This is news for the same reason Sputnik launch was news.
If you are able to reach orbit, you are able to reach ballistic trajectory. India is now a nuclear power, capable of hitting any target on earth.
Cell phones have open common standards which guarantee interoperability between manufacturers, wireles, you can use Motorola phone Ericson base station and Nokia network elements to make a call.
Cell phone has structure for interoperator roaming and billing you can make a call in any country in any operators network.
Cell phones have standardised encryption and authentication, allthough time is catching on to GSM encryption.
Now IF wireles operators and verdors can make all these they still have to catch up the massive deployment and availability of the cellular services and penetration of actual phones.
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This is news for the same reason Sputnik launch was news.
If you are able to reach orbit, you are able to reach ballistic trajectory. India is now a nuclear power, capable of hitting any target on earth.
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4. Profit
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these...
Cell phones have open common standards which guarantee interoperability between manufacturers, wireles, you can use Motorola phone Ericson base station and Nokia network elements to make a call. Cell phone has structure for interoperator roaming and billing you can make a call in any country in any operators network. Cell phones have standardised encryption and authentication, allthough time is catching on to GSM encryption. Now IF wireles operators and verdors can make all these they still have to catch up the massive deployment and availability of the cellular services and penetration of actual phones.