Work From Home Solution

I hope there are a number of people craving for some telecommute opportunities in India and Hyderabad where they can "Work From Home".

The concept is slowly but strongly picking up in India and a positive step in this direction is the "Work From Home" Solution released by Tata Communications mainly aiming at the IT Enabled Services sector (BPO/KPO companies).

The solution is based on their IP-VPN/MPLS network and ensures security and confidentiality for the respective businesses while providing the flexibility of the work from home option providing a better work-life balance as a whole and also increasing retention rates among the employees.

For, the complete article, check out http://www.tata.com/article.aspx?artid=2sInaQc0d/o=
The solution should be adopted by quite a few ITES companies based out of India and how soon is a possible question that would pop up to most among us. Also, the effectiveness of this technology can be measured only by adopting it.

Lets hope for better work options not only for the ITES sector but also to the more rigid IT sector where this option is being looked forward to.

TRAI allows domestic VOIP

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made a statement that it would allow for domestic Internet Telephony paving the way for VOIP deployments domestically in Hyderabad and through out India.

What this means to us? This will mean lower tariffs for local STD, lower international rates, increased use of VOIP across the country. Also, its a big boon for the local VOIP service providers like Vonage. It also means that a number of VOIP ancillary industries and software companies will mushroom paving the way for more number of job opportunities in the domestic market in VOIP field.

No more ordering Vonage routers from USA and opening accounts abroad to make international phone calls. All this can be done with hardware bought locally and using local service providers. I wonder if they would allow re-use of old equipment imported for use in India. Let's wait and see how exactly will this benefit all by and large.

Cheers!!!

TelecomMentor.com

TelecomMentor.com is a knowledge sharing platform designed by a handful telecom professionals to help telecom students, engineers and professionals at large. Its a one-stop shop for those looking for guidance, interaction with professionals in telecom domain, professional and career help with telecom domain as the focal point.

They have news segments on mobile technology, VOIP, networking, etc. They have a directory listing hundreds of telecom companies and their products. They also have a "Click to Talk" feature to talk to a technology expert on the TelecomMentor Global panel. However, there is a small charge for this service.

Also included are features like Video resume, Telecom answers and weekly interview section. The success of the website is for all to be seen.

iPhone Alternatives

With all the hype surrounding the iPhone launch in India, consumers are forced to think what if not the iPhone. For those who cannot grab one from the stables or just thinking beyond an iPhone, there are really a good number of alternatives - a few of which are listed here.

HTC Touch Diamond sporting a "TouchFlo 3D" technology






Next is Samsung Omnia again powered by Windows Mobile like the HTC Touch Diamond.











The new Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 featuring a touch screen and full Qwerty key pad again running Windows Mobile.













Apart from these, Samsung's new Instinct makes the cut










So does a last piece on my list - For all those iPhone wannabes, look at the iPhone duplicate made-in-China available at a gray market near you. Costs a fraction of the original with an impressive list of features, the only catch being no warranty.


Check out this site for the complete details - http://www.handcellphone.com/archives/made-in-china-faked-iphone-that-you-wont-believe.

Also, you might want to look at YouTube video - http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=f_8wuVEYMZ8

Cheers !!!

Apple iPhone 3G India Launch

The much hyped Apple's iPhone 3G is set to launch in India on 22nd August, 2008 - a few days more for all those waiting with bated breadth for its India debut. With its huge fan following and record sales across the world, the iPhone has already captivated many a eye with its rollicking features and eye-catching apps.

In India, iPhone will be offered through service providers - Airtel and Vodafone. The price for the Indian market is expected to be around 20,000 to 30,000 INR. The iPhone is slated to be a 3-in-1 device - a revolutionary phone, a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough Internet device (including email, web browsing and Wifi connectivity).

The iPhone will be available in 8 GB and 16 GB variants in India. Although the iPhone supports 3G speeds (upto 14.4 Mbps), the networks themselves are not equipped in India to provide faster rates. The iPhone users in India will have to be content with 2G networks. Added to that, all features may not be supported in the Indian version of the iPhone.

The Wiki page for the iPhone offers a lot of information (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone).

There are a host of other sites including the Indian blog for the iPhone which offers very useful information (http://iphoneindia.gyanin.com).

iPhone's official India web site - http://www.apple.co.in/iphone offers specific information relevant to our geography.

Silverlighting Olympics 2008

Apart from the bright sparkling Beijing sky this Olympics, 2008, there is a Silverlight to the Olympics thanks to Microsoft.

NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) in collaboration with the Microsoft Silverlight technology has come up with the Olympics site - www.nbcolympics.com.

Silverlight technology is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Also, Silverlight is competing with Adobe's Flash in providing an enhanced online experience for the viewers.

It is providing 3,000 hours of on-demand video and more than 2,200 hours of live coverage for the Olympics through the NBCOlympics.com site. The site is free to use with a custom NBC media player to watch multiple video streams at once, using picture-in-picture boxes. Silverlight works on both Apple Macs and Windows PCs and it uses an adaptive streaming technology.

Microsoft is adding its own Silverlining to the 2008 Beijing Olympics through NBC Olympics site.