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Airtel Broadband: 2 Mbps boost!

Much like the UFO sightings it had generated a wave of excitement. Most of the Airtel users testifiied getting a temporary 2 Mbps boost! And what a f***ing boost it was! My torrents coursed like crazy, my downloads went off … Continue reading

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TRAI: Another salvo

Wow. It’s called as kicking in between the telecom companies crotch. It would hurt them for sure. TRAI has called for universal implementation of IPTV by the cable service providers. This means that cable companies would provide a direct competition … Continue reading

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TRAI: Killing Internet

This is an excellent write up on Business Standard (and luckily on Rediff). I reiterate all over again that Business Standard must improve it’s layout and content archival system. This does not befit a premium newspaper at all. I quote … Continue reading

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The year that was

I hate to end on a pessimistic note. The year 2006 was in many ways a sad reflection on the telecom trends. We haven’t been promised the Mbps speeds; Reliance isn’t scaling up; Airtel is becoming slouchy like BSNL; BSNL … Continue reading

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Asshole of the year award 2006: Final nominations

I had a cool thought about this one. I was trying to single out a company for it’s claims having fallen to ground. The usual suspects of BSNL didn’t crow out in the media this time; I guess the previous … Continue reading

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Broadband in India:Wimax and 3G

Arguably, this has the hacks interested. There is a lot of hoopla about the probable launch of WiMax in Chennai. As usual, the platitudes were laid out, the newspapers crowed about the next gen technology streaming in digital content on … Continue reading

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Indian Telecom:Combined offerings

DTH or Direct to Home is getting better and better. Video on Demand, Interactive Television is slowly coming in the mainstream. DTH is slowly being propelled in the mainstream because of the potential value added services and ability to pay … Continue reading

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