With the massive data trove available freely on the web, BigBasket has done something to secure its users. While it has done nothing to notify its users of the breach, it has quietly disabled the password authentication. The fields leaked in the database included:
It was leaked by a user with the details below on a popular hacking website for free.
To counter this leak, BigBasket has just disabled password authentication and will only use OTP. However, what to talk about the safety of private information of over 2 crore users (including the author)?
It is time that these giant companies also do something for data protection and own-up to their responsibility.
On schedule to cover 50 degrees latitude and above by June 2021, with service ready to start by the end of the year
Bharti group backed OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, today confirmed the successful launch of another batch of 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Watch the liftoff – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAMqCWsPODQ
This successful launch brings OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation to 182 satellites. These will form part of OneWeb’s 648 LEO satellite fleet that will deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity, and represents 60 percent of the constellation required to enable its connectivity solution to reach all regions north of 50 degrees latitude by June 2021.
This was the third in a five-launch ‘Five to 50’ programme, enabling OneWeb to offer services across the United Kingdom, Alaska, Northern Europe, Greenland, Iceland, the Artic Seas and Canada, and will be switched on before the end of the year. OneWeb then intends to make global service available in 2022.
Neil Masterson, CEO, OneWeb commented: “These are exciting times at OneWeb as we get ever closer to bringing our connectivity services to some of the world’s hardest to reach places. With this successful launch, we are rapidly building momentum: we are launching more satellites, demonstrating the network and announcing more distribution singings around the globe. We have a world class team and product, and alongside our supportive shareholders, OneWeb continues to work towards bringing connectivity to everyone, everywhere.”
OneWeb also continues to grow rapidly as it sees increasing demand across its customer base. The company has recently announced distribution signings across multiple industries with more signings to be announced in the coming weeks as OneWeb expands its global capabilities. OneWeb also agreed its latest MoU with the Government of Kazakhstan this month as it continues to demonstrate the company’s commercial viability and the confidence customers have in its services and offering.
OneWeb is a global communications network powered from space, headquartered in London, enabling connectivity for governments, businesses, and communities. It is implementing a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites with a network of global gateway stations and a range of user terminals to provide an affordable, fast, high-bandwidth and low-latency communications service, connected to the IoT future and a pathway to 5G for everyone, everywhere. Find out more at http://www.oneweb.world
OneWeb, the global communications network powered from space, announces today that it has secured $550 million in funding from Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), bringing OneWeb’s total funding to $1.9 billion in fresh equity. This investment from one of the world’s most experienced and largest global operators is a vote of confidence in OneWeb and underscores the arrival of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites into mainstream long-term growth planning for major operators.
Eutelsat, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, will receive a c.24% equity stake in OneWeb and similar governance rights to the U.K. Government and Bharti Global, making it a significant equity partner and joining leading investors including the U.K. Government, Bharti Global and SoftBank. The investment is expected to be completed in the second half of 2021, subject to regulatory approvals.
OneWeb’s 648 LEO satellite fleet will deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity and its partnership with Eutelsat, a global geostationary satellite operator, will enhance both companies’ commercial potential, leveraging Eutelsat’s established commercial reach to governments and enterprise customers in addition to its strong institutional relationships, recognised technical expertise and global fleet. OneWeb’s ability to address multiple applications requiring low latency and ubiquity will also allow both companies to explore GEO/LEO configurations for future service integrations and packages.
After OneWeb completes the full deployment of the constellation, the company anticipates annual revenues of approximately $1 billion in year three or soon thereafter, thanks to its partnership driven, wholesale business plan.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises said: “We are delighted to welcome Eutelsat into the OneWeb family.
“As an open multi-national business, we are committed to serving the global needs of governments, businesses and communities across the world. Together we are stronger, benefitting from the entrepreneurial energy of Bharti, the extensive global outreach of the UK Government and the expertise in the satellite industry at Eutelsat. OneWeb, with its innovative and disruptive approach, is poised to take a leading position in LEO broadband connectivity.”
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: “Today’s investment is another giant leap forward for OneWeb in realising their ambition to provide global broadband connectivity around the globe.
“Eutelsat brings over forty years of experience in the global satellite industry and this exciting new partnership puts OneWeb on a strong commercial footing, and the UK at the forefront of the latest developments in low Earth orbit technology.
“This comes alongside yesterday’s exciting news that a further 36 satellites were launched into space and demonstrates the momentum behind OneWeb and the promising efforts to provide connectivity to some of the world’s most remote places.”
Neil Masterson, Chief Executive Officer of OneWeb, said: “We are delighted with the investment from Eutelsat, which validates our strategy, technology and commercial approach. We now have 80% of the necessary financing for the Gen 1 fleet, of which nearly 30% is already in space. Eutelsat’s global distribution network advances the market entry opportunities for OneWeb and we look forward to working together to capitalise on the growth opportunity and accelerate the pace of execution.”
Commenting on the agreement, Rodolphe Belmer, Eutelsat’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are excited to become a shareholder and partner in OneWeb in the run up to its commercial launch later in the year and to participate in the substantial opportunity represented by the LEO segment within our industry. We are confident in OneWeb’s right-to-win thanks to its earliness to market, priority spectrum rights and evolving, scalable technology. With over 40 years’ expertise in the global satellite industry, we look forward to working alongside the UK Government, Bharti and the other shareholders to open new opportunities and market access to ensure OneWeb maximises its potential.”
OneWeb’s mission is to deliver broadband connectivity worldwide to its customers, to bridge the global digital divide by offering data connectivity, facilitating linkage to the Internet of Things (IoT) future and a pathway to 5G. OneWeb’s LEO satellite system includes a network of global gateway stations and a range of user terminals for different customer markets capable of delivering affordable, fast, high-bandwidth and low-latency communications services.
Yesterday, OneWeb successfully launched another 36 satellites into its constellation bringing the system to 182 satellites. The company has only two more launches left in its ‘Five to 50’ programme that will cement the company’s ability to start connectivity services to the United Kingdom, Alaska, Northern Europe, Greenland, Iceland, the Artic Seas and Canada, with global service available next year.
Reiterating its commitment to enabling the Indian smartphone ecosystem and delivering premium & immersive 5G experiences, MediaTek, leading provider for Smartphone SoCs, today announced the launch of the flagship System-on-Chip (SoC), Dimensity 1200, in the Indian market. The announcement was made at the 8th MediaTek Technology Diaries virtual session held today. MediaTek also announced realme as the first smartphone brand to feature the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC in India.
“MediaTek Dimensity 1200 reiterates our focus on 5G and commitment to deliver compelling technologies. It will enable our OEMs to build competitive products that enable premium and incredible experiences. The SoC will mark a new beginning for the smartphone segment in India with its flagship features that blend the best of all worlds – be it processor technology, camera, AI features, gaming or connectivity enhancements. With flagship 5G chipset technology, MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC will take user experience to the next level be in terms of AI, camera, processor speed, gaming capabilities and much more. We expect more OEMs to launch MediaTek Dimensity 1200 powered smartphones in the near future,” said Anku Jain, Managing Director, MediaTek India.
The 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC features one of the fastest smartphone octa-core CPUs ever: with a clock speed of 3GHz with up to 22% faster CPU performance while also being 25% more power-efficient versus the previous generation. Equipped with Arm Mali-G77 MC9 GPU and six-core MediaTek APU 3.0 with 12.5% faster performance, the SoC delivers flagship-level premium performance with AI multimedia capabilities, incredible displays, faster refresh rates, gaming enhancements, and much more.
Madhav Sheth, Vice President – realme and CEO, realme India and Europe said, “realme and MediaTek have collaborated since the launch of realme 1 in 2018, bringing MediaTek Helio P60 chipset for the first time to India. The launch of Dimensity 1200 is another milestone towards realizing that vision, as it brings the power of nanoscale processor with 6nm design, up to 3 GHz speed with octa-core CPU, power-efficient and highly capable 5G integrated mode. realme will be launching India’s first Dimensity 1200 powered smartphone very soon. The high-performance SoC will evolve the average owner’s smartphone usage exponentially, with enhanced video and photography capabilities, gaming technology, refresh displays, and an AI processor.”
Powered by MediaTek HyperEngine 3.0 gaming technology, the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC enhances the smartphone gaming experience with a new generation of wireless audio and Ray Traced graphics capabilities. The chipset packs in the most powerful imaging and AI processors for incredible camera experiences with up to 200MP camera support and is equipped with MediaTek MiraVision HDR video playback and AV1 video decoding, bringing cinema-grade visual experiences to the small screen. The SoC is built with an integrated 5G modem featuring MediaTek’s 5G UltraSave technology for greater energy savings. It supports 5G carrier aggregation (2CC) across frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD), dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS), True Dual SIM 5G (5G SA + 5G SA) and Voice over New Radio (VoNR). The chipset also integrates 5G HSR Mode and 5G Elevator Mode enhancements to ensure a seamless, reliable 5G connection across networks.
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 has already received TÜV Rheinland certification for its 5G performance, with tests covering 72 real-world scenarios. The certification verifies that the chipset provides reliable, high-performance 5G connectivity and offers users high-quality 5G experiences across a wide variety of scenarios.
MediaTek’s 5G portfolio in India comprises MediaTek Dimensity 1000, the first 5G chip from MediaTek featuring the world’s most advanced 5G SoC architecture; MediaTek Dimensity 800U helps drive mass-market 5G smartphones and empower users with incredible smartphone experiences; and the recently launched MediaTek Dimensity 700 that brings advanced 5G capabilities to its power-efficient design. MediaTek technology powers not only smartphones but also laptops, tablets, smart TVs, Blu-ray, voice assistant devices, smart speakers, Wi-Fi routers, smart home, IoT devices among others.
For full specifications and further details on MediaTek Dimensity 1200, please visit: MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, today announced that it has acquired DigitalOnUS, a leading hybrid cloud and DevOps services provider, to augment hybrid-cloud offerings for enterprise customers globally. Tech Mahindra has acquired 100% stake in the organisation to strengthen cloud-native development, hybrid cloud infrastructure and SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) automation.
Vivek Agarwal, President- Corporate Development, BFSI and HLS, Tech Mahindra, said, “The acquisition of DigitalOnUs marks an important milestone in Tech Mahindra’s growth journey, and will further enhance our capability in cloud native engineering, and better equip us to develop cutting-edge digital solutions for our customers. scaling up near shore delivery capability, with majority in Mexico and Canada will be critical to execute digital transformation programs. We welcome the associates of DigitalOnUs into the Tech Mahindra family, and look forward to achieving great success together. We are also looking forward to have Suri play a key role as part of our North America’s leadership team to further drive digital transformation journey of our customers.”
The strategic acquisition will further elevate Tech Mahindra’s position as a partner of choice for hybrid-cloud digital transformation, providing end-to-end transformation and new-age capabilities including enterprise DevOps and cloud native development technologies. Additionally, Tech Mahindra will leverage DigitalOnUs expertise to build multi-cloud platforms, modernize IT security and unlock the cloud operating model for enterprises to accelerate their cloud modernization journey.
Suri Chawla, Founder and CEO, DigitalOnUs, said, “We are excited and looking forward to the journey that both DigitalOnUs and Tech Mahindra have embarked upon. The acquisition by Tech Mahindra represents an important step in DigitalOnUs’s growth journey as it provides our organization and its people with extensive global reach and customer access to scale and tap into many more significant opportunities. Our team at DigitalOnUs is looking forward to being a part of Tech Mahindra and continuing to offer innovative, agile and industry leading services to our current and future customers.”
The acquisition underlines Tech Mahindra’s focus on digital growth, under the NXT.NOW framework, which is focused on leveraging next generation technologies to deliver disruptive solutions ‘today’, and further enable digital transformation, meet the evolving and dynamic needs of our customers.
About Tech Mahindra
Tech Mahindra offers innovative and customer-centric digital experiences, enabling enterprises, associates and the society to Rise. We are a USD 5.2 billion organization with 121,900+ professionals across 90 countries helping 997 global customers, including Fortune 500 companies. We are focused on leveraging next-generation technologies including 5G, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and more, to enable end-to-end digital transformation for global customers. Tech Mahindra is one of the fastest growing brands and amongst the top 15 IT service providers globally. Tech Mahindra has consistently emerged as a leader in sustainability and is recognized amongst the ‘2021 Global 100 Most sustainable corporations in the World’ by Corporate Knights. With the NXT.NOW framework, Tech Mahindra aims to enhance ‘Human Centric Experience’ for our ecosystem and drive collaborative disruption with synergies arising from a robust portfolio of companies. We aim at delivering tomorrow’s experiences today, and believe that the ‘Future is Now’.
We are part of the Mahindra Group, a USD 19.4 billion federation of companies that enables people to rise through innovative mobility solutions, driving rural prosperity, enhancing urban living, nurturing new businesses and fostering communities. It enjoys a leadership position in utility vehicles, information technology, financial services and vacation ownership in India and is the world’s largest tractor company by volume. It also enjoys a strong presence in renewable energy, agribusiness, logistics and real estate development. Headquartered in India, Mahindra employs over 2, 56,000 people across 100 countries.
Softline, the global IT services provider for emerging markets, has successfully completed a cloud project with the international microloan provider, Lime-Zaim. The success has ended in Lime-Zaim being able to scale up their business, achieve a stable operation and increase the productivity of their call center.
Lime-Zaim has been doing well on the Russian microfinance market since 2013. Due to the transparency and availability of products, and the adoption of IT technologies to improve the quality of service, the organization is popular with borrowers of all ages.
Actively expanding the boundaries of geographical expansion, Lime-Zaim opened a branch in Poland in 2015, and in South Africa a year later. The organization’s desire to strengthen its positions in Russia and abroad, the constant increase in the number of customers and the volume of processed data required an increase in the productivity of the call center. The existing server equipment was no longer able to handle the growth and satisfy all business needs. To bring customer service to a whole new level, higher computing power was required. Initially, a one-time purchase of equipment was considered, but this option couldn’t deliver on the business objectives, so the management team at Lime-Zaim turned to the option of renting the required resources and tools. At the same time, it was important for the organization to have the server deployed on-premises.
IT specialists of the microloan organization studied the proposals of the main market participants. Softline experts recommended the popular Dedicated service after identified the main customer’s needs which was one of the reasons why Lime-Zaim choose this IT company. After accepting all of the provider’s terms and concluding a three-month hardware lease agreement, the customer received a 14th generation Dell EMC PowerEdge rack server. The solution provides the optimal combination of compute and memory resources with a highly scalable architecture to maximize the performance of a wide range of applications.
By actively using the Dedicated service in their daily operations, the customer has significantly increased the productivity of their call center and has already extended the contract for the entire 2021.
“We are completely satisfied with the solution provided by Softline. It’s fast, reliable, and low-cost. After confirming the high industry expertise of Softline, we look forward to further cooperation. We see a number of advantages for ourselves in this partnership. Softline has representative offices in the cities where Lime-Zaim develops its business. We can call highly qualified experts, and meet with them to discuss the issues that we have at any time. Our plans include virtualization of current processes, and dehardwarization. I am sure that with Softline all our ideas will come true” – Stanislav Samosenko, Head of IP Communications Development and Support at Lime-Zaim. “This was our first project with the Lime-Zaim company. The customer appreciated all the advantages of the Dedicated service and, first of all, its technical capabilities. If necessary, the microloan provider can upgrade the server using our experts. At the request of the customer, we are ready to increase the amount of computing power, increase the performance of individual nodes of the system. Softline has all the resources for this. The Lime-Zaim company has already expressed its intention to continue cooperation with us” – Alina Kruch, the sales manager of the Softline cloud technologies department, about the cooperation with the Lime-Zaim company.
“We already had a server hardware that supported many of the current processes. But when it came to the development of our division and the adoption of new technologies, we realized that the available capacity would not be enough. We needed to expand. In 2020, we decided to launch a robot collector. We knew that it would help us increase repayments and reduce costs. But we were also aware that without Softline’s IT services support, we wouldn’t be able to develop and launch this technology,” explained Samosenko.
Planning to scale the business, the management of the Lime-Zaim company considered different options of increasing the amount of computing power. But they immediately abandoned the idea of buying, because at that moment of uncertainty and with many restrictions still in place because of the coronavirus pandemic, the business was striving to optimize costs. In the customer’s case, the cost of purchasing new equipment would have been colossal. At that point, Softline turned out to be the only IT company that was able to fully satisfy the needs of Lime-Zaim’s call center, offering the most beneficial terms for renting a physical server.
“Softline’s team helped us choose the hardware and promptly provided all the necessary documentation. So, I can only say that what makes the provider’s team stand out is that they have competencies and many years of successful operation in the global IT market which ends up in a successful project,” concludes the Head of IP Communications Development and Support at Lime-Zaim, Stanislav Samosenko.
For this project, Softline has used the capabilities of Dell EMC PowerEdge server which is part of the Dedicated service provided by Softline. The customer has now the opportunity to have flexibly scale resources and has moved from CapEx to OpEx.
