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Like-minded nations must address safe Internet challenges together: MoS IT

For a country that will have more than 1.3 billion Indians connected to Internet by 2025, making Web safe from user harm, online criminality, disinformation and misinformation has to be a joint goal

Updated On: 06 Apr 2023 | 3:35 PM IST

E-sports in India a lucrative career path in 2023, gamers positive: Experts

E-sports, or competitive video gaming, in India has witnessed a steady rise in popularity over the years

Updated On: 18 Jan 2023 | 8:05 PM IST

Server malfunction at Supreme Court disrupts IT services, computers

Several computer applications and IT services faced disruption and were unavailable in the Supreme Court on Wednesday due to sudden malfunction of one of the servers at the data centre

Updated On: 11 Jan 2023 | 7:14 PM IST

Connected vehicles' count to surpass 367 million globally by 2027: Report

The number of connected vehicles in service will reach 367 million globally in 2027, from 192 million in 2023, a new report showed on Monday

Updated On: 09 Jan 2023 | 3:53 PM IST

Elon Musk announces tweaks in Twitter interface, long-form tweets from Feb

Twitter is also bringing a much sought-after feature that will help users find specific tweets and profiles by filtering based on date, user, retweet count, hashtags and more

Updated On: 08 Jan 2023 | 5:21 PM IST

Now connect to WhatsApp by choosing proxy server if denied the right

Meta-owned WhatsApp launched a proxy support for users all over the world, like millions of people in Iran and elsewhere who continue to be denied the right to communicate freely and privately

Updated On: 05 Jan 2023 | 11:47 PM IST

India's internet industry to reach $5 trillion valuation by 2030

Despite a few hiccups this year, the Indian internet industry is expected to grow and could reach a valuation of $5 trillion by 2030, a report showed

Updated On: 02 Jan 2023 | 11:48 AM IST

India will chart its own course on future of internet: Chandrasekhar

Differing from the view that Europe's data protection rule is a gold standard, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said India will chart its own course for the future of internet, according to an official statement released on Wednesday. The minister during a session with UAE minister Omar Sultan Al Olama at the India Global Forum in Dubai said with more than 820 million internet users, India has the largest presence on global internet and deserves an opportunity to shape its own destiny. "European GDPR is considered a gold standard for privacy and data protection. But we would like to disagree. With more than 820 million internet users, we have the largest presence on global internet and deserve an opportunity to shape our own destiny. We will chart our own course and build a framework suitable for us," Chandrasekhar said. The minister said that the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill is now open for consultations. "Protecting the digital rights of our

Updated On: 14 Dec 2022 | 11:33 PM IST

Tech firm Astrome takes high-speed internet to India's hinterlands

IISc-backed Astrome has deployed India's first indigenous technology to facilitate rural 4G and 5G connectivity for the BharatNet Project.

Updated On: 14 Dec 2022 | 4:08 PM IST

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Podcast: What is network slicing?

One of the key features of 5G technology that everyone is waiting for is network slicing. What is it?

Updated On: 12 Dec 2022 | 8:15 AM IST

Deloitte expands pact with Google Cloud to double down its specialisations

The two firms will help clients across industries innovate and implement Google Cloud technology at scale

Updated On: 11 Nov 2022 | 3:40 PM IST

Indian agencies have real-time, remote access to internet traffic: Report

The revelation was made by the Internet Service Providers Association of India in a filing with the Department of Telecommunications

Updated On: 11 Nov 2022 | 1:47 PM IST

Jio True 5G now in Bengaluru, Hyderabad; unlimited data under welcome offer

Starting November 10, Jio users in Bengaluru and Hyderabad will be invited to the 'Jio Welcome Offer', to experience unlimited 5G Data at up to 1 Gbps+ speeds, at no additional cost

Updated On: 10 Nov 2022 | 8:20 PM IST

Large-panel TVs' share has tripled in 5 years to over 40%: CRISIL report

Sharp 35-40% decline in prices over the past five years has been the key growth driver; other tailwinds include greater rising incomes, higher OTT consumption and deeper web penetration

Updated On: 19 Sep 2022 | 7:07 PM IST

Technologies like quantum computing core for India's growth: MoS IT

Quantum computing has been gaining pace in recent times as tech leaders look to solve scale related problems that need high computing power

Updated On: 14 Sep 2022 | 9:59 PM IST

Govt working to provide high-speed internet to every village, says PM Modi

The government is working to provide high-speed internet to every village, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday while urging the world to make use of the opportunities in the digital space

Updated On: 30 Jun 2022 | 3:42 PM IST

Warning to Twitter aimed at 'securing internet' in India: Govt sources

The sources said Twitter has repeatedly violated directions issued under the IT Act

Updated On: 29 Jun 2022 | 10:04 PM IST

India will rival US in churning out internet tech cos: Rise Capital founder

In a Q&A, Nazar Yasin dwells why he left Tiger Global, and how Rise Capital stood out from the crowd with its focus on emerging markets and Indian regulatory changes

Updated On: 18 May 2022 | 12:40 PM IST

Microsoft tests built-in VPN for Canary to secure public Wi-Fi connections

The tool powered by Cloudflare, makes it more difficult for internet service providers (ISPs) to collect browsing data and it also prevents advertisers from using your information to show targeted ads

Updated On: 15 May 2022 | 2:13 PM IST

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What is Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN)?

Short for Open Radio Access Network, Open RAN, is critical to 5G deployment. In India, the Open RAN architecture is essential but also fraught with challenges. Let us first understand what O-RAN is

Updated On: 11 May 2022 | 7:00 AM IST