Nepalese Broadband Internet to be assisted by ITU



International Telecommunication Union ITU LogoInternational Telecommunication Union (ITU) is going to help broadband internet connection in Nepal. ITU will formally help Nepal in capacity building and technical assistance to formulate national level policy framework of ICT for the people with disability project. International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has focused its activities in Nepaldue to its target to empower Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

Thamel to go Wi-Fi



wi-fi-zone-logo, img by airportlivery.comThis has been an issue for quite a long time by now, Thamel, the famous tourist destination in Kathmandu, is in one or the other way Wi-Fi zone already. More than 80 percent of restaurants, hotels and services involved with tourism have already enabled their business as Wi-Fi zone, however which was limited or secured or charged extra for using. Many of the business even provide Wi-Fi for free in Thamel. Now, the Thamel Tourism Development Council (TTDC) and Mercantile Communications has worked together to bring Wi Fi to Thamel.

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Wireless Home Networking with Ad-Hoc Network



Connecting laptops wirelessly via ad-hoc networkSay you have gadgets and more than one computer at your home which you want to connect to internet at the easiest possible way using the only internet connection available to you. You can use your existing single internet connection (Wired/Ethernet connection for Wireless connection see this article) to connect to other devices wirelessly creating a temporary wireless network called Ad-hoc Network. The only limitation in such kind of wireless home networking with ad-hoc network is that your incoming internet connection must be Ethernet and the outgoing be Wireless. [Read more...]

Time for Wireless Pocket Router, what’s that?

Wireless Communication Technology is one of the fastest growing sector in the telecommunications industry. The world is now seeing a pocket sized router. Yes, portable and wireless router (AP) is now available from D-Link. D-Link has introduced a new 3 in 1 pocket router. The D-Link Wireless N Pocket DLink DAP 1350 Pocket RouterRouter/Access Point (DAP-1350) with multi-mode functionality can be used as a wireless router to create an 802.11n Wi-Fi network or as an access point to add Wi-Fi to an existing wired network for connectivity on the go. The device can also be used to connect an Ethernet-ready device, such as a desktop PC. It is light and compact with its own travel case to carry while traveling. When operating in wireless client mode, the router supports power over USB to use a PC to power the device if a power is not accessible.
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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...]