Just a week ago, a United Nations announcement that a governments-only working group would be considering changes to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), raked up quite a bit of controversy, internationally. The call for setting up an Internet policing body comprising...
The fresh set of recommendations on National Broadband Plan from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has triggered a debate whether the new broadband targets are achievable or not. Many experts have said the targets are over ambitious and unrealistic. I think...
If you cannot stop an undesirable practice, regularise it--that seems to be the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) new approach in tackling unsolicited telemarketing calls and SMSs that plague telecom subscribers in the country. The new regulation marks a...
In just a few days of assuming charge as the Union Minister of Communication and IT, Kapil Sibal got a bonus feather on his new cap—a well publicised kick-off of the much delayed mobile number portability (MNP). Sibal has exhibited a penchant for taking populist tech...
Earlier, information security used to be a techie concern of IT managers. Of late, it has been an increasingly serious matter for the government as well. One, there is the widely-publicised Blackberry issue that is yet to be settled. Then, there has been a growing...
Finally, there has been no last-minute backing out and mobile number portability (MNP) has been rolled out in at least one telecom circle in India--Haryana. The rollout for rest of India has reportedly been scheduled for January 20, 2011. (The MNP kick-off, first...
One of the most salient features of the mobile telephony market saga in India has been the rise of home-grown handset vendors and brands. These vendors have helped accelerate the adoption and usage of mobile phones, especially among consumers in smaller towns and...
It’s a widely acknowledged fact that the Internet is a key driver of PC adoption, especially in the consumer segment. By connecting to the Internet, a plethora of applications and services get opened up, something that a standalone model would be unable to access. The...
An operating system (OS) is the ware that makes computing an experience to be appreciated not just by the geeks but also by consumers. It helps display the desired outputs on the PC screen. The term OS came into general circulation with the advent and popularity of...
ICT adoption flows like water. It finds its own level, moving from higher grounds to lower plains. The government’s recent announcement to launch rent-a-PC scheme for rural areas is well intended, but is akin to pumping water where more natural flows can be achieved....
Just as the mobile is a big leveller, the Internet is a great enabler.The fact that there is a wireless teledensity of over 55 in a country where around 28 per cent of the population lives below poverty line is very much a case study to be emulated in other consumer...
Simplification is an essential attribute when it comes to determining consumer adoption of an ICT device or service.Consumers certainly are more likely to take to devices and services that are simpler to use and tend to prefer form factors that are easy to...