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Have Wi-Fi at home? Be warned! Your money in bank account is under threat

Have Wi-Fi at home? Be warned! Your money in bank account is under threat

Fri, Aug 16, 2019

Guest Wi-Fi was supposed to be safe, bu NO LONGER! Guess Wi-Fi at your home is prone to hacking owing to inadequate in-built security, say researchers. 

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Why Wi-Fi connectivity is still limited in India

Why Wi-Fi connectivity is still limited in India

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

Wi-Fi connectivity in India is still well below more developed markets such as the US where it has reached around the 50 per cent mark, said Peter Boyland in a blog post on Thursday.

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Trai recommends allowing mobile services during air travel

Trai recommends allowing mobile services during air travel

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

Telecom regulator Trai today recommended allowing mobile telephony and Internet services for passengers during air travel in the country through both satellite and terrestrial network.

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Railways to equip all stations across India with free Wi-Fi

Railways to equip all stations across India with free Wi-Fi

Tue, Jan 09, 2018

The Railway Ministry targets 600 Wi-Fi enabled railway stations by March 2018 and 100 per cent station Wi-Fi coverage by March 2019.

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You may soon have Wi-Fi in planes; TRAI to release in-flight connectivity recommendations by year-end

You may soon have Wi-Fi in planes; TRAI to release in-flight connectivity recommendations by year-end

Wed, Dec 13, 2017

Keeping in mind the rising demand for broadband connectivity to passengers on board a flight, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will come out with its much-awaited recommendations for in-flight connectivity by December-end.

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Airtel slashes 4G Hotspot price to Rs 999

Airtel slashes 4G Hotspot price to Rs 999

Wed, Dec 13, 2017

Airtel has officially slashed the price of its 4G Hotspot by 50%.  

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Amazon launches new delivery service that makes deliveries even when you are not at home

Amazon launches new delivery service that makes deliveries even when you are not at home

Thu, Oct 26, 2017

The Cloud Cam is connected to the internet via your home Wi-Fi. Amazon's camera talks to the lock over Zigbee, a wireless protocol utilised by many smart home devices.

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Reliance pushes sales of JioFi ; offers it for Rs 999 during festive season

Reliance pushes sales of JioFi ; offers it for Rs 999 during festive season

Wed, Sep 20, 2017

Reliance Jio is offering its Wi-Fi dongle at a 50% discount for ten days. JioFi has now been priced at Rs 999.

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Most of India’s data traffic comes from regional video streaming

Most of India’s data traffic comes from regional video streaming

Wed, Jul 26, 2017

The multi-lingual country of India has internet users surfing the web in search of streaming videos online in their own regional languages.  

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VoLTE subscriptions expected to exceed 540 million by end of 2017: Report

VoLTE subscriptions expected to exceed 540 million by end of 2017: Report

Fri, Jun 23, 2017

VoLTE subscriptions

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Reliance Jio effect: BSNL to install 25,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in four months

Reliance Jio effect: BSNL to install 25,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in four months

Sat, Jun 10, 2017

Telecom minister Manoj Sinha today set the target of achieving 11 % market share for the state-owned BSNL within 12 months.

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Centre may allow inflight internet by August this year

Centre may allow inflight internet by August this year

Mon, May 22, 2017

Indian domestic carriers may soon have internet on its flights by end of August. International airlines are in talks with the aviation ministry to allow inflight internet.

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Airtel offers 100% more data across high speed broadband plans with V-Fiber

Airtel offers 100% more data across high speed broadband plans with V-Fiber

Wed, May 17, 2017

Airtel has announced up to 100% more data for its broadband users. The company is offering additional data benefits without increasing its monthly rental plans. 

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Etihad offers free Wi-Fi, iPads to premium fliers on US flights

Etihad offers free Wi-Fi, iPads to premium fliers on US flights

Wed, Mar 29, 2017

US-bound premium class passengers of Etihad Airways will be given free Wi-Fi and iPads during their flight following the Trump administration's ban on carrying large electronic devices as cabin baggage on non stop flights from mostly Muslim-majority countries, the airline said today.

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Air India may launch Wi-Fi services on its domestic flights by July this year, says media report

Air India may launch Wi-Fi services on its domestic flights by July this year, says media report

Tue, Mar 21, 2017

Air India may launch Wi-Fi services on board of its Airbus A-320 planes which are mainstay of its domestic operations by July 2017.

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Trai pushes for 2 paise per MB public Wi-Fi across the country

Trai pushes for 2 paise per MB public Wi-Fi across the country

Tue, Mar 07, 2017

Trai's initial plan is to offer internet at 2 paise per MB under the new wi-fi scheme.

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Will Trai's model on scaling Wi-Fi hotspots work?

Will Trai's model on scaling Wi-Fi hotspots work?

Mon, Nov 21, 2016

While the consultation paper throws open the door to many options to increase Wi-Fi hotspots, it doesn't get into details of how this will actually work out.

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L&T’s construction arm wins orders worth over Rs 1,700 crore

L&T’s construction arm wins orders worth over Rs 1,700 crore

Tue, Sep 20, 2016

The company won orders across various business verticals such as Heavy Civil Infrastructure business, water and effluent treatment business and others.

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Jet Airways launches in-flight video streaming service

Jet Airways launches in-flight video streaming service

Sat, Sep 03, 2016

Jet Airways on Friday launched an in-flight entertainment service under the 'JetScreen' label that allows fliers to stream 220 hours of digital content on smartphones, tablets or laptops for free.

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