TECH

Nepal Telecom (NT) launched Softphone, based on SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) under the brand name EasyPhone. With this, subscribers can make economical Internet Protocol (IP) calls from their computer having broadband Internet connection, according to the NT.In order to use the SIP phone, users have to fill the Permanent Prepaid Phone…

The government has been putting 1Mbps or more bandwidth users under scanner to control illegal Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP), according to Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA).After the rampant use of illegal VOIP, the authority has decided to monitor the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. “We have asked the Internet Service Providers…

Though the government has licensed four companies to provide Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service for incoming calls, telecom operators are still losing Rs 160 million every month because of illegal VoIP channels that have been mushrooming in the country, of late, said Bhesh Raj Kanel, chairperson of regulatory body Nepal Telecom Authority…

Increasing operation cost and investment in infastructure pulled the profit of the Nepal Telecom (NT) down.The NT has posted a net profit of Rs 10.77 billion — only Rs 600 million more compared with a fiscal year ago — during the fiscal year 2009-10. It had registered a net profit of Rs 10.17 billion during the fiscal year 2008-09.“Due to huge…

The radar system of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) — the country’s only international airport — that was facing technical problem for last two days has been solved today, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) officials.“The radar has resumed its regular operations from today afternoon,” Mahendra Singh Rawal, director…

Nepal Telecom (NT) will start a bridge-programme to expand its telephone network and try to offset the delay in launching its ambitious Next Generation Network (NGN). Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has stopped NGN and Internet Portable (IP) CDMA, suspecting foul play.NT is establishing 80 Optical Network Units…

ZTE, a provider of telecommunications equipment and network offerings, has installed 1,000th base station for Ncell.The stations are based on ZTE’s green energy Base Transceiver Station (BTS) offering and form part of the technology used to implement Green Telecom know-how in Nepal for Ncell.ZTE provided a green offering for the project where…

Nepal Telecom has called a new global tender for introducing its dream national project—the Next Generation Network (NGN) technology. The NT move follows the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) directive to scrap the NGN contract awarded to two chinese companies earlier.In early August, NT had awarded the contract to two…

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Nepal Telecom (NT) has said that it will soon reduce the service tariff, keeping in mind the increased competition in the market. It has also decided to extend the discount scheme launched during Dashain and Tihar.NT has been offering 25-50 percent discount on its mobile and landline services under the scheme that started on Oct. 8. The normal…