Bruce Willis` advertisement banned in UK

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 09:11

Bruce Willis` television commercial promoting a broadband service has been banned in UK.

Govt to float Rs 1,100 cr broadband equipment tender this week

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 16:24

Government is expected to float tender this week for procuring key equipment for national broadband network, estimated to cost around Rs 1,092 crore.

Arctic to have high-speed broadband internet by 2020

Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 10:51

The Arctic is reportedly expected to have high-speed broadband internet, as shipping, fishing and oil companies move north amid warming temperatures and melting ice.

Bharti raises stake to majority in Qualcomm India BWA entities

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 11:47

Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it has acquired an additional 2 percent stake in all the four Indian broadband wireless access (BWA) entities of Qualcomm, thereby making them its subsidiaries.

Two lakh panchayats under broadband facility by 2014 end: Deo

Last Updated: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 21:43

2lakh panchayats will have broadband by 2014 under Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) scheme, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj V Kishore Chandra Deo said.

Reliance Jio to unleash tariff war, offer bouquet of services

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 23:00

Reliance Industries, which is planning to roll out high-speed broadband services, is set to intensify competition in the low-margin telecom space as it plans to offer a bouquet of services under the 4G platform at drastically lower prices, according to sources.

Reliance Jio to hire about 7,000 employees this year

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 15:50

Reliance Jio, formerly Infotel Broadband, holds pan-India wireless broadband spectrum.

Kenya to increase broadband access

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 13:19

Kenya plans to increase the country`s broadband access to 20 percent by the year 2017, a top official said.

Airtel, Microsoft tie up; to give combo offer

Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 17:43

Bharti Airtel and Microsoft Thursday announced a partnership, wherein consumers in the country can get discounts on purchase of Xbox games and Airtel high speed broadband connection.

Airtel internet customers can now personalise their account

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 17:54

The mobile broadband charging (MBC) solution provided by Ericsson will enable prepaid customers to have personalised profile based data charging plans.

Colombia suspends 4G mobile broadband auction

Last Updated: Saturday, February 9, 2013, 12:23

Colombia's government has suspended a scheduled auction of 4G mobile broadband service after learning about a potential merger deal involving two of the participants, Information Technologies and Communications Minister Diego Molano said.