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Get Ready For The 5G World

Faster data transfer speeds present new avenues of data loss and breaches. Here are 5 essentials for managing cybersecurity in the hyper-connected world

The Makeover Challenge

Gearing up to play a critical role in driving digital transformation, telcos need to rethink strategy and look beyond their role as a bandwidth provider

“We can support all verticals that have a challenge with data”

As an industry veteran and the Country Manager for Snowflake India, Vimal Venkatram has his task clearly cut out. In an interaction with Shubhendu Parth, he shares some interesting insights and plans as he settles into a corner room that looks out at India with a new view of the market and opportunities here amidst COVID-19 crisis. Local data emphasis, governance services, startups, and new enterprise elasticity-needs that come with growth – can the Indian market be as unique as the company itself?

“Heavy reliance on cloud data and automation is a big trend”

The unprecedented COVID-19 situation has altered the business world in many ways, including the need to adopt digital- and mobile-first strategy. Organization leaders are now dealing not just with the tough balancing act of surviving the ‘now’ and planning for the ‘tomorrow’, but also the swathe of new solutions like Edge, 5G, HPC, and new data center models that is now within their grasp. In a telephonic interview, Lenovo Data Center Group (DCG) Managing Director – India Vivek Sharma talked with Shubhendu Parth about the excitement around cloud and data center technologies, and the solutions for SMBs, specific verticals like Telco, and new pockets like OTT.

Step up your game

It’s an exciting time for mobile app developers in India. Here is all you need to know how to play the game and capitalize on the new opportunity

SHARP ENOUGH TO SLICE?

Will edge computing help telcos increase their revenue share from the enterprise market or does it mean more struggle for them, and how?

Give It the wings

Slow and manual network operations can impact ROI. Automating network processes can help organizations save both time and money

It takes two to tango

In its early days, cellular connectivity was of no help in driving internet penetration; it only happened after smartphones and 3G services were introduced

Driving transformation

The massive growth in broadband usage indicates that India is fast emerging as a digital nation. This will herald a new era of prosperity and growth

Rise Of Automated Customer Service

Telecom sector needs to adopt new approaches including a virtual call center to improve customer interface and increase service satisfaction levels

The Internet Comes To India

In 1995 India achieved what only two Asian countries, Japan and Hong Kong, had achieved till then – launch of a full-scale commercial internet service

Food For Digital Souls

Much like electricity that ushered in the industrial revolution, internet has accelerated the knowledge revolution and is transforming India

WORLD WIDE WEB MAGIC

Internet is one of the very few General Purpose Technologies in the history of mankind, with the capability to alter societies and their economic and social structures

“SMBS WITH LIMITED BUDGET REMAIN HIGHLY VULNERABLE”

The most common ad fraud is fake installs where publishers cheat the advertisers through employing individuals or bots to drive fake installs to earn a profit.

The new enterprise mantra

The complexity of IT infrastructure and the need for an agile network requires that enterprises quickly adapt virtualization first strategy

THE ACHILLES HEEL OF MOBILE-FIRST NATION

As a large and fast-growing mobile economy India ranks #1 on the target list of fraudsters. It is also the second-largest victim of mobile ad frauds globally

GETTING INTERNET FOR ALL

The internet in India has evolved through many crests and troughs. Can the digital ecosystem take it to the next “inclusive” level?

End of the router as we know it

The changing nature of internet services and applications are driving manufacturers to develop better and cost-effective router systems

BIJLI, PANI, INTERNET

Despite steep growth in the number of internet users, India still has 670 million unconnected people. “Internet for All” should be the next big target

Driving Future Of Mobile Communication In India

TSDSI has brought India on the world’s standards map with a potential of altering the landscape of the telecom sector in the next 25 years

Connecting 100 Billion Devices

Mobile phone has played an important role in connecting billion Indians. It now needs to enable machines to increase industrial efficiency

Going Ahead On The Digital Path

To achieve a trillion-dollar economy, India needs to ensure stable mobile connectivity and local apps that can help every business go digital

India's Tryst With Telephony

The country’s wireless telephony journey has been remarkable in many ways. The sector is now hurtling at a brisk pace to its next transformation

SHRED LEGACY FOR GROWTH

While India needs to amend telecom-sector policies, it also needs to shift the focus of Aatmanirbhar Bharat to high-value components and activities

MAKING TECHNOLOGY EQUITABLE

The task before policymakers in India is to ensure that the benefits of upcoming 5G technology are made accessible to all at an affordable cost

REIMAGINING COMMUNICATION FOR BILLIONS IN INDIA

The mobile revolution is one of the biggest success stories in post-liberalization India. The next 25 years will help realize the lower- and middle-class dreams

LET US REDIAL

From telegraph to the round dialing toy and size zero-smartphone – telecom has evolved to become wireless. Here is a quick jog down the memory lane

BUILDING BLOCKS OF A PROSPEROUS FUTURE

Telecom has a massive opportunity to accelerate digital payments and financial inclusion for the underserved communities across India

A MIND-BLOWING ROLLER-COASTER

As our dependence on telecom infrastructure grows exponentially, security and reliability of this infrastructure assumes ever greater importance

“The Industries Are Geared Up For Using 5G”

“The Industries Are Geared Up For Using 5G”