Network challenges – The Hindu (Jul 25, 2017)

Network challenges – The Hindu (Jul 25, 2017)

There’s a fresh twist in the tale for India’s telecom sector, which is a success story with around a billion connections issued so far and about 350 million subscribers estimated to have smartphones. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1

1. landscape (noun) – the distinctive features of a field of activity.
2. incumbent (adjective) – current, existing, present.
3. be saddled with (verb) – burden, hamper, charge.
4. debt (noun) – liability, financial obligation, borrowed capital.
5. non-performing asset (noun)  – an asset that is not generating income; bad loans, toxic assets, troubled assets;
6. wary (adjective) – cautious, careful; doubtful.
7. rebound (verb) – recover, pick-up, rally (increase in something (value, amount) after a decline).
8. trajectory (noun) – course, route, path.
9. rejig (verb) – reorganize, rearrange, alter.
10. keep up (phrasal verb) – keep pace, keep abreast.
11. disruptive (adjective) – innovative, unprecedented, unusual.
12. profound (adjective) – clever, perceptive, thoughtful.
13. digital divide (noun) – the gap between the people who access computer/the internet and those who don’t access them.
14. bridge (verb) – link, connect, unite.
15. chunk (noun) – a significant amount of.
16. shoot up (phrasal verb) – rise, soar, surge.
17. step up (phrasal verb) – increase, intensify, strengthen.
18. rationalise (verb) – streamline, make more efficient, hone/simplify.
19. statutory (adjective) – mandatory, necessary, essential.
20. flag (verb) – indicate, identify, point out.
21. network neutrality (noun) – net neutrality refers to the principle that all traffic on the internet should be treated equally.
22. ecosystem (noun) – complex network/environment.
23. walled garden (noun) – on the Internet, a restricted ecosystem/environment that controls the user’s access to web content and services.
24. sovereign (adjective) – independent, self-governing, autonomous.
25. pertain to (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
26. lopsided (adjective) – uneven, unequal, one-sided.
27. consent (noun) – agreement, assent/accord , permission.

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