TECH

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has suggested facilitating the entry of a third player in the country’s mobile service business in order to expand wireless broadband services. Nepal Telecom and Ncell are the only operators with a national network.The ITU, a UN body, has stated in its master plan entitled “Wireless Broadband…

The internet penetration rate in the country has nearly doubled to 15.75 percent in the last one year. The growth is supported mainly by the increased number of subscribers of the general packet radio service (GPRS) mobile internet and ADSL data service.The number of data subscribers has increased to 4.19 million as of mid-February this year,…

Nepal Telecom (NT), Nepal’s largest telecommunication provider, is planning to launch fourth generation (4G) technology mobile service within a year. The company has begun negotiations with the concerned companies to upgrade its technology for launching 4G technologies.Besides, the state-owned telecom giant also plans to add 10 million mobile…

Nepal Telecom (NT) is undergoing final preparations for taking the high-speed broadband internet service based on Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) technology to all village development committees (VDCs).Recently, the telecom operator approved the proposal submitted by Airspan, a US-based company, for this project.…

The government today started using digital signature in financial transactions, with Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai handing over the key to the controller of certification office at a function.“Digital signature is a special identification code that cannot be stolen or copied by any fraud and is safe for financial transactions. Now on,…

The government has initiated work to revise the Radio Frequency Distribution Policy and working procedure of the Radio Frequency Policy Determination Committee.A taskforce formed by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) has been assigned the job of proposing a new policy on frequency allocation, suggesting the government whether…

The number of broadband lines worldwide grew by 17.4 million in the third quarter of 2011 to a total 581.3 million, according to latest figures from Point Topic for the Broadband Forum.It is the highest quarterly additions since early 2009 and represents annual growth of 12.9 per cent in the total base. DSL remained the dominant access…

The government has planned to implement the long-touted embossed number plate system for automobiles from the next fiscal year. It has set the target to have the scheme in place by mid-July next year.The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has been working on preparing the bid documents and terms of reference (ToR) for the new license…

No wonder, the consumers are suffering from low quality of the telecom service providers, as according to a survey of telecom regulator, the quality of service offered by telecom operators is ‘worse’ under consumers’ perspective.Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) had appointed independent agency, Centre for Economic Development and…

Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) is all set to issue strict directives to telecom operators, asking them to improve their service quality within six months. The telecom regulator said it came up with the decision after operators turned a deaf ear to their repeated requests.A recent study on the quality of service (QoS) found services all…