The battle for net neutrality – the principle that all traffic travelling across the Internet should be treated equally at all stages – isn’t over. There’s good news, for example, ecommerce bluechip Flipkart publicly changing its stand on net neutrality. But profound dangers remain. The very strength of Internet – it’s a vast global network…
US-based technology giant VMware today said it plans to hire about 500 people for its India operations by the end of this year. The company also extended support to the Digital India initiative of Narendra Modi government. The firm also inaugurated a new campus in Bengaluru, which also houses the R&D centre, with an investment…
Sponsored data or zero-rating offerings as a concept, where data charges resulting from certain types of usage are billed directly to the sponsoring company and not to the customers, is witnessing fanfare globally. As a result, the data used by the app or service is essentially free to customers. Conceptually, it is similar to 800…
The upheaval with the Net Neutrality in our nation India is going to be a big concerning issue as most of the users of Internet or web feel their rights are being exploited and of course it does. Wish to know how critically being an frequent web/internet browser your rights are going to be violated…
A remote village, Muchinthala in Chinna Chintakunta mandal of Mahabubnagar district, has achieved the distinction of becoming the first digital village in the country with full of computers, thanks to the facilities being provided by the Dream Village Foundation for the last several years. Rather strangely, it lacks basic infrastructure like roads, bus transport and…
“Freedom-of-speech activists and experts have voiced concerns over the launch of ‘Airtel Zero’, a data plan which they say can stifle innovation and promote certain applications and websites over smaller companies. The move could spell doom for the “neutrality” of the internet as we know it. Airtel Zero allows subscribers to access certain applications free…
The Internet is under threat in India as telecom operators have gone to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to allow them to block apps and websites and charge money from both consumers and businesses to the detriment of users. People from a cross section of society including politicians, who are not known for…
Trai is collecting public comments until April 24 on new rules that may let service providers charge content companies for faster and more reliable delivery of their traffic to users. Below are some details about the concept of “net neutrality” and how it may impact you. What is net neutrality? Net neutrality is a principle…
The Federal Communications Commission recently adopted strong net neutrality rules that should prevent cable and phone companies from creating fast and slow lanes on the Internet. But policy makers in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe and India, are considering very different kinds of rules that could hurt consumers and start-up Internet businesses.…
After Unfreedom was banned from releasing in India, its director Raj Amit Kumar has released a video appealing to everyone to sign a petition addressed to the prime minister, to protect the freedom of expression of all Indian citizens. The video, which was uploaded on Youtube on April 9, questions the functioning of Central Board…