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TV Ramachandran
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IPR in Digicomms era: An essential constant amidst welcome changes
IPR in Digicomms era: The recently-released Draft National Digital Communications Policy is a universally-acclaimed shift in how the telecommunications industry in India is to be viewed.
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Towards realising Digital India goals
After multiple rounds of intense open and transparent consultations spanning a period of over six months (involving all telecom trade bodies and professional entities and as many as a dozen DoT Committees)—a similar exercise has never been witnessed before either in India or elsewhere globally—the government, on May 1, put up the Draft New Telecom Policy 2018 for public consultation and comments.
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Blockchain is here to stay; telcos need to incorporate it into their processes to stay lean and secure
Blockchain is here to stay. Telcos need to incorporate it into their processes to stay lean, stay secure, and to always stay ahead.
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5G needs extensive fibre networks
It is recommended to lay fibre now to small and macro cells, if these cells are to be upgraded to 5G in the coming years. This is to cater to the immense amount of backhaul traffic that will be generated by a 5G BTS
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NTP 2018: Unleashing the power of cable broadband
Cable TV networks provide last-mile access to 110 million homes in 1,500 towns. Even if we assume that only four per household will use the access, cable TV can overnight provide broadband access to 440 million persons.
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Telecom sector in India: Levies imposed need GST like template
The telecom service sector in India is well-accepted to be a success story and as a flag-bearer of reforms and liberalisation, having delivered huge benefits to consumers in terms of technology, choice and affordability.
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Broadband in India: Without the right speed, term is a misnomer; see how
India needs higher broadband speeds to enhance socio-economic development. In fact, according to a 2012 study of 34 OECD nations, doubling of broadband speeds can lead to an increase of 0.3% of GDP over the base year
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Telecom IUC charges: What is really beneficial for mobile phone users? Find out here
Trai assumed 340 total minutes of usage per user for its calculations—This helps incumbents and if the actuals had been used, IUC would fall to 5 paise.
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Reliance Jio effect can facilitate telecom propulsion to greater heights
With the sector already having a debt of over Rs 4.5 lakh crore, there is also great concern, for banks, about high NPAs.
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Telecom disparity: US spectrum 9 times cheaper than India even though auction revenue was double
Our spectrum management has caused much harm to the public interest by stifling mobile broadband and data growth. We need tremendous political will to ensure true discovery of spectrum market.
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How Isro’s historic latest step could be great for Digital India
With absolutely no fanfare, a path-breaking and historic measure appears to be unfolding in India’s space satellite sector.
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Broadbanding India needs changed mindsets
For a bright spectral and digital future, what India direly needs is a drastic change in mindsets to recognise that spectrum is a powerful resource for public good
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Net neutrality, digital access, and Trai: Will innovation and the real end-users win?
The telecom regulator, Trai, has launched the second, and hopefully, final phase of its net neutrality consultation, more than two years after the commencement of formal regulatory and policy discussions on the subject.
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Spectrum auction 2016: A great outcome on holdings; here’s why
India has never before witnessed a bigger or more complex auction (this was for 2355 MHz) nor such a varied set of spectral offerings (as many as seven different bands). It had appropriately been termed by…
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The interconnection row: Recalibrate termination charges
It should reflect the economics of expanding networks aggressively to connect the unconnected
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Column: Equal is not necessarily equitable
Blanket ban on discriminatory tariffs as bad as carte blanche sanction; developed countries take case-by-case calls.
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White-Fi band & Satya Nadella visit: Digital India can ill-afford to give away precious UHF spectrum for wi-fi
The latest traveller by this road is Tim Cook, who, liberally scattering praise for India, hinted at iPhone manufacturing in the country.
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More mobile towers essential to reduce cellphone radiation. Here’s how
Better signal reduces electric and magnetic field (EMF) exposure, improves optimal functioning of mobile phones
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Column| DIPP’s IPR consultation: Trying to fix what is not broken
The above highlights a key issue with respect to SEPs, which was at the core of the Ericsson dispute with some local OEMs.
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Trai shows the expressway to broadbanding India
BharatNet as the prime engine of Digital India can be a potential GDP multiplier—it can add between $36 billion and $72 billion to India’s GDP in the coming years
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Column: Undermining a good regulatory system
Trai is being subverted by a tactic of pressurising adopted by some telecom stakeholders
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Digital India needs reforms in satellite communications
With the liberalisation of satellite communication, the first phase of broadband deployment under Digital India is possible for all 2.5 lakh gram panchayats in just 12-18 months
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Data pricing: Differentiation isn’t discrimination
Sub-Saharan Africa, the Philippines, etc, have all adopted zero-rating and witnessed increased internet penetration
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Wide open spaces of Indian White Space spectrum
There is hardly any White Space spectrum in Band IV in lower UHF in India. Instead, there is a vast expanse of ‘non-white’ spectrum—one could call it regular spectrum
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Mobile radiation may cause no harm
Some studies point at certain benefits of exposure to low doses of ionising radiation. In this backdrop, non-ionising EMF radiation could be entirely safe.
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The great Indian myth of mobile tower ‘radiation’
Radio frequency radiation from mobile towers and phones is minuscule—one-thousandth to one-millionth of an eV! It means mobile tower radiation is lakhs of times weaker than X-rays or UV rays, even visible light
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Column: Call drops – Blame it on spectrum policy
India’s EMF radiation limits, too, are a significant factor affecting network quality
