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Internet service providers (ISPs) have come up with a new idea of infrastructure sharing to compete with big telecom operators offering data service. ISPs say they will use their infrastructure jointly to expand their service massively across the country.Internet Service Providers Association of Nepal (ISPAN), the umbrella organisation of…

Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) is mulling to utilise digital dividend for the operation of fourth generation (4G) mobile service, said NTA director Ananda Raj Khanal.“The dividend is being used and purposed for the 4G mobile,” Khanal said, adding that Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) has formed a committee to study the…

There is good news for Nepali music lovers. They can now purchase Nepali music in pen drives and memory cards.In the initiation of Nepal Music Industries’ Association, the new service has been launched by Music Nepal and partner companies in a bid to discourage music piracy.The new service, which will hit the market within a week, was jointly…

KATHMANDU: Unplanned service expansion, short-term profit taking mentality, regular power outage, bureaucratic hassels and nepotism is hurting the quality of service of telecom operators, though almost half of the population is using the telecom services.According to Nepal Telecom Authority (NTA), 40 per cent of the population uses telecom…

Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) is set to fix tariff for interconnection service to international call termination. “The authority is planning to reduce the interconnection tariff of international call termination,” NTA chairman Bhesh Raj Kanel said, adding that it is aimed at reducing illegal Voice Over Internet Protocal (VoIP) call by…

Nokia and Microsoft teamed up on Friday to build an iPhone killer in a desperate attempt to take on Google and Apple in the fast-growing smartphone market.Nokia said using Microsoft's Windows Phone software in its smartphones would speed up new product launches, but shares in the world's largest cellphone maker fell sharply on uncertainty about…

YouTube video-sharing service is the most popular website among smartphone users, accounting for 17 per cent of mobile data traffic, according to a report released on Tuesday by network firm Allot Communications.“As video streaming continues to reign supreme within mobile networks, YouTube continues as the single most significant website for…

Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has started District Optical Fibre Network Programme (DOFNP) aiming at connecting all districts headquarters through optical fibre network. The regulatory body of telecom sector had started the programme in 2009 with the aim of expanding the system across the country by 2014 to improve rural access to…

Nepal Telecom (NT) is all set to reduce the tariff of its all most all its services to be effective from February 13. We are reducing tariff in most of services, said Amar Nath Singh, Managing Director at NT in seventh anniversary today.As per the plan, security deposit of Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) service is reduced to Rs 1,500…

Nepal Telecom (NT) is mulling to operate WiFi Internet service, according to NT sources. “We are seeking private sector partners to start the WiFi service, an official at NT said.WiFi is considered a cheaper medium to provide Internet service to the consumers. “In order to operate WiFi service, router should be placed in different places…