Wifi

Some Google Home application users are seeing a new 'Wi-Fi Labs' option for their Nest Wi-Fi router

RailTel, a PSU under the Ministry of Railways, has tied up with a technology firm in a bid to monetise its Wi-Fi project at more than 6,100 railway stations across the country, the company said on Tuesday. The rail PSU has signed a five-year contract with a consortium led by 3i Infotech Ltd, a global information technology company based at Mumbai, RailTel said in a statement. The other members of the consortium are Forensics Intelligence Surveillance and Security Technologies Private Limited (FISST) and Yellow Inc. Under the contract, the revenue will be generated by monetizing Wi-Fi footfalls in one of the world's largest integrated public Wi-Fi networks through targeted advertisements and extending multimedia infotainment services for rail passengers. This is India's first multi-year commercial agreement to monetize captive customers of public Wi-Fi network through collaborative efforts, the statement said. As per the contract, 3i Infotech-led consortium will pay Rs 14 crore per

The new Wi-Fi 7 technology is designed to offer maximum connectivity to the latest high-performance devices, delivering peak speeds of up to 5.8 Gbps to a single connected device

Scheme central to government's plans to create up to 10 mn public WiFi hotspots by Dec

Priced at Rs 10,499, the Moto e32 is available in eco black and arctic blue colours on Flipkart

Google Fiber currently offers a symmetrical 1gbps service for $70 a month and last year started selling a 2/1Gbps download/upload service for $100 a month, with 1TB of cloud storage

WhatsApp has in the past declared that iOS 12 or a newer software version will be required for iPhone users to continue using the platform on its Help Center website

The first train set of this "high-speed rail" was handed over to National Capital Region Transport Corporation by Alstom India at its manufacturing plant in Savli in Gujarat's Vadodara

Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman was speaking at Broadband India Forum (BIF) event called upon wifi equipment makers to lower the cost of their products

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said as a pilot project, Wi-Fi based internet facility was provided in the Howrah Rajdhani Express train through satellite communication technology.

With billions of dollars spent every year on original programming--and movies now being launched via OTTs with theatres remaining shut--the need for audience measurement is stronger than ever

The PM WANI initiative can result in a massive scale-up of the internet in rural areas, which will be transformative, Trai Chairman said

A mesh can ride on a combination of Bluetooth, conventional Wi-Fi, even 2G, landlines or fibre

"The SDMC will set up 20 WiFi hotspots in each ward. The Standing Committee had recently approved a proposal in this regard," he said.

The first, fixing technology gaps, should be easy. The second warrants consideration for better services and to avoid undue disruption

RailTel to continue service at the 415 stations where Google provided tech support

Earlier in the day, Kejriwal announced that free 11,000 WiFi hotspots will be set up in the national capita

Aimed at improving call quality in indoor areas, the service works on any Wi-Fi network and it is free for Reliance Jio customers

The Wi-Fi calling will let Airtel users make use of the Wi-Fi network in their homes to make calls using VoIP, instead of relying on cellular connectivity

DoT had amended the licence conditions to enable telcos to allot a single mobile number for both cellular mobile service and internet telephony service