TECH

Nepal Telecom (NT) and ZTE Corporation are at loggerheads over the installation of infrastructure for adding 5.2 million mobile lines to NT’s network.Both the sides have been in negotiation for the last three months, but are yet to reach a conclusion. ZTE has already accepted the letter of intent (LoI) issued by NT.ZTE is asking NT to…

Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) is likely to get two new surveillance radars — one at TIA itself replacing the existing one and another at Bhattedanda, Lalitpur — which will help improve reliability and safety of air transport in Nepal.The first one will work as the primary radar and will have a coverage of 60 nautical miles around the…

Nepal Telecommunications Authority will carry out study on billing authentication to check billing system of telecom service providers.Releasing its annual programmes, the authority said that the study will reveal the real situation of billing system among telecom service providers. The study will help whether service providers are charging…

The government is planning to introduce the smart card concept in the transport sector after a gap of two years. The Department of Transport Management has decided to introduce smart cards for driving licences and bill books from the current fiscal year.The department will call a global tender for the smart card soon, said director general of…

Nepal Telecom (NT) has focused its annual programme on expanding internet and voice services in the current fiscal year. The state-owned telecom giant plans to implement services with the aim of attracting more customers through GSM 3G, Sky Pro, WiMax, Next Generation Network (NGN) and satellite technology-based data services.With demand for…

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III Price in Nepal with SpecificationGeneral 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 19003G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 21004G Network LTE (regional)Announced 2012, MayStatus Available. Released 2012, MayBody Dimensions 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mmWeight 133 g…

Nepal Telecom’s (NT) much-talked about 10 million GSM lines project finally took off on Monday, with NT sealing a deal with Chinese telecom vendor Huawei Technologies for the supply and installation of the system for 4.8 million GSM lines.As per the agreement, Huawei will supply and install equipment and commission the new lines within the next…

Nepal Telecom (NT) is preparing to offer broadband internet service at a cheaper rate across the country through its Internet Protocol-based Code Division Multiple Access (IP CDMA) project. The state-owned telecom company has said it will start making the service, bundled with the voice service, available to customers by August.IP CDMA is the…

Nepal Telecom (NT) is making it easier for pre-paid mobile users to subscribe 3G service.From Sunday onwards, NT’s pre-paid mobile subscribers will not have to change their phone number to get 3G service.According to NT, once its system is upgraded, not only the 3G service will be easily accessible to pre-paid subscribers, but also the data…

Nepal ranked 128th — among 142 economies — scoring 2.92 in the Global Information Technology Report released today.With a score of 2.97, Nepal was ranked 131st among 138 economies in last year’s report. Other South Asian countries like India ranked at 69, Sri Lanka at 71, Pakistan at 102 and Bangladesh at 113 are ahead of Nepal, according to…