04/11/2019

ACT Fibernet led fixed broadband download speeds in April-Sept: Ookla

Bengaluru-based ACT Fibernet recorded the highest fixed broadband download speed in the range of 45.31 and 47.74 Mbps between April-September 2019 period, a study by network intelligence company, Ookla showed. “Hathway was in second place for most of the time period with a top speed of 33.69 Mbps while Airtel speeds rose to second place in September with a mean download speed of 34.43 Mbps followed by BSNL and GTPL,” Ookla said in the report. Jio showed the most variability in speeds from a dip down to 17.52 Mbps in August to speeds reaching 41.99 Mbps in September when its new GigaFiber service was launched.

04/11/2019

ACT Fibernet led fixed broadband download speeds in April-Sept: Ookla

Bengaluru-based ACT Fibernet recorded the highest fixed broadband download speed in the range of 45.31 and 47.74 Mbps between April-September 2019 period, a study by network intelligence company, Ookla showed. “Hathway was in second place for most of the time period with a top speed of 33.69 Mbps while Airtel speeds rose to second place in September with a mean download speed of 34.43 Mbps followed by BSNL and GTPL,” Ookla said in the report. Jio showed the most variability in speeds from a dip down to 17.52 Mbps in August to speeds reaching 41.99 Mbps in September when its new GigaFiber service was launched.

01/11/2019

Pegasus spyware infected 45 countries between 2016 and 2018, targeted eight Indian telcos, shows Citizen Lab report

Citizen Lab, the University of Toronto's 'interdisciplinary laboratory' that that Indian academics, lawyers, Dalit activists and journalists were being spied upon, had last year released findings about the reach and scope of Pegasus. This is the very same spyware that was used to carry out surveillance on at least 19 Indians earlier this year. The following telecom operators, including eight in India, were believed to have been targeted by Pegasus:BHARTI Airtel Ltd. India, Bharti Airtel Ltd., Telemedia Services India, Atria Convergence Technologies pvt ltd India, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited India, National Internet Backbone India, Hathway IP Over Cable Internet India, Star Broadband Services India, Telemar Norte Leste S.A. Brazil, Pakistan Telecom Company Limited Pakistan. Bharti Airtel Ltd. AS for GPRS Service India, StarHub Internet Exchange Singapore, Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), Nationwide Bangladesh.