India Sees a Massive Surge in Mobile Data Traffic

As per a recent survey conducted by a major communication conglomeration, in India data usage via mobile data traffic has increased by more than 50% between December 2011 to June 2012. This relates to a particular way to the reduction of 3G mobile tariffs by all the major players in the Indian market.

On a recent slash, the prices are brought down to as low as 200 INR for 1 GB of data usage from what it used to be as 350 INR. For higher packs too, the rates have been diminished substantially. And this is what fuelled the recent surge in data usage to a much considerable amount. The survey has found that within the above mentioned time frame the usage rate has almost been doubled to what it used to be.

Mobile Mad India

Till the first half of the current year, 2G network, including both GPRS and EDGE, contributed more than 75% of the total data traffic from mobile networks. However, with the slash in the prices across the 3G network, things took a dramatic turnaround.

As revealed in the survey, an user using 3G network for the first time consumes nearly 400 MB of data per month. It lies in a stark comparison to 100 MB of data as used by a user of 2G network. And most of this user concentration lies in the metro cities. However, it is interesting to note that fastest growth of 3G network usage has been recorded in semi urban states like Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.

This growth story has contributed much in making the Indian populace tech-friendly by enabling them in faster data transportation, movie downloading, and do many more over the Internet. Truly speaking, with great availability and faster broadband speed, India is delving further to excavate the fields that were distant dreams in the yesteryear.

Domain Verification Steps Using CNAME Records

The world wide web has been one of the most preferred medium to advertise the products and services a business offers. And in this regard the efficacy of major search engines like Google cannot be ignored.

However, while using the services as offered by Google like that of Google Analytics or Webmaster Tools, one needs to verify the ownership of the site. This can be done with the creation of DNS TXT Record. It ensures the ownership of the site to a particular individual or institution.

Domain verification can also be done by using DNS CNAME records. This is particularly useful for those who are not being able to develop a DNS TXT Records for their respective domains.

Suppose you need to register a domain named xyz.com. Below is given the steps that you should follow while registering your domain or website via DNS CNAME Record:

1. Create an user account in Webmaster Tools and add there your domain that goes by the name of xyz.com.

2. To verify your ownership over the site xyz.com click on the ‘Domain Name Provider’ option. It is supposed to manage the DNS records of your website or domain. In case if your provider is not there on the list as provided, select ‘Others’.

3. Based upon your selection you will either find an option to set a specific CNAME record or can ‘Add a CNAME Record’ of your choice. All you just need to do is follow the instructions that appear on your screen and complete your domain or website’s DNS configuration by adding the specific CNAME record to it.

4. After you complete all of the above mentioned steps, click on the ‘Verify’ button.

Once you submit your requisition, Google will automatically verify the authentication of the CNAME record you have put. If everything is fine with the process then you will be adjudged as the legal owner of the site or domain. Even if you have a sub-domain like xyz.com/blog, it will also be verified and you will be adjudged as its owner along with the mother domain.