The sound of silence: An end to noisy communications
It has happened to almost everyone. You are sitting on a train or a bus and someone right next to you is annoyingly shouting into his or her mobile phone.

New optical system to revolutionize undersea communications
Scientists and engineers have devised an undersea optical communications system that—complemented by acoustics—enables a virtual revolution in high-speed undersea data collection and transmission.

Elephants communicate at low frequencies also
An elephant`s trump is heard by all, but a new study has found that the animal can communicate at such low frequencies which are not audible to the human ears.

Kazakhstan plans 2nd communications satellite
Kazakhstan plans to launch the 2nd national communications satellite KazSat-2 next Dec, the head of Kazakh national space agency Kazkosmos has said.

All animals have common denominators in calls
Giving an insight into the animal communication, a new study has found that from crickets to whales, all the animals have common denominators in their calls.

Tata communications to lay optic cable between India-China
Tata Communications will jointly build a fibre optic cable with China Telecom to provide a new high-speed connectivity path between both the countries.

Headley was `extra careful` about exchange of information
Terror suspect David Headley ensured ways to escape surveillance and was "very careful"about exchange of information with his accomplices either in his country or in Pakistan relying on traditional technique used by militants.

Govt to take action against RCom for reporting less revenue
The government on Monday said in the Lok Sabha that a special audit has observed that Reliance Communication and its other subsidiaries under reported revenues during 2006-07 and 2007-08.

UAE`s Etisalat to sign 3-yr deal with Manchester City
The UAE`s Emirates Telecommunications Corp (Etisalat) said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement for a three-year sponsorship deal with English Premier league soccer club, Manchester City.

Verizon 3Q profit falls 30% on higher costs
Verizon Communications Inc. said on Monday its third-quarter profit skidded almost 30 percent as higher operating costs offset an increase in revenue that was driven by its wireless business.