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Broadband to go free in 2 yrs?

Venkatesh Sridhar — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:13:00 +0000

Just came across this article today on The Economic Times. I was stunned, the GoI is planning to provide free broadband access with access speeds of 2Mbps. This is on the lines of the free municipal bonds that exist in the US. So, what does this mean for the ISPs, how are they going to [...]

An obnoxious editorial in the Times of India

Venkatesh Sridhar — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:27:00 +0000

Today, I was just browsing the Times of India website and I came across their editorial page titled “DEVIL’S ADVOCATE: Bye-Bye Tata” by Sauvik Chakraverti, I was intrigued by the title and I clicked on the link to further read it and I found this article by Sauvik was about the recent land acquisition controversies in [...]

The Talented problem Part 1

Venkatesh Sridhar — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:18:00 +0000

The placement seasons have started in the Indian b-schools and the buzzword on campuses is about who is coming on campus, how much they are giving and what is the kind of profile that one is being offered. In this blog, I am going to look at what I think is going to be one [...]

3G

Venkatesh Sridhar — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:03:00 +0000

There has been so much noise being made about the introduction of 3G into India, right from the battle for spectrum amongst the CDMA and GSM providers and then it changed to that of a battle between Ratan Tata and others. Ratan Tata was willing to pay upto Rs. 1,500 crores for the additional [...]

Broadband getting hotter!!!

Venkatesh Sridhar — Thu, 11 May 2006 15:12:00 +0000

Hi guys, I hope you did go through my report on the Broadband industry in India. I had suggested that broadband companies in India introduce unlimited plans and voila BSNL seems to pay have paid heed to my advice and have now offered an unlimited connection at 256 kbps for Rs. 900 per month or Rs. 9000 [...]

My report on the Broadband industry

Venkatesh Sridhar — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:13:00 +0000

Hi all, I recently compiled a report as part of my course at S P Jain and I decided to upload it here for all of you to see. Please do go through it and post your comments here…

My project has been uploaded here Edit: I have lost the report both online and offline hence the link [...]

Justice is served even in these times!

admin — Wed, 18 May 2005 17:57:00 +0000

A friend of mine recommended me a link to a news site.

The article was on how a student took on Microsoft in a legal battle and won. His name is David Zamos. He was stunned when one day, Cleveland lawyers Robert Chudakoff and Edward Simms, along with San Francisco lawyers Roy Bartlett and Cameron Alston, allege [...]

Indian Civil Aviation

admin — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:43:00 +0000

Isn’t this what the Indian consumer always wanted. Cheaper air fares more competition and better service (hopefully) due to the intense competition brewing in the Indian Civil Aviation sector for quite some time now. Air Deccan came and announced unbelievable fares @ Rs. 700 inclusive of taxes though for a limited no. of seats. But, the [...]

Why India is not going to beat China in the global competitive market

admin — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 07:05:00 +0000

Well I know it may seem a bit pessimistic … but I dont see any reason for optimism. You know the biggest difference that is between India and China is that India is democratic. A democratic nation should not be autocratic atleast in theory which is not the case in India as every one knows and [...]

How India and the Indian Corporate can tap the emerging global healthcare market.

admin — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:30:00 +0000

Here is a report done by my friendSumit Mukerji on How India and the Indian Corporate can tap the emerging global healthcare market.

Please do post your comments here or click on Sumit Mukerji’s name send him amail.