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STel to shutdown services in Himachal Pradesh, Orissa and Bihar
10804 days
by Gourav Sharma
in S-Tel
STel Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between the Siva Group and Bahrain Telecommunications Co (Batelco), has been asked by the Department of Telecom ( DoT ) to shut down the network in all the three regions where it is currently operational. Operator had recently launched its services in Himachal Pradesh, Orissa and Bihar with some attractive tariffs and upto the end of January, STel crossed over five lakh subscribers in all three regions. Mr P. Swaminathan, Director, STel PVt Ltd, confirmed that the company had received the Government notice.
The DoT, in its notice to the company sent on Friday, did not spell out the details of the security concerns leading to the order. However, sources indicated that either the company’s network may not have passed the scrutiny of the security agencies or the Home Ministry may have objected to the Bahrain-based Batelco’s presence in the venture. (more…)
Dot TEC wants Pre-launch mobile radiation tests
2829 days
by Gourav Sharma
in Mobile-phones
Mobile handset manufacturers, as well as importers in India, would soon have to get their handsets tested for radiation before any launch across the country, if the recommendations of Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical arm of the department of telecommunications, are accepted.
A TEC committee set up to study issues related to implementation of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines has said the manufacturer/importer would have to provide two random samples of each model being sold in India to TEC for compliance monitoring before the launch.
This exercise would be done to monitor the compliance of SAR limits for mobile phones, an internal note said. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) shows the amount of radio waves absorbed by the body while using a mobile phone. DoT has already approved self-certification of mobile handsets by the manufacturers/importers for SAR value, which would be published in the booklet of the handset or on the handset itself.
So coming days will not easy for Mobile manufacturers and Bearing another cost of TEC test will lead to increase in Mobile cost. On the other hand if TEC delays the testing of samples, there would be no impact on service providers and handset manufacturers.
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