Australian Govt to Provide 100 mbps Broadband to Every Citizen! Wow!

September 9th, 2009 Comcast sets 100 Mbps Internet speeds for businessPHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. has begun offering Internet speeds of up to 100 Megabits per second for businesses, starting with the Twin Cities region.

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and software solutions provider HCL Infosystems Wednesday signed an agreement to work together on the National Broadband Penetration Programme (NBPP), a nationwide initiative to accelerate spread of information technology in rural India. In order to implement the project, BSNL will leverage the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) set up by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which has granted subsidy to the state-owned company for providing broadband services in rural areas at cheaper rates.

September 25th, 2009 SHIMLA - Telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched cheap broadband connectivity to the internet in Himachal Pradesh for faster penetration of information technology in rural and remote areas, an official said here Saturday. "Under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), BSNL has launched broadband connectivity in rural and tribal areas of the hill state at a subsidised tariff," a BSNL spokesperson said.

June 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Tech Mahindra, which took over scandal hit Satyam Computer Services, will hold high-level talks with key Australian corporate clients of the troubled IT firm in a bid to salvage the reputation of the company. National Australia Bank is one of the key customers Tech Mahindra executive vice-chairman Vineet Nayyar will be meeting next week.

March 17th, 2009 What Obama did for America, Mr. L K Advani wants to do in India.

September 17th, 2009 Globecomm Systems gets $3.7 million gov't contractHAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Satellite-based telecommunications company Globecomm Systems Inc.

March 24th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Bangalore-based software giant Infosys will pick up most of IBM Global Services' multi-million dollar applications support contract with Australian software giant Telstra, after the latter's deal with the former was scrapped following TELCO reducing its outsourcing partners from four to two. According to The Australian, the decision to shift from IBM to Infosys could result in hundreds of job losses locally and in Bangalore, where IBM operates outsourcing centres.

July 29th, 2009 On the Call: TWC CEO Glenn BrittTime Warner Cable Inc., the nation's second largest cable TV operator, is planning to launch a high-speed wireless Internet service in the fall with Clearwire Corp. It will start with four cities, including Charlotte, N.C.

March 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India may lose up to $13 billion in revenues by 2012 if the third generation (3G) spectrum is not allocated soon to telecom operators, an industry lobby said Monday. 'The telecom industry is losing a revenue of $3 billion each year on account of delay in spectrum allocation,' Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) Communications Convergence Committee chairman C.S.

September 30th, 2009 BANGALORE - Global software major Wipro Ltd will boost its presence in Australia by opening a 150-seat software development centre at Melbourne this December, the IT bellwether said Wednesday. Announcing the decision on the occasion of Victoria premier John Brumbys visit to the companys corporate headquarters in this tech hub, Wipro chairman Azim Premji said the Victorian operations would strengthen the companys Australia delivery capabilities and boost its presence in the country.

July 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Tech Mahindra, the new owner of troubled Indian IT services firm Satyam, has for the first time confirmed its continued commitment to a 75 million dollars software development project in Geelong, Australia. There were grave concerns that the project would be axed after Satyam Computer Services founder and chairman, B.

February 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Friday simultaneously launched its much-awaited third generation (3G) mobile services in 12 cities. The services have been rolled out on a commercial basis in Agra, Ambala, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Dehradoon, Shimla, Lucknow, Ranchi, Durgapur, Haldia and Patna and in Jammu as a soft-launch, a company statement said.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The country's leading telecom player Bharti Airtel Monday launched a service that allows subscribers to watch television programmes using the company's Internet broadband facility in Delhi and the National Capital Region. Widely known as Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), the service was launched about a month after the state-run telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam, announced the launch of its own IPTV service, also in Delhi and the NCR.

March 17th, 2009 Telstra cancels 32 m dollar deal with Satyam MELBOURNE - Australian software major Telstra has dumped scandal-ridden outsourcing partner Satyam from an applications support contract believed to be worth 32 million dollars a year. EDS will pick up the embattled Indian outsourcing firm's IT contracts with Telstra, sources told The Australian.

July 1st, 2009 CenturyTel completes purchase of EmbarqKANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the completion of its purchase of Embarq Corp.