kesav 127 Report post Posted October 11, 2010 Union IT minister to leave on 5-day trip to Russia Chennai, Oct 9 (PTI) Union IT and Communication Minister A Raja would leave on a five-day trip to Russia on Sunday to hold discussions with top officials on development of Information and Communication technology and security measures in the IT industry. The Minister is also expected to sign agreements during his meeting with Russian counterpart Igore Shchegolev, Minister of Communications and Mass Media, an official press release said. Raja is also expected to visit the Emergency Communication Centre in Moscow and also hold discussions on risk and emergency management services, it said. He would meet top officials of Skolkova Innovatia Centre, which has evinced interest in setting up an IT Park in India. Raja would also participate in various events and was likely to return on October 16, the release added. source :: http://news.in.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4448581 Will Raja bring some innovative ideas from Russia to steamroll telecom revolution in India? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ananth001 21 Report post Posted October 12, 2010 (edited) God knows, what more blunders are to come now Edited October 12, 2010 by ananth001 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greatest 55 Report post Posted October 12, 2010 Russia = MTS = MTS customer enjoyment = competition furious = ALL CUSTOMER ENJOYMENT.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted October 12, 2010 (edited) WOW.....Very nice equation... I never thought on this line.... Edited October 12, 2010 by kesav Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted October 13, 2010 India, Russia moot setting up JV to produce telcom hardware MOSCOW: India and Russia could set up a joint venture for producing telecom hardware to meet the growing domestic demand even as government readies to roll out 3G and WiMax broadband in the country, Telecom and IT Minister A Raja said today. "Russia is among the four countries, including the US, Taiwan and Korea, which have the capacity of making silicon chips for 3G and WiMax," Raja told reporters at the end of his Moscow leg of five-day Russia visit. The idea of an Indo-Russian JV in India came up after Raja visited the Micron Company here, which produces silicon chips. "I was highly impressed. It is an integrated company with full cycle of production from silicon wafers to micro chips. We will welcome technical and financial contribution from Russia in the JV," Raja said. Raja is the first Indian Telecom and IT Minister to visit Russia after a gap of nine years since the former IT Minister Pramod Mahajan's Moscow visit in September 2001. The government then had vowed to invest heavily in the Russian IT sector, famous for its hi-end software. Raja had parleys with his Russian counterpart Igor Shchegolev in Moscow to explore the possibilities for interaction in IT and telecom. "We believe that joint work will bring information and communication technology to the masses. The two sides have agreed to sign a MoU to this effect," Raja said. Russia is among the first few countries to implement commercial cellular networks of WiMax. At present they function in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Sochi and some other cities. "We believe that this technology is ready for export," Russian IT and Mass Media minister Shchegolev told Raja. The two ministers expressed satisfaction at the ongoing bilateral cooperation in the space-based navigation system GLONASS and productive activities of Russian-Indian venture Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL), marketing cellular services in India under MTS brand. Raja also visited the hi-tech Emergency Response Centre of the disaster management authority of the country in Moscow, which continuously receives online data from all over the country and automatically disseminates it among the concerned bodies. "I was highly impressed by the centre. I think our Home Minister will visit it and the IT Ministry on its part is ready to help in creating such centre badly needed by India," Raja said. source :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/hardware/India-Russia-moot-setting-up-JV-to-produce-telcom-hardware/articleshow/6741786.cms Very heartening to note that historical trust-worthy friends(read as India & Russia) are expanding co-operation in the field of telecommunication. Emergency Response Centre(ERC) is very critical for India after reading the speculative news that failure of INSAT-4B is linked to virus orginated from China. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/China-hitting-India-via-Net-worm/articleshow/6725747.cms As indicated, I feel Chidambaram(Home Minister) will travel to Russia on the subject(ERC) prior to Russian President's visit to India in December. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted October 13, 2010 This are just diplomatic niceties exhchanged. Nothing concrete can emerge. See the contradiction in the statement itself. "Raja is the first Indian Telecom and IT Minister to visit Russia after a gap of nine years since the former IT Minister Pramod Mahajan's Moscow visit in September 2001. The government then had vowed to invest heavily in the Russian IT sector, famous for its hi-end software". Nothing came out of it. "India and Russia could set up a joint venture for producing telecom hardware to meet the growing domestic demand even as government readies to roll out 3G and WiMax broadband in the country, Telecom and IT Minister A Raja said today". See the word could set up!!! By the time they set up if at all, 3g and Wimax networks would have rolled out in India as first 3g rollout by Diwali is already announced by Tata Docomo. Almost all other operators who have won 3g spectrum has already ordered for their equipments. I wonder who will be their customer? Russia have always stood for India. It is India who slipped away in the relationship since 1992 after Russia's disintegration and the urge to be more friendly with US. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mufaddal 678 Report post Posted October 14, 2010 I wish some one is RUSSIA takes some Initiative and shoots Mr.Raja AND SAVES US ALL TO hell with all of them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ananth001 21 Report post Posted October 14, 2010 why can't the govt think of bringing someone like Sam pitroda as the telecom minister,instead of some i***t who doesn't have a clue about it's potential Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karthik R 246 Report post Posted October 14, 2010 maybe the mobile operators world over wants Raja to pay a visit to their respective country to vest and auction the airwaves from the Govt. to their benefit -just kidding- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
