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Telecom industry body COAI, is worried about service tax on spectrum that the Finance Bill 2016 proposal can potentially hurt the Digital India campaign of the Government. COAI in a press announcement stated that the service tax should not be applicable on assignment of right to use spectrum by the India Government. The telecom industry association for GSM operators also …

Infoholic Research recently published a study titled “Virtual Private Cloud: Trends & Forecasts, 2016-2022.” Infoholic predicts that SMEs will dominate the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) market in the coming years and this virtual private cloud market is estimated to reach $45.69 billion by 2022. “Globally, BFSI and Telecom are the industry verticals which are spending a lot on secure and …

Shortages of Skilled Workers and Rigid Organizational Cultures Major Barriers to Implementing Digital Priorities Despite the disruptive impact that digital transformation is having on organisations globally, it is still at the embryonic stage of maturity in government, according to the 2016 CIO Agenda survey by Gartner, Inc. Analytics, infrastructure and cloud computing continue to be the top three technology priorities …

Manufacturers’ Associationfor Information Technology (MAIT), India’s apex body representing IT manufacturers, has suggested some key policy and market interventions to achieve the vision of ‘Net Zero Imports’ and ignite a culture of domestic IT and ESDM product manufacturing in the country. Within the manufacturing sector, the growth of the IT electronics sector is critical for realizing the visionary initiatives of …

Advanced robotics is now accessible to anybody who wants to increase productivity while maintaining high safety standards. The Danish Ambassador to India, Peter Taksøe-Jensen launched Universal Robots at the Le Meridian, New Delhi. The smallest collaborative robot is world’s most flexible, light weight, table top robot that has been embraced worldwide especially in the electronics and metal industries.The collaborative robots …

In a step ahead enabling customer’s convenience, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation and MEP RGSL Toll Bridge Pvt. Ltd has launched ETC Tag Online Re-charge facility for the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link Toll users. Honorable Minister Shri Eknathji Shinde, Minister for Public Works (Public Undertaking), Government of Maharashtra launched this new service today for the Bandra-Worli Sea Link commuters. The …

We will see more and more integration of smart grids with renewable power sources such as wind and solar energy, pursuing the primary agenda of clean environment. Although the wind and solar energy sources that are derived from the environment are infinite, these sources are not under human control.When we have such a high penetration of renewables on the grid, …

Successful implementation of IoT projects will be subject to awareness and choice of appropriate partner based on well-defined evaluation parameters for their end-to-end management. The onus of technology perspective and their management will be on partners. This will help manufacturing enterprises to focus on the core areas of IoT in bundling them with their product and services portfolio and in …

As the latest technology to engulf the Indian markets, 4G has already started making waves all over the country. Various cellphone service providers have launched 4G services in select states and regional markets, hoping to make the most of the first mover advantage. However, those who know the field well, know the difference between having a 4G connection and a …

Ozonetel has tied up with Venturesity to run a series of online Hackathons, challenging developers across the country to build exciting apps on its KooKoo platform which is the core of all Ozonetel offerings. The objective is to build awareness about the KooKoo platform which is the only one of its kind in India and expose it to the developer community …