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China launched its First Satellite for Space-based Broadband Services

China has launched its first communication satellite on 22nd December 2018 to offer broadband internet services to users worldwide. The communication satellite was launched using a Long March...

December 24, 2018

Union Cabinet approves National Digital Communication Policy (NDCP) 2018

The Union Cabinet has approved the National Digital Communication Policy (NDCP) 2018 which aims to provide universal broadband connectivity at 50 megabit per second (MBPS) to every citizen....

September 27, 2018

Draft National Telecom Policy, 2018

The draft of National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2018 aka National Digital Communications Policy 2018 has been uploaded for public consultations on the Department of Telecom’s (DoT) The draft...

May 21, 2018

AP government signs an agreement with Alphabet InC.’s X for Fiber grid project

The Andhra Pradesh government has signed an agreement with Alphabet InC.’s X to bring the Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) technology in the state. The purpose of the...

December 18, 2017

India ranked 40 in 2017 Global Competitiveness Rankings (GCR)

India has been ranked the 40th out of 137 countries at the 2017 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), which is compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF). According to...

September 28, 2017

TRAI releases consultation note for deployment of public Wi-Fi hotspot

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had released a consultation paper on “Proliferation of Broadband through Public Wi-Fi Networks” on 13th July 2016. The plan is to...

November 17, 2016

Everything about .bharat domain

Government of India in pursuit of its efforts for making India digitally accessible to all its citizens, has launched a new .bharat domain name in Devanagri script. This...

August 28, 2014

National Telecom Policy 2012 gets Cabinet approval

The fresh National Telecom Policy (NTP), 2012 got approval from the Union Cabinet.  NTP 2012 aims at: Abolishing roaming charges on mobile phones Allow users to hold the...

June 2, 2012

Current Affairs – May 20, 2009

1. SBI has slashed lending rates for new SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) loans up to Rs 5 lakh to eight per cent and those for loans Rs...

May 20, 2009

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