TECH

In view of the cutthroat competition, Nepal Telecom (NT), the state owned telecom giant, has targeted to add 2.21 million customers to its subscriber base and call a global tender for building capacity for additional 5 million GSM mobile lines within the current fiscal year.“We have come up with a massive plan to expand our service across the…

The Department of Immigration (DoI) has installed 18 passport reading devices at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) even as the controversy surrounding the bidding process for printing machine readeable passports (MRP) has dashed any hope of timely introduction of the technology.DoI said that devices have been installed at the departure and…

Nepal Telecom (NT) is planning to introduce a new scheme “service bundle” to promote its 3G service by tying up with distributors of 3G mobile sets.The scheme will enable customers to get 3G handsets and SIM cards directly from the vendors. The mobile sellers will also fix the configuration in the handsets for the 3G service and they will be…

International Marketing Services Pvt Ltd — an authorised distributor of Samsung Mobile — launched Samsung Champ and Metro 3200.Samsung Champ is designed for young individuals who want an impressive full touch screen phone with 1.3 MP camera and full multimedia experience, said the company.With a stylish and ultra compact design, users can…

Satellite Channel officially launched transmission of its Home TV DTH satellite television service on Saturday. Customers across the nation can watch high quality national and international channels.Minister for Information and Communications Shankar Pokhrel inaugurated the Earth Station of Home TV and its DTH service amid a special function…

The proposed ban on Blackberry services in four countries will not have an effect on its services beginning shortly in Nepal.“We have already given the necessary approval to Ncell to begin Blackberry services which should be available anytime now and the ban will not affect services in Nepal,” said Kailash Prasad Neupane, Spokesperson for Nepal…

It will be possible to change your phone company without having to change your phone number if the mobile number portability (MNP) service that the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) is studying is implemented.The MNP service enables subscribers to switch from one telecom service provider to another retaining their existing mobile number,…

Sagar TechnoSys Pvt Ltd, the authorised sole distributor for Nepal of Kaspersky products, has launched Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011, Kaspersky Small Office Security, and Kaspersky Internet Security 2011.These softwares provide real time proactive protection by constantly monitoring the system to detect any potential threats to prevent any…

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has decided to assign a 1.25 MHz CDMA frequency in 800 MHz bandwidth to United Telecom (UTL) under the condition that it release the 10 MHz spectrum it has been using.According to the NTA, after the release of the 10 MHz spectrum in 1900 MHz bandwidth by UTL, the government will be able to issue…

Nepal Telecom has awarded a contract to ZTE and Huawei to work on a package basis to supply equipment to install the Next Generation Network (NGN) in the country. The two Chinese firms will start work on $ 19 million project soon to make the service available by setting up the necessary infrastructure probably within the next six months.“A…