BSNL launches 3G services, to charge 50 paise per callFebruary 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Sunday inaugurated the third generation (3G) services of the state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), and said the subscribers of the telecom major would be able to make long distance calls for 50 paise per minute from next month under the proposed 'India-Golden 50' scheme.
BSNL Launches 3G Services in 12 CitiesFebruary 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.
Net telephony issue referred back to regulatorFebruary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Monday referred back the Internet telephony issue to the telecom regulator even while providing flexibility to calling card customers, official sources said. Internet telephony, if approved, will allow consumers to make calls from their personal computers or laptops to fixed lines or mobile phones in India or abroad.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam to launch 3G in SikkimJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is set to launch third generation (3G) mobile services in Gangtok by Aug 15, the government has said. Announcing this in Gangtok Monday, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said the 3G services would be extended to three more districts in the state within 100 days of its launch, a government statement said here.
Government forms EGoM to supervise 3G telephonyJuly 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has constituted an 'Empowered Group of Ministers' (EGoM) to supervise the spectrum for 3G telephony that will revolutionise the technology through which data is received and transferred from mobile phones. According to reports, there would be nine ministers in the EGoM, which would be lead by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Tata Indicom Broadband Experience versus BSNL Dataone BroadbandAugust 16th, 2007 So far so good. Despite all the negative perceptions about Tata Indicom, I found the connection more stable than BSNL Dataone.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam ties up with MicrosoftJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Tuesday announced a long term partnership with Microsoft Corp to offer software solutions to its customers. The first product to be launched under the the BSNL Managed SaaS (Software as a Service) brand will be business mail services, the company said in a statement.
Gangtok to have 3 G servicesJune 23rd, 2009 GANGTOK - Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology, Sachin Pilot has said that the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is to launch 3 G services in Gangtok by August 15. Announcing the extension of 3 G services to other three districts within 100 days, the Minister said, BSNL would increase its broadband strength to 30 GB PPS to improve services in Sikkim.
BSNL provides affordable broadband in Himachal villagesSeptember 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.
Bharti to launch 3G service by October 2010September 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel, the country's largest telecom operator in terms of subscribers, Wednesday said it will launch third generation (3G) mobile telephony services by October 2010. "If everything goes well on time with regard to spectrum auction, by February or March we should receive spectrum allocation, Bharti Airtel chief executive Manoj Kohli told reporters on the sidelines of a telecom conference here.
EGoM fixes reserve price of 3G spectrum, WiMaxAugust 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An 'Empowered Group of Ministers' (EGoM), constituted by the Government to supervise the spectrum for 3G telephony, on Thursday fixed the reserve price for pan-India 3G spectrum at Rs 3,500 crore. It also decided to allow only five operators to offer the high-speed mobile services in the first phase, where one existing operator - BSNL or MTNL - in their respective circles will be given the spectrum along with four new operators.
Hindujas to manage Sistema Shyam's customer care centreMarch 26th, 2009 CHENNAI - Hinduja group's business process outsourcing (BPO) arm Hinduja Global Solutions will manage mobile telephony player Sistema Shyam Teleservices' customer care centre. The mobile telephony player launched its Tamil Nadu operations here Thursday and plans to scale it up across the state.
BSNL Dataone Broadband: World's Crappiest Broadband Service Just Got CrappierOctober 18th, 2007 I never thought that BSNL, the world's crappiest broadband service, can get any more crappier, but it did. BSNL DataOne is notorious for rapidly switching between up and down states, so fast that it will make your head dizzy.
Unlimited Plans: Tata Indicom / VSNL Broadband versus BSNL DataOne Broadband - Single Biggest Difference October 8th, 2007 The single biggest difference between Tata Indicom Broadband & BSNL Dataone Broadband is the upload speed. With BSNL your upload speed is limited to 5-7 KBPS.
Bharat Sanchar launches net-based TV services in HaryanaDecember 30th, 2008 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Wednesday announced the launch of its Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in the Haryana in association with Smart Digivision. The company has launched services initially in three cities - Gurgaon, Faridabad and Ambala - and will later take it to the rest of the state.
AHMEDABAD - IT solutions major Sai Infosystems India Tuesday launched voice-and-video facility on BSNL broadband service in the city. Launching the service, Sunil Kakkar, chairman and managing director of Sai Info, said video communication has a huge business potential to be tapped. The voice-and-video service will cover a wide spectrum of telecom services like video telephony, video surveillance and integrated mobile advertising, Kakkar said.
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