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Cisco aims to cut per-bit data cost for Airtel, Jio 5G users

The California-headquartered networking giant has more than 125 active engagements globally for next-generation networks, and close to 50 t...

Telecom subscriber base falls to 116.3 crore in May; Jio, BSNL continues to grow

"The number of telephone subscribers in India decreased from 1,169.44 million at the end of April 2020 to 1,163.67 million at the end of Ma...

Nokia warns of sacking staff working on BSNL project over outstanding payments

Nokia said it has a large number of employees dedicated to BSNL projects and for the last four months it has been retaining them in an atte...

PM Modi to inaugurate Chennai-Andaman & Nicobar submarine cable project on Monday

PM Modi on August 10 will inaugurate a Rs 1,224-crore subsea optical fibre cable system linking Chennai and Port Blair, which will boost la...

Trai asks telcos to act to speed up the mobile number portability process

MNP refers to a facility that allows a mobile user to switch telco operators without changing the mobile number.

Indian Army, BSNL to facilitate extension of 3G internet services in border areas of Arunachal

Arunachal Pradesh shares a border with China and Bhutan. Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein had reviewed the status of the project. Mein exp...

Consultants roped in to evaluate land monetisation process for BSNL, MTNL: CMD

A preliminary report on the land monetisation process is likely to be submitted by the month-end, BSNL Chairman and Managing Director P K P...

BSNL to enhance data speed in Andaman & Nicobar by 10 times from Monday

The announcement from BSNL comes a day before the launch of 2,312 kilometre long Chennai-Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI) submarine optic...

BSNL cancels 4G tender after DoT asks it not to use Chinese telecom gear: Source

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) tender for 4G upgrade has been cancelled after the Department of Telecom (DoT) asked the state-run firm n...

High Court gives Trai, operators six weeks to show progress in curbing pesky calls

Paytm’s parent company One97 Communications had approached the court, accusing Trai, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and state-r...

Govt to tell BSNL to not to use Chinese equipment for 4G upgradation: Sources

Telecom ministry reworks tender for BSNL network upgradation. Chinese companies will not be allowed to participate. Department of Telecom h...

Jio adds the most customers in February at 6.25 million

Jio ended February with 383.67 million subscribers, Airtel with 328.95 million and Vodafone Idea with 325.52 million, data released by sect...

Sterlite Tech says BSNL's outstanding dues now below Rs 100 cr, expects substantial settlement this year

The pending dues were for optical fibre cable sales to BSNL, the supplies for which happened in 2018, he said, adding that the payment issu...

Voda Idea, Airtel may face hefty payouts if forced to cancel Huawei, ZTE deals

The telcos said there was no message as yet from govt to reduce or stop business with Huawei and ZTE.

Barring Chinese telecom gear may be ‘costly’

A top Huawei executive said its local operations had complied with Indian regulations for about 20 years, during which it has invested more...

These 7 stocks could give bounce-back returns in 2021-22

Investors should consider 2020-21 an abnormal year and start valuing stocks based on the 2021-22 earnings. However, almost all companies wi...

Keep business and politics separate , says COAI on India-China standoff

In a hardening of stance in the backdrop of tensions at the Indo-China border, the government has decided to ask state-owned Bharat Sanchar...