LTE or WiMax : what should Nepal go for?



LTE_logo , Long Term Evolution image logo, techsansar.comWe are hearing news about WiMax in recent days in Nepal (also read our WiMAX coverage written 2 years ago) whereas it is LTE in the western world that has already been deployed. Even though Nepal was the first to announce and launch 3G (?) in South Asia, India has overthrown Nepal in 4G LTE deployment recently, while Nepal still struggling to improve the network coverage of 2.5G. Looks like Telecom mafia has invaded Nepal in recent decade, as a result customers are paying large amount of fees to operators who even don’t care how well their network signals are performing. [Read more...]



Understanding Broadlink WiFi: FAQs



broadlink-nepal-logo-techsansarLong ago, we were collecting free Wi-Fi internet accessing services in and around Kathmandu followed by recent list of entertainment and food stalls providing free (if not paid) Wi-Fi access in their premises (article here). And also in an another recent post, we did a coverage of Wireless Internet Service Providers (Wi-Fi dedicated ISPs) in Nepal. In this article, we try to cover or review Broadlink communication‘s WiFi services in questions and answers form.

Overview of Wireless Internet Service (WiFi) Providers in Nepal

WiFi Internet TowerNo matter how our country runs in terms of physical infrastructure development with hours and hours of power cut (loadshedding), we still have a good number of telco companies and Internet Service Providers. Even though data (internet) customers in Nepal are not happy with the service providers in a way or the others, we have enough number of Wireless Internet Service Providers (WiFi ISPs) running in various cities in Nepal and airing tonnes of bandwidth every single second. Currently there are 45 registered ISPs in Nepal (excluding Network Service Providers). In this article, we review currently operating WiFi ISPs (both fixed and mobile WiFi providers, excluded are mobile operators) in Nepal.

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4G – are you all set for the fourth generation of mobile telephony?

4G Mobile TelephonyTechnologies in communication system keep changing. You’ve probably come across “2G,” “3G,” and “4G”. But what does “G” means anyway? Put simply “G” in generation”- it refers to the generations of evolution of wireless communication systems. The first generation, 1G, was based on voice-only analogue cellular systems; the second generation (2G) on digital transmission technologies; and 3G focused on integration of voice, data and multimedia transmissions at greater speeds. [Read more...]

Towers or New Services ; what are Nepalese Telecom operators up to?

Ncell-new-logo-of-mero-mobileNepalese mobile phone users are always at angry face with their operators. Even though the operators claim that their service is satisfactory- but this satisfaction does not really satisfies the customers. The telecom operators are busy expanding their customer volume rather than the customer service and network towers/signals.

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