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Highway Authority To Develop 10,000 Km Of 'Digital Highways' In India By 2025
State-owned NHAI is working towards development of around 10,000 kilometres of Optic Fibre Cables (OFC) infrastructure across the country by FY2024-25, according to an official statement.
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TRAI recommends DoT to Use Optical Fibre Network to Extend Telecom Coverage in Himachal Pradesh
Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday suggested that the Department of Telecommunications should approach the defence ministry for accessing part of its optical fibre network or suitable bandwidth to extend telecom coverage in the far-flung areas of Himachal Pradesh. The identified districts have 181 uncovered villages.
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India Begins Anti-Dumping Probe Against Select Optical Fibre Import From China, Indonesia and South Korea
India initiated an anti-dumping probe to investigate imports of optical fibre originating in or exported from China, Indonesia and South Korea. The process, being conducted by commerce ministry's investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), is aimed at protecting domestic industry from cheap imports.
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How A Job In Jawaharlal Nehru's Team Eluded "Father Of Optics"
Narinder Singh Kapany's pathbreaking research in the 1950s on fibre optics paved the way for high-speed broadband internet, laser surgeries and endoscopy, among others.
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Japanese Researchers Set New Internet Speed World Record Using Optical Fibre
Japanese researchers have set a world record in high-speed, long-distance data transmission with 319 Tbps data transferred over 3,001 kilometres.
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PM Lays Foundation Stone Of Over Rs 14,000 Crore Highway Projects In Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid the foundation stone of nine highway projects and "Har Gaon Optical Fibre Cable" initiative to boost internet services in Bihar.
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Airtel Partners With STL to Build Optical Fibre Network in India
Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) has announced a partnership with Bharti Airtel to build a modern optical fibre network across 10 telecom circles.
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"Generational Project": UN Official Lauds PM's Internet Plan For Villages
The Indian government's plan to connect over six lakh villages with optical fibre network is the kind of "generational projects" required to build the country better in a post-COVID world, a top UN official has said.
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"Big Day For Andaman, Nicobar": PM On Submarine Cable To Boost Network
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated to the nation via video conferencing the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair, which "will enable delivery of faster and more reliable mobile and landline telecom services to Andaman & Nicobar Islands, at par with other parts of India," said an official statement.
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PM To Launch Chennai-Port Blair Submarine Cable Link On August 10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair on August 10 through video conferencing.
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New Biocompatible Optical Fibres Will Light Up at the First Sign of Disease
The fiber is bendable and is an elastic, rubbery material composed mostly of water and may serve as a long-lasting implant that would bend and twist with the body without breaking down.
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All Gram Panchayats To Be Connected Through Fibre Cable By 2018
All Gram Panchayats in the country will be connected through Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) to set up a network infrastructure by December 2018 under the government's Digital India Programme, Lok Sabha was informed today.
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All Gram Panchayats Will Be Wi-Fi Connected by October 2018: Government
The Bharat Net initiative is committed to take the optical fibre to each and every gram panchayat in next three years, Telecom Secretary J.S. Deepak said.
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Internet Penetration Yet to Catch Up Desired Pace: DoT Official
Additional Secretary at DoT N Sivasailam said internet penetration has yet to happen at intended pace for which efforts are being intensified.
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Centre Asks States to Follow Andhra Pradesh for BharatNet Project
BharatNet is aimed at providing 100 Mbps broadband connectivity to more than 250,000 gram panchayats across the country.
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Highway Authority To Develop 10,000 Km Of 'Digital Highways' In India By 2025
State-owned NHAI is working towards development of around 10,000 kilometres of Optic Fibre Cables (OFC) infrastructure across the country by FY2024-25, according to an official statement.
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TRAI recommends DoT to Use Optical Fibre Network to Extend Telecom Coverage in Himachal Pradesh
Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday suggested that the Department of Telecommunications should approach the defence ministry for accessing part of its optical fibre network or suitable bandwidth to extend telecom coverage in the far-flung areas of Himachal Pradesh. The identified districts have 181 uncovered villages.
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India Begins Anti-Dumping Probe Against Select Optical Fibre Import From China, Indonesia and South Korea
India initiated an anti-dumping probe to investigate imports of optical fibre originating in or exported from China, Indonesia and South Korea. The process, being conducted by commerce ministry's investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), is aimed at protecting domestic industry from cheap imports.
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How A Job In Jawaharlal Nehru's Team Eluded "Father Of Optics"
Narinder Singh Kapany's pathbreaking research in the 1950s on fibre optics paved the way for high-speed broadband internet, laser surgeries and endoscopy, among others.
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Japanese Researchers Set New Internet Speed World Record Using Optical Fibre
Japanese researchers have set a world record in high-speed, long-distance data transmission with 319 Tbps data transferred over 3,001 kilometres.
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PM Lays Foundation Stone Of Over Rs 14,000 Crore Highway Projects In Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid the foundation stone of nine highway projects and "Har Gaon Optical Fibre Cable" initiative to boost internet services in Bihar.
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Airtel Partners With STL to Build Optical Fibre Network in India
Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) has announced a partnership with Bharti Airtel to build a modern optical fibre network across 10 telecom circles.
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"Generational Project": UN Official Lauds PM's Internet Plan For Villages
The Indian government's plan to connect over six lakh villages with optical fibre network is the kind of "generational projects" required to build the country better in a post-COVID world, a top UN official has said.
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"Big Day For Andaman, Nicobar": PM On Submarine Cable To Boost Network
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated to the nation via video conferencing the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair, which "will enable delivery of faster and more reliable mobile and landline telecom services to Andaman & Nicobar Islands, at par with other parts of India," said an official statement.
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PM To Launch Chennai-Port Blair Submarine Cable Link On August 10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair on August 10 through video conferencing.
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New Biocompatible Optical Fibres Will Light Up at the First Sign of Disease
The fiber is bendable and is an elastic, rubbery material composed mostly of water and may serve as a long-lasting implant that would bend and twist with the body without breaking down.
-
All Gram Panchayats To Be Connected Through Fibre Cable By 2018
All Gram Panchayats in the country will be connected through Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) to set up a network infrastructure by December 2018 under the government's Digital India Programme, Lok Sabha was informed today.
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All Gram Panchayats Will Be Wi-Fi Connected by October 2018: Government
The Bharat Net initiative is committed to take the optical fibre to each and every gram panchayat in next three years, Telecom Secretary J.S. Deepak said.
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Internet Penetration Yet to Catch Up Desired Pace: DoT Official
Additional Secretary at DoT N Sivasailam said internet penetration has yet to happen at intended pace for which efforts are being intensified.
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Centre Asks States to Follow Andhra Pradesh for BharatNet Project
BharatNet is aimed at providing 100 Mbps broadband connectivity to more than 250,000 gram panchayats across the country.
