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High Level Delegation from Brazil visits VNL solar powered sites

Village children with members of the Brazilian Delegation in front of a VNL WorldGSM™ Village Base station on the roof of a house. The Fourth BRICS Summit was hosted in New Delhi on 29 March 2012 under the overarching theme of "BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Security and Prosperity." On the sidelines ...

Diesel to Power Telecom Towers - The Big Problem

Way back in 2004, VNL began its journey to develop WorldGSM™ – a completely solar powered GSM and broadband network solution for rural and remote locations. Top of the agenda: cut down power consumption and remove diesel from the equation – otherwise network viability and profitability would never be possible. ...

The power of mobile phones

"I feel like I’m human now, not cut-off from my world, no longer isolated" were the words of Ram Kishan, in a village of Alwar district ,commenting on the power of his mobile phone, in an interview for the ITU-UN film "ICT’s for a Better Future". His village was ...

Wrap Up of Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, Spain February 27 - March 1, 2012.

The world’s largest industry defining B2B event in telecommunications attracted over 67,000 attendees this year. Nearly 1,500 companies showcased their organisations through exhibition stands and hospitality space across eight halls at the spectacular Fira Montjuïc venue, covering a space of 58,000 square meters. Sharing our passion to Connect the Unconnected: A ...

VNL Participates at Mobile World Congress 2012

VNL announces its participation again at GSMA’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 27th – March 1st, 2012. Rajiv Mehrotra Chairman and CEO will be speaking on a panel entitled “Networks : Infrastructure Costs in the Age of Austerity”. In today’s environment of austerity, operators are rethinking business models, searching ...

Wrap-up of India Telecom 2011 Show, New Delhi, Dec 7-9, 2011

VNL participated at India Telecom 2011 held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, from December 7-9, 2011. The show, with the theme "m-Powering India" was organized by Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India, in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). It was the sixth ...

Wrap up of Enterprise India Show, Yangon Nov 10-13, 2011

Enterprise India, sponsored by the Indian Embassy and CII, started with a ribbon cutting ceremony performed by His Excellency Dr. Y. S. Seshadri, India's Ambassador to Myanmar, His Excellency Mr. Soe Thane (Ministry of Industry I &II), His Excellency, Win Myint (Ministry of Commerce), and His Excellency Myint Swe (Yangon ...