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Indian Army conducts rare exercise Chang Thang Prahar in Eastern Laddakh
The Indian Army conducted a massive rare exercise named ‘Chang Thang Prahar’ at a high altitude area in Eastern Laddakh bordering China for testing and improving its war-fighting capabilities. The integrated exercise involved the use of infantry, mechanized forces, T-72 tanks, with force multipliers such as artillery guns and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).
Topics: Armoured warfare • Artillery • Avionics • Electronics • Indian Army • Mechanized • Robotics • Tank • Technology • Unmanned aerial vehicle • Wireless
GramNet
The Minister of State for Communications has reiterated the government’s commitment to provide Wi-Fi in all the villages through GramNet with connectivity between 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps speed. Initiatives to Provide Broadband Connectivity BharatNet – Providing 1 Gbpsto Gram Panchayats upgradeable to 10 Gbps GramNet – Connecting all key rural development institutions with 10 ..
Topics: Awasr • Bharat Broadband Network • Computer networking • Hotspot • JanWiFi • Municipal wireless network • NagarNet • NET • self-reliant Indian village • Telecommunications • Wi-Fi • Wireless • Wireless networking
South Korea to launch world’s first national 5G networks
South Korea will launch the world’s first fully-fledged 5G mobile networks on 5th April 2019. Hyper-wired South Korea has a reputation for technical prowess, and Seoul has made the 5G rollout a priority as it seeks to stimulate stuttering economic growth. The superfast communications heralded by fifth-generation wireless technology will bring smartphones near-instantaneous connectivity – ..
Topics: 5G • Internet of things • Mobile technology • Mobile telecommunications • Smartphones • Technology • Technology forecasting • Telecommunications • Wireless
Mumbai venue of first-ever Global Aviation Summit (GAS-2019)
Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the first-ever Global Aviation Summit (GAS-2019) in Mumbai on January 15. The two-day summit, with a theme ‘Flying for all-especially the next 6 Billion’, is being organised by Ministry of Civil Aviation in association with FICCI. It offers stakeholders an opportunity to explore, deliberate and understand how technology-driven innovations ..
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Avionics • Electronics • Robotics • Technology • Unmanned aerial vehicle • Wireless
India’s first private sector unit for manufacturing Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) and Light Bullet Proof Vehicles (LBPV) to be set up in Kota
India’s first private sector unit for manufacturing Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) and Light Bullet Proof Vehicles (LBPV) will be set up by DCM Shriram Industries Group on the campus of Shriram Rayons in Kota. These UAVs and LBPVs are likely to be used by defence and para-military forces in the country. The UAVs will help ..
Topics: Avionics • Electronics • Robotics • Technology • Unmanned aerial vehicle • Wireless
US researchers develops world’s smallest computer “Michigan Micro Mote”
Researchers at the University of Michigan (UM) in the US have developed the world’s smallest computer “Michigan Micro Mote”. It measures just 0.3 mm and could help find new ways to monitor and treat cancer. In addition to the RAM and photovoltaics, the new micro computing device has processors and wireless transmitters and receivers. Since ..
Topics: Electronics • Embedded systems • Radio receiver • Sensor node • Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits • Technology • Telecommunications • Transmitter • VLSI Technology • Wireless