Monthly Archives: June 2006

Indian Telecom:Absurdities

You can trust the Congress and their supporting and nurturing babus to come up with hair brained ideas and “sense” that defies logic. Here is a write up by Sunil Jain from Business Standard, that details the issue. Unfortunately, Business … Continue reading

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South Korea

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Skype’s Netgear Wifi Phone

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IPTV: Can this be pulled off?

In my earlier write ups on IPTV, I have mentioned about the metamorphosis of the telecom companies from mere voice carriers to entertainment delivery platforms. Content for mobiles is woefully inadequate and it does represent a huge untapped market for … Continue reading

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Giga Om

My earliest “international experience” was with GigaOm; a tech web site. The gentleman in question is a NRI (Non Reliable Indian) who has made it big via Business 2.0 magazine. Starting off his blog, he used his moles and undercover … Continue reading

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Reliance: Updates

Reliance has huge investments lined up for the next 6 months. The planned wireline is being “final touches”; the prepaid service is on course and has been confirmed. I wonder as to why the marketing idiots are hell bent on … Continue reading

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Broadbandblog: Spring Cleaning

I was tied up in recent times due to some professional commitments. I decided to utilise some “free time” at my disposal to clean up some outgoing links on the right panel; some of them have clearly outlived their utility. … Continue reading

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