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Indians opt for mobile data over broadband in early days of lockdown: Study

India went into a 21-day lockdown beginning Tuesday as concerns over spread of coronavirus increase

Working from home? BSNL is offering free broadband services for a month

New customers opting for copper cable based connection will not have to pay even installation charges but will need to buy modem for the service

Jio tops mobile broadband speed in Feb, Vodafone leads in upload: Trai

According to the latest report, Jio pipped its nearest rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone who recorded an average download speed of 8 mbps in February

Vistara to offer broadband service on international routes by March-end

A joint venture between Tatas and Singapore Airlines, Vistara has tied up with Tata group firm Nelco to offer in-flight connectivity service

Internet back in Kargil, no word on resumption of services in Kashmir

In Kargil, mobile internet services were restored in view of complete normalcy returning to the district, with no untoward incident taking place over the past four months, the officials said

Anti-CAA protests: Internet suspended in major UP cities for 45 hrs

Broadband internet services were also suspended in some cities, including Lucknow and Ghaziabad

Reliance Jio GigaFiber: Expected launch date, data plans, services and more

Announced last year at the Reliance Industries annual general meeting, the Jio GigaFiber was initially touted to launch in 1,100 cities simultaneously

Broadband subscriber base up 0.74%, touches 463.6 mn at Aug-end: DoT data

Amid explosive growth in data consumption, India's broadband subscriber numbers touched 463.6 million at the end of August 2018, up 0.74 per over the previous month, according to official data by the Department of Telecom (DoT). The number of broadband subscribers stood at 460.24 million in July this year. According to data released by the DoT on its website, the total number of telephones rose to 1,189.17 million, up 9.73 million over the previous month. Of this, wireline phone connections remained almost flat, while the wireless connections climbed 0.84 per cent month-on-month to almost 1,167 million. "Maximum rise in total telephone connections was recorded in Mumbai (19,35,854) followed by Bihar (10,26,007) and Madhya Pradesh (9,61,251). However, Jammu & Kashmir recorded a fall in telephone connections over previous month, with a decrease of 1,72,445," it said. The share of wireless segment in total connections stood at 98.13 per cent by the August-end, and wireline telephones

The big broadband battle: Zee and Jio aim for a slice of each other's pie

Both the companies are headed in the same direction; they want to offer fixed broadband to their subscribers in addition to TV services, which will increase their average revenue per user multifold

High-speed internet: Govt to soon raise minimum broadband speed to 2 mbps

The Telecom Commission, which is the highest decision-making body of DoT, will clear the proposal to increase speed in its next meeting

India to have 600 mn broadband connections by 2020, says Manoj Sinha

Govt has planned BharatNet project to provide 100 Mbps broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats

Beware: Your high-speed 'local' internet may not be legal

Illegal broadband service providers get away with the 8-10% tax paid on revenue

Time to leverage cable broadband connectivity

Cable operators can play role in increasing broadband penetration and help bridge digital divide

ViaSat sets up R&D centre in India

The R&D centre in Chennai will have more than 30,000 square feet to accommodate nearly 125 engineers