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Alphabet bets on lasers to deliver internet in remote areas

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Alphabet bets on lasers to deliver internet in remote areas

[ad_1] Google parent Alphabet has already tried and failed to bring internet access to rural and remote areas by using high-altitude balloons in the stratosphere.But now, the company is delivering internet service to remote areas by using beams of light. The project known as Taara is part of Alphabet's innovation lab called X, also nicknamed the "Moonshot Factory." It was initiated in 2016 after attempts at using stratospheric balloons to deliver internet ran into problems due to high costs, company executives said. This time around, things are progressing better, said MaheshKrishnaswamy, who leads Taara.Taara executives and Bharti Airtel, one of India's largest telecommunications and internet providers, told Reuters they are now moving toward larger-scale deployment of the new laser in...

69 percent respondents face call drop, connection issues: Survey

[ad_1] A majority of respondents in a survey claimed that they face call drop or call connection issues on any given day, online survey firm LocalCircles said on Thursday.According to the survey report, 28 per cent respondents said that they get uninterrupted access to 4G or 5G network while 32 per cent shared that they do not have access to 4G or 5G services most of the time despite paying for it. "Sixtynine per cent mobile service subscribers face call connection/call drop problems on any given day," the report said. The survey received over 42000 responses from citizens located in 338 districts of India. However, the number of responses varied from question to question, LocalCircles said.A total of 10927 people responded to questions on the frequency of call connection or call drop ...

5G services launch very soon, govt aims for pan-India coverage in 2 years

[ad_1] 5G services in India will be launched very soon and the govt's target will be to cover the entire country within 2 years. 5G telecom services in India will be launched very soon and the government's target will be to cover the entire country within 2 years, said Union Electronics and Information Technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at an event on Sunday.India is gearing up for the rollout of 5G services by October, the minister had earlier said. The government in mid-August issued spectrum allocation letters to telecom service providers while asking them to prepare for the rollout of 5G services. With this spectrum allotment, India is in the final stage of rolling out high-speed 5G telecom services.Reliance Jio has alr...