Monday, February 7, 2011

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Dilbert Humour: Why your software contains bugs Top
 
An Update of Thalys On-Board Wi-Fi Performance Top
One of the first train companies to introduce Internet access over Wi-Fi on board its high speed trains was Thalys, connecting Paris with Brussels, Cologne, Amsterdam and a couple of cities in between. When I first tried it back in 2009, performance was great , almost unbelievable. A year later in 2010, however, the offer was significantly downstripped, actually to the point of being of little use . When I complained at the time by email the response after many weeks was that it was a temporary problem and actually there is not much Thalys could do since it is managed by another company. Yes, yes, it's always the others that are at fault. No date was given when the service would improve again. But Thalys keeps advertising the service, so now in 2011 I gave it a try again and found that the service has still not improved. Most of the time during the trip, the connection was so slow that web surfing was practically impossible. A few times, speeds increased to a usable level but only for a minute or two before the connection slowed to a crawl again.The only good use I could find was to send and receive short emails where it doesn't really matter how long it takes. What a shame because my initial experience shows that this is not a technical problem as things can work if enough bandwidth is provided via the satellite link. So Thalys, either fix your offer or stop your advertising that creates expectations your service can't meet... Sincerely, a disillusioned customer
 
India's Airtel Introduces Cash Payment by Mobile Phone Top
India's largest mobile operator, Bharti Airtel, is offering its customers the facility to make payments through mobile phones, reflecting a growing interest by Indian mobile operators in addressing the large number of mobile users in the country that do not have access to banking and online facilities. Currently a large number of people in India pay in cash for goods and services, sometimes standing in long queues to pay for utilities like electricity and water supply. Source
 
India to Charge Carriers for Bandwidth Top
India will charge mobile telephone operators a market-determined fee for the bandwidth they hold beyond the limit as mentioned in their licenses, as part of a new telecom policy, the federal telecommunications minister said Saturday. Licenses to offer telecom services will now be given without the bandwidth, and companies will be allowed to offer any kind of telecommunication services under a single license, the minister, Kapil Sibal, told reporters, outlining the broad contours of the forthcoming telecom policy. Source
 
Will mobile money take off in India? Top
Walk out of Mumbai International Airport and hundreds of local people will be glued to their mobile handsets, texting to friends and colleagues. Walk out of Nairobi International Airport and hundreds of local people will be glued to their mobile handsets. The chances are though that in Kenya these people will be transferring money via their handset to another user or buying some groceries. Confused? Read on. Mobile money is one of the world's fastest growing industries, common worldwide but yet to become established in India. Source
 
Idea gets advantage, RCom, BSNL at a loss Top
"No Idea, Get Idea". Idea Cellular's campaign to woo subscribers of rival telecom companies seems to be paying it rich dividends. The country's sixth-largest mobile operator was the biggest gainer in the first eight days of mobile number portability (MNP) being launched across the country. MNP, which allows mobile subscribers to change service providers while retaining numbers, was launched across the country on January 20. Source
 
India to make 2G mobile spectrum price market-linked Top
India will de-link second-generation radio (2G) spectrum that now comes free with telecoms licences and ask companies to pay for spectrum based on a market-driven mechanism, the telecoms minister said, unveiling the broad contours of a new telecoms policy. Kapil Sibal also told reporters bigger telecoms carriers such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone's India unit will be asked to pay market-linked prices for 2G radio-spectrum beyond 6.2 mega hertz. Such a pricing mechanism is yet to be finalised. Source
 
The number of 3G mobile subscribers is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 80% during 2011 – 2013 Top
Indian mobile market has undergone a revolutionary change during the past few years to become one of the leading mobile markets on the global map. Wireless teledensity has also risen to the level of around 45% at the end of 2009, however still there is a vast scope for further improvement due to a wide gap in teledensity between urban and rural areas. According to our new research report "Indian 3G Mobile Forecast to 2012", the number of 3G mobile subscribers is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 80% during 2011 – 2013. The research projects that the 3G-market growth will primarily depend on the deployment of 3G services by the telecom operators. Telecom operators and equipment vendors also appear optimistic about taking the telecom revolution to a new height. Handset manufacturers are introducing 3G enabled handsets frequently to get early entrant advantage. Availability of access devices is considered as a good indicator of ensuring sound demand for 3G services in the country. Our research provides an in-depth analysis of various other factors and issues that will play an important role in the 3G market growth. "Indian 3G Mobile Forecast to 2012" provides an analysis on current and future scenarios of mobile subscribers, internet subscribers, and broadband subscribers. Our study also provides insight into the 3G mobile markets by mobile subscribers, broadband subscribers, devices including handset and modems, urban/rural divide and by technology. It has also studied key trends and developments taking place in the Indian 3G mobile market. Besides, the research report provides three-year projections (2011-2013) on various segments like, mobile subscribers, Internet subscribers, broadband subscribers, 3G mobile subscribers, 3G broadband subscribers, 3G enabled handsets, and 3G enabled modems. In addition, the report has identified important telecom market players in the country and provides brief overview along with their strengths and weaknesses.
 
Mobile data traffic to rise 26 times by 2015, India's to grow fastest Top
The increased use of video on mobile devices and the ever growing numbers of tablets and smartphones will be the driving factors in mobile data traffic growth in the coming years. Cisco, the computer networking giant, has revealed in its forecast that mobile data traffic is set to grow 26-fold from 2010 through 2015. On an annual basis, the growth in mobile data will be about 92 percent. Cisco projects that by the year 2015, there will be over 5.6 billion devices for personal use and about 1.5 billion machine-to-machine devices. Source
 

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