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Managing content on NGN a challenge
NEW DELHI: You are in a strange city, you want a nice lunch, but dont know where and what exactly to do. Dont worry. Soon your mobile phone will tell you the place and show you the way in graphics. If you so prefer, it will order for you too. So, when you arrive at the designated destination, you will have a manager to receive you and conduct you to the table where the lunch of your preference would be waiting for you.
May sound futuristic at the moment, but would become a reality soon. Why? Because of personalized services that would be available on your mobile phone. Location services, personal services, travel bookings, hotel search. you name it and the service would be at your fingertips.
May sound futuristic at the moment, but would become a reality soon. Why? Because of personalized services that would be available on your mobile phone. Location services, personal services, travel bookings, hotel search. you name it and the service would be at your fingertips.
Networks that understand where you are and reach out to you (offering) multi-media services wherever you are is tomorrow, said Bill Cowper, director, Asia-Pacific, Sun Micro Systems while delivering a keynote address at the second days conference on access technologies at the 12th Convergence India exhibition and conference here.
Cowper referred to the new chip that Sun Micro had developed , which was twice as fast as the existing one. Sun Micros Java-based chip is at the core of the networks that provide such subscriber specific services on the mobile.
Sun Micro has played an integral part in developing soft switches for these networks, he added.
Managing content, rather than managing voice is the challenge for the next generation networks that are coming up. But this is a whole paradigm change,Cowper said, suggesting network operators create flexible architecture and try innovating on services. The enormous success of NTT DoCoMo in Japan was purely due to their ability to manage content and promote several hundred content suppliers.
Listing the advantages of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system in providing affordable connectivity with high data rate for both urban and rural users, Dr Joseph Shapira, founder chairman of technology company Celletra presented some of the new products for network management, like CallSharper for load balancing, SmartChester for integrated measurement and control system during a session on access technologies.
CDMA outperforms all others,he claimed, giving the technology perspective on the system.
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Rising Bharat Summit 2026 spotlights India’s global ascent
PM Modi keynotes two-day event with ministers, diplomats and icons in New Delhi.
MUMBAI: India didn’t just host a summit, it threw a coming-out party for a nation ready to own the global stage. The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2026, held on 27–28 February in New Delhi, emerged as a high-octane platform for ideas, vision and strategic dialogue, uniting national leadership, global policymakers, industry titans, defence strategists and cultural icons under the theme “Strength Within”.
Prime minister Narendra Modi set the tone with a keynote that framed India’s resurgence as a reclaiming of lost potential built over generations. “In previous industrial revolutions, India and the Global South were merely followers,” he said. “But in the era of Artificial Intelligence, India is a partner in decisions and shaping them.” He highlighted the country’s thriving AI startup ecosystem and the recent AI Impact Summit attended by over 100 nations.
Union minister Piyush Goyal (Commerce & Industry) stressed India’s readiness to scale exports and deepen manufacturing, while Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT) positioned technology and infrastructure as twin engines of growth, especially in AI and digital trust. Jyotiraditya Scindia (Communications & North East Development) revealed India’s ambition to lead in 6G through the Bharat 6G Alliance and partnerships with over 30 countries.
Global voices added depth: former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called India’s development “self-sustaining” and strategically vital; ex-UK Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter asserted India deserves a seat at the great powers’ table; and former US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined ambassadors from Norway, Germany and Sweden in discussions on geopolitical realignment, sustainability and defence preparedness.
Other speakers included veteran investor Ramesh Damani, World Gold Council CEO David Tait, Vianai Systems founder Dr Vishal Sikka, DeepTech Bharat Foundation co-founder Shashi Shekhar Vempati, defence experts Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sunil Ambekar, Patrick McGee, Tom Cooper and Adrian Fontanellaz, plus cultural and sporting icons Kangana Ranaut, Saina Nehwal, PR Sreejesh, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mithali Raj, Anil Kapoor and Yami Gautam.
The summit was supported by Jio Financial Services (Presenting Partner), Phonepe and DS Group (Co-Presenting Partners), Pernod Ricard India and Kia Seltos (Powered By & Driven By), state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand (State Partners), and associate partners including NSE, M3M Foundation and Reliance Industries.
Broadcast live across News18 Network, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, the event reinforced India’s image as a confident democracy and emerging global power proving that when strength comes from within, the world can’t help but watch.
