India had 46 million Internet users by September this year
Internet and Mobile Association of India and IMRB International have jointly released a report which states that India has more than 46 million Internet users.
This is a jump of around 40 per cent compared to the figures from last year.
Subho Ray, president, IAMAI spoke about this [...]

BSNL Broadband HOME Combo PLANS launched
Internet service provider BSNL Broadband has now launched a couple of new broadband plans for the home users.
These new plans have been branded HOME Combo PLANS.
These new plans are available starting this month.
There are two plans being provided. These are: Home 500 C and Home 500 C+.
These plans come [...]

How to take on ISPs when they fail to provide acceptable services
TATA Indicom (VSNL), Sify, Airtel, BSNL, MTNL, Reliance… all have a long way to go in providing good services to the consumer in India. All need to be made accountable for what and how they do things – and that, my friends, will [...]

MTNL Broadband launches DSL NU 849 plan for night users
Indian telecom company Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has launched a new broadband package for their customers in Delhi and Mumbai region.
This new package has been named DSL NU 849 and it is valid from June 20. This package offers speeds ranging between 256kbps to 2mbps. [...]

Dayanidhi Maran aims to make broadband free
India’s communications & IT minister Dayanidhi Maran has said in a statement that they are now looking at ways to make available broadband connectivity for free.
He has already succeeded in getting the telecom companies to offer local and domestic long-distance phone call tariffs at Rs. 1 per minute.
He also [...]

Unwiring Pune project kick started
The city of Pune wants to become the first totally unwired city in India. The city authorities have said that they aim to become the first Indian city to have a high-speed wireless Internet network. And this is expected to happen before the Centre’s much-awaited spectrum policy is announced.
The project when [...]

BSNL DataOne launches 512kbps unlimited connection for business users
State owned telecom company BSNL has launched a new broadband package for their business customers. The plan is the first to offer unlimited data transfer with 512kbps connectivity.
The plan is named UL 6000 and it costs Rs. 6000 excluding other charges. Here are the details:
Plan Name: UL [...]

BSNL to invest Rs 800 crore on expansion of broadband network
Indian government owned BSNL has said that they are going to invest Rs 800 crore to expand its broadband network across the country.
They would be making this investment on the infrastructure over the next three years. The company also has plans to invest Rs [...]

Sify launches WiMAX solution with mobility features
Sify is working in partnership with Proxim Wireless and the two companies have now launched WiMAX solution with mobility features.
The company claims that this service is the first of its kind. The companies have deployed Proxim Wireless’s Tsunami MP.11 WiMAX product line as the core communications platform. The last [...]

Airtel Broadband 2 mbps packages launched
We have finally received the screenshots of the Airtel’s new up to 2 mbps packages. Here are some details.
Top Up 250
Installation Charges: Rs. 500
Security Deposit: Rs. 500
Monthly Charges: Rs. 250
Speed: Up To 2 mbps
Free Usage: 600 MB
Free Voice: As per voice plan
Modem Charge: Rs. 99 per month
Monthly Voice Tariff: As [...]