Broadband
Update in India Broadband Definition
Indian consumers have been constantly complaining about service providers giving false promises on internet speed. Constant tussles existed among consumers, regulators, and service providers regarding this issue. To solve the issue, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has been changing ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Network Readiness Index 2022
The Network Readiness Index 2022 was released by the US-based non-profit Portulans Institute. This report assesses the network-based readiness landscape of 131 economies based on their performances in four different pillars – technology, people, governance and impact. It encompasses 58 ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Telangana Fiber Grid Project
The Government of Telangana recently declared the Telangana fibre grid project as “Vital Public Purpose project”. With this the project will give only 5 days prior intimation to all the authorities concerned before laying the optical fibre cable. The project ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What is Public Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI)?
Context in Current Affairs: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently approved the setting up of Wi-Fi Networks all over India. The Public Wi-Fi Access Network Interface is called PM-WANI. The PM-WANI will promote the growth of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
5,000 remote villages to receive Internet using ISRO satellites
In order to implement the Bharat net project, the BSNL has provided a contract to a private firm Hughes. The firm is to provide internet services to 5000 remote villages using ISRO satellites. Highlights The remote villages to receive the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Free Wi-Fi services provided to all villages till 2020
On December 25, 2019, Union Minister of Communication and IT Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated “Digital Village Guruwara”. During the launch, it was announced that the Government has planned to offer free Wi-Fi services to all villages till March 2020. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Internet Connections to 2 lakh Gram Panchayat by 2020
Government of India has set a target of providing broad band connectivity to two lakh Gram Panchayats by March 2020. So far (till 7th November, 2019) over 1,28,000 Gram Panchayats have already been connected. The project is being implemented under ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
How does the JioFiber work?
The JioFiber is the latest technology offering by the Jio Group of Reliance. As per a statement put out by the Reliance Group, the JioFiber supports a superior internet experience to let the users explore the Digital world to the ..