Archive | January, 2010
Rules & Criteria of Mobile Number Portability
India’s telecom regulator TRAI has announced the framework and rules of mobile number portability, which will allow mobile users to retain their mobile number while shifting to a new cellular service provider. India had 456.74 million mobile connections as of August 2009 and is adding 12-15 million every month. With 13 operators, the regulations for [...]
Continue reading...The Wireless Video Surveillance Opportunity
28. January 2010
Despite the media’s predominant focus on whether or not WiMAX will “win” over LTE (Long Term Evolution) as the 4G technology of choice, it is important to realize that WiMAX’s future is not tied to BWA ( Broadband Wireless Access ) alone. WiMAX can be used for a wide variety of applications outside of last mile [...]
Continue reading...The common digital modulation techniques Phase-shift keying
27. January 2010
Phase-shift keying (PSK) is a digital modulation scheme that conveys data by changing, or modulating, the phase of a reference signal (the carrier wave). Any digital modulation scheme uses a finite number of distinct signals to represent digital data. Phase-shift keying (PSK) is a method of digital communication in which the phase of a transmitted [...]
Continue reading...Media Review 2009
15. January 2010
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I & B) as the facilitator for the media in Broadcast, Film and Print sectors carried forward its mandate, taking significant policy initiatives and administrative measures in the year 2009. Global attention in 2009 was focussed on Indian film sector when ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘Smile Pinky’ Team bagged the [...]
Continue reading...“Quad-Play” Should Indian Cable Operators become a “Quad-Player”?
15. January 2010
The mobile sector in India is now well established and is also beginning to form the core of a “Quad-Play” marketplace in Indian communications. Quad-Play means four methods of communication service provision to the consumer – fixed-line (plain old telephony), mobile, broadband and TV. If you are a Bharti Airtel, Reliance or Tata Teleservices (TTSL) [...]
Continue reading...New Television Technologies
15. January 2010
Television products and services have enjoyed explosive growth in recent years. Wide-screen and flat-screen TVs are among the hottest products on the consumer market. Exciting changes to TV technology have the potential to create growth opportunities for the low voltage cabling industry. We can participate in this new wave of technology by distributing television on [...]
Continue reading...Amendments to Copyright Act
15. January 2010
The Union Cabinet approved the amendments to the Copyright Act of 1957, the salient points of which will benefit authors of musical and literary works in cinematograph films. The Copyright Act is being shaped along the lines of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The amendments, which are now to be introduced in the Parliament, [...]
Continue reading...Is it really going to a big success story? IPTV in India
15. January 2010
There are many doubts about the IPTV in general and Indian market in particular; major ones being :- Whether IPTV is really going to a big success story like mobile phones or DTH? Is there enough push from the telcos/operators for the IPTV to flourish? Does India have the required infrastructure for IPTV deployment? Let us explore some of [...]
Continue reading...HDTV is All Set to make a grand entry
15. January 2010
With its newfound acceptances a standard format in the mainstream market and rapid consumer uptake, high definition technology has reached a tipping point. It offers you a picture resolution comparable to a 35mm movie screen. Along with CD-quality sound in a widescreen format, high-definition television, or HDTV, ensures movies on channels don’t have the jarring [...]
Continue reading...TRAI releases Supplementary Consultation Paper on DTH
15. January 2010
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a supplementary consultation paper on Tariff related issues for DTH services. This supplementary paper specifically deals with the certain aspects of Tariff related issues as applicable to tariff dispensation for basic and add-on packages in case of DTH services. This supplementary consultation paper is in continuation with the [...]
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28. January 2010
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