Our spectrum management has caused much harm to the public interest by stifling mobile broadband and data growth. We need…
With absolutely no fanfare, a path-breaking and historic measure appears to be unfolding in India’s space satellite sector.
For a bright spectral and digital future, what India direly needs is a drastic change in mindsets to recognise that…
The telecom regulator, Trai, has launched the second, and hopefully, final phase of its net neutrality consultation, more than two…
India has never before witnessed a bigger or more complex auction (this was for 2355 MHz) nor such a varied…
It should reflect the economics of expanding networks aggressively to connect the unconnected
Blanket ban on discriminatory tariffs as bad as carte blanche sanction; developed countries take case-by-case calls.
The latest traveller by this road is Tim Cook, who, liberally scattering praise for India, hinted at iPhone manufacturing in…
Better signal reduces electric and magnetic field (EMF) exposure, improves optimal functioning of mobile phones
The above highlights a key issue with respect to SEPs, which was at the core of the Ericsson dispute with…
BharatNet as the prime engine of Digital India can be a potential GDP multiplier—it can add between $36 billion and…
Trai is being subverted by a tactic of pressurising adopted by some telecom stakeholders
With the liberalisation of satellite communication, the first phase of broadband deployment under Digital India is possible for all 2.5…
Sub-Saharan Africa, the Philippines, etc, have all adopted zero-rating and witnessed increased internet penetration
There is hardly any White Space spectrum in Band IV in lower UHF in India. Instead, there is a vast…
Some studies point at certain benefits of exposure to low doses of ionising radiation. In this backdrop, non-ionising EMF radiation…
Radio frequency radiation from mobile towers and phones is minuscule—one-thousandth to one-millionth of an eV! It means mobile tower radiation…
India’s EMF radiation limits, too, are a significant factor affecting network quality
