Uday Lal Pai

While many Indian private banks are moving into the Internet medium, large public sector banks have been slow to adopt online banking solutions. In Indian banking circles, Net banking is the new buzzword. With the decision of two more major private sector banks, HDFC Bank and UTI Bank, to get into Net banking very soon, […]

Bharti BT Internet Ltd (BBIL), a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and British Telecom, is aiming for a customer base of 70,000 by the end of the year, according to BBIL chief executive officer N. Arjun. With a range of innovative packages, Bharti BT launched its Internet dial-up access service as an ISP in Delhi, […]

Videocon International, one of India’s largest consumer electronics and home appliances companies, is all set to start manufacturing set-top boxes (STB) in the country in addition to its plans to become a national (A-grade) ISP. A combination of STB manufacturer and ISP would put Videocon in a unique position — the first Indian company to […]

Satyam Infoway, India’s premier private sector ISP has unveiled a new service, ExpressFrame@Satyam, a frame relay protocol run on an ATM backbone. This will enable businesses to interconnect nationwide offices according to individual requirements. Earlier the company was following the TCP/IP protocol. ExpressFrame@Satyam, similar to Wide Area Networking (WAN), provides point-to-point dedicated virtual circuits that […]

Zee Television Ltd. (Zee TV), the satellite channel major of India, will launch its nationwide cable-based Internet services on October 1. Subhash Chandra, chairman of the Essel Group, which owns Zee TV and Siti Cable, indicated that work on infrastructure has already started and would be completed in time for October launch to coincide with […]

Dishnet Ltd, a subsidiary of the Sterling Infotech group and an Internet service provider, has kicked off a pilot project for the delivery of its Internet service through cable TV operators. The ISP also plans to invest about $ 5 million to enable the company to take its Internet services to several more Indian cities. […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has made it clear that online trading will not be available in India as long as current networking regulations are on the books. According to O.P. Gahrota, senior executive director, SEBI, Indian laws do not permit online brokerage services. “Until regulations are in place, the SEBI will […]

As India and Pakistan near conflict, India’s ISPs are immersed in a war of their own — a price war. VSNL, the first and unchallenged ISP in India for more than two years, has woken up to stiff competition from new entrants like Satyam Infoway, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MNTL), Bharti-BT and Dishnet. It has […]