Communication Device

IAF develops 'Vayulink' platform for steady jammer-proof communication

The Indian Air Force has come out with an innovative solution that would help pilots to deal with bad weather and also provide them jammer-proof uninterrupted communication with the base station. Known as 'Vayulink', the data link communication uses the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) that is also known as NAVIC, to send radio communication to the base station when the signals are low, an IAF officer involved in the project said. The important aspect of the technological solution is that it prevents fratricide or friendly fire, he added. The IAF has put up a gallery on Vayulink to provide information about its platform at the India Pavilion in the ongoing Aero India 2023 here. "Vayulink is an ad-hoc data link communication system, which when installed in an aircraft, gives position of other aircrafts close by, encrypted traffic data over secured channel," Wing Commander Vishal Mishra told PTI. When the planes are flying close to any friendly forces on grounds .

Free riders vs piggy-riders: A tale of two cities caught in an OTT debate

The debate over whether over-the-top services should pay telcos user revenues bids fair to overlap with the issue of net neutrality

Ukrainian engineers scramble to keep mobile phones working during war

With Ukraine scrambling to keep communication lines open during the war, an army of engineers from the country's phone companies has mobilised to help the public and policymakers stay in touch during repeated Russian missile and drone strikes. The engineers, who typically go unseen and unsung in peacetime, often work around the clock to maintain or restore phone service, sometimes braving minefields to do so. After Russian strikes took out the electricity that cellphone towers usually run on, they revved up generators to keep the towers on. I know our guys my colleagues are very exhausted, but they're motivated by the fact that we are doing an important thing, Yuriy Dugnist, an engineer with Ukrainian telecommunications company Kyivstar, said after crunching through 15 centimeters of fresh snow to reach a fenced-in mobile phone tower on the western fringe of Kyiv, the capital. Dugrist and his co-workers offered a glimpse of their new daily routines, which involve using an app on

Apple may add exclusive features to upcoming iPhone 15 Pro Max: Analyst

In an effort to get more customers to buy its larger and more expensive model, Apple may plan to offer exclusive features to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is likely to launch next year, says an analyst

Trai meets bankers to iron out issues over new pesky SMS regulations

Some banks are fine-tuning systems, so that there is standardised mechanism of sending SMSes

Technological problems, it can cause unrepairable damage

Think before losing a communication device as it can cause unrepairable damage