February 22, 2012 |
The intelligence bureau (IB) has demanded that the telecoms ministry ask mobile phone companies to put mechanisms in place to track internet usage on mobile phones. The IB is of the view that internet usage on computers where the connectivity is offered via Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are traceable. But the same is not applicable when it comes to browsing on mobile phones as telcos had not set up facilities for real time tracking of websites visited by their customers.
February 20, 2012 |
With a variety of 3G services on offer, it can be difficult to choose the right plan. After all, you don't want to spend for more than your usage or, worse, end up paying a big bill replete with extra charges. To determine your usage, go through this questionnaire compiled by Nimish Dubey. The answers will help you pick the plan that suits your requirement the most. Is your 3G device the primary means to access the Internet? No, I use my computer.
November 9, 2011 |
A report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India and IMRB finds that by end-2011, 10% of Indians would be Internet users, 97 million of them active users. Nor is Internet usage a big city habit: 37% of Internet users are in small towns. The development has immense potential for disruptive creativity in all facets of life: in governance, education, healthcare, entertainment, media and communications and all businesses in general. Significantly, only about 9% of users access the Internet from mobile devices.
February 4, 2011 |
KOLKATA | BANGALORE: Hiring by start-up companies across the country's entrepreneurial sector is rising sharply, driven by the upsurge of new firms in the e-commerce and online retail segments . Hiring in these sectors is set to increase by nearly 50% in 2011 as more firms look to profit from rising internet usage across both metro and non-metro locations. Industry estimates of growth in e-commerce market indicate revenues of Rs 55,000 crore in 2011 up from Rs 20,653 crore in 2009 as new companies are being set up to cater to consumer demand by over 70 million internet users.
August 31, 2010
Traditionally, digital economies evolved predictably. In both the developed markets in the United States and Europe, as well as in China, Malaysia and other emerging markets, it was a logical progression from PCs to basic dial-up connectivity to 3G and beyond, driven by the supply of infrastructure and technology. For similar reasons, India is on the verge of a major digital revolution . At nearly 90 million users, India has the fourth-largest base of Internet users in the world behind China (384 million)
June 19, 2010 |
NEW DELHI: A study has revealed that the number of young Chinese adults addicted to the Internet has risen to more than 33 million. The study by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, revealed of the 236 million netizens on the mainland who are under 29 years old, almost 14 per cent are hooked on the Web, a rise of roughly 1 per cent since 2005, the South Korea . The South Korean culture ministry announced a joint project...
March 15, 2010 |
A few years ago, an interesting survey made headlines in the US. This survey done by America Online and Salary.com, revealed that unproductive tasks at the workplace from web surfing to water cooler chitchat, was costing American companies $759 billion per annum. The year was 2005. The number would only have grown by now. In that survey, the number one way in which employees waste time at work was personal internet usage. Over 44% of the respondents had mentioned it as their primary time wasting activity at work.
September 13, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: Telecom major Bharti Airtel today launched two mobile internet recharge vouchers for its Prepaid users in the National Capital Region. This is a significant initiative to make mobile internet more affordable and empower prepaid customers to control their internet usage, Airtel said in a statement. And for the first time recharge for internet usage has been launched on the 'electronic recharge' platform, it added. The vouchers would be available for Rs 26 (valid over seven days and usage of 15 MB)
November 1, 2008 |
NEW YORK: Phone company Frontier Communications Co will probably charge its subscribers a dollar or two per gigabyte of Internet traffic if they go over the monthly allotments the company plans to introduce next year, Frontier's chief executive said Friday. The company is at the forefront of what CEO Maggie Wilderotter believes is a trend among Internet service providers toward billing for the amount of data subscribers use, rather than all-you-can-eat monthly plans. Frontier provides service mainly in rural areas of 25 states.
March 6, 2007 |
New Delhi: India has emerged as the fastest growing country of Internet users, surpassing the growth rates in the US, China, Japan and has been ranked as the eighth largest country in terms of netizens. The number of people using Internet worldwide grew by 10 per cent in a year till January to 747 million people, with India topping the growth charts with a 33 per cent jump, a new study shows. According to data compiled by Internet usage tracking firm comScore Networks, India had over 21 million Internet users aged over 15 years at the end of January, as against below 16 million a year ago. While the US has retained its position being home to the world's biggest online population with over 153 million total Internet users, it registered a marginal growth of just two per cent in a year.