Category: technology

News Analysis of the Information Technology and Telecommunications Industry

Will iTV be Apple’s Smart-TV be the Next Big Innovative Product ?

Apple put itself on the road to innovation with iPods is known for designing products that have WoW factor. Apple has historically tested products for significant periods (note there were rumors of a tablet for a couple of years before it launched). Apple has an unmtached ability to create better…

Continue Reading Will iTV be Apple’s Smart-TV be the Next Big Innovative Product ?

Apple Continues to Acquire IPR Portfolio – Taking Patent Wars Very Seriously

Apple Inc embroiled in patent wars with Samsung has taken the IPR aspect very seriously and has licensed close to 1,024 patents from Rockstar Consortium, which bought over 4,000 from Nortel for $4.5Bn in 2011. Apple is the major contributor to Rockstar Consortium (also includes Microsoft, Sony, Ericsson and RIMM),…

Continue Reading Apple Continues to Acquire IPR Portfolio – Taking Patent Wars Very Seriously

Microsoft Surface Tablet for Office Productivity – Thumbs Up

A reader of our Blog had a chance to get Hands on with Microsoft Surface Tablet mostly as a corporate Productivity User and here are his thoughts. The author has himself worked in Consumer Devices as an Embedded Systems Engineer and extends credit for designing a tablet that may have…

Continue Reading Microsoft Surface Tablet for Office Productivity – Thumbs Up

Idea 1299 & Idea 1599 Virtually Unlimited Calling Plans with FREE 3G Data Usage

As you may have observed, we normally do not write about Voice / Data Plans here unless it is disruptive and needs a special mention to readers to enlighten the trends within the Indian Telecom Industry. Pure Wireless Telecom Operator Idea Cellular has a dedicated Analytics team which runs various…

Continue Reading Idea 1299 & Idea 1599 Virtually Unlimited Calling Plans with FREE 3G Data Usage

China Web Search War – Qihoo 360 Trying to Compete with Baidu after Google’s Exit

Google Quit China handing over the entire market to Baidu in 2010. However, their is no dearth of entrepreneurs in China and Qihoo 360 is trying to compete Baidu for the search Market share in China. One should note that Search business model establishes a monopolistic market wherein it is…

Continue Reading China Web Search War – Qihoo 360 Trying to Compete with Baidu after Google’s Exit

Disruptive Technology – Software Define Networking – Evolving

With Google hitting every vertical of Computer Science starting from CPU & Computing to Graphics, it has paved way for disruption in the Networking Space too with the advent of Software Defined Networking, SDN. SDN aims to transform routers and switches from integrated, purpose-built hardware / software stacks to commodity…

Continue Reading Disruptive Technology – Software Define Networking – Evolving

Airtel’s Centralized Network Experience Centre goes LIVE Gurgaon – Monitors India + South Asia

India’s Leading Telecommunications Giant attained yet another benchmark in the Indian Telecom sector as it inaugurated the first of its kind facility in India to monitor Airtel’s networks spanning Mobile, DSL Broadband, M-Commerce, DTH, Enterprise Services, International Cables across its India and South Asia operations from a single location. The…

Continue Reading Airtel’s Centralized Network Experience Centre goes LIVE Gurgaon – Monitors India + South Asia

MTS Calls India a “miserable landscape” over Telecom Policy & Spectrum Auction

MTS Sistema Teleservices has called India a miserable landscape. MTS Sistema’s licenses were canclled by the Honorable Supreme Court due to Highly Corrupt Practices by A. Raja then Telecom Minister in the Congress Government headed by Dr Manmohan Sing, silent witness to the crime. MTS Sistema is extremely disappointed by…

Continue Reading MTS Calls India a “miserable landscape” over Telecom Policy & Spectrum Auction