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Monthly Archives: November, 2009

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LIRNEasia broadband QoSE findings in Indian media

Findings from LIRNEasia’s latest round of broadband quality of service experience (QoSE) testing has been published in Chennai’s Financial Chronicle and The Indian Express, two leading print newspapers in India. Read the two of the articles here and here. There is disparity in the advertised broadband speed and the actual speed, according to the findings of [...]

No-nonsense space mission of Afghanistan

Afghan Satellite

Think twice before you make fun out of them. Mr. Karzai may have flunked in the exam of a “credible” election. But he has passed with distinction while shaping the future of his country’s connectivity. Afghanistan is leasing out 500 MHz of duplex Ku-band satellite frequency for 15 years. Floor price of this auction to [...]

India’s top judges display moral authority

Nobody has asked them to do it. Yet they have voluntarily disclosed respective assets and wealth. Moreover, all the disclosures have been posted in the web. I am talking about the judges of India’s Supreme Court. It’s a remarkable step to promote transparency and boost confidence in the country’s judicial system. Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan led [...]

Per-second pulse rising mobile heartbeat of India

Tectonic shift rocks India’s mobile market as Tata has introduced the country’s first per-second pulse followed by launching a pay-per-call pricing model. The market had to follow although ARPU margins eroded. Welcome to the new world order of BOP. Ovum said: The Indian mobile market continues to experience high subscriber growth. With urban markets already [...]

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