Aditya Agarwal Promoted as a CTO of Dropbox

Aditya Agarwal, Dropbox current VP of Engineering, will be taking on the role of CTO, the file sharing company said in a press release. In this new position, Aditya will lead Dropbox, a file hosting service, innovation efforts while continuing to manage our world-class product engineering team. Arash Ferdowsi, the co-founder of the company, who’s served as CTO to date, will continue to focus his day-to-day activities on helping Dropbox scale as a company and business. Aditya Agarwal has played an instrumental role in building products like Dropbox Business, Dropbox Enterprise, Dropbox Paper, and Dropbox Infinite. He’s also scaled our engineering team from 20 to hundreds of people across multiple locations. Aditya joined Dropbox through the acquisition of Cove, a company focused on build...

21Oct By PriyankaNo Comments

FUNDING

Bengaluru Based Cloud Telephony Startup Solutions Infini Raises Funding From Italian Firm

With an eye on key emerging markets like India, leading Italian mobile services provider, Ubiquity, today announced that it has acquired a 51% majority stake in Solutions Infini, a Bengaluru-based enterprise communication and cloud telephony services startup. This strategic acquisition will broaden Ubiquity’s offerings and business solutions, including the addition of an innovative voice services platform by expanding its range of services to the enterprise and developer segments. The investment is part of Ubiquity’s drive to build and diversify its revenues and expand its international presence beyond Europe, particularly in the emerging markets, whilst also providing Solutions Infini with a global platform to scale up in other international markets. The combination of the two compa...