Broadband

Nokia has bagged a GPON contract from Netplus, the broadband arm of Fastway Media, a prominent Multi-System Operator (MSO) in India. The operator will deploy Nokia’s Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) technology to meet growing demand for more capacity, faster speeds and superior quality of broadband services. The value ofRead More

Satellite connectivity solutions provider Hughes Communications Wednesday said it has bagged a contract from state run telco BSNL to provide satellite connectivity services in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as well as Lakshadweep. Once deployed, the new satellite network will solve the state-run telco’s need to provide high-speed broadband connectivity toRead More

Satellite Communication service provider Tatanet Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nelco Thursday said it has obtained the license from Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to offer in-flight connectivity services. The in-flight and maritime connectivity (IFMC) license also allows an operator to offer voice and data services in shipping vessels. Last week HughesRead More

Vodafone Idea, which became the largest telecom operator in India post the merger between the two individual companies, has said it has completed the radio network integration in ROWB (rest of West Bengal). The company said it was done within a short span of just two months and was finishedRead More

VSAT service provider Hughes Communications became the first company in India to get license to offer in-flight connectivity. The company this morning informed that Department of Telecommunications or DoT has granted it the Flight and Maritime License or FMC. The license the Hughes got is valid for 10 years andRead More

India’s largest fibre based internet service provider ACT Fibernet has taken up a new avatar. The company has launched its new brand identity with the unveiling of the logo and tagline ‘Feel the Advantage’. “The rebranding initiative is a strategic component of ACT Fibernet to becoming the most admired in-homeRead More

Verizon India, the Indian unit of US telecom operator Verizon has been granted Unified License (UL) for virtual network operator by the Department of Telecommunications or DoT. The operator got the VNO license as an ISP or internet service provider, the company said in a statement. The VNO license allowsRead More

VSAT services provider Hughes Communications Thursday said it has bagged a contract worth Rs 100 crore to provide satellite based broadband connectivity to the Indian Navy. Under the year-long contract, Hughes will supply the solution to power broadband satellite services across the Navy’s mainland and island sites. “We are proud toRead More

ACT Fibernet or Atria Convergence Technologies on Friday announced its partnership with GamerConnect, an Indian technology gaming platform, as their official ‘Connectivity Partners’. As part of the tie-up, ACT Fibernet will provide high-speed fiber broadband to the overall infrastructure for the two-day event that will be held on 15th- 16thRead More

Public Wi-Fi or the WiFi services offered to public at public places can help the industry contribute additional $20 billion revenue to India’s GDP by 2019, a report by consulting firm Analysys Mason predicts. It adds, from 2019 onward, the public WiFi would add around $10 billion annually to theRead More