TECH

The government on Thursday decided to roll back its earlier decision to raise internet fees by 13 percent.The decision to this effect was made during a meeting held between the internet service providers and officer bearers of Ministry of Industry and Communications on Thursday.According to the agreement, the internet service providers…

The government has clarified that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are not allowed to raise price of Internet services that they are providing to consumers.After its decision to impose 13 percent telecommunications service charge (TSC) on Internet services, including mobile data, drew criticisms from all quarters, officials of the Ministry…

Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Barshaman Pun, and Australian Ambassador to Nepal, Peter Budd, held discussion on the matters of collaboration in energy and hydropower sector.During the meeting held at Energy Ministry, Pun shared that he had issued a white paper for overall development of energy and hydropower sector…

Since fourth-generation (4G) mobile network was first launched in Nepal on January 1 last year, more than 1.6 million people have subscribed to the service, as per Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA).Nepal Telecom (NT) was the first telecom company to introduce 4G service in Nepal.The Management Information System (MIS) report of…

New Zealand scientists have performed the first-ever 3-D, colour X-ray on a human, using a technique that promises to improve the field of medical diagnostics, said Europe’s CERN physics lab which contributed imaging technology.The new device, based on the traditional black-and-white X-ray, incorporates particle-tracking technology…

Oppo has launched their latest smartphone, the F7 Youth in Nepal.Customers will be able to buy the F7 Youth in three stunning colour options: Sunrise Red, Moonlight Silver and Diamond Black.The smartphone features Oppo’s highly rated AI Beauty 2.0 technology as well as a super screen. The new AI Beauty 2.0 technology acts as a personal…

The government is preparing to open the licence for virtual network operators in Nepal, aiming to expand mobile services across the country and promote competitive growth.Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) — the telecommunication sector regulator — has prepared a draft of Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Directive and will soon…

Nepal Telecom prepaid users can take loan up to Rs 40 each, as the stated-owned mobile network operator has started a loan service under its "Namaste credit" scheme.The service started from today following its inauguration by Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota at a programme organised today…

Today marks the 29th year that the World Wide Web has been in existence. This will be the first time in history that more than half of the global population is able to go online and interact. From the early days of dial-up to improving fiber optic connections, the publicly available internet is ever evolving.New issues have arisen over the…

Nepal Telecom has implemented real-time-billing system for its Public Switched Telephone Network service, popularly known as landline phone service, from today.Implementation of such system means that NT’s landline phone subscribers will now have to deposit certain amount in advance at the NT office to use the PSTN service.Real-time-billing…