Tata Sky launches new set-top box with Wi-Fi

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 21:13

Direct broadcast satellite television provider Tata Sky on Wednesday launched a new set-top box (STB) which will have recording ability and will come with a Wi-Fi dongle to enable consumers to enjoy recorded content on smartphones and tablets without consuming internet data.

ASUS unveils a series of products at IFA 2015

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 20:23

ASUS on Thursday unveiled a series of its products and innovations in mobiles, wearable and home computing technology including RT-AC5300, the world’s fastest Wi-Fi router.

'Smart' solar palm trees power Wi-Fi, phones in Dubai

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 17:05

Topped with nine leaf-shaped photovoltaic modules, a six-meter-tall Smart Palm can generate around 7.2 kilowatt hours per day, enough to operate without ever drawing off the grid.

Airtel, Uber sign pact for free 4G Internet on the go

Last Updated: Friday, August 21, 2015, 14:41

US-based taxi-hailing app Uber has signed an agreement with telecom major Bharti Airtel to offer free high-speed Internet in its cabs across the country.

Uber, Ola to offer free wi-fi services to passengers

Last Updated: Friday, August 21, 2015, 13:58

Uber has tied up with Airtel to offer the internet service.

BSNL to invest Rs 6,000 crore for 40,000 Wi-Fi hotspots: Chairman

Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 15:51

A Wi-Fi hotspot offers clients access to the Internet over a wireless local area network.

BSNL to invest Rs 830 cr in Odisha, launches Wi-Fi zone at Puri

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 18:37

State-run BSNL will invest Rs 830 crore for improving services in Odisha and half of that amount will be spent on the broadband network in the current financial year, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Thursday.

Cuba, an Internet laggard, opens Wi-Fi hotspots across country

Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2015, 03:17

Cuba has opened 35 Wi-Fi access points nationwide, offering unprecedented online access in a country that until now has restricted use of the Internet to an elite few.

After wifi at the Taj, Modi revives campaign for "digital" India

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 17:44

The government`s tech push, which plans to provide electronic governance and universal phone connectivity across the country, aims to bridge India`s digital divide, bringing in large investments in technology manufacturing.

BSNL to invest Rs 6,000 cr for setting up 40,000 wi-fi by 2018

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 20:46

State-run BSNL will set up 40,000 wi-fi hotspots across the country, entailing an investment of about Rs 6,000 crore.

Researchers use WiFi to count people

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 13:46

To enable people counting through WiFi, researchers put two WiFi cards at opposite ends of a target area, a roughly 70sqm space. Using only the received power measurements of the link between the two cards, their approach can estimate the number of people walking in that area.

Scientists use Wi-Fi signals to power camera

Last Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2015, 18:54

The researchers have demonstrated that Wi-Fi signals can be used to broadcast power to remote devices. They call their new approach power over Wi-Fi or PoWi-Fi. "The battery-free camera can operate up to [about five metres] from the router, with an image capture every 35 minutes," researchers said.