UTStarcom to support BSNL’s IPTV roll-out

September 24th, 2009 Capitol Hill publications lay off 44 from newsroomA deal that united two publications focused on Congress and its political battles is sending more reporters and editors to the nation's unemployment line. The joint owner of the Congressional Quarterly and Roll Call reduced the combined newsroom staff by nearly 20 percent Thursday, laying off 44 people.

September 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - The 19th Broadcast India 2009 Exhibition will be held in Mumbai from October 29-31. The Broadcast India 2009 show will cover all aspects of television, film, radio, video, audio, IPTV, mobile tv, computer graphics, visual effects, multimedia, music, lights, cable, satellite, broadband, internet, transmission and all the leading innovations from the infotainment industry.

September 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - Private sector lender ING Vysya Bank Monday said it will raise Rs.416 crore by allotting equity on preferential issue basis and issuing shares to qualified institutional buyers. The investors committee has agreed to issue 92,70,455 shares to qualified institutional buyers at Rs.248.10 a piece, aggregating to Rs.230 crore, the bank said in a regulatory statement.

August 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telecom major Reliance Communications (RCom) Wednesday announced it had partnered US-based telecom solutions provider Kodiak Networks to roll out nationwide mobile conferencing service. RCom will roll out the services on both GSM and CDMA platforms, the company said in a statement.

August 3rd, 2009 LONDON - World's first flexible electronic screen is set to be launched by a Cambridge-based company. Scientists at the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory have come up with the roll up A4-sized "intelligent plastic" display, which took a decade of development.

July 21st, 2009 Senate Roll Call: Senate roll call on fighter jetsThe 58-40 roll call Tuesday by which the Senate voted Tuesday to halt further production of the Air Force's missile-eluding F-22 Raptor fighter jets. A "yes" vote is a vote in favor of an amendment to halt further production of the planes.

July 21st, 2009 Senate roll vote on fighter jet productionThe 58-40 roll call Tuesday by which the Senate voted Tuesday to halt further production of the Air Force's missile-eluding F-22 Raptor fighter jets. A "yes" vote is a vote in favor of an amendment to halt further production of the planes.

June 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tata Teleservices has teamed up with ECI Telecom, an Israel-based networking infrastructure solutions provider, to offer India's fastest broadband access network till date, the Indian telecom operator said Wednesday. In a statement, Tata Teleservices said ECI's network solution would support a connectivity speed of up to 18 megabit per second (Mbps), a unit to measure broadband speed.

June 12th, 2009 Roll Call: How the Senate voted on tobacco billThe 79-17 roll call on Thursday by which the Senate voted to give the government extensive new powers to regulate how tobacco companies will make and market their products. On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote to support the bill and a "no" vote was a vote against it.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After a hiatus of one year, 50 T-90 tanks will roll out of an Indian factory under licensed production following the resolution of the stalemate with Russia over transfer of technology. After the anguish expressed by the Indian establishment over the delay in the execution of various defence deals, including the T-90 tanks, Russia has reassured India that the delivery will follow the time schedule.

April 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tata Teleservices Ltd, one of the leading mobile telephone service providers in the country using CDMA technology, Monday said it has earmarked $2 billion as capital expenditure for rolling out services through the other technology, GSM. 'We will roll out GSM services in few weeks,' company managing director Anil Sardana told reporters here.

April 11th, 2009 KOLKATA - It was his dream that Tata Motors small car Nano would roll out from the Singur facility, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said here Saturday. 'It was my dream that Nano will roll out from Singur and that dream is not completely shattered,' Bhattacharjee said while releasing a book, 'Creating Employment Generation and Opportunity', by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate for Lok Sabha election from South Kolkata Robin Deb.

February 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - You may have to wait a little more longer than expected before you start paying less to access the Internet through a high speed broadband network, as the telecom watchdog is yet to come out with the guidelines on the next generation network (NGN) that will enable telecom operators to offer better services at lower rates. Telecom operators have been asked to submit their comments on NGN by March 10, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said here Wednesday.

January 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday issued a consultation paper on next generation networks (NGN), seeking the views of the industry stakeholders on migrating to the new platform. NGN enables telecom operators to offer a range of new services from lower tariffs to high-speed broadband and intensive services including, internet protocol television (IPTV), high definition television (HDTV), videoconferencing, voice over internet protocol (VoIP), instant messaging and e-mail.

January 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - CDMA telecom service provider Tata Teleservices will roll out GSM services by the end of this year on an investment of $2 billion, the company said here Monday. 'We have already got spectrum (2G) for most of the circles and will roll out the services by the end of this year hopefully,' company managing director Anil Sardana told reporters.