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Friday, August 29, 2008
Subscribers to Double in 2008

Indian Telecom reforms are now reaching the Internet sector as Broadband Subscribers in India are set to double in 2008. India had ~3 mn broadband subscribers at the beginning of 2008. Latest reports indicate that the number of broadband subscribers in India stands at 4.57 mn. Here is an exclusive Graph that shows the growth of Broadband in India.
Growth of broadband Subscribers in IndiaKindly note that the growth is mainly coming from Wired DSL Broadband and not the over hyped WiMax. DoT has set a target of 20mn broadband connections for 2010 and it now appears to hit the target if growth continues as it has been in the past 10 months :-)

This increase in subscriber numbers will see the momentum spread to other Web / Internet sectors. For example, the first beneficiary will be the Search Engine Marketing comanies. IAMAI in a report released just minutes ago has said that Search Engine Marketing in India will double to $225 mn, a blessing for Google :-)

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Published on Friday, August 29, 2008 at 3:53 AM   0 comments
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Airtel PC Secure Anti-Virus Subscription

Last year, F-Secure introduced PC / Laptop Security solutions in association with Reliance and Tata broadband. Then, Airtel was associated with Mcafee's security solutions. Now, F-Secure has roped in Airtel Broadband as well to offer protections against Virus, Spyware, Hackers etc and has introduced Airtel PC Secure Software as a Service. [It is not 100% that you will be unaffected, because you need to regularly update their patches]

Airtel PC Secure supports Microsoft Windows 98/ ME/ 2000 Professional with SP4/ XP. There is no mention about Vista. The subscription comes in 3 packages as discussed below,
  • Basic - Monthly subscription of Rs 60 or yearly - Rs 499
  • Advanced - Monthly subscription of Rs 75 or yearly - Rs 599
  • Premium - Monthly subscription of Rs 100 or yearly - Rs 799
You will need a product activation key to activate the PC Secure product. For more details contact Airtel Broadband from your Airtel Landline at 121.
Published on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 3:40 AM   0 comments
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
MTNL Triband Tariffs Revised Downwards

Breaking NewsMTNL has an Independence Day Gift to Triband Broadband users [effective Sept-1st] / aspirants with effective from 15th August.

Lets first take a look at our recommended Unlimited Data Transfer Triband Broadband Plans, [Plan Name, Download / Upload Speeds, Rs / Month excluding Taxes]
TriB UL data-256 / 256 Kbps Rs 599
TriB UL data -512 / 512 Kbps Rs 1,299
Silver UL data - 1Mbps / 512 Kbps Rs 3,999
Gold UL data - 2Mbps / 768 Kbps Rs 8,999

Compare this to Airtel Broadband's Unlimited plans in Delhi,
256 Kbps - Rs 799
512 Kbps - Rs 1,499
1 Mbps - Rs 2,222

I am not quite sure who else is the leading service provider in Delhi / NCR [Tata Indicom Broadband story is here for you to read] who can provide unmatched good quality broadband services. You can Download entire Triband Broadband plan details here. [DOC]

Will MTNL Mumbai Revise Tariffs as well ?

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Published on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 11:32 AM   1 comments
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